Rupert Gregson-Williams has composed the original score for the new Netflix original movie Hubie Halloween. The film is directed by Steven Brill (Mr. Deeds, Drillbit Taylor) and stars Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Julie Bowen, Ray Liotta, Steve Buscemi, Maya Rudolph, Rob Schneider, June Squibb, Kenan Thompson, Tim Meadows, Michael Chiklis, Karan Brar, George Wallace, Paris Berelc and Noah Schnapp. The comedy follows a good-natured but eccentric community volunteer devoted to his hometown of Salem, Massachusetts who – when people start disappearing – has to convince the police and townsfolk thatmonsters are real and only he can stop them. Read the rest of this entry »
Rupert Gregson-Williams Scoring Steven Brill’s ‘Hubie Halloween’
Posted: September 29, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Hubie Halloween, Netflix, Rupert Gregson-Williams, Steven Brill
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‘Gaza mon amour’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 29, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andre Matthias, Arab Nasser, Gaza mon amour, score, Soundtrack, Tarzan Nasser
Plaza Mayor Company will release a soundtrack album for the drama Gaza mon amour. The album features the film’s original music composed by Andre Matthias (The Drummer, Four Assassins, Control, Centaur). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Gaza mon amour is co-written and directed by Tarzan Nasser & Arab Nasser (Dégradé) and stars Salim Daw, Hiam Abbass, Maisa Abd Elhadi, George Iskandar, Hitham Al Omari and Manal Awad. The movie is set in Gaza and explores a love story between a 60-year-old fisherman and a local tailor. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for James Erskine’s ‘Billie’ Documentary Announced
Posted: September 28, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Billie, James Erskine, Soundtrack
Verve Records will release the official soundtrack album for the documentary Billie. The album features thirteen songs by the film’s subject Billie Holiday and her band, The Sonhouse All Stars performing her classic works including I Only Have Eyes For You, Strange Fruit, God Bless The Child and more. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on November 13, 2020. Visit Amazon to order the digital, CD and vinyl edition. Billie is directed by James Erskine and tells the story of the singer who changed the face of American music, and the journalist who died trying to tell it. The movie features never-before-heard interviews by musical artists such as Charles Mingus, Tony Bennett, Sylvia Syms and Count Basie. 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
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 »
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 »
