Composer Scott Bomar (Mississippi Grind, Here Comes Rusty) is reuniting with director Craig Brewer (Coming 2 America, Footloose) on the new Peacock limited series Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist. The show is created by Shaye Ogbonna (God’s Country, Lowlife) and stars Kevin Hart, Samuel L. Jackson, Taraji P. Henson, Don Cheadle and Terrence Howard. The 8-parter is based on the iHeart true-crime podcast and tells the infamous story of how an armed robbery on the night of Muhammad Ali’s historic 1970 comeback fight changed not only one man’s life but ultimately transformed Atlanta into the “Black Mecca.” Read the rest of this entry »
Scott Bomar Scoring Peacock’s ‘Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist’
Posted: September 3, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Craig Brewer, Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist, Peacock, Scott Bomar
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‘T P BON’ (‘Time Patrol Bon’) Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: September 3, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Michiru Oshima, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, T・P BON, Time Patrol Bon
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the streamer’s original anime series T・P BON (aka Time Patrol Bon). The album features selections of the original music from both seasons of the show composed by Michiru Oshima (Star Wars Vision: The Twins & The Elder, The Tatami Galaxy, Little Witch Academia, Ride Your Wave, Memories of Tomorrow). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the title song BON BON BON (feat. Seiya Harada) after the jump. T・P BON is based on the manga by Fujiko F. Fujio and stars Akihisa Wakayama, Atsumi Tanezaki, Tomoyo Kurosawa, Mamoru Miyano and Yoko Hikasa. The series directed by Masahiro Ando revolves around an ordinary junior high school student who accidentally intervenes in a Time Patrol case and must join an agent in saving innocent lives from the past – while watching history unfold. Read the rest of this entry »
Dan Deacon Scoring Netflix’s ‘What’s Next? The Future with Bill Gates’
Posted: September 3, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dan Deacon, Netflix, What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
Dan Deacon (Hustle, Ascension, Strawberry Mansion, Twixt, All Light, Everywhere, Wedding Season) has composed the original music for the new Netflix original documentary series What’s Next? The Future with Bill Gates. The show follows the visionary philanthropist as he delves into pressing global issues and uncovers cutting-edge technologies that will transform the world. Across five five episodes, Gates delves into the promise and risks of A.I.; the pervasive challenge of misinformation in an era of social media; the scale of the climate crisis and the potential of new technologies to solve it; the injustice of income inequalityL and how science and innovation is leading to cures for deadly diseases. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Lost Soulz’ Score EP Released
Posted: September 3, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Adam Robl, Katherine Propper, Lost Soulz, score, Shawn Sutta, Soundtrack
Milan Records has released a new soundtrack EP for the drama Lost Soulz. The 6-track EP features the film’s original score composed by Adam Robl & Shawn Sutta (Poser, Uncle John, East of Middle West). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composers’ first track (Journey Home) after the jump. The label has previously released several songs (Ridin’, Lone Star & Loneliness) from the movie as digital singles over the last few months. Lost Soulz is written and directed by Katherine Propper and stars Sauve Sidle, Krystall Poppin, Aarond “Seven” Melloul, Alexander Brackney and Siyanda Stillwell. Read the rest of this entry »
Zach Robinson Scoring CBS’ ‘Matlock’ Reboot
Posted: September 3, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: CBS, Matlock, Zach Robinson
Zach Robinson (Cobra Kai, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Wrestlers, Obliterated, Fright Krewe, Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin, Florida Man) has been tapped to score the upcoming CBS drama Matlock. The show is developed by Jennie Snyder Urman (Jane the Virgin, Charmed) inspired by the classic 80s/90s series of the same title and stars Kathy Bates in the title role of Madeline “Matty” Matlock, Skye P. Marshall, Jason Ritter, David Del Rio and Leah Lewis. The series follows the title character who, after achieving success in her younger years, decides to rejoin the workforce at a prestigious law firm where she uses her unassuming demeanor and wily tactics to win cases and expose corruption from within. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Going Varsity in Mariachi’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: September 3, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alejandra Vasquez, Camilo Lara, Demián Gálvez, Going Varsity in Mariachi, Mariachi Oro, Mexican Institute of Sound, Sam Osborn, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Going Varsity in Mariachi. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mexican Institute of Sound (aka Camilo Lara) (A Million Miles Away, Gentefied) & Demián Gálvez, as well as tracks by Mariachi Oro. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Also listen to Lara’s & Gálvez’s title credits track below. Going Varsity in Mariachi is directed by Sam Osborn & Alejandra Vasquez and follows a Texas high school mariachi band and their dedicated coach as they aim for a state championship against fierce competition. Read the rest of this entry »
Cristobal Tapia de Veer Scoring Parker Finn’s ‘Smile 2’
Posted: September 3, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cristobal Tapia de Veer, Parker Finn, Smile, Smile 2
Cristobal Tapia de Veer (The White Lotus, Utopia, The Girl with All the Gifts, The Third Day, Hunters, National Treasure) is returning to score the upcoming horror sequel Smile 2. The film is written and directed by Parker Finn and stars Naomi Scott, Rosemarie DeWitt, Kyle Gallner, Lukas Gage, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Peter Jacobson, Raúl Castillo, Dylan Gelula and Ray Nicholson. The movie follows a global pop sensation who is about to embark on a new world tour begins experiencing increasingly terrifying events and is forced to face her dark past to regain control of her life before it spirals out of control. Read the rest of this entry »
‘King of My Castle’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 3, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexandre Azaria, Alexandre Charlot, Franck Magnier, King of My Castle, Le larbin, score, Soundtrack
B Original has released a soundtrack album for the French comedy King of My Castle (Le larbin). The album features the film’s original music composed by Alexandre Azaria (Transporter 2 & 3, Lockout, Lucky Luke and the Daltons, Assassin Club, Fanfan). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composer’s first track (1702) after the jump. King of My Castle is directed by Alexandre Charlot & Franck Magnier and stars Kad Merad, Isabelle Carré, Romain Francisco, Clara Zoroddu, Christian Hecq and Clovis Cornillac. The movie follows spoiled 25-year-old whose rich father decides to teach him a lesson by creating a 17th Century Truman Show-type world, in which his son wakes up as a miserable valet. Read the rest of this entry »
Remastered ‘Short Night of Glass Dolls’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: September 3, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Aldo Lado, Bruno Nicolai, Ennio Morricone, Eyeball, La corta notte delle bambole di vetro, score, Short Night of Glass Dolls, Soundtrack
Quartet Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1971 Italian Giallo movie Short Night of Glass Dolls (La corta notte delle bambole di vetro) directed by Aldo Lado and starring Ingrid Thulin, Jean Sorel, Mario Adorf and Barbara Bach. The album features the film’s newly remastered original music composed by Academy Award winner Ennio Morricone (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Once Upon a Time in the West, The Mission, Cinema Paradiso, The Untouchables, The Hateful Eight). The limited edition CD is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples and find out more about the release. Read the rest of this entry »
John Paesano, Rolfe Kent, David Fleming, John Frizzell & Tom Scott to Appear at 15th Fans of Film Music Event
Posted: September 2, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: David Fleming, Fans of Film Music, John Frizzell, John Paesano, Rolfe Kent, Tom Scott
A number of major film/TV/video game composers will be participating at the 15th Annual Fans of Film Music event, which will take place on Saturday, October 19, 2024 at Silent Zoo Studios in Glendale, CA. This year’s panelists include John Paesano (Daredevil, The Maze Runner) who recently scored Wes Ball’s Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes), Rolfe Kent (Sideways, Election, Up in the Air) whose recent projects include Kristin Scott Thomas’ North Star and David Fleming (The Last of Us, Damsel) who recently received his first two Emmy Award nominations for the Prime Video series Mr. & Mrs. Smith and the Disney+ documentary Jim Henson: Idea Man. Read the rest of this entry »
