Fernando Velazquez (The Impossible, The Orphanage, Crimson Peak, Hercules, Devil, A Monster Calls) has recently scored the new Showtime documentary The Longest War. The film is directed by Greg Barker (Manhunt: The Inside Story of the Hunt for Bin Laden, The Final Year) is a companion piece to the final season of Showtime’s Homeland and centers on the human stories and drama behind America’s involvement in Afghanistan, now the longest war in U.S. history. The movie will unpack the CIA’s long and morally complicated history in Taliban from the 1980s to the present through first-hand accounts of CIA officers and other U.S. key officials. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Ritesh Batra’s ‘Photograph’ Released
Posted: April 17, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Peter Raeburn, Photograph, Ritesh Batra, score, Soundtrack
Nowever Records has released a soundtrack album for the romantic drama Photograph. The album features the film’s original music composed by Peter Raeburn (Woodshock, Nancy, The Last Photograph, Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon Music, where you can also listen to audio samples. Photograph is written and directed by Ritesh Batra and stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Sanya Malhotra. The movie revolves around a struggling Mumbai street photographer pressured to marry by his grandmother who convinces a shy stranger to pose as his fiancée during a family visit. Read the rest of this entry »
‘1BR’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: April 16, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: 1BR, David Marmor, Ronen Landa, score, Soundtrack
Lux/Eon Records will release a soundtrack album for the horror thriller 1BR. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ronen Landa (The Pact, Eloise, Cavemen, At the Devil’s Door). The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 29, 2020 and will be available to stream/download on Apple Music and other digital music services. 1BR is written and directed by David Marmor and stars Nicole Brydon Bloom, Giles Matthey, Taylor Nichols, Alan Blumenfeld, Celeste Sully, Susan Davis, Clayton Hoff and Earnestine Phillips. The movie follows a young woman who – after leaving behind a painful past – scores the perfect Hollywood apartment only to discover that her surprisingly welcoming neighbors may harbor a dangerous secret. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Selah & the Spades’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 16, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Aska Matsumiya, score, Selah & the Spades, Soundtrack, Tayarisha Poe
Lakeshore Records will release the official soundtrack album for the drama Selah & the Spades. The album features the film’s original music composed by Aska Matsumiya (Skate Kitchen, 37 Seconds). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 17 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Selah & the Spades is written and directed by Tayarisha Poe and stars Lovie Simone, Celeste O’Connor, Jharrel Jerome, Gina Torres and Jesse Williams. The follows the leader of a faction of students called the Spades at a Pennsylvania boarding school as she walks the fine line between being feared and loved, often cutting loose whomever she deems a threat to her power. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker’ to Be Released
Posted: April 16, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Larry Goldings, Netflix, score, Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix limited series Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker. The album features the show’s original music composed by Larry Goldings (Dealin’ with Idiots). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 17 and will be available to stream/download here. Self Made is created by Nicole Jefferson Asher and stars Octavia Spencer, Tiffany Haddish, Carmen Ejogo, Blair Underwood, Garrett Morris, Kevin Carroll and Bill Bellamy. The drama is inspired by A’Lelia Bundles’ book On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker and tells the true story of an African American washerwoman who rises from poverty to build a beauty empire and become the first female self-made millionaire. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Little Fires Everywhere’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: April 16, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Hulu, Isabella Summers, Little Fires Everywhere, Mark Isham, score, Soundtrack
The full details of the soundtrack album for the Hulu limited series Little Fires Everywhere have bee released. The album features selections of the original music from the show composed by Mark Isham (Crash, Once Upon a Time, A River Runs Through It, Miracle, The Accountant) and Florence + the Machine’s Isabella Summers, including the composers’ main titles theme. Also included are the cover songs recorded for the drama and performed by Judith Hill, BELLSAINT, Ruby Amanfu, Lauren Ruth Ward and Ingrid Michaelson. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 17 by Hollywood Records and will be available to stream/download on Amazon. Little Fires Everywhere is created by Liz Tigelaar based on Celeste Ng’s 2017 bestseller and stars Reese Witherspoon, Kerry Washington, Joshua Jackson, Rosemarie DeWitt, Lexi Underwood, Jordan Elsass, Jade Pettyjohn, Gavin Lewis,Megan Stott and Huang Lu. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for ‘Riverdale’ Special Episode ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch the Musical’ Released
Posted: April 15, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Hedwig and the Anrgy Inch, Riverdale, Soundtrack, The CW
WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the Riverdale special episode Hedwig and the Angry Inch the Musical. The album features the songs from the musical episode performed by cast members KJ Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Madelaine Petsch, Cole Strouse, Marisol Nichols, Mark Consuelos, Martin Cummins, Skeet Ulrich, Charles Melton, Vanessa Morgan and Madchen Amick. The songs were originally written by Stephen Trask for the stage musical. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The label has previously released multiple soundtracks featuring the songs and the original score from the series. Read the rest of this entry »
Kris Bowers to Score Malcolm D. Lee’s ‘Space Jam 2’
Posted: April 15, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Kris Bowers, Malcolm D. Lee, Space Jam, Space Jam 2
Kris Bowers (Green Book, Dear White People, When They See Us, Monsters and Men) has been hired to score the upcoming sports comedy sequel Space Jam 2. The film is directed by Malcolm D. Lee (Girls Trip, Undercover Brothers) and stars LeBron James as himself, as well as Don Cheadle, Sonequa Martin-Green and Ceyair J. Wright. The movie follows the NBA superstar as he teams up with Bugs Bunny and the rest of the Looney Tunes James is also producing the project with Ryan Coogler (Black Panther, Creed), Duncan Henderson (Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World , Oblivion) and Maverick Carter (Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker). Read the rest of this entry »
Emile Mosseri Tapped as Composer of Amazon’s ‘Homecoming’ Season 2
Posted: April 15, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Emile Mosseri, Homecoming
Composer Emile Mosseri (The Last Black Man in San Francisco) has joined the crew of the Amazon original series Homecoming. He is scoring the second season of the show created by Eli Horowitz & Micah Bloomberg and starring Janelle Monáe, Stephan James and Hong Chau (who reprising their roles from the first season), Chris Cooper and Joan Cusack. Kyle Patrick Alvarez (The Stanford Prison Experiment) is directing all episodes. Horowitz & Bloomberg are also executive producing the project with Julia Roberts, Sam Esmail & Chad Hamilton (Mr. Robot, Briarpatch), Alex Blumberg & Matt Lieber & Chris Giliberti (Alex, Inc.) Read the rest of this entry »
John Paesano to Score ‘Leonardo’ TV Series
Posted: April 15, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Frank Spotnitz, John Paesano, Leonardo, Steve Thompson
John Paesano (Daredevil, The Maze Runner, When the Game Stands Tall, The Star) has been tapped to score the upcoming Leonardo. The show is created by Frank Spotnitz (The Man in the High Castle, The X-Files) & Steve Thompson (Jericho) and stars Aidan Turner in the title role of Leonardo da Vinci, as well as Freddie Highmore as a fictional young detective named Stefano Giraldo, Giancarlo Giannini as Leonardo’s master Andrea del Verrocchio and Matilda De Angelis as Caterina da Cremona, his dearest friend and mysterious muse. The drama tells the story of the 15th/16th century Italian genius. Daniel Percival (The Man in the High Castle) and Alexis Sweet are directing the limited series. Read the rest of this entry »
