Composer David Holmes is reuniting with director Steven Soderbergh on the upcoming Netflix original movie The Laundromat. The film stars Meryl Streep, Gary Oldman, Antonio Banderas, Sharon Stone, Alex Pettyfer, David Schwimmer, Will Forte, Robert Patrick and Jeffrey Wright. The movie tells the story of the corrupt and secret world of financial crime that was exposed by the infamous Panama Papers leak. Scott Z. Burns (Contagion, The Informant!) wrote the screenplay and is also producing the project with Lawrence Grey (Lights Out), Gregory Jacobs (Edge of Tomorrow) and Michael Sugar (Spotlight). Read the rest of this entry »
David Holmes Scoring Steven Soderbergh’s ‘The Laundromat’
Posted: August 6, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Holmes, Ordinary Love, Steven Soderbergh, The Laundromat
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Expanded ‘Ghost Story’ & ‘The Tenant’ Soundtrack Albums Announced
Posted: August 6, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ghost Story, Philippe Sarde, score, Soundtrack, The Tenant
Quartet Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1981 horror thriller Ghost Story directed by John Irvin and starring Fred Astaire, Melvyn Douglas, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., John Houseman, Craig Wasson and Alice Krige. The album features the expanded and remastered original score from the Universal Pictures production composed by Philippe Sarde (Tess, Quest for Fire, Lord of the Flies, The Bear), including almost 20 minutes of previously unreleased music. To order the CD, which is limited to 3,000 copies, visit the label’s official website, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Epix’s ‘Perpetual Grace, LTD’ Released
Posted: August 6, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Epix, Perpetual Grace LTD, Soundtrack, Steven Conrad, The Jones Sisters
Fat Possum Records has released a soundtrack album for the Epix original series Perpetual Grace, LTD. The album features the original songs from the show performed by The Jones Sisters (aka series creator Steven Conrad, Bobby Bare Jr, Jim Becker & Brad Jones), including the theme song Comet, which has previously been released as a digital single. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Perpetual Grace, LTD is created by Conrad & Bruce Terris and stars Ben Kingsley, Jimmi Simpson, Jackie Weaver, Luis Guzman, Damon Herriman, Chris Conrad, Kurtwood Smith, Terry O’Quinn and Hana Mae Lee. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Ms. Purple’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 5, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Justin Chon, Ms. Purple, Roger Suen, score, Soundtrack
Notefornote Entertainment will release a soundtrack album for Justin Chon’s indie drama Ms. Purple. The album features the film’s original music composed by Roger Suen who previously scored Chon’s first feature Gook. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on August 23. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version and click here to order the digital version. Ms. Purple is written and directed by Chon and stars Tiffany Chu and Teddy Lee. The movie follows an Asian American sister and brother who were raised and are now seemingly stuck in Koreatown, Los Angeles and continue to struggle with deep emotional wounds from the difficulty of the parental dynamic. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ Season 4 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: August 5, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Adam Schlesinger, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Frank Ciampi, Jack Dolgen, Jerome Kurtenbach, Rachel Bloom, Soundtrack, The CW, Tom Polce
WaterTower Music has released a new soundtrack album for the CW musical comedy drama Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. The album features the songs from the show’s fourth and final season written by Rachel Bloom, Adam Schlesinger and Jack Dolgen and performed by the series’ cast, including Bloom herself, Donna Lynne Champlin, Vincent Rodriguez III, Scott Michael Foster, Gabrielle Ruiz, Pete Gardner, Vella Lovell, Luca Padovan, Skylar Astin & others. Also included are a number of demos, as well as tracks from the show’s underscore composed by Tom Polce & Frank Ciampi and Jerome Kurtenbach. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Read the rest of this entry »
Rob Simonsen Scoring Gavin O’Connor’s ‘The Way Back’
Posted: August 5, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Gavin O'Connor, Rob Simonsen, The Way Back
Rob Simonsen (Love, Simon, Nerve, Foxcatcher, The Upside, (500) Days of Summer, Tully) has recently recorded his score for the upcoming drama The Way Back. The film is directed by Gavin O’Connor (Miracle, The Accountant, Warrior) and stars Ben Affleck, Janina Gavankar, Al Madrigal, Hayes MacArthur and Rachael Carpani. The movie revolves around a former basketball all-star who has lost his wife and family foundation in a struggle with addiction and attempts to regain his soul and salvation by becoming the coach of a disparate, ethnically mixed high school basketball team at his alma mater. Brad Ingelsby (Out of the Furnace, Run All Night) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Father Is the Only One’ (‘Padre no hay más que uno’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 5, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Father Is The Only One, Padre no hay más que uno, Roque Banos, Santiago Segura, score, Soundtrack
Meliam Music has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish comedy Father Is The Only One (Padre no hay más que uno). The album features the film’s original music composed by Roque Banos (Don’t Breathe, Evil Dead, In the Heart of the Sea, The Machinist, The Girl in the Spider’s Web). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples. Father Is the Only One is written and directed by Santiago Segura who also stars in the movie alongside Toni Acosta. The comedy follows man who knows nothing about housework or childcare and is forced to stay home alone and take care of his five children when his wife goes on a trip. Read the rest of this entry »
Labrinth’s & Zendaya’s ‘All for Us’ from HBO’s ‘Euphoria’ Released
Posted: August 4, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Euphoria, HBO, Labrinth, Zendaya
Republic Records has released a new version of All for Us from tonight’s season finale of the HBO original series Euphoria. The track is a collaboration between the show’s composer Labrinth and lead actress Zendaya and is based on Labrinth’s original track of the same title, which was introduced earlier in the season. Visit Amazon to download the song and also listen to the full track after the jump. Euphoria is developed by Sam Levinson based on the Israeli show of the same name and also stars Hunter Schafer, Jacob Elordi, Algee Smith, Sydney Sweeney, Maude Apatow, Angus Cloud, Eric Dane, Alexa Demie, Barbie Ferreira, Nika King and Storm Reid. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 4, 2019)
Posted: August 4, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, BH90210, Brian H. Kim, Discovery, Fox, Free Meek, Jacob Yoffee, Jeehun Hwang, Netflix, Roahn Hylton, Serengeti, Will Gregory, Wu Assassins
Premiering tonight is the docu-series Serengeti created by Simon Fuller and directed by John Downer who are both also executive producing the project. The show’s original music is composed by Will Gregory (Nowhere Boy, My Summer of Love) and features vocals by Lola Lennox. The series is narrated by Lupita Nyong’o and follow a cast of African wildlife, including lions, zebras, baboons and cheetahs, over the course of a year. The 6-parter premiered last month in the UK on BBC One and is making its U.S. debut on Discovery. Visit the official show website for more information.
Premiering on Wednesday, August 7, is Fox’s revival of BH90210 starring Jason Priestley, Shannen Doherty, Jennie Garth, Ian Ziering, Gabrielle Carteris, Brian Austin Green and Tori Spelling. Brian H. Kim (Hello, My Name Is Doris, Star vs. the Forces of Evil, Search Party) is composing the original music for the show, which features the seven former teen idols playing heightened versions of themselves. To learn more about the teen drama, which will air Wednesday nights on Fox, visit the official show website. Read the rest of this entry »
Alex Heffes Scoring Scott Wiper’s ‘London Calling’
Posted: August 4, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Heffes, London Calling, Scott Wiper, The Big Ugly
Alex Heffes has recently scored the upcoming drama London Calling (aka The Big Ugly). The film is directed by Scott Wiper (The Condemned, A Better Way to Die) and stars Ron Perlman, Leven Rambin, Malcolm McDowell and Vinnie Jones. The movie revolves around a group of London mob bosses who invest in a West Virginia oil deal in hopes of laundering dirty money. Wiper is also producing the project with Tarquin Pack (Kick-Ass) and Karri O’Reilly (The Philly Kid, Linewatch). Read the rest of this entry »
