Clark (aka Chris Clark) (The Last Panthers, National Treasure: Kiri, Daniel Isn’t Real, Rellik) has been hired to score the upcoming Apple TV+ original series Lisey’s Story. The show is created by Stephen King based on his 2006 novel of the same title and stars Julianne Moore, Clive Owen, Joan Allen, Dane DeHaan and Sung Kang. The 8-part limited series is based on Stephen King’s 2006 book of the same name and follows a woman two years after the death of her husband and explores a series of events that causes her to begin facing amazing realities about her husband that she had repressed and forgotten. King is writing all eight episodes of the series and is also executive producing the Bad Robot and Warner Bros. Television production with J.J. Abrams (Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Trek, Lost, Alias) and Ben Stephenson (Westworld, Castle Rock). Read the rest of this entry »
Clark to Score Apple TV+’s ‘Lisey’s Story’
Posted: March 16, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Apple TV +, Chris Clark, Clark, Lisey’s Story, Stephen King
‘Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure’ Season 3 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: March 16, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Alan Menken, Disney Channel, Glenn Slater, Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure, Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records has released a new soundtrack album for the Disney Channel animated series Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure. The album features the original songs from the show’s third and final season written by Academy Award winner Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, Enchanted) and Glenn Slater (Galavant, UglyDolls) and performed by cast members Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi, Eden Espinosa, James Monroe Iglehart, Jeremy Jordan and Eden Espinosa. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The label has previously released two soundtrack albums featuring the songs from Season 1 & 2 of the show. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 15, 2020)
Posted: March 15, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Blow the Man Down, Brandon Campbell, Brandon Roberts, Brian McOmber, Freeform, Harry Escott, Hulu, Isabella Summers, Jordan Dykstra, Larry Goldings, Little Fires Everywhere, Mark Isham, Motherland: Fort Salem, Netflix, Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker, The English Game, The Letter from the King
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remiering on Wednesday, March 18, is the Hulu limited series Little Fires Everwhere created by Liz Tigelaar based on Celeste Ng’s novel of the same title and starring Reese Witherspoon, Kerry Washington, Joshua Jackson, Rosemarie DeWitt, Jade Pettyjohn, Jordan Elsass, Gavin Lewis, Megan Stott, Lexi Underwood and Huang Lu. The show’s original score is composed by Mark Isham (Crash, Once Upon a Time, A River Runs Through It, The Accountant, Miracle) & Florence + the Machine’s Isabella Summers. Check out our previous article to learn more about the drama and check back on this page within the next few days for more information about a soundtrack release.
Also premiering on Wednesday is the Freeform original series Motherland: Fort Salem created by Eliot Laurence and starring Taylor Hickson, Ashley Nicole Williams, Lyne Renee and Jessica Sutton, Brandon Roberts (Underwater, The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death, TURN: Washington’s Spies, The Twilight Zone, Little Evil) is composing the show’s original music. Visit the official show website for more information about the drama, which follows three young women from basic training in combat magic into early deployment at Fort Salem, and which will air every Wednesday night on Freeform. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Calm With Horses’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 15, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Benjamin John Power, Blanck Mass, Calm with Horses, Nick Rowland, score, Soundtrack
Invada Records has released a soundtrack album for the British/Irish crime drama Calm With Horses. The album features the film’s original music composed by Blanck Mass (aka Benjamin John Power). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon Music, where you can also check out audio samples. Calm With Horses is directed by Nick Rowland and stars Cosmo Jarvis, Barry Keoghan, Niamh Algar, Ned Dennehy and David Wilmot. The movie is based on the novella by Colin Barrett and follows a former boxer who is offered a gig as an enforcer with the local drug mafia, but the demands weigh heavily as he makes inroads with his young son. Read the rest of this entry »
Larry Goldings Scoring Netflix’s ‘Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker’
Posted: March 14, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Larry Goldings, Netflix, Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
Larry Goldings is the composer of the new Netflix original limited series Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker. The show is created by Nicole Jefferson Asher (Love Beats Rhymes) and stars Octavia Spencer, Tiffany Haddish, Carmen Ejogo, Blair Underwood, Garrett Morris, Kevin Carroll and Bill Bellamy. The drama is inspired by the book On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker by Walker’s great-great-granddaughter A’Lelia Bundles and tells the true story of an African American washerwoman who rises from poverty to build a beauty empire and become the first female self-made millionaire. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 13, 2020)
Posted: March 13, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Anne Nikitin, Big Time Adolescence, Bloodshot, David Hirschfelder, Hugo Nicolson, I Still Believe, John Debney, Julia Holter, Lost Girls, Lost Transmissions, Nathan Barr, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Nick Sena, Ride Like a Girl, Sally Potter, Simon Lacey, Steve Jablonsky, The Hunt, The Postcard Killings, The Roads Not Taken, Zachary Dawes
Three new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the faith-based drama I Still Believe directed by Jon & Andrew Erwin and also stars KJ Apa, Britt Robertson, Shania Twain and Gary Sinise. The film’s original score is composed by John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, The Jungle Book, Elf, Iron Man 2, Hocus Pocus). Capitol Records has released a soundtrack album featuring five tracks from the composer’s score, as well as the Jeremy Camp songs from the movie performed by Apa, as well as other tracks by Apa. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the Lionsgate release.
Also opening wide is the thriller The Hunt directed by Craig Zobel and starring Betty Gilpin, Ike Barinholtz, Emma Roberts, Hilary Swank, Glenn Howerton, Amy Madigan and Ethan Suplee. Nathan Barr (True Blood, The House with a Clock in Its Walls, Hostel, The Americans, Cabin Fever, Carnival Row) has composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music 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 Universal Pictures release. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Lost Transmissions’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 13, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hugo Nicolson, Katharine O'Brien, Lost Transmissions, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the drama Lost Transmissions. The album features the film’s original music composed by Hugo Nicolson. Also included is the song Goodnight Not Goodbye performed by IO Echo. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Lost Transmissions is written and directed by Katharine O’Brien and stars Simon Pegg, Juno Temple, Jamie Harris, Rebecca Hazlewood, Tao Okamoto, Bria Vinaite and Alexandra Daddario. The movie follows an acclaimed music producer whose friends chase him though the LA music scene to help commit him to a psychiatric hospital when he goes off his medication for schizophrenia. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Expanse’ Season 4 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: March 13, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Clinton Shorter, score, Soundtrack, The Expanse
Alcon Sleeping Giant (ASG) Records has released a new soundtrack album for the Amazon original series The Expanse. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s fourth season composed by Clinton Shorter (District 9, 2 Guns, Contraband, Pompeii, Colony, Code Black). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The label has previously released two soundtrack albums featuring the composer’s music from Season 2 & 3, while Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack featuring music from the first season. The Expanse is created by Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby based on James S.A. Corey’s novels and stars Thomas Jane, Steven Strait, Shohreh Aghdashlo, Cas Anvar, Dominique Tipper, Wes Chatham and Frankie Adams. Read the rest of this entry »
Sharon Van Etten’s Original Song ‘Staring at a Mountain’ from ‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always’ Released
Posted: March 13, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Eliza Hittman, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Sharon Van Etten
The original end credits song Staring at a Mountain from Eliza Hittman’s drama Never Rarely Sometimes Always has been released. The track is written and performed by Sharon Van Etten (who also appears in the movie) and produced by the singer/songwriter and Adam Gunther. The song is now available to stream/download on Amazon. Also listen to the full track after the jump. As previously reported, a full soundtrack album featuring the film’s original score composed by Julia Holter is being released today. Never Rarely Sometimes Always written and directed by Hittman and starring Sidney Flanigan, Talia Ryder, Théodore Pellerin and Ryan Eggold is being released in select theaters this weekend by Focus Features. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ – The Final Season (Episodes 1-4) Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 13, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Disney Plus, Kevin Kiner, score, Soundtrack, Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Walt Disney Records has released the first full soundtrack album for the final season of Lucasfilm’s animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first four episodes from Season 7 composed by Kevin Kiner (Star Wars Rebels, Narcos: Mexico, Doom Patrol, CSI: Miami, Titans, Making a Murderer). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon Music, where you can also listen to audio samples. The label has previously released a soundtrack album featuring selections of Kiner’s score from the first six seasons, as well as his Bad Batch Theme from the current season. Two more soundtrack featuring more music from the final season are scheduled to come out on April 10 and May 4. Read the rest of this entry »
