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Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 12, 2020)

Posted: January 12, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments
Tags: A Fall from Grace, Amazon, Apple TV +, BBC America, Danny Bensi, Diary of a Future President, Disney, Hans Zimmer, HBO, Jacob Shea, Jay Weigel, Joey Newman, Lele Marchitelli, Little America, Michael Brook, Netflix, PBS, Rob Lord, Ruth Barrett, Sanditon, Saunder Jurriaans, Seven Worlds One Planet, The New Pope, The Outsider, Troop Zero

Premiering tonight is the HBO limited series The Outsider developed by Richard Price based on Stephen King’s novel and starring Ben Mendelsohn, Cynthia Erivo, Jason Bateman, Bill Camp, Mare Winningham, Paddy Considine, Julianne Nicholson and Yul Vázquez. The show’s original music is composed by Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Boy Erased, The Gift, Enemy, Ozark). Check out our previous article to learn more about the drama, which will air Sunday nights on HBO.

Also premiering tonight in the U.S. is the ITV/PBS Masterpiece series Sanditon developed by Andrew Davies based on Jane Austen’s novel and starring Rose Williams, Theo James, Anne Reid, Kris Marshall, Kate Ashfield, Jack Fox, Charlotte Spencer, Lily Sacofsky and Adrian Scarborough. Ruth Barrett (Bodyguard, Victoria, Collateral, Harry Brown) has composed the show’s original music. NW1 Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool’ Soundtrack Album Announced

Posted: January 11, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
Tags: Miles Davis, Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool, Soundtrack, Stanley Nelson

Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings have announced a soundtrack album for the documentary Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool. The album features from and inspired by the film by Miles Davis, including a previously unreleased recording, Hail To the Real Chief. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on February 21, 2020 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool is directed and produced by Stanley Nelson and centers on the life and career of the musical and cultural icon who defied categorization and embodied the word cool. Read the rest of this entry »

Russ Davies to Score BBC America’s ‘The Watch’

Posted: January 11, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments
Tags: BBC America, Russ Davies, The Watch

Russ Davies is set to score the upcoming BBC America original series The Watch. The show is developed by Simon Allen (The Musketeers) based on Sir Terry Pratchett’s bestselling Discworld novels and stars Richard Dormer, Adam Hugill, Jo Eaton-Kent, Marama Corlett, Lara Rossi and Sam Adewunmi. The drama revolves around a group of misfit cops as they rise up from decades of helplessness to save their corrupt city from catastrophe. Read the rest of this entry »

Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 10, 2020)

Posted: January 10, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
Tags: Andrew Kawczynski, Brandon Roberts, Christophe Beck, Inherit the Viper, Jake Monaco, Jeff Russo, Les Miserables, Like a Boss, Marco Beltrami, Patrick Kirst, Pink Noise, The Corrupted, Three Christs, Underwater

Two new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the comedy Like a Boss directed by Miguel Arteta and starring Tiffany Haddish, Rose Byrne, Salma Hayek, Billy Porter, Jennifer Coolidge, Ari Graynor, Natasha Rothwell, Jessica St. Clair and Karan Soni. The film’s original score is composed by Christophe Beck (Frozen, Ant-Man, Edge of Tomorrow) & Jake Monaco (Let’s Be Cops, Dumplin’). Paramount Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ music. Click here for the full album details.

Also opening wide is the sci-fi horror movie Underwater directed by William Eubank and starring Kristen Stewart, T.J. Miller, Vincent Cassel, John Gallagher Jr., Jessica Henwick, Mamoudou Athie and Gunner Wright. Marco Beltrami (Logan, 3:10 to Yuma, A Quiet Place, Scream) and Brandon Roberts (Free Solo, The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death) have composed the film’s original music. Fox Music & Hollywood Records have released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »

Sia’s Song ‘Original’ from ‘Dolittle’ Released

Posted: January 10, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
Tags: Dolittle, Jesse Shatki, Sean Douglas, Sia, Stephen Gaghan

Back Lot Music has released the original song Original from the family comedy Dolittle. The track is performed by Sia who also co-wrote it with Sean Douglas & Jesse Shatkin. Visit Amazon to stream/download the song and also listen to the full track after the jump. As previously reported, the label will release a full soundtrack featuring the song and Danny Elfman’s original score next Friday. Dolittle is directed by Stephen Gaghan and stars Robert Downey Jr., Antonio Banderas, Michael Sheen, Jim Broadbent, John Cena, Jessie Buckley, Rami Malek, Kumail Nanjiani, Harry Collett and Octavia Spencer. Read the rest of this entry »

Bear McCreary Scoring Amazon’s ‘The Dark Tower’

Posted: January 10, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments
Tags: Amazon, Bear McCreary, Glen Mazzara, Nobody’s Princess, The Dark Tower

Bear McCreary (Godzilla: King of the Monsters, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Battlestar Galactica, Happy Death Day) is composing the original music for the Amazon pilot The Dark Tower. The show is developed by Glen Mazzara based on Stephen King’s book of the same title and stars Sam Strike, Jasper Pääkkönen, Michael Rooker, Jerome Flynn and Joana Ribeiro. The fantasy drama tells the origin story of Roland Deschain and chronicles how he became a gunslinger and his first encounter with the villainous Man in Black. Read the rest of this entry »

Rickey Minor to Return as Oscar Music Director

Posted: January 10, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
Tags: Academy Awards, Rickey Minor

Academy Awards producers Lynette Howell Taylor and Stephanie Allain today announced today that Rickey Minor will return as the music director for this year’s 92nd Oscars. He previously served in the role on last year’s show and follows composers including Bill Conti, Marc Shaiman, William Ross and Harold Wheeler who have previously been selected as music directors. Minor has received eight Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Music Direction and won the award in 2017 for Taking the Stage: African American Music and Stories That Changed America. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Marona’s Fantastic Tale’ Soundtrack Released

Posted: January 10, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
Tags: Anca Damian, L'extraordinaire voyage de Marona, Marona's Fantastic Tale, Pablo Pico, score, Soundtrack

Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the animated feature Marona’s Fantastic Tale (L’extraordinaire voyage de Marona). The album features the film’s original music composed by Pablo Pico (Adama, Saving Sally). The soundtrack is now available to stream and download on Amazon Music, where you can also check out audio samples. Marona’s Fantastic Tale is directed by Anca Damian and centers on a mixed-breed Labrador whose life leaves deep traces among the humans she encounters as she reflects on all the homes and different experiences she’s had after an accident. The animated movie, which premiered at last year’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival, is opening in French theaters this week. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Birds of Prey’ Soundtrack Album Announced

Posted: January 9, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
Tags: Birds of Prey, Cathy Yan, Soundtrack

Atlantic Records will release a soundtrack album for the superhero movie Birds of Prey. The album features the songs from the film by such artists as Halsey, K. Flay, Doja Cat, Sofi Tukker, WHIPPED CREAM, Megan Thee Stallion & Normani, Saweetie & GALXARA, Charlotte Lawrence & others. The soundtrack will be released on February 7 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A separate soundtrack featuring Daniel Pemberton’s original score will be released by WaterTower Music. Birds of Prey is directed by Cathy Yan and stars Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, alongside Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett, Ewan McGregor, Rosie Perez, Chris Messina, Ella Jay Basco and Ali Wong. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Like a Boss’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: January 9, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
Tags: Christophe Beck, Jake Monaco, Like a Boss, Miguel Arteta, score, Soundtrack

Paramount Music will release a soundtrack album for the comedy Like a Boss. The album features the film’s original music composed by Christophe Beck (Frozen, Ant-Man, Edge of Tomorrow, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) & Jake Monaco (Let’s Be Cops, Dumplin’, Keeping Up with the Joneses). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, January 10 and will be available to stream/download here. Like a Boss is directed by Miguel Arteta and stars Tiffany Haddish, Rose Byrne, Salma Hayek, Billy Porter, Jennifer Coolidge, Ari Graynor, Natasha Rothwell, Jessica St. Clair and Karan Soni. Read the rest of this entry »

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