Christophe Beck (Frozen, Ant-Man, Edge of Tomorrow, The Hangover, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) has composed the original music for the upcoming Netflix original film The Christmas Chronicles 2. The film is written and directed by Chris Columbus (Home Alone, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Mrs. Doubtfire) and stars Kurt Russell, Goldie Hawn, Darby Camp, Jahzir Bruno, Julian Dennison, Judah Lewis, Kimberly Williams-Paisley and Tyrese Gibson. The family fantasy adventure comedy follows Kate Pierce, now a cynical teen, as she is unexpectedly reunited with Santa Claus when a mysterious troublemaker threatens to cancel Christmas. Read the rest of this entry »
Christophe Beck Scoring Chris Columbus’ ‘The Christmas Chronicles 2’
Posted: October 27, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chris Columbus, Christophe Beck, Netflix, The Christmas Chronicles, The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
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‘DNA’ (‘ADN’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 27, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: DNA, Maïwenn, NDA, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, Stephen Warbeck
22D Music & Why Not Productions have released a soundtrack album for the French drama DNA (ADN). The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Stephen Warbeck (Shakespeare in Love, Quills, Billy Elliott, Proof, Captain Corelli’s Mandolin). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio clips. DNA is co-written and directed by Maïwenn who also stars the movie, alongside Fanny Ardant, Louis Garrel, Alain Françon, Marine Vacth, Dylan Robert, Caroline Chaniolleau, Henri-Noël Tabary and Omar Marwan. The drama centers on a woman with close ties to a beloved Algerian grandfather who protected her from a toxic home life as a child. Read the rest of this entry »
Jerry Goldsmith’s Complete ‘The Last Castle’ Score to Be Released
Posted: October 26, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jerry Goldsmith, Rod Lurie, score, Soundtrack, The Last Castle
Intrada Records will release a new soundtrack album for the 2001 drama The Last Castle directed by Rod Lurie and starring Robert Redford, James Gandolfini, Mark Ruffalo, Clifton Collins, Jr. and Delroy Lindo. The 2-CD set features the complete original score from the DreamWorks Pictures production composed and conducted by Academy Award winner Jerry Goldsmith (The Omen, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Planet of the Apes, Patton, Chinatown, Basic Instinct, L.A. Confidential), including previously unreleased music, as well as alternate tracks on the first disc and the classical source music (supervised by Goldsmith) and a remastered version of the 2001 original soundtrack album (released by Decca Records) on the second disc. Visit Intrada’s online store to order the album and to check out audio samples. Read the rest of this entry »
Expanded and Remastered ‘The Land Before Time’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: October 26, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Don Bluth, James Horner, score, Soundtrack, The Land Before Time
Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for Amblin Entertainment’s 1988 animated feature The Land Before Time directed by Don Bluth, executive produced by Steven Spielberg & George Lucas and starring Gabriel Damon, Candace Hutson, Judith Barsi and Will Ryan. The album features the expanded and remastered original music from the film composed and conducted by Academy Award winner James Horner (Titanic, Avatar, A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13, Aliens, Field of Dreams, Glory), including around 15 minutes of previously unreleased music. Also included is the original song If We Hold On Together written by Horner & Will Jennings and performed by Diana Ross. The CD is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples. Read the rest of this entry »
Donna Missal’s ‘Nothing’s Gonna Hurt You Baby’ Cover from ‘Promising Young Woman’ Released
Posted: October 26, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Donna Missal, Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman
Capitol Records has released the cover version of Cigarettes After Sex’s Nothing’s Gonna Hurt You Baby from the drama Promising Young Woman. The new version is performed by Donna Missal and is now available to stream/download here. Also listen to the full track after the jump. The song will also be featured on the official soundtrack album, which was originally set to come out this past April and is now set to be released digitally and physically on December 4. Visit Amazon to pre-order the album and check out our previous article for the full album details. Promising Young Woman is written and directed by Emerald Fennell and stars Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham, Alison Brie, Adam Brody, Connie Britton,Jennifer Coolidge, Max Greenfield, Laverne Cox, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Sam Richardson, Chris Lowell, Molly Shannon and Clancy Brown. Read the rest of this entry »
Cliff Martinez Scoring Amazon’s ‘The Wilds’
Posted: October 26, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Cliff Martinez, The Wilds
Cliff Martinez (Drive, Traffic, Solaris, Sex, Lies & Videotapes, The Neon Demon, Contagion, Game Night) has recently been scoring the upcoming Netflix original series The Wilds. The show is created by Sarah Streicher and stars Mia Healey, Helena Howard, Reign Edwards, Shannon Berry, Rachel Griffiths, David Sullivan, Troy Winbush, Sophia Ali, Sarah Pidgeon, Jenna Clause and Erana James. The YA drama revolves around a group of teenage girls from radically different backgrounds after an airplane crash strands them on a deserted island. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘LA Originals’ Announced
Posted: October 26, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Estevan Oriol, LA Originals, Netflix, Soundtrack
Universal Music/Urban Legends have announced a soundtrack album for the Netflix documentary LA Originals directed by Estevan Oriol about the culture and landmarks of the chicano and street art movement that cemented Mister Cartoon and Oriol’s status as behind-the-scenes hip hop legends. The album features a selection of songs by musicians who have been inked by Cartoon and captured on celluloid by Oriol, including Method Man (Da Rockwilder), 50 Cent (Disco Inferno), Gang Starr (Mass Appeal), Snoop Dogg (Gin & Juice) and Public Enemy (Fight the Power). The soundtrack will be released digitally and as a double LP on December 4, 2020. Visit Amazon to pre-order the vinyl edition. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Ibiza’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 26, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Arnaud Lemort, Ibiza, Julien Grunberg, Paul-Marie Barbier, score, Soundtrack
Gaumont has released a soundtrack album for the French comedy Ibiza. The album features the film’s original music composed by Paul-Marie Barbier & Julien Grunberg (Jealous, Family Business). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio clips. Ibiza is co-written and directed by Arnaud Lemort and stars Christian Clavier, Mathilde Seigner and Joeystarr. The movie follows a conservative doctor in his sixties who heads to the Spanish party island of Ibiza in a bid to connect with his girlfriend’s teenage children. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 25, 2020)
Posted: October 25, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Citizen Bio, City So Real, Dan the Automator, Evgueni Galperine, HBO, His House, Holidate, Michael J. McEvoy, Nat Geo, Netflix, Paul Oakenfold, Resavoir, Robin Foster, Roque Banos, Sacha Galperine, Showtime, The Undoing, Truth Seekers, Will Miller
Premiering tonight is the HBO limited series The Undoing created by David E. Kelley, directed by Susanne Bier and starring Nicole Kidman, Hugh Grant, Edgar Ramirez, Noah Jupe, Noma Dumezweni, Lily Rabe, Matilda De Angelis, Ismael Cruz Córdova and Donald Sutherland. The show’s original music is composed by Evgueni Galperine & Sacha Galperine (The Family, Radioactive, Loveless, The Wizard of Lies, Nine Lives). Check our our previous news article to learn more about the 6-parter, which will air every Sunday night on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.
Premiering on Wednesday, October 28, is the Netflix original film Holidate directed by John Whitesell and starring Emma Roberts, Luke Bracey, Andrew Bachelor, Jessica Capshaw, Jake Manley, Manish Dayal, Frances Fisher and Kristin Chenoweth. Dan the Automator (Booksmart, Control) has composed the film’s original score. Click here for more information about the romantic comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Bye Bye Morons’ (‘Adieu les cons’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 25, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Adieu les cons, Albert Dupontel, Bye Bye Morons, Christophe Julien, score, Soundtrack
Gaumont has released a soundtrack album for the French comedy Bye Bye Morons (Adieu les cons). The album features the film’s original music composed by Christophe Julien (See You Up There, Ares, Nothing to Hide, Mes heros). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples. Bye Bye Morons is directed by Albert Dupontel and stars Virginie Efira, Dupontel himself and Nicolas Marié. The movie follows a terminally-ill hairdresser as she tries to find the child she gave up for adoption after an unwanted teen pregnancy, when she crosses paths cross with a jaded suicidal bureaucrat. Read the rest of this entry »
