Silva Screen Records will release the official soundtrack album for the BBC Earth natural history series Seven Worlds One Planet. The album features the show’s original music by Hans Zimmer (The Lion King, Gladiator, The Dark Knight, Inception) and Jacob Shea (Planet Earth II, Blue Planet II) who have composed the theme and Shea who has written the original score for Bleeding Fingers Music. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 23 and will be available to stream and download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Seven Worlds One Planet is presented and executive produced by Sir David Attenborough and will reveal how each distinct continent has shaped the unique animal life found there. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for BBC’s ‘Seven Worlds One Planet’ to Be Released
Posted: October 22, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Bleeding Fingers Music, Hans Zimmer, Jacob Shea, score, Seven Worlds One Planet, Soundtrack
Nicholas Britell to Score HBO’s LA Lakers Pilot ‘Showtime’
Posted: October 22, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adam McKay, HBO, Nicholas Britell, Showtime
Nicholas Britell (Moonlight, If Beale Street Could Talk, The Battle of the Sexes, Free State of Jones) is reteaming with Adam McKay on the HBO drama pilot Showtime. The pilot is directed by McKay, written by Max Borenstein (Godzilla) and stars Jason Clarke, John C. Reilly, Quincy Isaiah, Solomon Hughes, Gaby Hoffmann, DeVaughn Nixon, Molly Gordon, Rob Morgan, Spencer Garrett, Kirk Bovill, Delante Desouza and Hadley Robinson. The series is inspired by Jeff Pearlman’s book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s and centers on the professional and personal lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers and its management as they created one of sports’ most revered dynasties and a team that defined its era, both on and off the court. Read the rest of this entry »
Ben Platt’s Songs from Netflix’s ‘The Politician’ Released
Posted: October 22, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Ben Platt, Netflix, Ryan Murphy, Soundtrack, The Poltician
Atlantic Records has released a soundtrack EP for the Netflix original series The Politician. The 4-track EP features the songs from the show’s first season performed by lead actor Ben Platt, including River (as featured in the first episode), Unworthy of Your Love (with Zoey Deutch), Vienna and Run Away. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon Music. Also listen to all four songs after the jump. The Politician is created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk & Ian Brennan and starring Ben Platt, Gwyneth Paltrow, Zoey Deutch, Jessica Lange, Lucy Boynton, Laura Dreyfuss and Rahne Jones. The series, which follows a wealthy young man from Santa Barbara with political aspirations, premiered last month and is now available to stream on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Secret Bridesmaids’ Business’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: October 22, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: James Orr, Lisa Gerrard, score, Secret Bridesmaid's Business, Soundtrack
Air-Edel Records has announced a soundtrack album for the Australian TV series Secret Bridesmaids’ Business. The album features the show’s original music composed by Lisa Gerrard (Gladiator, Whale Rider, The Insider, Ali) & James Orr (2:22, West of Sunshine). The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 4, 2019. Check back on this page for the purchase/streaming links. Secret Bridesmaids’ Business is directed by Tori Garrett & Jennifer Perrott and stars Abbie Cornish, Katie McGrath, Georgina Haig, Alexander England, Dan Spielman, Oliver Ackland, Annie Jones and Nicholas Bell. Read the rest of this entry »
Bret McKenzie to Develop New Film Adaptation of ‘Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas’
Posted: October 21, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Bret McKenzie, Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas
Variety is reporting that Flight of the Conchords member Bret McKenzie is writing the script and will compose the music for a new movie adaptation of the classic ABC special Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas. The movie produced by the Jim Henson Company, Pacific Electric Picture Company and Snoot Entertainment follows a poor otter family who risks everything for the chance to win the cash prize of a talent contest for Christmas. The 1977 ABC special, which was based on the children’s book of the same name by Russell Hoban, featured original songs by Paul Williams. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Rooster Teeth’s ‘gen:LOCK’ Released
Posted: October 21, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adult Swim, David Levy, Gen:Lock, Gray Haddock, Rooster Teeth, score, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album has been released for Rooster Teeth’s animated series gen:LOCK. The album features the selections of the music from the show’s first season composed by David Levy (Red vs. Blue). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. gen:LOCK is created by Gray Haddock and features the voices of Michael B. Jordan, Dakota Fanning, Maisie Williams, Kōichi Yamadera, Golshifteh Farahani, Asia Kate Dillon and David Tennant. The series is set 50 years in the future, where an oppressive authoritarian force threatens to conquer the world and follows a team that is recruited to pilot a new form of weaponized neuroscience that powers devastating mecha. Read the rest of this entry »
Dominic Lewis Scoring Peter Segal’s ‘My Spy’
Posted: October 21, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Disney Channel, Dominic Lewis, My Spy, Peter Segal, The Rocketeer
Dominic Lewis has composed the original score for the upcoming action comedy My Spy. The film is directed by Peter Segal (Get Smart, Anger Management, Second Act) and stars Dave Bautista, Kristen Schaal, Parisa Fitz-Henley, Chloe Coleman and Ken Jeong. The movie follows a hardened CIA operative who has been demoted and finds himself at the mercy of a precocious 9-year-old girl where he has been sent undercover begrudgingly to surveil her family. Jon & Erich Hoeber (Red, The Meg) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Official Secrets’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 21, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gavin Hood, Mark Kilian, Official Secrets, Paul Hepker, score, Soundtrack
BMG has released a soundtrack album for Gavin Hood’s political thriller Official Secrets. The album features the film’s original music composed by Paul Hepker and Mark Kilian who have previously co-scored the director’s features Tsotsi, Rendition and Eye in the Sky. The soundtrack is now available to stream and download on Amazon Music, where you can also listen to audio clips. Official Secrets is co-written and directed by Hood and stars Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Matt Smith, Matthew Goode, Indira Varma and Rhys Ifans. The movie tells the true story of British Intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun who, during the immediate run-up to the 2003 Iraq invasion, leaked a top-secret NSA memo exposing a joint U.S.-U.K. illegal spying operation against members of the UN Security Council. Read the rest of this entry »
John Debney Scoring Nini Bull Robsahm’s ‘Lake of Death’
Posted: October 21, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: John Debney, Lake of Death, Nini Bull Robsahm
John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, The Jungle Book, Elf, Iron Man 2, Hocus Pocus, Bruce Almighty) has composed the original music for the upcoming Norwegian horror thriller Lake of Death (De dødes tjern). The film is written and directed by Nini Bull Robsahm and stars Iben Akerlie, Jonathan Harboe, Sophia Lie, Jakob Schøyen Andersen and Elias Munk. The movie is inspired by André Bjerke’s 1942 novel of the same name and follows a small group of friends who battle to survive in the middle of Norway’s forests and fjords. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for HBO’s & Sky’s ‘Catherine the Great’ to Be Released
Posted: October 20, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Catherine the Great, HBO, Rupert Gregson-Williams, score, Sky, Soundtrack
SATV will release a soundtrack album for the Sky/HBO limited series Catherine the Great. The album features the show’s original music composed by Emmy Award nominee Rupert Gregson-Williams (Wonder Woman, Aquaman, The Crown, Hacksaw Ridge, Over the Hedge, The Legend of Tarzan, Catch-22). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 21 and will be available to stream/download here. Catherine the Great is written by Nigel Williams, directed by Philip Martin and stars Helen Mirren in the lead role, alongside Jason Clarke, Joseph Quinn, Gina McKee, Rory Kinnear and Sam Palladio. The 4-part drama centers on the tumultuous monarch and politician who ruled the Russian empire and transformed its place in the world in the 18th century. Read the rest of this entry »
