Christophe Beck (Frozen, Ant-Man, Edge of Tomorrow, The Hangover, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) & Jake Monaco (Let’s Be Cops, Dumplin’, Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie) have composed the original score for the upcoming drama Walkaway Joe. The film marks the feature directorial debut of actor Tom Wright and stars David Strathairn, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Julie Ann Emery and Julian Feder. The movie tells the story of the unlikely friendship between a young boy searching for his father, and a wandering loner hiding from his past. Read the rest of this entry »
Christophe Beck & Jake Monaco Scoring Tom Wright’s ‘Walkaway Joe’
Posted: April 7, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christophe Beck, Jake Monaco, Tom Wright, Walkaway Joe
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‘Behind You’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: April 7, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andrew Mecham, Behind You, Christian Davis, Matthew Whedon, score, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album has been announced for the horror thriller Behind You. The album features the film’s original score composed by Christian Davis (Dwight and Shining Armor, The Other Side of Heaven 2: Fire of Faith, Christmas Eve). The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 21, 2020 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Behind You is written and directed by Andrew Mecham & Matthew Whedon and stars Addy Miller, Elizabeth Birkner, Philip Brodie and Jan Broberg. The movie follows two young sisters, sent to live with their estranged Aunt, who find that all the mirrors in her house are covered or hidden. When one of them happens upon a mirror in the basement, she unknowingly releases a malicious demon that had haunted her mother and aunt years ago. Read the rest of this entry »
Paul Haslinger Scoring Spectrum’s ‘Paradise Lost’
Posted: April 7, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Paradise Lost, Paul Haslinger, Spectrum Originals
Paul Haslinger (Underworld, Halt and Catch Fire, Crank, Death Race, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter) is composing the original music for the new Spectrum Originals series Paradise Lost. The show is created by Rodes Fishburne (Blood & Oil) and stars Josh Hartnett, Bridget Regan, Barbara Hershey, Nick Nolte, Gail Bean, Danielle Deadwyler, Shane McRae and Silas Weir Mitchell. The 10-part gothic mystery thriller follows a prodigal son as he returns to his hometown and struggles to choose between his past and his future. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Trial of Ratko Mladić’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 7, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Anne Nikitin, PBS, score, Soundtrack, The Trial of Ratko Mladić
Node Records has released a soundtrack album for the documentary The Trial of Ratko Mladić. The album features the film’s original music composed by Anne Nikitin (American Animals, The Pale Horse, Mrs. Wilson, Lost Girls, This Beautiful Fantastic, The Imposter). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The Trial of Ratko Mladić is directed by and chronicles the trial of Ratko Mladić accused of genocide and war crimes. The movie provided insights into Mladić’s motives, and the genocide he commanded his troops to carry out, as well as a look at the victims left behind, who remain haunted by what their families endured. Read the rest of this entry »
Anton Sanko Scoring Alice Wu’s Netflix Movie ‘The Half of It’
Posted: April 6, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alice Wu, Anton Sanko, Netflix, The Boy Behind the Door, The Half of It
Anton Sanko (Rabbit Hole, Big Love, The Possession, Ouija, The Seagull) has recently scored the upcoming Netflix original film The Half of It. The movie is written and directed by Alice Wu and stars Leah Lewis, Daniel Diemer, Collin Chou and Alexxis Lemire. The romantic comedy drama revolves around a shy, introverted, Chinese-American, straight-A student who finds herself helping the school jock woo the girl they both secretly love. Wu is also producing the project with Anthony Bregman (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Foxcatcher, Sing Street) and M. Blair Brear (Baskets, Louie). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Moonage Daydream’ & ‘God Only Knows’ Covers from Hulu’s ‘Shrill’ Season 2 Released
Posted: April 6, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Hulu, John Cameron Mitchell, Peter Smith, Shrill
WaterTower Music has released two songs from the second season of the Hulu original series Shrill. Available now is John Cameron Mitchell’s cover of David Bowie’s Moonage Daydream (click here to stream/download the track), as well as Peter Smith’s cover of The Beach Boys’ God Only Knows (visit Amazon to stream/download the song). Also listen to both songs after the jump. Shrill is based on Lindy West’s 2016 memoir Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman and stars Aidy Bryant, Lolly Adefope, Luka Jones, Ian Owens, Julia Sweeney and Mitchell himself. The comedy’s first two seasons are now available to stream on Hulu. Read the rest of this entry »
Alan Menken to Compose New Songs for Disney+ ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Prequel Series
Posted: April 6, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alan Menken, Beauty and the Beast, Disney Plus
Alan Menken confirmed in a recent interview with Young Artists of America that he is working on new songs for the upcoming Disney+ Beauty and the Beast prequel series. The show is developed by Eddy Kitsis & Adam Horowitz (Once Upon a Time, Lost, Amazing Stories) and will star Josh Gad and Luke Evans who are reprising their roles from 2017’s live-action version. The 6-part limited series is set before the events of the film and will tell the origin story of Gaston and LeFou. Gad, Kitsis and Horowitz are writing all scripts for the project and are also executive producing the ABC Signature Studios production. Read the rest of this entry »
Ramin Djawadi’s ‘Wicked Games’ Cover from HBO’s ‘Westworld’ Released
Posted: April 5, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: HBO, Ramin Djawadi, Westworld
WaterTower Music has released the cover version of The Weeknd’s Wicked Games by composer Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Iron Man, Pacific Rim, Clash of the Titans, A Wrinkle in Time, Prison Break) from tonight’s episode of the HBO original series Westworld. The track is now available to stream/download as a digital single on Amazon. Also listen to the full cover after the jump. The label has previously released the composer’s cover of Guns N’ Roses’ Sweet Child O’ Mine from this season. A full soundtrack album featuring Djawadi’s music from the third season is expected to be released following the season finale premiere. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 5, 2020)
Posted: April 5, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Acorn TV, Alex Baranowski, Dan Jones, Dan Marocco, Deadwater Fell, Disney Plus, Djawadi, Elephant, Fierce Queens, Flipped, Most Dangerous Game, Nainita Desai, Natalie Holt, PBS, Peter G. Adams, Quibi, Ramin Djawadi, Survive, The Windmere Children, Todor Kobakov, World on Fire
Premiering in the U.S. is the World War II drama World on Fire written by Peter Bowker and starring Julia Brown, Yrsa Daley-Ward, Sean Bean, Lesley Manville, Jonah Hauer-King, Helen Hunt, Blake Harrison, Zofia Wichłacz, Brian J. Smith, Parker Sawyers, Tomasz Kot, Bruno Alexander, Patrick Kennedy, Johannes Zeiler and Eugénie Derouand. Dan Jones (On Chesil Beach, Shadow of the Empire, Any Human Heart, Lady Macbeth, The Miniaturist) has composed the show’s original music. Dubois Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the selections of the drama’s score. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and for more information, which is premiering stateside on PBS.
Also premiering tonight is the British drama The Windermere Children directed by Michael Samuels and starring Thomas Kretschmann, Romola Garai, Tim McInnerny, Iain Glen, Tomasz Studzinski, Anna Maciejewska, Kuba Sprenger, Marek Wrobelewski and Kacper Swietek. Alex Baranowski (Nureyev: Lifting the Curtain) has composed the film’s original music. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which premiered in the UK earlier this year on BBC Two and is making its U.S. debut on PBS. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Creators: The Past’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 5, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Creators: The Past, Piergiuseppe Zaia, score, Soundtrack
Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album for the Italian fantasy drama Creators: The Past. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by the movie’s director Piergiuseppe Zaia. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. A CD version is being released overseas and will be available to order as an import here. Creators: The Past is co-written and directed by Zaia and stars Gérard Depardieu, Bruce Payne, Eleonara Fani, Marc Fiorini, Jennifer Mischiati and William Shatner. The movie revolves around a girl who has to find and protect an alien object that spins out of the Gods’ control and starts revealing the true story of humankind. Read the rest of this entry »
