Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the new Black Mirror episode Smithereens. The album features the original music from the first episode of the show’s fifth season composed by Academy Award winner Ryuichi Sakamoto (The Revenant, The Last Emperor, Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, Snake Eyes). The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 7, 2019 and will be available to download here. Smithereens is written by Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker, directed by James Hawes and stars Andrew Scott, Damson Idris, Topher Grace. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for ‘Black Mirror’ Episode ‘Smithereens’ Announced
Posted: May 22, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Black Mirror, Netflix, Ryuichi Sakamoto, score, Soundtrack
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Ludwig Göransson to Score Christopher Nolan’s ‘Tenet’
Posted: May 22, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christopher Nolan, Ludwig Göransson, Tenet
Warner Bros. Pictures has announced today that Ludwig Göransson (Black Panther, Creed, Community, Venom) is set to compose the music for Christopher Nolan’s next feature, Tenet. The film starring John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Dimple Kapadia, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Clémence Poésy, Michael Caine and Kenneth Branagh is being described as an action epic evolving from the world of international espionage. Read the rest of this entry »
Zack Ryan to Return for Netflix’s ‘A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby’
Posted: May 22, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Christmas Prince, A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby, John Schultz, Malibu Rescue: The Series, Netflix, Zack Ryan
Zack Ryan is set to return as the composer of the upcoming Netflix original movie A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby. The film is directed by John Schultz (Like Mike, Aliens in the Attic) and stars Rose McIver, Ben Lamb and Alice Krige. In the third installment of the series, Amber and Prince Richard welcome another royal family to Adolvia to renew an ancient truce. Nate Atkins wrote the screenplay. Ryan (I Smile Back, Just Add Magic) has previously scored the first two parts in the series, 2017’s A Christmas Prince and last year’s A Christmas Prince: A Royal Wedding. Read the rest of this entry »
Bobby Krlic (The Haxan Cloak) Scoring Ari Aster’s ‘Midsommar’
Posted: May 21, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ari Aster, Bobby Krlic, Midsommar, The Haxan Cloak
Bobby Krlic (aka The Haxan Cloak) has composed the original score for the upcoming horror movie Midsommar. The film is written and directed by Ari Aster (Hereditary) and stars Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, William Jackson Harper, Vilhelm Blomgran, Archie Madekwe, Ellora Torchia and Will Poulter. The movie follows a young American couple with a relationship on the brink of falling apart who go a trip to a once-in-a-lifetime midsummer festival in a remote Swedish village. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack EP for ABC’s ‘American Housewife’ Musical Episode Released
Posted: May 21, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: ABC, American Housewife, Glenn Slater, Justin Paul, Soundtrack
Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack EP for the musical episode A Mom’s Parade of the ABC comedy American Housewife. The EP features all four original songs from the episode written by Justin Paul (The Greatest Showman, Dear Evan Hansen) & Glenn Slater (Galavant, Tangled) and performed by the show’s cast. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. American Housewife is created by Katy Mixon, Diedrich Bader, Meg Donnelly, Daniel DiMaggio, Julia Butters, Carly Hughes and Ali Wong. The musical episode (and season 3 finale) premieres tonight on ABC. Read the rest of this entry »
Oli Julian Scoring Coky Giedroyc’s ‘How to Build a Girl’
Posted: May 21, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Coky Giedroyc, How to Build a Girl, Oli Julian
This week, Oli Julian (Sex Education, Catastrophe, Episodes, Plebs) is recording his score for the upcoming coming-of-age comedy How to Build a Girl. The film is directed by Coky Giedroyc (Harlots, The Hour) and stars Beanie Feldstein in the title role, alongside Emma Thompson, Chris O’Dowd, Alfie Allen, Paddy Considine and Sarah Solemani. The movie is based on Caitlin Moran’s best-selling book of the same title and follows a smart, opinionated and overweight 16-year-old girl who is desperate to get out of her hometown and make a name for herself and decides reinvent herself as Dolly Wilde, a rock music critic. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Aladdin’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 21, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Aladdin, Alan Menken, Benj Pasek, Guy Ritchie, Howard Ashman, Justin Paul, score, Soundtrack, Tim Rice
The full details of the soundtrack album for Disney’s live-action remake of Aladdin have been revealed. The album features all the songs from the movie, including new versions of the classic songs from the 1992 animated feature composed by Academy Award winner Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Enchanted) and featuring lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, as well as new songs by Menken featuring lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (The Greatest Showman). Also included is the movie’s original score composed by Menken. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 22 (click here to download) and physically this Friday, May 24 (visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version). Read the rest of this entry »
Eric Serra to Score ‘Heart of Oak’
Posted: May 21, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Eric Serra, Heart of Oak, Laurent Charbonnier, Michel Seydoux
Eric Serra (Leon: The Professional, The Fifth Element, GoldenEye, La Femme Nikita, Lucy, The Big Blue) is set to compose the score for the upcoming documentary Heart of Oak. The film is directed by Laurent Charbonnier (Animals in Love) & Michel Seydoux (The Dance of Reality, The Sense of Wonder) and will explore the power and longevity of oak trees. The movie is produced by Winds and Camera One. Gaumont is set to release the documentary in French theaters in late 2020. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Iron Orchard’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 21, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Duncan Thum, score, Soundtrack, The Iron Orchard, Ty Roberts
A soundtrack album has been released for the period drama The Iron Orchard. The album features the film’s original music composed by Duncan Thum (Chef’s Table, I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead, Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On, The Wedding Invitation). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The Iron Orchard is co-written and directed by Ty Roberts and stars Lane Garrison, Ali Cobrin, Austin Nichols and Lew Temple. The movie is based on the novel of the same title by Tom Pendleton and tells the story of an unsophisticated and unskilled young man thrust into the brutal West Texas oilfields in the late 1930s, who ultimately becomes a formidable wildcatter. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeff Cardoni Scoring Elise Duran’s ‘Can You Keep a Secret?’
Posted: May 20, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Can You Keep a Secret?, Elise Duran, Jeff Cardoni
Jeff Cardoni (Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, CSI: Miami, Just Friends) is scoring the upcoming romantic comedy Can You Keep a Secret? The film is directed by Elise Duran and stars Alexandra Daddario and Tyler Hoechlin. The movie is based on Sophie Kinsella’s New York Times bestseller of the same title and centers on a woman who spills her secrets to a handsome stranger sitting next to her on a turbulent plane ride and who turns out to be the young and elusive CEO at her workplace. Read the rest of this entry »
