Billie Eilish has confirmed that she is performing the title song for the 25th James Bond film No Time to Die. The singer/songwriter also co-wrote the track with her brother Finneas. Hans Zimmer is composing the original score for the movie directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga and staring Daniel Craig, Rami Malek, Léa Seydoux, Lashana Lynch, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Jeffrey Wright, Christoph Waltz, Billy Magnussen, Ana de Armas and Ralph Fiennes. Read the rest of this entry »
Billie Eilish to Perform ‘No Time to Die’ Theme Song
Posted: January 14, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Billie Eilish, Finneas, James Bond, No Time to Die
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Alexandre Desplat to Score Marvel’s ‘Black Widow’
Posted: January 14, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Black Widow, Cate Shortland, Marvel
Alexandre Desplat has been hired to score Marvel Studios’ upcoming spy thriller Black Widow. The film is directed by Cate Shortland (Lore, Somersault) and stars Scarlett Johansson in the title role, alongside Florence Pugh, David Harbour, William Hurt, Ray Winstone, O-T Fagbenle and Rachel Weisz. Eric Pearson (Thor: Ragnarok) wrote the screenplay based on a story by Jac Schaeffer (The Hustle) and Ned Benson (The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby). Kevin Feige (Avengers: Endgame, Black Panther, Guardians of the Galaxy, Iron Man) is producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Expanded ‘Alive’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: January 13, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alive, Frank Marshall, James Newton Howard, score, Soundtrack
Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1993 survival drama Alive directed by Frank Marshall and starring Ethan Hawke, Josh Hamilton, Vincent Spano, Bruce Ramsay, John Haymes Newton, Illeana Douglas and Danny Nucci. The album features the original score from the Touchstone Pictures production composed by James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, The Sixth Sense, Signs, The Fugitive, Fantastic Beats and Where to Find Them), including 40 minutes of previously unreleased music, plus another 30 minutes of revisions and alternates. The 2-CD is now available to order on Amazon and the label’s official website, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples.
‘Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: January 13, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Daniel Rojas, Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts, Netflix, Soundtrack
Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album for DreamWorks Animation’s Netflix series Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts. The album features the main titles song by VenessaMichaels, as well as other songs by Dope Saint Jude, GZA & John Hodgman, Kittie Harloe & others. Also included are several tracks from the series’ original score composed by Daniel Rojas. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Apple Music, where you can also check out audio samples. Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts is created by Radford Sechrist, developed for television by Bill Wolkoff and stars Karen Fukuhara, Deon Cole, Coy Stewart, Sydney Mikayla and Dee Bradley Baker. Read the rest of this entry »
John Debney to Score the Erwin Brothers’ ‘I Still Believe’
Posted: January 13, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andrew Erwin, I Still Believe, John Debney, Jon Erwin
John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, The Jungle Book, Elf, Iron Man 2, Bruce Almighty) has been tapped to score the upcoming faith-based biographical drama I Still Believe. The film is directed by Jon & Andrew Erwin (I Can Only Imagine, Woodlawn) and stars KJ Apa, Britt Robertson, Shania Twain and Gary Sinise. The movie tells the real-life story of Christian music singer Jeremy Camp. Jon Erwin also co-wrote the screenplay with Jon Gunn (Like Dandelion Dust). Read the rest of this entry »
92nd Academy Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: January 13, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
Hildur Gudnadottir Wins Critics’ Choice Award for ‘Joker’
Posted: January 12, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Critic's Choice Movie Awards, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Joker
Hildur Gudnadottir was honored with her first Critics’ Choice Award in the Best Score category for her music for Todd Phillips’ Joker at tonight’s 25th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards ceremony in Santa Monica, CA. The other composers nominated in the Best Score category were Michael Abels for Us, Alexandre Desplat for Little Women, Randy Newman for Marriage Story, Thomas Newman for 1917 and Robbie Robertson for The Irishman. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 12, 2020)
Posted: January 12, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Fall from Grace, Amazon, Apple TV +, BBC America, Danny Bensi, Diary of a Future President, Disney, Hans Zimmer, HBO, Jacob Shea, Jay Weigel, Joey Newman, Lele Marchitelli, Little America, Michael Brook, Netflix, PBS, Rob Lord, Ruth Barrett, Sanditon, Saunder Jurriaans, Seven Worlds One Planet, The New Pope, The Outsider, Troop Zero
Premiering tonight is the HBO limited series The Outsider developed by Richard Price based on Stephen King’s novel and starring Ben Mendelsohn, Cynthia Erivo, Jason Bateman, Bill Camp, Mare Winningham, Paddy Considine, Julianne Nicholson and Yul Vázquez. The show’s original music is composed by Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Boy Erased, The Gift, Enemy, Ozark). Check out our previous article to learn more about the drama, which will air Sunday nights on HBO.
Also premiering tonight in the U.S. is the ITV/PBS Masterpiece series Sanditon developed by Andrew Davies based on Jane Austen’s novel and starring Rose Williams, Theo James, Anne Reid, Kris Marshall, Kate Ashfield, Jack Fox, Charlotte Spencer, Lily Sacofsky and Adrian Scarborough. Ruth Barrett (Bodyguard, Victoria, Collateral, Harry Brown) has composed the show’s original music. NW1 Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: January 11, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Miles Davis, Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool, Soundtrack, Stanley Nelson
Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings have announced a soundtrack album for the documentary Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool. The album features from and inspired by the film by Miles Davis, including a previously unreleased recording, Hail To the Real Chief. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on February 21, 2020 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool is directed and produced by Stanley Nelson and centers on the life and career of the musical and cultural icon who defied categorization and embodied the word cool. Read the rest of this entry »
Russ Davies to Score BBC America’s ‘The Watch’
Posted: January 11, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC America, Russ Davies, The Watch
Russ Davies is set to score the upcoming BBC America original series The Watch. The show is developed by Simon Allen (The Musketeers) based on Sir Terry Pratchett’s bestselling Discworld novels and stars Richard Dormer, Adam Hugill, Jo Eaton-Kent, Marama Corlett, Lara Rossi and Sam Adewunmi. The drama revolves around a group of misfit cops as they rise up from decades of helplessness to save their corrupt city from catastrophe. Read the rest of this entry »
