Writer/director James Gunn has revealed that composers Clint Mansell (Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan, The Fountain, Moon) & Kevin Kiner (Star Trek: The Clone Wars & Rebels, CSI: Miami) are teaming up to co-score the upcoming HBO Max original series Peacemaker. The show is developed and directed by Gunn based on his upcoming feature The Suicide Squad (scored by John Murphy) and the character created by Joe Gill & Pat Boyette and stars John Cena in the title role. Steve Agee, Danielle Brooks, Robert Patrick, Jennifer Holland, Freddie Stroma and Chukwudi Iwuji are co-starring in the series, which will explore the origins of the Peacemaker character, a man who believes in peace at any cost – no matter how many people he has to kill to get it. Read the rest of this entry »
Clint Mansell & Kevin Kiner to Score HBO Max’s ‘Peacemaker’
Posted: June 13, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Clint Mansell, HBO Max, James Gunn, Kevin Kiner, Peacemaker
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 13, 2021)
Posted: June 13, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ambrose Akinmusire, Apple TV +, Blindspotting, Fatherhood, Isabella Summers, Michael Yezerski, Netflix, Physical, Rupert Gregson-Williams, Starz
Premiering today is the Starz original series Blindspotting created by Rafael Casal & Daveed Digg based on the 2018 movie of the same title and starring Jasmine Cephas Jones, Casal himself, Benjamin Turner, Jaylen Barron, Candace Nicholas-Lippman, Atticus Woodward and Helen Hunt. The show’s original score is composed by Michael Yezerski (The Tax Collector, Mr. Inbetween, The Devil’s Candy, Deputy, Feel the Beat, The Vigil) and jazz trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire. Check out our previous news article to learn more about, which will air every Sunday on Starz.
Premiering on Friday, June 18, is the Apple TV+ original series Physical created byAnnie Weisman and starring Rose Byrne, Rory Scovel, Della Saba, Dierdre Friel, Lou Taylor Pucci, Paul Sparks and Ashley Liao. Isabella Summers (of Florence + the Machine) (Little Fires Everywhere, Panic) is composing the show’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score will be released by Lakeshore Records. The full details will be announced soon. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Apple TV+ Read the rest of this entry »
Title Song from Netflix’s ‘Centaurworld’ Released
Posted: June 13, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Centaurworld, Megan Nicole Dong, Netflix
Maisie Music Publishing has released the title song from the upcoming Netflix animated musical comedy series Centaurworld. The track is written by show creator Megan Nicole Dong and performed by Megan Hilty, Josh Radnor, Parvesh Cheena, Dong herself, Chris Diamontopolous and Kimiko Glenn. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music service to stream/download the song and also check out the full track after the jump. Centaurworld centers on a hardened war horse who is transported away from battle and finds herself in a land that’s inhabited by silly, singing centaurs of all shapes and sizes. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Home Before Dark’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: June 12, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Apple TV +, Home Before Dark, Nathan Lanier, score, Soundtrack
Paramount Music has released a new soundtrack album for the Apple TV+ original series Home Before Dark. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Nathan Lanier (High Strung, Jem and the Holograms, Justin Bieber’s Believe, Max Steel, The LXD: The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download exclusively on Apple Music/iTunes, where you can also check out audio samples. The label has previously released an album featuring Lanier’s score from Season 1. Home Before Dark is created by Dana Fox & Dara Resnik and stars Brooklynn Prince, Jim Sturgess, Abby Miller, Kylie Rogers, Michael Weston, Aziza Scott, Joelle Carter, Jibrail Nantambu, Deric McCabe and Rio Mangini. The new season follows Hilde Lisko as she begins an investigation after a mysterious explosion hits a local farm that will lead her to fight a powerful and influential corporation. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 11, 2021)
Posted: June 11, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 12 Mighty Orphans, Censor, Dominic Lewis, Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch, Frederik Wiedmann, Geoff Zanelli, In the Heights, Lasse Enersen, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mark Orton, Occupation: Rainfall, Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway, Philip Klein, Queen Bees, The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2, The Misfits, Trevor Rabin, Walter Murphy, Wish Dragon
Opening in theaters nationwide today (while also premiering on HBO Max) is the film adaptation of the stage musical In the Heights directed by Jon M. Chu and starring Anthony Ramos, Leslie Grace, Marc Anthony Corey Hawkins, Melissa Barrera, Olga Merediz, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Stephanie Beatriz, Gregory Diaz IV, Dascha Polanco and Jimmy Smits. Atlantic Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie written by Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton), including a new original song composed for the film. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Also opening wide is the family comedy Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway co-written and directed by Will Gluck and starring Rose Byrne, Domhnall Gleeson, David Oyelowo, Elizabeth Debicki, Margot Robbie and James Corden. The film’s original score is composed by Dominic Lewis (The Man in the High Castle, DuckTales, Money Monster, Free Birds, My Spy, The King’s Man). A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score will be announced soon. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the sequel, which is being released by Sony Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Censor’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: June 11, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Censor, Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch, Prano Bailey-Bond, score, Soundtrack
INVADA Records has released a soundtrack album for the British horror thriller Censor. The album features the film’s original music composed by Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch (Only You, The Forgotten Battle). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. A vinyl edition will be coming out later this year. Censor is co-written and directed by Prano Bailey-Bond and stars Niamh Algar, Vincent Franklin, Sophia La Porta, Adrian Schiller and Michael Smiley. The movie follows a film censor who discovers an eerie horror video that speaks directly to her sister’s mysterious disappearance and tries to unravel the puzzle behind the film and its enigmatic director. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Hearts in Atlantis’ Score Album Released
Posted: June 11, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hearts in Atlantis, Mychael Danna, score, Scott Hicks, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music has released a new soundtrack album for the 2001 drama Hearts in Atlantis directed by Scott Hicks and starring Anthony Hopkins, Anton Yelchin, Hope Davis, Mika Boorem and David Morse. The album feature the original score from the Castle Rock Entertainment production composed by Academy Award winner Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Moneyball, Capote, Little Miss Sunshine, Onward, The Good Dinosaur, Girl, Interrupted), including previously unreleased music. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music store to stream/download the soundtrack and to check out audio samples. Decca Records has released the original 2001 soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie and four score tracks by Danna. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Condorman’ Digital Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: June 11, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Charles Jarrott, Condorman, Henry Mancini, score, Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records has released a digital version of the soundtrack album for Walt Disney Productions’ 1981 superhero comedy Condorman directed by Charles Jarrott and starring Michael Crawford, Barbara Carrera, Oliver Reed, James Hampton, Jean-Pierre Kalfon and Dana Elcar. The album features the film’s original score composed and conducted by Henry Mancini (The Pink Panther, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Charade, The Thorn Birds, The Great Mouse Detective, Santa Claus: The Movie, Victor/Victoria). Click here to stream/download the soundtrack and to check out audio samples. Mancini’s score has previously been released as a limited CD edition by Intrada Records in 2012. Read the rest of this entry »
SAINt JHN’s & SZA’s Song ‘Just For Me’ from ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ Released
Posted: June 11, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Malcolm D. Lee, SAINt JHN, Space Jam, Space Jam: A New Legacy, SZA
Republic Records & WaterTower Music have released the second song from the soundtrack for the sports comedy Space Jam: A New Legacy. Just For Me performed by SAINt JHN & SZA (and co-written by themselves, Pat Morrissey, Levi Lennox & Ryn Weaver) is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Listen to the full track after the jump. A first song (We Win by Lil Baby & Kirk Franklin) has previously been released last month and a full soundtrack album will be announced soon. Space Jam: A New Legacy is directed by Malcolm D. Lee and stars LeBron James, Don Cheadle, Khris Davis, Cedric Joe, Sonequa Martin-Green, Jeff Bergman, Eric Bauza and Zendaya. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Love, Victor’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: June 11, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Brett McLaughlin, Hulu, Leland, Love Victor, Soundtrack
Hollywood Records has released a new soundtrack album for the Hulu original series Love, Victor. The album features a selection of songs from the show’s second season co-written and co-produced by Brett McLaughlin (aka Leland) and performed by artists such as Duncan Laurence, FLETCHER, serpentwithfeet, Tayla Parx, Carlie Hanson & George Sear, Fancy Hagood, Alice Longyu Gao and Allie X. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Listen to several tracks below. The label has previously released an EP featuring three songs from the drama’s first season. Love, Victor Victor is created by Isaac Aptaker & Elizabeth Berger and stars Michael Cimino, Rachel Hilson, Anthony Turpel, Mason Gooding, Bebe Wood, George Sear, Mateo Fernandez, Isabella Ferreira, James Martinez, and Ana Ortiz. Read the rest of this entry »
