Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the Amazon docu-series Ted Bundy: Falling for a Killer. The album features the show’s original music composed by Ariel Marx (The Tale, To Dust, The Devil Has a Name, 10 Things We Should Do Before We Break Up). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Ted Bundy: Falling for a Killer produced and directed by Trish Wood reframes serial killer Ted Bundy’s crimes from a female perspective – uncovering the disturbing way in which his pathological hatred of women collided with the culture wars and feminist movement of the 1970s, culminating in one of the most infamous true-crime sagas of our time. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Amazon’s ‘Ted Bundy: Falling for a Killer’ Released
Posted: March 10, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Ariel Marx, score, Soundtrack, Ted Bundy: Falling for a Killer, Trish Wood
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Kubilay Uner Scoring Michael Polish’s ‘Force of Nature’
Posted: March 10, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Force of Nature, Kubilay Uner, Michael Polish
Kubilay Uner has composed the original score for the upcoming action drama Force of Nature. The film is directed by Michael Polish (The Astronaut Farmer, Twin Falls Idaho) and stars Mel Gibson, Kate Bosworth, Emile Hirsch, Stephanie Cayo, David Zayas and Jasper Polish. The movie revolves around a cop who must protect the remaining residents of a building in the midst of a hurricane evacuation while a gang of thieves attempt to pull off a mysterious heist within the building. Read the rest of this entry »
Bill Conti’s ‘Gotcha!’ Score to Be Released
Posted: March 10, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bill Conti, Gotcha!, Jeff Kanew, score, Soundtrack
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere score album for the 1985 action comedy Gotcha! directed by Jeff Kanew and starring Anthony Edwards and Linda Fiorentino. The album features the original music from the Universal Pictures production composed and conducted by Academy Award winner Bill Conti (Rocky, The Right Stuff, The Karate Kid, For Your Eyes Only, The Thomas Crown Affair, Masters of the Universe). Also included are several alternate cues and three national anthems. Visit the label’s official website to order the CD and to check out audio samples. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Hackers’ 25th Anniversary Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: March 9, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hackers, Iain Softley, score, Simon Boswell, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande will release a new soundtrack album for the 1995 thriller Hackers directed by Iain Softley and starring Jonny Lee Miller, Angelina Jolie, Renoly Santiago, Laurence Mason, Matthew Lillard, Jesse Bradford, Lorraine Bracco and Fisher Stevens. The album, which is being released in conjunction with the 25th anniversary of the film, features electronic music tracks from the original soundtrack album by artists such as Underworld, Orbital, Prodigy, among others. Also included are nine previously unreleased score tracks by composer Simon Boswell (Shallow Grave, Lord of Illusions, A Midsummer Night’s Dream), as well as two pieces by Guy Pratt. The 2-CD set will be released on April 17, 2020 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Read the rest of this entry »
Atli Örvarsson Scoring Apple TV+’s ‘Defending Jacob’
Posted: March 9, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Apple TV +, Atli Orvarsson, Defending Jacob, Mark Bomback, Morten Tyldum
Atli Örvarsson (The Hitman’s Bodyguard, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Vantage Point, The Edge of Seventeen, The Eagle) is scoring the upcoming Apple TV+ original limited series Defending Jacob. The show is created by Mark Bomback (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, The Wolverine, Unstoppable) and stars Chris Evans, Michelle Dockery, Jaeden Martell, Cherry Jones, Pablo Schreiber, Betty Gabriel and Sakina Jaffrey. The 8-part thriller is based on the 2012 New York Times best-selling novel of the same title by William Landay revolves around a shocking crime that rocks a small Massachusetts town, and follows an assistant district attorney who finds himself torn between his sworn duty to uphold justice and his unconditional love for his son. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Promising Young Woman’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: March 9, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Anthony Willis, Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman, Soundtrack
Capitol Records has announced a soundtrack album for the drama Promising Young Woman. The album features two original songs by CYN (one of which is already available, check out the music video after the jump), new songs by DeathbyRomy and FLETCHER, previouslu unreleased tracks by Muna and Blessus, as well as new covers recorded for the film, including Carmen DeLeon’s interpretation of He Hit Me (And It Felt Like A Kiss) by The Crystals, DeathbyRomy’s take on The Weather Girls’ It’s Raining Men and Donna Missal’s version of Cigarettes After Sex’s Nothing’s Gonna Hurt You Baby. Also included are tracks by Charli XCX, Paris Hilton, Sky Ferreira, Juice Newton and film’s composer Anthony Willis’ version of Britney Spears’ Toxic. The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 3, 2020 and is now available for pre-order here. A CD version is set to come out on April 17 and is available to order on Amazon. Read the rest of this entry »
Hit-Boy Scoring Prentice Penny’s Netflix Movie ‘Uncorked’
Posted: March 9, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Hit-Boy, Netflix, Prentice Penny, Uncorked
Grammy Award-winning rapper, record producer and singer/songwriter Hit-Boy has composed the original music for the upcoming Netflix original film Uncorked. The movie is written and directed by Prentice Penny (Insecure) and stars Mamoudou Athie, Courtney B. Vance, Niecy Nash, Matt McGorry, Sasha Compere, Gil Ozeri, Kelly Jenrette, Bernard David Jones and Meera Rohit Kumbhani. The drama centers on a young man who feels torn between his dream of becoming a master sommelier and his father’s expectations that he’ll take over the family barbecue business. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Dazzled’ (‘Les éblouis’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 9, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Laurent Perez Del Mar, Les éblouis, Sarah Suco, score, Soundtrack, The Dazzled
Velvet Cream has released a soundtrack album for the French drama The Dazzled (Les éblouis). The album features the film’s original music composed by Laurent Perez del Mar (The Red Turtle, I Kill Giants, My Son, Zarafa). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio clips. The Dazzled is co-written and directed by Sarah Suco and stars Camille Cottin, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Éric Caravaca, Laurence Roy and Céleste Brunnquell. The movie follows a girl who tries to save her brothers and sisters from a sectarian religious community. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 8, 2020)
Posted: March 8, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alan Silvestri, Amazon, Anne Nikitin, Cosmos: Possible Worlds, Disney Plus, Fox, Matthew Herbert, National Geographic, Netflix, Rob Simonsen, Spectrum, Spenser Confidential, Stargirl, Steve Jablonsky, Temple, The Pale Horse
Premiering in the U.S. tomorrow, March 9, is the British thriller Temple developed by Mark O’Rowe based on the Norwegian series Valkyrien and starring Mark Strong, Carice van Houten and Daniel Mays. The show’s original music is composed by Matthew Herbert (Disobedience, A Fantastic Woman, The Cave, Life in a Day, Gloria Bell). SATV Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music from the first season. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the series, which premiered in the UK on Sky last year and is making its U.S. debut on Charter Communication’s Spectrum.
Also premiering tomorrow is the docu-series Cosmos: Possible Worlds presented by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and written, directed and executive produced by Ann Druyan & Brannon Braga. Alan Silvestri (Avengers: Endgame, Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, Cast Away, The Polar Express, Captain America: The First Avenger) who previously scored 2014’s Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey has composed the show’s original music. For more information about the series, which will premiere on National Geographic and will also air on Fox this summer, visit the official show website. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Kangaroo Chronicles’ (‘Die Känguru-Chroniken’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 8, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dani Levy, Die Känguru-Chroniken, Niki Reiser, score, Soundtrack, The Kangaroo Chronicles
Staatsakt Rec. GmbH has released a soundtrack album for the German comedy The Kangaroo Chronicles (Die Känguru-Chroniken). The album features the film’s original music composed by Niki Reiser (Beyond Silence, Nowhere in Africa, Labyrinth of Lies, The White Massai, Summer Storm). Also included are the songs from the movie by Arbeitsgruppe Zukunft, David Hasselhoff, Meute’s version of Deadmau5’s Gula & more. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio clips. The Kangaroo Chronicles is directed by Dani Levy and stars Dimitrij Schaad, Rosalie Thomass, Adnan Maral, Tim Seyfi, Carmen-Maja Antoni, Bettina Lamprecht, Henry Hübchen, Oskar Strohecker, Volker Zack and Paulus Manker. Read the rest of this entry »
