Harry Escott (Shame, Hard Candy, A Mighty Heart, Welcome to the Punch, The English Game) has composed the original score for the new BBC drama Roadkill. The show is created by David Hare (The Hours, The Reader) and stars Hugh Laurie, Helen McCrory, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Saskia Reeves, Sarah Greene, Patricia Hodge, Ophelia Lovibond, Iain De Caestecker, Katie Leung, Olivia Vinall, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Shalom Brune-Franklin and Pip Torrens. The 4-part political thriller follows a self-made, forceful and charismatic politician whose public and private life is being picked apart by his enemies. Read the rest of this entry »
Harry Escott Scoring BBC’s ‘Roadkill’
Posted: October 12, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, David Hare, Harry Escott, PBS, Roadkill
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Soundtrack Album for BBC Series ‘Life’ Released
Posted: October 12, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, Guy Garvey, Life, Mike Bartlett, Paul Saunderson, Peter Jobson
A soundtrack album has been released for the BBC series Life. The album features selections of the original music from the show composed by Guy Garvey, Paul Saunderson & Peter Jobson (Trying, Dead in a Week Or Your Money Back, The More You Ignore Me, Cleaning Up). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music services. Life is created & written by Mike Bartlett and stars Alison Steadman, Peter Davison, Adrian Lester, Victoria Hamilton (who is reprising her role from Doctor Foster), Rachael Stirling, Melissa Johns, Saira Choudhry, Calvin Demba, Erin Kellyman and Joshua James. The 6-part drama is set in Manchester and follows the stories of the residents of a large house divided into four flats. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Final Wish’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: October 11, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Samuel Joseph Smythe, score, Soundtrack, The Final Wish, Timothy Woodward Jr.
Samuel Joseph Smythe (Gangster Land, Traded, The Outsider, The Call, Silencer) has released a soundtrack album for the mystery horror thriller The Final Wish. The album features the composer’s original score from the film and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music stores. The Final Wish is directed by Timothy Woodward Jr. and stars Michael Welch, Lin Shaye, Tony Todd, Spencer Locke and Melissa Bolona. The movie co-written and produced by Jeffrey Reddick follows a man who returns to his hometown to help his devastated mother following the passing of his father, when he comes across a mysterious item that is far more than it seems. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 11, 2020)
Posted: October 11, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting, Adam Taylor, Amazon, AMC, Blake Neely, Brian Tyler, Clouds, Connecting..., Des, Disney Plus, Evil Eye, Gazelle Twin, Grand Army, Jonathan Sanford, Matthew Margeson, Michael Price, Morgan Kibby, NBC, Netflix, Nocturne, Ronit Kirchman, Sarah Warne, Social Distance, Soulmates, Sundance Now, The Right Stuff
Premiering tomorrow, October 12, is the second episode of the AMC anthology series Soulmates created by Will Bridges & Brett Goldstein. Episode 2, entitled The Lovers, is directed by Rob Savage and stars David Costabile, Sonya Cassidy, Karima McAdams and Henry Goodman. Michael Price (Sherlock, Dracula, Wild Target, A Fantastic Fear of Everything, Unforgotten, Another Me) has composed the episode’s original music. Check out our previous article about the show’s first episode (scored by Craig Armstrong) to learn more about the drama, which currently airs every Monday night on AMC.
Premiering on Tuesday, October 13, as part of Amazon’s Welcome to the Blumhouse series, is the supernatural horror thriller Nocturne written and directed by Zu Quirke and starring Sydney Sweeney, Madison Iseman, Ivan Shaw and Jacques Colimon. The film’s original music is composed by British EDM artist Gazelle Twin (aka Elizabeth Bernholz). Click here for more information about the movie, which will be available to stream exclusively on Amazon Prime. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Half of It’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: October 10, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alice Wu, Anton Sanko, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, The Half of It
Maisie Music Publishing will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix original film The Half of It. The album features the movie’s original music composed by Anton Sanko (Rabbit Hole, The Possession, Big Love, Ouija, The Seagull). Also included is a demo version of the original song Half Way by Joe Pernice. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 11 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music services. The Half of It is written and directed by Alice Wu and stars Leah Lewis, Daniel Diemer, Alexxis Lemire, Wolfgang Novogratz, Collin Chou, Becky Ann Baker, Enrique Murciano, Macintyre Dixon and Catherine Curtin. The coming-of-age comedy follows a shy, introverted, Chinese-American, straight-A student who finds herself helping the school jock woo the girl they both secretly love. Read the rest of this entry »
‘I Am Woman’ Score Album Released
Posted: October 10, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: I Am Woman, Rafael May, score, Soundtrack, Unjoo Moon
A score album has been released for the biographical drama I Am Woman. The album features the film’s original music composed by Rafael May (Black Water, Sample People, Hearts and Bones). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. As previously reported, Milan Records has released a separate album featuring the Helen Reddy songs from the film performed by Chelsea Cullen this past August. I Am Woman is directed by Unjoo Moon and stars Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Evan Peters and Danielle Macdonald. The movie tells the story of singer Helen Reddy, who wrote and sang the song “I Am Woman” that became the anthem for the women’s movement in the 1970s. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 9, 2020)
Posted: October 9, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Aaron Zigman, Aldo Shllaku, Ben Lovett, Christopher H. Knight, Henchmen, Mighty Ira, Ryan Rapsys, Scott McRae, The Doorman, The War with Grandpa, The Wolf of Snow Hollow, Toby Chu, Yellow Rose
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the family comedy The War with Grandpa directed by Tim Hill and starring Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman, Oakes Fegley, Christopher Walken, Rob Riggle, Cheech Marin and Jane Seymour. The film’s original score is composed by Aaron Zigman (The Notebook, Bridge to Terabithia, The Proposal, John Q, Sex and the City: The Movie). No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our previous article and visit the official movie website to learn more about the movie, which is being released by 101 Studios.
Also opening nationwide is the music-themed drama Yellow Rose co-written and directed by Diane Paragas and starring Eva Noblezada, Salonga, Princess Punzalan, Watson, Gustavo Gomez, Libby Villari and Liam Booth. Christopher H. Knight (Echo Park) has composed the film’s original score and Paragas and Dale Watson have composed the movie’s original songs today. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring both score and songs performed by the drama’s cast. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Sony Pictures release. Read the rest of this entry »
Gazelle Twin Scoring ‘Welcome to the Blumhouse’ Movie ‘Nocturne’
Posted: October 9, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Elizabeth Bernholz, Gazelle Twin, Nocturne, Welcome to the Blumhouse, Zu Quirke
British EDM artist Gazelle Twin (aka Elizabeth Bernholz) has made her U.S. feature scoring debut on the new supernatural horror thriller Nocturne. The film written and directed by Zu Quirke is part of Amazon’s Welcome to the Blumhouse series and stars Sydney Sweeney, Madison Iseman, Jacques Colimon and Ivan Shaw. The movie is set at an elite arts academy and revolves around a timid music student who begins to outshine her more accomplished and outgoing twin sister when she discovers a mysterious notebook belonging to a recently deceased classmate. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Little Drummer Girl’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: October 9, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: AMC, BBC, Chan-woon Park, Cho Young Wuk, score, Soundtrack, The Little Drummer Girl
Silva Screen Records has announced a soundtrack album for the BBC & AMC limited series The Little Drummer Girl. The album features the show’s original music composed by Cho Young-wuk (Oldboy, Lady Vengeance, Thirst, The Handmaiden). The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 6, 2020 and physically the following week. Check back on this page for the streaming/download link and visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version. The Little Drummer Girl is directed by Chan-woon Park and stars Florence Pugh, Alexander Skarsgård, Michael Shannon, Clare Holman, Charles Dance, Kate Sumpter, Simona Brown and Max Irons. The 6-parter is based on John le Carré’s novel of the same title and follows a fiery actress and idealist whose resolve is tested after she meets a mysterious man while on holiday in Greece. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Sky Atlantic’s ‘Tin Star: Liverpool’ Announced
Posted: October 9, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Adrian Corker, Amazon, score, Sky Atlantic, Soundtrack, Tin Star
Constructive (a new sister label of SN Variations) has announced a soundtrack album for the third season of the Sky Atlantic original series Tin Star. The album features selections of the original music from the final season over the show composed by Adrian Corker (The Village, Waiting for You). The Tin Star: Liverpool soundtrack is set to be released digitally and on vinyl on November 20, 2020. Click here to pre-order the album. Silva Screen Records has previously released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score from the first seasons. Tin Star is created by Rowan Joffe and stars Tim Roth, Genevieve O’Reilly, Abigail Lawrie, Ian Hart, Tanya Moodie, Joanne Whalley and Kerrie Hayes. Read the rest of this entry »
