EMI Music/Universal Music Australia will release the official soundtrack for the documentary Slim & I. The album features songs by the film’s subjects, the late Australian country music legend Slim Dusty and his wife, Joy McKean, as well as tracks by Troy Cassar-Daley, Kasey Chambers & Bill Chambers, Missy Higgins & others. Also included is the original song I Don’t Believe You written by Flora Smith & McKean and performed by Small Town Romance feat. Anne Kirkpatrick (listen to the track below). The soundtrack will be released physically and digitally on September 4, 2020 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. An extended edition featuring eight additional tracks will also be released digitally on the same day (click here to order). Slim & I is directed by Kriv Stenders (Red Dog, Danger Close) and centers on the partnership between Slim Dusty and McKean. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Slim & I’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: August 24, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Joy McKean, Kriv Stenders, Slim & I, Slim Dusty, Soundtrack
‘Little Voice’ Season 1 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: August 24, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Apple TV +, Little Voice, Sara Bareilles, Soundtrack
Epic Records has released the full soundtrack album for the Apple TV+ original series Little Voice. The album features the songs from the show’s first season written by Sara Bareilles and performed by the dramedy’s cast. Also included is the title song performed by Bareilles, as well as Our Way To Fall (as featured in the fifth episode) performed by Chris Thile feat. Madison Cunningham. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here. The label has previously released the songs from each episode weekly as digital EPs/singles. Little Voice is created by Jessie Nelson and stars Brittany O’Grady, Sean Teale, Shalini Bathina, Colton Ryan, Kevin Valdez, Phillip Johnson Richardson and Chuck Cooper. Read the rest of this entry »
George Fenton Scoring Roger Michell’s ‘The Duke’
Posted: August 24, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: George Fenton, Roger Michell, The Duke
George Fenton (Dangerous Liaisons, Groundhog Day, Ever After, Anna and the King, The Blue Planet) has recently recorded his score for the upcoming British comedy drama The Duke. The film is directed by Roger Michell (Notting Hill, Changing Lanes) and stars Jim Broadbent, Helen Mirren, Fionn Whitehead, Matthew Goode and Anna Maxwell Martin. The movie revolves around a 60 year-old London cab driver who in 1961 stole Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery, the only robbery in the museum’s history. Richard Bean and Clive Coleman have written the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Radio Wolf’s & Parallels’ Songs from ‘Proximity’ Released
Posted: August 24, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Eric Demeusy, Parallels, Proximity, Radio Wolf, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has released a new soundtrack album for the sci-fi thriller Proximity. The album features the original songs from the movie by Radio Wolf and Parallels. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music stores. The label has previously released a separate album featuring Jermaine Stegall’s original score from the film. Proximity is written and directed by Eric Demeusy and stars Ryan Masson, Highdee Kuan, Christian Prentice, Shaw Jones and Don Scribner. The movie follows a young NASA JPL scientist who is abducted by extraterrestrials. When no one believes his story he becomes obsessed with finding proof. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 23, 2020)
Posted: August 23, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: All Together Now, Amanda Jones, Daniel Pemberton, Danny Jacob, Disney Plus, Freeform, Germaine Franco, HBO, HBO Max, Hoops, Hulu, Julia Holter, Keegan DeWitt, Love in the Time of Corona, Mac Quayle, Matt Bowen, Netflix, Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Candace Against the Universe, Pure, Rising Phoenix, Sam Hoffman, The Binge, The Sleepover, The Vow
Premiering tonight is the HBO docu-series The Vow directed and executive produced by Jehane Noujaim & Karim Amer about the self-improvement group NXIVM, whose leaders have been charged with sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy. The show’s original music is composed by Mac Quayle (Mr. Robot, American Horror Story, American Crime Story, Feud: Bette and Joan, Pose, Scream Queens, The Politician). Check out our previous news article for more information about the 9-parter, which will air every Sunday night on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.
Premiering on Wednesday, August 26 is the Netflix documentary Rising Phoenix directed by Ian Bonhote & Peter Ettedgui about the Paralympic Games and its evolution from the rubble of World War II to the third biggest sporting event on the planet. Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Steve Jobs, Birds of Prey, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword). 1812 Recordings will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score on Wednesday (click here for the full album details) and the original title song by Pemberton, Georgetragic, Toni Hickman & Keith Jones is already available as a digital single now (click here to listen to the track). Read the rest of this entry »
Terence Blanchard Scoring Regina King’s ‘One Night in Miami’
Posted: August 23, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, One Night in Miami, Regina King, Terence Blanchard
Terence Blanchard (BlacKkKlansman, Malcolm X, 25th Hour, Inside Man, Red Tails, Da 5 Bloods) has composed the original music for the upcoming drama One Night in Miami. The film marks the feature directorial debut of actress Regina King and stars Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge, Leslie Odom Jr., Lance Reddick, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Michael Imperioli and Beau Bridges. The movie is written by Kemp Powers based on his 2013 stage play of the same title and centers on a 1964 meeting between Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown. Read the rest of this entry »
First Track from ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 22, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hans Zimmer, Patty Jenkins, Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman 1984
WaterTower Music has released the first track from the soundtrack for Patty Jenkins’ superhero movie Wonder Woman 1984. Themyscira composed by the film’s composer Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, Man of Steel, Inception, The Lion King, Gladiator, Dunkirk) is now available to stream/download as a digital single here. Also listen to the full track below. Check back on this page for a full soundtrack album to be announced soon. Wonder Woman 1984 starring Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal, Robin Wright and Connie Nielsen follows Wonder Woman as she is facing two all-new foes: Max Lord and The Cheetah. The movie is set to open in theaters nationwide on October 2, 2020 by Warner Bros. Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
Rainsford’s Song ‘6ft from Love’ from Freeform’s ‘Love in the Time of Corona’ Released
Posted: August 22, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Freeform, Love in the Time of Corona, Rainsford
Hollywood Records has released the new song 6ft from Love from the Freeform limited series Love in the Time of Corona. The track is written by Sofia Quinn, Austin Zudeck & Justin Thunstrom and performed by Rainsford (aka Rainey Qualley) who also stars in the show. The song is now available to stream/download as a digital single on Amazon. Listen to the full track after the jump. Love in the Time of Corona is created by Joanna Johnson and stars Leslie Odom Jr., Nicolette Robinson, Tommy Dorfman, Qualley, Gil Bellows, Rya Kihlstedt, Ava Bellows and L. Scott Caldwell. The 4-parter follows four interwoven stories about the search for love and connection during this time of quarantine, from the early days of the stay-at-home order through the events that ignited the worldwide Black Lives Matter protests. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 21, 2020)
Posted: August 21, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alex Cuervo, Andrew Hollander, Cut Throat City, David Buckley, Dhani Harrison, Emperor, Javier Navarrete, John Paesano, Mowg, Paul Hicks, Peninsula, Tesla, The Chainsmokers, The Pale Door, Unhinged, Words on Bathroom Walls
Opening in theaters nationwide today is the psychological thriller Unhinged directed by Derrick Borte and starring Russell Crowe, Caren Pistorius, Gabriel Bateman, Jimmi Simpson and Austin P. McKenzie. The film’s original music is composed by David Buckley (The Good Wife, The Forbidden Kingdom, Angel Has Fallen, Papillon, The Stranger). Sol B Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as Keep Shelly in Athens’ cover of (Don’t Fear) The Reaper. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the Solstice Studios release.
Opening semi-wide in around 900 theaters is the drama Words on Bathroom Walls directed by Thor Freudenthal and starring Charlie Plummer, Taylor Russell, AnnaSophia Robb, Devon Bostick, Beth Grant, Andy Garcia, Molly Parker, Lobo Sebastian and Walton Goggins. The Chainsmokers and Andrew Hollander (Waitress, Sleepwalk with Me, Gray Matters, Serious Moonlight) have composed the film’s original music. Columbia Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the score, as well as two songs by The Chainsmokers. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Roadside Attractions release. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Tenet’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: August 21, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christopher Nolan, Ludwig Göransson, score, Soundtrack, Tenet
WaterTower Music will release the official soundtrack album for Christopher Nolan’s Tenet. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Ludwig Göransson (Black Panther, Creed, Community, The Mandalorian, Venom). Also included is the original song The Plan performed by Travis Scott and co-written by Scott, Göransson & WondaGurl (available as a digital single now). The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 3, 2020 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Tenet is written and directed by Nolan and stars John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Clémence Poésy, Dimple Kapadia, Michael Caine, Kenneth Branagh and Himesh Patel. The movie will be released in several international markets next week and will be coming out in U.S. theaters on September 3. Read the rest of this entry »
