MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Darkness Visible. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nainita Desai (Enemy Within, For Sama, Telling Lies). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon Music, where you can also listen to audio samples. Darkness Visible is co-written and directed by Neil Biswas and stars Jaz Deol, Sayani Gupta, Neil Bhoopalam, Salóme R. Gunnarsdóttir and Seema Biswas. The movie follows a London-raised man as he returns to his home in India to discover his mother has died in mysterious circumstances. and uncovers a series of similar past murders. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Darkness Visible’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: November 11, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Darkness Visible, Nainita Desai, Neil Biswas, score, Soundtrack
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 10, 2019)
Posted: November 10, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Back to Life, Clyde Lawrence, Cody Fitzgerald, Disney, Dollface, Dublin Murders, Forky Asks a Question, Gabriel Mann, Hauschka, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, Hulu, Jake Monaco, Jonathan Sadoff, Joseph Trapanese, Lady and the Tramp, Ludwig Göransson, Noelle, Showtime, Solomon Grey, Starz, The Mandalorian, Volker Bertelmann
Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British comedy Back to Life created by Laura Solon & Daisy Haggard and starring Haggard herself, Geraldine James, Richard Durden, Adeel Akhtar, Jamie Michie, Souad Faress and Jo Martin. The show’s original music is composed by Solomon Grey (The Last Post, The Casual Vacancy). A soundtrack album featuring the score was released earlier this year when the series premiered in the UK on BBC (click here for the full album details). The comedy is making its U.S. debut on Showtime.
Also premiering stateside tonight is the crime series Dublin Murders developed by Sarah Phelps based on Tana French’s first two novels in the Dublin Murder Squad crime series and starring Killian Scott, Sarah Greene, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Moe Dunford, Leah McNamara, Ian Kenny, Eugene O’Hare, Jonny Holden, Conleth Hill and Peter McDonald. Volker Bertelmann (aka Hauschka) (Lion, Adrift, Patrick Melrose, Gunpowder) has composed the show’s original music. The drama is premiering in the U.S. on Starz following its debut in the UK on BBC One last month. Visit the official show website for more information. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeff Cardoni Scoring ABC’s ‘United We Fall’ & ‘Same Time, Next Christmas’
Posted: November 10, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Jeff Cardoni, Paradise Cove, Same Time Next Christmas, United We Fall
Jeff Cardoni (Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, CSI: Miami, Just Friends) is scoring the upcoming ABC comedy United We Fall. The show is created by Julius Sharpe (Making History) and stars Will Sasso, Bill Ryan, Christina Vidal, Jane Curtin as Sandy Ryan and Ella Grace Helton. The series follows the trials and tribulations of the parents of two young kids, as they try to make it day to day as a functioning family. Sharpe is also executive producing the Sony Pictures, Exhibit A Film and ABC Studios production with Seth Gordon (Horrible Bosses, Identity Thief, Baywatch) and Julia Gunn. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Disney+’s ‘High School Musical: The Musical: The Series’ Announced
Posted: November 9, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: ABC, Disney, Gabriel Mann, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records has announced a full soundtrack album for the Disney+ original series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. The album features the songs from the first season of the show, including new versions of fan favorites, including some medleys, some acoustic and some instrumental numbers, as well as new songs. The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 10, 2020 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The label will also release a new single every Wednesday after the new episodes air. High School Musical: The Musical: The Series is developed by Tim Federle based on Disney Channel’s High School Musical movies and stars Joshua Bassett, Olivia Rodrigo, Kate Reinders, Sofia Wylie, Matt Cornett, Dara Renee, Julia Lester, Frankie Rodriguez, Larry Saperstein and Mark St. Cyr. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 8, 2019)
Posted: November 8, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 16 Bars, Alex Somers, Alfonso Gonzalez Aguilar, Caitlin Yeo, Danger Close, Doctor Sleep, Guillaume Roussel, Harald Kloser, Honey Boy, Jocelyn Pook, Klaus, Last Christmas, Marriage Story, Midway, Nathan Wang, Playing with Fire, Primal, Randy Newman, The Kingmaker, The Newton Brothers, Theodore Shapiro, Thomas Wander
Four new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the supernatural thriller Doctor Sleep directed by Mike Flanagan and starring Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson, Jacob Tremblay, Zahn McClarnon, Bruce Greenwood, Carel Struycken and Emily Alyn Lind. The film’s original music is composed by The Newton Brothers (The Haunting of Hill House, Ouija: Origin of Evil, Oculus, Life of Crime). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score. Click here for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the World War II drama Midway directed by Roland Emmerich and starring Ed Skrein, Patrick Wilson, Luke Evans, Nick Jonas, Tadanobu Asano, Luke Kleintank, Darren Criss, Mandy Moore, Dennis Quaid and Woody Harrelson. Thomas Wander & Harald Kloser (2012, The Day After Tomorrow, Independence Day: Resurgence). Music.Film Recordings/Varese Sarabande have released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’s score. Visit our previous article for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
First Track from ‘Lost’ Concert Album Released
Posted: November 8, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: ABC, Lost, Michael Giacchino
Hollywood Records has released the first track from the concert album for the ABC drama Lost. Parting Words (written for the first part of the show’s Season 1 finale) composed and conducted by Michael Giacchino (Up, The Incredibles, Jurassic World, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Star Trek) and performed by the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra is now available as a digital single on Amazon. The full We Have to Go Back: The Lost Concert album will be released on November 15 by Mondo on vinyl. A digital release is also expected. Giacchino’s music from all six seasons of Lost was released on multiple albums between 2005 and 2010 by Varese Sarabande. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: November 8, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Mike McCready, score, Soundtrack, The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash, Thom Zimny
Legacy Recordings has released a soundtrack album for the documentary The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash. The album features the film’s original score composed by Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready (Elvis Presley: The Searcher, Fat Kid Rules the World, Sadie), incorporating interview soundbites with Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash & others. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon Music, where you can also check out audio clips. The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash is directed by Thom Zimny and explores the artistic victories, the personal tragedies, the struggles with addiction, and the spiritual pursuits that colored Johnny Cash’s life. The movie features archival materials and interviews with family and celebrated collaborators such as Rosanne Cash, Bruce Springsteen, Robert Duvall, and Dwight Yoakam. Read the rest of this entry »
Zara Larsson’s Original Song ‘Invisible’ from Netflix’s ‘Klaus’ Released
Posted: November 8, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Caroline Pennell, Jussi Ilmari Karvinen, Justin Tranter, Klaus, Netflix, Zara Larsson
Epic Records has released the original song Invisible from the Netflix animated movie Klaus. The track is written by Justin Tranter, Jussi Ilmari Karvinen p/k/a “Jussifer” & Caroline Pennell and performed by Zara Larsson. The song is now available as a digital single on Amazon. Check out the official lyric video after the jump. Klaus is directed by Sergio Pablos and stars Jason Schwartzman, J.K. Simmons, Rashida Jones, Joan Cusack, Will Sasso and Norm Macdonald. The movie follows a selfish postman and a reclusive toymaker who form an unlikely friendship, delivering joy to a cold, dark town that desperately needs it. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Playing with Fire’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: November 8, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andy Fickman, Nathan Wang, Playing with Fire, score, Soundtrack
Paramount Music has released a soundtrack album for the family comedy Playing with Fire. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nathan Wang (She’s All That, The Game Plan, You Again, Chinese Zodiac) The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon Music, where you can also check out audio samples. Playing with Fire is directed by Andy Fickman and stars John Cena, Keegan-Michael Key, John Leguizamo, Judy Greer, Brianna Hildebrand, Christian Convery, Finley Rose Slater and Tyler Mane. The movie revolve around a group of elite firefighters who have their lives, jobs and even their fire depot turned upside down when they are faced with their most challenging job yet: babysitting. Read the rest of this entry »
Shameik Moore’s Original Song ‘First Christmas (That I Loved You)’ from Netflix’s ‘Let It Snow’ Released
Posted: November 8, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Leland, Let It Snow, Netflix, Shameik Moore
BMG has released the original song First Christmas (That I Loved You) from the Netflix original movie Let It Snow. The track is written by Leland and performed by Shameik Moore (who also stars in the film). The song is now available to stream/download as a digital single on Amazon. Also listen to the full track after the jump. Let It Snow is directed by Luke Snellin and also stars Isabela Moner, Kiernan Shipka, Odeya Rush, Jacob Batalon, Miles Robbins, Mitchell Hope, Liv Hewson, Anna Akana and Joan Cusack. The romantic comedy drama is based on the bestselling book by John Green, Maureen Johnson & Lauren Myracle and follows revolves around a snowstorm that hits a small town on a cold Christmas Eve, affecting the friendships, love lives and futures of several high school seniors. Read the rest of this entry »
