Sumerian Records has released a soundtrack album for the drama Bomb City. The album features the film’s original score composed by Cody Chick & Sheldon R. Chick (who also serves as a producer on the project). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Bomb City is directed by Jameson Brooks and stars Dave Davis, Glenn Morshower, Logan Huffman, Lorelei Linklater, Eddie Hassell, Henry Knotts, Maemae Renfrow, Dominic Ryan Gabriel, Luke Shelton and Marilyn Manson. The movie is set in 1997 Amarillo, Texas and revolves around a green mohawked diehard of punk music. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Bomb City’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: November 12, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bomb City, Cody Chick, score, Sheldon R. Chick, Soundtrack
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 11, 2018)
Posted: November 11, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brian Reitzell, Edmund Butt, Gabriel Mann, Gustavo Santaolalla, HBO, Jeff Cardoni, Kevin Kiner, Mars, Narcos: Mexico, National Geographic, Netflix, Origin, Prince of Peoria, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Sunna Wehrmeijer, The Emperor's Newest Clothes, The Kominsky Method, William Finn, YouTube Premium
Premiering tomorrow, November 12, is the second season of the National Geographic original series Mars created by Ben Young Mason & Justin Wilkes and starring JiHAE, Alberto Ammann, Clémentine Poidatz, Esai Morales and Jeff Hephner. The show’s original music is composed by Brian Reitzell (Friday Night Lights, Hannibal, American Gods, Boss) who is taking over scoring duties from Nick Cave & Warren Ellis who scored the drama’s first season. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring Reitzell’s music from Season 2 (click here for the full album details).
Premiering on Tuesday, November 13 is DreamWorks Animation Television’s new series She-Ra and the Princesses of Power developed by Noelle Stevenson based on the classic 1980s show and starring Aimee Carrero, Karen Fukuhara, AJ Michalka, Marcus Scribner, Reshma Shetty and Lorraine Toussaint. Sunna Wehrmeijer (Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz) is the show’s composer. The show, which revolves around soldier Adora as she finds a magic sword – and her identity as legendary hero She-Ra, will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
‘5th Passenger’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: November 11, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: 5th Passenger, Ramin Kousha, score, Soundtrack
Plaza Mayor Company will release a soundtrack for the sci-fi thriller 5th Passenger. The album features the film’s original music composed and performed by Ramin Kousha (Sharknado, Dracula: The Impaler). The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 7, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. 5th Passenger is directed by Scotty Baker and stars Doug Jones, Tim Russ, Marina Sirtis, Morgan Lariah and Armin Shimerman . The movie is set in 2151 in the aftermath of an oppressive class war and revolves around a pregnant officer aboard an escape pod who must struggle to survive with her remaining crew when a mysterious and vicious life form attack. Read the rest of this entry »
‘DriverX’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: November 10, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Driver X, Henry Barrial, Lili Haydn, score, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album has been announced for the indie drama DriverX. The album features the original songs and score from the film composed by Lili Haydn, as well as songs by Marvin Etzioni. The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 30 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. DriverX is written and directed by Henry Barrial and stars Patrick Fabian, Tanya Clarke, Desmin Borges, Oscar Nunez, Travis Schuldt and Melissa Fumero. The movie follows an unemployed husband and father who is desperate to find a job and signs up to drive for the popular ride-share company DriverX, leading his marriage to fray at home. Read the rest of this entry »
Roberta Flack’s ‘Running’ from ‘3100: Run and Become’ Released
Posted: November 10, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: 3100: Run and Become, Michael A. Levine, Roberta Flack
Mimami Media has released the original song Running from the documentary 3100: Run and Become. The track is written by the film’s composer Michael A. Levine (Cold Case, Siren, Served Like a Girl) and performed by Grammy Award-winning singer Roberta Flack. The song is now available to download on Amazon and iTunes. 3100: Run and Become is directed by Sanjay Rawal and follows an unassuming paperboy from Finland as he attempts the world’s longest race all around a 1/2 mile sidewalk loop in New York City. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 9, 2018)
Posted: November 9, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Andrew Lockington, Carter Burwell, Danny Elfman, Dr. Seuss' The Grinch, Jed Kurzel, Keegan DeWitt, Overlord, Rob Simonsen, Roque Banos, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, The Front Runner, The Girl in the Spider's Web, The Long Dumb Road, Time Freak
Three new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the animated feature Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch directed by Scott Mosier & Yarrow Cheney and starring Benedict Cumberbatch. The film’s original music is composed by Danny Elfman (Spider-Man, Batman, Alice in Wonderland, Nightmare Before Christmas). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score (click here for the full album details). Columbia Records has released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie, including an original song by Tyler, the Creator (click here for more information).
Also opening wide is the thriller The Girl in the Spider’s Web directed by Fede Alvarez and starring Claire Foy, Sverrir Gudnason, Lakeith Stanfield, Sylvia Hoeks, Stephen Merchant, Claes Bang, Christopher Convery, Synnøve Macody Lund and Vicky Krieps. Roque Banos (Don’t Breathe, Evil Dead, In the Heart of the Sea, The Machinist, The Commuter) has composed the film’s original music. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Cargo’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: November 9, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cargo, Daniel Rankine P.K.A. Trials with Dr. G Yunupingu, Johnathon Mangarri Yunupingu, Michael Hohnen, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
Universal Music Australia has released a soundtrack album for the Australian zombie thriller Cargo. The album features the film’s original music composed by Daniel Rankine P.K.A. Trials with Dr. G Yunupingu, Michael Hohnen and Johnathon Mangarri Yunupingu featuring additional instrumentation by John Bartlett & Paul Bartlett. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Cargo is directed by Ben Howling & Yolanda Ramke and stars Martin Freeman, Anthony Hayes, Susie Porter, Caren Pistorius, Kris McQuade and Bruce R. Carter. The movie follows a father who searches the wilds of Australia for someone willing to protect and care for his infant daughter. Read the rest of this entry »
Disasterpeace to Score ‘The Hole in the Fence’
Posted: November 9, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Disasterpeace, Joaquín del Paso, Rich Vreeland, The Hole in the Fence
Variety is reporting that Disasterpeace (aka Rich Vreeland) is set to score the upcoming Mexican thriller The Hole in the Fence. The film is directed by Joaquín del Paso (Maquinaria Panamericana) and follows a group of boys from a Catholic school from Mexico’s upper-class on a school trip, on which they find a disconcerting hole in the fence which protects their camp’s perimeter. No casting announcements have been made yet. Del Paso also co-wrote the screenplay with Lucy Pawlak and will produce the project with Fernanda de la Peza. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for ‘Gotham’ Season 1 Released
Posted: November 9, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: David Russo, Fox, Gotham, Graeme Revell, score, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music has released the first soundtrack album for the Fox drama Gotham. The album features selections of the original score from the show’s first season composed by David Russo (Nikita, The Tomorrow People) and Graeme Revell (The Crow, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Pineapple Express, The Chronicles of Riddick). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Gotham is developed by Bruno Heller based on the DC Comics characters and stars Ben McKenzie, Donal Logue,David Mazouz, Zabryna Guevara, Sean Pertwee, Robin Lord Taylor and Erin Richards. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Sadie’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: November 9, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Megan Griffiths, Mike McCready, Sadie, score, Soundtrack
The Orchard will release a soundtrack album for Sadie. The album features the film’s original score composed by Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready (Fat Kid Rules the World, The Glamour & the Squalor, Elvis Presley: The Searcher), as well as the original song Show Your Colors, on which McCready collaborated with Thunderpussy’s Molly Sides & Whitney Petty (already available to download here). The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 16 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Sadie is directed by Megan Griffiths and stars Sophia Mitri Schloss, Melanie Lynsky, John Gallagher. Jr, Danielle Brooks, Tony Hale and Keith L. Williams. The movie tells the story of young girl who will stop at nothing to preserve her father’s place on the home front. Read the rest of this entry »
