Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the BBC/PBS limited series Les Miserables. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by John Murphy (Sunshine, 28 Days Later.., Snatch, Millions, Kick-Ass). The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 3, 2019 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Les Miserables is developed by Andrew Davies based on Victor Hugo’s novel and stars Dominic West, David Oyelowo, Lily Collins, Adeel Akhtar, Olivia Colman, Ellie Bamber, Josh O’Connor and Erin Kellyman. The 6-parter follows Valjean and policeman Javert’s cat-and-mouse relationship, against the backdrop of France at a time of civil unrest. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for BBC’s ‘Les Miserables’ TV Series to Be Released
Posted: April 25, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, John Murphy, Les Miserables, PBS, score, Soundtrack
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‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 25, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bear McCreary, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Mike Dougherty, score, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music will release the official soundtrack album for the monster movie Godzilla: King of the Monsters. The album features the film’s original music composed by Bear McCreary (10 Cloverfield Lane, The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica, Happy Death Day, Outlander, Colossal). The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 24, 2019 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A CD version is set to come out on June 7 and is available for pre-order here. Listen to two tracks from the album, including Serj Tankian’s cover of Blue Öyster Cult’s classic song Godzilla orchestrated by McCreary, after the jump. Godzilla: King of the Monsters is directed by Mike Dougherty and stars Vera Farmiga, Ken Watanabe, Sally Hawkins, Kyle Chandler, Millie Bobby Brown, Bradley Whitford, Thomas Middleditch, Charles Dance and Aisha Hinds. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Echo in the Canyon’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: April 25, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andrew Slater, Echo in the Canyon, Soundtrack
BMG has announced a soundtrack album for the documentary Echo in the Canyon. The album features music from and inspired by the film, including songs by The Byrds, The Mamas & The Papas and more, as interpreted by artists from the film including Fiona Apple, Beck, Cat Power, Eric Clapton, Norah Jones, Regina Spektor, Stephen Stills, Neil Young, as well as a special performance of the Monkees’ She with Josh Homme. A first track, Jakob Dylan & Jade Castrinos’ cover of Go Where You Wanna Go, is already available to download here. The full soundtrack will be released digitally on May 24 and is now available for pre-order here. Echo in the Canyon is directed by Andrew Slater and celebrates the explosion of popular music that came out of LA’s Laurel Canyon in the mid-60s as folk went electric and The Byrds, The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield and The Mamas and the Papas gave birth to the California Sound. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Avengers: Endgame’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 25, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alan Silvestri, Avengers, Avengers: Endgame, Marvel, score, Soundtrack
Hollywood Records and Marvel Music will release the official soundtrack album for Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame. The album features the film’s original music composed by Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump) who previously scored the original Avengers movie, as well as last year’s Avengers: Infinity War and Captain America: The First Avenger. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 26 and will be available to download here. A CD version is set to come out on May 24 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Avengers: Endgame is directed by Anthony & Joe Russo and stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Paul Rudd, Brie Larson, Karen Gillan, Danai Gurira, Benedict Wong, Jon Favreau, Bradley Cooper, Gwyneth Paltrow and Josh Brolin. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Dig’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 25, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andy Tohill, James Everett, Ryan Tohill, score, Soundtrack, The Dig
A soundtrack album has been released for the Irish thriller The Dig. The album features the film’s original music composed by James Everett. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The Dig is directed by Ryan & Andy Tohill and stars Moe Dunford, Emily Taaffe, Francis Magee and Lorcan Cranitch. The movie centers on a paroled, amnesiac killer as he is confronted by his victim’s father. The thriller was shown at various film festivals over the last year (including at the Toronto International Film Festival and the Galway Film Fleadh, where it won Best Irish Feature) and is being released in Irish theaters this weekend. Read the rest of this entry »
Ryuichi Sakamoto to Score Ferdinando Cito Filomarino’s ‘Born to Be Murdered’
Posted: April 24, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Born to Be Murdered, Ferdinando Cito Filomarino, Luca Guadagnino, Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto (The Revenant, The Last Emperor, The Sheltering Sky, Snake Eyes) is attached to score the upcoming thriller Born to Be Murdered. The film is directed by Ferdinando Cito Filomarino (Antonia) and stars John David Washington, Alicia Vikander, Boyd Holbrook and Vicky Krieps. The movie set in Athens and the Epirus region of Greece, where a vacationing couple fall trap to a violent conspiracy with tragic consequences. Kevin Rice wrote the screenplay. Luca Guadagnino & Marco Morabito (Call Me By Your Name, Suspiria) are producing the project for their Frenesy Films production company. Read the rest of this entry »
CBS All Access’ ‘Why Women Kill’ & ABC’s ‘Happy Accident’ to Feature Music by Mateo Messina
Posted: April 24, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, CBS All Access, Happy Accident, Marc Cherry, Mateo Messina, Why Women Kill
Mateo Messina (Juno, Blockers, Superstore, Barely Lethal) has been tapped to compose the music for the upcoming CBS All Access original series Why Women Kill. The show is created by Marc Cherry (Desperate Housewives, Devious Minds) and stars Ginnifer Goodwin, Lucy Liu, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Alexandra Daddario, Jack Davenport, Sadie Calvano, Reid Scott and Sam Yaeger. The comedy drama details the lives of three women living in three different decades: a housewife in the ‘60s, a socialite in the ‘80s and a lawyer in 2018, each dealing with infidelity in her marriage. Read the rest of this entry »
Cristobal Tapia de Veer to Score Amazon’s ‘The Hunt’
Posted: April 24, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Cristobal Tapia de Veer, The Hunt
Cristobal Tapia de Veer (Utopia, The Girl with All the Gifts, Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, National Treasure) has signed on to score the upcoming Amazon original series The Hunt. The show is created by David Weil and stars Al Pacino, Logan Lerman, Jerrika Hinton, Lena Olin, Carol Kane, Saul Rubinek, Tiffany Boone, Louis Ozawa Changchien, Greg Austin, and Dylan Baker. The drama follows a diverse band of Nazi hunters living in 1977 New York City who have discovered that hundreds of high-ranking Nazi officials are living among us and conspiring to create a Fourth Reich in the U.S. Read the rest of this entry »
Academy Confirms Return of Short Lists in Music Categories
Posted: April 24, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
The Academy has announced the updated rules for next year’s 92nd Academy Awards and confirmed that the short lists that were reintroduced last year in both “Original Score” and “Original Song” music categories will return for next year’s Oscars. The new procedure in the nomination phase generated mixed reactions last year, with some parties feeling movies and their respective songs/scores that are released at the very end of the year are being disadvantaged, while others welcomed the spotlight placed on ten additional scores/songs that appeared on the short lists but ultimately were not nominated. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Farewell to the Night’ (‘L’adieu à la nuit’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 24, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexis Rault, Farewell to the Night, L'adieu à la nuit, score, Soundtrack
22D Music has released a soundtrack album for the French drama Farewell to the Night (L’adieu à la nuit). The album features the film’s original music composed by Alexis Rault (Being 17, Ladies). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples. Farewell to the Night is directed by André Téchiné and stars Catherine Deneuve, Kacey Mottet Klein, Oulaya Amamra, Stéphane Bak, Kamel Labroudi and Mohamed Djouhri. The movie follows a woman who breeds horses in France and runs an almond plantation and who finds out about her grandson’s secrets when comes to visit her for one last time before he leaves for Canada. Read the rest of this entry »
