Netflix Music has released a soundtrack EP for the South African Netflix original film A Soweto Love Story. The 6-track EP features three tracks performed by the Afrikariz Choir, as well as three songs from the movie performed by Didintle Khunou. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to all six tracks below. A Soweto Love Story is directed by Rolie Nikiwe and stars Lunga Shabalala, Duduzile Ngcobo, Zenzelisphesihle Sparky Xulu, Ray Neo Buso, Motsoaledi Setumo and Mamodibe Ramodibe . The comedy follows a mother who is desperate for her three single sons to get married and promises her house to the first one to tie the knot, setting off a race to the altar. Read the rest of this entry »
‘A Soweto Love Story’ Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: February 17, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Soweto Love Story, Netflix, Rolie Nikiwe, Soundtrack
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 16, 2024)
Posted: February 16, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Andy Gray, Bleeding Love, Bob Marley: One Love, Brandon Roberts, Jeff Cardoni, Johan Söderqvist, Kris Bowers, Land of Bad, Madame Web, No Way Up, Players, Raven Aartsen
Already playing in theaters nationwide since this past Wednesday is the biographical drama Bob Marley: One Love co-written and directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green and starring Kingsley Ben-Adir, Lashana Lynch, Tosin Cole, James Norton, Anthony Welsh, Umi Myers, Aston Barrett Jr, Nia Ashi and Anna-Sharé Blake. The film’s original score is composed by Kris Bowers (Bridgerton, Green Book, Haunted Mansion, King Richard, Secret Invasion, The Color Purple). Tuff Gong & Island Records have released a soundtrack album featuring the Bob Marley (& The Wailers) songs from the movie last Friday (click here for the full album details) and a separate EP featuring covers of Marley songs inspired by the movie on Wednesday (click here for more information).
Also already playing wide since Wednesday is the superhero movie Madame Web co-written and directed by S.J. Clarkson and starring Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced,Celeste O’Connor, Tahar Rahim, Mike Epps, Adam Scott and Emma Roberts. Johan Söderqvist (Let the Right One In, Kon-Tiki, Anatomy of a Scandal, Battlefield V, In a Better World, After the Wedding, Things We Lost in the Fire) has composed the film’s original music. Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score on Wednesday. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the movie Sony Pictures release. Read the rest of this entry »
Anna Drubich Scoring Kiah Roache-Turner’s ‘Sting’
Posted: February 16, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anna Drubich, Kiah Roache-Turner, Sting
Anna Drubich (Barbarian, Fear Street Part 3: 1666, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Werewolves Within) has composed the original score for the upcoming Australian horror thriller Sting. The film is written and directed by Kiah Roache-Turner (Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead, Nektrotonic) and stars Ryan Corr, Alyla Browne, Penelope Mitchell, Noni Hazelhurst, Robyn Nevin, Danny Kim, Silvia Colloca and Jermaine Fowler. The movie follows a 12-year-old girl who raises an unnervingly talented spider in secret and must fight for her family’s survival when the creature rapidly transforms into a giant, flesh-eating monster. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior’ Digital Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: February 16, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brian May, George Miller, Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, score, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music has released a digital version of the soundtrack album for the 1981 post-apocalyptic action sequel Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior co-written and directed by George Miller and starring Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence, Mike Preston, Vernon Wells and Max Phipps. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Brian May (Mad Max, Cloak and Dagger, Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Isham Scoring Apple TV+’s ‘Messi’s World Cup: The Rise of a Legend’
Posted: February 16, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Apple TV +, Mark Isham, Messi's World Cup: The Rise of a Legend
Mark Isham (Crash, Once Upon a Time, A River Runs Through It, , Miracle, 42, The Accountant, Judas and the Black Messiah) has composed the original music for the new Apple TV+ original documentary series Messi’s World Cup: The Rise of a Legend. The show highlights the story of the planet’s top living athlete, his loyal supporters across Argentina and those who made the pilgrimage across the globe to witness his epic World Cup win. The 4-parter features interviews with Lionel Messi himself, alongside conversations with teammates, competitors, coaches, devout fans and commentators. Read the rest of this entry »
Ewan & Clara McGregor’s ‘Seabird’ Cover from ‘Bleeding Love’ Released
Posted: February 16, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bleeding Love, Clara McGregor, Emma Westenberg, Ewan McGregor
Rosed Out has released the cover version of the song Seabird from the drama Bleeding Love. The track (originally written by Billy & Bobby Alessi) is performed by lead actors Ewan McGregor & Clara McGregor and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the full song after the jump. Bleeding Love is directed by Emma Westenberg and also stars Kim Zimmer, Sasha Alexander, Devyn McDowell, Jake Weary and Vera Bulde. The movie follows a father who takes his now-adult daughter on a road trip to New Mexico in order to bring them closer together and sort out their strained relationship. Read the rest of this entry »
‘I.S.S.’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: February 16, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Anne Nikitin, Gabriela Cowperthwaite, I.S.S., score, Soundtrack
Gardener Recordings has released a soundtrack album for the sci-fi thriller I.S.S. The album features the film’s original music composed by Anne Niktin (The Dropout, American Animals, Fate: The Winx Saga, Dangerous Liaisons, One Day, Mrs. Wilson, Lost Girls). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. I.S.S. is directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite and stars Ariana DeBose, Chris Messina, John Gallagher Jr., Pilou Asbaek, Masha Mashkova and Costa Ronin. The movie is set on the International Space Station as a worldwide conflict breaks out on Earth and the astronauts on board receive orders from the ground: take control of the station by any means necessary . Read the rest of this entry »
‘Wicked Little Letters’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: February 16, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Isobel Waller-Bridge, score, Soundtrack, Thea Sharrock, Wicked Little Letters
Decca Records will release a soundtrack album for the British mystery comedy Wicked Little Letters. The album features the film’s original music composed by Isobel Waller-Bridge (Fleabag, The Phantom of the Open, Emma, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, Roar, Vita & Virginia, Munich: The Edge of War). The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, February 23 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A first track (Rose Runs) is already available to stream/download now and can be checked out below. Wicked Little Letters is directed by Thea Sharrock and stars Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Anjana Vasan and Timothy Spall. The movie centers on two neighbors who get on each other’s nerves in a small English seaside town in the 1920s, where residents start receiving anonymous letters, igniting a scandal in their community. Read the rest of this entry »
Antoni & Mary Komasa-Łazarkiewicz Scoring Julia von Heinz’s ‘Treasure’
Posted: February 16, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Antoni Komasa-Lazarkiewicz, Julia von Heinz, Mary Komasa-Łazarkiewicz, Treasure
Antoni Komasa-Łazarkiewicz (Copying Beethoven, In Darkness, Rosemary’s Baby, Quo Vadis, Aida?, The Affair) & Mary Komasa-Łazarkiewicz (Cracow Monsters, Charlatan) have teamed up to score the upcoming German/French comedy drama Treasure. The film is directed by Julia von Heinz (Hanna’s Journey, And Tomorrow the Entire World) and stars Lena Dunham, Stephen Fry and Zbigniew Zamachowski. The movie based on the bestselling autobiographical novel Too Many Men by Lily Brett is set in 1990s Poland after the fall of the Iron Curtain and follows an American music journalist and her father, a charmingly stubborn Holocaust survivor, on a journey to his homeland. Read the rest of this entry »
Varèse Sarabande’s ‘Reel Cult’ Soundtrack Reissue Series Announced
Posted: February 15, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Black Girl, Ed Bogas, Ennio Morricone, Orca, Ray Shanklin, score, Soundtrack
Craft Recordings & Varèse Sarabande have announced Reel Cult, a new soundtrack reissue series for B-movie soundtrack aficionados. Among the first two titles is a new (and first in over 50 years) vinyl edition for the 1977 thriller Orca directed by Michael Anderson and starring Richard Harris, Charlotte Rampling, Will Sampson, Bo Derek & Robert Carradine featuring music composed by Academy Award winner Ennio Morricone (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, The Mission, Once Upon a Time in the West, The Hateful Eight, The Untouchables). The album, which is pressed on Blood In The Water-colored vinyl, presented in a tip-on jacket and includes a fold-out poster, will be released on Record Store Day 2024 and will be available at participating independent music retailers on April 20. Read the rest of this entry »
