Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 7, 2018)

Posted: October 7, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments
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Premiering tonight is the 11th season of BBC’s Doctor Who executive produced by Chris Chibnall, Matt Strevens & Sam Hoyle and starring Jodie Whittaker, Tosin Cole, Mandip Gill and Bradley Walsh. The show’s new composer is Segun Akinola who is taking over from Murray Gold who has scored the previous seasons. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information. The new season of Doctor Who will air in the U.S. on BBC America and in the UK on BBC One.

Also premiering tonight is the new animated series Star Wars Resistance created by Dave Filoni and featuring the voices of Christopher Sean, Bobby Moynihan, Suzie McGrath, Scott Lawrence, Myrna Velasco, Josh Brener, Donald Faison, Jim Rash and Lex Lang. The show’s original music is composed by Michael Tavera (Drowning Mona, Lilo & Stitch: The Series, Guardians of the Galaxy TV series). The Lucasfilm Animation production will air every Sunday night on the Disney Channel. Visit the official show website to learn more about the series. Read the rest of this entry »

‘The Pagan King’ Soundtrack Released

Posted: October 6, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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A soundtrack album has been released for the Latvian historical action movie The Pagan King (Nameja gredzens). The album features the film’s original music composed by Rihards Zalupe. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The Pagan King is directed by Aigars Grauba and stars Edvin Endre, James Bloor and Egons Dombrovskis. The movie is based on a 13th century legend and tells the story of a young king who must win the confidence of his people in order to defend their freedom. The drama opened in Latvian theaters earlier this year and was released in select U.S. theaters and on VOD last month by Vertical Entertainment. Read the rest of this entry »

Frederik Wiedmann to Score New ‘Doom’ Film Adaptation

Posted: October 6, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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Frederik Wiedmann has been tapped to score the upcoming new film adaptation of the video game Doom. The film is written and directed by Tony Giglio (Chaos, In Enemy Hands) and stars Louis Mandylor, Chidi Ajufo, Jemma Moore, Arkie Reece, James Weber Brown, Nina Bergman, Amy Manson, Clayton Adams, Amer Chadha Patel and Luke Allen-Gale. No plot details have been announced yet. The movie is produced by Universal 1440 Entertainment, for which Wiedmann has previously scored numerous projects, including Jarhead 2: Field of Fire & Jarhead 3: The Siege, Tremors 5: Bloodlines & Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell and this year’s Death Race: Beyond Anarchy and The Scorpion King: Book of Souls (to be released later this month). Read the rest of this entry »

Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 5, 2018)

Posted: October 5, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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Two new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend:

Expected to top the weekend box office is the superhero movie Venom directed by Ruben Fleischer and starring Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Scott Haze and Reid Scott. The film’s original music is composed by Ludwig Goransson (Black Panther, Creed, Fruitvale Station, Community). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Click here for the full album details. Eminem has contributed the title song, which is available from Aftermath Records (click here for more information).

Also opening nationwide is the musical drama A Star Is Born directed by Bradley Cooper who also stars in the movie, alongside Lady Gaga, Andrew Dice Clay, Anthony Ramos, Bonnie Somerville, Dave Chappelle and Sam Elliott. Cooper & Gaga have also written several original songs to the film. Interscope Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Ride’ Soundtrack Released

Posted: October 5, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Music of the Sea has released a soundtrack album for the thriller Ride. The album features the songs from the movie by artists such as Archie Thompson, Psychedelic Soul Crew, Ages of the Earth, Tiny Barge, Paul Montesano, Supa Nova Kaine and Mansuki. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. Ride is written and directed by Jeremy Ungar and stars Jessie T. Usher, Bella Thorne and Will Brill. The movie scored by Paul Haslinger takes place over the course of one night in Los Angeles and follows a young woman as she hails a ride on an app unaware that she will be joined by a sociopath. Read the rest of this entry »

Soundtrack Album for Zhang Yimou’s ‘Shadow’ Released

Posted: October 5, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for Zhang Yimou’s action epic Shadow. The album features the film’s original music composed by Lao Zai (Mountain Patrol, Police Story: Lockdown, Railroad Tigers). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Shadow is co-written and directed by Zhang Yimou (House of Flying Daggers, Hero) and stars Deng Chao, Sun Li, Zheng Kai, Wang Qianyuan, Wang Jingchun, Hu Jun, Guan Xiaotong and Leo Wu. The film is set in an ancient period of Chinese history and centers on the court intrigues between a paranoid king, his leading general and the general’s body double or shadow.  Read the rest of this entry »

‘Dilili in Paris’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: October 5, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack album for the French animated feature Dilili in Paris (Dilili à Paris). The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Gabriel Yared (The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Cold Mountain, City of Angels, 1408). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples and check out the full track list. A CD version is also being released overseas. Dilili in Paris is written and directed by Michel Ocelot and follows a young Kanak who investigates a spate of mysterious kidnappings of young girls that is plaguing Belle Epoque Paris and encounters a series of extraordinary characters in the course of her investigation. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Never Look Away’ (‘Werk ohne Autor’) Soundtrack Released

Posted: October 5, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Deutsche Grammophon has released the official soundtrack album for the German drama Never Look Away (Werk ohne Autor). The album features the film’s original music composed by Max Richter (The Leftovers, Waltz with Bashir, Hostiles, Miss Sloane, White Boy Rick, Taboo, Disconnect). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Never Look Away is written and directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (The Lives of Others) and stars Tom Schilling, Sebastian Koch, Paula Beer, Oliver Masucci and Saskia Rosendahl. The movie is set in post-war East Germany and follows the lives of a doctor and an artist, both struggling to reconcile their personal aspirations with their country’s politics. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Hollywood Ending’ from ‘Anna and the Apocalypse’ Released

Posted: October 5, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Interscope Records has released the first song from the soundtrack for the upcoming movie musical Anna and the Apocalypse. Hollywood Ending is written by Roddy Hart & Tommy Reilly and performed by the film’s cast. The song is now available to download as a digital single on Amazon and iTunes. Check back on this page for more information about the full soundtrack album to be announced soon. Anna and the Apocalypse is directed by John McPhail and stars Ella Hunt, Malcolm Cumming, Sarah Swire, Christopher Leveaux, Ben Wiggins, Marli Siu, Mark Benton, Paul Kaye, Ella Jarvis and Janet Lawson. Read the rest of this entry »

Soundtrack Album for Paramount Network’s ‘Heathers’ TV Series to Be Released

Posted: October 4, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums
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Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the Paramount Network original series Heathers. The album features a selections of songs from the show by artists including Pink Martini, DJ Shadow, Anna Dellaria, The Meters, Santigold, Ladytron, Princess Nokia, Peggy Lee & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 12 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The label will also release a digital single featuring a track from the series’ original score by Chris Alan Lee (Younger) tomorrow (click here to download). Check out the cover art after the jump. Heathers is developed by Jason Micallef (Butter) based on the 1988 cult classic feature of the same title and stars Grace Victoria Cox, James Scully, Melanie Field, Brendan Scannell and Jasmine Mathews. Read the rest of this entry »

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