Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 31, 2019)

Posted: May 31, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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Three new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this week:

Opening in most theaters is the monster movie Godzilla: King of the Monsters directed by Mike Dougherty and starring Vera Farmiga, Ken Watanabe, Sally Hawkins, Kyle Chandler and Millie Bobby Brown. The film’s original music is composed by Bear McCreary (10 Cloverfield Lane, The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica, Outlander). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous article for the full album details and also click here for a video featuring footage from the recording of the score.

Also opening wide is the biographical musical drama Rocketman directed by Dexter Fletcher and starring Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, Gemma Jones and Bryce Dallas Howard. Matthew Margeson (Kingsman: The Secret Service, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Eddie the Eagle) has composed the film’s original score. Interscope Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the Elton John songs featured in the movie performed by Egerton, as well as an original song performed by John & Egerton. Click here for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »

Sony Classical to Release ‘Men in Black: International’ Score Album

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Sony Classical will release a score album for the sci-fi action comedy Men in Black: International. The album features the film’s original score composed by Danny Elfman (Batman, Spider-Man, Alice in Wonderland, Nightmare Before Christmas) who scored all previous three installments in the Men in Black series and Chris Bacon (Source Code, Gnomeo & Juliet, The Tick). The soundtrack will be released on June 14 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon (CD version). Check back on this page for the full album details. Men in Black: International is directed by F. Gary Gray and stars Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Rebecca Ferguson, Kumail Nanjiani, Rafe Spall, Laurent Bourgeois, Larry Bourgeois, Emma Thompson and Liam Neeson. Read the rest of this entry »

Daya’s & Diane Warren’s Original Song ‘Forward Motion’ from ‘Late Night’ Released

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Interscope Records has released the original song Forward Motion from the comedy drama Late Night. The track is written by 10 time Academy Award nominee Diane Warren and performed by Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Daya. Visit Amazon to download the song and also listen to the full track after the jump. Late Night is directed by Nisha Ganatra and stars Emma Thompson, Mindy Kaling, Hugh Dancy, John Lithgow, Max Casella, Denis O’Hare, Reid Scott and Amy Ryan. As previously reported, a full soundtrack album for the movie featuring Lesley Barber’s original score will be released next week. Read the rest of this entry »

First Song from Disney Channel’s ‘Descendants 3’ Released

Posted: May 31, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums
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Walt Disney Records has released the first song from the soundtrack for the Disney Channel original movie Descendants 3. The track, Good to Be Bad, is written by Antonina Armato, Thomas Sturges, Adam Schmalholz & Tim James and performed by cast members Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, Booboo Stewart, Cameron Boyce, Jadah Marie and Anna Cathcart. Click here to download the song and also check out the official music video after the jump. A full soundtrack album for the movie is set to be released on August 2 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Late Night’ Soundtrack Details

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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

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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 Albums
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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 Albums
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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

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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 Albums
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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 »

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