Motlys has released a soundtrack album for the Norwegian drama Love (Kjærlighet). The album features the original music from the second part of the Sex, Love, Dreams trilogy composed by Peder Capjon Kjellsby. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. The composer’s score for the part of the trilogy (Sex) was released earlier this year. Love is written and directed by Dag Johan Haugerud and stars Andrea Bræin Hovig, Tayo Cittadella Jacobsen, Lars Jacob Holm, Marte Engebrigtsen, Thomas Gullestad, Morten Svartveit and Marian Saastad Ottesen. The movie follows a pragmatic doctor and a compassionate nurse in defiance of societal norms as they seek intimacy beyond the bounds of conventional relationships. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Dag Johan Haugerud’s ‘Love’ Released
Posted: December 12, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dag Johan Haugerud, Kjærlighet, Love, Peder Capjon Kjellsby, score, Soundtrack
‘Carry-On’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: December 12, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Carry-On, Jaume Collet-Serra, Lorne Balfe, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
Netflix Music will release a soundtrack album for the streamer’s original film Carry-On. The album features the movie’s original music composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout & Dead Reckoning, Black Widow, Black Adam, Top Gun: Maverick, Bad Boys for Life, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, His Dark Materials). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 13 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also check out the composer’s Ethan’s Theme below and click here to check out the project’s music team credits. Carry-On is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and stars Taron Egerton, Jason Bateman, Sofia Carson, Logan Marshall-Green, Danielle Deadwyler, Theo Rossi, Sinqua Walls, Josh Brener and Dean Norris. The thriller follows an airport security agent as he races to outsmart a mysterious traveler forcing him to let a dangerous item slip onto a Christmas Eve flight. Read the rest of this entry »
30th Critics Choice Film Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: December 12, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Critics Choice Awards
The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) has announced the film category nominations for the 30th Critics Choice Awards this morning. The film music-related categories are listed below. For a full list of nominations, click here. The awards will be given out on January 12, 2025 at the 30th Annual Critics Choice Awards ceremony at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, hosted by Chelsea Handler and will broadcast in the U.S. live on E! and will be available to stream on Peacock the next day. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Balconettes’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 12, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Les femmes au balcon, Noémie Merlant, score, Soundtrack, The Balconettes, Uèle Lamore
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the French horror comedy The Balconettes (Les femmes au balcon). The album features the film’s original music composed by Uèle Lamore (The Apology, Above Water, Riposte féministe). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s Denise’s Theme below. The Balconettes is co-written (with Céline Sciamma) and directed by Noémie Merlant and stars Souheila Yacoub, Sanda Codreanu, Merlant herself and Lucas Bravo. The movie takes place during a heatwave in Marseille as they gleefully meddle in the lives of their neighbors from their balcony, until a late night drink turns into a bloody affair. Read the rest of this entry »
Jay Wadley Scoring Andrew Ahn’s ‘The Wedding Banquet’
Posted: December 11, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andrew Ahn, Jay Wadley, The Wedding Banquet
Composer Jay Wadley (I’m Thinking of Ending Things, Tell Me Lies, Swan Song, Franklin, Before, I Carry You with Me) is reteaming with director Andrew Ahn on the upcoming romantic comedy The Wedding Banquet. The film is based on Ang Lee’s 1993 feature of the same title and stars Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone, Kelly Marie Tran, Joan Chen,Han Gi-chan and Youn Yuh-jung. The movie follows a commitment-phobic boyfriend who makes a proposal: a green card marriage with his friend in exchange for expensive in vitro fertilization treatments for her partner, but plans change when his grandmother surprises them with an elaborate Korean wedding. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Sky’s & ‘Peacock’s ‘The Day of the Jackal’ TV Series to Be Released
Posted: December 11, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Peacock, score, Sky, Soundtrack, The Day of the Jackal, Volker Bertelmann
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the Sky/Peacock original series The Day of the Jackal. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Volker Bertelmann (All Quiet on the Western Front, Conclave, Hotel Mumbai, Lion, Adrift, One Life, Patrick Melrose, The Old Guard, Ammonite). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, December 13 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s “opening” track below. As previously reported, available separately as a digital single is Celeste’s opening title song This Is Who I Am. The Day of the Jackal is developed by Ronan Bennett based on Frederick Forsyth’s novel of the same title and stars Eddie Redmayne, Lashana Lynch, Úrsula Corberó, Lia Williams, Richard Dormer, Charles Dance, Khalid Abdalla, Chukwudi Iwuji, Eleanor Matsuura, Jonjo O’Neill, Nick Blood, Sule Rimi and Florisa Kamara. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Babygirl’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: December 11, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Babygirl, Cristobal Tapia de Veer, Halina Reijn, score, Soundtrack
The full details of the soundtrack album for the erotic thriller Babygirl have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Emmy Award winner Cristobal Tapia de Veer (The White Lotus, Smile, Utopia, The Third Day, The Girl with All the Gifts, National Treasure). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 12 by A24 Music and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The label has previously released two first tracks as a digital single last month. Available separately as a digital single is Sky Ferreira’s original song Leash from the movie. Babygirl is written and directed by Halina Reijn and stars Nicole Kidman, Harris Dickinson, Antonio Banderas and Sophie Wilde. The thriller revolves around a high-powered CEO who puts her career and family on the line when she begins a torrid affair with her much younger intern. Read the rest of this entry »
Tim Hecker Scoring David Osit’s ‘Predators’
Posted: December 11, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Osit, Predators, Tim Hecker
Electronic music artist Tim Hecker (Infinity Pool, The North Water, Luzifer, The Free World) is providing the original score for the upcoming documentary Predators. The film is directed by David Osit (Mayor, Thank You for Playing) and explores the rise of fall of To Catch a Predator, the popular television show designed to hunt down child predators and lure them to a film set, where they would be interviewed and eventually arrested. Jamie Gonçalven (Dos estaciones, Acts of Love) and Kellen Quinn (Sugarcane, Midnight Family) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Virgin River’ Season 6 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 11, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Jeff Garber, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, Virgin River
Netflix Music has released a new soundtrack album for the streamer’s original series Virgin River. The album features selections of the original score from the show’s sixth season composed by Jeff Garber (Nancy Drew, No Sleep ‘Til Christmas, The Company You Keep). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Also listen to the composer’s Season 6 Main Titles track below. The label has previously released an album featuring Garber’s music from Season 5, while Lakeshore Records has released an album featuring selections of the score, as well as several songs from the first five seasons. Virgin River is developed by Sue Tenney based on Robyn Carr’s novels of the same name and stars Alexandra Breckenridge, Martin Henderson, Tim Matheson, Annette O’Toole, Benjamin Hollingsworth, Colin Lawrence, Zibby Allen, Kai Bradbury, Sarah Dugdale, Marco Grazzini, Kandyse McClure and Mark Ghanime. Read the rest of this entry »
Richard Reed Parry & Pietro Amato Scoring Dylan Southern’s ‘The Thing with Feathers’
Posted: December 11, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dylan Southern, Pietro Amato, Richard Reed Parry, The Thing with Feathers
Richard Reed Parry (of Arcade Fire) has teamed up with Pietro Amato (The Weekend Sailor, Last Woman Standing) have teamed up to score the upcoming British drama The Thing with Feathers. The film is directed by Dylan Southern (Shut Up and Play the Hits, Meet Me in the Bathroom) and stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Richard Boxall, Henry Boxall, Vinette Robinson, Eric Lampaert and Sam Spruell. The movie revolves around a young father struggling to process the unexpected death of his wife who loses his hold on reality as a seemingly malign presence begins to stalk him from the shadowy recesses of the apartment he shares with his two young children. Read the rest of this entry »
