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 »
‘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
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‘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 »
‘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
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 »
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 »
