Def Jam Recordings will release a soundtrack album for the drama The Hate U Give. The album features the songs from the film, including the original track We Won’t Move performed by Arlissa, which will already be available to download tomorrow. Also included are songs by Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T, 2Pac, Travis Scott, Bobby Sessions, Jadakiss, Logic & more. The soundtrack will be released on October 12, 2018 and is now available for pre-order here (digital version) and here (CD version). A separate album featuring the film’s original score by Dustin O’Halloran will be released by Milan Records. 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 »
‘The Hate U Give’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 27, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: George Tillman Jr., Soundtrack, The Hate U Give
‘Boarding School’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: September 27, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Boarding School, Boaz Yakin, Lesley Barber, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records has announced a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Boarding School. The album features the film’s original music composed by Lesley Barber (Manchester by the Sea, You Can Count On Me, Irreplaceable You, The Moth Diaries). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 28 and will be available to download on Amazon. Boarding School is written and directed by Boaz Yakin and stars Will Patton, Samantha Mathis, Luke Prael, Sterling Jerins, Nadia Alexander, Tammy Blanchard and Lucy Walters. The movie follows a young boy who becomes fascinated with the persona of his dead grandmother and is sent to an isolated boarding school for misfits. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Predator’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: September 27, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Henry Jackman, score, Shane Black, Soundtrack, The Predator
The details of the full soundtrack album for Shane Black’s The Predator have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier & Civil War, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, X-Men: First Class, Big Hero 6, Wreck-It-Ralph). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 28 by Lakeshore Records and will be available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. A soundtrack EP featuring three tracks from Jackman’s score has been released earlier this month. The Predator co-written and directed by Black and starring Boyd Holbrook, Olivia Munn, Sterling K. Brown, Trevante Rhodes, Jacob Tremblay, Keegan-Michael Key, Alfie Allen, Thomas Jane, Augusto Aguilera, Jake Busey and Yvonne Strahovski is now playing in theaters nationwide. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Conrad & Michelle: If Words Could Kill’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 27, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Conrad & Michelle: If Words Could Kill, Jonas Struck, Lifetime, score, Soundtrack
Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album for the Lifetime original movie Conrad & Michelle: If Words Could Kill. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jonas Struck (Borg vs McEnroe, Idealisten, Sex, Drugs & Taxation). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Conrad & Michelle: If Words Could Kill is directed by Stephen Tolkin and stars Bella Thorne and Austin P. Mckenzie. The movie tells the true story of Conrad Roy who was encouraged to commit suicide via text messages from his girlfriend, Michelle Carter. Read the rest of this entry »
‘What Still Remains’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 27, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jonathan Beard, score, Soundtrack, What Still Remains
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the post-apocalyptic thriller What Still Remains. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jonathan Beard (Star Wars: The Old Republic – Knights of the Fallen Empire, Frank vs. God). The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 5, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. What Still Remains is written and directed by Josh Mendoza and stars Colin O’Donoghue, Lulu Antariksa, Mimi Rogers, Roshon Fegan, Jeff Kober, Dohn Norwood and Peter O’Brien. The movie follows young woman struggling to survive in a world long-since destroyed by disease. Read the rest of this entry »
Jaden Smith’s ‘BACK ON MY SH*T’ from ‘Skate Kitchen’ Released
Posted: September 26, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jaden Smith, Skate Kitchen
Roc Nation Records & Interscope Records have released the original song BACK ON MY SH*T from the indie drama Skate Kitchen. The track is written and performed by Jaden Smith who also stars in the movie. Ayo N Keyz & Keanu Beats have produced the song, which is now available to download on Amazon. Skate Kitchen is directed by Crystal Moselle and also stars Rachelle Vinberg, Dede Lovelace, Nina Moran, Kabrina Adams, Brenn Lorenzo, Hisham Tawfiq, Ajani Russell, Jules Lorenzo and Elizabeth Rodriguez. The movie centers on an introverted teenage skateboarder from Long Island, who meets and befriends an all-girl, New York City-based skateboarding crew called Skate Kitchen. Read the rest of this entry »
Lisbeth Scott to Score Lifetime’s ‘Somebody’s Someone: The Regina Louise Story’
Posted: September 26, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Lifetime, Lisbeth Scott, Somebody's Someone: The Regina Louise Story
Lisbeth Scott has signed on to score the upcoming Lifetime original movie Somebody’s Someone: The Regina Louise Story. The film is directed by Janice Cooke and stars Angela Fairley, Ginnifer Goodwin, Monique Coleman, Sherri Saum and Kim Hawthorne. The drama is based on a memoir about Regina Louise, a young African-American girl who navigated over 30 foster homes and psychiatric facilities before age 18, and the one woman who believed in her. Camille Thomasson wrote the teleplay. Goodwin is also executive producing the project with Howard Braunstein (The Informant!) and Yvonne Chotzen (The Rosa Parks Story). Read the rest of this entry »
‘The House of Tomorrow’ Soundtrack Album to Be Released
Posted: September 26, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Peter Livolsi, Rob Simonsen, score, Soundtrack, The House of Tomorrow
A soundtrack album will be released for the coming-of-age drama The House of Tomorrow. The album features the film’s original score composed by Rob Simonsen (Foxcatcher, The Spectacular Now, Love, Simon, Nerve, Tully, (500) Days of Summer, The Front Runner). The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 2, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. The House of Tomorrow is written and directed by Peter Livolsi and stars Asa Butterfield, Ellen Burstyn, Nick Offerman, Alex Wolff, Maude Apatow and Michaela Watkins. The movie follows a teen raised inside a geodesic dome and a rebellious kid with a heart transplant who form a punk band to escape an oppressive grandmother, an overprotective father, and the looming legacy of renowned futurist Buckminster Fuller. Read the rest of this entry »
Bear McCreary to Return for ‘Happy Death Day 2U’
Posted: September 26, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bear McCreary, Christopher Landon, Happy Death Day, Happy Death Day 2U
Bear McCreary has confirmed that he will be returning as the composer for the upcoming slasher sequel Happy Death Day 2U. The film is written directed by Christopher Landon who previously helmed the original film and stars Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard, Phi Vu, Ruby Modine & Rachel Matthews who are reprising their roles from last year’s hit movie. They are joined by Suraj Sharma and Sarah Yarkin. The movie picks up where things left off after the first film when the lead characters find out that the time loop just got passed on to one of their friends and find themselves in another race against time to determine the cause. Read the rest of this entry »
Howard Shore to Score Francois Girard’s ‘The Song of Names’
Posted: September 26, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Francois Girard, Howard Shore, The Song of Names
Howard Shore (The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Silence of the Lambs, The Aviator, The Departed) is attached to compose the music for the upcoming drama The Song of Names. The film is directed by Francois Girard (The Red Violin, Silk, Boychoir) and stars Tim Roth, Clive Owen, Catherine McCormack, Jonah Hauer King and Gerran Howell. The movie is based on the novel by classical music scholar Norman Lebrecht and centers on the friendship between a 9-year old boy and a young Polish violin prodigy Dovidl Rapoport in 1939. Jeffrey Caine (The Constant Gardener, GoldenEye) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
