Atlantic Records has announced the track list of the soundtrack album for the animated feature Scoob!. The album features the songs from the movie by artists including Thomas Rhett & Kane Brown feat. Ava Max, Jack Harlow, Pink Sweat$, R3HAB, Rico Nasty, Sage the Gemini, Rare Americans & others. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, May 15 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon. The first track, Summer Feelings by Lennon Stella feat. Charlie Puth, is now available to stream/download here. Scoob! is directed by Tony Cervone and features the voices of Zac Efron, Frank Welker, Gina Rodriguez, Amanda Seyfried, Will Forte, Mark Wahlberg, Ken Jeong, Kiersey Clemons and Jason Isaacs. The movie reveals how lifelong friends Scooby and Shaggy first met and how they joined with young detectives Fred, Velma and Daphne to form the famous Mystery Inc. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Scoob!’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: May 11, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Scoob!, Soundtrack, Tony Cervone
Mikael Åkerfeldt to Compose Music for Netflix’s ‘Clark’
Posted: May 11, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Clark, Jonas Akerlund, Mikael Åkerfeldt, Netflix
Netflix has announced today that songwriter Mikael Åkerfeldt, lead vocalist and guitarist of the metal band Opeth, is set to compose the music for the upcoming Netflix original series Clark. The show is co-written and directed by Jonas Åkerlund (Lords of Chaos, Polar) and stars Bill Skarsgård as Swedish criminal Clark Olofsson who has been referred to as a “celebrity gangster” and has given rise to the concept of Stockholm syndrome, managed to escape prisons and committed robberies all over Europe. The 6-parter is based Olofsson’s autobiography Vafan var det som hände and will follow his early years until present day. Åkerlund and Skarsgård are also executive producing the Scandinavian Content Group production with Hans Engholm. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Five Fingers for Marseilles’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 11, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Five Fingers for Marseilles, James Matthes, Michael Matthews, score, Soundtrack
Pressure Cooker Music has released a soundtrack album for the western thriller Five Fingers for Marseilles. The album features the film’s original music composed by James Matthes (Vehicle 19, Vagrant Queen, Lake Placid: Legacy). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Five Fingers for Marseilles is directed by Michael Matthews and stars Vuyo Dabula, Zethu Dlomo, Hamilton Dhlamini, Kenneth Nkosi and Mduduzi Mabasco. The movie is set in post-apartheid South Africa and centers on a now-brutal man as he comes home to find peace, only to find that a new threat has taken over his town. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 10, 2020)
Posted: May 10, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: HBO, Hulu, I Know This Much Is True, Mateo Messina, Nathan Barr, Netflix, The Great, The Wrong Missy, Tom Holkenborg, White Lines
Premiering tonight is the HBO limited series I Know This Much Is True written and directed by Derek Cianfrance and starring Mark Ruffalo, Melissa Leo, Rosie O’Donnell, Archie Panjabi, Imogen Poots, Philip Ettinger, John Procaccino, Rob Huebel, Aisling Franciosi, Bruce Greenwood, Brian Goodman, Juliette Lewis and Kathryn Hahn. The show’s original music is composed by Harold Budd (Mysterious Skin, White Bird in a Blizzard). Check out our previous article to learn more about the drama, which will air Sunday nights on HBO.
Premiering on Wednesday, May 13, is the Netflix original film The Wrong Missy directed by Tyler Spindel and starring David Spade, Lauren Lapkus, Geoff Pierson, Sarah Chalke, Nick Swardson, Jackie Sandler, Chris Witaske and Molly Sims. Mateo Messina (Juno, Blockers, Superstore, Butter, Tall Girl, Barely Lethal) has composed the movie’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
Dave Porter Scoring Starz’s ‘Hightown’
Posted: May 10, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dave Porter, Hightown, Starz
Dave Porter (Breaking Bad, Preacher, The Disaster Artist) is the composer of the new Starz original series Hightown. The show is created by Rebecca Cutter and stars Monica Raymund, James Badge Dale, Riley Voelkel, Shane Harper, Amaury Nolasco, Atkins Estimond and Dohn Norwood . The drama is set in idyllic, but bleak Cape Cod and follows one woman’s journey to sobriety, overshadowed by an unfolding murder investigation. Cutter is also executive producing the project with Gary Lennon (Power, Euphoria), Jerry Bruckheimer (Pirates of the Caribbean, Armageddon, Top Gun), Jonathan Littman (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami), KristieAnne Reed (Lucifer, L.A.’s Finest) and Ellen H. Schwartz. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for HBO’s ‘Betty’ to Be Released
Posted: May 9, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Aska Matsumiya, Betty, HBO, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the HBO original series Betty. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Aska Matsumiya (Skate Kitchen, Spelah and the Spades, 37 Seconds). Also included are songs by Cigarettes After Sex, Rosehardt, Ruby Haunt, Volta Jazz & others. The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, May 15 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Betty is created and directed by Crystal Moselle based on her feature Skate Kitchen and stars Dede Lovelace, Moonbear, Nina Moran, Ajani Russell and Rachelle Vinberg. The drama follows a diverse group of young women navigate their lives through the male-dominated world of skateboarding in New York City. Read the rest of this entry »
Erick Schroder Scoring Chris McGowan’s ‘Chasing Nightmares’
Posted: May 9, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chasing Nightmares, Chris McGowan, Erick Schroder
Erick Schroder (Astro, American Christmas, No Man’s Land) is composing the original music for the upcoming horror thriller Chasing Nightmares. The film is written and directed by Chris McGowan and stars Anne Heche, Graham McTavish, Michelle Randolph, Spencer Daniels, Aubrey Cleland, Jay Huguley and Dana Daurey. The movie follows a college student who risks her and her friends’ lives to track down the meaning behind the nightmares she has about a girl and a delusional masked man. David Brown is producing the project for Specter Pictures, alongside Todd Lundbohm for 828 Productions. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 8, 2020)
Posted: May 8, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Blue Story, Christophe Beck, Driveways, How to Build a Girl, Jake Monaco, Jay Wadley, Jonathon Deering, Oli Julian, Owen Pallett, Roger Neill, Spaceship Earth, Valley Girl, Walkaway Joe
Opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the movie musical Valley Girl directed by Rachel Goldenberg and starring Jessica Rothe, Chloe Bennet, Ashleigh Murray, Joshua Whitehouse, Mae Whitman, Mario Revolori, Judy Greer, Alicia Silverstone and Camila Morrone. The film’s original score is composed by Roger Neill (King of the Hill, Beginners, 20th Century Women, Like Father). Harvey Mason Jr. serves as the project’s music producer. Interscope Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Orion Pictures release.
Opening in select (drive-in and virtual) theaters and other pop-up venues is the documentary Spaceship Earth directed by Matt Wolf about a group of countercultural visionaries who built an enormous replica of earth’s ecosystem called Biosphere 2 in 1991. Owen Pallett (Her, The Box, Life) has composed the film’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score is in the works. Check out our previous news article for more information about the movie, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is being released by Neon. Read the rest of this entry »
Steven & Julie Bernstein Scoring Hulu’s ‘Animaniacs’ Reboot
Posted: May 8, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Animaniacs, Hulu, Julie Bernstein, Steven Bernstein
Steven Bernstein & Julie Bernstein have recently been scoring the upcoming reboot of the animated series Animaniacs. Steven Spielberg returns as executive producer of the show, which revolves around Warner brothers, Yakko and Wakko, and the Warner sisters who have a great time wreaking havoc and mayhem in the lives of everyone they meet. Pinky and the Brain will also make appearances in each episode. Rob Paulsen, Jess Harnell,Tress MacNeille, Maurice LaMarche and Frank Welker are among the project’s voice cast. Sam Register (Teen Titans, Ben 10), President of Warner Bros. Animation and Warner Digital Series, and Amblin Television Co-Presidents Justin Falvey & Darryl Frank (The Americans, Under the Dome) are also executive producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Valley Girl’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 8, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Harvey Mason Jr., Rachel Goldenberg, Soundtrack, Valley Girl
The full details of the soundtrack album for the Valley Girl remake have been revealed. The album features the songs from the movie performed by the film’s cast. Also included are tracks by Deap Vally, American Authors, Leon Else & others. Harvey Mason Jr. serves as the project’s music producer. The soundtrack is being released today by Interscope Records and is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Valley Girl is directed by Rachel Goldenberg and stars Jessica Rothe, Chloe Bennet, Ashleigh Murray, Joshua Whitehouse, Mae Whitman, Mario Revolori, Jessie Enis, Judy Greer, Alicia Silverstone and Camila Morrone. Read the rest of this entry »
