Jed Kurzel (Alien: Covenant, The Babadook, Macbeth, The Oxford Murders, Overlord, The Mustang, Assassin’s Creed) has composed a new score for the upcoming action thriller Monkey Man. The film marks the feature directorial debut of actor Dev Patel and stars Patel himself, Sharlto Copley, Sobhita Dhulipala, Pitobash, Vipin Sharma, Ashwini Kalsekar, Adithi Kalkunte, Sikandar Kher and Makarand Deshpande. The movie revolves around a man’s quest for vengeance against the corrupt leaders who murdered his mother and continue to systemically victimize the poor and powerless. Read the rest of this entry »
Jed Kurzel Scoring Dev Patel’s ‘Monkey Man’
Posted: March 11, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dev Patel, Jed Kurzel, Monkey Man
0
‘Love Lies Bleeding’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: March 11, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Clint Mansell, Love Lies Bleeding, Rose Glass, score, Soundrack
A24 Music will release the official soundtrack album for the romantic thriller Love Lies Bleeding. The album features the film’s original score composed by Clint Mansell (Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain, Black Swan, Peacemaker, Noah, Rebecca, Smokin’ Aces, Moon, The Wrestler, Stoker). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, March 15 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Listen to the composer’s first track (Louville) below. Love Lies Bleeding is co-written and directed by Rose Glass and stars Kristen Stewart, Katy O’Brian, Ed Harris, Jena Malone, Dave Franco and Anna Baryshnikov. The movie centers on the relationship between a reclusive gym manager and an ambitious bodybuilder headed through town to Vegas in pursuit of her dream. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Mothersbaugh Scoring Alexis Spraic’s ‘The World According to Allee Willis’
Posted: March 11, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexis Spraic, Mark Mothersbaugh, The World According to Allee Willis
Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, The LEGO Movie, The Royal Tenenbaums, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, The Croods: A New Age, 21/22 Jump Street) has composed the original music for the upcoming documentary The World According to Allee Willis. The film is directed by Alexis Spraic (Shadow Billionaire) and centers songwriter/artist Allee Willis (known for co-writing such hits as Earth, Wind & Fire’s September, Pet Shop Boys’ & Dusty Springfield’s What Have I Done to Deserve This?, the Friends theme song I’ll Be There for You and the stage musical adaptation of The Color Purple) and focuses on her struggle with not fitting established gender and sexual norms. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: March 11, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: 'Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story, Baby Brown, Disney Plus, Hulu, Philip Sheppard, score, Soundtrack
Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album for the Disney+/Hulu original documentary series Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story. The album features the show’s original music composed by Philip Sheppard (I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, Detroit: Become Human, Love, Marilyn, Bobby Fischer Against the World, The Tillman Story) and Baby Brown. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to Sheppard’s title track below. Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story is developed and produced by showrunner Simon Hammerson, directed by Daryl Goodrich, hosted by Keanu Reeves and tells the story of how, in 2009, competing in the most expensive and technologically advanced racing series on Earth, the impossible happened, when an understaffed and underfinanced team won the World Championship. Read the rest of this entry »
Jane’s Addiction’s Eric Avery Scoring Nadia Conners’ ‘The Uninvited’
Posted: March 11, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Eric Avery, Nadia Conners, The Uninvited
Eric Avery, bassist and co-founder of the rock band Jane’s Addiction, is reuniting with director Nadia Conners on the upcoming comedy drama The Uninvited. The film is written and directed by Conners and stars Elizabeth Reaser, Walton Goggins, Lois Smith, Rufus Sewell, Pedro Pascal, Eva De Dominici, Michael Panes, Roland Rubio, Kate Comer and Annie Kurzen. The movie follows a couple throwing a party at their Hollywood Hills home that gets interrupted by the unexpected arrival of a stranger who claims residence there. provoking a comedy of errors, deep reckonings and a reordering of life. Read the rest of this entry »
Music Highlights from 96th Academy Awards
Posted: March 11, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Academy Awards
The 96th Academy Awards ceremony was held last night. All five nominees in the Original Song category were performed live. Check out the performances of the Oscar-winning What Was I Made For from Barbie by Billie Eilish & Finneas O’Connell, as well as the Oscar-nominated I’m Just Ken from Barbie by Ryan Gosling, The Fire Inside from Flamin’ Hot by Becky G, It Never Went Away from American Symphony by Jon Batiste and Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People) from Killers of the Flower Moon by Scott George and the Osage Singers after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
Andrea & Matteo Bocelli’s and Hans Zimmer’s ‘Time to Say Goodbye’ Cover from Academy Awards Ceremony Released
Posted: March 11, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Academy Awards, Andrea Bocelli, Hans Zimmer, Matteo Bocelli
Decca Records has released the cover version of the hit song Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò) from the In Memoriam segment of last night’s 96th Academy Awards ceremony. The new version of the song (originally written by Francesco Sartori & Lucio Quarantotto) is produced and arranged by Academy Award winner Hans Zimmer (The Lion King, Dune, Inception, Gladiator, The Dark Knight) and performed by Andrea Bocelli with Matteo Bocelli. The track is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the full song and check out the live performance at the Oscars after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
Ludwig Göransson Wins Academy Award for ‘Oppenheimer’ Score
Posted: March 10, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Barbie, Billie Eilish, Finneas O'Connell, Ludwig Göransson, Oppenheimer
Ludwig Göransson was honored with his second Academy Award for his score for Christopher Nolan’s drama Oppenheimer at tonight’s 96th Oscar ceremony. He previously won his first Oscar for his music from Marvel’s Black Panther in 2019 and was also nominated last year for the song Lift Me Up from its sequel Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Check out his acceptance speech after the jump. The other nominated composers in the Original Score category were Jerskin Fendrix (Poor Things) Laura Karpman (American Fiction), John Williams (Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny) and Robbie Robertson (Killers of the Flower Moon). Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 10, 2024)
Posted: March 10, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anne Nikitin, Apple TV +, Apples Never Fall, Blake Neely, Boat Story, Bryce Dessner, Dominik Scherrer, Freevee, Irish Wish, Little Wing, Manhunt, Marco Beltrami, Max, Miles Hankins, Nathan Lanier, Netflix, Paramount+, Peacock, The Girls on the Bus
Premiering in the U.S. this Tuesday, March 12 is the British TV series Boat Story created by Harry & Jack Williams and starring Daisy Haggard, Paterson Joseph, Craig Fairbrass, Joanna Scanlan, Ethan Lawrence, Jonas Armstrong, Michele Austin and Tcheky Karyo. The show’s original music is composed by Dominik Scherrer (The Missing, The Tourist, Primeval, The Widow, Ripper Street, Requiem, Baptiste, No Escape). Dubois Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this year. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the drama, which premiered in the UK last fall on BBC One and is making its U.S. debut on Amazon Freevee.
Premiering on Wednesday, March 13, is the Paramount+ original movie Little Wing directed by Dean Israelite and starring Brian Cox, Kelly Reilly, Che Tafari and Brooklynn Prince. Anne Nikitin (The Dropout, American Animals, Dangerous Liaisons, Fate: The Winx Saga, One Day, The Pale Horse, Mrs. Wilson) has composed the film’s original music. Click here for the project’s music team credits and check out our previous news article for more information about the Awesomeness production, which will be available to stream exclusively on Paramount+. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Nudes’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: March 10, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Nousdeuxtheband, Nudes, Paul Sabin, Rob, Robin Coudert, score, Soundtrack
Hippocampus has released a soundtrack album for the French Prime Video original series Nudes. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Rob (aka Robin Coudert) (Maniac, Revenge, Gretel & Hansel, Horns, Oxygen, Troy: Fall of a City), Nousdeuxtheband (Madame Claude, Stella in Love) & Paul Sabin (Stalk). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Nudes is based on the Norwegian series of the same title created by Nina M. Barbosa Blad, Erika Calmeyer & Liv Joelle Barbosa Blad and stars Baptiste Masseline, Léonie Dahan-Lamort and Nelligan. The drama follows three teens who are in the midst of a life crisis and are forced to to regain control of their own lives when compromising photos spread on social media. Read the rest of this entry »
