Bette Midler has announced that she will be performing the original song The Place Where Lost Things Go from Disney’s Mary Poppins Returns at this year’s Academy Awards ceremony. The song, which is performed in the movie by Emily Blunt, is written by Marc Shaiman (who is also one of the nominees in the Best Original Score category) & Scott Wittman. Click here to purchase the song and soundtrack. As previously reported, Jennifer Hudson will perform the I’ll Fight from RBG, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings will perform When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings from The Ballad of Buster Scruggs and Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper will perform the song Shallow from A Star Is Born. Read the rest of this entry »
Bette Midler to Perform ‘The Place Where Lost Things Go’ from ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ at Oscars
Posted: February 16, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Bette Midler, Mary Poppins Returns
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Jeff Toyne Scoring David Hackl’s ‘Daughter of the Wolf’ & Paul A. Kaufman’s ‘Butter’
Posted: February 16, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Butter, Daughter of the Wolf, David Hackl, Jeff Toyne, Paul A. Kaufman
Jeff Toyne (Rogue, Dirty Girl, 9/11, You Me Her) has recently composed the music for the upcoming thriller Daughter of the Wolf. The film is directed by David Hackl (Saw V, Into the Grizzly Maze) and stars Richard Dreyfuss, Gina Carano, Brendan Fehr, Anton Gillis-Adelman and Sydelle Noel. The movie follows a woman who returns home from her tour in the Middle East to the news of her father’s passing. When word spreads about her large inheritance, her son is kidnapped and held for ransom by a local gang. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 15, 2019)
Posted: February 15, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alita: Battle Angel, Anže Rozman, Bear McCreary, Birds of Passage, Donnybrook, Fighting with My Family, Great Bear Rainforest, Hans Zimmer, Happy Death Day 2U, Isn't It Romantic?, John Debney, Junkie XL, Leonardo Heiblum, Lucas Elliot Eberl, Michael Price, Patrick, Phil Mossman, The Maestro, Tom Holkenborg, Vik Sharma
Three new movies are opening nationwide this week:
Opening in most theaters is the sci-fi action adventure Alita: Battle Angel directed by Robert Rodriguez, produced by James Cameron and starring Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly, Mahershala Ali, Ed Skrein and Jackie Earle Haley. The film’s original music is composed by Tom Holkenborg (aka Junkie XL) (Mad Max: Fury Road, Deadpool, Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score (click here for the full album details). Also available now is the original end credits track Swan Song performed by Dua Lipa (click here for more information).
Also opening wide is the slasher sequel Happy Death Day 2U directed by Christopher Landon and starring Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard, Phi Vu, Suraj Sharma and Ruby Modine. Bear McCreary (10 Cloverfield Lane, The Walking Dead, Outlander) has composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Also click here for details about the release of Lizzo’s cover of Stayin’ Alive from the movie’s end credits. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Superman: The Movie’ 40th Anniversary Edition Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: February 15, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Archer, Jerry Goldsmith, John Williams, score, Soundtrack, Superman: The Movie, Warning Shot
La-La Land Records has announced the details for its latest limited edition soundtrack albums, including a 40th Anniversary Remastered Edition for Richard Donner’s 1978 classic Superman: The Movie starring Christopher Reeve, Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman and Margot Kidder. The 3-CD set features the film’s complete score composed and conducted by John Williams (Star Wars, Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark) on the first two discs (including alternate and additional cues), and a remastered version of the original 1978 soundtrack album on the third disc. Visit the label’s official website for the full album details and to order the album, which is limited to 5,000 copies. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Swoon’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 15, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bjorn Stein, Mans Marlind, Nathaniel Mechaly, score, Soundtrack, Swoon
MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the Swedish fantasy romance Swoon (Eld & Lågor). The album features the film’s original music composed by Nathaniel Mechaly (Taken series, Colombiana, The Grandmaster, Transporter: The Series, Shut In). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. A CD version will be coming out soon from Music Box Records. Swoon is written and directed by Mans Marlind & Bjorn Stein and stars Pernilla August, Albin Grenholm, Frida Gustavsson and Robert Gustafson. The movie takes place in an imaginary universe and follows the love story between the young heirs of two rival families who own neighboring amusement parks. Read the rest of this entry »
More Songs from ‘Kim Possible’ Movie Released
Posted: February 15, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Adam Berry, Disney Channel, Issac Ryan Brown, Kim Possible, Sean Giambrone, Sky Katz
Walt Disney Records has released two more songs from the Disney Channel original movie Kim Possible, including the original track Party with Me written by Jack Kugell, Hanna Jones & Matt Wongand and performed by Sky Katz (visit Amazon to download the song). Also available now is Naked Mole Rap Remix written by Adam Berry (South Park, The Penguins of Madagascar) who scored the animated Kim Possible series, as well as Mark McCorkle & Bob Schooley and performed by Sean Giambrone & Issac Ryan Brown (click here to download). Listen to both songs after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Wolf’s Call’ (‘Le chant du loup’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 15, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Antonin Baudry, Le chant du loup, Marc Streitenfeld, score, Soundtrack, The Wolf's Call, tomandandy
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the French thriller The Wolf’s Call (Le chant du loup). The album features the film’s original music composed by tomandandy (The Strangers, 47 Meters Down, The Mothman Prophecies, Sinister 2). Also included is the original track Honoring the Dead written for the movie by Marc Streitenfeld (Prometheus, American Gangster, Robin Hood) (also available as a digital single here). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The Wolf’s Call is directed by Antonin Baudry and stars François Civil, Omar Sy, Mathieu Kassovitz and Reda Kateb. Read the rest of this entry »
Rayla’s ‘Just Wanna Go’ Theme Song from Disney Channel’s ‘Fast Layne’ Released
Posted: February 15, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Disney Channel, Fast Layne, Rayla
Walt Disney Records has released the theme song from the new Disney Channel original series Fast Layne. The song, entitled Just Wanna Go, is written by Jordan Powers & Jintae Ko and performed by Rayla. The track is now available to download as a digital single on Amazon. Also listen to the full song after the jump. Fast Layne is created by Travis Braun and stars Sophie Pollono, Sofia Rosinsky, Brandon Rossel and Winslow Fegley. The comedy follows a 12-year-old overachiever who finds her orderly life thrown into a tailspin when she discovers a sophisticated talking car named V.I.N. hidden in an abandoned shed. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Albums for Netflix’s ‘The Dragon Prince’ to Be Released
Posted: February 14, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Frederik Wiedmann, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, The Dragon Prince
Lakeshore Records will release two soundtrack albums for the Netflix animated series The Dragon Prince. The albums feature selections of the original music from the show’s first two seasons composed by Frederik Wiedmann (Green Lantern: The Animated Series, Field of Lost Shoes, Hangman, Intruders, Acts of Vengeance). Both albums will be released digitally on February 22. The Season 1 soundtrack is now available for pre-order here and the Season 2 album can be pre-ordered here. The Dragon Prince created by Aaron Ehasz & Justin Richmond follows two human princes and an elven assassin who team up on an epic quest to bring peace to their warring lands. Read the rest of this entry »
Bear McCreary Scoring Fox’s ‘Proven Innocent’
Posted: February 14, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bear McCreary, Danny Strong, Fox, Proven Innocent
Bear McCreary (10 Cloverfield Lane, The Walking Dead, Happy Death Day, Battlestar Galactica, Outlander) is the composer of the new Fox drama Proven Innocent. The show is created by David Elliot (Four Brothers, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra) and stars Rachelle Lefevre, Russell Hornsby, Vincent Kartheiser, Riley Smith, Kelsey Grammer, Nikki M. James and Clare O’Connor. The series follows an underdog criminal defense firm led by a fierce and uncompromising lawyer who, earlier in her life, wass wrongfully convicted in a sensational murder case that made her an infamous media obsession, a household name and a national cause célèbre. Read the rest of this entry »
