1812 Recordings will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix original documentary Rising Phoenix. The album features the film’s original score composed by Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominee Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Steve Jobs, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Birds of Prey, Ocean’s 8). Also included is the original title song by Pemberton feat. Toni Hickman, Georgetragic and Keith Jones (to be released as a digital single on August 20). The full soundtrack will be released digitally on August 26, 2020 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Rising Phoenix is directed by Ian Bonhote & Peter Ettedgui (McQueen) and tells the extraordinary story of the Paralympic Games and its evolution from the rubble of World War II to the third biggest sporting event on the planet. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Rising Phoenix’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: August 10, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Daniel Pemberton, Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui, Rising Phoenix, score, Soundtrack
Jeff Russo to Score Amazon’s ‘Utopia’
Posted: August 10, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Gillian Flynn, Jeff Russo, Utopia
Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery & Picard, Legion, The Night Of, The Umbrella Academy) has been hired to score the upcoming Amazon original series Utopia. The show is developed by Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl, Sharp Objects) based on Dennis Kelly’s Channel 4 series and stars Sasha Lane, Rainn Wilson, Dan Byrd, Javon Walton, Cory Michael Smith, Ashleigh LaThrop, Desmin Borges, Jessica Rothe, Farrah Mackenzie, Christopher Denham, Jeanine Serralle and John Cusack. Flynn and Kelly are also executive producing the Amazon Studios and Jessica Rhoades. follows a group of young adults who meet online that are mercilessly hunted by a shadowy deep state organization after they come into possession of a near-mythical cult underground graphic novel. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Perry Mason’ Season 1 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: August 10, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: HBO, Perry Mason, score, Soundtrack, Terence Blanchard
WaterTower Music has released the full soundtrack album for the HBO original series Perry Mason. The album features the original score from the show’s first season composed by Terence Blanchard (BlacKkKlansman, Inside Man, 25th Hour, Da 5 Bloods, Red Tails, Malcolm X), including the previously unreleased music from the season finale (Chapter 8). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon. The label has previously released seven soundtracks featuring the music from each of the show’s first seven episodes. Perry Mason is developed by Ron Fitzgerald & Rolin Jones and stars Matthew Rhys, Juliet Rylance, Tatiana Maslany, John Lithgow, Stephen Root, Chris Chalk, Shea Whigham and Robert Patrick. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 9, 2020)
Posted: August 9, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alan Menken, Anne Kathrin Dern, Apple TV +, Chris Bacon, Disney Plus, Fearless, Howard, Jon Opstad, Joseph Trapanese, Magic Camp, Marcus Mumford, Netflix, Project Power, Rolfe Kent, Showtime, Ted Lasso, Teenage Bounty Hunters, Tom Howe, We Hunt Together
Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British series We Hunt Together written by Gaby Hull and starring Babou Ceesay, Hermione Corfield, Eve Myles, Dipo Ola, Kamara Abraham and Freya Durkan. The show’s original music is composed by Jon Opstad (Black Mirror: White Bear & White Christmas, Silent Witness, The Woman in White). The 6-parter follows two detectives as they try to outsmart a pair of killers, one a former child soldier and the other a magnetic and disarmingly charming free spirit. Visit the official show website for more information about the thriller, which premiered earlier this year in the UK on Alibi and is making its U.S. debut on Showtime.
Premiering on Friday, August 14 is the family comedy Magic Camp directed by Mark Waters and starring Adam Devine, Gillian Jacobs, Jeffrey Tambor, Nathaniel McIntyre, Cole Sand, Izabella Alverez, Isabella Crovetti, J.J. Totah, Hayden Crawford, Bianca Grava and Lonnie Chavis. Rolfe Kent (Sideways, Up in the Air, Wedding Crashers, About Schmidt, Mean Girls, Freaky Friday) has composed the film’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the Walt Disney Pictures production, which was originally set for a theatrical release and is now premiering exclusively on Disney+. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Good Traitor’ (‘Vores mand i Amerika’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 9, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christina Rosendahl, Jonas Struck, score, Soundtrack, The Good Traitor, Vores mand i Amerika
Sound by Struck has released a soundtrack album for the Danish drama The Good Traitor (Vores mand i Amerika). The album features the film’s original music composed by Jonas Struck (Borg vs McEnroe, Idealisten, Conrad & Michelle: If Words Could Kill, Sex, Drugs & Taxation). Visit Amazon to stream/download the soundtrack. The Good Traitor is directed by Christina Rosendahl and stars Ulrich Thomsen, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Denise Gough, Burn Gorman and Henry Goodman. The movie is set during World War II and tells the true story of Denmark’s ambassador to the U.S., Henrik Kauffmann, an unsung hero who risked everything to resist the Nazis. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Book of Vision’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 8, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Carlo Hintermann, Errichetta Underground, Federico Pascucci, Hanan Townshend, score, Soundtrack, The Book of Vision
Plaza Mayor Company will release the official soundtrack album for the drama The Book of Vision. The album features the film’s original music composed and performed by Hanan Townshend (Knights of Cups, To the Wonder, Semper Fi, Outcry, The Vessel) in collaboration with Errichetta Underground and Federico Pascucci. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 1, 2020 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Book of Vision is directed by Carlo Hintermann and stars Charles Dance, Lotte Verbeek, Sverrir Gudnason, Isolda Dychauk, Rocco Gottlieb, Justin Korovkin and Filippo Nigro. The movie executive produced by Terrence Malick revolves around the history of the doctor/patient relationship told from the perspective of a promising young doctor who leaves her career to study History of Medicine at a remote university. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Lost Bullet’ (‘Balle perdue’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 8, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andre Dziezuk, Balle perdue, Guillaume Pierret, Lost Bullet, score, Soundtrack
Nolita Cinema has released a soundtrack album for the French Netflix original film Lost Bullet (Balle perdue). The album features the film’s original score composed by André Dziezuk (Colonia, Tel Aviv on Fire, Secrets of War, A Real Vermeer). Also included is Demi Portion’s title song and Guts’ Take Me Back. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out the full track list. Lost Bullet is co-written and directed by Guillaume Pierret and stars Alban Lenoir, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Ramzy Bedia, Stéfi Celma, Rod Paradot, Sébastien Lalanne and Pascale Arbillot. The movie follows a genius mechanic with a criminal past who is facing a murder charge and must track down a missing car containing the proof of his innocence: a single bullet. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 7, 2020)
Posted: August 7, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alex Belcher, Black Water: Abyss, Dario Marianelli, Eric Neveux, Giampiero Ambrosi, Kaspar Kaae, Made in Italy, Michael Lira, Michael Yezerski, Nima Fakhrara, Out Stealing Horses, Paydirt, SamSam, The Secret Garden, The Tax Collector, Waiting for the Barbarians
Opening on VOD today in the U.S. is the new film adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s novel The Secret Garden directed by Marc Munden and starring Colin Firth, Julie Walters and Dixie Egerickx. The film’s original music is composed by Dario Marianelli (Atonement, Pride and Prejudice, Darkest Hours, V for Vendetta, Anna Karenina). No soundtrack album has been announced yet. Check out our previous article and visit the official movie website for more information about the STX Entertainment release, which follows a young orphan girl who, after being sent to live with her uncle, discovers a magical garden on the grounds of his estate.
Opening in select theaters and on VOD is the thriller The Tax Collector written and directed by David Ayer and starring Bobby Soto, Cinthya Carmona, George Lopez and Shia LaBeouf. Michael Yezerski (Blindspotting, Mr. Inbetween, Feel the Beat, The Devil’s Candy) has composed the film’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score is in the works. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the movie, which centers on two “tax collectors” for a crime lord who are collecting his cut from the profits of local gangs’ illicit dealings, and is being released by RLJE Films. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Dirt Music’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: August 7, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dirt Music, Garrett Hedlund, George Mason, Gregor Jordan, Julia Stone, Soundtrack
The full details of the soundtrack album for the romantic drama Dirt Music have been revealed. The album features the songs from the movie performed by lead actor Garrett Hedlund, Julia Stone & George Mason. Also included are three tracks from the film’s original score composed by Craig Armstrong. The Decca Classics soundtrack release is now available to stream/download here. As previously reported, a separate soundtrack featuring Armstrong’s full score is also being released today. Dirt Music is directed by Gregor Jordan and stars Kelly Macdonald, Hedlund and David Wenham. The movie is based on the bestselling novel of same title and tells the story of a woman stuck in a loveless relationship who meets a musician with a tragic past. Read the rest of this entry »
Tom Howe & Marcus Mumford Scoring Apple TV+’s ‘Ted Lasso’
Posted: August 7, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Apple TV +, Marcus Mumford, Ted Lasso, Tom Howe
Tom Howe (A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, Early Man, Professor Marston & the Wonder Women) and Marcus Mumford of Mumford & Sons have teamed up to score the new Apple TV+ original series Ted Lasso. The show is created by Jason Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence (Scrubs, Cougar Town), Joe Kelly (Detroiters) & Brendan Hunt based on the pre-existing format and characters from NBC Sports and stars Sudeikis himself, alongside Hannah Waddingham, Hunt, Jeremy Swift, Juno Temple, Phil Dunster, Brett Goldstein and Nick Mohammed. The comedy revolves around a small-time college football coach from Kansas who gets hired to coach a professional soccer team in England, despite having no experience coaching soccer. Read the rest of this entry »
