Dragon’s Domain Records has released a new soundtrack album for the 1967 war drama Battle of Neretva co-written and directed by Veljko Bulajićv and starring Yul Brynner, Sergei Bondarchuk, Curd Jürgens, Hardy Krüger, Sylva Koscina, Franco Nero and Orson Welles. The album features the newly remastered original score from the film composed and conducted by Academy Award winner Bernard Herrmann (Psycho, Vertigo, North by Northwest, Citizen Kane, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Marnie, Taxi Driver, Obsession) and performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra. The limited edition CD is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out the full album details and listen to audio samples. Read the rest of this entry »
Remastered ‘Battle of Neretva’ & ‘Too Late the Hero’ Soundtrack Albums Announced
Posted: May 14, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bernard Herrmann, Gerald Fried, Robert Aldrich, score, Soundtrack, The Battle of Neretva, Too Late the Hero, Veljko Bulajić
Tuomas Kantelinen to Score Carlos Saldanha’s ‘100 Days’
Posted: May 14, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: 100 Days, Carlos Saldanha, Tuomas Kantelinen
Tuomas Kantelinen (Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan, The Legend of Hercules, Mindhunters, The Adventurers, Iron Sky: The Coming Race) has been hired to score the upcoming Finnish/Brazilian adventure drama 100 Days. The film is directed by Carlos Saldanha (Ice Age, Rio, Ferdinand) and stars Filipe Bragança, Felipe Camargo and Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu. The movie recounts the journey of Amyr Klink, who in 1984 became the first person to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a rowing boat after many had died in the attempt. Read the rest of this entry »
Theme from James Gunn’s ‘Superman’ (Trailer Version) Released
Posted: May 14, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Fleming, James Gunn, John Murphy, Superman
WaterTower Music has released the theme from James Gunn’s upcoming superhero movie Superman as featured in the film’s latest trailer. The track written by the project’s composers John Murphy (28 Days Later, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Sunshine, The Suicide Squad) & David Fleming (The Last of Us, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Damsel, Jim Henson: Idea Man) and incorporating John Williams’ classic theme from Richard Donner’s 1978 feature is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the full track and check out the new trailer after the jump. The label has previously released Murphy’s music from the first teaser trailer last December. Superman is written and directed by Gunn and stars David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult,Anthony Carrigan, Edi Gathegi, Isabela Merced, Nathan Fillion, María Gabriela de Faría and Skyler Gisondo. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Future Ruins’ Music Festival Announced
Posted: May 14, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Atticus Ross, Trent Reznor
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Watchmen, Gone Girl, Challengers) have announced Future Ruins, a day-long event where the world’s most influential film and television composers step out from behind the screen and onto the stage. The musical festival will be set across three stages at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center this November and is designed to feel thoughtful and immersive, bringing this music to light in an environment where it has never been heard before. Ranging from electronic sets and live bands to orchestral performances, the audience will have the chance to experience live debuts from composers who rarely appear onstage. Read the rest of this entry »
Dara Taylor Scoring Scoring Marvel’s Disney+ Series ‘Ironheart’
Posted: May 14, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dara Taylor, Disney Plus, Ironheart, Marvel
Dara Taylor (Strays, Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar, The Tender Bar, The Invitation, Meet Me Next Christmas, Echo Boomers, The Noel Diary) is scoring Marvel’s upcoming Disney+ original series Ironheart. The show is developed by Chinaka Hodge and stars Dominique Thorne, Anthony Ramos, Lyric Ross, Alden Ehrenreich, Manny Montana, Regan Aliyah, Matthew Elam and Anji White. The Marvel Television production revolves around Riri Williams, a young, genius inventor (introduced in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) who is determined to make her mark on the world as she returns to her hometown of Chicago, where she finds herself wrapped up with the mysterious yet charming Parker Robbins aka “The Hood.” Read the rest of this entry »
‘Arenas’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 14, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Camille Perton, Emmanuel Jessua, Les Arènes, Maurice Marius, score, Soundtrack
Emmanuel Jessua & Maurice Marius have released a soundtrack album for the French thriller Arenas (Les Arènes). The album features the composers’ original music from the film and is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to Jessua’s & Marius’ “overture” and final tracksbelow. Arenas is written and directed by Camille Perton and stars Sofian Khammes, Iliès Kadri and Édgar Ramírez. The movie follows a rising soccer player whose career is about to take off, when he gets approached by a mysterious and powerful agent and discovers the shady side of the business. Read the rest of this entry »
Dan Jones & Evelyn Glennie Scoring ITV’s ‘Code of Silence’
Posted: May 14, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BritBox, Code of Silence, Dan Jones, Evelyn Glennie, ITV
Dan Jones (On Chesil Beach, Shadow of the Empire, World on Fire, Any Human Heart, The Outlaws, Man in an Orange Shirt, My Scientology Movie) & Dame Evelyn Glennie (Trial & Retribution, Finding Altamira, The Trench) are the composers of the new ITV drama Code of Silence. The show is created by Catherine Moulton (The Stolen Girl) and stars Rose Ayling-Ellis, Kieron Moore, Charlotte Ritchie, Andrew Buchan, Nathan Armarkwei Laryea, Beth Goddard, Joe Absolom, Andrew Scarborough, Rolf Choutan and Fifi Garfield. The 6-part crime thriller revolves around a deaf woman whose life takes an unexpected turn when she gets recruited for a covert operation thanks to her exceptional lip-reading skills and is tasked with surveilling a dangerous gang as they plot a high-stakes heist. Read the rest of this entry »
Original Songs from Netflix’s ‘Forever’ Released
Posted: May 13, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Forever, Netflix, Soundtrack
Netflix Music has released a digital single featuring two original songs from the streamer’s original series Forever: Tomorrow’s Interlude performed by Until Tomorrow feat. Halle Burnett and Patient performed by Price. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the single and also listen to both tracks after the jump. The label has previously released a full soundtrack album featuring Gary Gunn’s original score from the romantic drama. Forever is created by Mara Brock Akil based on Judy Blume’s novel of the same title and stars Lovie Simone, Michael Cooper Jr., Xosha Roquemore, Wood Harris, Karen Pittman, Niles Fitch, Marvin Winans III, Barry Shabaka Henley and Ali Gallo. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Elephants: Giants of the Desert’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: May 13, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Desert Elephants, Elephants: Giants of the Desert, Michael Lira, Paul Phelan, score, Soundtrack
VHM has released a soundtrack album for the Australian giant screen documentary Elephants: Giants of the Desert. The album features the film’s original music composed by Michael Lira (Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead, Interceptor, The Hunter, Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp, Black Water: Abyss, Nekrotronic, Growing Up Smith) and performed by the Sydney Scoring Orchestra conducted by Christopher Gordon (Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Daybreakers). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s title and “finale” tracks after the jump. Elephants: Giants of the Desert is directed by Paul Phelan, narrated by Naomi Watts and tells the story of a resilient elephant family surviving against the odds in one of the harshest environments on Earth: Africa’s Namib Desert. Read the rest of this entry »
Juliette Armanet’s ‘Leave One Day’ (‘Partir un jour’) Title Song Released
Posted: May 13, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chilly Gonzales, Juliette Armanet, Partir un jour
Romance Musique has released the title song from the French musical comedy drama Leave One Day (Partir un jour). The track (originally written by Laurent Marimbert & Pénélope Marcellin) is produced by Chilly Gonzales, performed by lead actress Juliette Armanet and is now available to stream on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the full track after the jump. Leave One Day is co-written and directed by Amélie Bonnin and also stars Bastien Bouillon, François Rollin, Tewfik Jallab and Dominique Blanc. Read the rest of this entry »
