Michael Abels (Get Out, Us, Nope, The Burial, Landscape with Invisible Hand, See You Yesterday, Breaking) has been tapped to score Lucasfilm’s upcoming Disney+ original series The Acolyte. The show is created by Leslye Headland (Russian Doll) and stars Amandla Stenberg, Lee Jung-jae, Manny Jacinto, Jodie Turner-Smith, Dafne Keen, Rebecca Henderson, Dean-Charles Chapman, Charlie Barnett and Carrie-Anne Moss. The drama is set in the final days of the High Republic era and tells the story of a former Padawan who reunites with her Jedi Master to investigate a series of crimes, but the forces they confront are more sinister than they ever anticipated. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Abels Scoring Disney+’s ‘The Acolyte’
Posted: February 21, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Disney Plus, Michael Abels, Star Wars, The Acolyte
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‘Femme’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: February 21, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Adam Janota Bzowski, Femme, Ng Choon Ping, Sam H. Freeman, score, Soundtrack
Adam Janota Bzowski (Saint Maud, Out of Darkness, The Marsh King’s Daughter, Here Before, Black Mirror: Loch Henry) has released a soundtrack album for the British thriller Femme. The album features the composer’s original score from the film and is now available to stream on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first two tracks (Sauna Reprise & Follow the Pitbull) after the jump. Femme is written and directed by Sam H. Freeman & Ng Choon Ping and stars Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, George Mackay, John McCrea and Asha Reid. The movie follows a man whose life and career as a drag queen is destroyed by a homophobic attack, but when he re-encounters his attacker in a gay sauna, he is presented with a chance to exact revenge. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for (Brian) ‘Eno’ Documentary Announced
Posted: February 21, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brian Eno, Eno, Gary Hustwit, Soundtrack
Universal Music will release the official soundtrack album for the documentary Eno. The album features music by the film’s subject Brian Eno (The Lovely Bones, Dune, Top Boy, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl), including work from early solo outings, collaborations with artists such as David Bryne, Cluster, John Cale, Fred again, his 2022 appearance at the Acropolis in Athens with brother Roger & more. Also included are three previously unreleased recordings. The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 19 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A CD and vinyl edition will be coming out on July 12 (click here to pre-order) A first track (Lighthouse #429) is already available to stream/download now and can be checked out below. Eno directed by Gary Hustwit centers on the visionary musician and artist, known for producing David Bowie, Talking Heads, U2, among others, pioneering the genre of ambient music; releasing over 40 solo and collaboration albums and reveals his creative processes. Read the rest of this entry »
‘On the Pulse’ (‘Vivants’) Soundtrack Single Released
Posted: February 21, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alix Delaporte, Evgueni Galperine, On the Pulse, Sacha Galperine, score, Soundtrack, VIvants
L’R Du Tresor has released a soundtrack for the French/Belgian drama On the Pulse (Vivants). The 2-track single features the film’s original score composed by Evgueni Galperine & Sacha Galperine (The Undoing, Loveless, Radioactive, Happening, Scenes from a Marriage, Wizard of Lies, The Family). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to both tracks after the jump. On the Pulse is co-written and directed by Alix Delaporte and stars Alice Isaaz, Roschdy Zem, Vincent Elbaz, Pierre Lottin, Pascale Arbillot and Jean-Charles Clichet. The movie follows an aspiring cameraperson with no formal training who joins the team of a prestigious reporting show and quickly finds her footing in the fast-paced and intense newsroom. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Live-Action Series to Be Released
Posted: February 21, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Avatar: The Last Airbender, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, Takeshi Furukawa
The full details of the soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Avatar: The Last Airbender have been revealed. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Takeshi Furukawa (Mythic Quest, Planet of Lana, The Last Guardian). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 22 by Netflix Music and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Listen to the composer’s main title and end credits tracks below. Avatar: The Last Airbender is developed by Albert Kim based on the Nickelodeon’s animated series of the same name and stars Gordon Cormier, Kiawentiio, Ian Ousley, Dallas Liu, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Ken Leung and Daniel Dae Kim. The fantasy adventure tells the story of a young boy known as the Avatar must who master the four elemental powers to save a world at war – and fight a ruthless enemy bent on stopping him. Read the rest of this entry »
‘This Is the Goat!’ (‘Les Chèvres!’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 21, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christophe Julien, Fred Cavaye, Les chèvres!, score, Soundtrack, This Is the Goat!
Pathé Films has released a soundtrack album for the French comedy This Is the Goat! (Les chèvres!). The album features the film’s original music composed by Christophe Julien (Bye Bye Morons, Delicious, Nothing to Hide, Farewell, Mr. Haffman, Second Round, See You Up There). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composer’s title track below. This Is the Goat! is directed by Fred Cavayé and stars Dany Boon, Jérôme Commandeur, Claire Chust, Grégory Gadebois, Alexandre Desrousseaux and Marie-Anne Chazel. The movie is set in 17th-century France and follows a lawyer who has never won a case and thinks he finally gets a chance to prove himself when he gets hired to defend a young, innocent girl wrongfully accused of murder, only to find out his client is in fact a goat. Read the rest of this entry »
Keegan DeWitt Scoring Chad Hartigan’s ‘The Threesome’
Posted: February 20, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chad Hartigan, Keegan DeWitt, The Threesome
Composer Keegan DeWitt (Hearts Beat Loud, I’ll See You in My Dreams, A Teacher, Sorry for Your Loss, Love Again, Divorce) is reteaming with director Chad Hartigan on the upcoming romantic comedy The Threesome. The film starring Zoey Deutch, Jonah Hauer-King, Ruby Cruz, Jaboukie Young-White & Josh Segarra explores the aftermath of an unexpected threesome that leaves all three participants with sobering real-world consequences, forcing them to take responsibility for their actions. Ethan Ogilby wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘LEGO Ninjago: Dragons Rising’ Score Album Released
Posted: February 20, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Adam Dib, Jay Vincent, LEGO Ninjago: Dragons Rising, Michael Kramer, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
JAM Music Company has released a soundtrack album for the Netflix animated series LEGO Ninjago: Dragons Rising. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Jay Vincent (Ninjago, Fast & Furious: Spy Racers, Harvey Girls Forever!, Hope Springs Eternals), Michael Kramer (He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, The Ghost and Molly McGee, LEGO Star Wars: Terrifying Tales) & Adam Dib. The Vol. 1 album is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also check out the composer’s main theme after the jump. LEGO Ninjago: Dragons Rising starring Deven Mack, Brian Drummond, Giles Panton, Sabrina Pitre & Andrew McNee follows two teenagers from different worlds who use their newly discovered Ninja powers to defend dragons from villains who want to use their life-force for evil. Read the rest of this entry »
Wendy & Lisa Scoring Prime Video’s ‘The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy’
Posted: February 20, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Lisa Coleman, The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy, Wendy & Lisa, Wendy Melvoin
Wendy Melvoin & Lisa Coleman (Heroes, Dangerous Minds, Crossing Jordan, Nurse Jackie, Firefly Lane, True Story) are scoring the new Prime Video original adult animated series The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy. The show is created by Cirocco Dunlap and features the voices of Stephanie Hsu, Keke Palmer, Maya Rudolph, Natasha Lyonne, Kieran Culkin and Sam Smith. The animated comedy follows two best friends, aliens and intergalactically renowned surgeons as they tackle anxiety-eating parasites, illegal time loops, and deep-space STIs. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Expats’ Extended Version Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: February 20, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Alex Weston, Amazon, Expats, Lulu Wang, Soundtrack
Milan Records has released an extended version of the soundtrack album for the Prime Video limited series Expats. The album features three previously unreleased songs from the show (in addition to composer Alex Weston’s original score as featured on the original soundtrack), including the cover versions of We’re All Alone (originally written by Boz Scaggs) & Gilbert O’Sullivan’s Happiness Is Me and You produced by Weston and performed by Kennedy Ryon, as well as the cover of Katy Perry’s Roar performed by the “Expats Choir”. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to all three new tracks after the jump. Expats is written and directed by Lulu Wang and stars Nicole Kidman, Sarayu Blue, Brian Tee, Jack Huston and Ji-young Yoo. Read the rest of this entry »
