Composer and multi-media artist Rob Mazurek has provided the original score for the upcoming crime drama The Mastermind. The film is written and directed by Kelly Reichardt (First Cow, Wendy and Lucy) and stars Josh O’Connor, Alana Haim, Hope Davis, John Magaro, Bill Camp, Gaby Hoffmann, Amanda Plummer, Eli Gelb and Cole Doman. The movie is set in a sedate corner of Massachusetts around 1970 and follows an unemployed carpenter turned amateur art thief whose life unravels when his first big heist goes haywire. Read the rest of this entry »
Rob Mazurek Scoring Kelly Reichardt’s ‘The Mastermind’
Posted: May 20, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Kelly Reichardt, Rob Mazurek, The Mastermind
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‘A Tooth Fairy Tale’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: May 20, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Tooth Fairy Tale, Aldo Shllaku, Michael Johnson, score, Soundtrack
Plaza Mayor Company has released a soundtrack album for the animated feature A Tooth Fairy Tale. The album features the film’s original music composed by Aldo Shllaku (The Comeback Trail, The Price We Pay, The Doorman, Kill ‘Em All, The Hill Where Lionesses Roar, Vanquish, Downrange, The Poison Rose). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first two tracks after the jump. A Tooth Fairy Tale is directed by Michael Johnson and features the voices of Booboo Stewart, Larkin Bell, Fran Drescher, Vivica Fox and Jon Lovitz. he movie tells the story of a rebellious teenage tooth fairy, a cuddly troll and a brilliant goblin scientist who unite to save their magical world from a menacing spider army. Read the rest of this entry »
Rihanna’s Original Song ‘Friend of Mine’ from ‘Smurfs’ Released
Posted: May 20, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chris Miller, Rihanna, Smurfs
Roc Nation Records has released the second song from the upcoming animated feature Smurfs. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is Friend of Mine co-written (with Elijah Noll, Elkan, Jason “Tenroc” Cornet, Jonathan Bellion, Lee Stashenko & Pete Nappi) performed by Rihanna who also stars in the film as Smurfette. A CD version is available to order on Amazon. Also check out the official lyric video after the jump. The label has previously released a first track (Higher Love by Desi Trill feat. DJ Khaled, Cardi B, Natania & Subhi) from the soundtrack for the Paramount Animation production in February and will release a full soundtrack album on June 13. Smurfs is directed by Chris Miller and also stars James Corden, Nick Offerman, Kurt Russell, Daniel Levy, JP Karliak, Natasha Lyonne, Amy Sedaris, Sandra Oh, Octavia Spencer, Nick Kroll, Hannah Waddingham, Maya Erskine, Alex Winter, Xolo Maridueña, Billie Lourd and John Goodman. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Child of Dust’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: May 20, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Child of Dust, Joaquin Garcia, score, Soundtrack, Weronika Mliczewska
Joaquin Garcia (The Distant Barking of Dogs, While We Watched, Fighting Demons with Dragons, Reunited) has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Child of Dust. The album features the composer’s original score from the film and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the composer’s opening credits and title tracks below. Child of Dust is directed by Weronika Mliczewska, produced by Bao Nguyen and centers on one of the thousands of unwanted and marginalized children abandoned by American soldiers after the Vietnam War who – at age 55 – fulfills his lifelong dream of finding his father, but is also forced to face profound questions about his identity. Read the rest of this entry »
Apple TV+’s ‘Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical’ to Feature Original Songs by Jeff Morrow & Ben Folds
Posted: May 20, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Apple TV +, Ben Folds, Jeff Morrow, Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical
Apple TV+ announced today that composer Jeff Morrow (Snow White, A Christmas Story Christmas, Science Fair, George Carlin’s American Dream, Olaf’s Frozen Adventure) and singer, songwriter, composer and New York Times bestselling author Ben Folds have written the original songs for the streamer’s upcoming animated musical special Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical. The 40-minute special is directed by Erik Wiese, written by Craig Schulz, Bryan Schulz & Cornelius Uliano and follows Charlie Brown who is determined to make his final year at Summer Camp special, when Snoopy and Woodstock discover a treasure map that takes them on a wild adventure nearby. Read the rest of this entry »
Benjamin Wallfisch Scoring HBO’s ‘IT: Welcome to Derry’
Posted: May 20, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andy Muschietti, Benjamin Wallfisch, HBO, It, It: Welcome to Derry
Benjamin Wallfisch (Alien: Romulus, Twisters, Blade Runner 2049, Hidden Figures, Shazam!, Annabelle Creation) has been tapped to score the upcoming HBO original series IT: Welcome to Derry. The show is developed by Andy Muschietti & Barbara Muschietti (Mama, Locke & Key) and Jason Fuchs (Argylle, Ice Age: Continental Drift) based on Stephen King’s It novel and stars Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, Stephen Rider, James Remar, Rudy Mancuso, Madeleine Stowe and Bill Skarsgård. The drama is set in the world of King’s IT universe and expands the vision established by Muschietti in the features IT and IT Chapter Two. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Seven Days’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 20, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ali N. Askin, Ali Samadi Ahadi, score, Seven Days, Soundtrack
Yatak Records has released a soundtrack album for the German/Iranian drama Seven Days. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ali N. Askin (Tehran Taboo, Barbarians, Moonbound, Leroy). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check audio samples. Also listen to the composer’s Family Themes below. Seven Days is written by Mohammad Rasoulof, directed by Ali Samadi Ahadi and stars Vishka Asayesh, Majid Bakhtiari, Tanaz Molaei, Melika Foroutan and Sam Vafa. The movie follows an imprisoned human rights activist who is granted a rare medical leave, which offers her the chance to escape Iran but at the expense of her battle for equality and democracy. Read the rest of this entry »
Raül Refree to Score Los Javis’ ‘La Bola Negra’
Posted: May 19, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: La Bola Negra, Los Javis, Raül Refree
Music producer and composer Raül Refree (One Year, One Night, Between Two Waters) is attached to score the upcoming Spanish drama La Bola Negra (The Black Ball). The film is directed by Los Javis (aka Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi) (Holy Camp!) will star Penelope Cruz, Guitarricadelafuente, Miguel Bernardeau, Carlos González and Lola Dueñas. The movie is inspired by an unfinished play by Federico García Lorca and tells the interconnected stories of three men across three different eras whose lives are intimately bound by sexuality and desire, pain and legacy. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Words of War’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: May 19, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: James Strong, Ólafur Arnalds, score, Snorri Hallgrímsson, Soundtrack, Words of War
Filmtrax/Atlantic Screen Music has released a soundtrack album for the biographical drama Words of War. The album features the film’s original music composed by Snorri Hallgrímsson (Chalk the Line, Chasing the Present, Innocence) and produced by Ólafur Arnalds (Broadchurch, Surface, Moonhaven, Electric Dreams). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to ‘s title track after the jump. Words of War is directed by James Strong and stars Maxine Peak, Ciarán Hinds, Jason Isaacs, Ian Hart, Ellie Bamber, Sophie Simnett, Harry Lawtey and Ben Miles. The movie is based on the life of journalist Anna Politkovskaya whose crusade to be an independent voice of truth inside Putin’s Russia put her life in jeopardy. Read the rest of this entry »
Henry Jackman Scoring Chris Miller’s ‘Smurfs’
Posted: May 19, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chris Miller, Henry Jackman, Smurfs
Henry Jackman (X-Men: First Class, Captain America: The Winter Soldier & Civil War, Wreck-It-Ralph, Kong: Skull Island, Big Hero 6, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle) is scoring the upcoming animated feature Smurfs. The film is directed by Chris Miller (Shrek the Third) and features the voices of Rihanna (who is also contributing original songs to the movie), James Corden, Nick Offerman, Daniel Levy, JP Karliak, Amy Sedaris, Sandra Oh, Kurt Russell, Natasha Lyonne, Octavia Spencer, Hannah Waddingham, Nick Kroll, Alex Winter, Maya Erskine, Xolo Maridueña, Billie Lourd, Marshmello and John Goodman. The movie follows Smurfette as she leads the Smurfs on a mission into the real world to save Papa Smurf when he is mysteriously taken by evil wizards. Read the rest of this entry »
