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 »
Matti Bye Scoring Netflix’s ‘Young Wallander’
Posted: August 30, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ben Harris, Matti Bye, Netflix, Young Wallander
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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 »
‘Wild Wild West’ Deluxe Edition Score Album Announced
Posted: August 28, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Barry Sonnenfeld, Elmer Bernstein, score, Soundtrack, Wild Wild West
Varese Sarabande has announced a new deluxe edition soundtrack album for the 1999 western comedy Wild Wild West directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and starring Will Smith, Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh and Salma Hayek. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Academy Award winner Elmer Bernstein (To Kill a Mockingbird, The Magnificent Seven, Ghostbusters, Airplane, The Age of Innocence, Far from Heaven), including over 30 minutes of previously unreleased music, as well as additional music by Peter Bernstein and alternate versions and music not used in the film. Visit the label’s official website to order the CD, which is limited to 2,000 copies, and to check out audio samples. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Pets United’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 28, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Newman, Pets United, Reinhard Klooss, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the animated feature Pets United. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee David Newman (Anastasia, Ice Age, Serenity, The Flintstones, Galaxy Quest, The Nutty Professor, The War of the Roses). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music stores. Pets United is written and directed by Reinhard Klooss (who previously collaborated with Newman on his last features Animals United and Tarzan) and features the voices of Natalie Dormer, Eddie Marsan and Stephen Mangan. The Timeless Films production follows a street-smart dog and a pampered cat join forces to lead a pack of unlikely heroes when their city is seized by its evil mayor – and his robot army. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Endless’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 27, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Endless, Nik Freitas, score, Scott Speer, Soundtrack, Todd Bryanton
Varese Sarabande/Music.Film Recordings will release a soundtrack album for the romantic drama Endless. The album features the film’s original music composed by Todd Bryanton (The Tall Man, The Humanity Bureau, The Recall) and Nik Freitas (Christmas Trade). Also included is the original song Wish performed by Lily Kershaw who also co-wrote the track with Freitas. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, August 28 and will be available to stream/download here. Endless is directed by Scott Speer and stars Alexandra Shipp, Nicholas Hamilton, DeRon Horton and Famke Janssen. The movie centers on two love struck high school graduates who get separated by a tragic car accident. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Shed’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: August 27, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bear McCreary, Frank Sabatella, Sam Ewing, score, Soundtrack, The Shed
Sparks & Shadows will release a soundtrack album for the horror movie The Shed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Sam Ewing (The Walking Dead, Victor Crowley) and produced by Bear McCreary (Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Outlander, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Battlestar Galactica, Child’s Play). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, August 28 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music stores. Enjoy the Ride Records will release a vinyl edition of the album. The Shed is written and directed by Frank Sabatella and stars Jay Jay Warren, Cody Kostro, Sofia Happonen, Timothy Bottoms, Siobhan Fallon Hogan and Frank Whaley. The movie follows two best friends who have put up with bullies their entire lives. Read the rest of this entry »
