Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for Amblin Entertainment’s 1988 animated feature The Land Before Time directed by Don Bluth, executive produced by Steven Spielberg & George Lucas and starring Gabriel Damon, Candace Hutson, Judith Barsi and Will Ryan. The album features the expanded and remastered original music from the film composed and conducted by Academy Award winner James Horner (Titanic, Avatar, A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13, Aliens, Field of Dreams, Glory), including around 15 minutes of previously unreleased music. Also included is the original song If We Hold On Together written by Horner & Will Jennings and performed by Diana Ross. The CD is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples. Read the rest of this entry »
Expanded and Remastered ‘The Land Before Time’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: October 26, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Don Bluth, James Horner, score, Soundtrack, The Land Before Time
Donna Missal’s ‘Nothing’s Gonna Hurt You Baby’ Cover from ‘Promising Young Woman’ Released
Posted: October 26, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Donna Missal, Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman
Capitol Records has released the cover version of Cigarettes After Sex’s Nothing’s Gonna Hurt You Baby from the drama Promising Young Woman. The new version is performed by Donna Missal and is now available to stream/download here. Also listen to the full track after the jump. The song will also be featured on the official soundtrack album, which was originally set to come out this past April and is now set to be released digitally and physically on December 4. Visit Amazon to pre-order the album and check out our previous article for the full album details. Promising Young Woman is written and directed by Emerald Fennell and stars Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham, Alison Brie, Adam Brody, Connie Britton,Jennifer Coolidge, Max Greenfield, Laverne Cox, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Sam Richardson, Chris Lowell, Molly Shannon and Clancy Brown. Read the rest of this entry »
Cliff Martinez Scoring Amazon’s ‘The Wilds’
Posted: October 26, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Cliff Martinez, The Wilds
Cliff Martinez (Drive, Traffic, Solaris, Sex, Lies & Videotapes, The Neon Demon, Contagion, Game Night) has recently been scoring the upcoming Netflix original series The Wilds. The show is created by Sarah Streicher and stars Mia Healey, Helena Howard, Reign Edwards, Shannon Berry, Rachel Griffiths, David Sullivan, Troy Winbush, Sophia Ali, Sarah Pidgeon, Jenna Clause and Erana James. The YA drama revolves around a group of teenage girls from radically different backgrounds after an airplane crash strands them on a deserted island. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘LA Originals’ Announced
Posted: October 26, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Estevan Oriol, LA Originals, Netflix, Soundtrack
Universal Music/Urban Legends have announced a soundtrack album for the Netflix documentary LA Originals directed by Estevan Oriol about the culture and landmarks of the chicano and street art movement that cemented Mister Cartoon and Oriol’s status as behind-the-scenes hip hop legends. The album features a selection of songs by musicians who have been inked by Cartoon and captured on celluloid by Oriol, including Method Man (Da Rockwilder), 50 Cent (Disco Inferno), Gang Starr (Mass Appeal), Snoop Dogg (Gin & Juice) and Public Enemy (Fight the Power). The soundtrack will be released digitally and as a double LP on December 4, 2020. Visit Amazon to pre-order the vinyl edition. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Ibiza’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 26, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Arnaud Lemort, Ibiza, Julien Grunberg, Paul-Marie Barbier, score, Soundtrack
Gaumont has released a soundtrack album for the French comedy Ibiza. The album features the film’s original music composed by Paul-Marie Barbier & Julien Grunberg (Jealous, Family Business). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio clips. Ibiza is co-written and directed by Arnaud Lemort and stars Christian Clavier, Mathilde Seigner and Joeystarr. The movie follows a conservative doctor in his sixties who heads to the Spanish party island of Ibiza in a bid to connect with his girlfriend’s teenage children. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 25, 2020)
Posted: October 25, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Citizen Bio, City So Real, Dan the Automator, Evgueni Galperine, HBO, His House, Holidate, Michael J. McEvoy, Nat Geo, Netflix, Paul Oakenfold, Resavoir, Robin Foster, Roque Banos, Sacha Galperine, Showtime, The Undoing, Truth Seekers, Will Miller
Premiering tonight is the HBO limited series The Undoing created by David E. Kelley, directed by Susanne Bier and starring Nicole Kidman, Hugh Grant, Edgar Ramirez, Noah Jupe, Noma Dumezweni, Lily Rabe, Matilda De Angelis, Ismael Cruz Córdova and Donald Sutherland. The show’s original music is composed by Evgueni Galperine & Sacha Galperine (The Family, Radioactive, Loveless, The Wizard of Lies, Nine Lives). Check our our previous news article to learn more about the 6-parter, which will air every Sunday night on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.
Premiering on Wednesday, October 28, is the Netflix original film Holidate directed by John Whitesell and starring Emma Roberts, Luke Bracey, Andrew Bachelor, Jessica Capshaw, Jake Manley, Manish Dayal, Frances Fisher and Kristin Chenoweth. Dan the Automator (Booksmart, Control) has composed the film’s original score. Click here for more information about the romantic comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Bye Bye Morons’ (‘Adieu les cons’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 25, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Adieu les cons, Albert Dupontel, Bye Bye Morons, Christophe Julien, score, Soundtrack
Gaumont has released a soundtrack album for the French comedy Bye Bye Morons (Adieu les cons). The album features the film’s original music composed by Christophe Julien (See You Up There, Ares, Nothing to Hide, Mes heros). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples. Bye Bye Morons is directed by Albert Dupontel and stars Virginie Efira, Dupontel himself and Nicolas Marié. The movie follows a terminally-ill hairdresser as she tries to find the child she gave up for adoption after an unwanted teen pregnancy, when she crosses paths cross with a jaded suicidal bureaucrat. Read the rest of this entry »
Hildur Guðnadóttir Named Film Composer of the Year at 2020 World Soundtrack Awards
Posted: October 24, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Hildur Guðnadóttir, Nicholas Britell, World Soundtrack Awards
Hildur Guðnadóttir was named Film Composer of the Year at the 20th World Soundtrack Awards, tonight’s closing event of the 47th Ghent Film Festival, for her score for Todd Phillips’ Joker, for which she also earned an Academy Award and Golden Globe earlier this year. She previously received the World Soundtrack Award in the TV Composer of the Year category last year. Last year’s Film Composer of the Year winner Nicholas Britell was selected as TV Composer of the Year today for his score for the second season of HBO’s Succession. Stand Up from Kasi Lemmon’s Harriet (written by Joshuah Brian Campbell & Cynthia Erivo) was named Best Original Song. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 23, 2020)
Posted: October 23, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: After We Collided, Christopher Young, Friendsgiving, I Am Greta, Jessica Weiss, Jimmy LaValle, Jon Ekstrand, Justin Burnett, Lustmord, Olivier Cussac, Rebekka Karijord, Synchronic, Terra Willy, The Empty Man
The only movie premiering in theaters nationwide this weekend is the supernatural horror thriller The Empty Man written and directed by David Prior and starring James Badge Dale, Marin Ireland, Stephen Root, Robert Aramayo, Ron Canada, Joel Courtney and Sasha Frolova. The film’s original music is composed by Christopher Young (Spider-Man 3, Hellraiser, Sinister, The Shipping News, The Hurricane, Ghost Rider) and Lustmord (First Reformed). Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the 20th Century Studios release.
Opening in select theaters is the sci-fi thriller Synchronic directed by Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead and starring Anthony Mackie, Jamie Dornan and Katie Aselton. Jimmy LaValle (aka The Album Leaf) (The Endless, Spring, The F**k-It List) has composed the film’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score will be announced soon. The movie, which follows two New Orleans paramedics as they stumble upon a bizarre plot involving a series of drug-related deaths, premiered at last year’s Toronto Film Festival and is being distributed by Well Go USA Entertainment. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Cartoon Network’s ‘Steven Universe Future’ Released
Posted: October 23, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Aivi Tran, Cartoon Network, score, Soundtrack, Steven Universe Future, Steven Velema
WaterTower Music has released the full soundtrack album for the Cartoon Network limited series Steven Universe Future. The album features the songs from the animated show performed by series creator Rebecca Sugar, cast members including Zach Callison, Estelle, Michaela Dietz, Deedee Magno Hall, Jemaine Clement, Jennifer Paz, Lisa Hannigan, Kate Micucci & others, as well the original score composed by Aivi & Surasshu (aka Aivi Tran & Steven “Surasshu” Velema). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, Apple Music and other digital music services. The label has previously released multiple albums featuring the songs and score from the original Steven Universe series, as well as last year’s Steven Universe: The Movie. Read the rest of this entry »
