Walt Disney Records has released a new soundtrack album for the Disney+ original Star Wars series The Mandalorian. The album features the original music from the seventh episode of the show composer by Academy Award winner Ludwig Goransson (Black Panther, Creed, Venom, Community, Fruitvale Station). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. The label has previously released soundtracks for the series’ first six chapters over the last couple of weeks. The Mandalorian is written and executive produced by Jon Favreau and stars Pedro Pascal, Gina Carano, Giancarlo Esposito, Carl Weathers, Omid Abtahi, Emily Swallow, Werner Herzog and Nick Nolte. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Mandalorian’ Chapter 7 Soundtrack Released
Posted: December 18, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Disney, Ludwig Göransson, score, Soundtrack, Star Wars, The Mandalorian
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Julia Holter Scoring Eliza Hittman’s ‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always’
Posted: December 18, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Eliza Hittman, Julia Holter, Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Singer/songwriter Julia Holter is composing the original music for the upcoming drama Never Rarely Sometimes Always. The film is written and directed by Eliza Hittman (Beach Rats) and stars Sidney Flanigan, Talia Ryder, Théodore Pellerin, Ryan Eggold and Sharon Van Etten. The movie revolves around two teenage girls in rural Pennsylvania who travel to New York City to seek out medical help after an unintended pregnancy. Adele Romanski (Moonlight, Under the Silver Lake) and Sara Murphy (If Beale Street Could Talk, Gemini) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Snail and the Whale’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: December 18, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: René Aubry, score, Soundtrack, The Snail and the Whale
Magic Light Pictures has released a soundtrack album for the animated short The Snail and the Whale. The album features composed by René Aubry (The Gruffalo, The Bears’ Famous Invasion, The Highway Rat, Under the Bombs, Zog). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The Snail and the Whale directed by Max Lang & Daniel Snaddon is based on a book by author Julia Donaldson and illustrator Axel Scheffler and features the voices of Rob Brydon, Sally Hawkins & Cariad Lloyd, as well as Dame Diana Rigg as the narrator. The short follows the journey of a tiny snail who longs to see the world and manages to hitch a ride on the tail of a great humpback whale. Read the rest of this entry »
Simon Franglen to Compose Music for James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ Sequels
Posted: December 17, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Avatar, Avatar 2, Avatar 3, James Cameron, Simon Franglen
Simon Franglen has been hired to write indigenous songs to be performed on screen by members of various Na’vi clans for James Cameron’s Avatar 2 & 3. The composer is also attached to score the first two sequels (which are being shot simultaneously) to the Academy Award-nominated 2009 film (scored by James Horner) will star Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Giovanni Ribisi, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Dileep Rao and Matt Gerald who are reprising their roles from the original film. They are joined by Sigourney Weaver (in a new role) and new cast members Kate Winslet, Cliff Curtis, Edie Falco, Michelle Yeoh, Jemaine Clement, Oona Chaplin, Brendan Cowell, David Thewlis, Vin Diesel and CJ Jones. Read the rest of this entry »
New Soundtrack Album for BBC’s & HBO’s ‘His Dark Materials’ Announced
Posted: December 17, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, HBO, His Dark Materials, Lorne Balfe, score, Soundtrack
Silva Screen Records has announced the details of the second soundtrack album for the BBC/HBO series His Dark Materials. The album features selections of the original score from the show’s first season composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, The LEGO Batman Movie, The Crown, Genius, Home, Terminator Genisys), performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and conducted by Matt Dunkley. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, December 20 and will be available to stream/download here. A CD version is set to come out in February of next year. Check back on this page for the purchase links. The label has previously released the concept album The Musical Anthology of His Dark Materials featuring Balfe’s themes from the show. Read the rest of this entry »
Mica Levi Scoring Janicza Bravo’s ‘Zola’
Posted: December 17, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Janicza Bravo, Mica Levi, Zola
Mica Levi (Jackie, Under the Skin, Monos) is scoring the upcoming drama Zola. The film is directed by Janicza Bravo and stars Taylour Paige, Riley Keough, Nicholas Braun and Colman Domingo. The movie is based on a series of tweets from Aziah ‘Zola’ Wells who, in 2015, detailed a wild 2-day trip to Florida with a sex worker, her boyfriend and he violent pimp. Bravo also co-wrote the screenplay with Jeremy O. Harris. Christine Vachon (Carol, Far from Heaven), David Hinojosa (First Reformed, Vox Lux), Vince Jolivette (The Disaster Artist, Palo Alto), Elizabeth Haggard, Dave Franco and Gia Walsh (The Art of Getting By) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: December 17, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: J.J. Abrams, John Williams, score, Soundtrack, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
The full details of the soundtrack album for Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music compose and conducted by Academy Award winner John Williams (Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jurassic Park, E.T., Schindler’s List, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 18 (click here to stream/download) and physically this Friday, December 20. Check back on this page for the streaming/download link to be added and visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker directed by J.J. Abrams and starring Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Keri Russell, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher and Billy Dee Williams is opening in theaters nationwide this weekend. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Anything’ Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: December 17, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Anything, Soundtrack, Spectacular Spectacular, Timothy McNeil
A soundtrack EP has been released for the indie drama Anything. The 3-track EP features the film’s original music composed by Spectacular Spectacular, as well as the band’s cover of Bee Gees’ How Can You Mend a Broken Heart. The soundtrack is now available to stream and download on Amazon Music, where you can also check out audio samples. Anything is written and directed by Timothy McNeil and stars John Carroll Lynch, Maura Tierney and Matt Bomer. The movie centers on the relationship between a transgender woman who meets a middle-aged man who moved to Los Angeles after his wife’s death. Read the rest of this entry »
Best Original Score & Song Shortlists for 92nd Academy Awards Announced
Posted: December 16, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced the shortlists for several categories for the 92nd Academy Awards, including Best Original Score and Best Original Song. The nominations will be announced on January 13, 2020 and the awards show will be held on February 9. Read the rest of this entry »
Andrew Dickson’s Scores for Mike Leigh’s ‘Naked & ‘Secrets & Lies’ to Be Released
Posted: December 16, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andrew Dickson, High Hopes, Meantime, Mike Leigh, Naked, Secrets & Lies
Caldera Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release of four original scores composed by Andrew Dickson (Vera Drake) for movies directed by Mike Leigh, including the composer’s music for the 1993 comedy Naked starring David Thewlis and for the Academy Award-nominated 1996 feature Secrets & Lies starring Timothy Spall, Brenda Blethyn & Marianne Jean-Baptiste. Also included are Dickon’s scores for Leigh’s 1983 TV movie Meantime and the 1988 comedy High Hopes, as well as an interview with Leigh as a bonus track. Visit the label’s official website for more information about the release. Read the rest of this entry »
