Quartet Records has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish animated feature Elcano & Magellan: The First Voyage Around the World (Elcano & Magallanes: La primera vuelta al mundo). The album features the film’s original music composed by Joseba Beristain, conducted by Fernando Velazquez (The Orphanage, The Impossible, Mama) and performed by the Basque National Orchestra. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples. Elcano & Magellan is directed by Ángel Alonso and traces the adventures of Portugal’s Fernando Magellan and Basque Juan Sebastián Elcano, the historical navigators responsible for the first circumnavigation of the Earth, completed in 1522. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Elcano & Magellan: The First Voyage Around the World’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 15, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ángel Alonso, Elcano & Magallanes: La primera vuelta al mundo, Elcano & Magellan: The First Voyage Around the World, Fernando Velazquez, Joseba Beristain, score, Soundtrack
Lorne Balfe to Score BBC’s & HBO’s ‘His Dark Materials’
Posted: August 14, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, HBO, His Dark Materials, Jack Thorne, Lorne Balfe
Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, The LEGO Batman Movie, Home, Terminator Genisys, Genius) has been tapped to score the upcoming fantasy series His Dark Materials. The show is developed by Jack Thorne (The Last Panthers, Wonder) based Philip Pullman’s trilogy of books and stars Dafne Keen, James McAvoy, Ruth Wilson, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Anne-Marie Duff, Clarke Peters, Will Keen, Ian Gelder, Georgina Campbell and James Cosmo. The drama follows a brave young woman from another world whose quest to find her kidnapped friend leads her to uncover a sinister plot of a secret organization, encounter extraordinary beings and protect dangerous secrets. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Gundala’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 14, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gundala, Joko Anwar, Soundtrack
Warner Music Indonesia will release a soundtrack album for the action movie Gundala. The album features a selection of songs from the movie by artists such as Kotak, Glosalia, Diki Satya, Compadres, Dokudokuroro, Ray Aliputera, Dani Irjayana & others. The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 23 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Gundala is directed by Joko Anwar (Folklore) and centers on Indonesia’s preeminent comic book superhero (and his alter ego Sancaka) as they enter the cinematic universe to battle the wicked Pengkor and his diabolical squad of orphan assassins. Read the rest of this entry »
Victor Reyes to Score HBO’s ‘The Undoing’
Posted: August 14, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: David E. Kelley, HBO, Susanne Bier, The Undoing, Victor Reyes
Victor Reyes (Buried, Grand Piano, Down a Dark Hall) has signed on to score the upcoming HBO limited series The Undoing. The show is developed by David E. Kelley (Big Little Lies, Ally McBeal, The Practice) based on the book You Should Have Known by Jean Hanff Korelitz and stars Nicole Kidman, Hugh Grant, Donald Sutherland, Noah Jupe, Fala Chen, Édgar Ramírez, Lily Rabe, Ismael Cruz Córdova and Matilda De Angelis. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Lost and Found’ (‘Je promets d’être sage’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 14, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Florent Marchet, Je promets d'être sage, Lost and Found, Ronan Le Page, score, Soundtrack
22D Music has released a soundtrack album for the French romantic comedy Lost and Found (Je promets d’être sage). The album features the film’s original music composed by French singer/songwriter Florent Marchet (Going to Brazil). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples and check out the full track list. Lost and Found is directed by Ronan Le Page and stars Pio Marmaï and Léa Drucker. The movie centers on a man who has just landed a job as a museum guard after spending 15 years trying in vain to build a career in theatre and whose plans get turned upside down after he meets his neurotic colleague. Read the rest of this entry »
‘American Dreamer’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 13, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: American Dreamer, Bryan Sent, Derrick Borte, score, Soundtrack
Phantom Limb will release a soundtrack album for the thriller American Dreamer. The album features the film’s original music composed by Bryan Senti (Lowriders, Experimenter, London Town, Save Me). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, August 14 and will be available to download on Amazon. American Dreamer is co-written and directed by Derrick Borte and stars Jim Gaffigan, Robbie Jones, Isabel Arizza and Tammy Blanchard. The movie follows a down on his luck rideshare driver who makes extra cash chauffeuring a low level drug dealer around town and finds himself in a serious financial bind and decides to kidnap the dealer’s child. Read the rest of this entry »
Jed Kurzel Scoring Benedict Andrews’ ‘Seberg’
Posted: August 13, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Benedict Andrews, Jed Kurzel, Seberg
Jed Kurzel (Alien: Covenant, Macbeth, Assassin’s Creed, The Mustang, Overlord) is composing the original music for the upcoming political thriller Seberg. The film is directed by Benedict Andrews and stars Kristen Stewart, Jack O’Connell, Anthony Mackie, Margaret Qualley, Colm Meaney, Zazie Beetz, Vince Vaughn, Stephen Root and Yvan Attal. The movie centers on attempts by the FBI to discredit actress Jean Seberg through its Cointelpro program in retaliation for her support of the Black Panther Party. Read the rest of this entry »
Score Album for Netflix’s ‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ Announced
Posted: August 13, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Adam Taylor, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
La-La Land Records has announced the first score album for the Netflix original series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. The album features selections of the original score from the show’s first season composed by Adam Taylor (The Handmaid’s Tale, Before I Fall, I Think We’re Alone Now). The CD, which is limited to 2,000 copies, is now available to order on the label’s official website. A digital version is also expected to be released by WaterTower Music. A soundtrack album featuring songs from Season 1 of the series, as well as Taylor’s main titles theme was released earlier this year. Read the rest of this entry »
David Buckley to Score Netflix’s ‘The Stranger’
Posted: August 13, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Buckley, Harlan Coben, Netflix, The Stranger
David Buckley (The Good Wife, The Forbidden Kingdom, Papillon, The Gifted) has been tapped to score the upcoming Netflix original series The Stranger. The show is created by Harlan Coben (Safe, The Five) based on his best-selling novel and stars Richard Armitage, Hannah John-Kamen, Siobhan Finneran, Jennifer Saunders, Anthony Head and Stephen Rea. The 8-part thriller follows a family man on a desperate quest to uncover the truth about the people closest to him. Read the rest of this entry »
2019 World Soundtrack Awards Composer of the Year Nominations Announced
Posted: August 12, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: World Soundtrack Awards
The World Soundtrack Academy has announced the first wave of nominees for the 2019 World Soundtrack Awards in the categories Film Composer of the Year, Best TV Composer and Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film. The winners will be announced at the World Soundtrack Awards & concert on Wednesday, October 18 at the Ghent International Film Festival. Read the rest of this entry »
