Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the dramatic thriller Little Woods. The album features the film’s original music composed by Brian McOmber (It Comes at Night, Krisha, Ugly) & Malcolm Parson. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Little Woods is written and directed by Nia DaCosta and stars Tessa Thompson, Lily James, Luke Kirby, James Badge Dale and Lance Reddick. The movie tells the story of two sisters as they are driven to work outside the law to better their lives. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Little Woods’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 19, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brian McOmber, Little Woods, Malcolm Parson, Nia DaCosta, score, Soundtrack
Kygo and Rita Ora’s ‘Carry On’ from ‘Pokémon Detective Pikachu’ Released
Posted: April 19, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Kygo, Pokémon: Detective Pikachu, Rita Ora
Palm Tree Records and RCA Records have released the original song Carry On from the action adventure Pokémon Detective Pikachu. The track is written by Ora, Afshin Salmani, Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll, Josh Cumbee, Natalie Dunn & Ilan Kidron and performed by Kygo and Rita Ora. The song is now available to download as a digital single on Amazon. Also check out the official music video after the jump. As previously reported, Sony Classical will release a full soundtrack album featuring the movie’s score by Henry Jackman. Read the rest of this entry »
‘White as Snow’ (‘Blanche comme neige’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 19, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Anne Fontaine, Blanche comme neige, Bruno Coulais, score, Soundtrack, White as Snow
Gaumont has released a soundtrack album for the French comedy drama White as Snow (Blanche comme neige). The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Bruno Coulais (Coraline, The Chorus, The Crimson Rivers, The Secret of Kells). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples. White as Snow is co-written and directed by Anne Fontaine (Coco Before Chanel, Adore) and stars Lou de Laage, Isabelle Huppert, Charles Berling, Damine Bonnard, Jonathan Cohen, Richard Frechette and Vincent Macaigne. Read the rest of this entry »
Jóhann Jóhannsson’s ‘White Black Boy’ Score Released
Posted: April 19, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Johann Johannsson, White Black Boy
Deutsche Grammophon has released a soundtrack album for the 2012 Danish documentary White Black Boy (Sort hvid dreng). The album features the film’s original music composed by Jóhann Jóhannsson (Arrival, The Theory of Everything, Sicario, Prisoners). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon and will also be included on the label’s 7-CD Retrospective I set, which features six other earlier scores by the composer and is set to come out on May 10 (click here to pre-order). White Black Boy is directed by Camilla Madid and tells the story of a Tanzanian boy with albinism who is taken away from his parents and sent to boarding school, in order to be kept safe from witch doctors who would otherwise target his body parts and blood. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Her Smell’ Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: April 18, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alex Ross Perry, Alicia Bognanno, Anika Pyle, Her Smell, Soundtrack
A soundtrack EP has been released for the musical drama Her Smell. The EP features the original songs from the film written by Alicia Bognanno & Anika Pyle and performed by cast members Elisabeth Moss, Cara Delevingne, Ashley Benson, Dylan Gelula, Agyness Deyn, Gayle Rankin and Amber Heard. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Her Smell is written and directed by Alex Ross Perry and also stars Dan Stevens, Virginia Madsen and Eric Stoltz. The movie follows a ’90s rock superstar who is forced to reckon with her past while recapturing the inspiration that led her band to success. Read the rest of this entry »
Deborah Lurie Scoring Zara Hayes’ ‘Poms’
Posted: April 18, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Deborah Lurie, Poms, Zara Hayes
Deborah Lurie (Dear John, An Unfinished Life, Footloose, Safe Haven, 9) has recently scored the upcoming comedy Poms. The film is directed by Zara Hayes (The Battle of the Sexes) and stars Diane Keaton, Jacki Weaver, Pam Grier, Celia Weston and Rhea Perlman. The movie follows a woman who moves into a retirement community and starts a cheerleading squad with her fellow residents, proving that it’s never too late to follow your dreams. Shane Atkinson wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Pokémon Detective Pikachu’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 18, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Henry Jackman, Pokémon: Detective Pikachu, Rob Letterman, score, Soundtrack
The full details of the soundtrack album for the action adventure Pokémon Detective Pikachu have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier & Civil War, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, X-Men: First Class, Wreck-It-Ralph, Big Hero 6). The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 3 and physically on May 10 by Sony Classical. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version. Pokémon Detective Pikachu is directed by Rob Letterman and stars Ryan Reynolds, Justice Smith, Kathryn Newton and Ken Watanabe. Read the rest of this entry »
James Newton Howard Scoring Terrence Malick’s ‘A Hidden Life’
Posted: April 18, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Hidden Life, James Newton Howard, Terrence Malick
James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, King Kong, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, The Sixth Sense) has composed the original music for the upcoming romantic drama A Hidden Life. The film is written and directed by Terrence Malick (The Thin Red Line, Days of Heaven, Badlands) and stars August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Michael Nyqvist, Jürgen Prochnow, Martin Wuttke, Maria Simon, Franz Rogowski, Matthias Schoenaerts and Bruno Ganz. The movie tells the true story of Franz Jaegerstaetter, an Austrian farmer who, after Germany annexed Austria in 1938, refused to fight for the Third Reich. Read the rest of this entry »
Netflix’s ‘Tuca & Bertie’ to Feature Music by Jesse Novak
Posted: April 18, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jesse Novak, Netflix, Tuca & Bertie
Jesse Novak is the composer of the new Netflix original series Tuca & Bertie. The animated comedy is created by Lisa Hanawalt and features the voices of Tiffany Haddish and Ali Wong. The show is centers on the friendship between two 30-year-old bird women who live in the same apartment building:a cocky, care-free toucan, and an anxious, daydreaming songbird. Hanawalt, Haddish & Wong are also executive producing the project with Raphael Bob-Waksberg, Noel Bright and Steven A. Cohen. Read the rest of this entry »
Germaine Franco Scoring Netflix’s ‘Someone Great’
Posted: April 18, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Germaine Franco, Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, Netflix, Someone Great
Germaine Franco (Dope, Tag) has composed the original score for the new Netflix original movie Someone Great. The film is written and directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (Sweet/Vicious) and stars Gina Rodriguez, Brittany Snow, Lakeith Stanfield, DeWanda Wise and Rosario Dawson. The romantic comedy follows a woman who experiences a devastating break-up and seeks adventure in NYC with her two best friends before moving across the country for her dream job. Read the rest of this entry »