Filmtrax has released a soundtrack album for the drama A Girl from Mogadishu. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nitin Sawhney (The Namesake, Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, Breathe, Lila Says, Traitors). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music stores. A Girl from Mogadishu is written and directed by Mary McGuckian and stars Aja Naomi King, Martha Canga Antonio, Barkhad Abdi, Orla Brady and Stanley Townsend. The movie tells a true story based on the testimony of Ifrah Ahmed, who having escaped war-torn Somalia, emerged as one of the world’s foremost international activists against gender-based violence. Read the rest of this entry »
‘A Girl from Mogadishu’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: November 25, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Girl from Mogadishu, Mary McGuckian a, Nitin Sawhney, score, Soundtrack
Kurt Russell’s & Darlene Love’s Original Song ‘The Spirit of Christmas’ from ‘The Christmas Chronicles 2’ Released
Posted: November 24, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chris Columbus, Darlene Love, Kurt Russell, Netflix, Steven Van Zandt, The Christmas Chronicles 2
Maisie Music Publishing has released the original song The Spirit of Christmas from Chris Columbus’ Netflix original film The Christmas Chronicles 2. The track is written by Steven Van Zandt (who previously penned songs for Columbus’ Home Alone 2: Lost in New York and Nine Months) and is performed by lead actor Kurt Russell and Darlene Love. The song is now available to stream/download here. Also listen to the full track after the jump. The Christmas Chronicles 2 is written and directed by Columbus and also stars Goldie Hawn, Darby Camp, Jahzir Bruno, Julian Dennison, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Judah Lewis and Tyrese Gibson. Read the rest of this entry »
Nate Walcott & Mike Mogis Scoring CBS All Access’ ‘The Stand’
Posted: November 24, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: CBS All Access, Josh Boone, Mike Mogis, Nate Walcott, The Stand
Nate Walcott & Mike Mogis are composing the original score for the upcoming CBS All Access limited series The Stand. The show is developed by Josh Boone & Benjamin Cavell based on Stephen King’s best-selling novel of the same name and stars Whoopi Goldberg, Alexander Skarsgård, James Marsden, Odessa Young, Jovan Adepo, Amber Heard, Owen Teague, Henry Zaga, Brad William Henke, Greg Kinnear, Irene Bedard and Nat Wolff. Boone has directed the first and last episodes and is also executive producing the project with Cavell (SEAL Team), Taylor Elmore (Justified), Will Weiske, Jimmy Miller (Bad Teacher, The Other Guys), Roy Lee (It, The LEGO Movie) and Richard P. Rubinstein (Dawn of the Dead, Children of Dune). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Unearth’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: November 24, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dorota Swies, Jane Saunders, John C. Lyons, score, Soundtrack, Unearth
A soundtrack album has been released for the horror drama Unearth. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jane Saunders. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. A CD version is available to order on Amazon. Unearth is directed by John C. Lyons & Dorota Swies and stars Adrienne Barbeau, Marc Blucas, Allison McAtee, P.J. Marshall, Monica Wyche, Rachel McKeon and Brooke Sorenson. The movie follows a man desperate to save his family who turns to the one place that can save his home, the gas and oil industry. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Princess of the Row’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: November 24, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Julian Scherle, Princess of the Row, score, Soundtrack, Van Maximilian Carlson
Scissors will release a soundtrack album for the drama Princess of the Row. The album features the film’s original music composed by Julian Scherle (Let’s Be Evil, Disrupted, Pause, Hudson). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, November 27 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon and other digital music stores. Princess of the Row is co-written and directed by Van Maximilian Carlson and stars Edi Gathegi, Tayler Buck, Martin Sheen, Ana Ortiz, Jacob Vargas, Tabitha Brow and Jenny Gago. The movie, which is executive produced by Morgan Freeman & Lori McCreary, tells the story of a runaway foster child who will stop at nothing to live with the only family she knows: her homeless, mentally-ill veteran father who lives on the streets of Los Angeles’ skid row. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Carlo Lavagna’s ‘Shadows’ Released
Posted: November 24, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Carlo Lavagna, Michele Braga, score, Shadows, Soundtrack
Ascent Film has released a soundtrack album for the Italian/Irish thriller Shadows. The album features the film’s original music composed by Michele Braga (Dogman, They Call Me Jeeg, Blessed Madness, Nevia). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Shadows is directed by Carlo Lavagna and stars Mia Threapleton, Lola Petticrew and Saskia Reeves. The movie is set in a post-apocalyptic world and follows a mother and her two daughters who must avoid contact with daylight and its shadows in order to survive. Read the rest of this entry »
63rd Grammy Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: November 24, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Grammy Awards
The nominations for the 63rd Grammy Awards have been announced. Here are the nominations in the film music-related categories:
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
Ad Astra – Max Richter
Becoming – Kamasi Wahsington
Joker – Hildur Guðnadóttir
1917 – Thomas Newman
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – John Williams
John Patrick Shanley’s ‘Wild Mountain Thyme’ to Feature Original Song ‘l’ll Be Singing’ by Sinéad O’Connor
Posted: November 23, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Amelia Warner, John Patrick Shanley, Sinéad O'Connor, Wild Mountain Thyme
Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Sinéad O’Connor has recorded an original song for the drama Wild Mountain Thyme. The track, entitled I’ll Be Singing, is written by the film’s composer Amelia Warner and director John Patrick Shanley and will be featured in the movie starring Emily Blunt, Jamie Dornan, Jon Hamm, Dearbhla Molloy and Christopher Walken. The movie is based on Shanley’s Broadway play Outside Mullingar and revolves around two obstinate star-crossed lovers whose families are caught up in a feud over a hotly contested patch of land that separates their two farms. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack EP for Cartoon Network’s ‘Adventure Time: Distant Lands’ Episode ‘Obsidian’ Released
Posted: November 23, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Adventure Time: Distant Lands, Cartoon Network, HBO Max, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music has released a new soundtrack EP for the Cartoon Network animated special Adventure Time: Distant Lands. The 6-track EP features all the original songs from the second episode of the show, entitled Obsidian, performed by cast members including Michaela Dietz, Audrey Bennett, Charlotte Nicdao, Aleks Sennwald, Pete Toms, Olivia Olson & others. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music service to stream/download the soundtrack. The label has previously released a mixtape for the first episode, BMO, this past summer. Adventure Time: Distant Lands – Obsidian follows Marceline and Princess Bubblegum as they must face down demons from their past in order to defeat a reawakened enemy in the Glass Kingdom. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Outback’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: November 23, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Justin Bell, Mike Green, Outback, score, Soundtrack
Justin Bell (Extracurricular Activities, Affairs of State, Miles) will release a soundtrack album for the Australian survival thriller Outback. The album features the composer’s original score from the movie, as well as the original song Towards the Rising Sun by the composer & Me Again feat. Laura Clare. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 24, 2020. Visit Amazon to pre-order the album. Outback is co-written and directed by Mike Green and stars Lauren Lofberg, Taylor Wiese and Brendan Donoghue. The movie tells story of a young couple who make a wrong turn in the Australian wilderness and quickly find themselves fighting for survival. Read the rest of this entry »