Oli Julian (Sex Education, Catastrophe, Episodes, Plebs) is the composer of the upcoming FX on Hulu original series Breeders. The show is created by Simon Blackwell (Back), Chris Addison (Veep, The Hustle) & Martin Freeman and stars Freeman himself, Daisy Haggard, George Wakeman, Jayda Eyles, Michael McKean, Joanna Bacon and Alun Armstrong. The comedy explores the lives of a couple as they juggle full-time careers, aging parents, a mortgage and the unenviable curveballs of parenting their young children. Read the rest of this entry »
Oli Julian Scoring FX on Hulu’s ‘Breeders’ & Sky’s ‘Code 404’
Posted: February 10, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Breeders, Code 404, FX, Hulu, Oli Julian, Peacock, Sky
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Hildur Guðnadóttir Wins Academy Award for ‘Joker’
Posted: February 9, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Bernie Taupin, Elton John, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Joker, Rocketman
Hildur Guðnadóttir was honored with her first Academy Award for her score for Todd Phillips’ Joker at tonight’s 92nd Oscar ceremony. The composer who previously received a Golden Globe and a Critics’ Choice Award for her work on the film was also nominated the first time. Check out her acceptance speech after the jump. The other nominated composers in the Best Original Score category were Thomas Newman (1917), Alexandre Desplat (Little Women), Randy Newman (Marriage Story) and John Williams (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker). Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 9, 2020)
Posted: February 9, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Apple TV +, Blake Neely, Brendan Long, CBS, Disney Channel, Dustin O'Halloran, For Life, George S. Clinton, High Fidelity, Hulu, Indebted, James S. Levine, Joe Wong, Katy Keene, Matt Johnson, Nathan Larson, NBC, Netflix, The CW, Tommy, Visible: Out on Television, W.G. Snuffy Walden, Zombies 2
Premiering on Tuesday, February 11, is the ABC drama For Life created by Hank Steinberg and starring Nicholas Pinnock, Indira Varma, Joy Bryant, Mary Stuart Masterson, Boris McGiver, Glenn Fleshler, Dorian Missick, Tyla Harris and Timothy Busfield. The show’s original music is composed by Dustin O’Halloran (Lion, Transparent, Like Crazy, A Christmas Carol, The Art of Racing in the Rain). Check out our previous article to learn more about the series, which will Tuesday nights on ABC.
Premiering on Wednesday, February 12, is the Netflix original movie To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You directed by Michael Fimognari and starring Lana Condor, Noah Centineo, Jordan Fisher, Anna Cathcart, Janel Parrish, Madeleine Arthur, John Corbett and Holland Taylor. Joe Wong (Master of None, Russian Doll) who has previously scored the 2018 original film (To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before) has composed the film’s original score. Capitol Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie. Click here for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Colewell’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: February 8, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Colewell, Dara Taylor, score, Soundtrack, Tom Quinn
Notefornote Entertainment will release a soundtrack album for the indie drama Colewell. The album features the film’s original music composed by Dara Taylor. The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 14 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Colewell is written and directed by Tom Quinn and stars Karen Allen, Kevin J. O’Connor, Hannah Gross and Catherine Kellner. The movie revolves around a woman who has been the postmaster of Colewell, Pennsylvania for 35 years. When the USPS decides to close her office, she must choose whether to relocate for a new position or face retirement in Colewell. Read the rest of this entry »
Nathan Larson Scoring Hulu’s ‘High Fidelity’ TV Series
Posted: February 8, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: High Fidelity, Hulu, Nathan Larson
Nathan Larson (Boys Don’t Cry, Dirty Pretty Things, Margin Call, Juliet, Naked) is composing the original score for the new Hulu original series High Fidelity. The show is developed by Sarah Kucserka & Veronica West and stars Zoë Kravitz, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, David H. Holmes, Jake Lacy and Kingsley Ben-Adir. The comedy is inspired by Nick Hornby’s 1995 book and Stephen Frears’ 2000 feature of the same title and follows a female record store owner in the rapidly gentrified neighborhood of Crown Heights, Brooklyn who revisits past relationships through music and pop culture, while trying to get over her one true love. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 7, 2020)
Posted: February 7, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: And Then We Danced, Ben Wheeler, Birds of Prey, Come to Daddy, Daniel Pemberton, Danny Bensi, Karl Steven, Saunder Jurriaans, The Lodge, Zviad Mgebry
The only new movie opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the comic book movie Birds of Prey directed by Cathy Yan and starring Margot Robbie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett, Ewan McGregor, Rosie Perez, Chris Messina, Ella Jay Basco and Ali Wong. The film’s original score is composed by Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Steve Jobs). Atlantic Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie (click here for the fill album details). WaterTower Music will release a separate soundtrack featuring Pemberton’s score next Friday, February 14.
Opening in limited release is the psychological thriller The Lodge co-written and directed by Severin Fiala & Veronika Franz and starring Riley Keough, Richard Armitage, Alicia Silverstone, Jaeden Lieberher and Lia McHugh. Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Ozark, Boy Erased, Enemy, The Outsider, The Gift) have composed the film’s original music. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous news article for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for HBO’s ‘The New Pope’ Released
Posted: February 7, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: HBO, Lele Marchitelli, Paolo Sorrentino, score, Soundtrack, The New Pope
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the HBO limited series The New Pope. The album features selections of the original score from the show composed by Lele Marchitelli (The Great Beauty, Loro) who has previously scored HBO’s 2016 series The Young Pope. Also included is the opening titles song Good Time Girl by Sofi Tukker feat. Charlie Barker (check out the title sequence after the jump) as well as tracks by KILNAMAN, Flock of Dimes, Millie Turner, Be Svendsen & AYAWAKE, Karmic & others. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Read the rest of this entry »
Jos Slovick’s ‘I Am a Poor Wayfaring Stranger’ from Sam Mendes’ ‘1917’ Released
Posted: February 7, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: 1917, Jos Slovick, Sam Mendes
Sony Classical has released the traditional folk and gospel song I Am a Poor Wayfaring Stranger as featured in Sam Mendes’ World War I drama 1917. The track is performed by actor Jos Slovick and was arranged by Craig Leon. Three versions of the song are now available to stream and download as a digital single on Amazon. The label has previously released the official soundtrack album for the movie featuring Thomas Newman’s Academy Award-nominated score. 1917 starring George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Mark Strong, Andrew Scott, Richard Madden, Claire Duburcq, Colin Firth and Benedict Cumberbatch follows two young British soldiers who must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Lodge’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 7, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Danny Bensi, Saunder Jurriaans, score, Severin Fiala, Soundtrack, The Lodge, Veronika Franz
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the psychological thriller The Lodge. The album features the film’s original music composed by Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Ozark, Boy Erased, Enemy, The Outsider, The Gift, Martha Marcy May Marlene). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. The Lodge is co-written and directed by Severin Fiala & Veronika Franz and stars Riley Keough, Richard Armitage, Alicia Silverstone, Jaeden Lieberher and Lia McHugh. The movie follows a young woman and her reticent new stepchildren who find themselves isolated in the family’s remote winter cabin, locked away to dredge up the mysteries of her dark past. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’, ‘Queen & Slim’ & ‘Waves’ Honored at Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
Posted: February 7, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
The 10th Guild of Music Supervisors Awards were handed out on Thursday night at The Wiltern in Los Angeles. Mary Ramos received the top honor in the Best Music Supervision in Motion Picture – Motion Picture Over 25M for her work on Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Kier Lehman received the award in the Motion Picture Under 25M category for his music supervision on Melina Matsouka’s Queen & Slim. Meghan Currier and Randall Poster were honored in the Motion Picture Under 10M category for their music supervision on Trey Edward Shults’ Waves and Terri D’Ambrosio took home the prize in the Motion Picture Under 5M category for her work on Joe Talbot’s The Last Black Man in San Francisco. Read the rest of this entry »
