Studio Lambert Associates Limited has released a soundtrack album for the BBC series The Nest. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Paul Leonard-Morgan (Limitless, Dredd, Tales from the Loop, Wormwood, Walking with Dinosaurs 3D). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The Nest is created by Nicole Taylor and stars Martin Compston, Sophie Rundle, Mirren Mack, Shirley Henderson, Katie Leung, David Hayman, Fiona Bell, James Harkness, Bailey Patrick, Samuel Small, Kate Dickie, Paul Brannigan, Liz Ewing and Christine Bottomley. The 5-parter follows a wealthy couple and a teenage girl who make a pact that will change all of their lives forever. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for BBC’s ‘The Nest’ Released
Posted: April 13, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, Nicole Taylor, Paul Leonard Morgan, score, Soundtrack, The Nest
Christopher Young and Brian & Caleb Chan Scoring Quibi’s ’50 States of Fright’
Posted: April 13, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: 50 States of Fright, Brian Chan, Caleb Chan, Christopher Young, Quibi
Christopher Young (Spider-Man 3, Hellraiser, Ghost Rider, The Hurricane, The Grudge) and Brian & Caleb Chan have contributed original music to the Quibi anthology series 50 States of Fright. The show executive produced by Sam Raimi (Spider-Man, The Evil Dead) & Debbie Liebling (South Park, PEN15) explores stories based on urban legends from Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Oregon, and Washington. The first episode, The Golden Arm, is co-written and directed by Raimi and stars Rachel Brosnahan, Travis Fimmel and John Marshall Jones. Other episodes include Red Rum directed by Daniel Goldhaber and starring Christina Ricci and Jacob Batalon, America’s Largest Ball of Twine directed by Yoko Okumura and starring Ming-Na Wen, Almost There written and directed by Scott Beck & Bryan Woods and starring Taissa Farmiga and Ron Livingston, as well as Grey Cloud Island written and directed by Adam Schindler & Brian Netto and starring Asa Butterfield. 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
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 »
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 »
