The Scottish hip hop trio Young Fathers (Alloysious Massaquoi, Kayus Bankole & ‘G’ Hastings) are composing the original music for the upcoming post-apocalyptic horror feature 28 Years Later. The film is directed by Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire, Trainspotting) and stars Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jack O’Connell, Alfie Williams and Ralph Fiennes. The movie takes place 28 years after the events of the 2002 original 28 Days Later film and its sequel 28 Weeks Later (both scored by John Murphy) and follows a group of survivors who have found ways to exist amidst the infected on a small island. When one of them leaves the island on a mission into the heart of the mainland, he discovers secrets, wonders, and horrors that have mutated not only the infected but other survivors as well. Read the rest of this entry »
Young Fathers Scoring Danny Boyle’s ’28 Years Later’
Posted: May 17, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: 28 Years Later, Danny Boyle, Young Fathers
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 16, 2025)
Posted: May 16, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Breed Apart, Armand Amar, Black Tea, Britlin Furst, Buck Sanders, Daniel Lopatin, Deaf President Now!, Final Destination: Bloodlines, Hurry Up Tomorrow, Marco Beltrami, Paul Banks, Sister Midnight, The Weeknd, Tim Wynn
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror movie Final Destination: Bloodlines directed by Zach Lipovsky & Adam B. Stein and starring Kaitlyn Santa Juana, Teo Briones, Brec Bassinger, Owen Patrick Joyner, Anna Lore, Richard Harmon and Tony Todd. The film’s original music is composed by Tim Wynn (Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3, Freaks, Marvel’s Midnight Suns, XCOM 2, Warhawk, Mech-X4, The Starving Games). Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the New Line Cinema production, which is being released by Warner Bros. Pictures.
Also opening wide is the musical psychological thriller Hurry Up Tomorrow co-written and directed by Trey Edward Shults and starring Abel Tesfaye (aka The Weeknd), Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan. Tesfaye has also co-scored the movie with Daniel Lopatin (aka Oneohtrix Point Never) (Uncut Gems, Good Time, The Mountain, The Bling Ring) have composed the film’s original score. No word on a score release. XO & Republic Records have released The Weeknd’s companion album of the same title this past January (visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download). Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the Lionsgate release. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Pride and Prejudice’ 20th Anniversary Vinyl Edition Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: May 16, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dario Marianelli, Joe Wright, Pride and Prejudice, score, Soundtrack
Decca Records has announced the premiere vinyl release of the soundtrack album for the 2005 drama Pride and Prejudice directed by Joe Wright and starring Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, Brenda Blethyn, Donald Sutherland, Rosamund Pike, Tom Hollander, Jena Malone, Penelope Wilton and Judi Dench. The album, which is being released to coincide with the movie’s 20th anniversary, features the film’s Academy Award-nominated original score composed by Dario Marianelli (Atonement, Darkest Hour, Anna Karenina,V for Vendetta, Kubo and the Two Strings, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, Bumblebee), performed by pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet and the English Chamber Orchestra. The soundtrack will be released on June 27 as a standard vinyl re-issue of the original soundtrack with original artwork, as well as a newly designed limited “deluxe” edition vinyl housed in a deluxe gatefold jacket featuring a 16-page booklet with rare photos. Visit Amazon to pre-oder the deluxe edition and click here to order the standard issue. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Dear Hongrang’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: May 16, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Dear Hongrang, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the South Korean Netflix original series Dear Hongrang. The album features three songs from the show by 4BOUT, Kwon Jin Ah & Tejong, as well as score tracks by composers including Choe Jeong In, Kim Yeon Jeong, Yoon Chae Young, Julia Jung Un Suh and Park Jung Eun. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to several tracks from the album below. Dear Hongrang is created by Kim Hong-sun & Kim Jin-a and stars Lee Jae-wook, Cho Bo-ah, Jung Ga-ram, Park Byung-eun, Uhm Ji-won and Kim Jae-uck. The mystery romance period drama follows the son of a powerful Joseon merchant who went missing as a child. When he returns to his stepsister as a grown man with no memory of his past, she accuses him of being an imposter and refuses to believe he is her long-lost brother. Read the rest of this entry »
Dom Dolla’s Song ‘No Room for a Saint’ from ‘F1’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 16, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dom Dolla, F1, Joseph Kosinski, Nathan Nicholson
Atlantic Records has released the third track from the soundtrack for the sports action drama F1. Available to stream/download on all major digital music services is No Room for a Saint co-written (with Toby Scott) and performed by Dom Dolla feat. Nathan Nicholson. Also listen to the track after the jump. The label has previously released two first songs (Lose My Mind by Don Toliver feat. Doja Cat & Messy by Blackpink’s Rosé) over the last few weeks and will release the full F1 The Album on June 27 (click here for the details of the album). F1 is directed by Joseph Kosinski and stars Brad Pitt, Javier Bardem, Kerry Condon, Tobias Menzies, Damson Idris and Kim Bodnia. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Stolen Girl’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: May 16, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Ben Onono, Disney Plus, Freeform, Hulu, score, Soundtrack, The Stolen Girl
Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album for the British Disney+/Freeform limited series The Stolen Girl. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Ben Onono (Missing You, Half of a Yellow Sun, Safe, Ridley Road, Spell, Paranoid, Trust Me). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Also listen to the composer’s first track (Lulu Rose) after the jump. The Stolen Girl is developed by Catherine Moulton based on Alex Dahl’s bestselling novel Playdate, directed by Eva Husson and stars Holliday Grainger, Denise Gough, Ambika Mod, Jim Sturgess, Michael Workéyè and Bronagh Waugh. The 5-part psychological drama follows a couple whose mundane existence spirals into chaos when their daughter goes missing after what appears to be a normal sleepover with a school friend and the mother is forced to embark on a chase across Europe to discover the truth about her disappearance. Read the rest of this entry »
Paul Banks’ Iggy Pop Covers from Karan Kandhari’s ‘Sister Midnight’ Released
Posted: May 16, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Karan Kandhari, Paul Banks, Sister Midnight
Partisan Records & Mushroom Music have released a digital single featuring two songs from the comedy Sister Midnight: cover versions of Iggy Pop’s (and The Stooges’) Gimme Danger & Sister Midnight performed by lead singer of the rock band Interpol Paul Banks who also composed the film’s original score. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the single and also check out the official music videos for both tracks after the jump. A 7″ vinyl housed in single sleeve will be released on September 5. Sister Midnight is written and directed by Karan Kandhari and stars Radhika Apte, Ashok Pathak, Dev Raaz and Chhaya Kadaam. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: May 16, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Dan Jeffries, Disney Plus, Hulu, Martin Phipps, score, Soundtrack, Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles Menezes
Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album for the British Disney+/Hulu limited series Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Emmy Award nominee Martin Phipps (The Crown, Napoleon, Victoria, The Honourable Woman, Woman in Gold, War & Peace, The Aftermath, Peaky Blinders) and Dan Jeffries. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composers’ “epilogue” track after the jump. Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes is written by Jeff Pope, directed by Paul Andrew Williams and stars Edison Alcaide, Conleth Hill, Max Beesley, Emily Mortimer, Daniel Mays, Russell Tovey, Laura Aikman and Alex Jennings. Read the rest of this entry »
Charles Strouse (1928-2025)
Posted: May 15, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Charles Strouse
Charles Strouse passed away today at age 96 at his home in New York. The composer/lyricist, best known for his work on Broadway musicals such as Bye Bye Birdie, Annie & Applause, has also composed numerous songs and scores for film and television. His scoring credits include Arthur Penn’s 1967 classic Bonnie and Clyde, for which he received a Grammy Award nomination, as well as Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s 1970 western There Was a Crooked Man…, William Friedkin’s 1968 musical comedy The Night They Raided Minsky’s and Sidney Lumet’s 1980 comedy Just Tell Me What You Want. He also co-wrote Those Were the Days, the theme song for the sitcom All in the Family, and penned original songs for Don Bluth’s 1989 animated classic All Dogs Go to Heaven. Strouse was honored with a Primetime Emmy Award for the song Let’s Settle Down (written with Lee Adams) for 1995’s television adaptation of Bye Bye Birdie. Read the rest of this entry »
Paris Hurley Scoring Kristen Stewart’s ‘The Chronology of Water’
Posted: May 15, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Kristen Stewart, Objects As Subject, Paris Hurley, The Chronology of Water
Composer, performer and violinist Paris Hurley (aka Object As Subject) has made her feature scoring debut on the upcoming drama The Chronology of Water. The film marks actress Kristen Stewart’s directorial debut and stars Imogen Poots, Thora Birch, Charles Carrick, Tom Sturridge, Esme Creed Miles, Susanna Flood, Kim Gordon, Michael Epp and Jim Belushi. The movie is based on Lidia Yuknavitch’s autobiographical bestseller and follows the author’s journey to find her own voice in an “exploration of how trauma can be transformed into art through re-possessing our own bloody histories.” Read the rest of this entry »
