Notefornote Music has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Jay Sebring…Cutting to the Truth. The album features the film’s original music composed by Emmy Award winner Jeff Beal (House of Cards, Monk, Appaloosa, Rome, Pollock, The Biggest Little Farm, Carnivale, Blackfish). The soundtrack was released digitally this past Friday and will be coming out physically later this month. Click here to stream/download the digital version and visit Amazon or the label’s official website to order the CD version. Jay Sebring…Cutting to the Truth is directed by Anthony DiMaria and focuses on Jay Sebring, the long-forgotten artist, entrepreneur and designer who created a billion-dollar hair & beauty industry and defined iconic Hollywood styles for men. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Jay Sebring…Cutting to the Truth’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: November 2, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Anthony DiMaria, Jay Sebring...Cutting to the Truth, Jeff Beal, score, Soundtrack
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 1, 2020)
Posted: November 1, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Hamish Thomson, Harry Escott, HBO Max, Netflix, Operation Christmas Drop, PBS, Roadkill, Toydrum, Two Weeks to Live
Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British political thriller Roadkill created by David Hare and starring Hugh Laurie, Helen McCrory, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Saskia Reeves, Patricia Hodge, Sarah Greene, Ophelia Lovibond, Katie Leung, Iain De Caestecker, Olivia Vinall, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Pippa Bennett-Warner and Pip Torrens.. The show’s original music is composed by Harry Escott (Shame, Hard Candy, Welcome to the Punch, A Mighty Heart). A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score (to be released by Silva Screen Records) will be announced soon. Check out our previous article to learn more about the series, which premiered in the UK last month on BBC and is making its domestic debut on PBS.
Premiering on Thursday, November 5, is the Netflix original film Operation Christmas Drop directed by Martin Wood and starring Kat Graham, Alexander Ludwig, Virginia Madsen, Janet Kidder, Jeff Joseph, Bethany Brown, Trezzo Mahoro, Rohan Campbell, Aliza Vellani, Aaron Douglas, Xavier de Guzman and Bruce Best. Hamish Thomson (Chesapeake Shore , Love Locks) has composed the movie’s original score. The romantic comedy, which follows a by-the-book political aide who falls for a big-hearted Air Force pilot while looking to shut down his tropical base and its airborne Christmas tradition, will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Out of My League’ (‘Sul più bello’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: November 1, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Marco Cascone, Out of My League, score, Soundtrack, Sul più bello
DGP Entertainment & Eagle Pictures have released a soundtrack album for the Italian romantic dramedy Out of My League (Sul più bello). The album features the film’s original score composed by Marco Cascone (Italo Barocco). Also included is the title song performed by Alfa & YANOMI, as well as a track by Landlord. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. Out of My League is directed by Alice Filippi and stars Giuseppe Maggio, Ludovica Francesconi and Eleonora Gaggero. The movie tells the story of a teenage orphan suffering from a major illness who refuses to let her tough hand get the better of her and goes after the most handsome boy in the neighbourhood. Read the rest of this entry »
World Premiere Soundtrack Release for Mike Leigh’s ‘Vera Drake’ Announced
Posted: October 31, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: All or Nothing, Andrew Dickson, Mike Leigh, score, Soundtrack, Vera Drake
Caldera Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for Mike Leigh’s 2004 British drama Vera Drake starring Imelda Staunton, Phil Davis, Daniel Mays & Eddie Marsan featuring the film’s original music composed by Andrew Dickson. Also included is the composer’s score for Leigh’s 2002 feature All or Nothing starring Timothy Spall & Lesley Manville, as well as selections of his music from Goran Paskaljevic’s Someone Else’s America and Noemie Lvovsky’s 2004 French drama Forget Me (Oublie-moi). Visit the label’s official website for more details about the release. Caldera Records has previously released a soundtrack album featuring Leigh’s scores for Leigh’s Naked, Secrets & Lies, Meantime and High Hopes last year. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Rogue City’ (‘Bronx’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 31, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bronx, Erwann Kermorvant, Netflix, Olivier Marchal, Rogue City, score, Soundtrack
Gaumont has released a soundtrack album for the French thriller Rogue City (Bronx). The album features the film’s original music is composed by Erwann Kermorvant (36th Precint, A Gang Story, Carbon, A Ticket to Space, The Clearstream Affair). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. Rogue City is written and directed by Olivier Marchal and stars Lannick Gautry, Stanislas Merhar, Kaaris, David Belle, Jean Reno, Claudia Cardinale, Gérard Lanvin, Patrick Catalifo, Moussa Maaskri and Catherine Marchal. The thriller follows a loyal cop caught in the crosshairs of police corruption and Marseille’s warring gangs who must protect his squad by taking matters into his own hands. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 30, 2020)
Posted: October 30, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Ben Onono, Blackjack: The Jackie Ryan Story, Come Play, Heather Christian, Madre, Nick Urata, Olivier Arson, Roque Banos, Spell, The Craft: Legacy, The True Adventures of Wolfboy
The only movie opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror thriller Come Play written and directed by Jacob Chase (based on his short story of the same title) and starring Azhy Robertson, Gillian Jacobs and John Gallagher Jr.. The film’s original music is composed by Roque Banos (Don’t Breathe, In the Heart of the Sea, Evil Dead, The Girl in the Spider’s Web, The Machinist, Sexy Beast). A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score is in the works. Check out our scoring assignment announcement and the official movie website to learn more about the movie, which is being released by Focus Features.
Opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the horror thriller Spell directed by Mark Tonderai and starring Omari Hardwick, Loretta Devine, John Beasley and Lorraine Burroughs. Ben Onono (Safe, Paranoid, Half of a Yellow Son) has composed the film’s original music. Paramount Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being distributed by Paramount Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Random Acts of Violence’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 30, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andrew Gordon MacPherson, Jay Baruchel, Random Acts of Violence, score, Shudder, Soundtrack, Wade Macneil
Dine Alone Music has released a soundtrack album for the horror movie Random Acts of Violence. The album features the film’s original score composed by Wade MacNeil and Andrew Gordon Macpherson (Dark Side of the Ring, The Ranger). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music store to stream/download the soundtrack or to listen to audio samples. A vinyl edition is available to order here. Random Acts of Violence is directed by Jay Baruchel and stars Jordana Brewster, Baruchel himself, Jesse Williams and Niamh Wilson. The movie follows a comic book creator, his wife, assistant and best friend as they embark upon a road trip from Toronto to NYC comic con, when bad things start to happen. Read the rest of this entry »
Expanded ‘Jacob’s Ladder’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: October 30, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Adrian Lyne, Jacob's Ladder, Maurice Jarre, score, Soundtrack
Quartet Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1990 horror thriller Jacob’s Ladder directed by Adrian Lyne and starring Tim Robbins, Elizabeth Peña and Danny Aiello. The album features the expanded and remastered original score from the movie composed and conducted by Academy Award winner Maurice Jarre (Lawrence of Arabia, Ghost, Witness, Gorillas in the Mist). The 2-CD set, which is limited to 2,000 copies, features a remastered version of the original 1990 soundtrack album (released by Varese Sarabande) on the first disc, and the complete score, as well as unused cues on the second disc. Visit the label’s official website to order the album, for more details and to check out audio samples. Read the rest of this entry »
‘I See You’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: October 30, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Adam Randall, I See You, score, Soundtrack, William Arcane
A soundtrack album has been released for the psychological thriller I See You. The album features the film’s original music composed by William Arcane. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. I See You is directed by Adam Randall and stars Helen Hunt, Jon Tenney, Judah Lewis, Owen Teague, Libe Barer, Greg Alan Williams, Erika Alexander and Allison King. The movie centers on the lead investigator on a missing persons case who struggles to balance work and home life, but when the family is put in mortal danger, an evil truth about their home is finally uncovered. Read the rest of this entry »
Gustavo Santaolalla’s & Gary Clark Jr.’s Original Song ‘Valley of Last Resort’ from ‘Freak Power’ Released
Posted: October 30, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Freak Power: The Ballot or the Bomb, Gary Clark Jr., Gustavo Santaolalla, Paul Williams
Warner Records has released the original song Valley of Last Resort from the documentary Freak Power: The Ballot or the Bomb. The track is written and performed by Academy Award winner Gustavo Santaolalla (Brokeback Mountain, Babel, The Motorcycle Diaries, The Book of Life) & Grammy Award winner Gary Clark Jr. and features lyrics by Academy Award winner Paul Williams (The Muppet Movie, A Star Is Born). The song is now available to stream/download as a digital single on Amazon and other digital music stores. Also listen to the full track after the jump. Freak Power is directed by Daniel Joseph Watkins & Ajax Phillips and follows outlaw journalist Hunter S. Thompson who – in 1970, disgusted by the way police are abusing their power – starts his own political movement to fight against corruption and cronyism in his town and across America. Read the rest of this entry »
