Silva Screen Records will release a soundtrack album for the ITV mini-series Lucan. The album features the original music from the drama composed by Ben Bartlett (Walking with Dinosaurs, The Tunnel, Vera, The Loch). The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 9, 2019 and will be available to download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Lucan is written by Jeff Pope, directed by Adrian Shergold and stars Rory Kinnear, Catherine McCormack and Christopher Eccleston. The series focuses on the life of Lord Lucan (aka Richard John Bingham), the 7th Earl of Lucan, a suspected murderer who disappeared without trace in 1974. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Curious George: Royal Monkey’ to Feature Original Song by Andy Grammer & Original Score by Germaine Franco
Posted: July 29, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andy Grammer, Curious George: Royal Monkey, Germaine Franco
Singer/songwriter Andy Grammer has recorded an original song for the animated feature Curious George: Royal Monkey. The track is one of five original songs featured in the movie directed by Doug Murphy and starring Frank Welker and Jeff Bennett. Germaine Franco (Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Tag, Dope, Vida) has composed the film’s original score. Deirdre Brenner is producing the Universal 1440 Entertainment and Imagine Entertainment production. Ron Howard & Brian Grazer (A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13) serve as executive producers. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for ITV’s ‘Wild Bill’ Released
Posted: July 29, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Harry Escott, ITV, score, Soundtrack, Wild Bill
ITV Studios has released a soundtrack album for the ITV original series Wild Bill. The album features selections from the show’s original music composed by Harry Escott (Shame, Hard Candy, Welcome to the Punch, A Mighty Heart, The Wedding Guest). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Wild Bill is created by David Griffiths, Kyle Killen and Dudi Appleton & Jim Keeble and stars Rob Lowe, Rachael Stirling, Angela Griffin, Tony Pitts and Bronwyn James. The crime drama revolves around a high-flying US cop who is appointed Chief Constable of the East Lincolnshire Police Force. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Dora and the Lost City of Gold’ to Feature Original Song by Bret McKenzie
Posted: July 29, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Bret McKenzie, Dora and the Lost City of Gold, James Bobin
Flight of the Conchords’ Bret McKenzie has composed an original song for James Bobin’s family adventure Dora and the Lost City of Gold. The comedian, actor, producer and songwriter wrote a musical number (Hooray! We Did It) for the movie’s end titles sequence that is performed (on screen) by cast members including Isabela Moner, Eugenio Derbez, Michael Peña, Eva Longoria, Jeff Wahlberg, Nicholas Coombe and Madeleine Madden. Paramount Music will release a soundtrack album for the movie next month. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Hulu’s ‘Find Me in Paris’ Released
Posted: July 29, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Find Me in Paris, Hulu, Norbert Gilbert, Soundtrack
22D Music has released a soundtrack album for the Hulu original series Find Me in Paris. The album features a selection of songs from the show by artists including Cosmic Moon, Rémi R., Can Canseven, Mister Modo Ugly Mac Beer & others. Also included is the opening credits song performed by Jehl Bailey and four tracks from the drama’s original score composed by Norbert Gilbert. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Find Me in Paris is created by Jill Girling & Lori Mather and stars Jessica Lord, Hannah Dodd, Rory J. Saper, Eubha Akilade, Hiran Abeysekera, Castle Rock, Christy O’Donnell and Eubha Akilade. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 28, 2019)
Posted: July 28, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Asher Goldschmidt, David Lawrence, David Russo, Descendants 3, Disney Channel, Epix, Four Weddings and a Funeral, HBO, Hulu, Into the Dark, Joel J. Richard, Lesley Barber, Lorne Balfe, Max Aruj, Mychael Danna, Netflix, No One Saw a Thing, Pennyworth, Steffen Thum, SundanceTV, The Red Sea Diving Resort, This Is Football, Unmasking Jihadi John: Anatomy of a Terrorist, Walter Mair
Premiering tonight is the new Epix original series Pennyworth developed by Bruno Heller based on DC characters created by Bob Kane & Bill Finger and starring Jack Bannon, Paloma Faith, Ben Aldridge, Hainsley Lloyd Bennett, Ryan Fletcher, Jason Flemyng and Polly Walker. The show’s original music is composed by David Russo (Gotham, Nikita, The Tomorrow People). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the drama, which will air Sunday nights on Epix.
Premiering on Wednesday, July 31, is the spy thriller The Red Sea Diving Resort written and directed by Gideon Raff and starring Chris Evans, Haley Bennett, Michael K. Williams, Michiel Huisman, Alessandro Nivola, Greg Kinnear and Ben Kingsley. Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Moneyball, The Good Dinosaur, Storks, Capote, Little Miss Sunshine) has composed the film’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which is premiering exclusively on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Adolescence’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: July 28, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Adolescence, Ashley Avis, Peter Gregson, score, Soundtrack
Deutsche Grammophon has released a soundtrack album for the coming-of-age drama Adolescence. The album features the film’s original music composed by Peter Gregson (A Little Chaos, Blackbird). Visit the British Amazon store to download the soundtrack and to check out audio samples. Adolescence is co-written and directed by Ashley Avis and stars India Eisley, Mickey River, Romeo Miller, Tommy Flanagan, Elisabeth Rohm, Jere Burns, Ever Carradine, Michael Milford and John Driskell Hopkins. The movie follows a shy teenager who falls in love with a beautiful, enigmatic runaway and is lured away from his bland life and into her vibrant and unpredictable world. Read the rest of this entry »
Zack Ryan Scoring Starz’s ‘Leavenworth’
Posted: July 27, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Leavenworth, Starz, Zack Ryan
Zack Ryan (I Smile Back, Malibu Rescue, Pitching Tents) is composing the original music for the upcoming Starz docu-series Leavenworth. The show is executive produced by Steven Soderbergh (Traffic, Erin Brockovich, Ocean’s Eleven), Paul Pawlowski & David Check and tells the controversial true-crime story of Clint Lorance who is serving a 19-year sentence for murder at The United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth. Lorance seeks to overturn his conviction, provoking emotional debate between supporters and detractors that rises to the national stage. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: July 27, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dominic Brigstocke, Horrible Histories: The Movie, Iain Farrington, Matt Katz, Richie Webb, score, Soundtrack
Decca Records has released a soundtrack album for the British comedy Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans. The album features the songs from the movie performed by cast members including Kate Nash, Emilia Jones, Ruper Graves & others. Also included is the film’s original score composed by Richie Webb (who is also scoring the Horrible Histories TV series), Matt Katz and Iain Farrington. Visit the British Amazon store to check out audio samples. Horrible Histories: The Movie is directed by Dominic Brigstocke and also stars Sebastian Croft, Nick Frost, Craig Roberts, Kim Cattrall, Alex Macqueen and Derek Jacobi. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 26, 2019)
Posted: July 26, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Dan Romer, Daniel Lopatin, For Sama, John Piscitello, Mike Wallace Is Here, Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood, Robert Donne, Skin, The Mountain
The only movie opening nationwide this weekend is the comedy drama Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood written and directed by Quentin Tarantino and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie and Al Pacino. The film doesn’t feature an original score. Mary Ramos serves as the project’s music supervisor. Columbia Records has released a soundtrack album featuring tracks by Deep Purple, Simon & Garfunkel, Paul Revere & The Raiders Buffy Sainte-Marie & others today. Check out our previous article for the full album details.
Opening in limited release is the drama Skin written and directed by Guy Nattiv and starring Jamie Bell, Vera Farmiga, Danielle Macdonald, Mike Colter and Bill Camp. Dan Romer (Beasts of the Southern Wild, Beasts of No Nation, Maniac, The Good Doctor, Easy) has composed the film’s original music. No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the movie, which premiered at last year’s Toronto Film Festival and is being released theatrically by A24 following a debut on DirecTV last month. Read the rest of this entry »
