WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the HBO original series Lovecraft Country. The album features selections of the original score from all episodes of the show’s first season composed by Emmy Award winner Laura Karpman (Step, Set It Up, Why We Hate) and Raphael Saadiq (Underground, Insecure, Black Nativity). Also included are the songs from the horror drama performed by actors Wunmi Mosaku and Jurnee Smollett, as well as Alice Smith’s cover of Nina Simone’s Sinnerman. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 19 and will be available to stream/download here. Lovecraft Country is developed by Misha Green based on Matt Ruff‘s novel of the same name and also stars Jonathan Majors, Aunjanue Ellis, Abbey Lee, Jada Harris and Michael Kenneth Williams. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for HBO’s ‘Lovecraft Country’ to Be Released
Posted: October 18, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: HBO, Laura Karpman, Lovecraft Country, Raphael Saadiq, score, Soundtrack
National Geographic’s ‘The Real Right Stuff’ to Feature Original Score by James Everingham
Posted: October 17, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Disney Plus, Hans Zimmer, James Everingham, Russell Emanuel, The Real Right Stuff, Tom Jennings
Disney+ announced this week that National Geographic’s upcoming documentary The Real Right Stuff will feature an original score composed by James Everingham (Heroes, Grand Prix Driver) for Bleeding Fingers Music and produced by Hans Zimmer & Russell Emanuel. The composer’s orchestral score was recorded remotely by a socially distant 44-piece orchestra this past May. The movie is directed by Tom Jennings (Challenger Disaster: Lost Tapes) and tells the true story of the nation’s first astronauts, the original Mercury 7. Jennings is also executive producing the 1895 Films production with Simon Raikes (Drain the Oceans). Read the rest of this entry »
‘El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: October 17, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Breaking Bad, Dave Porter, El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, Vince Gilligan
Mondo has announced the full details of the soundtrack release for Vince Gilligan’s El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie. The album features the film’s original score composed by Dave Porter (Better Call Saul, The Disaster Artist, Preacher, The Blacklist). Also included are the songs from the movie by Chloe X Halle, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Jim White (feat. Aimee Mann), Red Snapper and others. The soundtrack is being released exclusively as a limited vinyl edition and is available to order on the label’s website. Sony Classical has previously released a digital single featuring two tracks from Porter’s score earlier this year. No digital release of the full album is currently planned. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 16, 2020)
Posted: October 16, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 2 Hearts, Alone, Bad Hair, Belly and the Beast, Brian Deming, Chris Back, Clint Mansell, Dave Kushner, Don't Look Back, Frederik Wiedmann, Honest Thief, Jack Kraus, James Jandrisch, Jay McCarrol, Jose Cancela, Kris Bowers, Love and Monsters, Marco Beltrami, Marco Messina, Marcus Trumpp, Mark Isham, Martin Eden, Omar Fadel, Peter Nashel, Rebecca, Sacha Ricci, Shithouse, The Kid Detective, The Opening Act, Totally Under Control, Twiceborn, Yuichi Mizusawa
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the thriller Honest Thief co-written and directed by Mark Williams and starring Liam Neeson, Kate Walsh, Jai Courtney, Jeffrey Donovan, Robert Patrick, Anthony Ramos and Jasmine Cephas Jones. The film’s original music is composed by Mark Isham (Crash, A River Runs Through It, The Accountant, Warrior, Once Upon a Time). Music.Film Recordings & Varese Sarabande have released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article details and for more information about the Open Road Films release.
Also opening wide is the romantic drama 2 Hearts directed by Lance Hool and starring Jacob Elordi, Adan Canto, Tiera Skovbye, Kari Matchett, Tahmoh Penikett, and Radha Mitchell. James Jandrisch (Dangerous Lies, Houdini & Doyle) has composed the film’s original score and We Are The West have provided the songs. Transition Music and Entertainment Studios Music Grou have released a soundtrack album featuring both songs and score today. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being distributed by Freestyle Releasing. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Twiceborn’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: October 16, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hiroshi Akabane, score, Soundtrack, Twiceborn, Yuichi Mizusawa
IRH Press has released a soundtrack album for the Japanese drama Twiceborn. The album features the film’s original score composed by Yuichi Mizusawa (Immortal Hero, Laws of the Universe, The Real Exorcist). Also included are the songs from the movie by lead actor Hiroaki Tanaka, Sayaka Okawa, Tokma, Hisaaki Takeuchi & others. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Twiceborn is directed by Hiroshi Akabane and also stars Yoshiko Sengen, Nao Hasegawa, Shiro Namiki, Shunsuke Kubozuka, Miyoko Yoshimoto, Yoshimi Ashikawa and Tamotsu Ishibashi. The movie is based a true story and follows a successful businessman who relinquishes everything to pursue his true calling: the happiness of humankind. Read the rest of this entry »
Nathan Micay Scoring HBO’s & BBC’s ‘Industry’
Posted: October 16, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, HBO, HBO Max, Industry, Nathan Micay
EDM producer Nathan Micay has made his television scoring debut on the new HBO original series Industry. The show is created by Mickey Down & Konrad Kay and stars Myha’la Herrold, Marisa Abela, Harry Lawtey, Nabhaan Rizwan, David Jonsson, Conor MacNeill and Ken Leung. The drama revolves around an ambitious group of graduates as they compete for a limited number of permanent positions at Pierpoint & Co., a leading bank in London, while being thrown head-first into the exhilarating world of international finance. Down & Kay are also executive producing the project with Jane Tranter (Succession, The Night Of), Lachlan MacKinnon (A Discovery of Witches), Ryan Rasmussen (His Dark Materials) and David P. Davis. Read the rest of this entry »
‘I Am Greta’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: October 16, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hulu, I Am Greta, Jon Ekstrand, Nathan Grossman, Rebekka Karijord, score, Soundtrack
Oona Recordings has released a soundtrack album for the documentary I Am Greta. The album features the film’s original music composed by Rebekka Karijord (Pray, Obey, Kill) & Jon Ekstrand (Morbius, Life, Easy Money, Child 44). The soundtrack is now available in several European territories and will be released in the U.S. on November 13 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music stores. I Am Greta is directed by Nathan Grossman and documents Greta Thunberg’s meteoric one-year rise from high-school climate strike organizer to inspiration for a global movement. The movie is told through never-before-seen footage, starting with her one-person school strike for climate action outside the Swedish Parliament. Read the rest of this entry »
Mary J. Blige’s Original Song ‘See What You’ve Done’ from ‘Belly of the Beast’ Released
Posted: October 16, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Belly of the Beast, DJ Camper, Erika Cohn, Mary J. Blige, Nova Wav
Def Jam Recordings/Universal Music Group have released the original song See What You’ve Done from the documentary Belly of the Beast. The song is performed by Academy Award nominee Mary J. Blige who also co-wrote the track with record producer songwriting duo Nova Wav and DJ Camper. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music service to stream/download the song and also listen to the full track after the jump. Belly of the Beast is directed and produced by Erika Cohn and tells the story of a courageous young woman and a radical lawyer who discover a pattern of illegal involuntary sterilizations in California’s women’s prison system and take to the courtroom to wage a near-impossible battle against the Department of Corrections. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Topic’s ‘Release’ Announced
Posted: October 16, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Clark Rhee, Joe Penna, Release, Ryan Morrison, score, Soundtrack, Topic
Blue Bonsai Music has released a soundtrack album for the Topic original series Release. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, Straight Outta Compton, The Greatest Showman, Lady and the Tramp, Project Power, Only the Brave) and Clark Rhee. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music stores. Release is co-created and written by Joe Penna (Arctic) & Ryan Morrison and stars Kota Eberhardt, Noah Averbach-Katz, Aunjanue Ellis, Mark Borkouwski, Matthew Lawler and Lana McKissack. The 6-part short series reveals a series of interconnected portraits from the first several months of a fictional pandemic as it strikes the quiet outskirts of an American city. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Four Kids and It’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: October 16, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andy De Emmony, Anne Nikitin, Four Kids and It, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the British family fantasy adventure Four Kids and It. The album features the film’s original music composed by Anne Nikitin (American Animals, Mrs. Wilson, The Pale Horse, Lost Girls, Calibre, This Beautiful Fantastic). The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, October 23 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Four Kids and It is directed by Andy De Emmony and stars Paula Patton, Matthew Goode, Michael Caine, Russell Brand, Teddie Malleson-Allen, Ashley Aufderheide, Billy Jenkins and Ellie-Mae Siame. The movie is based on the best selling children’s book of the same title by Jacqueline Wilson and follows four kids who discover a magical creature that grants their wishes-but they face danger when each wish ends right at sunset. Read the rest of this entry »
