Velvet Revolver guitarist Dave Kushner (Sons of Anarchy) & Jose Cancela (Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted, Kingpin) are scoring the upcoming comedy The Opening Act. The film is written and directed by Steve Byrne and stars Jimmy O. Yang, Alex Moffat, Cedric The Entertainer, Neal Brennan, Ken Jeong, Jermaine Fowler, Debby Ryan, Bill Burr and Russell Peters. The movie follows an aspiring stand-up comedian who is given the opportunity to emcee a comedy show by hid hero, when the realities of life on the stage come crashing in. Read the rest of this entry »
Dave Kushner & Jose Cancela Scoring Steve Byrne’s ‘The Opening Act’
Posted: September 7, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dave Kushner, Jose Cancela, Steve Byrne, The Opening Act
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‘World Soundtrack Awards: Tribute to the Film Composer’ Album Announced
Posted: September 7, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: World Soundtrack Awards
Film Fest Ghent has announced the album World Soundtrack Awards: Tribute to the Film Composer, which features newly recorded pieces by all winners of the festival’s Film Composer of the Year Award, including Angelo Badalamenti, Nicholas Britell, Carter Burwell, Mychael Danna, Alexandre Desplat, Patrick Doyle, Michael Giacchino, Elliot Goldenthal, James Newton Howard, Alberto Iglesias, Jóhann Jóhannsson, John Williams and Gabriel Yared. Among the tracks is the premiere release of the main title track from Fear by Burwell and a suite from the unused score of Troy by Yared. Also included is the first-ever release of the World Soundtrack Awards Fanfare written by Elmer Bernstein and Tribute to the Film Composer, as well as an homage arranged by John Williams that brings together 23 different Oscar-winning or Oscar-nominated film themes. Read the rest of this entry »
Howard Shore Scoring Deepa Mehta’s ‘Funny Boy’
Posted: September 7, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Deepa Mehta, Funny Boy, Howard Shore
Howard Shore (The Lord of the Rings, The Aviator, The Silence of the Lambs, The Departed, Hugo, The Hobbit) has revealed on the latest episode of Score: The Podcast that he has completed his score for the upcoming drama Funny Boy. The film directed by Deepa Mehta (Water, Earth, Fire, Beeba Boys) is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Arjie Chelvaratnam and tells the story a young boy coming to terms with his sexual identity just as political tensions escalate in Sri Lanka in the years leading up to the 1983 riots. Chelvaratnam also wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘P-Valley’ Season 1 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: September 6, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: J. Alphonse Nicholson, P-Valley, Soundtrack, Starz
Lionsgate Records has released a full soundtrack album for the Starz original series P-Valley. The album features the songs from the show’s first season performed by J. Alphonse Nicholson, Jucee Froot’s opening titles song Down in the Valley, as well as tracks by FM NEW MONEY, Tokyo Vanity, Alan Scoop, Harriett D. Foy and Lil’ Bad Cuzzin. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here. The label has previously released a number of digital singles and EPs featuring the songs from each episode over the last couple of weeks. P-Valley is created by Katori Hall and stars Brandee Evans, Nicco Annan, Shannon Thornton, Parker Sawyers, Nicholson, Foy, Skyler Joy, Tyler Lepleym Elarica Johnson and Dan J. Johnson. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 6, 2020)
Posted: September 6, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Newman, Frederik Wiedmann, HBO Max, Hulu, Jeff Cardoni, Jeff Russo, Julie and the Phantoms, L.A.'s Finest, Madagascar: A Little Wild, Mark Crawford, Netflix, Peacock, Pets United, Power Book II: Ghost, Roger Neill, Spectrum, Stanley Clarke, Starz, The Social Dilemma, Unpregnant, Woke
Premiering tonight is the Starz original series Power Book II: Ghost created by Courtney A. Kemp and starring Michael Rainey Jr., Naturi Naughton, Mary J. Blige, Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Daniel Bellomy, Paige Hurd,” Cliff “Method Man” Smith, Shane Johnson, Gianni Paolo and Melanie Liburd. The show’s original music is composed by Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery & Picard, The Night Of, Legion, The Umbrella Academy) who previously scored all episodes of the original Power series. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the drama, which will air every Sunday night on Starz.
Premiering tomorrow, September 7 is DreamWorks Animation’s new TV series Madagascar: A Little Wild executive produced by Johanna Stein & Dana Starfield and starring Tucker Chandler, Amir O’Neil, Shaylin Becton, Luke Lowe, Jasmine Gatewood and Eric Petersen. Frederik Wiedmann (The Dragon Prince, The Green Lantern: The Animated Series, Hangman) who has previously scored DreamWorks Animation TV’s All Hail King Julien is composing the show’s original music. The series, which follows young versions of Alex, Marty, Gloria & Melman from the Madagascar franchise, as they grow up in New York City, will be available to stream on Hulu and Peacock. Read the rest of this entry »
Expanded ‘Swashbuckler’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: September 5, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: James Goldstone, John Addison, score, Soundtrack, Swashbuckler
Quartet Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1976 adventure movie Swashbuckler directed by James Goldstone and starring Robert Shaw, James Earl Jones, Peter Boyle, Geneviève Bujold, Beau Bridges and Geoffrey Holder. The 2-CD set features the original music from the Universal Pictures production composed and conducted by Academy Award winner John Addison (A Bridge Too Far, Tom Sawyer, Sleuth, Torn Curtain, The Seven-Per-Cent Solution), including the composer’s expanded score, as well alternate cues on the first disc and the (remastered) content of the original soundtrack album on the second disc. Visit the label’s official website for the full track list, to check out audio samples and to order the album, which is limited to 2,000 copies.
‘Padrenostro’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 5, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Claudio Noce, Mattia Carratello, Padrenostro, score, Soundtrack, Stefano Ratchev
Edizioni Curci has released a soundtrack album for the Italian drama Padrenostro. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ratchev & Carratello (aka Stefano Ratchev & Mattia Carratello). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out the full track list. Padrenostro is co-written and directed by Claudio Noce and stars Pierfrancesco Favino, Mattia Garaci, Barbara Ronchi, Francesco Gheghi, Francesco Colella and Antonio Gerardi. The movie follows a 10-year old boy whose life is turned upside down when he witnesses a terrorist commando attempting to kill his father. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 4, 2020)
Posted: September 4, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Aaron Drake, Chris Hajian, Critical Thinking, Harry Gregson-Williams, Ludwig Göransson, Mulan, Robin's Wish, Tenet
The only movie opening in theaters nationwide this week is the spy thriller Tenet written and directed by Christopher Nolan and starring John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Clémence Poésy, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Dimple Kapadia, Michael Caine, Kenneth Branagh and Himesh Patel. The film’s original music is composed by Ludwig Göransson (Black Panther, The Mandalorian, Creed, Community, Venom). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as Travis Scott’s original song The Plan co-written and produced by Göransson. Click here for the full album details and check out our previous article for more information about the song.
Premiering today for a premium fee on Disney+ is the live-action film adaptation of Mulan directed by Niki Caro and starring Yifei Liu, Donnie Yen, Jason Scott Lee, Yoson An, Gong Li and Jet Li. Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, Shrek, The Martian, Kingdom of Heaven) has composed the film’s original score. Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as an original song and a new version Reflection (written for the 1998 animated feature). Check out our our soundtrack announcement for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
‘No Time to Die’ Soundtrack Cover Art and Release Date Revealed
Posted: September 4, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cary Fukunaga, Hans Zimmer, James Bond, No Time to Die, score, Soundtrack
Decca Records has revealed the cover art for the soundtrack album for the 25th James Bond film No Time to Die. The album features the film’s original score composed by Hans Zimmer(The Dark Knight, Gladiator, The Lion King, Inception, Pirates of the Caribbean), as well as the theme song performed by Billie Eilish and co-written by herself and Finneas O’Connell (already out now as a digital single). The soundtrack will be released on November 13, 2020 and will be available to pre-order here soon. Check back on this page for the track list. The album was originally set to be released this past March before the movie’s worldwide release was delayed. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Bay of Silence’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 4, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Swihart, Paula van der Oest, score, Soundtrack, The Bay of Silence
Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the thriller The Bay of Silence. The album features the film’s original score composed by John Swihart (Napoleon Dynamite, How I Met Your Mother, Dinner in America, For a Good Time, Call…, Youth in Revolt, Table 19) . The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music stores. The Bay of Silence is directed by Paula van der Oest and stars Claes Bang, Olga Kurylenko, Brian Cox, Assaad Bouab and Alice Krige. The movie revolves around a man who sets out to discover the truth behind his son’s mysterious death in a bid to protect his mentally vulnerable wife. Read the rest of this entry »
