Colin Stetson (Hereditary, Color Out of Space, The First) has composed the original music for the new National Geographic limited series Barkskins. The show is created by Elwood Reid (The Bridge, The Chi) and stars David Thewlis, Marcia Gay Harden, Aneurin Barnard, James Bloor, Christian Cooke, David Wilmot, Thomas M. Wright, Tallulah Haddon, Kaniehtiio (Tiio) Horn, Lily Sullivan and Zahn McClarnon. The 8-part drama is based on the New York Times’ bestselling novel by Pulitzer Prize-winner Annie Proulx and follows a disparate group of outcasts and dreamers battling to escape their pasts while navigating the brutal frontier hardships, competing interests, and tangled loyalties at the crossroads of civilization: the New World. Read the rest of this entry »
HBO’s ‘I Know This Much Is True’ to Feature Original Music by Harold Budd
Posted: May 5, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Derek Cianfrance, Harold Budd, HBO, I Know This Much Is True
Composer/pianist Harold Budd has made his television scoring debut on the new HBO limited series I Know This Much Is True. The show is written and directed by Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine, The Place Beyond the Pines) and stars Mark Ruffalo, Melissa Leo, Rosie O’Donnell, Archie Panjabi, Imogen Poots, John Procaccino, Rob Huebel, Philip Ettinger, Aisling Franciosi, Michael Greyeyes, Guillermo Diaz, Marcello Fonte, Bruce Greenwood, Brian Goodman, Juliette Lewis and Kathryn Hahn. The 6-part drama is based on the bestselling novel by Wally Lamb and revolves around a man he struggles to care for his twin brother, while discovering the truth about his own family history. Read the rest of this entry »
The Newton Brothers Scoring Austin Stark’s ‘The God Committee’
Posted: May 5, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Austin Stark, The God Committee, The Newton Brothers
The Newton Brothers (The Haunting of Hill House, Doctor Sleep, Ouija: Origin of Evil, Life of Crime, Oculus) have recently scored the upcoming dramatic thriller The God Committee. The film is written and directed by Austin Stark and stars Kelsey Grammer, Julia Stiles, Colman Domingo, Janeane Garofalo and Dan Hedaya. The movie follows a group of accomplished doctors who serve on a heart transplant committee at a New York City hospital and have to decide which of three patients deserves a life-saving heart. Six years later, they face the dramatic repercussions of their fateful decision. Molly Conners (Manglehorn, Song One), Amanda Bowers (Like Father), Jonathan Rubenstein, Ari Pinchot, Jane Oster, Bingo Gubelmann & Benji Kohn (Detachment, Infinitely Polar Bear) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Cold Courage’ Soundtrack Album to Be Released
Posted: May 5, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Cold Courage, Lasse Enersen, score, Soundtrack, Viaplay
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the TV series Cold Courage. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Lasse Enersen (The Unknown Soldier, Legend of the Ancient Sword, Tom of Finland). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, May 8 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Cold Courage is created by David Joss Buckley & Brendan Foley based on the novel by Pekka Hiltunen and stars John Simm, Sofia Pekkari, Pilha Viitala, Arsher Ali, Peter Coonan and Caroline Goodall. The thriller follows two Finnish women in London who are drawn inexorably together via the Studio, a clandestine group dedicated to bringing vigilante justice for those without a voice, to those beyond the law. Read the rest of this entry »
Expanded ‘The River’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: May 4, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Williams, Mark Rydell, score, Soundtrack, The River
Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1984 drama The River directed by Mark Rydell and starring Sissy Spacek, Mel Gibson and Scott Glenn. The album features the expanded original score from the composed and conducted by John Williams (Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jaws, Schindler’s List, Jurassic Park, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone) who received an Academy Award nomination for his work. The releases includes a remastered version of the original 1984 soundtrack album, as well world premiere release of full the original soundtrack recording, including around 20 minutes of previously unreleased material. The soundtrack is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples. Read the rest of this entry »
Keegan DeWitt Scoring Brett Haley’s ‘Sorta Like a Rockstar’
Posted: May 4, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brett Haley, Keegan DeWitt, Netflix, Sorta Like a Rockstar
Composer Keegan DeWitt (Gemini, Divorce, Her Smell, Sorry for Your Loss) is reteaming with director Brett Haley on the upcoming Netflix original film Sorta Like a Rockstar. The movie stars Auli’i Cravalho, Carol Burnett, Fred Armisen, Rhenzy Feliz, Justina Machado, Judy Reyes, Gerald Isaac Waters, Taylor Richardson and Anthony Jacques. The drama is based on the novel of the same name by Matthew Quick (Silver Lining’s Playbook) novel by the same name and follows a teenage girl who, despite her difficult circumstances, is preternaturally optimistic about the world and her place in it, until she faces a devastating loss and can no longer ignore the challenges in her own life. Read the rest of this entry »
John Williams in Vienna Concert Album Announced
Posted: May 4, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Williams
Deutsche Grammophon has announced the concert album John Williams in Vienna. The album features the the live recordings of the Hollywood legend’s Vienna Philharmonic 2020 debut. The composer shared the stage with violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter. Among the titles features on the release are Star Wars, Harry Potter, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jurassic Park, E.T. the Extra-Terrestria’, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Jaws, Schindler’s List, Hook, War Horse, The Witches of Eastwick, Far and Away and The Adventures of Tintin. The album will be released on August 14, 2020. Visit Amazon to order the CD and vinyl version of the standard edition and click here to order the deluxe edition, which features 6 additional tracks, as well as Blu-ray Disc. A first track, Imperial March, is now already available to stream/download on Apple Music. Also check out a video of the live performance after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ – The Final Season (Episodes 9-12) Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 4, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Disney Plus, Kevin Kiner, score, Soundtrack, Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Walt Disney Records has released the last soundtrack album for Lucasfilm’s animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s final four episodes composed by Kevin Kiner (Star Wars Rebels,Narcos: Mexico, Doom Patrol, Titans, CSI: Miami, Making a Murderer). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon Music, where you can also check out audio samples. The label has previously released a soundtrack album featuring selections of Kiner’s score from the show’s first six seasons and two albums featuring the composer’s music from the first eight episodes of the final season. Season 7. The final episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars created by George Lucas, executive produced by Dave Filoni and starring Matt Lanter, Ashley Eckstein, Dee Bradley Baker, James Arnold Taylor, Katee Sackhoff and Sam Witwer premieres today on Disney+. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Westworld’ Season 3 Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: May 3, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: HBO, Ramin Djawadi, score, Soundtrack, Westworld
WaterTower Music has released a new soundtrack album for the HBO original series Westworld. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s third season composed by Emmy Award winner Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Iron Man, Pacific Rim, Clash of the Titans, A Wrinkle in Time, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. The label has previously released two soundtrack albums featuring the composer’s score from the first two seasons, as well as his cover versions of Sweet Child O’Mine and Wicked Games from Season 3. Westworld is created by Jonathan Nolan & Lisa Joy based on Michael Crichton’s 1973 movie and stars Evan Rachel Wood, Jeffrey Wright, Thandie Newton, Aaron Paul and Ed Harris. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 3, 2020)
Posted: May 3, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Aska Matsumiya, Becoming, Betty, Chris Westlake, Glen Ballard, HBO, Hulu, Kamasi Washington, Randy Kerber, Solar Opposites, The Eddy
Premiering on Wednesday, May 6, is the Netflix documentary Becoming directed by Nadia Hallgren and produced by Katy Chevigny, Marilyn Ness & Lauren Cioffi about the life of former First Lady Michelle Obama as she embarks on a 34-city tour. The film’s original music is composed by jazz saxophonist Kamasi Washington. Check out our previous news article for more information about the movie, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
Premiering on Friday, May 8, is the Netflix limited series The Eddy created by Jack Thorne and starring André Holland, Joanna Kulig, Amandla Stenberg, Leila Bekhti and Tahar Rahim. Glen Ballard (The Polar Express) and Randy Kerber (The Color Purple) have composed the show’s original music. Arista Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ songs from the drama on Friday. Check out our soundtrack album announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the series. Read the rest of this entry »
