Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Into/Across the Spider-Verse, Steve Jobs, Enola Holmes, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, Ocean’s 8, The Trial of the Chicago 7, The Man from U.N.C.L.E.) has recently been scoring the upcoming romantic comedy drama Fly Me to the Moon. The film is directed by Greg Berlanti (Love, Simon, Life As We Know It) and stars Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, Nick Dillenburg, Anna Garcia, Jim Rash, Colin Woodell, Noah Robbins, Christian Zuber, Donald Elise Watkins, Ray Romano and Woody Harrelson. The movie is set against the high-stakes backdrop of NASA’s historic Apollo 11 moon landing and follows a marketing maven who is brought in to fix NASA’s public image and wreaks havoc on the launch director’s already difficult task. Read the rest of this entry »
Daniel Pemberton Scoring Greg Berlanti’s ‘Fly Me to the Moon’
Posted: April 8, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Apple TV +, Daniel Pemberton, Fly Me to the Moon, Greg Berlanti
‘Spirit Rangers’ Season 3 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: April 8, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Netflix, Raye Zaragoza, Soundtrack, Spirit Rangers
Netflix Music has released a new soundtrack album for the streamer’s original animated series Spirit Rangers. The album features the original songs from the third season of the show written by Raye Zaragoza. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The label has previously released two soundtracks featuring the songs from Season 1 in 2022 and from Season 2 last year. Listen to the first track (The Spirit Ocean Song) below. Spirit Rangers is created by Karissa Valencia and features the voices of Wačíŋyeya Iwáš’aka Yracheta, Isis Celilo Rogers, Kimberly Guerrero, Talon Proc Alford and John Timothy. Read the rest of this entry »
Andrea Farri Scoring Peacock’s ‘Those About to Die’
Posted: April 8, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andrea Farri, Peacock, Roland Emmerich, Those About to Die
Andrea Farri (Io Capitano, The Hanging Sun, Security, The First King, Latin Lover, Italian Race) has been tapped to score the upcoming Peacock original series Those About to Die. The show based on Daniel P. Mannix’s nonfiction book of the same title is directed by Roland Emmerich (Independence Day, Stargate) & Marco Kreuzpaintner (The Collini Case, Bodies) and stars Anthony Hopkins, Iwan Rheon, Sara Martins, Jojo Macari, Tom Hughes, Moe Hashim, Rupert Penry-Jones, Gabriella Pession, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Emilio Sakraya, David Wurawa, Dimitri Leonidas, Pepe Barroso, Eneko Sagardoy, Gonçalo Almeida and Romana Maggiora Vergano. The 10-part historical drama set in the corrupt world of the spectacle-driven gladiatorial competition and follows a group of characters from all corners of the Roman Empire who collide at the explosive intersection of sports, politics, and dynasties. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for HBO’s ‘The Regime’ Released
Posted: April 7, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Alex Heffes, Alexandre Desplat, HBO, score, Soundtrack, The Regime
WaterTower Music has released the full soundtrack album for the HBO limited series The Regime. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Shape of Water, The King’s Speech, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Godzilla) & Alex Heffes (Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, The Last King of Scotland, Touching the Void, State of Play, Queen of Katwe) . The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. The label has previously released Desplat’s main title theme last month as a digital single. The Regime is created by Will Tracy and stars Kate Winslet, Matthias Schoenaerts, Andrea Riseborough, Martha Plimpton, Guillaume Gallienne and Hugh Grant. The 6-part political satire directed by Stephen Frears & Jessica Hobbs revolves around an authoritarian chancellor who has grown increasingly paranoid and unstable when she turns to a volatile soldier as an unlikely confidant. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 7, 2024)
Posted: April 7, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Apple TV +, Fallout, Franklin, Jay Wadley, Michael Lira, Mr Bates vs. the Post Office, Netflix, PBS, Ramin Djawadi, Vince Pope, Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp
Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British limited series Mr Bates vs the Post Office written by Gwyneth Hughes, directed by James Strong and starring Toby Jones, Monica Dolan, Alex Jennings, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Ian Hart, Will Mellor, Lia Williams, Shaun Dooley, Clare Calbraith, Lesley Nicol, Amit Shah, Adam James and Katherine Kelly. The show’s original music is composed by Vince Pope (True Detective: Night Country, No Offence, Black Mirror: Be Right Back, Resistance, You & Me, Misfits, Wolfe). The 4-parter, which tells the story of the real-life British Post Office scandal that has set off a firestorm of public outrage forcing the Prime Minister to act, premiered in the UK earlier this year on ITV and is making its U.S. debut on PBS as part of the Masterpiece series.
Premiering on Thursday, April 11 is the Prime Video original series Fallout developed by Geneva Robertson-Dworet & Graham Wagner based on the video game series and starring Ella Purnell, Walton Goggins, Aaron Moten, Moisés Arias, Michael Emerson, Kyle MacLachlan, Frances Turner, Leslie Uggams, Johnny Pemberton and Sarita Choudhury. Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Pacific Rim, Iron Man, Westworld, Uncharted, House of the Dragon, Eternals) has composed the show’s original music. Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score tomorrow, April 8. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Prime Video. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Natatorium’ Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: April 6, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Helena Stefánsdóttir, Jacob Groth, Natatorium, score, Soundtrack
Naxos has released a soundtrack EP for the Icelandic thriller Natatorium. The 5-track EP features the film’s original score composed by Jacob Groth (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Dead Man Down, Unforgettable, Skin Trade, Midnight, Texas). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to all five tracks below. Natatorium is written and directed by Helena Stefánsdóttir and stars Ilmur María Arnarsdóttir, Arnar Dan Kristjánsson, Kristín Pétursdóttir, Elin Petersdottir and Stefania Berndsen. The movie follows a teenage girl who visits her estranged grandparents while waiting for the results of her audition for an international performance group, but when her father and his younger sister find out about her stay, a sense of panic arises and a dark secret emerges. Read the rest of this entry »
Tyler Bates Scoring Ti West’s ‘MaXXXine’
Posted: April 6, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: MaXXXine, Ti West, Tyler Bates, X
Composer Tyler Bates (Guardians of the Galaxy, Deadpool 2, John Wick, Watchmen, 300, The Punisher) is reuniting with director Ti West on the upcoming slasher movie MaXXXine. The film is written and directed by West (House of the Devil, In a Valley of Violence) and stars Mia Goth, Elizabeth Debicki, Moses Sumney, Bobby Cannavale, Michelle Monaghan, Lily Collins, Halsey, Giancarlo Esposito and Kevin Bacon. The final installment in West’s X trilogy is set in 1980s Hollywood and follows adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx who finally gets her big break while a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 5, 2024)
Posted: April 5, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Bit of Light, Bertrand Bonello, Chicken for Linda!, Clément Ducol, Epic Tails, George Fenton, Jed Kurzel, Keegan DeWitt, Mark Korven, Model House, Monkey Man, Nathan Barr, Nicholas Pike, Olivier Cussac, Parachute, Ryan Lott, Someone Like You, The Beast, The First Omen, The Greatest Hits, The Old Oak, Tyler Michael Smith
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the supernatural horror prequel The First Omen co-written and directed by Arkasha Stevenson and starring Nell Tiger Free, Tawkeef Barhom, Ralph Ineson, Sonia Braga and Bill Nighy. The film’s original music is composed by Mark Korven (The Witch, The Lighthouse, The Black Phone, Cube, Night Swim, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, The Peripheral). Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the 20th Century Studios release.
Also opening nationwide is the action thriller Monkey Man directed by Dev Patel and starring Patel himself, Sharlto Copley, Pitobash, Vipin Sharma, Sobhita Dhulipala, Adithi Kalkunte and Ashwini Kalsekar. Jed Kurzel (Alien: Covenant, The Babadook, Overlord, Macbeth, The Oxford Murders, The Pope’s Exorcist, The Mustang, Assassin’s Creed) has composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as songs by Sneha Khanwalkar today. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released by Universal Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Lira Scoring Netflix’s ‘Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp’
Posted: April 5, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jonathan A. Rosenbaum, Michael Lira, Netflix, Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp
Michael Lira (Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead, Interceptor, The Hunter, Black Water: Abyss, Growing Up Smith, Nekrotronic) has composed the original score for the new Netflix original film Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp. The movie is directed by Jonathan A. Rosenbaum (Cop and a Half: New Recruit, Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls) and stars Chloe De Los Santos, Josh Lawson, as well as Eric Bauza (as the voice of Woody), Kevin Michael Richardson and Tom Kenny. The live-action/animated hybrid family comedy follows the title character who – after getting kicked out of the forest – thinks he’s found a forever home at Camp Woo Hoo, until an inspector threatens to shut down the camp. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Crime Scene Berlin: Nightlife Killer’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: April 5, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Anton Feist, Crime Scene Berlin: Nightlife Killer, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, Uwe Bossenz
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the streamer’s German original documentary series Crime Scene Berlin: Nightlife Killer. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Uwe Bossenz & Anton Feist (The Billion Dollar Code, TKKG, Kundschafter des Friedens, Eichwald MdB). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Crime Scene Berlin: Nightlife Killer is directed by Jan Zabeil & Caroline Schaper, produced by Beetz Brothers Film Production and reconstructs the case of several mysterious murders in Berlin’s nightlife that became nationally known as the “Coma Killer” in 2012. Read the rest of this entry »
