Shout! Studios announced today that Academy Award nominee Diane Warren has written an original song for the upcoming documentary Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story. The track, entitled Without a Net, is performed by country music singer/songwriter Mickey Guyton, and will be featured in the April Wright-directed movie, which tells the untold story about the unsung professionals, their struggles on screen to perform at the highest level, and their fight off-screen to be treated fairly and equally. Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum (Stockholm, Pennsylvania, Bird Karma, Don’t Look Deeper) has written the movie’s original score and Bonnie Greenberg serves as the executive music producer. Read the rest of this entry »
April Wright’s ‘Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story’ to Feature Original Song by Diane Warren & Mickey Guyton
Posted: August 3, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: April Wright, Diane Warren, Mickey Guyton, Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story
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Daniel Pemberton Scoring Netflix’s ‘Rising Phoenix’
Posted: August 3, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Daniel Pemberton, Ian Bonhôte, Netflix, Peter Ettedgui, Rising Phoenix
Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Steve Jobs, Birds of Prey, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Ocean’s 8) has composed the original music for the upcoming Netflix documentary Rising Phoenix. The film is directed by Ian Bonhote & Peter Ettedgui (McQueen) and tells the extraordinary story of the Paralympic Games, from the rubble of World War II to the third biggest sporting event on the planet. The movie follows a group of elite athletes and insiders, including Bebe Vio (Italy), Ellie Cole (Australia), Jean-Baptiste Alaize (France), Matt Stutzman (USA), Jonnie Peacock (UK), Cui Zhe (China), Ryley Batt (Australia), Ntando Mahlangu (South Africa) and Tatyana McFadden (USA), as they reflect on the Paralympic Games and examine how they impact a global understanding of disability, diversity and excellence. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Perry Mason’ Chapter 7 Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 3, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: HBO, Perry Mason, score, Soundtrack, Terence Blanchard
WaterTower Music has released a new soundtrack album for the HBO original series Perry Mason. The album features the original music from the seventh episode of the show’s first season composed by Terence Blanchard (BlacKkKlansman, Malcolm X, 25th Hour, Inside Man, Red Tails). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon. The label has previously released the composer’s score from the first six episodes and will release a full soundtrack album following the season finale next week. Perry Mason is developed by Ron Fitzgerald & Rolin Jones and stars Matthew Rhys,Juliet Rylance, Tatiana Maslany, John Lithgow, Shea Whigham, Stephen Root, Chris Chalk and Robert Patrick. Read the rest of this entry »
BBC America’s ‘Planet Earth: A Celebration’ to Feature New Compositions by Hans Zimmer, Jacob Shea & Bleeding Fingers Music
Posted: August 2, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC America, Bleeding Fingers Music, Hans Zimmer, Jacob Shea, Planet Earth, Planet Earth: A Celebration
BBC America announced today that Hans Zimmer, Jacob Shea and the team at Bleeding Fingers Music have created new compositions for BBC America’s upcoming television event Planet Earth: A Celebration, which highlights eight of the most extraordinary sequences from the Emmy-winning docu-series Planet Earth II and Blue Planet II. They have also rearranged the original scores from the two shows for the new TV special. The string section of the score is performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra, accompanied by Brit and Mercury Award-winning UK rapper, Dave, who performs on the grand piano. Sir David Attenborough has provided new narration for the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Jonathan Sanford Scoring Netflix’s ‘Teenage Bounty Hunters’
Posted: August 2, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Good on Paper, Jonathan Sanford, Kathleen Jordan, Netflix, Teenage Bounty Hunters
Jonathan Sanford (Dare Me, That Moment When) is scoring the new Netflix original series Teenage Bounty Hunters. The show is created by Kathleen Jordan and stars Maddie Phillips, Anjelica Bette Fellini, Kadeem Hardison, Virginia Williams, Mackenzie Astin, Method Man, Myles Evans, Spencer House, Devon Hales and Shirley Rumierk. The comedy follows two twin sisters as they balance teen life at an elite Southern high school with an unlikely new career as butt-kicking bounty hunters. Jenji Kohan (Orange Is the New Black, Weeds, Glow) is producing the project with Tara Herrmann, Robert Sudduth, and Blake McCormick. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 2, 2020)
Posted: August 2, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexander Bornstein, An American Pickle, CBS All Access, Chris Westlake, Coroner, Germaine Franco, HBO Max, Immigration Nation, Jeff Danna, Jeremy Turner, Michael Giacchino, Nami Melumad, Netflix, Quibi, Star Trek: Lower Decks, The CW, The Fugitive, Tom Third, Tony Morales, Transformers - War for Cybertron, Wizards: Tales of Arcadia, Work It
Premiering tomorrow, August 3, is the Quibi original series The Fugitive created by Nick Santora based on the 1993 feature of the same title and starring Kiefer Sutherland, Boyd Holbrook, Natalie Martinez, Brian Geraghty, Genesis Rodriguez, Tiya Sircar and Keilani Arellanes. The show’s original music is composed by Tony Morales (Elena of Avalor, Scorpion, Bloodline, The Bag Man, An Actor Prepares, In Your Eyes). Check out our previous news article for more information about the thriller, which will be available to stream exclusively on Quibi.
Also premiering tomorrow is the Netflix docu-series Immigration Nation directed by Shaul Schwarz & Christina Clusiau and executive produced by Dan Cogan, Jenny Raskin, Brandon Hill & Christian Thompson about the processes, pitfalls and pain of immigration in America. Jeremy Turner (Five Came Back, Come As You Are, Trophy, Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez) has composed the show’s original music. Click here to learn more about the 6-parter, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
Alex Heffes Scoring Myles Connolly’s & Florian Schulz’s ‘The Arctic: Our Last Great Wilderness’
Posted: August 1, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Heffes, Florian Schulz, Myles Connolly, The Arctic: Our Last Great Wilderness
This past week, Alex Heffes (The Last King of Scotland, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, 11.22.63, Queen of Katwe, Touching the Void) has recorded his score for the upcoming giant screen documentary The Arctic: Our Last Great Wilderness. The movie is written and directed by IMAX producer Myles Connolly (Enchanted Kingdom) and nature photographer and cinematographer Florian Schulz and features the first-ever cinematic account of the Arctic National Wildlife refuge, situated in the northeastern corner of Alaska, the wildest place left in North America. The film follows Schulz as he tracks the Porcupine Caribou herd on the longest animal migration on earth, and witnesses pregnant female polar bears denning along the coastal plain. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 31, 2020)
Posted: July 31, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Blanck Mass, Boys State, Calm with Horses, Garth Stevenson, George Fenton, Gustavo Santaolalla, Hans Zimmer, Hilario Duran, Juan Luqui, Lorne Balfe, Mondo Boys, Rebuilding Paradise, She Dies Tomorrow, Summerland, T. Griffin, The Cuban, The Fight, The Grizzlies, The Secret: Dare to Dream, The Shadow of Violence, Volker Bertelmann
Opening in select theaters today is the documentary Rebuilding Paradise directed by Ron Howard. The film’s original music is composed by Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, Gladiator, The Lion King, Inception) & Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, The LEGO Batman Movie, Bad Boys for Life). A soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score for the movie, which also features Pearl Jam’s River Cross as its end credits song, will be announced soon. Check out our previous article for more information about the movie, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is being released by National Geographic Films/Abramorama.
Opening on VOD today is the romantic drama The Secret: Dare to Dream directed by Andy Tennant and starring Katie Holmes, Josh Lucas, Celia Weston and Jerry O’Connell. George Fenton (The Blue Planet, Hitch, Groundhog Day, Dangerous Liaisons, Anna and the King) has composed the film’s original music. Lightning Glasses and Tone Tree Music have released the original song Waiting written and performed by Striking Matches today. Click here to listen to the track and for more information about the Lionsgate release. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Loud Krazy Love’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: July 31, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hanan Townshend, Loud Krazy Love, score, Scott Mayo, Soundtrack, Trey Hill
A soundtrack album has been released for the documentary Loud Krazy Love. The album features the film’s original score composed by Hanan Townshend (Knights of Cups, To the Wonder, Outcry, Semper Fi, The Book of Vision, The Vessel). . The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon. Loud Krazy Love is directed by Scott Mayo & Trey Hill and explores how the sound Brian “Head” Welch pioneered with KoRn in the early ‘90s provided identity to a generation of misfits and made him a global rock star. The movie details the journey of Brian and his daughter growing up together with chaotic courage and unconventional faith. Read the rest of this entry »
Striking Matches’ Original Song ‘Waiting’ from Andy Tennant’s ‘The Secret: Dare to Dream’ Released
Posted: July 31, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andy Tennant, Striking Matches, The Secret: Dare to Dream
Lightning Glasses and Tone Tree Music have released the original song Waiting from the drama The Secret: Dare to Dream. The track, which is written and performed by Striking Matches (Sarah Zimmermann & Justin Davis), is now available to stream/download as a digital single here. Also listen to the full song after the jump. The Secret: Dare to Dream is directed by Andy Tennant and stars Katie Holmes, Josh Lucas, Celia Weston and Jerry O’Connell. The movie (scored by George Fenton) is based on the best-selling book by Rhonda Byrne and follows a young widow trying to make ends meet while raising her three children and dating her boyfriend. Read the rest of this entry »
