Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the comedy drama Late Night. The album features the film’s original music composed by Lesley Barber (Manchester by the Sea, You Can Count On Me, Mansfield Park, Irreplaceable You, The Moth Diaries). The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, June 7 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Late Night is directed by Nisha Ganatra and stars Emma Thompson, Mindy Kaling (who also co-wrote the screenplay and is producing the project), Max Casella, Hugh Dancy, John Lithgow, Denis O’Hare, Reid Scott and Amy Ryan. The movie follows a late-night talk show host who is at risk of losing her long-running show right when she hires her first female writer who revitalizes her show and her life. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Bong Joon-Ho’s ‘Parasite’ Released
Posted: May 31, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Boon Joon-Ho, Jaeil Jung, Parasite, score, Soundtrack
Genie Music Corporation and Stone Music Entertainment have released a soundtrack album for Boon Joon-Ho’s comedy Parasite. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jung Jaeil (Take Point) who previously scored the director’s last feature, Okja. The soundtrack is now available to download overseas. A CD version will be released on June 7 and is available to order here. Milan Records will release the album this October in the U.S. (visit Amazon to stream/download). Parasite is co-written and directed by Joon-Ho (Snowpiercer, The Host, Mother) stars Song Kang-Ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik and Park So-dam. The comedy premiered earlier this month at the Cannes Film Festival where it received the Palme d’Or, and will be released in select U.S. theaters on October 11, 2019 by Neon. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Deadwood: The Movie’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 30, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: David Milch, Deadwood, Deadwood: The Movie, HBO, Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil, score, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the HBO’s Deadwood: The Movie. The album features the film’s original music composed by Reinhold Heil & Johnny Klimek (Cloud Atlas, The International, Run Lola Run, The International, Perfume: Story of a Murderer) who previously co-scored most episodes of the original Deadwood series. Also included is the main title theme by David Schwartz (Arrested Development, Northern Exposure). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 31 and will be available to download on Amazon. Deadwood: The Movie is directed by Daniel Minhan, written by series creator David Milch and stars Ian McShane, Timothy Olyphant, Molly Parker, Paula Malcomson, John Hawkes, Anna Gunn, Dayton Callie, Brad Dourif, Robin Weigert, William Sanderson, Kim Dickens, Gerald McRaney and Jade Pettyjohn. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack for HBO’s Running with Beto’ to Be Released
Posted: May 30, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Garza, David Modigliani, HBO, Running with Beto, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records will release a soundtrack EP for the HBO documentary Running with Beto. The 5-track EP features the film’s original score composed by singer/songwriter David Garza who made his film scoring debut on the project. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow and will be available to download here. Running with Beto is produced and directed by David Modigliani and follows Democratic Congressman Beto O’Rourke’s rise from virtual unknown to national political sensation. The movie offers an inside look at his unorthodox staff and a number of passionate, diverse supporters helping to spread a new message in Texas. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Always Be My Maybe’ Soundtrack EP to Be Released
Posted: May 30, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Always Be My Maybe, Hello Peril, Netflix, Soundtrack
BMG will release a soundtrack EP for the Netflix original movie Always Be My Maybe. The 3-track EP features the original songs from the movie performed by Randall Park’s character’s fictional band Hello Peril. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 31 and will be available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. Always Be My Maybe is directed by Nahnatchka Khan and stars Ali Wong, Randall Park, Keanu Reeves, Michelle Buteau, Vivian Bang, Karan Soni, Charlyne Yi, Daniel Dae Kim, James Saito, Lyrics Born and Susan Park. The movie follows a famous chef and a hometown musician who reunite after fifteen years and feel the old sparks of attraction but struggle to adapt to each other’s worlds. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Chernobyl’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: May 30, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Chernobyl, HBO, Hildur Guðnadóttir, score, Soundtrack
The details of the full soundtrack album for the HBO limited series Chernobyl have been revealed. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Hildur Gudnadottir (Joker, Sicario: Day of the Soldado, Mary Magdalene, Strong Island). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 31 by Deutsche Grammophon and will be available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. The label has previously released the composer’s main theme as a digital single earlier this month. Chernobyl is written and executive produced by Craig Mazin, directed by Johan Renck and stars Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgård and Emily Watson. Read the rest of this entry »
Jimmy LaValle (The Album Leaf) Scoring ‘The F**k-It List’ & ‘Into the Dark’ Episode ‘They Come Knocking’
Posted: May 30, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments, TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Hulu, Into the Dark, Jimmy LaValle, Michael Duggan, The Album Leaf, The F**k-It List
Jimmy LaValle (aka The Album Leaf) has composed the original music for the upcoming comedy The F**k-It List. The film is directed by Michael Duggan (Earth 2) and stars Eli Brown, Peter Facinelli, Madison Iseman, Jerry O’Connell, Camryn Manheim, Marcus Scribner, Karan Brar, Tristan Lake Leabu, Andrew “King Bach” Bachelor, Natalie Zea and Laura Bell Bundy. The movie centers on an exemplary high school senior who launches the F*ck-It List – all the things he wishes he’d done in high school but was too busy or afraid to try. Read the rest of this entry »
Keegan DeWitt to Reteam with Chad Hartigan on ‘Little Fish’
Posted: May 29, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chad Hartigan, Keegan DeWitt, Little Fish
Composer Keegan DeWitt (Hearts Beat Loud, Gemini, I’ll See You in My Dreams, The Hero) is reteaming with director Chad Hartigan on the upcoming sci-fi romance Little Fish. The film starring Olivia Cooke, Jack O’Connell, Raul Castillo and Soko focuses on a young married couple who fight to keep their love alive in the face of a mysterious pandemic that erases people’s memories. Mattson Tomlin wrote the screenplay based on an short story by Aja Gabel. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Halston’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: May 29, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Frédéric Tcheng, Halston, score, Soundtrack, Stanley Clarke
Node Records has announced a soundtrack album for the documentary Halston. The album features the film’s original music composed by Grammy Award winner and Emmy Award nominee Stanley Clarke (Boyz n the Hood, The Transporter, Passenger 57, Romeo Must Die, Undercover Brother). The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 7 and will be available to download here. A CD version is set to come out on July 26 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Halston is directed by Frédéric Tcheng and tells the story of America’s first superstar designer who rose to international fame in the 1970s, creating an empire and personifying the dramatic social and sexual revolution of the last century. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeff Russo Scoring NBC’s ‘The InBetween’
Posted: May 29, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jeff Russo, Moira Kirland, NBC, The InBetween
Jeff Russo is the composer of the new NBC drama The InBetween. The show is created by Moira Kirland (Castle, Madam Secretary) and stars Harriet Dyer, Justin Cornwell, Anne-Marie Johnson, Cindy Luna, Chad James Buchanan and Paul Blackthorne. The drama revolves around a woman who communicates with the dead and helps to solve murder cases. Kirland is also executive producing the Universal Television, NBCU International Television Studio and Heyday Television production with David Heyman (Harry Potter series, Gravity, Paddington), Nancy Cotton, Matthew Gross (Across the Universe, Body of Proof), as well as Charlotte Sieling (The Man) who also directed the pilot episode. Read the rest of this entry »