Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Gone Girl, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) and Leopold Ross (The Book of Eli, Triple 9) have recently scored the upcoming Netflix original movie Earthquake Bird. The film is written and directed by Wash Westmoreland (Still Alice, Colette) and stars Alicia Vikander, Riley Keough, Jack Huston and Naoki Kobayashi. The thriller is based on Susanna Jones’ novel of the same title and tells the story of young female expat who is suspected of murder after her friend goes missing in the wake of a tumultuous love triangle with a handsome local photographer. Kevin Walsh (Manchester by the Sea, All the Money in the World) & Michael Pruss (Equals, Zoe) are producing the project for Scott Free, alongside Ann Ruark (Wildlife, The Beaver) and Georgina Pope. Read the rest of this entry »
Atticus & Leopold Ross Scoring Wash Westmoreland’s ‘Earthquake Bird’
Posted: April 23, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Atticus Ross, Earthquake Bird, Leopold Ross, Wash Westmoreland
‘Cobra Kai’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: April 23, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Cobra Kai, Leo Birenberg, score, Soundtrack, YouTube Premium, Zach Robinson
Madison Gate Records will release a new soundtrack album for the YouTube Premium series Cobra Kai. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Leo Birenberg (Son of Zorn, Red Army, Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny) & Zach Robinson (F*&% the Prom). Also included is Kari Kimmel’s cover of Bananarama’s Cruel Summer as featured in the Season 2 teaser trailer. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 24 and will be available to download here. The label has previously released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score for the first season (with La-La Land Records handling the CD version). Cobra Kai is developed by Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg and stars Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, Xolo Mariduena, Tanner Buchanan, Mary Mouser and Courtney Henggeler. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Firecrackers’ Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: April 23, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Casey MQ, Firecrackers, Jasmin Mozaffari, score, Soundtrack
A soundtrack EP has been released for the indie drama Firecrackers. The EP features the film’s original music composed by Casey MQ (aka Casey Manierka-
Expanded ‘Iron Will’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: April 22, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Iron Will, Joel McNeely, score, Soundtrack
Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1994 family adventure Iron Will directed by Charles Haid and starring Mackenzie Astin, Kevin Spacey, David Ogden Stiers, George Gerdes, Brian Cox, Penelope Windust and August Schellenberg. The album features the expanded original score from the Walt Disney Pictures production composed and conducted by Joel McNeely (A Million Ways to Die in the West, The Orville, Holes, Young Indiana Jones Chronicles), including almost 40 minutes of previously unreleased music. For the full album details and to order the CD, visit the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples.
‘Sorry to Bother You’ Score Album Released
Posted: April 22, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Boots Riley, score, Sorry to Bother You, Soundtrack, Tune-Yards
4AD has released a soundtrack album for Boots Riley’s comedy Sorry to Bother You. The album features the film’s original score composed by Tune-Yards. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Interscope Records has previously released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie by The Coup last summer. Sorry to Bother You is written and directed by Riley and stars Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Armie Hammer, Omari Hardwick, Terry Crews, Steven Yeun, Jermaine Fowler and Danny Glover. The Oakland-set movie follows a telemarketer who discovers a magical key to professional success, propelling him into a macabre universe. Read the rest of this entry »
‘First to the Moon: The Journey of Apollo 8’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 22, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexander Bornstein, First to the Moon: The Journey of Apollo 8, score, Soundtrack
Notefornote Music will release a soundtrack album for the documentary First to the Moon: The Journey of Apollo 8. The album features the film’s original music composed by Alexander Bornstein (Paradox, The Last Heist, Black Site Delta). The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on June 7, 2019. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version and click here to order the digital version. First to the Moon is directed by Paul Hildebrandt and tells the story of the Apollo 8 mission and the three men that crewed it. Through restored archival films from NASA, The National Archives, and the Astronaut’s own personal collections, the movie takes you through time from the upbringing of each crew member and onward to present day. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for ITV’s ‘The Durrells’ Released
Posted: April 22, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: ITV, Jon Wygens, Ruth Barrett, score, Soundtrack, The Durrells
ABKCO Records has released a soundtrack album for The Durrells. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Ruth Barrett (Bodyguard, Harry Brown, Collateral, Victoria) & Jon Wygens (Flying Blind). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The label has previously released Barrett’s theme song from the series. The Durrells is created by Simon Nye and stars Keeley Hawes, Josh O’Connor, Callum Woodhouse, Daisy Waterstone and Milo Parker. The drama is based on Gerald Durrell’s memoirs and tell the story of a woman who makes a radical change and uproots her four unruly children from Bournemouth, England to start a new life in Corfu in the 1930s. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 21, 2019)
Posted: April 21, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chambers, Dan Romer, Gentleman Jack, HBO, Hulu, James S. Levine, Mike Tuccillo, Murray Gold, Netflix, Ramy
Premiering tomorrow, April 22, is the HBO and BBC series Gentleman Jack created by Sally Wainwright and starring Suranne Jones, Sophie Rundle, Gemma Whelan, Timothy West, Jeremy Lister and Gemma Jones. The show’s original music is composed by Murray Gold (Doctor Who, Torchwood, Death at a Funeral, A Very English Scandal). Check out our previous news article and also visit the official show website to learn more about the drama, which will air in the U.S. Monday nights on HBO and will premiere in the UK on BBC later this spring.
Premiering on Friday, April 26, is the Netflix original series Chambers created by Leah Rachel and starring Sivan Alyra Rose, Uma Thurman and Tony Goldwyn. James S. Levine (Glee, Nip/Tuck, American Horror Story, Running with Scissors, Damages, The Weather Man) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the supernatural drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
Gregoire Hetzel Scoring Arnaud Desplechin’s ‘Oh Mercy!’
Posted: April 21, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Arnaud Desplechin, Gregoire Hetzel, Oh Mercy!, Roubaix une lumière
This past week, Gregoire Hetzel (Incendies, Summertime, The Midwife) has recorded his music for the upcoming French thriller Oh Mercy! (Roubaix, une lumière). The film is written and directed by Arnaud Desplechin (Esther Khan, Jimmy P.) and stars Roschdy Zem, Antoine Reinartz, Léa Seydoux and Sara Forestier. The movie is set in the director’s native town of Roubaix in northern France and tells the true story of a crime in which two women murdered an elderly woman. Read the rest of this entry »
