Hollywood Records has released cover version of The Cure’s Pictures of You featured in the seventh episode of the Hulu original series Little Fires Everywhere. The song (co-written by Boris Williams, Simon Gallup, Roger O’Donnell, Robert Smith, Porl Thompson and Lol Tolhurst) is performed by Lauren Ruth Ward and produced by the show’s composers Mark Isham & Isabella Summers. The track is now available to stream and download as a digital single on Amazon. Also listen to the full song after the jump. As previously reported, a full soundtrack album for the show will be released this coming Friday, April 17. Read the rest of this entry »
Lauren Ruth Ward’s ‘Pictures of You’ Cover from Hulu’s ‘Little Fires Everywhere’ Released
Posted: April 13, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Hulu, Isabella Summers, Lauren Ruth Ward, Little Fires Everywhere, Mark Isham
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Bobby Krlic & James Kelly Scoring Quibi’s ‘The Stranger’
Posted: April 13, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bobby Krlic, James Kelly, Quibi, The Stranger, Veena Sud
Bobby Krlic (aka The Haxan Cloak) (Midsommar, Triple 9, Shooter) and James Kelly have composed the original music for the Quibi original series The Stranger. The show is written and directed by Veena Sud (The Killing, The Lie) and stars Maika Monroe, Dane DeHaan and Avan Jogia. The thriller follows an unassuming young rideshare driver is thrown into her worst nightmare when a mysterious Hollywood Hills passenger enters her car. Sud is also executive producing the Fox 21 Television Studios production. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 12, 2020)
Posted: April 12, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: #blackAF, #Freerayshawn, Amazon, Aska Matsumiya, Baptiste, Belgravia, Dominik Scherrer, Epix, Fernando Velazquez, Fil Eisler, Hulu, John Lunn, Love Wedding Repeat, Marcelo Zarvos, Michael Brook, Mrs. America, Netflix, Outer Banks, Paradise Lost, Paul Haslinger, PBS, Photek, Quibi, Rupert Parkes, Selah and the Spades, Sergio, Spectrum, The Main Event, Tigertail, Vincent Jones
Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British drama Belgravia created by Julian Fellowes and starring Tamsin Greig, Philip Glenister, Harriet Walter, Alice Eve, Tara Fitzgerald, Ella Purnell, Richard Goulding, James Fleet, Adam James, Paul Ritter and Saskia Reeves. The show’s original music is composed by John Lunn (Downton Abbey, The Last Kingdom, Grantchester, Shetland, Jamestown). Check out our previous news article and visit the official show website to learn more about the series, which premiered earlier this year in the UK on ITV and is making its U.S. debut on Epix.
Also premiering in the U.S. tonight is The Missing spin-off Baptiste created by Harry & Jack Williams and starring Tchéky Karyo, Tom Hollander, Jessica Raine, Clare Calbraith, Trystan Gravelle,, Anastasia Hille, Alec Secăreanu and Nicholas Woodeson. Dominik Scherrer (Ripper Street, Requiem, The City and the City, The Widow, Primeval) who also scored all episodes of The Missing is composing the show’s original music. Visit the official show website for more information about the drama, which premiered last fall in the UK on BBC and is making its domestic debut on PBS as part of the Masterpiece series. Read the rest of this entry »
James Jandrisch Scoring Netflix’s ‘Dangerous Lies’
Posted: April 12, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dangerous Lies, James Jandrisch, Michael Scott, Netflix
James Jandrisch (Reasonable Doubt, Houdini and Doyle, Somewhere Between, The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco) has recently scored the new Netflix original film Dangerous Lies. The movie is directed by Michael Scott and stars Camila Mendes, Jessie T. Usher, Jamie Chung, Cam Gigandet, Sasha Alexander and Elliott Gould. The thriller revolves around a broke caregiver who unexpectedly inherits her patient’s estate, but dark secrets swirl around her newfound wealth, tangling her in deceit and danger. David Golden (Surveillance) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
First Songs from HBO’s ‘Insecure’ Season 4 Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 11, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Cautious Clay, HBO, Insecure, Issa Rae, St. Panther, Yung Baby Tate
Raedio and Atlantic Records have released the first songs from the fourth season of the HBO original series Insecure. Available now as digital singles are Cautious Clay’s Reaching (feat. Alex Isley) (click here to stream/download) and St. Panther’s Infrastructure (click here to purchase). Also available now is Yung Baby Tate’s Never Lonely (feat. Jozzy), which is featured in the Season 4 trailer (visit Amazon to stream/download the track). All three songs can also be checked out after the jump. A full soundtrack album for the show’s fourth season will be released later this year. Check back on this page for updates. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 10, 2020)
Posted: April 10, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Sherri Chung, The Lost Husband, Theodore Shapiro, Timothy Williams, Trolls World Tour, We Summon the Darkness
Opening in select (drive-in) theaters and on VOD today is the animated sequel Trolls World Tour directed by Walt Dohrn and starring Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick, Rachel Bloom, Kelly Clarkson, James Corden, Sam Rockwell, Ozzy Osbourne, George Clinton and Mary J. Blige. RCA Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie by Timberlake, Ludwig Goransson & others (click here for the full album details). Theodore Shapiro (The Devil Wears Prada, Ghostbusters, Tropic Thunder) has composed the film’s original score. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music (click here for more information).
Also opening on VOD is the horror thriller We Summon the Darkness directed by Marc Meyers and starring Alexandra Daddario, Johnny Knoxville, Keean Johnson, Maddie Hasson, Logan Miller, Amy Forsyth and Austin Swift. Timothy Williams (Brightburn, Walking with the Enemy, Red Sky, Wild Horses, Debug) has composed the film’s original music. No word on a soundtrack release. The movie, which follows a young woman and two girlfriends on the way to a heavy metal concert, when they hear a news report of a local murder believed to be tied to a series of satanic killings, is being released by Saban Films. Read the rest of this entry »
Elliot Goldenthal’s ‘Michael Collins’ – Live from Dublin Performance Released
Posted: April 10, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Elliot Goldenthal, Michael Collins, Neil Jordan
Zarathustra Music has announced the digital release of Michael Collins – Live from Dublin. The EP features the first live performance of the music from the 1996 film composed by Academy Award winner Elliot Goldenthal (Frida, Heat, Alien 3, Interview with the Vampire, Batman Forever, S.W.A.T.) performed by the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, New Dublin Voices, Mick O’Brien, and conductor Ernst van Tiel. The music was recorded in June 2018 in Dublin, Ireland. Visit Amazon to purchase the digital EP. Michael Collins written and directed by Neil Jordan and starring Liam Neeson, Aidan Quinn, Stephen Rea, Alan Rickman and Julia Roberts is now available on VOD and Blu-ray.
Alessia Cara’s Original Song ‘I Choose’ from Netflix’s ‘The Willoughbys’ Released
Posted: April 10, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alessia Cara, Kris Pearn, Mark Mothersbaugh, Netflix, The Willoughbys
Def Jam Recordings has released the original song I Choose from the Netflix animated film The Willoughbys. The track is performed by Alessia Cara, produced by Jon Levine and co-written by Cara herself, the film’s composer Mark Mothersbaugh, director Kris Pearn, Jordyn Kane, Jason Rabinowitz, Mark Mothersbaugh, Brayden Deskins, Colton Fisher and Diana Studenberg. The song is now available to stream and download as a digital single on Amazon. Also listen to the full track after the jump. The Willoughbys is directed by Kris Pearn & Cory Evans and stars Will Forte, Cara herself, Ricky Gervais, Terry Crews, Maya Rudolph, Jane Krakowski and Martin Short. Read the rest of this entry »
Netflix’s ‘LA Originals’ to Feature Original Score by Eric Bobo
Posted: April 10, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Eric Bobo, Estevan Oriol, LA Originals, Netflix
Cypress Hill member/percussionist Eric Bobo has made his feature film scoring debut on the new Netflix documentary LA Originals. The film is directed by Estevan Oriol and explores the culture and landmarks of the chicano and street art movement that cemented the director’s and photographer Estevan Oriol’s status as behind-the-scenes hip hop legends. The movie feature interviews with Snoop Dogg, Kobe Bryant, Eminem, Dr. Dre, 50 Cent, Pharrell, Blink-182, Michelle Rodriguez, Cypress Hill, Wilmer Valderrama, George Lopez, among others. Sebastián Ortega & Brian Maya are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Tuscaloosa’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 10, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Joshua Mosley, Matt Hutchinson, Philip Harder, score, Soundtrack, Tuscaloosa
Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the drama Tuscaloosa. The album features the film’s original music composed by Joshua Mosley (Bernie the Dolphin, Rock Steady Row) and Matt Hutchinson (Tainted Love). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music stores. Tuscaloosa is co-written and directed by Philip Harder and stars Devon Bostick, Natalia Dyer, Marchånt Davis, Tate Donovan, YG, Ella Rae Peck and Birgundi Baker. The movie is set in Alabama, 1972 and follows a young man as he falls for a patient at his father’s mental asylum, when his childhood best friend becomes involved in a radical civil rights movement against Tuscaloosa’s power elite. Read the rest of this entry »
