Milan Records has released the second soundtrack album for the National Geographic docu-series Hostile Planet. The album features more music from the show composed by Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Shazam!, Blade Runner 2049, Hidden Figures, Hellboy). The Vol. 2 album, entitled Jungles and Grasslands, is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The first album (Mountains and Oceans) was released earlier this month and a third album (Deserts and Polar) will be coming out next month. Hostile Planet hosted by Bear Grylls and executive produced by Guillermo Navarro looks at animals surviving at the extremes of different environments, in mountains, oceans, grasslands, jungles, deserts, and polar regions. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Hostile Planet’ Vol. 2 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: April 20, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Benjamin Wallfisch, Hostile Planet, National Geographic, score, Soundtrack
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 19, 2019)
Posted: April 19, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Andrew Feltenstein, Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blache, Breakthrough, Brian McOmber, Disasterpeace, Drunk Parents, Family, Fast Color, George Fenton, Hail Satan?, Harry Gregson-Williams, Jeremy Turner, John Nau, Joseph Bishara, Little Woods, Malcolm Parson, Marcelo Zarvos, Penguins, Peter G. Adams, Red Joan, Rob Simonsen, The Curse of La Llorona, Under the Silver Lake
Three new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this week:
Opening in most theaters is the horror thriller The Curse of La Llorona directed by Michael Chaves and starring Linda Cardellini, Patricia Velasquez and Raymond Cruz. The film’s original music is composed by Joseph Bishara (The Conjuring, Annabelle, Insidious, The Prodigy). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last week. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Already playing in theaters since Wednesday is the faith-based drama Breakthrough directed by Roxann Dawson and starring Chrissy Metz, Josh Lucas, Topher Grace, Mike Colter, Sam Trammell, Marcel Ruiz and Dennis Haysbert. Marcelo Zarvos (Fences, Wonder, The Affair, The Good Shepherd) has composed the film’s original score. Fox Music has released as soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score (click here for more details). Mercury Nashville has released a separate album featuring the songs from & inspired by the movie, including an original track written by Diane Warren and performed by Metz (click here for more information). Read the rest of this entry »
Leo Birenberg & Zach Robinson to Perform Music from ‘Cobra Kai’ Live in Concert
Posted: April 19, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Cobra Kai, Leo Birenberg, Zach Robinson
On Wednesday, June 12, 2019, Leo Birenberg & Zach Robinson will be performing music from the YouTube Premium original series Cobra Kai at a live concert event, which will take place at 8:00pm at Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, CA. The event will also features appearances by Myrone and Droid Bishop, plus special guests. Click here to purchase tickets for the concert. Birenberg & Robinson have co-scored all episodes of the show, which will return for its second season this coming Wednesday, April 24. Read the rest of this entry »
Danny Boyle’s ‘Yesterday’ to Feature Original Song by Ed Sheeran
Posted: April 19, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Danny Boyle, Ed Sheeran, Yesterday
Ed Sheeran has recorded an original song for Danny Boyle’s upcoming musical comedy drama Yesterday. The track will be featured in the movie written by Richard Curtis and starring Himesh Patel, Lily James, Kate McKinnon, as well as the singer/songwriter himself. The movie, which follows a struggling singer whose dreams are fading who wakes to discover that The Beatles have never existed, also features an original score by Daniel Pemberton and new recordings of classic Beatles songs. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Hail Satan?’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 19, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Angel Deradoorian, Brian McOmber, Hail Satan?, Jordan Dykstra, Penny Lane, score, Soundtrack
Wayfind Records has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Hail Satan?. The album features the film’s original music composed by Brian McOmber (It Comes at Night, Little Woods, Krisha, Ugly) featuring Angel Deradoorian and Jordan Dykstra. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Hail Satan? is directed by Penny Lane and charts the rise of The Satanic Temple, a mysterious organization led by Lucien Greaves that is calling for a Satanic revolution to save the nation’s soul. The documentary premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is being released in select theaters this weekend by Magnolia Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
Mateo Messina to Score Nzingha Stewart’s Netflix Movie ‘Tall Girl’
Posted: April 19, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Mateo Messina, Netflix, Nzingha Stewart, Tall Girl
Mateo Messina (Juno, Blockers, Butter, Barely Lethal) has signed on to score the upcoming Netflix original movie Tall Girl. The film is directed by Nzingha Stewart and stars Ava Michelle, Griffin Gluck, Luke Eisner, Sabrina Carpenter, Paris Berelc, Anjelika Washington, Steve Zahn, Angela Kinsey, Clara Wilsey and Rico Paris. The comedy centers on a six-foot-tall girl as she tries to make her way through high school feeling like an outcast. Sam Wolfson wrote the screenplay. McG (Charlie’s Angels, Terminator Salvation), Mary Viola (The Duff, I Feel Pretty, Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments) & Corey Marsh are producing the project for Wonderland. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Grass Is Greener’ Released
Posted: April 19, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Grass Is Greener, Netflix, Salaam Remi, score, Soundtrack
Louder Than Life Records has released a soundtrack album for the Netflix original documentary Grass Is Greener. The album features music inspired by the film by the movie’s composer Salaam Remi (Sparkle, Tyson). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Grass Is Greener is directed and narrated by Fab 5 and centers on the racially biased history of the war on marijuana. The movie features Snoop Dogg, Cypress Hill’s B-Real, Damian Marley,DMC, Doug E. Fresh, Chuck D & others as they discuss the plant’s influence on music and popular culture, and the devastating impact its criminalization has had on black and Latino communities. Read the rest of this entry »
H. Scott Salinas’ & Reza Safinia’s ‘Warrior’ Main Title Theme Released
Posted: April 19, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Cinemax, H. Scott Salinas, Reza Safinia, Warrior
Milan Records has released the main title theme for the new Cinemax original series Warrior. The theme is written by the show’s composers H. Scott Salinas (A Private War, Cartel Land, The Ballad of Lefty Brown) & Reza Safinia (Filly Brown, The Trust) who previously co-scored the feature Birth of the Dragon. The track is now available to download as a digital single on Amazon. Warrior is created by Jonathan Tropper and stars Andrew Koji, Olivia Cheng, Jason Tobin, Kieran Bew, Dean Jagger, Joanna Vanderham, Tom Weston-Jones, Hoon Lee, Joe Taslim, Langley Kirkwood, Christian McKay and Perry Yung. 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
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 »
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 »
