Joe Wong (Master of None, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, Russian Doll) is the composer of the new Netflix original series The Midnight Gospel. The show is created by Pendleton Ward (Adventure Time, Bravest Warriors) & Duncan Trussell and features the voice talent of Trussell himself, Phil Hendrie, Drew Pinsky, Joey Diaz, Natasha Leggero, Johnny Pemberton, Christina Pazsitzky and Stephen Root. The animated comedy centers on a space caster who explores existential questions about life, death and everything in between as he travels through trippy worlds inside his universe simulator. Ward and Trussell are also executive producing the Titmouse Animation (Big Mouth) production. Read the rest of this entry »
Joe Wong Scoring Netflix’s ‘The Midnight Gospel’
Posted: April 8, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Joe Wong, Netflix, The Midnight Gospel
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Soundtrack Album for Adam Bolt’s ‘Human Nature’ Documentary Released
Posted: April 8, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Adam Bolt, Human Nature, Keegan DeWitt, score, Soundtrack
Open Memory Music has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Human Nature. The album features the film’s original music composed by Keegan DeWitt (Hearts Beat Loud, The Hero, I’ll See You in My Dreams, Gemini, Divorce, Her Smell, All the Bright Places). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Human Nature is directed by Adam Bolt and centers on the gene-editing breakthrough CRISPR, which provides unprecedented control over the basic building blocks of life, opening the door to curing diseases, reshaping the biosphere, and designing our own children. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeff Russo & Jordan Gagne to Score Peacock’s ‘Brave New World’
Posted: April 8, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brave New World, Jeff Russo, Jordan Gagne, Peacock
Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery & Picard, The Night Of, Legion, The Umbrella Academy) and Jordan Gagne (The Rookie) are teaming up to score the upcoming Peacock original series Brave New World. The show is based on Aldous Huxley’s 1932 novel of the same title and stars Alden Ehrenreich, Jessica Brown Findlay, Harry Lloyd, Kylie Bunbury, Hannah John-Kamen, Sen Mitsuji, Joseph Morgan, Nina Sosanya and Demi Moore. The sci-fi drama imagines a utopian society that has achieved peace and stability through the prohibition of monogamy, privacy, money, family, and history itself. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Luz’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 8, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Luz, score, Simon Waskow, Soundtrack, Tilman Singer
Death Waltz Recording Company has released a soundtrack album for the German horror thriller Luz. The album features the film’s original music composed by Simon Waskow. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The label is also releasing a vinyl edition of the album. Luz is directed by Tilman Singer and stars Luana Velis, Jan Bluthardt, Julia Riedler, Nadja Stübiger, Johannes Benecke and Lilli Lorenz. The movie follows a young cab driver fleeing from the grasp of a possessed woman, whose confession could endanger the lives of everyone who crosses her path. 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
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 »
‘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 »
