James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, King Kong, The Sixth Sense, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Signs, Maleficent) has recently been scoring the upcoming animated feature Raya and the Last Dragon. The film is directed by Don Hall (Big Hero 6, Winnie the Pooh) & Carlos López Estrada (Blindspotting) and stars Kelly Marie Tran and Awkwafina. The movie tells the story of a fearless warrior as she seeks a water dragon who can transform into a human being to save the realm from evil forces. Adele Lim (Crazy Rich Asians) and Qui Nguyen wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
James Newton Howard Scoring Disney’s ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’
Posted: November 23, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Carlos López Estrada, Don Hall, James Newton Howard, Raya and the Last Dragon
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‘Bob’s Burgers’ Thanksgiving & Christmas Soundtrack EPs Announced
Posted: November 23, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Bob's Burgers, Fox, Soundtrack
Sub Pop Records has announced two new soundtrack EPs for the Fox animated comedy Bob’s Burgers. Both EPSs feature a selection of holiday-themed songs from the show performed by cast members including H. Jon Benjamin, John Roberts, Dan Mintz, Eugene Mirman, Kristen Schaal and Larry Murphy. Click here to stream/download the Thanksgiving EP, which was released this past Friday. The Christmas EP will be coming out this Friday, November 27. Check back on this page for the purchase link. The label has previously released a full soundtrack album featuring songs from all seasons back in 2018. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Buladó’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: November 23, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Buladó, Christiaan Verbeek, Éche Janga, score, Soundtrack
CTV Records, Kepler Music and The Beatfreak Studio have released a soundtrack album for the Dutch drama Buladó. The album features the film’s original music composed by Christiaan Verbeek (Helium, Boy Meets Gun). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio clips. Buladó is co-written and directed by Éche Janga and stars Tiara Richards, Everon Jackson Hooi and Felix de Rooy. The movie, which has been selected as the Netherlands’ entry for International Feature Film category at next year’s Academy Awards, is set in the countryside of Curaçao and tells the story of a headstrong 11-year-old girl who is determined to find her own path into adulthood and is torn between her agnostic father and her spiritual grandfather. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 22, 2020)
Posted: November 22, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Amazon, Amie Doherty, Anne Dudley, Big Sky, Black Beauty, Black Narcissus, Blake Neely, Christmas on the Square, Disney Plus, Dolly Parton, Fil Eisler, FX, Guillaume Roussel, Happiest Season, HBO Max, Henry Jackman, Hulu, Jeff Cardoni, Mosul, Nathan Barr, Netflix, Peacock, Saved by the Bell, Superintelligence, The Flight Attendant, Trevor Morris, Uncle Frank
Premiering today is the Netflix original film Christmas on the Square directed by Debbie Allen and starring Dolly Parton, Christine Baranski, Treat Williams, Jeanine Mason, Josh Segarra, Mary Lane Haskell and Jenifer Lewis. The film’s original music is composed by Dolly Parton (who wrote 14 original songs for the project) and conducted by Larry Blank. The holiday musical, which follows a small town “Scrooge” as she’s visited by a rhinestone-bedazzled angel who guides her on a musical journey of redemption, is now available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
Premiering tomorrow, November 23, is the FX and BBC limited series Black Narcissus developed by Amanda Coe based on the novel of the same title by Rumer Godden and starring Gemma Arterton, Alessandro Nivola, Diana Rigg, Aisling Franciosi, Jim Broadbent, Rosie Cavaliero, Patsy Ferran, Karen Bryson, Nila Aalia, Kulvinder Ghir, Chaneil Kular, Gina McKee, Soumil Malla, Dipika Kunwar,and Gianni Gonsalves. The show’s original music is composed by Anne Dudley (The Full Monty, American History X, The Crying Game, Poldark, The Hustle). Check out our previous article to learn more about the drama, which will air on Monday on FX and will also be available the following day on FX on Hulu. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for HBO’s ‘Murder on Middle Beach’ Released
Posted: November 22, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: HBO, HBO Max, James Lavino, Madison Hamburg, Murder on Middle Beach, score, Soundtrack
Brookhaven has released a soundtrack album for the HBO docu-series Murder on Middle Beach. The album features the show’s original music composed by James Lavino (Wiener-Dog, Burning Blue, Murder in the Bayou, Never Here). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music services. Murder on Middle Beach is directed by Madison Hamburg and examines the filmmaker’s complicated journey to solve an unspeakable crime and absolve the people he loves while seeking out answers within his own fractured family and community. The 4-parter revolves around the case of Madison’s mother, Barbara Hamburg, who was brutally murdered in 2010 near her home in the upper-middle class enclave of Madison, Connecticut. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Giacchino to Return for ‘Spider-Man: Far from Home’ Sequel
Posted: November 21, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jon Watts, Marvel Studios, Michael Giacchino, Spider-Man
Michael Giacchino has confirmed that he will be returning as the composer for the third installment in the Spider-Man series as part of Marvel Studios’ cinematic universe. The composer has previously scored the first two films, Spider-Man: Homecoming and last year’s Spider-Man: Far from Home. Jon Watts is returning to direct the movie, as are cast members Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon and Marisa Tomei. They are joined by Jamie Foxx who will reprise his role as Electro from The Amazing Spider-Man 2, as well as Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange. Read the rest of this entry »
‘G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: November 21, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Johnny Douglas, Robert J. Walsh, score, Soundtrack
Hasbro has released the first-ever score album for the animated series G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero developed by Ron Friedman and starring Michael Bell, Arthur Burghardt, Corey Burton, William Callaway, Brian Cummings, Ed Gilbert and Chris Latta. The album features selections of the score from the first 5-part mini-series, which premiered in 1983, and Season 1 of the animated series, which made its debut in 1985, including over 40 minutes of unreleased music from the original composers Robert J. Walsh (Revenge of the Ninjas, My Little Pony: The Movie) and Johnny Douglas (The Transformers, The Incredible Hulk, Spider-Man). Also included is an instrumental version of the show’s iconic theme song. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here and other digital music stores. A vinyl edition is available to order on Amazon. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 20, 2020)
Posted: November 20, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Abraham Marder, Adam Dorn, Alex Wurman, Buddy Games, Christophe Beck, Christophe Lamarche-Ledoux, Dillon Baldassero, Embattled, Girl, Hearts and Bones, Jiu Jitsu, Johan Söderqvist, Michael Brook, Nathan Wang, Nicolas Becker, Peter Venne, Rafael May, Sound of Metal, The Christmas Chronicles 2, The Last Vermeer, The Twentieth Century, Vanguard
Opening in theaters nationwide today is the Chinese action adventure Vanguard co-written and directed by Stanley Tong and starring Jackie Chan, Yang Yang, Miya Muqi, Lun Ai, Ruohan Xu and Zhengting Zhu. The film’s original music is composed by Nathan Wang (She’s All That, The Game Plan, Playing with Fire, You Again, Chinese Zodiac). No word on a soundtrack release. The movie, which centers on a covert security company that is the last hope of survival for an accountant after he is targeted by the world’s deadliest mercenary organization, opened in Chinese theaters earlier this year and is being distributed in the U.S. by Gravitas Ventures.
Also opening in theaters nationwide is the drama The Last Vermeer directed by Dan Friedkin and starring Guy Pearce, Claes Bang, Vicky Krieps, August Diehl, Roland Møller, Olivia Grant, Adrian Scarborough and Andrew Havill. Johan Söderqvist (Let the Right One In, Kon-Tiki, The Bridge, Things We Lost in the Fire, After the Wedding) has composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the TriStar Pictures release. Read the rest of this entry »
Score Album for Disney Channel’s ‘Descendants’ Announced
Posted: November 20, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: David Lawrence, Descendants, Descendants 2, Descendants 3, Disney Channel, Kenny Ortega, score, Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the Disney Channel franchise Descendants. The album features selections of the original score from all three movies in the series composed by David Lawrence (High School Musical, American Pie, Van Wilder, Julie and the Phantoms, Teen Beach Movie, Company Man). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and all other major digital music stores. The label has previously released soundtracks featuring the songs from the original 2015 Descendants film, 2017’s Descendants 2 and 2019’s Descendants 3. The albums for the first and third movie also featured a score suite by Lawrence. The Descendants trilogy is directed by Kenny Ortega, created by Josann McGibbon & Sara Parriott and stars Dove Cameron, Cameron Boyce, Sofia Carson and Booboo Stewart. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Girl’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: November 20, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chad Faust, Dillon Baldassero, Girl, score, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album has been released for the thriller Girl. The album features the film’s original score composed by Dillon Baldassero (Black Cop, American Hangman, Mary Goes Round). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Apple Music/iTunes. A separate soundtrack EP featuring three songs from the movie by Joshua Stephen Huot is available to stream/download here. Girl is written and directed by Chad Faust and stars Bella Thorne, Mickey Rourke, Faust himself, Lanette Ware, Glen Gould and Elizabeth Saunders. The movie follows a young woman as she heads back to her hometown, intent on exacting revenge on her abusive father, only to discover someone beat her to it, and soon finds herself prey to a sinister sheriff and his wicked brother. Read the rest of this entry »
