Toolbox has released a soundtrack album for Danish drama Shorta. The album features the film’s original score composed by Martin Dirkov (Border, Shelley, The Charmer, Holiday). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 14 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Shorta is directed by Frederik Hviid & Anders Ølholm and stars Jacob Hauberg Lohmann, Simon Sears, Dulfi Al-Jabouri and Tarek Zayat. The movie unfolds in the aftermath of the killing of a teenager while in custody and follows two police officers who are on routine patrol in a minority-heavy neighborhood when news of the death breaks, igniting a violent riot. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Shorta’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: October 13, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Anders Olholm, Frederik Hviid, Martin Dirkov, score, Shorta, Soundtrack
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Robin Foster Scoring Amazon’s ‘Truth Seekers’
Posted: October 13, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Robin Foster, Truth Seekers
Robin Foster (Anthropoid, Untogether, Criminal, Metro Manila) has recently scored the new Amazon original series Truth Seekers. The show is created by Nick Frost & Simon Pegg, Nat Saunders & James Serafinowicz (Sick Note) and stars Frost & Pegg themselves, alongside Samson Kayo, Emma D’Arcy, Malcolm McDowell and Susan Wokoma. The supernatural comedy drama series centers on a team of part-time paranormal investigators who team up to uncover and film ghost sightings across the UK and share their adventures on an online channel for all to see. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Blackjack: The Jackie Ryan Story’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 12, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Blackjack: The Jackie Ryan Story, Danny A. Abeckaser, Lionel Cohen, Soundtrack
DNA-Productions will release a soundtrack album for the drama Blackjack: The Jackie Ryan Story. The album, which features the film’s original score composed by Lionel Cohen (Mob Town, First We Take Brooklyn, Sex and the Future), will be released digitally on October 30 and is now available for pre-order here. Also coming out on the same day is a 5-track EP features the songs from the movie by the composer feat. Phil Galanty, Palo Xanto, Jaxon Evans and IMPULSS. Visit Amazon. to pre-order the EP. Blackjack: The Jackie Ryan Story is directed by Danny A. Abeckaser and stars Greg Finley, Ashley Greene, David Arquette, Robert Davi, Brandon Thomas Lee, Bo Dietl and James Madio. The movie tells the story of hot-tempered and self-centered Brooklyn native and street basketball legend Jackie Ryan whose dreams of playing professional basketball seem to have passed him by after years of hard partying and neglect. Read the rest of this entry »
Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans Scoring Hulu’s ‘Helstrom’
Posted: October 12, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Danny Bensi, Helstrom, Hulu, Saunder Jurriaans
Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Ozark, Boy Erased, The Gift, Enemy, The Outsider, The Devil All the Time) are the composers of Marvel’s new Hulu original series Helstrom. The show is created by Paul Zbyszewski (Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) based on the Marvel Comics property and stars Tom Austen, Sydney Lemmon, Elizabeth Marvel, Ariana Guerra, Robert Wisdom and June Carryl. The drama follows siblings and supposed serial killer offspring Daimon & Ana Helstrom and their complicated dynamic, as they track down the worst of humanity — each with their own attitude and skills. Read the rest of this entry »
‘She’s in Portland’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 12, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Marc Carlini, Mondo Boys, score, She's in Portland, Soundtrack
Freight & Postage has released a soundtrack album for the indie comedy drama She’s in Portland. The album features the film’s original score composed by Mondo Boys (Phoenix Forgotten, The Girlfriend Experience, She Dies Tomorrow, Fatman, Dave Made a Maze). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. She’s in Portland is co-written and directed by Marc Carlini and stars Tommy Dewey, Francois Arnaud and Minka Kelly. The movie revolves around a family man who – when he recognizes his best friend is in a slump – convinces him to travel up the California coast in search of, the one that got away. Read the rest of this entry »
Harry Escott Scoring BBC’s ‘Roadkill’
Posted: October 12, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, David Hare, Harry Escott, PBS, Roadkill
Harry Escott (Shame, Hard Candy, A Mighty Heart, Welcome to the Punch, The English Game) has composed the original score for the new BBC drama Roadkill. The show is created by David Hare (The Hours, The Reader) and stars Hugh Laurie, Helen McCrory, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Saskia Reeves, Sarah Greene, Patricia Hodge, Ophelia Lovibond, Iain De Caestecker, Katie Leung, Olivia Vinall, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Shalom Brune-Franklin and Pip Torrens. The 4-part political thriller follows a self-made, forceful and charismatic politician whose public and private life is being picked apart by his enemies. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for BBC Series ‘Life’ Released
Posted: October 12, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, Guy Garvey, Life, Mike Bartlett, Paul Saunderson, Peter Jobson
A soundtrack album has been released for the BBC series Life. The album features selections of the original music from the show composed by Guy Garvey, Paul Saunderson & Peter Jobson (Trying, Dead in a Week Or Your Money Back, The More You Ignore Me, Cleaning Up). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music services. Life is created & written by Mike Bartlett and stars Alison Steadman, Peter Davison, Adrian Lester, Victoria Hamilton (who is reprising her role from Doctor Foster), Rachael Stirling, Melissa Johns, Saira Choudhry, Calvin Demba, Erin Kellyman and Joshua James. The 6-part drama is set in Manchester and follows the stories of the residents of a large house divided into four flats. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Final Wish’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: October 11, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Samuel Joseph Smythe, score, Soundtrack, The Final Wish, Timothy Woodward Jr.
Samuel Joseph Smythe (Gangster Land, Traded, The Outsider, The Call, Silencer) has released a soundtrack album for the mystery horror thriller The Final Wish. The album features the composer’s original score from the film and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music stores. The Final Wish is directed by Timothy Woodward Jr. and stars Michael Welch, Lin Shaye, Tony Todd, Spencer Locke and Melissa Bolona. The movie co-written and produced by Jeffrey Reddick follows a man who returns to his hometown to help his devastated mother following the passing of his father, when he comes across a mysterious item that is far more than it seems. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 11, 2020)
Posted: October 11, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting, Adam Taylor, Amazon, AMC, Blake Neely, Brian Tyler, Clouds, Connecting..., Des, Disney Plus, Evil Eye, Gazelle Twin, Grand Army, Jonathan Sanford, Matthew Margeson, Michael Price, Morgan Kibby, NBC, Netflix, Nocturne, Ronit Kirchman, Sarah Warne, Social Distance, Soulmates, Sundance Now, The Right Stuff
Premiering tomorrow, October 12, is the second episode of the AMC anthology series Soulmates created by Will Bridges & Brett Goldstein. Episode 2, entitled The Lovers, is directed by Rob Savage and stars David Costabile, Sonya Cassidy, Karima McAdams and Henry Goodman. Michael Price (Sherlock, Dracula, Wild Target, A Fantastic Fear of Everything, Unforgotten, Another Me) has composed the episode’s original music. Check out our previous article about the show’s first episode (scored by Craig Armstrong) to learn more about the drama, which currently airs every Monday night on AMC.
Premiering on Tuesday, October 13, as part of Amazon’s Welcome to the Blumhouse series, is the supernatural horror thriller Nocturne written and directed by Zu Quirke and starring Sydney Sweeney, Madison Iseman, Ivan Shaw and Jacques Colimon. The film’s original music is composed by British EDM artist Gazelle Twin (aka Elizabeth Bernholz). Click here for more information about the movie, which will be available to stream exclusively on Amazon Prime. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Half of It’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: October 10, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alice Wu, Anton Sanko, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, The Half of It
Maisie Music Publishing will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix original film The Half of It. The album features the movie’s original music composed by Anton Sanko (Rabbit Hole, The Possession, Big Love, Ouija, The Seagull). Also included is a demo version of the original song Half Way by Joe Pernice. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 11 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music services. The Half of It is written and directed by Alice Wu and stars Leah Lewis, Daniel Diemer, Alexxis Lemire, Wolfgang Novogratz, Collin Chou, Becky Ann Baker, Enrique Murciano, Macintyre Dixon and Catherine Curtin. The coming-of-age comedy follows a shy, introverted, Chinese-American, straight-A student who finds herself helping the school jock woo the girl they both secretly love. Read the rest of this entry »
