A soundtrack album will be released for the horror thriller Spiral. The album features the film’s original music composed by Avery Kentis (American Bistro, Incontrol, Summerland). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Thursday, October 1 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Spiral is directed by Kurtis David Harder, written by Colin Minihan & John Poliquin and stars Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, Ari Cohen, Ty Wood, Chandra West and Lochlyn Munroe. The movie follows a same-sex couple who move to a small town in search of a better environment for them and their 16-year-old daughter, but nothing is as it seems as something sinister lies behind the picturesque homes and welcoming faces of their new neighbors. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Shudder’s ‘Spiral’ to Be Released
Posted: September 28, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Avery Kentis, Kurtis David Harder, score, Shudder, Soundtrack, Spiral
Keegan DeWitt Scoring Quibi’s ‘The Expecting’
Posted: September 28, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ben Ketai, Keegan DeWitt, Mary Harron, Quibi, The Expecting
Keegan DeWitt (Hearts Beat Loud, Gemini, Divorce, I’ll See You in My Dreams, Sorry for Your Loss) has composed the original music for the new Quibi original series The Expecting. The show is written by Ben Ketai (Beneath, Chosen, StartUp, The Strangers: Prey at Night), directed by Mary Harron (American Psycho, The Notorious Bettie Page) and stars AnnaSophia Robb, Rory Culkin, Mira Sorvino, Hannah Murray and Michael Gaston. The sci-fi thriller revolves around a young woman who is pregnant under mysterious circumstances and must deal with the increasingly disturbing effects of her pregnancy and the potential conspiracy surrounding it. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Welcome to Sudden Death’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 28, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dallas Jackson, Howard Drossin, Netflix, Soundtrack, Welcome to Sudden Death
Back Lot Music has released the full soundtrack album for the action thriller Welcome to Sudden Death. The album features the songs from the film by artists including King Tech, Chris Rivers, Don Prynce, Hue Hef , We Don’t Ride Llamas, Anthony Grant, Cory Ironside, Weather Park, Core Masson, Aki Starr, Makaylah & others. Also included are two tracks from the movie’s original score composed by Howard Drossin (The Man With the Iron Fists, The Protector, Pass Over, Sonic and the Black Knight). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Read the rest of this entry »
First Songs from ‘Filthy Rich’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 28, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Filthy Rich, Fox, Soundtrack, Travis Howard
American Broadcasting Music has released the first songs from the new Fox drama Filthy Rich. Available now as digital singles are the original song He Rose written by Travis Howard, as well as the covers of Higher Love (originally written by Steve Winwood & Will Jennings) and It Is Well With My Soul (written by Horatio Spafford & Philip Bliss) performed by the show’s cast. Howard has produced all songs. Listen to all three tracks after the jump. Filthy Rich is created by Tate Taylor and stars Kim Cattrall, Gerald McRaney, Melia Kreiling, David Denman, Corey Cott, Aubrey Dollar, Mark L. Young, Olivia Macklin, Benjamin Levy Aguilar and Steve Harris. Read the rest of this entry »
‘David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: September 28, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alastair Fothergill, David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet, Jonathan Hughes, Keith Scholey, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, Steven Price
Decca Records has released the official soundtrack album for the documentary David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Steven Price (Gravity, Our Planet, Fury, Suicide Squad, The Aeronauts, The Hunt, Baby Driver, The World’s End). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music services. A CD and vinyl edition is available for pre-order here. David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet is directed by Keith Scholey, Alastair Fothergill & Jonathan Hughes and tells the story of life on our planet by the man who has seen more of the natural world than any other. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 27, 2020)
Posted: September 27, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: AMC, American Murder: The Family Next Door, Aria Prayogi, Brian McOmber, Code 404, Fajar Yuskemal, Gangs of London, Gustavo Santaolalla, Henry Jackman, Hulu, Kingdom of Silence, Michael Klaukien, Monsterland, Nainita Desai, Netflix, Oktoberfest: Beer & Blood, Oli Julian, Peacock, Rael Jones, Showtime, The Boys in the Band, The Comey Rule, The Salisbury Poisonings
Premiering tonight is the Showtime mini-series The Comey Rule written and directed by Billy Ray and starring Jeff Daniels, Brendan Gleeson, Holly Hunter, Michael Kelly, Jennifer Ehle, Jonathan Banks, Scoot McNairy, Oona Chaplin, Steven Pasquale, Peter Coyote, Amy Seimetz and Kingsley Ben-Adir. The show’s original music is composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier & Civil War, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, X-Men: First Class, Wreck-It-Ralph). Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the drama, which will air tonight and tomorrow on Showtime.
Premiering on Wednesday, September 30 is the Netflix documentary American Murder: The Family Next Door directed by Jenny Popplewell and executive produced by James Marsh. Nainita Desai (For Sama, Telling Lies, Enemy Within, Fierce Queens, Enslaved) has composed the film’s original music. Check out our previous news article for more information about the movie, which centers on the disappearance of Shanann Watts and her children, and which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
Morgan Kibby Scoring Netflix’s ‘Grand Army’
Posted: September 27, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Grand Army, Morgan Kibby, Netflix
Morgan Kibby (aka White Sea) (Girls of the Sun, Bang Gang (A Modern Love Story), The Short History of the Long Road) is the composer of the new Netflix original series Grand Army. The show is created by Katie Cappiello based on her stage play Slut: The Play and stars Odessa A’zion, Amalia Yoo, Jayson Jackson, Amir Bageria and Odley Jean. The teen drama follows five students at the largest public high school in Brooklyn as they take on a chaotic world as they fight to succeed, survive, break free and seize the future. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mighty Ira’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 26, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Aaron Reese, Chris Maltby, Mighty Ira, Nico Perrino, Ryan Rapsys, score, Scott McRae, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album has been released for the documentary Mighty Ira. The album features the film’s original music composed by Scott McRae & Ryan Rapsys (Little Pink House, Can We Take a Joke?). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Mighty Ira is directed by Nico Perrino, Aaron Reese & Chris Maltby and centers on Ira Glasser who – as the leader of the American Civil Liberties Union for 23 years – has transformed the organization from a small, “mom-and-pop” operation on the verge of bankruptcy into a civil liberties juggernaut with offices in every state and a $30 million endowment. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Angelica’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: September 26, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Angelica, Mitchell Lichtenstein, score, Soundtrack, Zbigniew Preisner
Caldera Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the gothic drama Angelica. The album features the film’s original music written by Golden Globe-nominated composer Zbigniew Preisner (Three Colors, The Secret Garden, When a Man Loves a Woman, The Queen of Spain). Visit the label’s official website for more details about the release. Visit Amazon to order the CD version and click here to stream/download the digital version.. Angelica is written and directed by Mitchell Lichtenstein and stars Jena Malone, Janet McTeer, Ed Stoppard and Tovah Feldshuh. The movie based on Arthur Phillips’ book of the same name is set in Victorian London and follows a young wife and her husband who go through a difficult time in their marriage after the life-threatening birth of their daughter, which is heightened by a mysterious ghost that enters their house. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 25, 2020)
Posted: September 25, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Ava, Bear McCreary, Brian Keane, Daniel Pemberton, Dickon Hinchliffe, Emile Mosseri, Jay Sebring...Cutting to the Truth, Jeff Beal, Kajillionaire, Leap!, Mark Orton, Misbehaviour, Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum, Oliver Sacks: His Own Words, Shigeru Umebayashi, Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story, The Last Shift, The Trial of the Chicago 7
Opening nationwide this weekend is the drama The Last Shift written and directed by Andrew Cohn and starring Richard Jenkins, Shane Paul McGhie, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Birgundi Baker, Allison Tolman and Ed O’Neill. The film’s original music is composed by Mark Orton (Nebraska, The Good Girl, My Old Lady). No soundtrack album has been announced. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is being released by Sony Pictures/Stage 6 Films.
Opening in over 500 theaters this weekend is the crime comedy Kajillionaire written and directed by Miranda July and starring Evan Rachel Wood, Gina Rodriguez, Richard Jenkins and Debra Winger. Emile Mosseri (The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Minari, Homecoming) has composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the Mr. Lonely cover by himself & Angel Olsen, which is also available separately as a digital single. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Focus Features release. Read the rest of this entry »
