MovieScore Media has released has released a soundtrack album for the sci-fi drama Solis. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by David Stone Hamilton (88, The Jurassic Games). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. A CD version is in the works from Perseverance Records. Solis is written and directed by Carl Strathie and stars Steven Ogg and Alice Lowe. The movie follows an asteroid mining engineer who – following an accident – wakes to find himself trapped inside an escape pod helplessly idling towards the sun. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Solis’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: June 17, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Carl Strathie, David Stone Hamilton, score, Solis, Soundtrack
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Songs from ‘Black Mirror’ Episode ‘Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too’ Released
Posted: June 17, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Black Mirror, Miley Cyrus, Netflix
RCA Records and The Null Corporation have released the songs from the Black Mirror episode Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too. The tracks On a Roll and Right Where I Belong, which were both originally written by Trent Reznor for Nine Inch Nails and adapted for the episode by series creator Charlie Brooker, are performed by Ashley O (played by Miley Cyrus in the show). Visit Amazon to download the songs and also check out the official music video for On a Roll after the jump. Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too is written by Brooker, directed by Anne Sewitsky and also stars Angourie Rice and Madison Davenport. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 16, 2019)
Posted: June 16, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Beats, City on a Hill, Das Boot, Euphoria, Grand Hotel, HBO, Hulu, Jeff Beal, Kevin Kiner, Labrinth, Matthias Weber, Netflix, Showtime, Siddhartha Khosla
Premiering tonight is 
the Showtime original series City on a Hill created by Chuck MacLean based on an original idea by Ben Affleck and starring Kevin Bacon, Aldis Hodge, Jonathan Tucker, Mark O’Brien, Lauren E. Banks, Kevin Chapman and Jill Hennessy. The show’s original music is composed by Kevin Kiner (CSI: Miami, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels, Narcos: Mexico, Titans). Check out our previous article to learn more about the drama.
Also premiering tonight is the HBO original series Euphoria developed by Sam Levinson based on the Israeli show of the title and starring Zendaya, Hunter Schafer, Jacob Elordi, Algee Smith, Sydney Sweeney, Maude Apatow, Angus Cloud, Eric Dane and Storm Reid. Labrinth (aka Timothy Lee McKenzie) is composing the show’s original music. Click here for more information about the drama, which will air every Sunday night on HBO. Read the rest of this entry »
Eric Neveux to Score ‘SamSam’ Movie Adaptation
Posted: June 16, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Eric Neveux, SamSam, Tanguy de Kermel
Eric Neveux (The Insult, The Attack, A Stork’s Journey, Zombillennium, Spirou & Fantasio’s Big Adventures) has been tapped to score the upcoming animated feature SamSam. The film directed by Tanguy de Kermel is based on the comic books created by Serge Bloch and the animated TV series of the same title and follows the title character as he is conscientiously seeking his first-ever superpower but is winding up empty-handed every time. Didier Brunner (The Triplets of Belleville, Ernest & Celestine) & Damien Brunner (Pachama, The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales…) and Gaëtan David (The Source) are producing the Folivari production. Read the rest of this entry »
HBO’s ‘Euphoria’ to Feature Original Score by Labrinth
Posted: June 15, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Euphoria, HBO, Labrinth
Singer/songwriter and record producer Labrinth (aka Timothy Lee McKenzie) is making his television scoring debut on the new HBO original series Euphoria. The show is developed by Sam Levinson (Assassination Nation, The Wizard of Lies) based on the Israeli show of the same name and stars Zendaya, Hunter Schafer, Jacob Elordi, Algee Smith, Sydney Sweeney, Maude Apatow, Angus Cloud, Eric Dane, Alexa Demie, Barbie Ferreira, Nika King and Storm Reid. The drama follows a group of high school students as they navigate love and friendships in a world of drugs, sex, trauma, and social media. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 14, 2019)
Posted: June 14, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Adam Wiltzie, American Woman, Being Frank, Chris Bacon, Christopher Lennertz, Craig Richey, Danny Elfman, Daughter of the Wolf, Hampstead, Jeff Toyne, Leo Birenberg, Men in Black: International, Plus One, Shaft, SQÜRL, Stephen Warbeck, The Dead Don't Die
Three new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the sci-fi action comedy Men in Black: International directed by F. Gary Gray and starring Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Rebecca Ferguson, Kumail Nanjiani, Larry Bourgeois, Rafe Spall, Emma Thompson and Liam Neeson. The film’s original music is composed by Danny Elfman (Batman, Spider-Man, Alice in Wonderland) & Chris Bacon (Source Code, Gnomeo & Juliet). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Click here for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the Shaft sequel directed by Tim Story and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Jesse T. Usher, Regina Hall, Alexandra Shipp, Matt Lauria, Titus Welliver, Cliff “Method Man” Smith and Richard Roundtree. Christopher Lennertz (Lost in Space, Horrible Bosses, Agent Carter, Ride Along) has composed the film’s original score. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the songs from the movie (including the original track Too Much Shaft performed by Quavo with Saweetie). Check out our previous article for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
Sturgill Simpson’s ‘The Dead Don’t Die’ Song Released
Posted: June 14, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jim Jarmusch, Sturgill Simpson, The Dead Don't Die
Elektra Records has released the original song The Dead Don’t Die from the movie of the same title. The track, which is written and performed by Sturgill Simpson, is now available to download as a digital single on Amazon. Also listen to the full track after the jump. As previously reported, Back Lot Music has released a full soundtrack album featuring the movie’s original score composed by SQÜRL. The Dead Don’t Die written and directed by Jim Jarmusch and starring Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton, Chloë Sevigny, Steve Buscemi, Danny Glover, Caleb Landry Jones, Iggy Pop, Selena Gomez and Tom Waits is being released in theaters nationwide today by Focus Features. Read the rest of this entry »
Jim Dooley Scoring Peter Sullivan’s Netflix Movie ‘Secret Obsession’
Posted: June 14, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jim Dooley, Netflix, Peter Sullivan, Secret Obsession
Jim Dooley (Pushing Daisies, Obsessed, When a Stranger Calls, A Series of Unfortunate Events) is scoring the upcoming Netflix original movie Secret Obsession. The film is directed by Peter Sullivan (Jingle Belle, Wrapped up in Christmas) and stars Brenda Song, Mike Vogel and Dennis Haysbert. The thriller follows a young woman who suffers from amnesia after a brutal attack, but when her memories start coming back, she realizes she no longer knows who to trust. Read the rest of this entry »
John Williams’ & Anne-Sophie Mutter’s ‘Across the Stars’ Album Announced
Posted: June 14, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Anne-Sophie Mutter, John Williams
Deutsche Grammophon has announced the full details of John Williams‘ & Anne-Sophie Mutter‘s Across the Stars album. The album features the Academy Award-winning composer conducting new arrangements of some of his iconic movie themes, including pieces written for the Star Wars and Harry Potter movies, Schindler’s List, Memoirs of a Geisha, Far and Away, Sabrina & more, with violin solos by Mutter. Across the Stars was recorded at the historic Sony Pictures Scoring Stage in Hollywood and will be released on August 30, 2019 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out a first track (Yoda’s Theme from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back) after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
Kevin Kiner Scoring Showtime’s ‘City on a Hill’
Posted: June 14, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: City on a Hill, Kevin Kiner, Showtime
Kevin Kiner (CSI: Miami, Star Wars Rebels, Hell on Wheels, Wing Commander, Jane the Virgin) is the composer of the new Showtime original series City on a Hill. The show is created by Chuck MacLean based on an original idea by Ben Affleck and stars Kevin Bacon, Aldis Hodge, Jonathan Tucker, Mark O’Brien, Lauren E. Banks, Amanda Clayton, Jere Shea, Kevin Chapman and Jill Hennessy. The drama is set in Boston in the early 90s and centers on the relationship between an anti-corruption crusader assistant DA and a lauded FBI agent who is skirting the law at every turn. Read the rest of this entry »
