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 »
Songs from ‘Night School’ Soundtrack by Frankie J & Humby and Trinidad James to Be Released
Posted: September 21, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Frankie J, Humby, Malcolm D. Lee, Night School, Trinidad James
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‘Halloween’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 21, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cody Carpenter, Daniel Davies, David Gordon Green, Halloween, John Carpenter, score, Soundtrack
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 AlbumsTags: Assassination Nation, Ian Hultquist, Sam Levinson, score, Soundtrack
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 AssignmentsTags: Dan Mangan, Grimes, Hilda, Netflix, Ryan Carlson
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 AlbumsTags: HBO, Insecure, Soundtrack
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 »
‘Quincy: A Life Beyond Measure’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 20, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alan Hicks, Mark Ronson, Netflix, Quincy, Quincy Jones, Rashida Jones, Soundtrack
Universal Music will release the official soundtrack album for the Netflix original documentary Quincy. The album features the original song Keep Reachin’ by Quincy Jones & Mark Ronson feat. Chaka Khan. Also included are several classic tracks by Jones, as well as songs by Ray Charles, The Brothers Johnson and Lesley Gore. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 21 and will be available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Quincy is directed by Rashida Jones & Alan Hicks and profiles the trumpeter, producer, conductor, composer and arranger, offering unprecedented access to his private life and stories from his unparalleled career. Read the rest of this entry »
‘An Actor Prepares’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: September 20, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: An Actor Prepares, score, Soundtrack, Steve Clark, Tony Morales
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the comedy An Actor Prepares. The album features the film’s original music composed by Emmy Award nominee Tony Morales (Hatfields & McCoys, Scorpion, Elena of Avalor, Bloodline). The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 5, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. An Actor Prepares is co-written and directed by Steve Clark and starring Jeremy Irons, Jack Huston, Ben Schwartz, Mamie Gummer, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Will Patton, Frankie Faison and Matthew Modine. The movie follows a famous, hard-drinking actor who, after suffering a heart attack, is forced to drive across country to make it in time for his daughter’s wedding. Read the rest of this entry »
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross to Score HBO’s ‘Watchmen’ Series
Posted: September 20, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Atticus Ross, Damon Lindelof, HBO, Trent Reznor, Watchmen
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross have been hired to score HBO’s upcoming television adaptation of Alan Moore’s graphic novel Watchmen. The show is developed by Damon Lindelof (Lost, The Leftovers, Prometheus) and stars Regina King, Jeremy Irons, Don Johnson, Tim Blake Nelson, Louis Gossett Jr., Andrew Howard, Tom Mison and Frances Fisher. The drama is set in an alternate history where “superheroes” are treated as outlaws, “Watchmen” embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel while attempting to break new ground of its own. Read the rest of this entry »
Imagine Dragons’ ‘Zero’ from ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2’ Released
Posted: September 20, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Imagine Dragons, Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2
Walt Disney Records has released the original end credits song Zero from Disney Animation’s upcoming feature Ralph Breaks The Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2. The track is written and performed by Imagine Dragons and is now available as a digital single on Amazon. Also check out the lyrics video after the jump. The full soundtrack album for the movie is set to be released on November 16, 2018. Imagine Dragons have previously contributed original songs for Transformers: Age of Extinction and Passengers. Ralph Breaks The Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2 is directed by Rich Moore & Phil Johnston and features the voices of John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Taraji P. Henson, Jack McBrayer and Jane Lynch. Read the rest of this entry »
Kesha’s Original Song ‘Here Comes the Change’ from ‘On the Basis of Sex’ Released
Posted: September 19, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Drew Pearson, Kesha, On the Basis of Sex, Stephen Wrabel
Kemosabe Records/RCA Records have released the original song Here Comes the Change from the upcoming biographical drama On the Basis of Sex. The track is performed by Kesha who also co-wrote it with Drew Pearson and Stephen Wrabel. The song is now available to download as a digital single on Amazon. Also listen to the full track after the jump. On the Basis of Sex is directed by Mimi Leder and stars Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer, Justin Theroux, Kathy Bates, Sam Waterston, Jack Reynor and Cailee Spaeny. The movie scored by Mychael Danna tells the true story that follows young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg as she teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals and overturn a century of gender discrimination. Read the rest of this entry »
