Joe Wong (Master of None, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before) is the composer of the new Netflix original series Russian Doll. The show is created by Natasha Lyonne, Leslye Headland (Bachelorette, Sleeping with Other People) & Amy Poehler and stars Lyonne herself, alongside Greta Lee, Yul Vazquez, Elizabeth Ashley, Charlie Barnett, Chloë Sevigny, Dascha Polanco, Brendan Sexton III, Rebecca Henderson, Jeremy Bobb, Ritesh Rajan and Jocelyn Bioh. The comedy follows a young woman named on her journey as the guest of honor at a seemingly inescapable party one night in New York City. Read the rest of this entry »

Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for Kenneth Branagh’s drama All Is True. The album features the film’s original music composed by Patrick Doyle (Thor, Brave, Murder on the Orient Express, Sense and Sensibility, Rise of the Planet of the Apes), including the end credits song Fear No More performed by Abigail Doyle. The soundtrack will be released on February 8 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. All Is True starring Branagh, Judi Dench and Ian McKellen is set in 1613 and follows William Shakespeare as he returns to Stratford after his renowned Globe Theatre burns to the ground, where he must face a troubled past and a neglected family. Read the rest of this entry »

James Newton Howard has signed on to score the upcoming action adventure Jungle Cruise. The film is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra (Non-Stop, The Shallows, Unknown) and stars Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Edgar Ramirez, Jesse Plemons, Paul Giamatti and Jack Whitehall. The movie based on the Disney theme park attraction of the same name follows a boat captain who takes his sister and her brother on a mission to find a tree believed to possess healing powers. Johnson is also producing the project with Dany Garcia (Snitch) & Hiram Garcia (Rampage, Skyscraper), as well as Beau Flynn (San Andreas, Journey to the Center of the Earth), John Davis (Predator, I, Robot) and John Fox (Game Night, The Blacklist). Read the rest of this entry »

Quartet Records will release a soundtrack album for the Spanish supernatural thriller Mirage (Durante la tormenta). The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Fernando Velazquez (The Impossible, Crimson Peak, Mama, The Orphanage, Hercules, A Monster Calls). To order the CD version, which is coming out this Friday, and to check out audio samples, visit the label’s official websiteMirage is directed by Oriol Paulo (The Invisible Guest, Julia’s Eyes) and stars Adriana Ugarte, Chino Darín, Javier Gutiérrez and Nora Navas. The movie revolves around a happily married mother whose life turns into a nightmare when in the attempt to avoid a crime ends up provoking a series of chain reactions that change her life completely. Read the rest of this entry »

George Kallis has been hired to score the upcoming comedy Gutterbee. The film marks the second directorial effort of Danish actor Ulrich Thomsen and stars Antony Starr, Ewen Bremner, W. Earl Brown, Pia Mechler, Joshua Harto, Clark Middleton, Chance Kelly and Garret Williams. The movie follows two hopeless dreamers in small-town America who want to open the ultimate German sausage restaurant. Thomsen is also producing the project with Henrik Puggaard. Read the rest of this entry »

Quartet Records has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the Spanish comedy Superlópez. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Fernando Velazquez (The Impossible, The Orphanage, Crimson Peak, A Monster Calls, Mama, Hercules) and performed by the Asturias Symphony Orchestra. The soundtrack will be released this Friday, January 25. Visit the label’s official website to pre-order the CD version and to check out the track list and audio clips. Superlópez is directed by Javier Ruiz Caldera and stars Dani Rovira, Alexandra Jiménez, Julián López and Maribel Verdú. The movie follows an ordinary and anonymous office worker who decides to expose his superpowers and turns into the first Spanish superhero. Read the rest of this entry »

Last week, David Buckley (The Good Wife, The Forbidden Kingdom, Papillon) has recorded his score for the upcoming action thriller Angel Has Fallen. The film is directed by Ric Roman Waugh (Shot Caller, Snitch) and stars Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, Jada Pinkett Smith, Michael Landers, Tim Blake Nelson, Antonio Bustorff, Danny Huston, Lance Reddick and Piper Perabo. The movie is the follow-up to 2013’s Olympus Has Fallen & 2016’s London Has Fallen (both scored by Trevor Morris) and follows Mike Banning as he becomes the target of a terrorist attack, this time while mid-flight on Air Force One.  Read the rest of this entry »

Notefornote Music has announced a soundtrack album for the horror comedy Dead Ant. The album features the film’s original score composed by Edwin Wendler (I Spit on Your Grave: Vengeance Is Mine, Unnatural, Tales of Halloween), as well as two bonus tracks not featured in the movie, including a fully fleshed-out version of  the composer’s “triumph theme,” especially arranged and recorded for this album. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, January 25 (click here to pre-order). A CD version will also be available to order on the label’s website on Friday. Already available now is the original song Side Boob written by the movie’s director Ron Carlson and performed by the fictional metal band Sonic Grave from the movie (click here to download).  Read the rest of this entry »

Victor Reyes (The Night Manager, Buried, Grand Piano, Red Lights) has composed the original music for the upcoming action thriller Trading Paint. The film is directed by Karzan Kader (Bekas) and stars John Travolta, Shania Twain, Michael Madsen, Toby Sebastian, Rosabell Laurenti Sellers and Kevin Dunn. The movie centers on a down-and-out dirt track racing legend who is drawn back into the winner’s circle after his son joins a competitor’s racing team and incites a competition between father and son. Read the rest of this entry »

91st Academy Awards Nominations Announced

Posted: January 22, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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oscars9 This morning, the nominations for the 91st Academy Awards were announced. Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2018 will be presented on Oscar Sunday, February 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center and televised live on the ABC Television Network. Here are the music-related nominations:

Best Original Score:

      • BlacKkKlansman – Terence Blanchard
      • Black Panther – Ludwig Goransson
      • If Beale Street Could Talk – Nicholas Britell
      • Isle of Dogs – Alexandre Desplat
      • Mary Poppins Returns – Marc Shaiman

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