A soundtrack album has been released for Paul Schrader’s drama First Reformed. The album features the film’s original music composed and produced by Lustmord and includes extended versions of the score formatted as a standalone album. The soundtrack is now available to purchase on Amazon. First Reformed is written and directed by Schrader and stars Ethan Hawke, Amanda Seyfried and Cedric Kyles. The movie follows a pastor of a small church in upstate New York who spirals out of control after a soul-shaking encounter with an unstable environmental activist and his pregnant wife. Read the rest of this entry »
‘First Reformed’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: January 21, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: First Reformed, Lustmord, Paul Schrader, score, Soundtrack
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Anne Nikitin Scoring Julian Jarrold’s ‘Sulphur and White’
Posted: January 21, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anne Nikitin, Julian Jarrold, Sulphur and White, Untouchable
Anne Nikitin (American Animals, The Imposter, Calibre, Mrs. Wilson, This Beautiful Fantastic) has composed the music for the upcoming British drama Sulphur and White. The film is directed by Julian Jarrold (Becoming Jane, Kinky Boots, Brideshead Revisited) and stars Mark Stanley, Emily Beecham, Anna Friel and Dougray Scott. The movie is inspired by the life of city trader and mountaineer David Tait, a man whose professional success masks a series of traumatic secrets. Susie Farrell wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 20, 2019)
Posted: January 20, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Black Earth Rising, Black Monday, Conversations With a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes, Deadmau5, Justin Melland, Kris Bowers, Martin Phipps, Netflix, Polar, Showtime
Premiering tonight is the new Showtime original series Black Monday created by David Caspe & Jordan Cahan and starring Don Cheadle, Andrew Rannells, Regina Hall, Paul Scheer, Yassir Lester, Michael James Scott and Eugene Cordero. The show’s original music is composed by Kris Bowers (Green Book, Dear White People, Of Monsters and Men). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the comedy, which will air every Sunday night on Showtime
Premiering on Thursday, January 24, is the Netflix docu-series Conversations With a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes directed by Joe Berlinger about serial killer Ted Bundy. Justin Melland (Dark Net, The Force, Wrong Man) has composed the original music for the show, which features present-day interviews, archival footage and audio recordings made on death row. The full series will be available to stream on Thursday exclusively on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
Paul Haslinger Scoring Netflix’s Mötley Crüe Biopic ‘The Dirt’
Posted: January 20, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jeff Tremaine, Netflix, Paul Haslinger, The Dirt
Paul Haslinger has recently composed the original score for the upcoming Mötley Crüe biopic The Dirt. The film is directed by Jeff Tremaine (Jackass: The Movie, Bad Grandpa) and stars Douglas Booth, Machine Gun Kelly, Daniel Webber, Iwan Rheon, Tony Cavalero, Rebekah Graf, Leven Rambin and David Costabile. The movie is based on Neil Strauss’ book The Dirt: Confessions of the World’s Most Notorious Rock Band and follows the band’s rise to international stardom in the 1980s. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Burning’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: January 19, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Beoning, Burning, Lee Chang-don, Mowg, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the Korean drama Burning (Beoning). The album features the film’s original music composed by Mowg (I Saw the Devil, The Last Stand, The Age of Shadow). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Burning is directed by Lee Chang-dong and stars Ah-in Yoo, Steven Yeun and Jong-seo Jun. The movie centers on an introverted young man whose difficult life is complicated by the appearance of two people into his orbit: a spirited young woman who offers romantic possibility, and a wealthy young man she returns from a trip with. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 18, 2019)
Posted: January 18, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: All These Small Moments, An Acceptable Loss, Dan Lipton, Don't Come Back from the Moon, Dragon Ball Super: Broly, Egg, Glass, Johnny Jewel, Norihito Sumitomo, Valgeir Sigurdsson, WAZ-Jackson, West Dylan Thordson
Two new movies are opening nationwide this week:
Opening in most theaters is the mystery thriller Glass written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan and starring James McAvoy, Bruce Willis, Anya Taylor-Joy, Sarah Paulson, Samuel L. Jackson, Spencer Treat Clark and Charlayne Woodard. The film’s original music is composed by West Dylan Thordson (Split, Joy, 3 Generations). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.
Already playing in theaters nationwide since this past Wednesday is the Japanese anime movie Dragon Ball Super: Broly directed by Tatsuya Nagamine and written by Akira Toriyama. Norihito Sumitomo (Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods & Resurrection ‘F’) has composed the film’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score has been released in Japan. Daichi Miura has contributed the film’s theme song Blizzard. The movie is being released in the U.S. by FUNimation. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Close’ Released
Posted: January 18, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Close, Marc Canham, score, Soundtrack, Vicky Jewson
A soundtrack album has been released for the action thriller Close. The album features the film’s original music composed by Marc Canham (The Disappearance of Alice Creed, Final Girl). The soundtrack is now available to purchase on Bandcamp and will be available to download next Friday on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Also now available is the cover of Kate Bush’s Running Up That Hill by Candy Says & Canham as featured in the movie (click here to download the track). Close is co-written and directed by Vicky Jewson and stars Noomi Rapace, Sophie Nélisse and Indira Varma. The movie centers on a battle-hardened bodyguard who scrambles to save her client when attackers target the heiress she’s protecting. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Serenity’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 18, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Benjamin Wallfisch, score, Serenity, Soundtrack, Steven Knight
The full details of the soundtrack album for Steven Knight’s thriller Serenity have been announced. The album features the film’s original music composed by Grammy Award & Golden Globe nominee Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Blade Runner 2049, Shazam!, Hidden Figures, Annabelle Creation, Lights Out). The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically next Friday, January 25 by Milan Records. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version and click here to download the album. Serenity is written and directed by Knight and stars Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jason Clarke, Diane Lane, Djimon Hounsou and Jeremy Strong. Read the rest of this entry »
Dino Meneghin’s Main Title Theme from Amazon’s ‘Lore’ Season 2 Released
Posted: January 18, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Dino Meneghin, Lore
Amazon Content Services has released the main title theme from the second season of the Amazon original series Lore. The theme is composed by Dino Meneghin (Teen Wolf, Killing Gunther, Eye Candy) who also scored Season 2 of the anthology series. The track is now available to download on Amazon. Lore is inspired by the popular podcast launched in March 2015 by Aaron Mahnke that explores the origins of modern myths and legend and is executive produced by Sean Crouch (who served as the showrunner of the second season), Gale Anne Hurd, Ben Silverman, Howard T. Owens, Brett-Patrick Jenkins, Jon Halperin and Mark Mannucci. Read the rest of this entry »
Dillon Francis’ ‘Catchy Song’ from ‘The LEGO Movie 2’ Released
Posted: January 18, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dillon Francis, T-Pain, That Girl Lay Lay, The Lego Movie, The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part
Dillon Francis has teamed up with T-Pain and That Girl Lay Lay for the new track Catchy Song from the animated sequel The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part. The song, which is written by Francis, Jon Lajoie & James Rushent, is being released by WaterTower Music today and is now available to download as a digital single on Amazon. Listen to the full track after the jump. A full soundtrack album for the movie will be announced soon. The LEGO Movie 2 is directed by Mike Mitchell, written by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller and features the voices by Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Tiffany Haddish, Nick Offerman, Alison Brie and Stephanie Beatriz. Read the rest of this entry »
