A soundtrack album has been released for the Argentine/Chilean drama The Desert Bride (La Novia del Desierto). The album features the film’s original music composed by Leo Sujatovich (La Antena, Sleepwalker). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The Desert Bride is written and directed by Cecilia Atán & Valeria Pivato and stars Paulina Garcia and Claudio Rissi. The movie follows a long-time maid in Argentina who is forced on a journey across the desert towards new employment. The drama premiered at last year’s Cannes Film Festival and was released in several international markets over the last year. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Desert Bride’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 21, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: La Novia del Desierto, Leo Sujatovich, score, Soundtrack, The Desert Bride
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 20, 2018)
Posted: April 20, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A.R. Rahman, Agatha Kaspar, Beyond the Clouds, Eagles of Death Metal, Frank Ilfman, Geoff Zanelli, Ghost Stories, I Feel Pretty, Ian Hultquist, Kodachrome, Little Pink House, Love & Bananas: An Elephant Story, Michael Andrews, Ryan Rapsys, Scott McRae, Sofia Hultquist, Super Troopers 2, Traffik
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the comedy I Feel Pretty directed by Abby Kohn & Marc Silverstein and starring Amy Schumer, Michelle Williams, Rory Scovel, Emily Ratajkowski, Aidy Bryant, Busy Phillips and Tom Hopper. The film’s original music is composed by Michael Andrews (Bridesmaids, Neighbors, Funny People). Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack album featuring three tracks from the composer’s score, as well as songs by Maroon 5, Meghan Trainor, Santigold & others. Click here for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the comedy sequel Super Troopers 2 directed by Jay Chandrasekhar and starring Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, Erik Stohlhanke, Linda Carter, Rob Lowe, Fred Savage, Brian Cox, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Will Sasso, Tyler Labine and Hayes MacArthur. Eagles of Death Metal have composed the film’s original music. Universal Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the band’s score, as well as songs by Natural Child, Naked Giants, Folk Uke & others. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Easy’ Season 2 Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 20, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Dan Romer, Easy, Joe Swanberg, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
BMG has released a new soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Easy. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Dan Romer (Beasts of the Southern Wild, The Good Doctor, Digging for Fire, Beasts of No Nation, Atypical). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The label has previously released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score from the first season last week. Easy is created by Joe Swanberg and follows a group of diverse Chicagoans fumbling through the modern maze of love, sex, technology and culture. Read the rest of this entry »
Paris Berelc’s ‘Alexa & Katie’ Main Title Song Released
Posted: April 20, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Alexa & Katie, Netflix, Paris Berelc, Soundtrack
BMG has released the main title song of the Netflix original series Alexa & Katie. The song is performed by lead actress Paris Berelc and is now available to download as a digital single on Amazon. Alexa & Katie is created by Heather Wordham and also stars Isabel May, Tiffani Thiessen, Eddie Shin, Emery Kelly, Finn Carr, Jolie Jenkins and Jack Griffo. The show follows two best friends through their freshman year of high school. The comedy premiered last month and has already been renewed for a second season. Read the rest of this entry »
Steve Jablonsky Recording ‘Skyscraper’ Score
Posted: April 20, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Rawson Marshall Thurber, Skyscraper, Steve Jablonsky
Steve Jablonsky (Transformers, The Island, Ender’s Game, Deepwater Horizon) is currently recording his score for the upcoming action thriller Skyscraper. The film is written and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber (We’re the Millers, Dodgeball) and stars Dwayne Johnson, Neve Campbell, Chin Han, Roland Møller, Pablo Schreiber, Byron Mann, Hannah Quinlivan and Noah Taylor. The movie follows a former FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader and war veteran who now assesses security for skyscrapers when he finds the tallest, safest building in the world in China suddenly ablaze. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Little Pink House’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 20, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Little Pink House, Ryan Rapsys, score, Scott McRae, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the indie drama Little Pink House. The album features the film’s original music composed by Scott McRae & Ryan Rapsys (Can We Take a Joke?). Also included are two songs by David Crosby and James Houlahan. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. Little Pink House is written and directed by Courtney Moorehead Balaker and stars Catherine Keener, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Callum Keith Rennie and Giacomo Baessato. The movie tells the story of Susette Kelo, who helped change the nation’s eminent domain laws after leading her neighbors in a fight to save their homes from being taken over by the government for private development. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Love & Bananas: An Elephant Story’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 20, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ian Hultquist, Love & Bananas: An Elephant Story, score, Sofia Hultquist, Soundtrack
Little Twig Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Love & Bananas: An Elephant Story. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ian Hultquist (Assassination Nation, Animals, My Blind Brother) & Sofia Hultquist (The First Monday in May). The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 27, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Love & Bananas: An Elephant Story is directed by Ashley Bell and follows the filmmaker and a team of elephant rescuers – led by world-renowned Asian elephant conservationist Sangdeaun Lek Chailert – as they mission 480 miles across Thailand to rescue a 70-year-old partially blind trekking elephant and bring her to freedom. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for ‘Sky Hunter’ to Be Released
Posted: April 19, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andrew Kawczynski, Hans Zimmer, score, Sky Hunter, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album will be released for the Chinese war action drama Sky Hunter. The album features the film’s original music composed by Andrew Kawczynski. Hans Zimmer served as the score producer on the project. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 20 and will be available to download on Amazon. Sky Hunter marks the directorial debut of actor Li Chen who also stars in the movie alongside Fan Bingbing, Wang Qianyuan, Li Jiahang and Leon Lee. The movie follows an elite air force who are called into action to resolve a hostage crisis and foil a terrorist plot. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Stephanie’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 19, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Akiva Goldsman, Nathan Whitehead, score, Soundtrack, Stephanie
Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Stephanie. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nathan Whitehead (The Purge, Keanu, Beyond Skyline). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 20, and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Stephanie is directed by Akiva Goldsman and stars Frank Grillo, Anna Torv, Shree Crooks and Kenneth Choi. The Blumhouse production follows an orphaned young girl with unworldly powers who is taken in by a man and woman who claim to be her parents. Read the rest of this entry »
Christopher Gordon Scoring Bruce Beresford’s ‘Ladies in Black’
Posted: April 19, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bruce Beresford, Christopher Gordon, Ladies in Black
Christopher Gordon has recently composed the music for the upcoming Australian drama Ladies in Black. The film is directed by Bruce Beresford (Driving Miss Daisy, Double Jeopardy) and stars Angourie Rice, Rachael Taylor, Julia Ormond, Alison McGirr, Vincent Perez, Ryan Corr, Susie Porter, Shane Jacobson and Noni Hazlehurst. The movie based on Madeleine St John’s novel The Women in Black is set in 1959 and tells the coming-of-age story of a suburban schoolgirl, who, while waiting for her final high school exam results, takes a summer job at a large department store. Read the rest of this entry »
