Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the political satire Black Cop. The album features the film’s original music composed by Dillon Baldassero. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Black Cop is written and directed by Cory Bowles and stars Ronnie Rowe Jr., Sophia Walker, Lanette Ware, Ambyr Dunn, Taylor Olson, Christian Murray, Sébastien Labelle and Emmanuel John. The movie follows a black police officer who seeks revenge after being egregiously profiled and assaulted by his colleagues. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Black Cop’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: July 1, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Black Cop, Dillon Baldassero, score, Soundtrack
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‘James Horner – The Classics’ Album Details
Posted: June 30, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: James Horner
The details of the compilation soundtrack album James Horner – The Classics have been revealed. The album features tracks from several of the Academy Award-winning composer’s classic scores newly recorded by musicians such as 2CELLOS, Lindsey Stirling, Tina Guo, The Piano Guys, Alexis Ffrench, Amy Dickson, Lavinia Meijer & others. Among the titles featured on the album are Titanic, Avatar, Braveheart, Apollo 13, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Field of Dreams, An American Tail and The Amazing Spider-Man. The soundtrack is set to be released digitally and physically on August 10, 2018 (to coincide with August 14, on which Horner would have celebrated his 65th birthday) by Sony Classical and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 29, 2018)
Posted: June 29, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Black Water, Christopher Lennertz, Daniel Hart, Dark River, Dickon Hinchliffe, Dominique Charpentier, George Fenton, Harry Escott, Hildur Guonadottir, Leave No Trace, Nathan Barr, Paul Saunderson, Recovery Boys, Sicario: Day of the Soldado, Spencer Creaghan, The Cakemaker, The Domestics, Three Identical Strangers, Uncle Drew, Woman Walks Ahead
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the thriller Sicario: Day of the Soldado directed by Stefano Sollima and starring Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Isabela Moner, Jeffrey Donovan, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo and Catherine Keener. The film’s original is composed by Hildur Gudnadottir (Mary Magdalene, Strong Island, The Oath). Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Click here for the full album details and also visit Film Music Magazine for a recent interview with Gudnadottir about her work on the movie, which is dedicated to Johann Johannsson who scored the original Sicario movie.
Also opening wide is the comedy Uncle Drew directed by Charles Stone III and starring Kyrie Irving, Lil Rel Howery, Shaquille O’Neal, Reggie Miller, Nate Robinson, Chris Webber, Erica Ash, Lisa Leslie, Tiffany Haddish and Nick Kroll. Christopher Lennertz (Lost in Space, Ride Along, Horrible Bosses, Sausage Party) has composed the film’s original score. RCA Records has released as soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie by A$AP Ferg, Khalid, G-Eazy, French Montana & Remy Ma and other artists. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
Bob Thiele Jr. Scoring FX’s ‘Mayans M.C.’
Posted: June 29, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bob Thiele Jr., FX, Kurt Sutter, Mayans M.C., Sons of Anarchy
Bob Thiele Jr. is scoring the upcoming Sons of Anarchy spin-off series Mayans M.C. The show is created by Kurt Sutter & Elgin James and stars JD Pardo, Clayton Cardenas, Edward James Olmos, Sarah Bolger, Michael Irby, Carla Baratta, Antonio Jaramillo, Raoul Max Trujillo, Richard Cabral and Danny Pino. The drama is set in a post-Jax Teller world and follows Ezekiel “EZ” Reyes as he is fresh out of prison and a prospect in the Mayans M.C. charter on the Cali/Mexi border and must carve out his new identity in a town where he was once the golden boy. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The First Purge’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: June 29, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gerard McMurray, Kevin Lax, score, Soundtrack, The First Purge, The Purge
Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album for the fourth installment in The Purge series, The First Purge. The album features the film’s original music composed by Kevin Lax (Burning Sands, Chris Brown: Welcome to My Life). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. The First Purge is directed by Gerard McMurray and stars Y’Lan Noel, Lex Scott Davis, Joivan Wade, Luna Lauren Velez and Marisa Tomei. The movie written by James DeMonaco is a prequel and focuses on the events that lead up to the very first Purge event. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Price’s ‘Patrick’ Score Released
Posted: June 29, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB5cV1VQKz4, Mandie Fletcher, Michael Price, Patrick, score, Soundtrack
Globe has released a soundtrack album for the British family comedy Patrick. The album features the film’s original music composed by Emmy Award winner Michael Price (Sherlock, Unforgotten, A Fantastic Fear of Everything, Horrid Henry: The Movie). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Patrick is co-written and directed by Mandie Fletcher and stars Beattie Edmondson, Ed Skrein, Jennifer Saunders, Milanka Brooks and Gemma Jones. The movie follows a young woman whose life is in a mess and is made much worse when she inherits her grandmother’s pug. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Calibre’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: June 29, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Anne Nikitin, Calibre, Matt Palmer, Netflix, Soundtrack
MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the thriller Calibre. The album features the film’s original music composed by Anne Nikitin (American Animals, The Imposter, This Beautiful Fantastic). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Calibre is written and directed by Matt Palmer and stars Jack Lowden, Martin McCann, Tony Curran,Ian Pirie, Kate Bracken, Kitty Lovett, Cal MacAninch, Cameron Jack and Olivia Morgan. The movie revolves around two lifelong friends on a hunting trip in Scotland who find their nerves – and their morals – ruthlessly tested after a harrowing turn of events. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Isham’s Music from ‘Black Mirror’ Episode Arkangel to Be Released
Posted: June 28, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Black Mirror, Charlie Brooker, Jodie Foster, Mark Isham, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
The details of the soundtrack album for the Black Mirror episode Arkangel have been revealed. The album features the original music from the episode from the show’s fourth season composed by Academy Award nominee Mark Isham (Crash, Once Upon a Time, A Rivers Runs Through It, The Accountant, Miracle, Cloak & Dagger). The soundtrack will be released on July 13, 2018 by Lakeshore Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Arkangel directed by Jodie Foster, written by Charlie Brooker and starring Rosemarie Dewitt, Brenna Harding and Owen Teague centers on a mother who invests in a new technology that allows her to keep track of her daughter. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Eighth Grade’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 28, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Anna Meredith, Bo Burnham, Eighth Grade, score, Soundtrack
Columbia Records will release the official soundtrack album for Bo Burnham’s comedy drama Eighth Grade. The album features the film’s original music composed by Anna Meredith who made her film scoring debut on the project. The soundtrack will be released on July 13, 2018 and will be available for pre-order on Amazon within the next few days. Eighth Grade is written and directed by Burnham and stars Elsie Fisher, Josh Hamilton, Emily Robinson and Jake Ryan. The movie follows a 13-year-old girl as she endures the tidal wave of contemporary suburban adolescence as she makes her way through the last week of middle school before she begins high school. Read the rest of this entry »
Benjamin Wallfisch to Score Neil Marshall’s ‘Hellboy’
Posted: June 28, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Benjamin Wallfisch, Hellboy, Neil Marshall
Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Blade Runner 2049, Hidden Figures, Annabelle: Creation) has signed on to score the upcoming Hellboy reboot. The film is directed by Neil Marshall (The Descent, Doomsday, Centurion) and stars David Harbour, Ian McShane, Milla Jovovich, Daniel Dae Kim, Sasha Lane, Penelope Mitchell, Sophie Okonedo, Alistair Petrie and Brian Gleeson. The movie based on the Dark Horse Comics character created by Mike Mignola follows the title character as he is caught between the worlds of the supernatural and human and battles an ancient sorceress bent on revenge. Read the rest of this entry »
