Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 10, 2021)

Posted: January 10, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments
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Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British series All Creatures Great and Small written by Ben Vanstone based on the classic BBC programme, directed by Brian Percival and starring Nicholas Ralph, Samuel West, Anna Madeley, Callum Woodhouse and Rachel Shenton The show’s original music is composed by Alexandra Harwood (The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, The Escape, Growing Up Wild). All3Media & Playground Television have released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score when the drama premiered in the UK last year. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the series, which will air in the U.S. on PBS.

Also premiering today is the HBO documentary Tiger directed by Matthew Heineman & Matthew Hamachek about the rise, fall, and epic comeback of global icon Tiger Woods. H. Scott Salinas (The Banker, The Ballad of Lefty Brown, Warrior, Birth of the Dragon, Sea of Shadows) has composed the original music for the 2-parter. Check out our previous news article for more information about the documentary, which is premiering on HBO today and next Sunday, January 17 and will also be available to stream on HBO Max. Read the rest of this entry »

Brooke Blair & Will Blair Scoring Netflix’s ‘Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer’

Posted: January 10, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments
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Will Blair & Brooke Blair (Green Room, Hold the Dark, I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore, Black Christmas, Blue Ruin) have recently scored the new Netflix docu-series Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer. The show is directed by Tiller Russell (The Last Narc, Operation Odessa, The Last Rites of Ransom Pride) and tells the true story of how one of the most notorious serial killers in American history was hunted down and brought to justice. The 4-parter is told through first-person interviews, archival footage and original photography and paints a portrait of how it felt to live in fear at a time when absolutely anyone could be the Night Stalker’s next victim. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Flinch’ Soundtrack Released

Posted: January 9, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Ardor Pictures has released a soundtrack album for the thriller Flinch. The album features the film’s original music composed by electronic & synthwave music producer Miami Nights 1984 (aka Michael Glover). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music store to stream/download the soundtrack and to listen to audio samples. Flinch is written and directed by Cameron Van Hoy and stars Cathy Moriarty, Daniel Zovatto, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Buddy Duress, David Proval and Tom Segura. The movie revolves around a young hitman who lives with his mother and catches feelings for the witness of a murder he commits. Read the rest of this entry »

Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 8, 2021)

Posted: January 8, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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Opening in select theaters and virtual cinemas today is the documentary The Reason I Jump directed by Jerry Rothwell. The film’s original music is composed by Nainita Desai (For Sama, American Murder: The Family Next Door, Enslaved, Enemy Within, Telling Lies). Mercury Classics will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score on April 16. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details, to listen to a first track, which has been released as a digital single today, and to learn more about the Kino Lorber release. 

Opening in select theaters today before premiering on Netflix on January 22 is the drama The White Tiger written and directed by Ramin Bahrani and starring Adarsh Gourav, Rajkummar Rao, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Adarsh Gourav, Mahesh Manjrekar and Vijay Maurya. Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Ozark, Boy Erased, The Outsider, The Gift, Enemy, Martha Marcy May Marlene) have composed the film’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie. Read the rest of this entry »

Haley Reinhart’s ‘Heroes’ Cover from Netflix’s ‘We Can Be Heroes’ Released

Posted: January 8, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Reinhart Records has released the cover version of the David Bowie’s Heroes from the Netflix original film We Can Be Heroes. The song (originally written by Bowie & Brian Eno) is performed by Haley Reinhart, produced by Dave Damiani and is now available to stream/download as a digital single on Amazon and other digital music stores. Listen to the full song after the jump. We Can Be Heroes is written and directed by Robert Rodriguez and stars YaYa Gosselin, Pedro Pascal, Priyanka Chopra, Akira Akbar, Isaiah Russell-Bailey, Christian Slater, Boyd Holbrook, Christopher McDonald, Adriana Barraza, Taylor Dooley and Andy Walken. Read the rest of this entry »

Labrinth Scoring Sam Levinson’s ‘Malcolm & Marie’

Posted: January 8, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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Labrinth has composed the original score for the upcoming Netflix original film Malcolm & Marie. The drama is written and directed by Sam Levinson (Assassination Nation) and stars John David Washington and Zendaya. The movie follows a filmmaker and his girlfriend Marie who return home from a movie premiere and await his film’s critical response, when the evening takes a turn as revelations about their relationship surface, testing the couple’s love. The director, Washington and Zendaya are also producing the project with Ashley Levinson (Pieces of a Woman) and Kevin Turen (Waves, Arbitrage). Read the rest of this entry »

‘Looney Tunes: Back in Action’ & ‘Babe’ Deluxe Edition Soundtracks Announced

Posted: January 8, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Varese Sarabande has announced the latest titles in its CD Club series, including a deluxe edition for the 2003 animated/live-action hybrid comedy Looney Tunes: Back in Action directed by Joe Dante and starring Brendan Fraser, Jenna Elfman,, Timothy Dalton, Joan Cusack, Bill Goldberg, Heather Locklear and Steve Martin. The album features the film’s expanded original score composed by Jerry Goldsmith (The Omen, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Planet of the Apes, Chinatown, Basic Instinct, L.A. Confidential, Patton). Also included are the rewrites and additional music from the movie by John Debney, Cameron Patrick & others, as well as alternates and outtakes of Goldsmith’s score. Visit the label’s official website for more information and to order the 2-CD set, which is limited to 2,000 copies. Read the rest of this entry »

‘The Reason I Jump’ Soundtrack Album Details

Posted: January 8, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Mercury Classics will release the official soundtrack album for the documentary The Reason I Jump. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nainita Desai (For Sama, American Murder: The Family Next Door, Enemy Within, Fierce Queens, Telling Lies). The soundtrack is set to be released digitally on April 16, 2021 and is now available for pre-order here. A first track is now available to stream/download (visit Amazon or Apple Music and also listen to Beauty Is In The Detail below). The Reason I Jump is directed by Jerry Rothwell and explores the experiences of nonspeaking autistic people around the world. The movie is based on the best-selling book book written by Naoki Higashida and follows a young Japanese boy as he gradually discovers what his autism means to him, how his perception of the world differs from others, and why he acts the way. Read the rest of this entry »

Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Lupin’ Released

Posted: January 8, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums
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Maisie Music Publishing has released a soundtrack album for the French Netflix original series Lupin. The album features selections of the original music from the first part of the show composed by Mathieu Lamboley (A Minuscule Adventure, Daddy Cool, Return of the Hero, Sisters in Arms). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio clips. Lupin is created by George Kay & François Uzan and stars Omar Sy, Ludivine Sagnier, Nicole Garcia, Clotilde Hesme, Soufiane Guerrab, Hervé Pierre, Antoine Gouy, Vincent Londez, Fargass Assandé and Shirine Boutella. Read the rest of this entry »

‘To: Gerard’ Soundtrack Released

Posted: January 7, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album for DreamWorks Animation’s short To: Gerard. The album features the film’s original music composed by Layla Minoui (Vampirina, Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce, The Mad Whale). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music service to stream/download the soundtrack and to check out audio samples. Also listen to two tracks after the jump. To: Gerard is written and directed by Taylor Meacham and tells the story of a sprightly elderly man who brightens the day of a little girl through magic. Read the rest of this entry »

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