Sony Music will release the official soundtrack album for the drama Blinded by the Light. The album features the songs from the movie by Bruce Springsteen. Also included are two tracks from the film’s original score composed by Academy Award winner A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours), as well as songs by Pet Shop Boys, a-ha & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on August 9, 2019 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Blinded by the Light is directed by Gurinder Chadha and stars Viveik Kalra, Hayley Atwell, Rob Brydon, Kulvinder Ghir, Nell Williams, Dean-Charles Chapman and Aaron Phagura. The movie is set to the music and lyrics of Springsteen’s timeless songs and tells the story of a British teen of Pakistani descent, growing up in the town of Luton, England, in 1987 who writes poetry as a means to escape the intolerance of his hometown and the inflexibility of his traditional father. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Blinded by the Light’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 7, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A.R. Rahman, Blinded by the Light, Gurinder Chadha, Soundtrack
Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 7, 2019)
Posted: July 7, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Apollo: Missions to the Moon, Blake Neely, Chasing the Moon, Cities of Last Things, Daniel Wohl, Gary Lionelli, HBO, I Love You, Ian Hultquist, James Everingham, Mitch Lee, Nathaniel Blume, National Geographic, Netflix, Now Die: The Commonwealth v. Michelle Carter, PBS, Point Blank, Rob, Shangri-La, Showtime, The Movies
Premiering tonight is the National Geographic documentary Apollo: Missions to the Moon directed by Tom Jennings about the United States’ remarkable journey to land on the Moon before 1970. The film’s original music is composed James Everingham for Bleeding Fingers Music and produced by Hans Zimmer & Russell Emanuel. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring Everingham’s score. Check out our previous news article for the full album details.
Also premiering tonight is the CNN docu-series The Movies executive produced by Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman & Mark Herzog and featuring interviews with Steven Spielberg, Julia Roberts, Ron Howard, Morgan Freeman, Robert De Niro, among others. Blake Neely (Arrow, The Flash, Riverdale, Into the West, Life As We Know It) & Nathaniel Blume (The Seventies, The Eighties, Deception) have composed the show’s original music. Visit the official show website for more information about the documentary, which explores American cinema through the decades and the cultural, societal and political shifts that framed its evolution. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Other Side of Heaven 2: Fire of Faith’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: July 7, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christian Davis, Mitch Davis, score, Soundtrack, The Other Side of Heaven, The Other Side of Heaven 2: Fire of Faith
Bad Haircut Records has released a soundtrack album for the faith-based drama The Other Side of Heaven 2: Fire of Faith. The album features the film’s original music composed by Christian Davis (Christmas Eve, Atomica, We Love You, Sally Carmichael!, The Stray). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. The Other Side of Heaven 2: Fire of Faith is written and directed by Mitch Davis and stars Christopher Gorham, Natalie Medlock, Alex Tarrant, Ben Baker, Nicole Whippy, Miriama Smith and Joe Folau. The movie continues the story of Elder John H. Groberg’s missionary adventures in Tonga as depicted in the 2001 film (scored by Kevin Kiner). Read the rest of this entry »
Tyler Bates Scoring Genndy Tartakovsky’s Adult Swim Series ‘Primal’
Posted: July 6, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adult Swim, Genndy Tartakovsky, Joanne Higginbottom, Primal, Tyler Bates
Composer Tyler Bates (Guardians of the Galaxy, Deadpool 2, John Wick, 300, The Punisher, Watchmen) is reteaming with Genndy Tartakovsky on the upcoming Adult Swim animated series Primal. he is co-scoring the project with Joanne Higginbottom. The show revolves around a caveman at the dawn of evolution and a dinosaur on the brink of extinction who become the only hope of survival in a violent, primordial world. Tartakovsky has created the series and is also executive producing the Cartoon Network Studios and Studio La Cachette production. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 5, 2019)
Posted: July 5, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Bobby Krlic, Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love, Michael Brook, Michael Giacchino, Midsommar, My Days of Mercy, Nick Laird-Clowes, Phil, Rolfe Kent, Spider-Man: Far from Home
Two new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this week:
Already playing in theaters since this past Tuesday is Marvel Studios’ Spider-Man: Far from Home directed by Jon Watts and starring Tom Holland, Samuel L. Jackson, Zendaya, Cobie Smulders, Jacob Batalon, Marisa Tomei and Jake Gyllenhaal. The film’s original music composed by Michael Giacchino (Up, Star Trek, Jurassic World, Lost, The Incredibles, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Click here for the full album details.
Playing in theaters since this past Wednesday is the horror movie Midsommar written and directed by Ari Aster and starring Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, William Jackson Harper, Vilhelm Blomgran, Archie Madekwe, Ellora Torchia and Will Poulter. Bobby Krlic (aka The Haxan Cloak) (Triple 9, Seven Seconds, Shooter) has composed the film’s original music. Milan 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 »
‘Apollo: Missions to the Moon’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 5, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Apollo: Missions to the Moon, Bleeding Fingers Music, Hans Zimmer, James Everingham, Russell Emanuel, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the National Geographic documentary Apollo: Missions to the Moon. The album features the film’s original music composed by James Everingham for Bleeding Fingers Music and produced by Hans Zimmer & Russell Emanuel. The soundtrack is being released digitally and physically today. Click here to download the album and visit Amazon to order the CD version. Apollo: Missions to the Moon is directed by Tom Jennings (Challenger Disaster: Lost Tapes, Diana: In Her Own Words) and recounts the United States’ remarkable journey to land on the Moon before 1970. The movie covers the Apollo Space Program with raw media, eschewing narration for footage and audio of the program, including samples of never-before-audio pulled from over 800 hours of recordings and Apollo black box recordings. Read the rest of this entry »
‘I Love You, Now Die’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: July 5, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Erin Lee Carr, HBO, I Love You Now Die, Ian Hultquist, score, Soundtrack
Little Twig Records has announced a soundtrack album for the HBO documentary I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth v. Michelle Carter. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ian Hultquist (Assassination Nation, A-X-L, Animals, My Blind Brother, The Gospel According to André). The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 12, 2019 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon and iTunes. I Love You, Now Die is directed by Erin Lee Carr who previously collaborated with Hultquist on numerous projects, including Thought Crimes: the Case of the Cannibal Cop, Mommy Dead & Dearest, and this year’s At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal (co-scored by Drum & Lace). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Cities of Last Things’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: July 5, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cities of Last Things, Rob, score, Soundtrack, Wi Ding Ho
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the sci-fi drama Cities of Last Things. The album features the film’s original music composed by Rob (Maniac, Horns, Troy: Fall of a City, Revenge, Plantarium). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Cities of Last Thing is directed by Ho Wi Ding and stars Jack Kao, Li Hong-Chi, Louise Grinber, Ding Ning, Stone, Huang Lu, Liu Rui-Chi, Hsin Yin, Liu Juei-Chi and Shin Yin. The movie, which unfolds in reverse chronology, follows a man with a complicated pastas he takes revenge on the individuals who wronged him decades ago. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Luc Besson’s ‘Anna’ to Be Released
Posted: July 4, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Anna, Eric Serra, Luc Besson, score, Soundtrack
EuropaCorp will release the official soundtrack album for Luc Besson’s action thriller Anna. The album features the film’s original music composed by Eric Serra (Leon: The Professional, The Fifth Element, GoldenEye, La Femme Nikita, Lucy, The Big Blue). Also included is Beauty Freak’s song My Beauty. The soundtrack will be released overseas digitally next Wednesday, July 10 and physically a few days later. A domestic release is set for July 19 (click here to download the album). Anna is written and directed by Besson and stars Sasha Luss, Luke Evans, Cillian Murphy and Helen Mirren. The thriller is now playing in U.S. theaters and will open in other markets over the next few weeks. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: July 4, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: CBS All Access, Jeff Russo, score, Soundtrack, Star Trek, Star Trek: Discovery
Lakeshore Records will release a new soundtrack album for the CBS All Access original series Star Trek: Discovery. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Emmy Award winner Jeff Russo (Fargo, Legion, The Night Of, The Act, Mile 22, Counterpart). Also included are three tracks from Russo’s score for Short Treks. The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 19 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A physical version is also in the works. The label has previously released two soundtrack albums featuring the composer’s music from the series’ first season. Read the rest of this entry »
