Back Lot Music will release the official soundtrack album for the slasher sequel Happy Death Day 2U. The album features the film’s original music composed by Bear McCreary (10 Cloverfield Lane, The Walking Dead, Outlander, Battlestar Galactica, Colossal, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) who previously scored 2017’s original Happy Death Day movie. The soundtrack will be released next Friday, February 15 and is will be available to download on Amazon. As previously reported, the label has also released Lizzo’s cover of Stayin’ Alive as featured in the movie Happy Death Day 2U is directed by Christopher Landon, produced by Jason Blum and stars Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard, Phi Vu, Suraj Sharma and Ruby Modine. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Happy Death Day 2U’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 8, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bear McCreary, Christopher Landon, Happy Death Day, Happy Death Day 2U, score, Soundtrack
H.E.R.’s Cover of Aretha Franklin’s ‘Think’ from ‘What Men Want’ Released
Posted: February 8, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Adam Shankman, H.E.R., What Men Want
RCA Records and MBK Entertainment have released H.E.R.‘s new cover version of Aretha Franklin’s Think from the comedy What Men Want. The track, originally written by Franklin & Ted White, is produced by Ryan Tedder and Zach Skelton. The song is now available to download on Amazon. Also listen to the full track after the jump. As previously reported, a soundtrack album featuring the film’s score composed by Brian Tyler is being released today by Lakeshore Records. What Men Want directed by Adam Shankman and starring Taraji P. Henson, Aldis Hodge, Richard Roundtree, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Tracy Morgan is being released in theaters nationwide this weekend by Paramount Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Girls of the Sun’ (‘Les filles du soleil’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 8, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Eva Husson, Girls of the Sun, Les filles du soleil, Morgan Kibby, score, Soundtrack
True Velvet Records has released a soundtrack album for the French drama Girls of the Sun (Les filles du soleil). The album features the film’s original music composed by singer/songwriter Morgan Kibby (Bang Gang (A Modern Love Story)). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Girls of the Sun is written and directed by Eva Husson and stars Golshifteh Farahani and Emmanuelle Bercot. The movie focuses on the sisterhood of women taken prisoner by Kurdistan extremists. The drama premiered at last year’s Cannes Film Festival and will be released in select U.S. theaters on April 12 by Cohen Media Group. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Grand-Daddy Day Care’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 7, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Grand-Daddy Day Care, Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum, score, Soundtrack
Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for the family comedy Grand-Daddy Day Care. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum (Stockholm, Pennsylvania, Half the Picture, Regarding Susan Sontag). Also included is actor Anthony Gonzalez’s rendition of the Simple Minds song Don’t You (Forget About Me) as features in the movie. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Grand-Daddy Day Care is directed by Ron Oliver and stars Danny Trejo, Reno Wilson, Margaret Avery, Barry Bostwick, Julia Duffy, Anthony Gonzalez, Linda Gray, James Hong, Hal Linden, Alec Mapa, Garrett Morris, Roxana Ortega and George Wendt. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for ‘Of Fathers and Sons’ to Be Released
Posted: February 7, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Karim Sebastian Elias, Of Fathers and Sons, score, Soundtrack, Talal Derki
Königskinder will release a soundtrack album for the Academy Award-nominated documentary Of Fathers and Sons. The album features the film’s original music composed by Karim Sebastian Elias (Help, I Shrunk My Teacher, Treasure Island). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 8 and will be available to download on Amazon. Of Fathers and Sons is directed by Talal Derki and follows the filmmaker as he returns to his homeland where he gained the trust of a radical Islamist family, sharing their daily life for over two years. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Untogether’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 7, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Emma Forrest, Robin Foster, score, Soundtrack, Untogether
Filmtrax will release a soundtrack album for the comedy drama Untogether. The album features the film’s original music composed by Robin Foster (Anthropoid , Metro Manila, Good Luck Algeria). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 8 and will be available to download here. Untogether is written and directed by Emma Forrest and stars Jamie Dornan, Jemima Kirke, Ben Mendelsohn, Lola Kirke, Billy Crystal, Alice Eve, Jennifer Grey and Scott Caan. The movie centers on a successful writer who has an affair with a former teen prodigy and heroin addict who is trying to become a writer. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Panenka’s ‘Over Water’ to Be Released
Posted: February 7, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Daniel Hart, Over Water, score, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album will be released for the Flemish TV series Over Water. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Daniel Hart (Pete’s Dragon, A Ghost Story, The Old Man & the Gun, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, The Exorcist). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 8 and will be available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. Over Water is directed by Norman Bates (aka Dirk Verheye & Inti Calfat), written by Tom Lenaerts & Paul Baeten Gronda and stars Tom Dewispelaere, Tom Van Dyck, Natali Broods, Ruth Becquart, Kevin Janssens and Jeroen Perceval. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Cold Pursuit’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 7, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cold Pursuit, George Fenton, Hans Petter Moland, score, Soundtrack
The details of the soundtrack album for the action thriller Cold Pursuit have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee George Fenton (Dangerous Liaisons, Groundhog Day, Hitch, Cry Freedom, Blue Planet). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 8 and physically on March 8 by Varese Sarabande. Visit Amazon to download the album and click here to pre-order the CD. Cold Pursuit is directed by Hans Petter Moland and stars Liam Neeson, Laura Dern, Emmy Rossum and Tom Bateman. The movie follows a family man whose quiet life with his wife is upended following the mysterious death of their son. Read the rest of this entry »
Rickey Minor Named Oscar Music Director
Posted: February 7, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Rickey Minor
Academy Awards producers Donna Gigliotti and Glenn Weiss today announced today that Rickey Minor was selected as music director for this year’s 91st Oscars. He is making his debut as the music director and follows such composers as Bill Conti, Marc Shaiman, William Ross and Harold Wheeler who served in the role in previous years. Minor is seven-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee for Outstanding Music Direction and the award in 2017 for Taking the Stage: African American Music and Stories That Changed America. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Under the Eiffel Tower’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 7, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Archie Borders, Joseph Stephens, score, Soundtrack, Under the Eiffel Tower
The Orchard will release a soundtrack album for the romantic comedy Under the Eiffel Tower. The album features the film’s original score composed by Joseph Stephens (Observe and Report, Flower, Eastbound and Down, Vice Principals). Also included are songs by lead actress Judith Godrèche and Noé Boon. The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 15 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Under the Eiffel Tower is co-written and directed by Archie Borders and stars Matt Walsh, Godrèche, Reid Scott, David Wain, Michaela Watkins, Dylan Gelula, Gary Cole and Ary Abittan. The comedy is being released in select theaters this weekend and will also be available on VOD on February 12. Read the rest of this entry »
