Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC) will release a soundtrack for the TV series The Letdown. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first two seasons composed by Sally Seltmann & Darren Seltmann. The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, March 6 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Letdown is created by Sarah Scheller & Alison Bell and stars Bell herself, Duncan Fellows, Noni Hazlehurst, Sacha Horler, Lucy Durack, Leon Ford, Celeste Barber, Taylor Ferguson, Xana Tang, Sarah Peirse and Leah Vandenberg. The comedy follows a mother of a 2-month-old as she joins a new-parents support group, where she makes some quirky friends facing various challenges and life changes. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for ABC/Netflix Series ‘The Letdown’ to Be Released
Posted: February 27, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Darren Seltmann, Netflix, Sally Seltmann, score, Soundtrack, The Letdown
Joseph Stephens Scoring Amazon’s ‘Upload’
Posted: February 26, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Don't Tell a Soul, Greg Daniels, Joseph Stephens, Upload
Joseph Stephens (Observe and Report, Eastbound & Down, Flower, Vice Principals) is the composer of the upcoming Amazon original series Upload. The show is created by Greg Daniels (The Office, Parks and Recreation) and stars Robbie Amell, Andy Allo, Allegra Edwards, Zainab Johnson and Kevin Bigley. The sci-fi comedy is set in a technologically advanced future and follows a young app developer who – following a near-death car accident – chooses to be uploaded to her family’s luxurious virtual afterlife. Daniels is also executive producing the Amazon Studios production with Howard Klein (Jessica Jones, The Mindy Project). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Last and First Men’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 26, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hildur Guðnadóttir, Johann Johannsson, Last and First Men, score, Soundtrack, Yair Elazar Glotman
Deutsche Grammophon will release a soundtrack album for Jóhann Jóhannsson’s feature directorial debut Last and First Men. The album features the original music written by the late composer whose film scoring credits include Arrival, The Theory of Everything, Prisoners & Sicario and Yair Elazar Glotman and also features musical performances by Academy Award winner Hildur Guðnadóttir (Joker, Chernobyl). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, February 28 (click here to pre-order). A CD/Blu-ray combo version is set to come out on March 27 (visit Amazon to order) and a vinyl/Blu-ray box set will arrive on April 10 (click here to order). Last and First Men narrated by Tilda Swinton is based on Jóhannsson’s multimedia work (which itself is based on on the 1930 novel by Olaf Stapledon), which was presented as a live performance at the Manchester International Festival in 2017 and involved the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Read the rest of this entry »
Steve Jablonsky to Score Rawson Marshall Thurber’s ‘Red Notice’
Posted: February 26, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Netflix, Rawson Marshall Thurber, Red Notice, Steve Jablonsky
Composer Steve Jablonsky (Transformers, The Island, Deepwater Horizon, Ender’s Game) is set to reteam with director Rawson Marshall Thurber on the upcoming Netflix original film Red Notice. The movie is written and directed by Thurber (Central Intelligence, We’re the Millers, Dodgeball) and stars Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot, Ryan Reynolds, Ritu Arya and Chris Diamantopoulos. The action comedy thriller revolves around an Interpol agent tasked with capturing the most wanted art thief in the world. Thurber and Johnson are also producing the project with Beau Flynn (San Andreas, Journey to the Center of the Earth), Dany Garcia & Hiram Garcia (Jumanji: The Next Level, Rampage). Read the rest of this entry »
Justin Timberlake’s & SZA’s Original Song ‘The Other Side’ from ‘Trolls World Tour’ Released
Posted: February 26, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Justin Timberlake, Ludwig Göransson, SZA, Trolls World Tour
RCA Records has released the first song from the soundtrack for DreamWorks Animation’s sequel Trolls World Tour. Now available is The Other Side performed by SZA & Justin Timberlake who produced the track with Ludwig Göransson (Black Panther). Timberland & Göransson also co-wrote the song with Max Martin, Sarah Aarons and Solána Rowe. Check out the music video after the jump and click here to stream/download the track. As previously reported, the full soundtrack album will be released on March 13. Trolls World Tour is directed by Walt Dohrn and stars Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Rachel Bloom, Kelly Clarkson, James Corden, Ozzy Osbourne, Sam Rockwell, Kenan Thompson, George Clinton and Mary J. Blige. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Berlin Alexanderplatz’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 26, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Berlin Alexanderplatz, Burhan Qurbani, Dascha Dauenhauer, score, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album has been released for the German drama Berlin Alexanderplatz. The album features the film’s original music composed by Dascha Dauenhauer (Jibril). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Berlin Alexanderplatz is co-written and directed by Burhan Qurbani and stars Welket Bungué, Jella Haase, Albrecht Schuch, Joachim Król and Annabelle Mandeng. The movie is based on Alfred Döblin’s 1929 novel of the same title and tells the story of a 30-year-old refugee, the sole survivor of a boat which crossed the Mediterranean illegally. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeff Russo Scoring Sabrina Doyle’s ‘Lorelei’
Posted: February 25, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jeff Russo, Lorelei, Sabrina Doyle
Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery & Picard, The Night Of, Legion, The Umbrella Academy) has recently scored the upcoming indie drama Lorelei. The film is written and directed by Sabrina Doyle and stars Jena Malone and Pablo Schreiber. The movie follows a man who is released from prison after 15 years and reunites with his high school girlfriend, now a single mother of three. Kevin Chinoy & Francesca Silvestri (The Florida Project) are producing the project with Jennifer Radzikowski and Arnold Zimmerman. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘I Am Not Okay with This’ to Be Released
Posted: February 25, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Bloodwitch, Graham Coxon, I Am Not Okay with This, Netflix, Soundtrack
BMG will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix original series I Am Not Okay with This. The album features the original songs from the show performed by Bloodwitch and co-written by the series’ composer Blur’s Graham Coxon (The End of the F***ing World). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 26 and will be available to stream/download here. I Am Not Okay with This is created by Jonathan Entwistle & Christy Hall based on Charles Forsman’s graphic novel and stars Sophia Lillis, Wyatt Oleff, Sofia Bryant, Richard Ellis, Kathleen Rose Perkins and Aidan Wojtak-Hissong. The drama revolves around a teenage girl as she navigates high school awkwardness, family drama and an unrequited crush on her best friend while trying to rein in her budding superpowers. Read the rest of this entry »
Charlie Clouser to Return for Darren Lynn Bousman’s ‘Spiral’
Posted: February 25, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Charlie Clouser, Darren Lynn Bousman, Saw, Spiral
Charlie Clouser is returning as the composer of the upcoming Saw movie Spiral. The film is directed by Darren Lynn Bousman and stars Chris Rock, Max Minghella, Marisol Nichols and Samuel L. Jackson. The movie follows a detective and his rookie partner as they take charge of a grisly investigation into murders that are eerily reminiscent of the city’s gruesome past. Josh Stolberg & Pete Goldfinger (Piranha 3D) wrote the screenplay. Mark Burg (Two and a Half Men, The Intruder) and Oren Koules (John Q, Set It Off) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
David Buckley to Score Amazon’s ‘The Wheel of Time’
Posted: February 25, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, David Buckley, The Wheel of Time
David Buckley (The Good Wife, The Forbidden Kingdom, Papillon, Angel Has Fallen, The Stranger) has been tapped to score the upcoming Amazon original series The Wheel of Time. The show is developed by Rafe Judkins based on Robert Jordan’s fantasy epic of the same name and stars Rosamund Pike, Marcus Rutherford, Josha Stradowski, Daniel Henney, Madeleine Madden, Zoë Robins, Barney Harris, Priyanka Bose, Taylor Napier and Emmanuel Imani. The fantasy drama follows Moiraine, a member of the shadowy and influential all-female organization called the ‘Aes Sedai’ as she embarks on a dangerous, world-spanning journey with five young men and women. Read the rest of this entry »
