Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the BET original series Twenties. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Amanda Jones (Cherish the Day, Home). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, April 24 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Twenties is created by Lena Waithe and stars Jonica “Jojo” T. Gibbs, Christina Elmore and Gabrielle Graham. The comedy follows a screenwriter and her best friends as they chase their dreams in Los Angeles and try to figure out life, love and the professional world. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for BET’s ‘Twenties’ to Be Released
Posted: April 22, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amanda Jones, BET, score, Soundtrack, Twenties
Atli Örvarsson Scoring David Dobkin’s Netflix Movie ‘Eurovision”
Posted: April 22, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Atli Orvarsson, David Dobkin, Eurovision, Netflix
Atli Örvarsson (The Hitman’s Bodyguard, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Vantage Point, The Edge of Seventeen, Rams) is composing the original score for the upcoming Netflix original film Eurovision. The movie is directed by David Dobkin (Wedding Crashers, The Judge) and stars Will Ferrell, Rachel McAdams, Pierce Brosnan, Dan Stevens and Demi Lovato. The comedy centers on 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 »
‘Sea Fever’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 22, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christoffer Franzen, Lights & Motion, Neasa Hardiman, score, Sea Fever, Soundtrack
Deep Elm Records will release a soundtrack album for the sci-fi thriller Sea Fever. The album features the film’s original music composed by Christoffer Franzen (Lights & Motion). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, April 24 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon and will be available to download/stream on other digital music services. Sea Fever is written and directed by Neasa Hardiman and stars Hermione Corfield, Connie Nielsen, Dougray Scott, Ardalan Esmaili, Olwen Fouéré, James Hickey and Elie Bouakaze. The movie follows the crew of a fishing ship as they fight for survival against an unknown species after becoming marooned at sea. Read the rest of this entry »
Lorne Balfe to Score Paramount Animation’s & WWE Studios’ ‘Rumble’
Posted: April 21, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Hamish Grieve, Lorne Balfe, Rumble
Lorne Balfe has signed on to score the upcoming animated feature Rumble. The film is directed by Hamish Grieve and features the voices of Will Arnett, Terry Crews, Geraldine Viswanathan,Tony Danza, Joe “Roman Reigns” Anoa’i, Susan Kelechi Watson, Stephen A. Smith, Jimmy Tatro, Becky Lynch, Ben Schwartz and Michael Buffer.The movie is set in a world where monster wrestling is a global sport and monsters are superstar athletes, and follows a teenager as he seeks to follow in her father’s footsteps by coaching a loveable underdog monster into a champion. Mark Bakshi and Brad Booker (The Book of Life) are producing the WWE Studios and Paramount Animation production. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Untouchable’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 21, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Anne Nikitin, Hulu, score, Soundtrack, Untouchable, Ursula Macfarlane
Lightbox Media has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Untouchable: The Rise and Fall of Harvey Weinstein. The album features the film’s original music composed by Anne Nikitin (American Animals, The Pale Horse, Mrs. Wilson, The Imposter, Lost Girls, This Beautiful Fantastic) and performed by the London Contemporary Orchestra. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Untouchable is directed by Ursula Macfarlane and chronicles the recent fall of Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein and his years of alleged abuse by former colleagues and accusers. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Willoughbys’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 21, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Kris Pearn, Mark Mothersbaugh, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, The Willoughbys
BMG will release the official soundtrack album for the Netflix animated feature The Willoughbys. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, The LEGO Movie ,21/22 Jump Street, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Hotel Transylvania). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 22 and will be available to stream/download here. Mothersbaugh also co-wrote the Alessia Cara-performed original song I Choose, which is already available as a digital single. The Willoughbys is directed by Kris Pearn, co-directed by Rob Lodermeier and stars Will Forte, Maya Rudolph, Alessia Cara, Terry Crews, Martin Short, Jane Krakowski, Seán Cullen, Ricky Gervais. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Capri-Revolution’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: April 21, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Apparat, Capri-Revolution, Sascha Ring, score, Soundtrack
It’s Complicated Records will release a soundtrack album for the Italian/French historical drama Capri-Revolution. The album features the film’s original music composed by German electronic music artist Apparat (aka Sascha Ring) (Equals, Leopardi). The soundtrack is set to be released on May 1, 2020 and is will be available to stream/download here. Capri-Revolution is co-written and directed by Mario Martone and stars Marianna Fontana, Reinout Scholten van Aschat, Antonio Folletto, Eduardo Scarpetta, Gianluca Di Gennaro and Jenna Thiam. The movie is set in 1914 and centers on a commune of young artists from Northern Europe as they establish themselves on the rural island of Capri. Read the rest of this entry »
Jerry Goldsmith’s ‘Take Her, She’s Mine’ Score to Be Released
Posted: April 20, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Henry Koster, Jerry Goldsmith, score, Soundtrack, Take Her She's Mine
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1963 comedy Take Her, She’s Mine directed by Henry Koster and starring James Stewart, Sandra Dee, Audrey Meadows and John McGiver. The album features the original music from the 20th Century Fox production composed and conducted by Academy Award winner Jerry Goldsmith (The Omen, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Chinatown, L.A. Confidential, Patton, Alien, Planet of the Apes, Papillon). Visit the label’s online store to order the CD, to check out the track list, to listen to audio samples and for more information about the release.
Expanded ‘Legends of the Fall’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: April 20, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Edward Zwick, James Horner, Legends of the Fall, score, Soundtrack
Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1994 historical drama Legends of the Fall directed by Edward Zwick and starring Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Aidan Quinn, Julia Ormond and Henry Thomas. The album features the expanded original score from the TriStar Pictures release composed and conducted by James Horner (Titanic, Avatar, Braveheart, A Beautiful Mind, Aliens, Apollo 13) and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, including over 30 minutes of previously unreleased music. Also included are 35 minutes of alternates. Visit the label’s official website to order the 2-CD set and for more details about the album. Read the rest of this entry »
Will Bates Scoring Mike Cahill’s ‘Bliss’
Posted: April 20, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Bliss, Mike Cahill, Will Bates
Composer Will Bates is reuniting with director Mike Cahill on the upcoming sci-fi drama Bliss. The film is written and directed by Cahill and stars Salma Hayek, Owen Wilson, Madeline Zima, Jorge Lendenborg Jr., Joshua Leonard and DeRon Horton. The movie follows a recently divorced man – whose life is falling apart – as he meets a woman who lives on the streets and is convinced that the polluted, broken world around them is not real. James D. Stern (Looper, I’m Not There, The Brothers Bloom) is producing the Endgame Entertainment production. Read the rest of this entry »