BBC has announced that Rachel Portman (Emma, The Cider House Rules, Chocolat, The Vow, Never Let Me Go) is composing the original score for the upcoming animated TV special Mimi and the Mountain Dragon. The music will be performed by the BBC Philharmonic featuring singers from the Hallé’s family of choirs and will be recorded at Media City UK, Salford. The animated short about a village that quakes in fear of the mighty Mountain Dragon is based on the children’s book of the same title by Sir Michael Morpurgo (War Horse) and adapted for the screen by novelist, poet, and playwright, Owen Sheers.
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Soundtrack EP for Netflix’s ‘Sintonia’ Released
BMG has released a soundtrack album for the Brazilian Netflix original series Sintonia. The 5-track EP features MC Fioti’s Funk da Netflix, as well as original tracks by MC Doni & Dondoka. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Sintonia is created by Kondzilla and stars MC Jottape, Christian Malheiros and Bruna Mascarenhas. The series centers on three teens living in the same São Paulo favela as they pursue their dreams while maintaining their friendship, amid a world of music, drugs and religion.
Mark Orton Scoring Pixar Short ‘Loop’
Mark Orton (Nebraska, The Good Girl, My Old Lady) has recently scored the upcoming Pixar Animation short Loop. The film is written and directed by Erica Milsom and follows a non-verbal, autistic girl and a chatty boy who are partnered on a canoeing trip and must both learn how the other experiences the world. Michael Warch is producing the project, which is one of three new shorts from Pixar’s SparkShorts series (the others being Wind, scored by Andrew Jimenez, and Float, scored by Barney Jones).
Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 18, 2019)
Premiering tonight is the new HBO original series The Righteous Gemstones created by Danny McBride and starring himself, John Goodman, Edi Patterson, Adam Devine, Cassidy Freeman, Tony Cavalero, Tim Baltz and Greg Alan Williams. The show’s original music composed by Joseph Stephens (Observe and Report, Flower, Eastbound & Down, Vice Principals). Check out our scoring assignment announcement and the official show website to learn more about the comedy, which will air Sunday nights on HBO.
Premiering on Wednesday, August 21, is the Hulu original series This Way Up created by Aisling Bea who also stars in the comedy alongside Sharon Horgan, Aasif Mandvi, Tobias Menzies, Indira Varma, Sorcha Cusack, Chris Geere, Kadiff Kirwan, Ricky Grover and Daniela Spataru. Vince Pope (Misfits, Undercover, Bedlam) is composing the show’s original music. The comedy, which is co-produced by Channel 4, follows a whip-smart English-as-a-foreign language teacher as she is trying to pull her life back together after a nervous breakdown. The comedy will be available to stream stateside exclusively on Hulu.
Soundtrack Album for Hulu’s ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’ TV Series Released
Virgin EMI Records has released a soundtrack album for the Hulu original series Four Weddings and a Funeral. The album features a selection of songs from the show’s first season, including Skylar Grey’s original song New Kind of Love, Emeli Sandé’s cover of For Once In My Life, Lily Moore’s cover of Heart of Glass and . Also included are tracks by Jamie N Common, Calum Scott, HRVY & others. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. Four Weddings and a Funeral is developed by Mindy Kaling & Matt Warburton based on the 1994 movie of the same title and stars Zoe Boyle, Nathalie Emmanuel, Guz Khan, Sophia La Porta, Harish Patel, Nikesh Patel, John Reynolds, Rebecca Rittenhouse and Brandon Mychal Smith.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 16, 2019)
Five new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend:
Already playing in theaters since this past Tuesday is the animated sequel The Angry Birds Movie 2 directed by Thurop Van Orman and starring Jason Sudeikis, Danny McBride, Josh Gad, Peter Dinklage and Leslie Jones. The film’s original score is composed by Heitor Pereira (Despicable Me, Minions, The Smurfs). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music. Click here for the full album details Also available now is Luke Combs’ original song Let’s Just Be Friends from the movie (click here for more information).
Also opening wide is the shark thriller 47 Meters Down: Uncaged directed by Johannes Roberts and starring Sophie Nélisse, Corinne Foxx, Brianne Tju, Sistine Stallone, Davi Santos, Khylin Rhambo, Brec Bassinger, John Corbett and Nia Long. tomandandy (The Strangers, Resident Evil: Retribution, The Mothman Prophecies) have composed the film’s original music. Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details.
‘Dark’ Cycle 2 Soundtrack Album Released
Lakeshore Records and Invada Records have released the second soundtrack album for the German Netflix original series Dark. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Ben Frost (Super Dark Times, Sleeping Beauty, Fortitude, The Deep). Dark – Cycle 2 is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. A first soundtrack album for the drama featuring the composer’s score from the first season was released back in June. Dark is created by Baran bo Odar & Jantje Friese and tells the story of a missing child who sets four families on a frantic hunt for answers as they unearth a mind-bending mystery that spans three generations.
Michael Giacchino & Nami Melumad to Score Brandon Trost’s ‘An American Pickle’
Michael Giacchino (Up, Star Trek, Lost, Jurassic World, The Incredibles, Ratatouille) is teaming up with Nami Melumad (Absentia) to score the upcoming comedy An American Pickle. The film marks the feature solo directorial debut of cinematographer Brandon Trost and stars Seth Rogen, Maya Erskine and Sarah Snook. The movie revolves around an immigrant worker at a pickle factory who is accidentally preserved for a century and wakes up in modern day Brooklyn. Simon Rich (Man Seeking Woman, Miracle Workers) wrote the screenplay. Rogen is also producing the Point Grey production with Evan Goldberg (This Is the End, The Interview) and James Weaver (Neighbors, The Disaster Artist).
‘Western Stars’ to Feature Original Score by Bruce Springsteen
Warner Bros. Pictures has announced today that Bruce Springsteen has composed the original score for his upcoming directorial debut Western Stars. The film co-directed by Springsteen and Thom Zimny (Elvis Presley: The Searcher, Springsteen on Broadway) is a cinematic film version of his latest album of the same title and follows the singer/songwriter as he performs his critically acclaimed latest album and muses on life, rock, and the American dream. Zimny is also producing the project with Jon Landau (Titanic, Avatar), Barbara Carr and George Travis.
Soundtrack Album for Renny Harlin’s ‘Bodies at Rest’ Released
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the Chinese thriller Bodies at Rest. The album features the film’s original music composed by Anthony Chue (Reign of Assassins, Invisible Target, Divergence). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Bodies at Rest is directed by Renny Harlin (Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger) and stars Nick Cheung, Richie Jen and Zi Yang. The movie follows a hardworking forensics expert and his assistant working in a morgue as they are suddenly accosted by masked intruders who demand access to a body involved in a recent crime.