A new soundtrack album will be released for the BBC drama Call the Midwife. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh season composed by Maurizio Malagnini (The Paradise, The C Word, Peter & Wendy). The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 27 and physically in May. Visit Amazon to download the album. DMG TV has previously released two soundtrack albums featuring music from the first two seasons and the 2012/2013 Christmas specials. Call the Midwife created by Heidi Thomas (Cranford) and starring Jenny Agutter, Pam Ferris, Miranda Hart, Judy Parfitt, Helen George, Bryony Hannah and Laura Main follows a group of nurse midwives working in the East End of London in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Call the Midwife’ Seasons 4-7 Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: March 21, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: BBC, Call the Midwife, Maurizio Malagnini, PBS, Peter Salem, score, Soundtrack
Nicholas Britell to Score Barry Jenkins’ ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’
Posted: March 21, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Barry Jenkins, If Beale Street Could Talk, Nicholas Britell
Nicholas Britell is reuniting with director Barry Jenkins on the upcoming drama If Beale Street Could Talk. The movie is written and directed by Jenkins and stars KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Colman Domingo, Pedro Pascal, Brian Tyree Henry, Dave Franco, Ed Skrein, Teyonah Parris, Finn Wittrock, Aunjanue Ellis and Regina King. The movie is based on the 1974 James Baldwin novel of the same nam and revolves around a newly engaged Harlem woman who races against the clock to prove her lover’s innocence while carrying their first child to term. Jenkins is also producing the project with Plan B Entertainment’s Brad Pitt, Jeremy Kleiner & Dede Gardner (12 Years a Slave, Selma). Read the rest of this entry »
Marvel Music & Hollywood Records to Release ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Soundtrack
Posted: March 21, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alan Silvestri, Avengers: Infinity War, Marvel, score, Soundtrack
Marvel Music and Hollywood Records will release the official soundtrack album for Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War. The album features the film’s original music composed by Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, Ready Player One, Cast Away) who has previously scored the original 2012 Avengers movie, as well as Captain America: The First Avenger. The soundtrack is expected to be released digitally on April 27. A CD version is set for a release on May 18 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
Ramin Kousha Scoring ‘1st Born’
Posted: March 21, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: 1st Born, A Day Like a Week, Ali Atshani, Ramin Kousha
Ramin Kousha is scoring the upcoming comedy 1st Born. The film is directed by Ali Atshani and stars Armin Amiri, Taylor Cole, Val Kilmer, William Baldwin, Robert Knepper, Jay Abdo, Denise Richards, Dominique Swain, Tom Berenger and Greg Grunberg. The movie follows a young mixed-nationality couple, Iranian born Ben and American Kate, who are experiencing complications in their first pregnancy, which forces their family to put aside their differences and come together for the sake of the infant. Read the rest of this entry »
‘One Strange Rock’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: March 20, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Daniel Pemberton, National Geographic, One Strange Rock, score, Soundtrack
National Geographic and Lakeshore Records have announced a soundtrack album for the docu-series One Strange Rock. The album features the show’s original music composed by Daniel Pemberton (Steve Jobs, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., All the Money in the World, Molly’s Game, The Counselor). The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 30, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. One Strange Rock show is executive produced by Darren Aronofsky & Jane Root, hosted by Will Smith and tells the extraordinary story of Earth, told from the only people who have ever left it: astronauts. The 10-part series, which was filmed across 45 countries, on six continents and from outer space, reveals the twists of fate that have allowed life to emerge, survive and thrive on Earth. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for BBC’s ‘Shetland’ Announced
Posted: March 20, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, John Lunn, PBS, score, Shetland, Soundtrack
Silva Screen Records has announced a soundtrack album for the BBC drama series Shetland. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Emmy Award winner John Lunn (Downton Abbey, The Last Kingdom, The White Queen, The White Princess). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, March 23 and physically on April 20. Visit Amazon to purchase the album and to listen to audio samples. Shetland is based on Ann Cleeves’ novels and stars Douglas Henshall, Alison O’Donnell, Steven Robertson, Lewis Howden, Stewart Porter, Erin Armstrong, Mark Bonnar, Anne Kidd and Julie Graham. The series revolves around detective inspector Jimmy Perez and his team as they investigate crimes within the close knit island community of Shetland. Read the rest of this entry »
Germaine Franco to Score Jeff Tomsic’s ‘Tag’
Posted: March 20, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments, TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Germaine Franco, Jeff Tomsic, Starz, Tag, Vida
Germaine Franco has been hired to score the upcoming comedy Tag. The film is directed by Jeff Tomsic and stars Ed Helms, Jeremy Renner, Hannibal Buress, Annabelle Wallis, Isla Fisher, Jake Johnson, Jon Hamm, Rashida Jones and Leslie Bibb. The movie is based on a true story featured in the Wall Street Journal about a group of friends who have been playing a no-holds-barred version of the children’s game Tag for the last 30 years. Mark Steilen and Rob McKittrick have written the screenplay. Steilen is also producing the New Line Cinema production with Todd Garner (Knight and Day, Paul Blart: Mall Cop). Read the rest of this entry »
Bruce Broughton’s ‘Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers’ Score to Be Released
Posted: March 20, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bruce Broughton, Mickey Donald Goofy: The Three Musketeers, score, Soundtrack
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere release of the score for Disney’s 2004 animated comedy Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers directed by Donovan Cook. Academy Award nominee Bruce Broughton (Silverado, Young Sherlock Holmes, Rescuers Down Under, Lost in Space, Tombstone, Homeward Bound) has composed and conducted the film’s original music. The album features Broughton’s score, including music not used in the final version of the movie, as well as the songs from the film that were featured on the original 2004 soundtrack album released by Walt Disney Records. For the full album details and to listen to audio samples, visit the label’s online store, where you can also order the CD.
Kurt Farquhar to Score CBS’ ‘Welcome to the Neighborhood’
Posted: March 20, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: CBS, Kurt Farquhar, Welcome to the Neighborhood
Kurt Farquhar has announced that he will be scoring the new CBS comedy pilot Welcome to the Neighborhood. The show is created by Jim Reynolds (The Big Bang Theory), directed by James Burrows (Will & Grace) and stars Josh Lawson, Tichina Arnold, Cedric the Entertainer, Christian Camargo, Sheaun McKinney and Marcel Spears. The pilot follows the nicest guy in the Midwest, who moves his family into a tough neighborhood in L.A. where not everyone appreciates his extreme neighborliness. Reynolds is also executive producing the project with Aaron Kaplan (The Chi, Life in Pieces), Dana Honor & Wendi Trilling (9KL), Cedric and Eric Rhone (Code Name: The Cleaner, The Honeymooners). Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for ‘Nox’ Mini-Series Released
Posted: March 20, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Cyrille Aufort, Nox, score, Soundtrack
Gaumont Television has released a soundtrack album for the French mini-series Nox. The album features the show’s original music composed by Cyrille Aufort (A Royal Affair, Splice, Ombline, March of the Penguins 2, Past Life). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. Nox created by Fred Cavayé (Point Blank), Quoc Dang Tran & Jérôme Fansten, directed by Mabrouk El Mechri (JCVD, The Cold Light of Day) and stars Nathalie Baye, Maiwenn and Malik Zidi. The crime thriller follows a retired cop who was forced out because of her rebellious personality and has to step back in when her daughter disappears in Paris’ vast underground tunnels. Read the rest of this entry »
