Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 9, 2020)

Posted: August 9, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments
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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 Albums
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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 Albums
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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 Albums
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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 News
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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 Albums
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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 Assignments
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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 »

Soundtrack Album for ‘The Head’ TV Series to Be Released

Posted: August 7, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums
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Globomedia will release a soundtrack album for the international survival thriller series The Head. The album features selections of the original music from the show composed by Federico Jusid (The Secret in Their Eyes, Kidnap, Watership Down, Life Itself, Loving Pablo, Misconduct). The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, August 14 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Head is created by Àlex Pastor & David Pastor and stars Tomohisa Yamashita, John Lynch, Katherine O’Donnelly, Alexandre Willaume, Laura Bach, Sandra Andreis, Amelia Hoy, Chris Reilly, Richard Sammel and Tom Lawrence. The 6-parter directed by Jorge Dorado is set in the Polaris VI international polar station in Antarctica during its long, dark Antarctic months and revolves around a select group of scientists from different countries who are in charge of maintaining the base operational during the long polar nights. Read the rest of this entry »

‘My Brother Chases Dinosaurs’ Soundtrack Released

Posted: August 7, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Warner Music Italy has released a soundtrack album for the Italian family dramedy My Brother Chases Dinosaurs (Mio fratello rincorre i dinosauri). The album features the film’s original music composed by Lucas Vidal (Fast & Furious 6, The Raven, Palm Trees in the Snow, The Quiet Ones, The Cold Light of Day). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music services. My Brother Chases Dinosaurs is directed by Stefano Cipani and stars Alessandro Gassmann, Isabella Ragonese, Rossy De Palma and Francesco Gheghi. The movie is based on the best-selling book by Giacomo Mazzariol and centers on the relationship between a boy and his brother who has Down syndrome. Read the rest of this entry »

Lorne Balfe to Score Chris McKay’s ‘The Tomorrow War’

Posted: August 6, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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Lorne Balfe has been tapped to score the upcoming sci-fi movie The Tomorrow War. The film marks the live action directorial debut of Chris McKay and stars Chris Pratt, Yvonne Strahovski, Betty Gilpin, Keith Powers, Mike Mitchell, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Sam Richardson and J.K. Simmons. The movie follows a man who is drafted to fight in a future war where the fate of humanity relies on his ability to confront his past. David Ellison & Dana Goldberg (Top Gun: Maverick, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan), Don Granger (Jack Reacher), David S. Goyer (The Dark Knight), Jules Daly (The Grey) and Adam Kolbrenner (Prisoners) are producing the Skydance Media production. Read the rest of this entry »

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