Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the Disney’s 2000 animated feature Dinosaur directed by Ralph Zondag & Eric Leighton and starring D. B. Sweeney, Alfre Woodard, Max Casella, Ossie Davis, Samuel E. Wright, Hayden Panettiere and Julianna Margulies. The 2-CD set features the expanded original score from the film composed by Academy Award nominee James Newton Howard (King Kong, The Sixth Sense, The Fugitive, The Hunger Games, Signs, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, The Village, Maleficent), including more than 30 minutes of previously unreleased music, as well as alternate tracks. The soundtrack 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. Walt Disney Records has previously released the original 2000 soundtrack album. Read the rest of this entry »
Expanded Soundtrack Album for Disney’s ‘Dinosaur’ Announced
Posted: September 16, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dinosaur, Eric Leighton, James Newton Howard, Ralph Zondag, score, Soundtrack
Aldo Shllaku Scoring Valeri Milev’s ‘Kill ‘Em All 2’
Posted: September 16, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Aldo Shllaku, Kill 'Em All, Kill 'Em All 2, Valeri Milev
Aldo Shllaku (The Comeback Trail, The Doorman, The Price We Pay, The Hill Where Lionesses Roar, Downrange, The Poison Rose, Vanquish) is returning to score the upcoming action sequel Kill ‘Em All 2. The film is directed by Valeri Milev (Re-Kill, Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort) and stars Jean-Claude Van Damme, Jacqueline Fernandez, Peter Stormare and Maria Conchita Alonso. The movie is set seven years after the events of the 2017 original film (scored by Shllaku) and follows retired spy Phillip and his long-lost daughter who are living peacefully off the grid in Italy, when their whereabouts are discovered by the vengeful brother of their previous target and must do anything it takes to escape his merciless army. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Twilight of the Gods’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: September 16, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Hans Zimmer, Netflix, Omer Benyamin, score, Soundtrack, Steven Doar, Twilight of the Gods
Netflix Music will release the official soundtrack album for the streamer’s original animated limited series Twilight of the Gods. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Hans Zimmer (The Lion King, Dune, The Dark Knight, Gladiator, Man of Steel, Inception, Interstellar), Omer Benyamin and Steven Doar. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Thursday, September 19 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composers’ title track below. Twilight of the Gods is created by Zack Snyder, Jay Oliva & Eric Carrasco and features the voice talent of Rahul Kohli, Jamie Clayton, Kristopher Hivju, Peter Stormare, Jamie Chung,Corey Stoll and Lauren Cohan. The Stone Quarry Animation & Xilam Animation production follows a mortal king who is saved on the battlefield by a warrior with whom he falls in love and – after surviving a wrath of terror on their wedding night – embarks on a merciless mission for vengeance. Read the rest of this entry »
Sven Faulconer Scoring Keith Gerchak’s & Marisa Guterman’s ‘Lost & Found in Cleveland’
Posted: September 16, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Keith Gerchak, Lost & Found in Cleveland, Marisa Guterman, Sven Faulconer
Sven Faulconer (Scream VI, Unstable, The Elephant Whisperers, Blood Father, The Last Ice) has composed the original music for the upcoming comedy drama Lost & Found in Cleveland. The film is written and directed by Keith Gerchak & Marisa Guterman and stars Martin Sheen, Dennis Haysbert, June Squibb, Yvette Yates Redick, Stacy Keach, Santino Fontana, Loretta Devine, Dot-Marie Jones and Jon Lovitz. The movie takes place in the industrial Midwest over a 24-hour period and follows the personal odysseys of five very different people whose lives intertwine when America’s favorite televised antiques appraisal show comes to their city. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Merchant Ivory’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: September 16, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Merchant Ivory, Ryan Homsey, score, Soundtrack, Stephen Soucy
Modernist Film & Water Willow Music have released a soundtrack album for the documentary Merchant Ivory. The album features the film’s original score composed by Ryan Homsey. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to a track from the composer’s score (Baptism by Fire) after the jump. Merchant Ivory is produced and directed by Stephen Soucy, in collaboration with AcademyAward-winning director/screenwriter James Ivory, and centers on the Merchant Ivory partnership, anchored by interviews with Ivory and 41 of their close collaborators (including Emma Thompson and Vanessa Redgrave) detailing and celebrating their experiences of being a part of the “wandering company” helmed by legendary producer Ismail Merchant that created classics such as Howard’s End, A Room with a View and The Remains of the Day. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Mancina Scoring Clint Eastwood’s ‘Juror #2’
Posted: September 16, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Clint Eastwood, Juror #2, Mark Mancina
Mark Mancina (Twister, Speed, Moana, Tarzan, Bad Boys, Brother Bear, The Sea Beast) has recently scored the upcoming thriller Juror No. 2. The film is directed by Clint Eastwood and stars Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, J.K. Simmons, Gabriel Basso, Chris Messina, Zoey Deutch, Leslie Bibb, Cedric Yarbrough, Kiefer Sutherland, Francesca Eastwood, Adrienne C. Moore and Amy Aquino. The movie follows a family man who, while serving as a juror in a murder trial, finds himself struggling with a serious moral dilemma, one he could use to sway the jury verdict and potentially convict or free the accused killer. Read the rest of this entry »
Natalie Jane’s Original Song ‘The Top’ from Netflix Film ‘Uglies’ Released
Posted: September 16, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Joyner, McG, Natalie Jane, Netflix, Silverberg, Uglies
10K Projects & Capitol Records have released the original song The Top from the Netflix original film Uglies. The track co-written (with David Charles Fischer & Pom Pom) and performed by Natalie Jane is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also check out the official music video after the jump. Available separately as a digital single is the original song Real Thing co-written (with Charles Starling & Savage Sync House) and performed by Silverberg feat. indie pop band Joyner (listen to the track below). As previously reported, a full soundtrack album featuring Edward Shearmur’s original score from the movie was released earlier this month. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Brocéliande’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 16, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Anne-Sophie Versnaeyen, Brocéliande, score, Soundtrack
B Original has released a soundtrack album for the French TV series Brocéliande. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Anne-Sophie Versnaeyen (La Belle Epoque, Bernadette, OSS 117: Red Alert in Black Africa, Mascarade, My Cousin, I Still Hide to Smoke). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s title track after the jump. Brocéliande is created by Isabelle Polin & Eric Delafosse and stars Nolwenn Leroy, Marie-Anne Chazel, Thomas Jouannet, Arnaud Binard, Medi Sadoun, Catherine Marchal and Lorànt Deutsch. The 6-part thriller follows an acclaimed biologist who returns to teach at a university in Paris after leaving under suspicion she was involved in the disappearance of her friend, when a new student soon disappears in a a very similar way . Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 15, 2024)
Posted: September 15, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Very Royal Scandal, ABC, Adrian Johnston, Agatha All Along, Amazon, American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez, Christophe Beck, Dan Deacon, David Klotz, Disney Plus, FX, Hans Zimmer, HBO, High Potential, Hulu, Jake Staley, Josh Kramon, Julia Newman, Michael Paraskevas, Mick Giacchino, MONSTERS: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, Moonflower Murders, Murray Gold, Netflix, Omer Benyamin, PBS, Steven Doar, The Penguin, Thomas Newman, Twilight of the Gods, What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British TV series Moonflower Murders created by Anthony Horowitz and starring Lesley Manville, Timothy McMullan, Mark Gatiss, Daniel Mays, Rosalie Craig, Claire Rushbrook, Conleth Hill, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Matthew Beard, Adrian Rawlins and Sanjeev Kohli. The show’s original music is composed by Murray Gold (Doctor Who, Gentleman Jack, Torchwood, Dead Ringers, It’s a Sin, A Very English Scandal, Quiz) who previously scored 2022’s original Magpie Murders series. Check out our previous article to learn more about the drama, which will air in the U.S. on PBS as part of the Masterpiece series.
Premiering on Tuesday, September 17, is the ABC comedy High Potential created by Drew Goddard and starring Kaitlin Olson, Daniel Sunjata, Javicia Leslie, Amirah J, Deniz Akdeniz, Matthew Lamb and Judy Reyes. Josh Kramon (Veronica Mars, iZombie, Forever, Party Down, October Road) and Jake Staley (Valor, 7 Below) are composing the show’s original score. The series, which follows single mom whose unconventional knack for solving crimes leads to an unusual and unstoppable partnership with a by-the-book seasoned detective, will air Tuesdays on ABC and will also be available to stream on Hulu. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Teacher’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: September 14, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Channel 5, score, Soundtrack, Steve Lynch, The Teacher
Steve Lynch (Wreck, Obituary, The Cuckoo, Sanctuary: A Witch’s Tail, Let Us Prey, Boys from Hell) has released a soundtrack album for the Channel 5 drama The Teacher. The album features selections of the composer’s original score from the show’s second season and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to Lynch’s first track (Sienna) below. Season 2 of The Teacher created by Mike Benson & Barunka O’Shaughnessy stars Kara Tointon, Emmett J. Scanlan, Will Mellor, Cal O’Driscoll, Ebby O’Toole-Acheampong, Joni Morris and Forrest Bothwell. The new season centers on two teachers who have an impulsive affair that soon spirals out of control. Read the rest of this entry »
