Studio Ghibli will release a soundtrack album for the animated feature Earwig and the Witch. The album features the film’s original music composed by Satoshi Takebe (From Up on Poppy Hill, The Adventures of Super Monkey, Ronja, the Robber’s Daughter). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, January 6 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Earwig and the Witch is directed by Goro Miyazaki and features the voices of Richard E. Grant, Kacey Musgraves and Dan Stevens. The movie is based on the children’s novel by Diana Wynne Jones and follows the title character whose life changes dramatically when a strange couple takes her in and she is forced to live with a selfish witch and discovers a world of spells and potions. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Earwig and the Witch’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: January 5, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Earwig and the Witch, Goro Miyazaki, Satoshi Takebe, score, Soundtrack
Natalie Holt Scoring Marvel’s Disney+ Series ‘Loki’
Posted: January 5, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Disney Plus, Kate Herron, Loki, Natalie Holt
Natalie Holt (Journey’s End, Knightfall, Deadwater Fell, Press) is currently scoring Marvel’s upcoming Disney+ original series Loki. The show is directed by Kate Herron and stars Tom Hiddleston in the title role, alongside Owen Wilson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Sophia Di Martino, Wunmi Mosaku and Richard E. Grant. The 6-parter takes place after the events of Avengers: Endgame and follows the God of Mischief as he steps out of his brother’s shadow. Michael Waldron (Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness) serves as the project’s head writer. Read the rest of this entry »
First Songs from ‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’ Season 2 Soundtrack Released
Posted: January 5, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: NBC, Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
Lionsgate Records has released the first songs from the second season of the NBC musical comedy drama Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist. Available to stream/download now are the covers from the first episode of Season 2, including Hello, Dolly! from Jerry Herman’s musical of the same title, Jet’s Are You Gonna Be My Girl (performed by Skylar Astin & John Clarence Stewart) and Fun’s Carry On (performed by Andrew Leeds, Mary Steenburgen & Alice Lee). Listen to all three tracks below. More songs from Season 2 will be released weekly over the next weeks. Republic Records has previously released multiple EPs and singles featuring the songs from the show’s first season. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Guest Room’ (‘La Stanza’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: January 5, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Giorgio Giampà, La stanza, score, Soundtrack, Stefano Lodovichi, The Guest Room
Sony/ATV Music Publishing have released a soundtrack album for the Italian psychological thriller The Guest Room (La Stanza). The album features the film’s original music composed by Giorgio Giampà (Time Share, La profezia dell’armadillo, Cacciatore – The Hunter). Also included is the song New Kind performed by Gyda Valtýsdottir. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music stores. The Guest Room is co-written and directed by Stefano Lodovichi and stars Guido Caprino, Camilla Filippi, Edoardo Pesce and Romeo Pellegrini. The movie follows a stranger who knocks on the door of an apartment where a broken-hearted woman is about to take her own life. Read the rest of this entry »
50 Cent’s ‘Power Book III: Raising Kanan’ Theme Song ‘Part of the Game’ Released
Posted: January 4, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: 50 Cent, NLE Choppa, Power, Power Book III: Raising Kanan, Rileyy Lanez, Starz
G-Unit Records has released the theme song for the upcoming Starz original series Power Book III: Raising Kanan. The track is performed by 50 Cent (who serves as an executive producer on the show) feat. NLE Choppa & Rileyy Lanez. The track is now available to stream/download as a digital single here. Also check out the official music video after the jump. Power Book III: Raising Kanan is created by Sascha Penn and stars Mekai Curtis, Patina Miller, Omar Epps, Lovie Simone and Hailey Kilgore. The drama, which explores the early life of Power character Kanan Stark (portrayed by 50 Cent in the original series), will premiere this summer on Starz. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Cobra Kai’ Seasons 2 & 3 Deluxe Edition Soundtracks Announced
Posted: January 4, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Cobra Kai, Leo Birenberg, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, Zach Robinson
La-La Land Records has announced two new soundtrack albums for the Netflix original series Cobra Kai featuring the original score from the show’s second and third seasons composed by Leo Birenberg (Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, Son of Zorn, PEN15) & Zach Robinson (Impractical Jokers: The Movie, Die Hart). The Season 2 album features all tracks from the original 2019 soundtrack, as well as ten previously unreleased bonus tracks (visit Amazon or the label’s official website to order the CD). The Season 3 soundtrack features 19 bonus tracks not included on the digital release, which is set to come out this coming Friday (click here to order the 2-CD set). Both albums are set to be released on January 19. The label has previously released the CD version of the Season 1 soundtrack. Read the rest of this entry »
Owen Pallett Scoring Jerrod Carmichael’s ‘On the Count of Three’
Posted: January 4, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jerrod Carmichael, On the Count of Three, Owen Pallett
Owen Pallett (Her, The Box, Spaceship Earth, Life) is composing the original score for the upcoming comedic thriller On the Count of Three. The film marks the feature directorial debut of Jerrod Carmichael and stars himself, alongside Christopher Abbott, Tiffany Haddish, J.B. Smoove, Lavell Crawford and Henry Winkler. The movie follows a man who has reached a place where he feels the only way out is to end things and teams up with his best friend, who is recovering from a failed suicide attempt, to execute a double suicide plan. Ari Katcher & Ryan Welch (Ramy) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘WandaVision’ to Feature Theme Song by Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez
Posted: January 4, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Disney Plus, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, WandaVision
Disney+ announced today that Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez (Frozen, Frozen II, Coco, The Book of Mormon) have composed the theme song for Marvel’s limited series WandaVision. They also wrote unique songs for several episodes, spanning from the 1950s to the early 2000s. The theme song is featured in the show’s latest TV spot, which can be checked out after the jump. As previously reported, Christophe Beck (Frozen, Ant-Man, The Muppets, Edge of Tomorrow) is composing the original score for the 9-parter directed by Matt Shakman and starring Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff, Paul Bettany as Vision, Kathryn Hahn as Agnes, Teyonah Parris as Monica Rambeau, as well as Kat Dennings and Randall Park. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Becoming Bond’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: January 4, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Becoming Bond, John Piscitello, Josh Greenbaum, score, Soundtrack
Next Station Music has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Becoming Bond. The album features the film’s original music composed by John Piscitello (No Place on Earth, Mike Wallace Is Here, Too Funny to Fail, Memory Games). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Becoming Bond is directed by Josh Greenbaum and tells the true story of George Lazenby, a poor Australian car mechanic who, through an unbelievable set of circumstances, landed the role of James Bond in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, despite having never acted a day in his life. Read the rest of this entry »
Fox’s ‘The Great North’ to Feature Original Score by John Kimbrough & Scott Seiver
Posted: January 3, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Fox, John Kimbrough, Scott Seiver, The Great North
John Kimbrough (Man with a Plan, Winter Passing, Man Up!) & Scott Seiver are co-scoring the new Fox animated comedy The Great North. The show is created and written by Wendy Molyneux, Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin & Minty Lewis and features the voices of Nick Offerman, Jenny Slate, Megan Mullally, Will Forte, Dulcé Sloan, Paul Rust and Aparna Nancherla. The series follows the Alaskan adventures of the Tobin family, as a single dad does his best to keep his kids close – especially his only daughter whose artistic dreams lead her away from the family fishing boat and into the glamorous world of the local mall. Read the rest of this entry »
