Composers Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Steve Jobs, Birds of Prey, The Man from U.N.C.L.E.) and Grégoire Hetzel (Incendies, Summertime, Ismael’s Ghosts, The Midwife) have contributed original music to the upcoming French thriller Lovers (Amants). The film is directed by Nicole Garcia and stars Pierre Niney, Stacy Martin and Benoît Magimel. The movie follows a woman who, while on vacation on an island in the Indian Ocean with her husband, rekindles a passionate affair with her ex-boyfriend. Garcia (A View of Love, Going Away) also co-wrote the screenplay with Jacques Fieschi. Read the rest of this entry »
Daniel Pemberton & Grégoire Hetzel Scoring Nicole Garcia’s ‘Lovers’ (‘Amants’)
Posted: August 31, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amants, Daniel Pemberton, Gregoire Hetzel, Lovers, Nicole Garcia
Andrea Bocelli’s Original Song ‘Gratia Plena’ from ‘Fatima’ Released
Posted: August 31, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andrea Bocelli, Fatima, Paolo Buonvino
Decca Classics has released the original song Gratia Plena from the faith-based drama Fatima. The track, which is written by the film’s composer Paolo Buonvino (Medici, Fathers & Daughters, Romanzo Criminale) and performed by Andrea Bocelli, is now available to stream/download as a digital single on Amazon. Check out the official music video below. The track is also included on the movie’s official soundtrack album, which has just been released this past Friday. Fatima directed by Marco Pontecorvo and starring Joaquim de Almeida, Goran Višnjić, Sônia Braga, Stephanie Gil, Lúcia Moniz and Harvey Keitel is now playing in select theaters and is also available to stream on PVOD. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 30, 2020)
Posted: August 30, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Away, Ben Frost, HBO Max, I'm Thinking of Ending Things, Jay Wadley, Love Guaranteed, Marc Streitenfeld, Matthew Herbert, Matti Bye, Netflix, Noughts + Crosses, Peacock, Raised by Wolves, Ryan Shore, Will Bates, Young Wallander
Premiering on Thursday, September 3 is the HBO Max original series Raised by Wolves created by Aaron Guzikowski and starring Amanda Collin, Abubakar Salim, Winta McGrath, Matias Varela, Niamh Algar, Jordan Loughran, Felix Jamieson, Aasiya Shah, Ethan Hazzard, Ivy Wong and Travis Fimmel. The show’s original music is composed by Ben Frost (Dark, Sleeping Beauty, Super Dark Times, Fortitude) & Marc Streitenfeld (Prometheus, American Gangster, Robin Hood, Body of Lies). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the sci-fi drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on HBO Max.
Also premiering on Thursday is the Netflix original film Love, Guaranteed directed by Mark Steven Johnson and starring Rachael Leigh Cook, Heather Graham and Damon Wayans Jr. Ryan Shore (Prime, Star Wars: Forces of Destiny, The Shrine, Harvard Man, Numb, Headspace, Julie’s Greenroom) has composed the movie’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the romantic comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
Matti Bye Scoring Netflix’s ‘Young Wallander’
Posted: August 30, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ben Harris, Matti Bye, Netflix, Young Wallander
Matti Bye (Everlasting Moments, The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared, A Serious Game, One Last Deal, Faro) has composed the original music for the new Netflix original series Young Wallander. The show is developed by Ben Harris (Devils) based on Henning Mankell’s best-selling Kurt Wallander novels and stars Adam Pålsson, Richard Dillane, Leanne Best, Yasen Atour, Charles Mnene, Jacob Collins-Levy, Alan Emrys and Kiza Deen. The drama is set in contemporary Sweden and focuses on the formative experiences – professional and personal – faced by Kurt as a recently graduated police officer in his early twenties. Read the rest of this entry »
Christina Aguilera’s ‘Reflection’ from Niki Caro’s ‘Mulan’ Released
Posted: August 29, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christina Aguilera, Disney Plus, Harry Gregson-Williams, Mulan, Niki Caro
Walt Disney Records has released the new version of the song Reflection from Disney’s live-action film adaptation of Mulan. The track, which was originally written by David Zippel and Matthew Wilder for the 1998 animated classic, is produced by the movie’s composer Harry Gregson-Williams and performed by Christina Aguilera. Visit Amazon to stream/download the song and also check out the official music video after the jump. The track will also be featured on the official soundtrack album, which will be released on September 4 and also includes Gregson-Williams’ score, as well as Aguilera’s original song Loyal Brave True, which is already out now. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 28, 2020)
Posted: August 28, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Andrew Kawczynski, Bill & Ted Face the Music, Christopher Willis, Fatima, Jack Halama, Mark Isham, Mark Snow, Paolo Buonvino, Rogue, Rupert Gregson-Williams, Scott Shields, The Eight Hundred, The New Mutants, The Personal History of David Copperfield'
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the horror thriller The New Mutants directed by Josh Boone and starring Maisie Williams, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, Alice Braga, Blu Hunt and Henry Zaga. The film’s original music is composed by (The X-Files, Millennium, La Femme Nikita, Crazy in Alabama, Smallville). Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the 20th Century Studios release.
Also opening wide is the comedy drama The Personal History of David Copperfield directed by and starring Dev Patel, Tilda Swinton, Hugh Laurie, Peter Capaldi, Ben Whishaw, Paul Whitehouse and Gwendoline Christie. Christopher Willis (The Death of Stalin, Veep, The Lion Guard, Mickey Mouse) has composed the film’s original music. MVKA has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this year when the movie opened in the UK. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for mire information about the film, which is being released stateside by Searchlight Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
Alexandre Desplat’s ‘Airlines’ Album Released
Posted: August 28, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Airlines, Alexandre Desplat, Emmanuel Pahud
Warner Classics has released the album Airlines by Academy Award-winning composer Alexandre Deplat. The album features unreleased recordings, including revisited versions of music from the composer’s films, including the Oscar-winning scores for The Shape of Water and The Grand Budapest Hotel, as well as Lust, Caution, Girl with a Pearl Earring and Birth. Also included are two original concert works. The music is conducted by Desplat himself and is performed by flautist Emmanuel Pahud accompanied by the National Orchestra of France. The album is now available to stream/download here and visit Amazon to order a CD and vinyl version. Read the rest of this entry »
‘We Belong’ & Passenger Seat’ by Brianna Hildebrand & Kat Cunning from ‘Trinkets’ Season 2 Released
Posted: August 28, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Brianna Hildebrand, Kat Cunning, Netflix, Trinkets
Maisie Music Publishing has released two songs from the second season of the Netflix original series Trinkets. Available to stream/download now is the cover version of Pat Benatar’s We Belong (originally written by Daniel Navarro & David Eric Lowen) and performed by lead actress Brianna Hildebrand, as well as Passenger Seat written by Mal Blum performed by Hildebrand & Kat Cunning. Listen to both tracks after the jump. Trinkets is created by Amy Andelson, Emily Meyer & Kirsten Smith and also stars Kiana Madeira, Quintessa Swindell, Brandon Butler, Odiseas Georgiadis, Larry Sullivan, Dana Green, Linden Ashby and October Moore . Read the rest of this entry »
Original Song ‘Rocket to the Moon’ from Netflix’s ‘Over the Moon’ Released
Posted: August 28, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christopher Curtis, Glen Keane, Helen Park, Marjorie Duffield, Netflix, Over the Moon
Milan Records has released the first song from the soundtrack for the Netflix animated film Over the Moon. The track, entitled Rocket to the Moon, is written by Christopher Curtis (Chaplin: The Musical), Marjorie Duffield & Helen Park (KPOP The Musical) and performed by Cathy Ang (as the movie’s lead character Fei Fei), and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music services. Also check out the official lyric video after the jump. A full soundtrack album will be announced soon. Over the Moon is directed by Glen Keane and also stars Phillipa Soo, Robert G. Chiu, Ken Jeong, John Cho, Margaret Cho, Ruthie Ann Miles, Kimiko Glenn, Artt Butler and Sandra Oh. Read the rest of this entry »
