Lakeshore Records will release a new soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Stranger Things. The album features selections of the original score from the show’s third season composed by Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein. The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 28 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A physical version is also in the works. The label has previously released soundtrack albums featuring the composer’s score from the show’s first and second season. Legacy Recordings will release a separate soundtrack featuring songs from Season 3 of the series created by Matt & Ross Duffer and starring Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Natalia Dyer and Charlie Heaton. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Stranger Things’ Season 3 Score Album Details
Posted: June 21, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Kyle Dixon, Michael Stein, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, Stranger Things
Joseph LoDuca Scoring Netflix’s ‘Mr. Iglesias’
Posted: June 21, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Joseph LoDuca, Mr. Iglesias, Netflix
Joseph LoDuca (The Evil Dead, Xena: Warrior Princess, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Ash vs Evil Dead) is the composer of the new Netflix original series Mr. Iglesias. The show is created by Kevin Hench (Last Man Standing) and stars Gabriel Iglesias, Sherri Shepherd, Jacob Vargas, Oscar Nuñez, Maggie Geha, Cree Cicchino, Richard Gant and Coy Stewart. The comedy centers on a high school teacher who tries to make a difference in the lives of some smart but underperforming students at his alma mater. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Toy Story 4’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 20, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Pixar, Randy Newman, score, Soundtrack, Toy Story, Toy Story 4
The full details of the soundtrack album for Pixar’s Toy Story 4 have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Randy Newman (Monsters, Inc., A Bug’s Life, Cars, The Natural, Avalon) who previously scored all the previous Toy Story movies. Also included are two new original songs written by Newman: The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy (performed in an end credits version by Chris Stapleton) and I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away, as well as a new version of You’ve Got a Friend in Me. The soundtrack will be released tomorrow, June 21. Click here to download the album and visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version and check back on this page for the download link. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for ‘The Queen’s Corgi’ to Be Released
Posted: June 20, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ben Stassen, Ramin Djawadi, score, Soundtrack, The Queen's Corgi
22D Music will release a soundtrack album for the animated feature The Queen’s Corgi. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Westworld, Pacific Rim, Iron Man, A Wrinkle in Time, Clash of the Titans). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, June 21 and will be available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The Queen’s Corgi is directed by Ben Stassen & Vincent Kesteloot and features the voices of Jack Whitehall, Julie Walters, Ray Winstone, Sheridan Smith, Matt Lucas and Tom Courtenay. The movie follows the adventure of Rex, the British monarch’s most beloved dog, who loses track of his mistress and stumbles across a fight club with dogs of all kinds confronting each other. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Annabelle Comes Home’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 20, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Annabelle, Annabelle Comes Home, Joseph Bishara, score, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music will release the official soundtrack album for the horror sequel Annabelle Comes Home. The album features the film’s original music composed by Joseph Bishara (The Conjuring, Insidious, The Prodigy, Dark Skies) who previously scored the original 2014 Annabelle movie. The soundtrack will be released tomorrow, June 21 and will be available to download on Amazon. Annabelle Comes Home is directed Gary Dauberman (who scripted the previous two Annabelle movies) and stars McKenna Grace, Madison Iseman, Katie Sarife, Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga. The James Wan-produced movie follows the daughter of paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warre (from The Conjuring franchise) who is targeted alongside her two teen babysitters by the demonic doll after they bring it home into their artifact room. Read the rest of this entry »
Joseph Shirley & Ludwig Goransson to Score Kitao Sakurai’s ‘Bad Trip’
Posted: June 20, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bad Trip, Joseph Shirley, Ludwig Göransson
Joseph Shirley & Ludwig Goransson have been tapped to score the upcoming comedy Bad Trip. The film is directed by Kitao Sakurai (The Eric Andre Show) and stars Eric Andre, Lil Rel Howery and Tiffany Haddish. The movie follows two best friends who go on a cross-country road trip full of inventive pranks, pulling its real-life audience into the mayhem. Andre co-wrote the screenplay with Sakurai and Dan Curry and is also producing the project with Jeff Tremaine (Jackass: The Movie, Bad Grandpa), Dave Bernad (Brad’s Status, Superstore) and Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland, Gangster Squad). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Spider-Man: Far from Home’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 20, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jon Watts, Marvel, Michael Giacchino, score, Soundtrack, Spider-Man: Far from Home
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for Marvel Studios’ Spider-Man: Far from Home. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Michael Giacchino (Up, Lost, Star Trek, Jurassic World, Ratatouille, The Incredibles, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) who previously scored Marvel’s Spider-Man: Homecoming and Doctor Strange. The soundtrack will be released on June 28, 2019 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The CD version will be available for pre-order here within the next few days. Spider-Man: Far from Home is directed by Jon Watts and stars Tom Holland, Samuel L. Jackson, Zendaya, Cobie Smulders, Jon Favreau, JB Smoove, Jacob Batalon, Martin Starr, Marisa Tomei and Jake Gyllenhaal. Read the rest of this entry »
‘A Tuba to Cuba’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: June 20, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Tuba to Cuba, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Soundtrack
Sub Pop Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary A Tuba to Cuba. The album features the music from the film performed by the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. The soundtrack will be released on June 28, 2019 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A Tuba to Cuba is directed by T.G. Herrington & Danny Clinch and follows New Orleans’ famed Preservation Hall Jazz Band as they retrace their musical roots from the storied city of jazz to the shores of Cuba and in turn discover a connection that runs much deeper than could have been imagined. Read the rest of this entry »
DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Trolls Word Tour’ to Feature Original Score by Theodore Shapiro
Posted: June 19, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dreamworks Animation, Theodore Shapiro, Trolls, Trolls Word Tour, Trolls World Tour
Theodore Shapiro (Ghostbusters, The Devil Wears Prada, Tropic Thunder, Marley & Me) has signed on to score DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming feature Trolls World Tour. The film is directed by Walt Dohrn (who co-directed the original 2016 Trolls movie) and stars Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake, as well as Rachel Bloom, Ozzy Osbourne, James Corden, Caroline Hjelt, Aino Jawo, Ron Funches and Kunal Nayyar. The movie follows Poppy and Branch as they discover that they are but one of six different Troll tribes scattered over six different lands devoted to six different kinds of music: Funk, Country, Techno, Classical, Pop and Rock. Read the rest of this entry »
Branford Marsalis to Score George C. Wolfe’s ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’
Posted: June 19, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Branford Marsalis, George C. Wolfe, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Netflix
Netflix has announced today that Branford Marsalis is set to compose the music for the upcoming drama Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. The film is directed by George C. Wolfe (Lackawanna Blues) and stars Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Glynn Turman, Colman Domingo and Michael Potts. The film is based on the award-winning play by August Wilson (Fences) and centers on Ma Rainey, the “Queen of the Blues,” as she makes a record in a studio in Chicago, 1927, when tensions boil between her, her white agent and producer, and bandmates. Read the rest of this entry »
