Young Turks Recordings has released a soundtrack album for the Netflix documentary Becoming. The album features the film’s original music composed by jazz saxophonist Kamasi Washington. The soundtrack is now available to stream and download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. Becoming is is directed by Nadia Hallgren and offers a look into the life of former First Lady Michelle Obama during a moment of profound change, not only for her personally but for the country she and her husband served over eight impactful years in the White House. The movie follows Obama as she embarks on a 34-city tour. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Netflix Documentary ‘Becoming’ Released
Posted: May 16, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Becoming, Kamasi Washington, Nadia Hallgren, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 15, 2020)
Posted: May 15, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Capone, El-P, Jermaine Stegall, Proximity, Scoob!, Tom Holkenborg
Opening on VOD today is the animated feature Scoob! directed by Tony Cervone and starring Zac Efron, Frank Welker, Gina Rodriguez, Amanda Seyfried, Will Forte, Mark Wahlberg, Ken Jeong, Kiersey Clemons and Jason Isaacs. The film’s original score is composed by Tom Holkenborg (aka Junkie XL) (Mad Max: Fury Road, Deadpool, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Alita: Battle Angel). Atlantic Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie by artists such as Thomas Rhett & Kane Brown feat. Ava Max, Jack Harlow, Pink Sweat$, R3HAB, among others. Click here for the full album details. A separate soundtrack featuring Holkenborg’s score will be released on May 29. Check back on this page for updates.
Already available on VOD since this past Tuesday is the drama Capone written and directed by Josh Trank and starring Tom Hardy, Linda Cardellini, Matt Dillon, Kyle MacLachlan, Noel Fisher, Jack Lowden and Kathrine Narducci. El-P has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced yet. Check out our previous news article for more information about the movie, which centers on Al “Fonzo” Capone, a ruthless businessman and bootlegger who ruled Chicago with an iron fist, and is being released by Vertical Entertainment. Read the rest of this entry »
World Premiere Soundtrack Release for ‘Mr. Mom’ Announced
Posted: May 15, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Lee Holdridge, Mr. Mom, score, Soundtrack, Stan Dragoti
Quartet Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1983 comedy Mr. Mom directed by Stan Dragoti, written by John Hughes and starring Michael Keaton, Teri Garr, Jeffrey Tambor, Ann Jillian, Christopher Lloyd and Martin Mull. The album features the original score from the movie composed and conducted by Lee Holdridge (Splash, The Mists of Avalon, The Beastmaster, Old Gringo, Oliver’s Story). The CD, which is limited to 1,000 copies, is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples and for more details about the release. Mr. Mom, which follows an automotive engineer whose wife gets a job, while he stays home with the children, housework and housewives, is now available on VOD, Blu-ray and DVD. Read the rest of this entry »
Tracee Ellis Ross’ Original Song ‘Love Myself’ from ‘The High Note’ Released
Posted: May 15, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Greg Kurstin, Nisha Ganatra, Sarah Aarons, The High Note, Tracee Ellis Ross
Republic Records has released the original song Love Myself from the musical comedy drama The High Note. The track is written by Sarah Aarons & Greg Kurstin, produced by Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins & Tony Hemmings and performed by lead actress Tracee Ellis Ross. The song is now available to stream and download as a digital single on Amazon. Listen to the full track after the jump and check back on this page for the details of the movie’s official soundtrack album, which will be released on May 29. The High Note is directed by Nisha Ganatra and stars Dakota Johnson, Ross herself, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Ice Cube, Zoe Chao, Eddie Izzard, Bill Pullman and Diplo. Read the rest of this entry »
Tom Holkenborg (Junkie XL) to Score Zack Snyder’s ‘Army of the Dead’
Posted: May 15, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Army of the Dead, Junkie XL, Netflix, Tom Holkenborg, Zack Snyder
Tom Holkenborg (aka Junkie XL) has confirmed at a Reddit AMA today that he is reuniting with director Zack Snyder on the upcoming Netflix original film Army of the Dead. The film starring Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Ana de la Reguera, Theo Rossi, Chris D’Elia, Huma Qureshi, Garret Dillahunt, Raúl Castillo, Omari Hardwick, Hiroyuki Sanada and Matthias Schweighöfer takes place following a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, when a group of mercenaries take the ultimate gamble, venturing into the quarantine zone to pull off the greatest heist ever attempted. Snyder also co-wrote the screenplay with Joby Harold (King Arthur: Legend of the Sword) and Shay Hatten (John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum). Read the rest of this entry »
Will Ferrell’s & My Marianne’s ‘Volcano Man’ from Netflix’s ‘Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga’ Released
Posted: May 15, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christian Persson, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, Gustaf Holter, My Marianne, Netflix, Will Ferrell
Arista Records has released the original song Volcano Man from the Netflix original film Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga. The track is written by Gustaf Holter & Christian Persson and performed by Will Ferrell & My Marianne. The song is now available to stream/download as a digital single on Amazon. Listen to the full track after the jump. Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga is directed by David Dobkin and stars Ferrell himself, Rachel McAdams, Pierce Brosnan, Dan Stevens and Demi Lovato. The comedy follows two aspiring musicians who are given the opportunity of a lifetime to represent their country at the world’s biggest song competition, where they finally have a chance to prove that any dream worth having is a dream worth fighting. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Inhuman Resources’ (‘Dérapages’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 15, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Dérapages, Eric Neveux, Inhuman Resources, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, Ziad Doueiri
Unkle Productions will release a soundtrack album for the French TV series Inhuman Resources (Dérapages). The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Eric Neveux (The Insult, The Attack, Intimacy, A Stork’s Journey, Zombillennium, Spirou & Fantasio’s Big Adventures).. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Inhuman Resources is written by Pierre Lemaitre & Perrine Margaine based on Lemaitre’s novel Cadres noirs, directed by Ziad Doueiri stars Eric Cantona, Suzanne Clément and Alex Lutz. The 6-part thriller revolves around Alain Delambre, an unemployed 57-year old man as he is lured by an attractive job opening, but things get ugly when he realizes he’s a pawn in a cruel corporate game. Read the rest of this entry »
Alan Walker’s Remix of Hans Zimmer’s ‘Time’ from ‘Inception’ Released
Posted: May 14, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alan Walker, Hans Zimmer, Inception
Hans Zimmer has teamed up with record producer Alan Walker for new remix of the composer’s track Time from Christopher Nolan’s Inception starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Dileep Rao, Cillian Murphy, Tom Berenger and Michael Caine. The remix, which is based on Time (Orchestra Version) from the The World of Hans Zimmer album, is now available to stream/download in two different versions as a digital single on Amazon. Listen to both tracks after the jump. A music video will be released on May 22 and a vinyl single will be coming out later this year. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Amazon’s ‘Homecoming’ Season 2 to Be Released
Posted: May 14, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Emile Mosseri, Homecoming, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release the first soundtrack album for the Amazon original series Homecoming. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Emile Mosseri (The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Minari, Kajillionaire). The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 22 and is now available for pre-order here. Season 2 of Homecoming is created by Eli Horowitz & Micah Bloomberg, directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez and stars Janelle Monáe, Stephan James, Hong Chau, Chris Cooper and Joan Cusack. The drama follows a woman who wakes in a rowboat adrift a lake, with no memory of how she got there, and whose ensuing search for identity will lead her into the heart of the Geist Group, the unconventional wellness company behind the Homecoming Initiative. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Outlander’ Season 5 Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: May 14, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Bear McCreary, Outlander, score, Soundtrack, Starz
The full details of the new soundtrack album for the Starz original series Outlander have been revealed. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s fifth season composed by Emmy Award winner Bear McCreary (Godzilla: King of the Monsters, The Walking Dead, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Child’s Play, Battlestar Galactica, Happy Death Day). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 15 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon. Madison Gate Records has previously released multiple soundtrack albums featuring the composer’s score from the first four seasons of the series. Outlander is created by Ronald D. Moore based on the best-selling books by Diana Gabaldon and stars Caitrona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Duncan Lacroix and Graham McTavish. Read the rest of this entry »
