WaterTower Music has released the full soundtrack album for the HBO limited series The Regime. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Shape of Water, The King’s Speech, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Godzilla) & Alex Heffes (Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, The Last King of Scotland, Touching the Void, State of Play, Queen of Katwe) . The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. The label has previously released Desplat’s main title theme last month as a digital single. The Regime is created by Will Tracy and stars Kate Winslet, Matthias Schoenaerts, Andrea Riseborough, Martha Plimpton, Guillaume Gallienne and Hugh Grant. The 6-part political satire directed by Stephen Frears & Jessica Hobbs revolves around an authoritarian chancellor who has grown increasingly paranoid and unstable when she turns to a volatile soldier as an unlikely confidant. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for HBO’s ‘The Regime’ Released
Posted: April 7, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Alex Heffes, Alexandre Desplat, HBO, score, Soundtrack, The Regime
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 7, 2024)
Posted: April 7, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Apple TV +, Fallout, Franklin, Jay Wadley, Michael Lira, Mr Bates vs. the Post Office, Netflix, PBS, Ramin Djawadi, Vince Pope, Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp
Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British limited series Mr Bates vs the Post Office written by Gwyneth Hughes, directed by James Strong and starring Toby Jones, Monica Dolan, Alex Jennings, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Ian Hart, Will Mellor, Lia Williams, Shaun Dooley, Clare Calbraith, Lesley Nicol, Amit Shah, Adam James and Katherine Kelly. The show’s original music is composed by Vince Pope (True Detective: Night Country, No Offence, Black Mirror: Be Right Back, Resistance, You & Me, Misfits, Wolfe). The 4-parter, which tells the story of the real-life British Post Office scandal that has set off a firestorm of public outrage forcing the Prime Minister to act, premiered in the UK earlier this year on ITV and is making its U.S. debut on PBS as part of the Masterpiece series.
Premiering on Thursday, April 11 is the Prime Video original series Fallout developed by Geneva Robertson-Dworet & Graham Wagner based on the video game series and starring Ella Purnell, Walton Goggins, Aaron Moten, Moisés Arias, Michael Emerson, Kyle MacLachlan, Frances Turner, Leslie Uggams, Johnny Pemberton and Sarita Choudhury. Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Pacific Rim, Iron Man, Westworld, Uncharted, House of the Dragon, Eternals) has composed the show’s original music. Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score tomorrow, April 8. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Prime Video. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Natatorium’ Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: April 6, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Helena Stefánsdóttir, Jacob Groth, Natatorium, score, Soundtrack
Naxos has released a soundtrack EP for the Icelandic thriller Natatorium. The 5-track EP features the film’s original score composed by Jacob Groth (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Dead Man Down, Unforgettable, Skin Trade, Midnight, Texas). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to all five tracks below. Natatorium is written and directed by Helena Stefánsdóttir and stars Ilmur María Arnarsdóttir, Arnar Dan Kristjánsson, Kristín Pétursdóttir, Elin Petersdottir and Stefania Berndsen. The movie follows a teenage girl who visits her estranged grandparents while waiting for the results of her audition for an international performance group, but when her father and his younger sister find out about her stay, a sense of panic arises and a dark secret emerges. Read the rest of this entry »
Tyler Bates Scoring Ti West’s ‘MaXXXine’
Posted: April 6, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: MaXXXine, Ti West, Tyler Bates, X
Composer Tyler Bates (Guardians of the Galaxy, Deadpool 2, John Wick, Watchmen, 300, The Punisher) is reuniting with director Ti West on the upcoming slasher movie MaXXXine. The film is written and directed by West (House of the Devil, In a Valley of Violence) and stars Mia Goth, Elizabeth Debicki, Moses Sumney, Bobby Cannavale, Michelle Monaghan, Lily Collins, Halsey, Giancarlo Esposito and Kevin Bacon. The final installment in West’s X trilogy is set in 1980s Hollywood and follows adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx who finally gets her big break while a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 5, 2024)
Posted: April 5, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Bit of Light, Bertrand Bonello, Chicken for Linda!, Clément Ducol, Epic Tails, George Fenton, Jed Kurzel, Keegan DeWitt, Mark Korven, Model House, Monkey Man, Nathan Barr, Nicholas Pike, Olivier Cussac, Parachute, Ryan Lott, Someone Like You, The Beast, The First Omen, The Greatest Hits, The Old Oak, Tyler Michael Smith
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the supernatural horror prequel The First Omen co-written and directed by Arkasha Stevenson and starring Nell Tiger Free, Tawkeef Barhom, Ralph Ineson, Sonia Braga and Bill Nighy. The film’s original music is composed by Mark Korven (The Witch, The Lighthouse, The Black Phone, Cube, Night Swim, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, The Peripheral). Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the 20th Century Studios release.
Also opening nationwide is the action thriller Monkey Man directed by Dev Patel and starring Patel himself, Sharlto Copley, Pitobash, Vipin Sharma, Sobhita Dhulipala, Adithi Kalkunte and Ashwini Kalsekar. Jed Kurzel (Alien: Covenant, The Babadook, Overlord, Macbeth, The Oxford Murders, The Pope’s Exorcist, The Mustang, Assassin’s Creed) has composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as songs by Sneha Khanwalkar today. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released by Universal Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Lira Scoring Netflix’s ‘Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp’
Posted: April 5, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jonathan A. Rosenbaum, Michael Lira, Netflix, Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp
Michael Lira (Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead, Interceptor, The Hunter, Black Water: Abyss, Growing Up Smith, Nekrotronic) has composed the original score for the new Netflix original film Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp. The movie is directed by Jonathan A. Rosenbaum (Cop and a Half: New Recruit, Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls) and stars Chloe De Los Santos, Josh Lawson, as well as Eric Bauza (as the voice of Woody), Kevin Michael Richardson and Tom Kenny. The live-action/animated hybrid family comedy follows the title character who – after getting kicked out of the forest – thinks he’s found a forever home at Camp Woo Hoo, until an inspector threatens to shut down the camp. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Crime Scene Berlin: Nightlife Killer’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: April 5, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Anton Feist, Crime Scene Berlin: Nightlife Killer, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, Uwe Bossenz
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the streamer’s German original documentary series Crime Scene Berlin: Nightlife Killer. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Uwe Bossenz & Anton Feist (The Billion Dollar Code, TKKG, Kundschafter des Friedens, Eichwald MdB). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Crime Scene Berlin: Nightlife Killer is directed by Jan Zabeil & Caroline Schaper, produced by Beetz Brothers Film Production and reconstructs the case of several mysterious murders in Berlin’s nightlife that became nationally known as the “Coma Killer” in 2012. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Isham Scoring MGM+’s ‘Hotel Cocaine’
Posted: April 5, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chris Brancato, Danny Pino, Mark Isham, MGM+
Mark Isham (Crash, Once Upon a Time, Miracle, A River Runs Through It, 42, Judas and the Black Messiah, The Accountant) is scoring the upcoming MGM+ original series Hotel Cocaine. The show is created by Chris Brancato (Narcos, Hannibal) and stars Danny Pino, Don Mike, Pedro Giunti, Lola Claire, Matthew Del Negro, Victor Oliveira, Robert Beck, Sam Robards and Candy Santana. The 8-part crime thriller tells the story of Roman Compte, Cuban exile and general manager of the Mutiny Hotel, the glamorous epicenter of the Miami cocaine scene of the late ’70s and early ’80s. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Monsters at Work’ Season 2 Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: April 5, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Disney Channel, Dominic Lewis, Monsters at Work, Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records has released a new soundtrack for the Disney Channel original animated series Monsters at Work. The EP features three songs from the show’s second season, including the original tracks C.R.E.E.P. Show written by the show’s composer Dominic Lewis (Bullet Train, The Fall Guy, The Man in the High Castle, Peter Rabbit), Torien Lee & Colleen Evanson, Let’s Play Ball written by Lewis & Daniel Futcher, as well as I Scare You Babe, a cover of Sonny & Cher’s I Got You Babe, produced by Lewis and performed by Alan Tudyk & Bob Peterson. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also listen to all three tracks after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Sasquatch Sunset’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: April 5, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Zellner, Nathan Zellner, Sasquatch Sunset, score, Soundtrack, The Octopus Project
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the comedy Sasquatch Sunset. The album features the film’s original music composed by The Octopus Project (Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter, Damsel). The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, April 12 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A first track (The Creatures of Nature performed by lead actress Riley Keough) is already available to stream/download now and can be checked out after the jump. Sasquatch Sunset is directed by David & Nathan Zellner and also stars Jesse Eisenberg, Christophe Zajac-Denek and Nathan Zellner himself. The movie is set in the misty forests of North America and follows a family of Sasquatches as they embark on an absurdist journey over the course of one year and find themselves on a collision course with the ever-changing world around them. Read the rest of this entry »
