Gabriel Mann is composing the original score for the upcoming Netflix original series Merry Happy Whatever. The show is created by Tucker Cawley (Everybody Loves Raymond, Up All Night) and stars Dennis Quaid, Bridgit Mendler, Brent Morin, Ashley Tisdale, Hayes MacArthur, Adam Rose and Siobhan Murphy. The comedy revolves around a strong-willed dad as he navigates the stress of the holiday season when his daughter brings her new boyfriend home for Christmas. Read the rest of this entry »
Gabriel Mann Scoring Netflix’s ‘Merry Happy Whatever’
Posted: October 5, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Gabriel Mann, Merry Happy Whatever, Netflix
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 4, 2019)
Posted: October 4, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alberto Iglesias, Brooke Blair, Dolemite Is My Name, Hanan Townshend, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Jeff Russo, Joker, Low Tide, Lucy in the Sky, Pain & Glory, Scott Bomar, Semper Fi, Will Blair
The only new movie opening nationwide this week is the psychological thriller Joker directed by Todd Phillips and starring Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Bill Camp, Frances Conroy, Brett Cullen, Marc Maron, and Shea Whigham. The film’s original music is composed by Hildur Gudnadottir (Chernobyl, Sicario: Day of the Soldado, Mary Magdalene). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Click here for the full album details.
Opening in limited release is the sci-fi drama Lucy in the Sky directed by Noah Hawley and starring Natalie Portman, Jon Hamm, Zazie Beetz, Dan Stevens, Colman Domingo, Pearl Amanda Dickson and Ellen Burstyn. Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery, The Night Of, Legion, The Umbrella Academy) has composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous news article for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
Nathan Wang Scoring Andy Fickman’s ‘Playing with Fire’
Posted: October 4, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andy Fickman, Nathan Wang, Playing with Fire
Nathan Wang has recently recorded his score for the upcoming family comedy Playing with Fire. The film is directed by Andy Fickman (Race to Witch Mountain, Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2, Parental Guidance) and stars John Cena, Keegan-Michael Key, John Leguizamo, Judy Greer, Brianna Hildebrand, Christian Convery, Finley Rose Slater and Tyler Mane. The movie follows 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 »
‘Last Christmas’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: October 4, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: George Michael, Last Christmas, Paul Feig, Soundtrack, Wham!
Sony Music has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the romantic comedy Last Christmas. The album features three Wham! songs, including the title track, as well as twelve songs from George Michael‘s solo career. Also featured is the previously unreleased song This Is How (We Want You to Get High), which was co-written and co-produced by Michael and James Jackman. The soundtrack will be released digitally and on CD on November 8 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon (CD version) and here (digital version). A vinyl edition is set to come out the following week. Last Christmas is directed by Paul Feig and stars Emilia Clarke, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh and Emma Thompson. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Great Hack’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 4, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gil Talmi, Jehane Noujaim, Karim Amer, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, The Great Hack
BMG has released a soundtrack album for the Netflix documentary The Great Hack. The album features the film’s original music composed by Gil Talmi (Savannah, Chavela, Food Chains). The soundtrack is now available to stream and download on Amazon Music, where you can also check out audio samples. The Great Hack is directed by Karim Amer & Jehane Noujaim and explores how a data company named Cambridge Analytica came to symbolize the dark side of social media in the wake of the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Read the rest of this entry »
Lynda Kay’s Songs from ‘Goliath’ Season 3 Released
Posted: October 4, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Goliath, Lynda Kay
Singer/songwriter Lynda Kay has recorded a number of songs for the new season of the Amazon original series Goliath. Available now to stream and download are her covers of Roy Orbison’s In Dreams and Crying, and Kenny Rogers and the First Edition’s Just Dropped in (To See What Condition My Condition Was In). Kay also appears in several episodes of the third season of the show created by David E. Kelley & Jonathan Shapiro and starring Billy Bob Thornton, Nina Arianda, Tania Raymonde, Diana Hopper, Ana de la Reguera,Julie Brister and Diana Hopper, as well as guest stars Dennis Quaid, Amy Brenneman, Beau Bridges, Griffin Dunne, Graham Greene and Illeana Douglas. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Big Mouth’ to Be Released
Posted: October 3, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Big Mouth, Mark Rivers, Netflix, Soundtrack
BMG will release the first soundtrack album for the Netflix animated series Big Mouth. The album features a selection of songs from the show written by composer Mark Rivers and performed by the animated comedy’s voice cast, including Nick Kroll, Maya Rudolph, Jessi Klein, Jenny Slate, Jordan Peele, Jason Mantzouka, Fred Armisen, John Mulaney, Thandie Newton, Craig Robinson, Martin Short & others. Also included is Rivers’ Emmy Award-nominated song Totally Gay. Super Songs of Big Mouth – Volume 1 will be released digitally tomorrow, October 4 and will be available to download here. A vinyl edition is set to come out on November 8 and will be available for pre-order on Amazon soon. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Addams Family’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 3, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jeff Danna, Mychael Danna, score, Soundtrack, The Addams Family
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the animated feature The Addams Family. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award winner Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Moneyball, Capote) and Jeff Danna (The Good Dinosaur, Storks). The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 11 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. As previously reported, two original songs (by Christina Aguilera and Migos, KAROL G, Snoop Dogg & Rock Mafia) are already available now. The Addams Family is directed by Conrad Vernon & Greg Tiernan and features the voice talent of Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, Chloe Grace Moretz, Finn Wolfhard, Nick Kroll, Bette Midler and Allison Janney. Read the rest of this entry »
Arturo Sandoval to Score Clint Eastwood’s ‘Richard Jewell’
Posted: October 3, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Arturo Sandoval, Clint Eastwood, Richard Jewell
Composer Arturo Sandoval is reuniting with Clint Eastwood on the upcoming drama Richard Jewell. The film directed by Eastwood stars Sam Rockwell, Kathy Bates, Jon Hamm, Olivia Wilde, as well as Paul Walter Hauser in the title role. The movie tells the story of American security guard, Richard Jewell, who heroically saves thousands of lives from an exploding bomb at the 1996 Olympics, but is unjustly vilified by journalists and the press who falsely report that he was a terrorist. Billy Ray (Captain Phillips, The Hunger Games) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Dolemite Is My Name’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 3, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Craig Brewer, Dolemite Is My Name, score, Scott Bomar, Soundtrack
Milan Records will release the official soundtrack album for the biographical comedy Dolemite Is Ny Name. The album features the film’s original music composed by Scott Bomar (Hustle & Flow, Black Snake Moan, Mississippi Grind). Also included are songs performed by cast members Eddie Murphy, Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Craig Robinson, as well as tracks by The Bo-Keys, Bobby Rush and Jason Freeman feat. Blind Mississippi Morris. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 4 and will be available to download and stream here. Dolemite Is My Name is directed by Craig Brewer and stars Eddie Murphy, Wesley Snipes, Keegan-Michael Key, Mike Epps, Craig Robinson, Tituss Burgess, Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Kodi Smit-McPhee. Read the rest of this entry »
