Pinar Toprak (Captain Marvel, Fortnite) revealed in a recent interview on Score: The Podcast that she is scoring the upcoming DC Universe original series Stargirl. The show is based on the DC characters created by Geoff Johns and stars Brec Bassinger, Luke Wilson, Amy Smart, Neil Jackson, Hunter Sansone, Joel McHale and Trae Romano. The drama tells the story of high-school sophomore Courtney Whitmore who inspires an unlikely group of young heroes to stop the villains of the past and reimagines the classic superhero team the Justice Society of America. Read the rest of this entry »
Pinar Toprak to Score DC Universe’s ‘Stargirl’
Posted: June 25, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: DC Universe, Geoff Johns, Pinar Toprak, Stargirl
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‘Patient Zero’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: June 25, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Michael Wandmacher, Patient Zero, score, Soundtrack, Stefan Ruzowitzky
Madison Gate Records will release a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Patient Zero. The album features the film’s original music composed by Michael Wandmacher (Piranha 3D, My Bloody Valentine, Drive Angry, The Goldbergs, Cry Wolf). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, June 26 and will be available to download here. Patient Zero is directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky and starring Matt Smith, Natalie Dormer, John Bradley, Agyness Deyn and Stanley Tucci. The movie takes place after a global pandemic of a super strain of rabies has turned the majority of humankind into highly intelligent, streamlined killers. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Isham Scoring Disney’s ‘Togo’
Posted: June 25, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Disney, Ericson Core, Mark Isham, Togo
Mark Isham is composing the original score for the upcoming Disney+ original movie Togo. The film is directed by Ericson Core (Point Break) and stars Willem Dafoe, Thorbjorn Harr and Michael Gaston. The adventure drama is set in 1925 during what the Nome Serum Run, when dog sleds transported diphtheria serum over nearly 700 miles to save Nome, Alaska, from an epidemic, and centers on the unlikely friendship between sled dog Togo and his driver. Tom Flynn (Gifted) wrote the screenplay. Kim Zubick (The Zookeeper’s Wife) is producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Last Breath’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: June 25, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alex Parkinson, Last Breath, Paul Leonard Morgan, Richard Da Costa, score, Soundtrack
Rage Music has released a soundtrack album for the British documentary Last Breath. The album features the film’s original music composed by Paul Leonard-Morgan (Limitless, Dredd, Dynasty, Designated Survivor, Walking with Dinosaurs 3D, Wormwood). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. Last Breath is directed by Alex Parkinson & Richard da Costa and centers on a commercial diver who becomes trapped on the ocean floor with dwindling oxygen and little hope of a timely rescue, so he tries to save himself. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The X-Files’ Season 11 Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: June 25, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Fox, Mark Snow, score, Soundtrack, The X-Files
La-La Land Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the Fox mystery drama The X-Files. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s eleventh and final season composed by Emmy Award nominee Mark Snow (Smallville, Millennium, Blue Bloods, Disturbing Behavior). The 2-CD set is limited to 3,000 copies and will be available to order later today on the label’s official website. La-La Land Records has previously several soundtrack albums featuring the composer’s music from the first nine seasons, as well as Season 10. Season 11 of The X-Files created by Chris Carter and starring David Duchovny & Gillian Anderson is now available on Blu-ray and DVD. Read the rest of this entry »
Nathan Barr Scoring Starz’s ‘The Rook’
Posted: June 24, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Nathan Barr, Starz, The Rook
Nathan Barr (True Blood, The Americans, The House with a Clock in Its Walls, Hostel, Cabin Fever) is composing the music for the new Starz original series The Rook. The show is developed by Al Blyth & Sam Holcroft based on the novel of the same title by Daniel O’Malley and stars Emma Greenwell, Olivia Munn, Jon Fletcher, Joely Richardson and Adrian Lester. The drama follows a woman who wakes up surrounded by dead bodies with her memory erased and must uncover her mysterious past to learn the truth. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Long Lost’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: June 24, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Erik Bloomquist, Gyom, Long Lost, score, Soundtrack
M-Rose Productions has released a soundtrack album for the psychological thriller Long Lost. The album features the film’s original music composed by Gyom (aka Gyom Amphoux). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Long Lost is written and directed by Erik Bloomquist and stars Catherine Corcoran, Adam Weppler, Nicholas Tucci and Fran Kranz. The movie follows a man who receives a mysterious letter inviting him to spend the weekend at a secluded mansion in the country and soon realizes the people inside the house may know him better than he knows himself. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Jon Favreau’s ‘The Lion King’ Announced
Posted: June 24, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Elton John, Hans Zimmer, Jon Favreau, Lebo M, score, Soundtrack, The Lion King, Tim Rice Pharrell Williams
Walt Disney Records has announced the official soundtrack album for Jon Favreau’s The Lion King. The album features features new recordings of the original songs written by Elton John and Tim Rice for the 1994 animated classic, the score by Hans Zimmer (Gladiator, Inception, The Dark Knight) who received his first Academy Award for the animated movie, plus African vocal and choir arrangements by Grammy-winning South African producer and composer Lebo M. Also included Pharrell Williams produced five songs on the soundtrack. Also included is the John- & Rice-written original song Never Too Late performed by John, that features an African choir and will appear in the film’s end credits. The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 11, 2019 (click here to download) and physically on July 19. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Read the rest of this entry »
Jackson Browne’s & Leslie Mendelson’s Original Song ‘A Human Touch’ from ‘5B’ Released
Posted: June 24, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: 5B, Dan Krauss, Jackson Browne, Leslie Mendelson, Paul Haggis
Inside Recordings has released the original song A Human Touch from the documentary 5B. The track is performed by Jackson Browne & Leslie Mendelson and co-written by the singer/songwriters with Steve McEwan. The song is now available as a digital single on Amazon. Listen to the full track after the jump. 5B is directed by Dan Krauss & Paul Haggis and tells the story of everyday heroes, nurses and caregivers who took extraordinary action to comfort, protect and care for the patients of the first AIDS ward unit in the United States. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 23, 2019)
Posted: June 23, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: HBO, Joseph LoDuca, MotherFatherSon, Mr. Iglesias, Murray Gold, Netflix, Rob Lane, Starz, Years and Years
Premiering in the U.S. tomorrow, June 24, is the British limited series Years and Years created by Russell T. Davies, directed by Simon Celan Jonesand starring Emma Thompson, Russell Tovey, Rory Kinnear, T’Nia Miller, Ruth Madeley, Jessica Hynes and Anne Reid. The show’s original music is composed by Murray Gold (Doctor Who, Torchwood, A Very British Scandal, Gentleman Jack). The drama, which follows an outspoken celebrity business woman turned political figure whose controversial opinions divide the nation, premiered last month in the UK on BBC One and will air stateside on HBO. Visit the official show website for updates.
Missing from last week’s TV music roundup was the British drama MotherFatherSon created and written by Tom Rob Smith and starring Richard Gere, Helen McCrory, Billy Howle, Ciarán Hinds and Elena Anaya. Rob Lane (Merlin, John Adams, A Discovery of Witches, Beowulf, The Damned United) has composed the show’s original music. Dubois Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the series, which aired earlier this year in the UK on BBC Two and premiered in the U.S. on June 21 on Starz. Read the rest of this entry »
