Hulu has announced today that Grammy Award-nominated singer/songwriter Justin Tranter has contributed the theme song for the new animated series The Bravest Knight. The show is based on the children’s book The Bravest Knight Who Ever Livedby Daniel Errico and chronicles a young pumpkin farmer’s adventure as he attempts to become the bravest knight who ever lived. The project’s voice cast includes T.R. Knight, Bobby Moynihan, Storm Reid, RuPaul, Christine Baranski, Wanda Sykes, Wilson Cruz, Teri Polo, Steven Weber, Donna Murphy, AJ McLean, Dot-Marie Jones, Maz Jobrani and Chance Hurstfield. Read the rest of this entry »
Hulu’s ‘The Bravest Knight’ to Feature Theme Song by Justin Tranter
Posted: May 23, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Hulu, Justin Tranter, The Bravest Knight
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‘Rim of the World’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 23, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bear McCreary, McG, Netflix, Rim of the World, score, Soundtrack
BMG will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix original movie Rim of the World. The album features the film’s original music composed by Bear McCreary (Godzilla: King of the Monsters, 10 Cloverfield Lane, The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica, Outlander, Happy Death Day). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 24 and will be available to download here. Rim of the World is directed by McG and stars Jack Gore, Miya Cech, Benjamin Flores Jr., Alessio Scalzotto, King Bach (aka Andrew Bachelor), Tony Cavalero, Rudy Mancuso, Michael Beach, Jason Rogel, Lynn Collins and Annabeth Gish. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Balance, Not Symmetry’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 23, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Balance Not Symmetry, Biffy Clyro, Simon Neil, Soundtrack
Warner Bros. Records has released a soundtrack album for the British drama Balance, Not Symmetry. The album features the original songs from the movie performed by Scottish rock band Biffy Clyro and written by lead singer Simon Neil. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Balance, Not Symmetry is directed by Jamie Adams (who also co-wrote the screenplay with Neil) and stars Laura Harrier, Bria Vinaite, Lily Newmark, Freya Mavor, Tamsin Egerton and Kate Dickie. The movie follows a US student studying at Glasgow School of Art whose privileged existence is turned upside down after an encounter with a local young street artist. Read the rest of this entry »
Geoff Zanelli to Score ‘Maleficent: Mistress of Evil’
Posted: May 22, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Geoff Zanelli, Joachim Rønning, Maleficent, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Geoff Zanelli is reteaming with director Joachim Rønning on the upcoming fantasy adventure sequel Maleficent: Mistress of Evil. The film starring Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sam Riley, Harris Dickinson, Ed Skrein, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple and Lesley Manville picks up several years after the original 2014 film (which was scored by James Newton Howard) and explores the complex relationship between the horned fairy and the soon to be Queen as they form new alliances and face new adversaries in their struggle to protect the moors and the magical creatures that reside within. 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
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 »
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 »
