Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 23, 2018)

Posted: September 23, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments
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Premiering tomorrow, September 24, is the new NBC drama Manifest created by Jeff Rake and starring Melissa Roxburgh, Josh Dallas, Athena Karkanis, J. R. Ramirez, Parveen Kaur and Luna Blaise. The show’s original music is composed by Danny Lux (Grey’s Anatomy, Halloween: Resurrection, Ally McBeal, Boston Legal, My Name Is Earl). Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the series, which will air every Monday night on NBC.

Also premiering tomorrow is the CBS drama Magnum P.I. developed by Peter M. Lenkov & Eric Guggenheim based on the classic 80s series and starring Jay Hernandez, Perdita Weeks, Zachary Knighton, Stephen Hill and Tim Kang. Brian Tyler (Iron Man 3, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Fast & Furious, Crazy Rich Asians) & Keith Power (MacGyver, Hawaii Five-0) have scored the first episode and Power is composing the music for the rest of the season. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the series and also click here for a video from the recording sessions of a new version of the classic Magnum theme.  Read the rest of this entry »

Eminem’s ‘Venom’ Song Released

Posted: September 23, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Aftermath Records has released the original title song from the comic book movie Venom written and performed by Eminem. The track, which has previously been released last month as a bonus track of Eminem’s Kamikaze album, is now available as a digital single on Amazon. As previously reported, a full soundtrack album featuring Ludwig Goransson’s original score will be released by Sony Classical. Venom directed by Ruben Fleischer and starring Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Scott Haze and Reid Scott will be released in theaters nationwide on October 5 by Sony Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »

Soundtrack Album for Hulu’s ‘The First’ to Be Released

Posted: September 22, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums
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New Deal and Record Collection will release the first soundtrack album for the Hulu original series The First. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Colin Stetson (Hereditary, Blue Caprice, Lavender, Outlaws and Angels). The Vol. 1 soundtrack will be released digitally on September 28, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The First is created by Beau Willimon and stars Sean Penn, Natascha McElhone, LisaGay Hamilton, Oded Fehr, James Ransone and Hannah Ware. The drama follows the first human mission to Mars and explores the challenges of taking the first steps toward interplanetary colonization, from the perspectives of the the astronauts, their families and loved ones, as well as the ground team on Earth. Read the rest of this entry »

Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 21, 2018)

Posted: September 21, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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Four new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the gothic fantasy movie The House with a Clock in Its Walls directed by Eli Roth and starring Jack Black, Cate Blanchett, Owen Vaccaro, Kyle MacLachlan, Collen Camp, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Vanessa Anne Williams and Sunny Suljic. The film’s original music is composed by Nathan Barr (True Blood, The Americans, Hostel, Cabin Fever). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and click here for a video featurette about Barr’s music.

Also opening wide is the drama Life Itself written and directed by Dan Fogelman and starring Oscar Isaac, Olivia Wilde, Mandy Patinkin, Olivia Cooke, Laia Costa, Annette Bening and Antonio Banderas. Federico Jusid (The Secret in Their Eyes, Kidnap, Misconduct, The Hunter’s Prayer) has composed the film’s original score. No soundtrack album has been announced. To learn more about the Amazon Studios release, which centers on a couple that lead a multi generational love story spanning both decades and continents, visit the official movie website. Read the rest of this entry »

Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Maniac’ Released

Posted: September 21, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums
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Paramount Music has released a soundtrack album for the Netflix original limited series Maniac. The album features selections of the original music from the show composed by Dan Romer (Beasts of the Southern Wild, Beasts of No Nation, The Good Doctor, Atypical, Easy). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Maniac is directed by Cary Fukunaga and stars Emma Stone, Jonah Hill, Sonoya Mizuno, Justin Theroux, Julia Garner and Sally Field. The comedy developed by Patrick Somervile based on the Norwegian television series of the same title follows two strangers who find themselves caught up in a mind-bending pharmaceutical trial gone awry. Read the rest of this entry »

Songs from ‘Night School’ Soundtrack by Frankie J & Humby and Trinidad James to Be Released

Posted: September 21, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Trinidad James (feat. The Hipster Orchestra) has contributed the end credits song Graduated to the soundtrack for the new comedy Night School. Also featured on the film’s soundtrack is the new song El Sueño performed by Frankie J & Humby (feat. Romany). Both tracks will be released on September 28, 2018 by Back Lot Music and are now available for pre-order on Amazon. Night School is directed by Malcolm D. Lee (Girls Trip) and stars Kevin Hart, Tiffany Haddish, Rob Riggle, Taran Killam and Romany Malco. The movie (scored by David Newman) follows a group of misfits who are forced to attend adult classes in the longshot chance they’ll pass the GED exam. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Halloween’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: September 21, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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The track list of the soundtrack album for David Gordon Green’s Halloween sequel has been revealed this week. The album features the film’s original score composed John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies. As previously announced, the soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on October 19 by Sacred Bones Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon (digital version) and here (CD and vinyl version). A first track, The Shape Returns, is already available to download (listen to the full track after the jump). Halloween is co-written and directed by Gordon Green and stars Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Will Patton, Virginia Gardner and Nick Castle.  Read the rest of this entry »

‘Assassination Nation’ Soundtrack Released

Posted: September 21, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Lakeshore Records has released the official soundtrack album for the thriller Assassination Nation. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ian Hultquist (A-X-L, Animals, My Blind Brother, The Gospel According to André). Also included is a track by Isabella ‘Machine’ Summers, Abra’s B.R.A.T. and Jackson State University Marching Band’s/Sonic Boom of the Youth’s performance of Miley Cyrus’ We Can’t Stop as featured during the movie’s end titles sequence. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 21 and is now available to download on Amazon. Assassination Nation is directed by Sam Levinson and stars Odessa Young, Suki Waterhouse, Bella Thorne, Abra, Hari Nef, Bill Skarsgard, Joel McHale and Maude Apatow. Read the rest of this entry »

Netflix’s ‘Hilda’ to Feature Theme Song by Grimes & Score by Dan Mangan & Ryan Carlson

Posted: September 21, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments
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Grimes has written the theme song for the new Netflix animated series Hilda. The track, which also features vocals by the singer/songwriter, opens every episode of the show’s first season. Dan Mangan (Hector and the Search for Happiness) has composed the underscore for several episodes, as well as the end titles theme of the show. The other episodes are scored by Ryan Carlson for Vapor RMW. Hilda is created by Luke Pearson based on his comic book series and features the voices of Bella Ramsey as the title character, as well as Ameerah Falzon-Ojo, Oliver Nelson, Daisy Haggard and Rasmus Hardiker. Read the rest of this entry »

Soundtrack Album for HBO’s ‘Insecure’ Season 3 to Be Released

Posted: September 20, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums
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RCA Records will release a new soundtrack album for the HBO original series Insecure. The album features the songs from the show’s third season by artists including Miguel, Childish Major, Radiant Children, Victoria Monet, Opal, Peyton, LION BABE, Cautious Clay, Siaira Shawn, Derrius Logan & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 21 and will be available to download on Amazon. The label has previously released two soundtrack albums for the series’ first two seasons, as well as several digital singles. Insecure is created by Issa Rae & Larry Wilmore and stars Rae herself, alongside Yvonne Orji, Lisa Joyce, Jay Ellis, Natasha Rothwell, Amanda Seales and Y’lan Noel. Read the rest of this entry »

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