Nicolas Becker (Sound of Metal, A Prayer Before Dawn, Earwig, Memory House)& Quentin Sirjacq (Brother, Made in China, I Feel Better) are set to score the upcoming documentary Lions of the Sea. The film directed by Luis Felipe Fernández-Salvador y Campodonico (A Son of Man) is set in the Galapagos Islands and centers on a young sea lion who struggles to fend for himself in the face of food scarcity after losing his mother while fleeing from a group of fishermen and sets out to find a new sanctuary. Becker also serves as the project’s sound designer. Read the rest of this entry »
Nicolas Becker & Quentin Sirjacq to Score Luis Felipe Fernández-Salvador’s ‘Lions of the Sea’
Posted: February 19, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Felipe Fernández-Salvador, Lions of the Sea, Nicolas Becker, Quentin Sirjacq
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‘True Detective: Night Country’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: February 18, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: HBO, score, Soundtrack, True Detective, True Detective: Night Country, Vince Pope
WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album for the HBO original series True Detective: Night Country. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Vince Pope (Black Mirror: Be Right Back, No Offence, Resistance, Mr Bates vs. the Post Office, You & Me, Misfits, Wolfe). Tanya Tagaq is the featured vocalist on the score and also contributed music to the drama. Also included are songs performed by Monica Martin and John Hawkes. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Listen to two tracks from the score below. True Detective: Night Country is created by Issa López and stars Jodie Foster, Kali Reis, Fiona Shaw, Finn Bennett, Hawkes, Isabella Star Lablanc, Christopher Eccleston, Aka Niviâna, Anna Lambe and Joel D. Montgrand. Read the rest of this entry »
Ludwig Göransson Wins BAFTA Award for ‘Oppenheimer’ Score
Posted: February 18, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BAFTA, Ludwig Göransson, Oppenheimer
Ludwig Göransson has received his first BAFTA Award for his music for Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer in the Original Score category at today’s 2024 EE British Academy Film Awards ceremony in London. He previously won the Golden Globe and Critics’ Choice Award and is also up for an Academy Award for his score for the biographical thriller. Check out the composer’s acceptance speech after the jump. The other composers nominated in the category were Robbie Robertson (Killers of the Flower Moon), Jerskin Fendrix (Poor Things), Anthony Willis (Saltburn) and Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse). Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 18, 2024)
Posted: February 18, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Andrew Lockington, Apple TV +, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Ben Salisbury, Constellation, Mark Isham, Messi's World Cup: The Rise of a Legend, Netflix, Poacher, Suvi-Eeva Äikäs, Takeshi Furukawa
Premiering on Wednesday, February 21, is the Apple TV+ original series Constellation created by Peter Harness and starring Noomi Rapace, Jonathan Banks, James D’Arcy, Julian Looman, William Catlett, Barbara Sukowa, Rosie Coleman and Davina Coleman. The show’s original music is composed by Ben Salisbury (Ex Machina, Devs, Annihilation, Archive 81, Luce) and Suvi-Eeva Äikäs (Matriarch, Baghead, Hanna). A soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score will be announced soon. Click here for more information about the psychological thriller, which will be available to stream exclusively on Apple TV+.
Also premiering on Wednesday is the Apple TV+ documentary series Messi’s World Cup: The Rise of a Legend executive produced by Tim Pastore, Patrick Milling Smith, Matt Renner,Brian Carmody, Jenna Millman and Juan Camilo Cruz. Mark Isham (Crash, Once Upon a Time, The Accountant, A River Runs Through It, Miracle, Warrior, Judas and the Black Messiah, The Black Daliah, The Cooler) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the SMUGGLER Entertainment production, which will also be available to stream exclusively on Apple TV+. Read the rest of this entry »
Daniel Pemberton & Metro Boomin Win Annie Award for ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’
Posted: February 17, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Annie Awards, Daniel Pemberton, Metro Boomin, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Daniel Pemberton & Metro Boomin were honored with their first Annie Award in Feature category for their music from Sony Pictures Animation’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse at tonight’s 51st Annie Awards ceremony at UCLA’s Royce Hall. Pemberton composed the movie’s score, while Metro Boomin served as the executive producer of the film’s soundtrack, which was released by Republic Records. Pemberton’s score was released by Sony Classical. The other contenders in the category were Thomas Newman for Elemental, Kazuma Jinnouchi & RADWIMPS for Suzume, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem and Joe Hisaishi for The Boy and the Heron. Read the rest of this entry »
‘A Soweto Love Story’ Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: February 17, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Soweto Love Story, Netflix, Rolie Nikiwe, Soundtrack
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack EP for the South African Netflix original film A Soweto Love Story. The 6-track EP features three tracks performed by the Afrikariz Choir, as well as three songs from the movie performed by Didintle Khunou. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to all six tracks below. A Soweto Love Story is directed by Rolie Nikiwe and stars Lunga Shabalala, Duduzile Ngcobo, Zenzelisphesihle Sparky Xulu, Ray Neo Buso, Motsoaledi Setumo and Mamodibe Ramodibe . The comedy follows a mother who is desperate for her three single sons to get married and promises her house to the first one to tie the knot, setting off a race to the altar. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 16, 2024)
Posted: February 16, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Andy Gray, Bleeding Love, Bob Marley: One Love, Brandon Roberts, Jeff Cardoni, Johan Söderqvist, Kris Bowers, Land of Bad, Madame Web, No Way Up, Players, Raven Aartsen
Already playing in theaters nationwide since this past Wednesday is the biographical drama Bob Marley: One Love co-written and directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green and starring Kingsley Ben-Adir, Lashana Lynch, Tosin Cole, James Norton, Anthony Welsh, Umi Myers, Aston Barrett Jr, Nia Ashi and Anna-Sharé Blake. The film’s original score is composed by Kris Bowers (Bridgerton, Green Book, Haunted Mansion, King Richard, Secret Invasion, The Color Purple). Tuff Gong & Island Records have released a soundtrack album featuring the Bob Marley (& The Wailers) songs from the movie last Friday (click here for the full album details) and a separate EP featuring covers of Marley songs inspired by the movie on Wednesday (click here for more information).
Also already playing wide since Wednesday is the superhero movie Madame Web co-written and directed by S.J. Clarkson and starring Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced,Celeste O’Connor, Tahar Rahim, Mike Epps, Adam Scott and Emma Roberts. Johan Söderqvist (Let the Right One In, Kon-Tiki, Anatomy of a Scandal, Battlefield V, In a Better World, After the Wedding, Things We Lost in the Fire) has composed the film’s original music. Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score on Wednesday. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the movie Sony Pictures release. Read the rest of this entry »
Anna Drubich Scoring Kiah Roache-Turner’s ‘Sting’
Posted: February 16, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anna Drubich, Kiah Roache-Turner, Sting
Anna Drubich (Barbarian, Fear Street Part 3: 1666, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Werewolves Within) has composed the original score for the upcoming Australian horror thriller Sting. The film is written and directed by Kiah Roache-Turner (Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead, Nektrotonic) and stars Ryan Corr, Alyla Browne, Penelope Mitchell, Noni Hazelhurst, Robyn Nevin, Danny Kim, Silvia Colloca and Jermaine Fowler. The movie follows a 12-year-old girl who raises an unnervingly talented spider in secret and must fight for her family’s survival when the creature rapidly transforms into a giant, flesh-eating monster. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior’ Digital Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: February 16, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brian May, George Miller, Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, score, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music has released a digital version of the soundtrack album for the 1981 post-apocalyptic action sequel Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior co-written and directed by George Miller and starring Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence, Mike Preston, Vernon Wells and Max Phipps. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Brian May (Mad Max, Cloak and Dagger, Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Isham Scoring Apple TV+’s ‘Messi’s World Cup: The Rise of a Legend’
Posted: February 16, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Apple TV +, Mark Isham, Messi's World Cup: The Rise of a Legend
Mark Isham (Crash, Once Upon a Time, A River Runs Through It, , Miracle, 42, The Accountant, Judas and the Black Messiah) has composed the original music for the new Apple TV+ original documentary series Messi’s World Cup: The Rise of a Legend. The show highlights the story of the planet’s top living athlete, his loyal supporters across Argentina and those who made the pilgrimage across the globe to witness his epic World Cup win. The 4-parter features interviews with Lionel Messi himself, alongside conversations with teammates, competitors, coaches, devout fans and commentators. Read the rest of this entry »
