HOWE Records will release a soundtrack album for the French family fantasy adventure The Lost Prince (Le prince oublié). The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Howard Shore (The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Silence of the Lambs, The Aviator, The Departed, Spotlight). Also included is the original song Tell Me a Story written by the composer and performed by Natalie Prass, as well as the song Papa performed by Fantine. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 12 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon. The Lost Prince is directed by Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist) and stars Omar Sy, François Damiens and Bérénice Bejo. The movie revolves around a devoted single father who takes his daughter into “Storyland”, a fantasy film studio where their extraordinary fairytale adventures come to life. Read the rest of this entry »

Composer Mark Isham (Crash, Once Upon a Time, A River Runs Through It, The Accountant, Miracle) is teaming up with Florence + the Machine member Isabella Summers to score the upcoming Hulu limited series Little Fires Everywhere. The show is created by Liz Tigelaar (Life Unexpected, Casual) and stars Reese Witherspoon, Kerry Washington, Joshua Jackson, Rosemarie DeWitt, Jade Pettyjohn, Jordan Elsass, Gavin Lewis, Megan Stott, Lexi Underwood and Huang Lu. The drama is based on Celeste Ng’s 2017 bestseller of the same title and follows the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and an enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives. Read the rest of this entry »

Flamingo Records has released the original song Brighter Dawn from the indie drama Clemency. The song is written and performed by Laura Mvula. The track is now available to stream/download as a digital single on Amazon. Listen to the full song after the jump. As previously reported, Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the movie featuring Kathryn Bostic’s original score. Clemency is written and directed by Chinonye Chukwu and stars Alfre Woodard, Aldis Hodge, Wendell Price, Richard Schiff and Danielle Brooks. Read the rest of this entry »

Danny BensiSaunder Jurriaans (Boy ErasedThe GiftOzark, Enemy, Fear the Walking Dead) have composed the original music for the upcoming HBO documentary The Scheme. The film is directed by Pat Kondelis (Disgraced) and tells the story of Christian Dawkins who was convicted in federal court in the biggest criminal case in collegiate sports history. The movie chronicles the extensive two-year undercover FBI investigation into college basketball corruption that came to a dramatic climax in 2017 when Adidas executives and assistant coaches at major college programs were arrested in a pay-for-play scheme. Read the rest of this entry »

Intrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1981 fantasy adventure Time Bandits co-written, directed and produced by Terry Gilliam and starring Sean Connery, John Cleese, Shelley Duvall, Ralph Richardson, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Michael Palin, Peter Vaughan and David Warner. The album features the original score from the HandMade Films production composed by Mike Moran (Water, The Missionary). Also included is the end credits song Dream Away by George Harrison. Visit the label’s official website for more information, to order the CD and check out audio samples. Read the rest of this entry »

Composer Dominic Lewis (The Man in the High Castle, Money Monster, Free Birds, Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween) is reuniting with director Will Gluck on the upcoming family comedy Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway. The film stars Rose Byrne & Domhnall Gleeson, as well as voice talent James Corden, Elizabeth Debicki & Margot Robbie who are all reprising their roles from the original film. They are joined by new cast member David Oyelowo. Gluck (Easy A, Annie) also co-wrote the screenplay with Patrick Burleigh and is also producing the project with Zareh Nalbandian. Read the rest of this entry »

Video Highlights from the 92nd Academy Awards

Posted: February 10, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Events
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oscarsThe 92nd Academy Awards ceremony was held last night and featured performances of all the nominated original songs. Idina Menzel and a group of vocal performers for Elsa from countries around the world sang the Kristen Anderson-Lopez- & Robert Lopez-written Into the Unknown from Disney’s Frozen II, Chrissy Metz performed the Diane Warren-penned I’m Standing with You from Breakthrough, Randy Newman performed his song I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away from Pixar’s Toy Story 4, Cynthia Erivo performed Stand Up (which she co-wrote with Joshuah Brian Campbell) from Harriet and Elton John performed his Oscar-winning song (I’m Gonna) Love Me Again (co-written with Bernie Taupin) from Rocketman. Read the rest of this entry »

Oli Julian (Sex EducationCatastropheEpisodesPlebs) is the composer of the upcoming FX on Hulu original series Breeders. The show is created by Simon Blackwell (Back), Chris Addison (Veep, The Hustle) & Martin Freeman and stars Freeman himself, Daisy Haggard, George Wakeman, Jayda Eyles, Michael McKean, Joanna Bacon and Alun Armstrong. The comedy explores the lives of a couple as they juggle full-time careers, aging parents, a mortgage and the unenviable curveballs of parenting their young children. Read the rest of this entry »

Hildur Guðnadóttir was honored with her first Academy Award for her score for Todd Phillips’ Joker at tonight’s 92nd Oscar ceremony. The composer who previously received a Golden Globe and a Critics’ Choice Award for her work on the film was also nominated the first time. Check out her acceptance speech after the jump. The other nominated composers in the Best Original Score category were Thomas Newman (1917), Alexandre Desplat (Little Women), Randy Newman (Marriage Story) and John Williams (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker). Read the rest of this entry »

Premiering on Tuesday, February 11, is the ABC drama For Life created by Hank Steinberg and starring Nicholas Pinnock, Indira Varma, Joy Bryant, Mary Stuart Masterson, Boris McGiver, Glenn Fleshler, Dorian Missick, Tyla Harris and Timothy Busfield. The show’s original music is composed by Dustin O’Halloran (LionTransparentLike CrazyA Christmas CarolThe Art of Racing in the Rain). Check out our previous article to learn more about the series, which will Tuesday nights on ABC.

Premiering on Wednesday, February 12, is the Netflix original movie To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You directed by Michael Fimognari and starring Lana Condor, Noah Centineo, Jordan Fisher, Anna Cathcart, Janel Parrish, Madeleine Arthur, John Corbett and Holland Taylor. Joe Wong (Master of None, Russian Doll) who has previously scored the 2018 original film (To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before) has composed the film’s original score. Capitol Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie. Click here for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »