Peyton List has released her original song Dance Till We Die from the indie drama Anthem of a Teenage Prophet. The track is performed by the actress and singer who also stars in the movie. The song is now available to download on Amazon. Also check out the music video after the jump. Anthem of a Teenage Prophet is directed by Robin Hays and also stars Cameron Monaghan, Juliette Lewis and Grayson Gabriel. The movie is based on the award-winning novel of the same title and revolves around a teenager’s gift of premonition that becomes a curse when after predicting the death of one of his friends, heis dubbed the ‘prophet of death’ by a local news reporter. Read the rest of this entry »

The track list of the first soundtrack album for the Fox series The Orville have been revealed. The album features selections from the original music of the show’s first season composed by Bruce Broughton (Silverado, Young Sherlock Holmes, Rescuers Down Under), John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, The Jungle Book, Iron Man 2), Joel McNeely (A Million Ways to Die in the West, American Dad) and Andrew Cottee. The soundtrack will be released as a 2-CD set on January 22 by La-La Land Records and a digital version will be coming out from 20th Century Fox TV Records (click here to download). Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version. Read the rest of this entry »

guild-of-music-supervisorsThe Guild of Music Supervisors announced the nominations for its 9th annual awards ceremony, which will take place on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at Ace Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles. The awards will recognize outstanding Music Supervisors representing Motion Picture, Television, Games, Trailers and Advertising. Below are the nominations for some of the major categories. For the full list of nominations, visit the organization’s official website. Read the rest of this entry »

Alberto Iglesias is reteaming with Pedro Almadovar on the upcoming Spanish drama Pain & Glory (Dolor y gloria). The film is written and directed by Almodovar and stars Antonio Banderas, Asier Etxeandía, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Nora Navas, Julieta Serrano, César Vicente and Asier Flores. Penélope Cruz is also making an appearance. The movie revolves around a film director as he looks back on the choices he’s made in life as his past catches up with him to upend the present. Agustin Almodovar (Wild Tales) is producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »

A soundtrack album will be released for the documentary A Cambodian Spring. The album features the film’s original music composed by electronic music artist/DJ James Holden who made his feature film scoring debut on the project. The soundtrack will be released digitally and on vinyl on January 25 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Listen to a full track after the jump. A Cambodian Spring is directed by Chris Kelly and follows  three people caught up in the chaotic and often violent development that is shaping modern-day Cambodia. The documentary, which opened in British and Irish theaters last year, has just been BAFTA-nominated in the Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer category. Read the rest of this entry »

Ceiri Torjussen has signed on to score the upcoming thriller Burn. The film is written and directed by Mike Gan and stars Josh Hutcherson, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Suki Waterhouse, Harry Shum Jr. and Shiloh Fernandez. The movie follows a lonely, unstable gas station attendant who constantly feels overshadowed by her more outgoing co-worker. When the gas station they work at is held at gunpoint, she comes up with a way to make a connection with the robber. Read the rest of this entry »

Warner Music Korea has released a soundtrack album for the South Korean crime drama Drug King (Mayakwang). The album features the film’s original music composed by Cho Young Wuk (aka Yeong-wook Jo) (The Little Drummer Girl, Oldboy, The Handmaiden, Thirst) & The Soundtrackings. Also included are several classical pieces as featured in the movie newly recorded with the Babelsberg Film Orchestra. The soundtrack is now available to stream here. A CD version will be coming out later this month and is available for pre-order here. Drug King is written and directed by Min-ho Woo and stars Song Kang-Ho, Jo Jung-Suk and Bae Doona. Read the rest of this entry »

Rupert Gregson-Williams has been hired to score the upcoming HBO/Sky mini-series Catherine the Great. The show is written by Nigel Williams (Elizabeth I, The Name of the Rose) and directed by Philip Martin (The Crown, The Forger) and stars Helen Mirren in the title role, alongside Jason Clarke, Joseph Quinn, Gina McKee, Rory Kinnear, Richard Roxburgh, Kevin R. McNally and Sam Palladio  The 4-parter is set against the politically tumultuous and sexually charged court of Russian empress Catherine the Great, who wielded supreme power throughout Russia for nearly half of the 18th century and follows Catherine at the end of her reign during her affair with Grigory Potemkin. Read the rest of this entry »

2019 BAFTA Nominations Announced

Posted: January 8, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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bafta1 The British Academy of Film and Television has announced the nominations for the 2019 Orange British Academy Film Awards. The winners will be announced at the Orange British Academy Film Awards ceremony at the Royal Opera House in London on Sunday, February 10. For a full list of nominations, click here.

Here are the nominations in the ‘Original Music’ category:

BlacKkKlansman – Terence Blanchard
If Beale Street Could Talk – Nicholas Britell
Isle of Dogs – Alexandre Desplat Read the rest of this entry »

Lesley Barber (Manchester by the SeaYou Can Count On MeMansfield Park) has been tapped to score the upcoming drama American Woman. The film marks the feature directorial debut of Semi Chellas (Ophelia, Mad Men) and stars Hong Chau, Sarah Gadon, John Gallagher Jr., Lola Kirke and Ellen Burstyn. The movie tells the story of the women who cared for kidnapped newspaper heiress-turned-fugitive Patty Hearst. Read the rest of this entry »