Plaza Mayor Company will release a soundtrack album for the French/Mexican drama Tijuana Bible. The album features the film’s original music composed by Thierry Malet and performed by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, July 24 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Tijuana Bible is directed by Jean-Charles Hue and stars Paul Anderson, Adriana Paz, Noé Hernandez, Giancarlo Ruiz, Jose Leonardo Carrera, Alfredo Alvarado, Yolanda Mez Garcia and Anthony A. Lobue. The movie follows an Iraq veteran holed up in Tijuana as he seeks deliverance by helping a young Mexican woman navigate the underworld in a quest for her long-lost brother. Read the rest of this entry »

Sean Callery Scoring Fox’s ‘neXt’

Posted: July 21, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments
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Sean Callery (24, Jessica Jones, Homeland, La Femme Nikita, Bones) is scoring the upcoming Fox drama neXt. The show is created by Manny Coto (Dexter, 24) and stars John Slattery, Fernanda Andrade, Michael Mosley, Jason Butler Harner, Eve Harlow, Aaron Moten, Gerardo Celasco, Elizabeth Cappucino and Evan Whitten. The series centers on a Silicon Valley pioneer, who discovers that one of his own creations – a powerful A.I. – might spell global catastrophe, and teams up with a cybercrime agent to fight a villain unlike anything we’ve ever seen – one whose greatest weapon against us is ourselves. Read the rest of this entry »

Practice Room Productions has released a soundtrack album for the Netflix original documentary Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado. The album features the film’s original music composed by  Jeff Morrow (Science Fair, Olaf’s Frozen Adventure,  Ibiza,  Trolls Holiday). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also listen to audio samples. Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado is directed by Cristina Costantini & Kareem Tabsch and centers on Walter Mercado – the iconic, gender non-conforming astrologer who mesmerized 120 million Latino viewers with his extravagance and positivity before he vanished from the public eye. Read the rest of this entry »

‘The Piano Framed’ Album Announced

Posted: July 21, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Shogun Music will release the album The Piano Framed, which features new recordings of scores by Academy Award-nominated composer George Fenton for solo piano, arranged and performed by pianist Simon Chamberlain. Among the titles featured on the album are Shadowlands, The Blue Planet, Dangerous Liaisons, You’ve Got Mail, Groundhog Day, Anna and the King, Ever After: A Cinderella Story, The Object of My Affection, We’re No Angels and The Lady in The Van. The Piano Framed will be released digitally on July 31, 2020 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon.  A limited edition vinyl and CD edition featuring 17 of the 24 tracks included on the digital release will be coming out on August 14 (visit the composer’s official website to order). Read the rest of this entry »

Gaumont has released a soundtrack EP for the French comedy Tout simplement noir. The 5-track EP features the film’s original music composed by Christophe Chassol (Asylum Blackout, Sex, Love & Therapy, Dark Touch, Lamb). Also included is the end credits song Quand serons-nous frères remix performed by star/co-director Jean-Pascal Zadi. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Tout simplement noir is directed by Zadi & John Wax and stars Zadi himself, Lilian Thuram, Caroline Anglade, Cyril Hanouna and Joeystarr. Read the rest of this entry »

Notefornote Music will release a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Open 24 Hours. The album features the film’s original music composed by Holly Amber Church (Ruin MeThe Toybox, Dark Light, Rites of SpringThe Devil’s Dolls). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, July 24 and is now available for pre-order here. The composer’s score will also be coming out on CD and vinyl in the coming months. Visit Amazon to order the CD version and check out the label’s official website for updates. Open 24 Hours is written and directed by Padraig Reynolds and stars Vanessa Grasse, Brendan Fletcher, Emily Tennant and Tomi May. The movie revolves around a paranoid delusional woman who has just been released from a mental hospital after setting her brutal serial killer boyfriend on fire and gets a job at an all-night gas station, when her paranoia and hallucinations return with furious consequences. Read the rest of this entry »

Wave Theory Records has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist. The album features the film’s original music composed by Dan Jones (On Chesil Beach, Any Human Heart, Shadow of the Empire, World on FireLady MacbethThe Miniaturist) and performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia, as well as pianist Paul Israel and guitarist John Parricelli. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music services. Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist is directed by Lorna Tucker and centers on Dame Vivienne Westwood, Punk Rock’s Grande Dame who has shocked the world for 40 years with her daring clothing and built an eponymous fashion empire with A-List clients that sits alongside Gucci and Dior. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Dark’ Cycle 3 Soundtrack Album Details

Posted: July 20, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums
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The full details of the third soundtrack album for the German Netflix original series Dark have been revealed. The album features selection of the original score from the show’s third and final season composed by Ben Frost (Super Dark Times, Sleeping BeautyFortitudeThe Deep). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, July 24 by Lakeshore Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A CD and vinyl version is also in the works. Two soundtrack albums featuring the music from Cycle 1 and Cycle 2 have been released last year. Dark is created by Baran bo Odar & Jantje Friese and tells the story of a missing child who sets four families on a frantic hunt for answers as they unearth a mind-bending mystery that spans three generations. Read the rest of this entry »

Ala Bianca Records has released a soundtrack album for the Italian comedy The Big Step (Il grande passo). The album features the film’s original music composed by Pino Donaggio (CarrieDressed to KillBody DoubleBlow OutThe Howling). The soundtrack is being released digitally today. Visit Amazon to check out the full track list and listen to audio clips. The Big Step is co-written and directed by Antonio Padovan and stars Giuseppe Battiston, Stefano Fresi, Roberto Citran, Camilla Filippi, Vitaliano Trevisan and Flavio Bucci. The movie follows two brothers, who resemble each other physically, but have completely different personalities, as they find themselves alone in the face of an impossible venture. Read the rest of this entry »

Bobby Krlic (aka The Haxan Cloak) (MidsommarTriple 9Shooter, The Stranger) is composing the original score for the second season of the TNT original series The Alienist. The Alienist: Angel of Darkness stars Daniel Brühl, Luke Evans, Dakota Fanning, Douglas Smith, Matthew Shear, Robert Ray Wisdom, Ted Levine, Melanie Field and Rosy McEwen. The drama based on the novel by Caleb Carr revolves around a brilliant and obsessive “alienist” in the controversial new field of treating mental pathologies. Read the rest of this entry »