Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album for the Swedish/Danish biographical drama Becoming Astrid (Unga Astrid Lindgren). The album features the film’s original music composed by Nicklas Schmidt (Department Q: A Conspiracy of Faith) who recorded his score with the Budapest Film Orchestra. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Becoming Astrid is directed by Pernille Fischer Christensen and stars Alba August, Trine Dyrholm, Maria Bonnevie, Henrik Rafaelsen, Magnus Krepper, Björn Gustafsson and Maria Fahl Vikander. The movie tells the true story of a character-defining period in the life of Pippi Longstocking author Astrid Lindgren and follows a teenaged Astrid as she struggles with being a young, unwed mother. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Becoming Astrid’ (‘Unga Astrid Lindgren’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: November 30, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Becoming Astrid, Nicklas Schmidt, score, Soundtrack, Unga Astrid Lindgren
Soundtrack Album for HBO’s ‘Sharp Objects’ to Be Released
Posted: November 29, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: HBO, Sharp Objects, Soundtrack
eOne Music will release a soundtrack album for the HBO original series Sharp Objects. The album features a selection of the songs from the show by artists such as Snoop Dogg, Alison Krauss & Robert Plant, Emily Wells, The Acid, Mark Batson, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Sylvan Esso & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 30 and will be available to download on Amazon. Sharp Objects is developed by Marti Noxon based on the novel of the same title by Gillian Flynn and stars Amy Adams, Patricia Clarkson, Chris Messina, Eliza Scanlen, Elizabeth Perkins, and Matt Craven. The drama directed by Jean-Marc Valle follows a reporter who confronts the psychological demons from her past when she returns to her hometown to cover a violent murder. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 29, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andy Serkis, Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, Nitin Sawhney, score, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack for the fantasy adventure Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nitin Sawhney (The Namesake, Breathe, Lila Says). Also included is the original end credits song Changes written by Sawhney and performed by Kara Marni. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 30 and will be available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle is directed by Andy Serkis and stars Rohan Chand, Matthew Rhys & Freida Pinto and also features the voice talent of Christian Bale, Benedict Cumberbatch, Cate Blanchett, Tom Hollander, Peter Mullan, Naomie Harris, Eddie Marsan and Jack Reynor. Read the rest of this entry »
James Seymour Brett Scoring Ben Cookson’s ‘Waiting for Anya’
Posted: November 29, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ben Cookson, James Seymour Brett, Waiting for Anya
James Seymour Brett (Cruseo, Lay the Favorite, Planet 51, Outpost) is currently recording his score for the upcoming drama Waiting for Anya. The film is directed by Ben Cookson (Almost Married) and stars Noah Schnapp, Jean Reno, Anjelica Huston, Thomas Kretschmann, Elsa Zylbertsein, Gilles Marini, Tomas Lemarquis, Josephine De La Baum and Sadie Frost. The movie based on Michael Morpurgo’s novel of the same title is set in Southern France during World War II and follows a young shepherd boy and his beloved grandfather who help save the lives of Jewish children as they crossed the Spanish border. Read the rest of this entry »
Disney Junior’s ‘Mira, Royal Detective’ to Feature Original Songs by Matthew Tishler & Jeannie Lurie and Original Score by Amritha Vaz
Posted: November 29, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amritha Vaz, Disney Junior, Jeannie Lurie, Matthew Tishler, Mira Royal Detective
Disney has announced today that Matthew Tishler and Jeannie Lurie are writing and producing original songs for the upcoming Disney Junior animated series Mira, Royal Detective. Amritha Vaz will compose the score for the show, which is developed by Becca Topol (Elena of Avalor) and features the voices of Leela Ladnier, Freida Pinto, Hannah Simone, Jameela Jamil, Kal Penn, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Aasif Mandvi, Sarita Choudhury, Aparna Nancherla, Kamran Lucas, Karan Brar, Karan Soni, Sarayu Blue, Parvesh Cheena, Sonal Shah and Roshni Edwards. Read the rest of this entry »
Samuel Sim Scoring BBC’s ‘The Victim’
Posted: November 29, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, Rob Williams, Samuel Sim, The Victim
Composer Samuel Sim is reuniting with writer/producer Rob Williams on the upcoming BBC drama The Victim. The series is written and created by Williams and stars Kelly Macdonald, John Hannah, James Harkness, Jamie Sives, Karla Crome, Ramon Tikaram, Cal MacAninch, Chloe Pirrie and Isis Hainsworth. The legal thriller is set in Scotland and follows a mother whose nine-year old boy was murdered fifteen years ago by a 13 year old and – years later – is accused of revealing his new identity online. Read the rest of this entry »
James Wan’s ‘Aquaman’ to Feature Original Song by Skylar Grey
Posted: November 28, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Aquaman, Elliott Taylor, James Wan, Skylar Grey
Skylar Grey has recorded an original song for the superhero movie Aquaman. The track, entitled Everything I Need, is written by Grey and Elliott Taylor and is featured in the movie directed by James Wan and stars Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, Dolph Lundgren, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Nicole Kidman, Ludi Lin and Temuera Morrison. A soundtrack album, which also includes the film’s original score composed by Rupert Gregson-Williams, is set to be released on December 14 by WaterTower Music. Check back on this page for updates. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Isham to Reteam with John Ridley on ‘Needle in a Timestack’
Posted: November 28, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: John Ridley, Mark Isham, Needle in a Timestack
Composer Mark Isham (Crash, Once Upon a Time, A River Runs Through It, The Accountant) is reteaming with John Ridley on the upcoming time travel drama Needle in a Timestack. The film is written and directed by Ridley (12 Years a Slave, Guerrilla) and stars Orlando Bloom, Freida Pinto, Leslie Odom Jr., and Cynthia Erivo. The movie is based on a short story by Robert Silverberg and follows a couple struggling to hold their marriage together in a world where time travel is possible, and the past and present are ever fluctuating. Zanne Devine (Easy A), David Thwaites (What to Expect When You’re Expecting, Miss Potter), Aaron L. Gilbert (Tully, A Single Shot) and Matt Kennedy are producing the BRON Studios production. Read the rest of this entry »
Nitin Sawhney to Score Channel 4’s ‘Jerusalem’
Posted: November 28, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments, TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Girl from Mogadishu, Channel 4, Jerusalem, Nitin Sawhney
Nitin Sawhney (The Namesake, Breathe, Lila Says) has been tapped to score the upcoming Channel 4 series Jerusalem. The show is written and created by Bash Doran (Outlaw King, The Looming Tower) and stars Michael Stuhlbarg, Matt Lauria, Brandon P. Bell, Emma Appleton, Luke Treadaway, Keeley Hawes and Stephen Campbell Moore. The spy thriller revolves around Feef Symonds, a bold 20-something woman who joins the Civil Service in 1945, just as the Labour party sweeps to victory, defeating Winston Churchill in an unexpected landslide. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Goon: Last of the Enforcers’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: November 28, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Goon, Goon: Last of the Enforcers, Jay Baruchel, score, Soundtrack, Trevor Morris
Notefornote Music has announced a soundtrack album for the comedy sequel Goon: Last of the Enforcers. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Emmy Award winner Trevor Morris (Immortals, The Tudors, Olympus/London Has Fallen, The Borgias, Vikings, Hunter Killer). The soundtrack is now available to order on the label’s official website and on Amazon. Goon: Last of the Enforcers is directed by Jay Baruchel and stars Seann William Scott, Alison Pill, Marc-André Grondin, Wyatt Russell, Callum Keith Rennie, Jason Jones, Baruchel himself, Elisha Cuthbert, Kim Coates and Liev Schreiber. Read the rest of this entry »
