Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 1, 2019)

Posted: September 1, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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Premiering tomorrow, September 2, is the documentary Untouchable directed by Ursula Macfarlane. The movie chronicles the recent fall of Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein and his years of alleged abuse. The film’s original music is composed by Anne Nikitin (American Animals, Mrs. Wilson, This Beautiful Fantastic, Calibre, The Imposter). The documentary premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and will be available to stream exclusively on Hulu.

Also premiering tomorrow is Cartoon Network’s Steven Universe: The Movie co-written and directed by Rebecca Sugar and starring Zach Callison, Estelle, Michaela Dietz and Deedee Magno Hall. Aivi Tran & Steven Velema (aka Aivi & Surasshu) have composed the film’s original score. WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie written by Rebecca Sugar and performed by Chance The Rapper, Estelle, Patti LuPone, Uzo Aduba, Gallant, Aimee Mann, among others. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »

RZA Scoring Hulu’s ‘Wu-Tang: An American Saga’

Posted: September 1, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments
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RZA is composing the original score for the new Hulu original series Wu-Tang: An American Saga. The show is created by the Wu-Tang Clan leader himself & Alex Tse (Watchmen, SuperFly) and stars Ashton Sanders, Shameik Moore, Siddiq Saunderson (playing Ghostface Killah), Marcus Callender, Zolee Griggs and Erika Alexander. The drama is set in early ’90s New York at the height of the crack cocaine epidemic and tracks the Clan’s formation, a vision of Bobby Diggs aka The RZA, who unites the men torn between music and crime but eventually rise to become the unlikeliest of American success stories. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Steven Universe: The Movie’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: September 1, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums
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WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for Cartoon Network’s Steven Universe: The Movie. The album features the songs from the film written by Rebecca Sugar, among others and performed by the movie’s voice cast and artists including Chance The Rapper, Estelle, Patti LuPone, Uzo Aduba, Gallant and Aimee Mann. The soundtrack will be released digitally this coming Monday, September 2 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A deluxe vinyl edition with additional eight bonus tracks is set to come out on November 15 and can be pre-ordered here. Steven Universe: The Movie is co-written and directed by Sugar based on the hit animated TV series and features the voices of Zach Callison, Estelle, Michaela Dietz and Deedee Magno Hall. The film follows the Crystal Gems as they attempt to save all organic life on Earth from a mysterious new Gem. Read the rest of this entry »

Dhani Harrison & Paul Hicks Scoring Netflix’s ‘Inside Bill’s Brain: Decoding Bill Gates’

Posted: August 31, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments
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Dhani Harrison & Paul Hicks (Learning to Drive, Beautiful Creatures, The Divide, Matangi/Maya/M.I.A., Outsiders) are the composers of the new Netflix docu-series Inside Bill’s Brain: Decoding Bill Gates. The show is directed by Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth, Waiting for Superman) and tells Bill Gates’ life story, in-depth and unfiltered, as he pursues unique solutions to some of the world’s most complex problems. The 3-parter draws on interviews with Bill and Melinda Gates in addition to their friends, family, and partners in philanthropy and business. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Bad Day for the Cut’ Soundtrack Released

Posted: August 31, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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A soundtrack album has been released for the Northern Ireland-set revenge thriller Bad Day for the Cut. The album features the film’s original music composed by James Everett (The Dig). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Bad Day for the Cut is co-written and directed by Chris Baugh and stars Nigel O’Neill, Susan Lynch, Józef Pawłowski, Stuart Graham, Anna Próchniak and Ian McElhinney. The movie follows a middle-aged Irish farmer, who still lives at home with his mother, as he sets off on a mission of revenge when the old lady is murdered. Read the rest of this entry »

Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 30, 2019)

Posted: August 30, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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Two new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend:

Opening in around 900 theaters is the thriller Don’t Let Go directed by Jacob Estes and starring David Oyelowo, Storm Reid, Mykelti Williamson, Brian Tyree Henry and Alfred Molina. The film’s original music is composed by Ethan Gold (The Song of Sway Lake). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Blumhouse production.

Also opening wide is the drama Bennett’s War written and directed by Alex Ranarivelo and starring Michael Roark, Trace Adkins, Allison Paige, Ali Afshar, Tony Panterra, Hunter Clowdus, Brando Eaton and Michael King. Jamie Christopherson (American Wrestler: The Wizard, Running Wild, Dirt) has composed the film’s original music. No word on a soundtrack release. The movie follows a young soldier who is medically discharged with a broken back and leg and trains to make an impossible comeback as a motocross racer. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Godfather of Harlem’ Theme Song ‘Just In Case’ Released

Posted: August 30, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums
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Epic Records has released the main titles song from the new Epix original series Godfather of Harlem. The track, entitled Just In Case, is performed by Swizz Beatz, Rick Ross & DMX, and is now available to stream and download on Amazon. The label has  also released another track from the soundtrack for the drama, Hallelujah by Buddy, A$AP Ferg & Wale (click here to download the song). Godfather of Harlem is created by Chris Brancato & Paul Eckstein and stars Forest Whitaker, Vincent D’Onofrio, Ilfenesh Hadera, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, Nigél Thatch, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Lucy Fry, Paul Sorvino, Giancarlo Esposito and Rafi Gavron. Read the rest of this entry »

Torin Borrowdale to Score Netflix’s ‘Locke & Key’

Posted: August 30, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments
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Torin Borrowdale (Searching) has been tapped to score the upcoming Netflix original series Locke & Key. The show is created by Joe Hill (NOS4A2, Horns) based on the comic book franchise he co-created with Gabriel Rodriguez and stars Jackson Robert Scott, Connor Jessup, Emilia Jones, Sherri Saum, Griffin Gluck, Darby Stanchfield, Laysla De Oliveira, Petrice Jones and Thomas Mitchell Barnet. The fantasy horror drama revolves around three siblings who, after the gruesome murder of their father, move to their ancestral home in Massachusetts only to find the house has magical keys that give them a vast array of powers and abilities. Read the rest of this entry »

First Songs from ‘Mayans M.C.’ Season 2 Released

Posted: August 30, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums
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20th Century Fox TV Records has released the first tracks from the soundtrack for the second season of the FX original series Mayans M.C. Available now is a new version of the title song Nunca performed by Diana Gameros & Los Refugios Tiernos  (click here to download), as well as Señor by Steve Earle & Los Refugios Tiernos (visit Amazon to download) and Arrepentida by Los Refugios Tiernos & Andrea Silva (click here to download). All tracks are produced by the show’s composer Bob Thiele, Jr. Mayans M.C. is created by Kurt Sutter & Elgin James and stars JD Pardo, Clayton Cardenas, Edward James Olmos, Sarah Bolger, Michael Irby, Carla Baratta, Antonio Jaramillo, Raoul Max Trujillo, Richard Cabral and Danny Pino. Read the rest of this entry »

Jeff Russo & Jordan Gagne Scoring USA’s ‘Treadstone’

Posted: August 30, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments
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Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery, The Night Of, Legion, The Umbrella Academy) and Jordan Gagne (The Rookie) are teaming up to score the upcoming USA original series Treadstone. Russo has also composed the show’s main title theme. The drama is developed by Tim Kring (Heroes, Dig) based on the Bourne features and stars Jeremy Irvine, Michelle Forbes, Patrick Fugit, Michael Gaston, Shruti Haasan, Hyo Joo Han, Tess Haubrich and Tracy Ifeachor. The thriller is set amidst the CIA black ops program Operation: Treadstone and explores both the origin of the infamous covert program, as well as connecting to present-day special ops. Read the rest of this entry »

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