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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 »

‘The Hate U Give’ Score Album Details

Posted: October 4, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Milan Records will release a score album for the drama The Hate U Give. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award nominee Dustin O’Halloran (Lion, Like Crazy, Transparent, Puzzle, Breathe In, Equals). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 5 (click here to download) and physically on October 19. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version. As previously reported, Def Jam Recordings will release a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie. The Hate U Give is directed by George Tillman, Jr. and stars Amandla Stenberg, Regina Hall, Russell Hornsby, KJ Apa, Algee Smith, Lamar Johnson, Issa Rae, Sabrina Carpenter, Anthony Mackie and Common.  Read the rest of this entry »

Soundtrack Album for BBC’s ‘The Cry’ to Be Released

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Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the BBC mini-series The Cry. The album features the original music from the 4-parter composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Home, The Lego Batman Movie, The Crown, Genius, Terminator Genisys). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 5 and will be available to download on Amazon. The Cry is written by Jacquelin Perske based on the novel by Helen FitzGeralda and stars Jenna Coleman, Ewen Leslie, Stella Gonet, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Asher Keddie, Alex Dimitriades, Markella Kavenagh and Shareena Clanton. The series directed by Glendyn Ivin and produced by Synchronicity Films revolves around a couple who travel from Scotland to Australia to fight for custody of the husband’s daughter. Read the rest of this entry »

‘First Man’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: October 4, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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The full details of the soundtrack album for Damien Chazelle’s biographical drama First Man have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Justin Hurwitz who previously scored Chazelle’s first three features, including La La Land and Whiplash. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on October 12 by Back Lot Music. Click here to download the full album and visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version. Two tracks from the score will already be available tomorrow (click here to download). First Man is written by Josh Singer based on the book First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong by James R. Hansen and stars Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Corey Stoll, Ciarán Hinds, Christopher Abbott, Patrick Fugit and Lukas Haas. The movie focuses on the years leading up to the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon in 1969. Read the rest of this entry »

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