La-La Land Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1969 western Death of a Gunfighter directed by Robert Totten & Don Siegel and starring Richard Widmark and Lena Horne. The album, which is being released as part of the Universal Pictures Film Music Classics Collection , features the film’s original music composed by Oliver Nelson (Zig Zag, Ironside, Night Gallery, The Six Million Dollar Man). Also included is (premiere release of) the composer’s score for the 1970 adventure drama Skullduggery directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Burt Reynolds and Susan Clark. The CD is limited to 1,500 copies and will be available to order on the label’s official website at noon today. Read the rest of this entry »
World Premiere Release of Oliver Nelson’s ‘Death of a Gunfighter’ & ‘Skullduggery’ Scores Announced
Posted: April 2, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Death of a Gunfighter, Gordon Douglas, Oliver Nelson, score, Skullduggery, Soundtrack
‘Time Bomb Y2K’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 1, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brian Becker, HBO, Marley McDonald, Nathan Micay, score, Soundtrack, Time Bomb Y2K
LUCKYME® Records has released a soundtrack album for the HBO original documentary Time Bomb Y2K. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nathan Micay (Industry, Reality, Sexy Beast, The Last Bus). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Also listen to the composer’s first track (Stone Age Survival) below. Time Bomb Y2K is directed by Brian Becker & Marley McDonald, executive produced by Penny Lane and centers on the 1999 Doomsday computer glitch that could cause machines to misinterpret the year 2000 as 1900 . The movie is crafted entirely through archival footage and looks back at this millennial milestone by examining the power and vulnerabilities of technology. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Someone Like You’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: April 1, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: score, Someone Like You, Soundtrack, Tyler Michael Smith, Tyler Russell
Tyler Michael Smith (The World We Make, 90 Minutes in Heaven, Kirk Cameron: Connect, Washington’s Armor) will release a soundtrack album for the romantic drama Someone Like You. The album features the composer’s original score from the film and will be released digitally tomorrow, April 2. Visit Amazonn or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Also listen to Smith’s first track (Still Worth It) below. Someone Like You is co-written and directed by Tyler Russell (who also serves as the project’s music supervisor) and stars Sarah Fisher, Jake Allyn, Lynn Collins, Bart Johnson, Robyn Lively and Scott Reeves. The movie is based on Karen Kingsbury’s bestselling novel of the same title and tells the story of a young architect grieving the tragic loss of his best friend who launches an impossible search for her secret twin sister, twins separated as embryos. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Bobcat Moretti’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: April 1, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bobcat Moretti, Ilan Rubin, Rob Margolies, score, Soundtrack
Ilan Rubin (Monsters of California) has released a soundtrack album for the sports drama Bobcat Moretti. The album features the original music written by the composer, singer/songwriter and Nine Inch Nails drummer and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the a track from Rubin’s score (The Drive Home (Bobby’s Theme)) after the jump. Bobcat Moretti is co-written and directed by Rob Margolies and stars Tim Realbuto, Vivica A. Fox, Taryn Manning, Sally Kirkland, Matt Peters and Louis Mustillo. The movie follows an obese MS patient looking for a new start from a life filled with loss and sorrow as he transforms himself at the gym where his father once boxed. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for BBC’s ‘This Town’ to Be Released
Posted: April 1, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, Dan Carey, ESKA, Kae Tempest, Soundtrack, Steven Knight, This Town
Polydor Records will release a soundtrack album for the BBC drama This Town. The album features the songs from the show, including new covers created for the end credits of each episode by artists such as Celeste, Ray Laurél, Gregory Porter, Sekou and Olivia Dean. Also included are five songs performed by F**k The Factory – the band at the heart of series – created by Dan Carey, in collaboration with ESKA and Kae Tempest. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on April 26 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A first track (Self Esteem’s cover of Jimmy Cliff’s You Can Get It If You Really Want) is already available to stream/download now and can also be checked out below. This Town is created by Steven Knight and stars Michelle Dockery, Nicholas Pinnock, David Dawson, Levi Brown, Ben Rose, Eve Austin and Jordan Bolger. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Model House’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: April 1, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Derek Pike, Model House, Nicholas Pike, score, Soundtrack
Nicholas Pike (Critters 2, Return to Me, The Shining, Captain Ron, Fear Dot Com, Star Kid) has released a soundtrack album for the thriller Model House. The album features the composer’s original score from the film and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to Pike’s first track (Walking/Reading) below. Model House is written and directed by Derek Pike and stars Scout Taylor-Compton, Corey Anne Roberts, Kyra Santoro, Chris Zylka, Hailee Lautenbach, Priscilla Huggins Ortiz, Natalie Nootenboom and Phillip Andre Botello. The movie follows five swimsuit models shooting a lucrative swimwear campaign at a waterfall 100 miles north of Los Angeles, when two intruders interrupt the shoot and the girls are forced to post a fake donation link to their social media pages until $1 million is stolen from their followers. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 31, 2024)
Posted: March 31, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Amazon, AMC, Andrea Farri, Anne Nikitin, Apple TV +, Baghead, Hannah Peel, HBO, How to Date Billy Walsh, Jeff Russo, JimiJame$, Mary & George, Música, Nathan Larson, Netflix, Oliver Coates, Parish, Rob Lord, Rudy Mancuso, Scoop, Shudder, Starz, Sugar, Suvi-Eeva Äikäs, The Synanon Fix, The Tearsmith, Wow Jones
Premiering today is the AMC original series Parish based on the UK series The Driver created by Danny Brocklehurst & Jim Poyser and starring Giancarlo Esposito, Zackary Momoh, Paula Malcomson, Skeet Ulrich, Ivan Mbakop, Bonnie Mbuli, Arica Himmel, Dax Rey and Bradley Whitford. The show’s original music is composed by JimiJame$ & Wow Jones. The 6-part crime thriller, follows a family man and proud owner of a luxury car service in New Orleans who – after his son is violently murdered – reunites with an old friend from his days as a wheelman and sends him on a collision course with a violent criminal syndicate, will air Sundays on AMC and will also be available to stream on AMC+.
Premiering tomorrow, April 1, is the HBO original documentary series The Synanon Fix directed by Rory Kennedy, executive produced by Nancy Abrahams, Lisa Heller & Mark Bailey about the rise and fall of the Synanon organization. Nathan Larson (Dirty Pretty Things, Margin Call, Boys Don’t Cry, A Walk in the WoodsVinyl, Tigerland, Our Idiot Brother, Juliet, Naked) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article for more information about the, which will air Mondays on HBO and will also be available to stream on Max. Read the rest of this entry »
BBC’s ‘This Town’ to Feature Cover Songs by Celeste, Gregory Porter, Ray Laurél, Olivia Dean, Sekou & Self Esteem
Posted: March 31, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, Celeste, Gregory Porter, Olivia Dean, Ray Laurél, Sekou, Self Esteem, Steven Knight, This Town
Six contemporary artists have contributed cover versions for the new BBC drama This Town. Celeste has recorded a new version of the Richard Rodgers- & Lorenz Hart-penned Blue Moon, Gregory Porter has covered Charles Bradley’s The World (Is Going Up In Flames), Olivia Dean has contributed a yet-to-be revealed cover, Ray Laurél has recorded a cover of Somewhere Over the Rainbow (from The Wizard of Oz), Sekou has contributed a cover of Jimmy Cliff’s Wonderful World, Beautiful People and Self Esteem has covered Cliff’s You Can Get It If You Really Want. The songs will be featured during the end credits of each episode of the series created by Steven Knight and starring Michelle Dockery, Nicholas Pinnock, David Dawson, Levi Brown, Ben Rose, Jordan Bolger and Eve Austin. Read the rest of this entry »