Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 21, 2019)

Posted: June 21, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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Three new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the animated sequel Toy Story 4 directed by Josh Cooley and starring Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Don Rickles, Estelle Harris, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger and Tony Hale. The film’s original music is composed by Randy Newman (Monsters, Inc., A Bug’s Life, Cars, The Natural, Avalon). Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score and two new original songs (including one performed by Chris Stapleton). Click here for the full album details.

Also opening wide is the horror movie Child’s Play directed by Lars Klevberg and starring Aubrey Plaza, Brian Tyree Henry, Gabriel Bateman and Mark Hamill. Bear McCreary (Godzilla: King of the Monsters, 10 Cloverfield Lane, The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica, Happy Death Day) has composed the film’s original score. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music last week. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »

Geoff Zanelli to Score Deon Taylor’s ‘Black and Blue’

Posted: June 21, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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Composer Geoff Zanelli is reteaming with director Deon Taylor on the upcoming thriller Black and Blue. The film starring Naomie Harris, Frank Grillo, Mike Colter, Nafessa Williams, Reid Scott, Beau Knapp, James Moses Black, Frankie Smith and Tyrese Gibson follows a rookie New Orleans cop who rounds the corner just as corrupt narc officers are murdering a drug dealer, an event captured by her body cam. Peter A. Dowling (Flightplan) wrote the screenplay. Sean Sorensen (Mayhem) is producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Deep Murder’ Soundtrack Released

Posted: June 21, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the horror comedy Deep Murder. The album features the film’s original music composed by Zachary Dawes & Nick Sena (Big Time Adolescence). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Deep Murder is written and directed by Nick Corirossi and stars Jerry O’Connell, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Katie Aselton, Chris Redd and Christopher McDonald. The movie tells the story of a deranged killer as he slashes his way across a soft core porno. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Stranger Things’ Season 3 Score Album Details

Posted: June 21, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums
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Lakeshore Records will release a new soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Stranger Things. The album features selections of the original score from the show’s third season composed by Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein. The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 28 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A physical version is also in the works. The label has previously released soundtrack albums featuring the composer’s score from the show’s first and second season. Legacy Recordings will release a separate soundtrack featuring songs from Season 3 of the series created by Matt & Ross Duffer and starring Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Natalia Dyer and Charlie Heaton. Read the rest of this entry »

Joseph LoDuca Scoring Netflix’s ‘Mr. Iglesias’

Posted: June 21, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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Joseph LoDuca (The Evil Dead, Xena: Warrior Princess, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Ash vs Evil Dead) is the composer of the new Netflix original series Mr. Iglesias. The show is created by Kevin Hench (Last Man Standing) and stars Gabriel Iglesias, Sherri Shepherd, Jacob Vargas, Oscar Nuñez, Maggie Geha, Cree Cicchino, Richard Gant and Coy Stewart. The comedy centers on a high school teacher who tries to make a difference in the lives of some smart but underperforming students at his alma mater. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Toy Story 4’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: June 20, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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The full details of the soundtrack album for Pixar’s Toy Story 4 have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Randy Newman (Monsters, Inc., A Bug’s Life, Cars, The Natural, Avalon) who previously scored all the previous Toy Story movies. Also included are two new original songs written by Newman: The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy (performed in an end credits version by Chris Stapleton) and I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away, as well as a new version of You’ve Got a Friend in Me. The soundtrack will be released tomorrow, June 21. Click here to download the album and visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version and check back on this page for the download link.  Read the rest of this entry »

Soundtrack Album for ‘The Queen’s Corgi’ to Be Released

Posted: June 20, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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22D Music will release a soundtrack album for the animated feature The Queen’s Corgi. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Westworld, Pacific Rim, Iron Man, A Wrinkle in Time, Clash of the Titans). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, June 21 and will be available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The Queen’s Corgi is directed by Ben Stassen & Vincent Kesteloot and features the voices of Jack Whitehall, Julie Walters, Ray Winstone, Sheridan Smith, Matt Lucas and Tom Courtenay. The movie follows the adventure of Rex, the British monarch’s most beloved dog, who loses track of his mistress and stumbles across a fight club with dogs of all kinds confronting each other. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Annabelle Comes Home’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: June 20, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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WaterTower Music will release the official soundtrack album for the horror sequel Annabelle Comes Home. The album features the film’s original music composed by Joseph Bishara (The Conjuring, Insidious, The Prodigy, Dark Skies) who previously scored the original 2014 Annabelle movie. The soundtrack will be released tomorrow, June 21 and will be available to download on Amazon. Annabelle Comes Home is directed Gary Dauberman (who scripted the previous two Annabelle movies) and stars McKenna Grace, Madison Iseman, Katie Sarife, Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga. The James Wan-produced movie follows the daughter of paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warre (from The Conjuring franchise) who is targeted alongside her two teen babysitters by the demonic doll after they bring it home into their artifact room. Read the rest of this entry »

Joseph Shirley & Ludwig Goransson to Score Kitao Sakurai’s ‘Bad Trip’

Posted: June 20, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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Joseph Shirley & Ludwig Goransson have been tapped to score the upcoming comedy Bad Trip. The film is directed by Kitao Sakurai (The Eric Andre Show) and stars Eric Andre, Lil Rel Howery and Tiffany Haddish. The movie follows two best friends who go on a cross-country road trip full of inventive pranks, pulling its real-life audience into the mayhem. Andre co-wrote the screenplay with Sakurai and Dan Curry and is also producing the project with Jeff Tremaine (Jackass: The Movie, Bad Grandpa), Dave Bernad (Brad’s Status, Superstore) and Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland, Gangster Squad). Read the rest of this entry »

‘Spider-Man: Far from Home’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: June 20, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for Marvel Studios’ Spider-Man: Far from Home. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Michael Giacchino (Up, Lost, Star Trek, Jurassic World, Ratatouille, The Incredibles, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) who previously scored Marvel’s Spider-Man: Homecoming and Doctor Strange. The soundtrack will be released on June 28, 2019 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The CD version will be available for pre-order here within the next few days. Spider-Man: Far from Home is directed by Jon Watts and stars Tom Holland, Samuel L. Jackson, Zendaya, Cobie Smulders, Jon Favreau, JB Smoove, Jacob Batalon, Martin Starr, Marisa Tomei and Jake Gyllenhaal. Read the rest of this entry »

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