Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the PBS docu-series Asian Americans. The album features the show’s original music composed by Vivek Maddala (The Tom & Jerry Show, Kaboom, White Sun, Awake: The Life of Yogananda). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Asian Americans is produced by Renee Tajima-Peña (Who Killed Vincent Chin?, No Más Bebés), executive produced by Jeff Bieber, Dalton Delan, Stephen Gong, Donald Young, Sally Jo Fifer & Jean Tsien and examines what the 2010 U.S. Census identifies as the fastest growing racial/ethnic group in the United States. The 5-parter is told through individual lives and personal histories and explores the impact of this group on the country’s past, present, and future. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for PBS’ ‘Asian Americans’ Released
Posted: May 24, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Asian Americans, PBS, score, Soundtrack, Vivek Maddala
David Menke & The Limiñanas Scoring Olivier Megaton’s ‘The Last Days of American Crime’
Posted: May 23, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Menke, Olivier Megaton, The Last Days of American Crime, The Limiñanas
David Menke (Skylines) and the French rock band The Limiñanas have composed the original music for the new Netflix original film The Last Days of American Crime. The film is directed by Olivier Megaton (Taken 2 & 3, Colombiana, Transporter 3) and stars Edgar Ramírez, Michael Pitt, Anna Brewster and Sharlto Copley. The thriller is based on the Radical Publishing graphic novel by of the same title by Rick Remender & Greg Tocchini and centers on a bank robber who joins a plot to commit one final, historic heist before the government turns on a mind-altering signal that will end all criminal behavior. Karl Gajdusek (Oblivion, The November Man) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 22, 2020)
Posted: May 22, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Andrew Orkin, Body Cam, Joseph Bishara, Lorne Balfe, Lucky Grandma, Military Wives, Nima Fakhrara, Survive the Night, The Painter and the Thief, Uno Helmersson
Opening in virtual theaters and on VOD today is the British musical comedy drama Military Wives directed by Peter Cattaneo and starring Kristin Scott Thomas, Sharon Horgan and Jason Flemyng. The film’s original score is composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, The LEGO Batman Movie, The Crown, His Dark Materials, Bad Boys for Life). Decca Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie performed by the film’s cast and the Military Wives Choirs back in March when the film opened overseas. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Bleecker Street release.
Also opening on VOD today is the thriller Survive the Night directed by Matt Eskandari and starring Chad Michael Murray, Bruce Willis, Shea Buckner, Tyler Jon Olson, Lydia Hull, Riley Wolfe Rach, Jessica Abrams, Sara Lynn Holbrook and Jef Holbrook. Nima Fakhrara (The Signal, Detroit: Become Human, The Pyramid, The Girl in the Photographs) has composed the film’s original music. Filmtrax has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack album announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Saban Films release. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Lucky Grandma’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 22, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andrew Orkin, Lucky Grandma, Sasie Sealy, score, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album has been released for the indie comedy Lucky Grandma. The album features the film’s original music composed by Andrew Orkin (Dead Pigs, Save Yourselves!). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Lucky Grandma is co-written and directed by Sasie Sealy and stars Tsai Chin, Corey Ha and Michael Tow. The movie is set in New York Cit, and revolves around an ornery, chain-smoking Chinese Grandma asshe goes all in at the casino, landing herself on the wrong side of luck…and in the middle of a Chinatown gang war. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Capone’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: May 22, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Capone, El-P, Josh Trank, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records has announced a soundtrack album for the biographical drama Capone. The album features the film’s original score composed by Grammy-nominated Run the Jewels producer and rapper EL-P. The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, May 29 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A vinyl edition is also in the works. Capone is written and directed by Josh Trank and stars Tom Hardy, Linda Cardellini, Matt Dillon, Kyle MacLachlan, Noel Fisher, Jack Lowden and Kathrine Narducci. The movie centers on Al “Fonzo” Capone, a ruthless businessman and bootlegger who ruled Chicago with an iron fist and was the most infamous and feared gangster of American lore. Read the rest of this entry »
Mary J. Blige’s Original Song ‘Can’t Be Life’ from ‘Body Cam’ Released
Posted: May 22, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Body Cam, Malik Vitthal, Mary J. Blige
Paramount Music has released the original song Can’t Be Life from the horror thriller Body Cam. The track is written by Mary J. Blige who also co-wrote it with Denise Rich, Chucky Thompson, Jimmy Cozier, Stacy Barthe and Aaron Phillips. The song is now available to stream/download as a digital single on Amazon. Also listen to the full track after the jump. Body Cam is directed by Malik Vitthal and stars Mary J. BligeNat Wolff andDavid Zayas.The movie centers on a police officer investigating a fellow officer’s murder who discovers an evil spirit targeting the cops in her unit, uncovering a sinister secret surrounding the shooting and cover up of an unarmed youth. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Painter and the Thief’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 22, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Benjamin Ree, score, Soundtrack, The Painter and the Thief, Uno Helmersson
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the documentary The Painter and the Thief. The album features the film’s original music composed by Uno Helmersson (Armadillo, Magnus, The Lion Woman, 22. Juli, On the President’s Order, Bobbi Jene). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The Painter and the Thief is directed by Benjamin Ree and centers on a Czech artist, desperate for answers about the theft of her 2 paintings, who seeks out and befriends the career criminal who stole them. After inviting her thief to sit for a portrait, the two form an improbable relationship and an inextricable bond that will forever link these lonely souls. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Fresh Air… Breathe In’ & ‘Breathe Out’ Compilation Albums Announced
Posted: May 22, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ben Bartlett, Dario Marianelli, Drum & Lace, James Orr, James T. Sale, Kurt Oldman, Lisa Gerrard, Michael J. McEvoy, Patrick Doyle, Philip Selway, Stuart Hancock, Theo Vidgen
Air-Edel has announced a duo of compilation albums entitled Fresh Air… Breathe In and Fresh Air… Breathe Out through their label Besant Hall Records. The album features music from Air-Edel’s worldwide roster of composers and artists, including Patrick Doyle (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Thor, Cinderella), Dario Marianelli (Atonement, Pride and Prejudice), Cliff Eidelman (Star Trek: The Undiscovered Country, Christopher Columbus: The Discovery), Lisa Gerrard (Gladiator, Whale Rider), Drum & Lace (Dickinson, Good Girls), Michael J. McEvoy (Finding Your Feet, Me and Orson Welles), James T. Sale (Saint Judy, Return to Zero), Ben Bartlett (Walking with Dinosaurs) among others, and consist of both pre-existing, unreleased tracks and new works composed specifically for the albums, which were created in response to the current COVID-19 pandemic. The albums are now available across all digital platforms, with proceeds from the album sales, downloads and streams benefiting the arts and health not-for-profit organization Breathe Arts Health Research.Visit Amazon to stream/download the Fresh Air… Breathe In album and click here for the Fresh Air… Breathe Out album. Read the rest of this entry »
Solo Piano Version of ‘Toss a Coin to Your Witcher’ from Netflix’s ‘The Witcher’ Released
Posted: May 21, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Giona Ostinelli, Netflix, Sonya Belousova, The Witcher
Milan Records has released a new solo piano version of the original song Toss a Coin to Your Witcher from the Netflix original series The Witcher. The track is performed by composer Sonya Belousova who co-wrote the track with Giona Ostinelli. The piano version is now available to stream/download here. Also listen to the full track after the jump. The label has previously released a full soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score from the show’s first season in January. A double LP version will be released on June 5 (click here to pre-order) and a 2-CD version will also come out next month (visit Amazon to order). Read the rest of this entry »
‘We Summon the Darkness’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: May 21, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Marc Meyers, score, Soundtrack, Timothy Williams, We Summon the Darkness
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the horror thriller We Summon the Darkness. The album features the film’s original music composed by Timothy Williams (Brightburn, Walking with the Enemy, Red Sky, Wild Horses, Debug). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 22 and will be available to stream/download here. We Summon the Darkness is directed by Marc Meyers and stars Alexandra Daddario, Amy Forsyth, Keean Johnson, Johnny Knoxville, Maddie Hasson, Logan Miller and Austin Swift. The movie follows a young woman and two girlfriends on the way to a heavy metal concert, when they hear a news report of a local murder believed to be tied to a series of satanic killings. Read the rest of this entry »
