Academy Awards show producers Lynette Howell Taylor and Stephanie Allain announced today that Cynthia Erivo will be performing the original song Stand Up from Harriet, which she co-wrote with Joshuah Brian Campbell, at this year’s Academy Awards ceremony. Elton John will perform (I’m Gonna) Love Me Again (co-written by the singer/songwriter and Bernie Taupin) from Rocketman, Idina Menzel will perform the Kristen Anderson-Lopez -& Robert Lopez-penned song Into the Unknown from Frozen II, Chrissy Metz will perform the Diane Warren-written song I’m Standing with You from Breakthrough and Oscar winner Randy Newman will perform his song I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away from Pixar’s Toy Story 4. Read the rest of this entry »
Cynthia Erivo, Elton John, Idina Menzel, Chrissy Metz & Randy Newman to Perform at Academy Awards
Posted: January 23, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Chrissy Metz, Cynthia Erivo, Elton John, Idina Menzel, Randy Newman
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Christophe Beck to Score Marvel’s Disney+ Series ‘WandaVision’
Posted: January 23, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christophe Beck, Disney, Marvel Studios, WandaVision
Christophe Beck (Frozen, The Hangover, Edge of Tomorrow, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) has revealed in a recent interview with SESAC that he will be scoring Marvel Studios’ upcoming Disney+ original series WandaVision. The show is developed by Jac Schaeffer (The Hustle) based on the Marvel Comics characters Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch and Vision and stars Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Kat Dennings and Randall Park who are reprising their roles from the Marvel feature films. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Last Full Measure’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 23, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Philip Klein, score, Soundtrack, The Last Full Measure, Todd Robinson
Filmtrax will release a soundtrack album for the drama The Last Full Measure. The album features the film’s original music composed by Philip Klein (Wish Dragon, Growing Up and Other Lies). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, January 24 and will be available to stream and download on Amazon. The Last Full Measure is written and directed by Todd Robinson and stars Sebastian Stan, Christopher Plummer, William Hurt, Ed Harris and Samuel L. Jackson. The movie tells the true story of Vietnam War hero William H. Pitsenbarger, a USAF Pararescue medic who saved over sixty men in the U.S. Army’s 1st Infantry Division before making the ultimate sacrifice in one of the bloodiest battles of the war. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Breitner Commando’ (‘Qu’un sang impur…’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: January 23, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Abdel Raouf Dafri, Eric Neveux, Qu'un sang impur..., score, Soundtrack, The Breitner Commando
Unkle Productions has released a soundtrack album for the French drama The Breitner Commando (Qu’un sang impur…). The album features the film’s original music composed by Éric Neveux (The Attack, Intimacy, The Insult, Cezanne et Moi, Zombillenium). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. The Breitner Commando is written and directed by Abdel Raouf Dafri and stars Johan Heldenberg, Olivier Gourmet and Linh-Dan Pham. The movie is set in 1959 France and follows the a Colonel as he is given a secret mission to find the body of his former aide who is reported missing in French Algeria. Read the rest of this entry »
World Premiere Soundtrack Release for Alex Winter’s & Tom Stern’s ‘Freaked’ Announced
Posted: January 22, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alex Winter, Freaked, Kevin Kiner, score, Soundtrack, Tom Stern
Death Waltz Recording Company has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1993 cult sci-fi comedy Freaked directed by Alex Winter & Tom Stern and starring Winter himelf, alongside Randy Quaid, William Sadler, Megan Ward, Michael Stoyanov, Bobcat Goldthwait, Mr. T and Brooke Shields. The album features the songs from the film by Butthole Surfers, Blind Idiot God, Henry Rollins, Axiom Funk, Iggy Pop, among others on the first disc and the original score composed by Kevin Kiner (Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels, Narcos: Mexico, Doom Patrol) on the second disc. Visit Mondo’s online store to order the 2XLP set. Read the rest of this entry »
Terence Blanchard Scoring Kirby Dick’s & Amy Ziering’s ‘On the Record’
Posted: January 22, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amy Ziering, Kirby Dick, On the Records, Terence Blanchard
Terence Blanchard (BlacKkKlansman, The 25th Hour, Inside Man, Malcolm X, Harriet) has composed the original music for the upcoming documentary On the Record. The film is directed by Kirby Dick & Amy Ziering (The Invisible War, The Hunting Ground) and tells the story of music executive Drew Dixon (producer of hit records by 2Pac, Method Man and Mary J. Blige), whose career and personal life have been deeply affected by the abuse she faced from the men she admired in the industry she loves. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Sex Education’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: January 22, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Ezra Furman, Netflix, Sex Education, Soundtrack
Bella Union will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Sex Education. The album features the original songs from the show by singer/songwriter Ezra Furman. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, January 24 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A physical version is set to come out on April 10. Sex Education is created by Laurie Nunn and stars Asa Butterfield, Gillian Anderson, Ncuti Gatwa, Connor Swindells, Emma Mackey and Kedar Williams-Stirling. The series revolves around a socially awkward high school virgin who lives with his sex therapist mother and teams up with a rebel girl to form a school sex-therapy clinic. Read the rest of this entry »
Bear McCreary Scoring Blumhouse’s ‘Fantasy Island’
Posted: January 22, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bear McCreary, Fantasy Island, Jeff Wadlow
Bear McCreary (Godzilla: King of the Monsters, 10 Cloverfield Lane, The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica, Outlander) has recently scored the upcoming supernatural horror thriller Fantasy Island. The film is directed by Jeff Wadlow (Truth or Dare, Kick-Ass 2) and stars Michael Peña, Maggie Q, Lucy Hale, Austin Stowell, Jimmy O. Yang, Portia Doubleday, Ryan Hansen and Michael Rooker. The movie is based on the classic TV series of the same title and follows the enigmatic Mr. Roarke as he makes the secret dreams of his lucky guests come true at a luxurious but remote tropical resort. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘The Witcher’ to Be Released
Posted: January 22, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Giona Ostinelli, Netflix, score, Sonya Belousova, Soundtrack, The Witcher
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix original series The Witcher. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Sonya Belousova & Giona Ostinelli (The Mist, Sacred Lies, The Romanoffs). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, January 24 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Witcher is created by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich based on the book series by Andrzej Sapkowski and stars Henry Cavill, Anya Chalotra, Freya Allan and Jodhi May. The drama follows a mutated monster-hunter for hire as he journeys toward his destiny in a turbulent world where people often prove more wicked than beasts. Read the rest of this entry »
Short Cuts 2019 Album Released
Posted: January 21, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bear McCreary, Chad Cannon, Christopher Young, Duncan Blickenstaff, Frederik Wiedmann, Joe Kraemer, Laura Rossi, Rachel Portman, Rob Simonsen, score, Soundtrack
MovieScore Media has released a new soundtrack album featuring the scores of several short films released in 2019. Among the titles featured on the release are Archie scored by Rachel Portman (The Cider House Rules, Emma), The Toll Road by Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, Outlander), Zach Braff’s In the Time It Takes to Get There by Rob Simonsen (The Spectacular Now, Nerve) & Duncan Blickenstaff, Fanboy by Christopher Young (Spider-Man 3, Hellraiser), The Wound by Joe Kraemer (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Jack Reacher), Burning Bright by Frederik Wiedmann (The Dragon Prince, Field of Lost Shoes) and Feline Paradox by Chad Cannon (American Factory). Read the rest of this entry »
