Milan Records will release the official soundtrack album for Gaspar Noé’s Climax. The album features the music from the film by electronic music artists including Cerrone, Marrs, Chris Carter, Neon, Dopplereffekt, Aphex Twin, Gary Numan, Thomas Bangalter, Giorgio Moroder, Kiddy Smile, Soft Cell & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally overseas tomorrow, September 14 and physically on October 5. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version and click here to order the vinyl version. Climax is written and directed by Noé and stars Sofia Boutella, Romain Guillermic, Souheila Yacoub, Kiddy Smile, Claude Gajan Maull, Giselle Palmer, Taylor Kastle and Thea Carla Schott. The movie centers on a dance party that deteriorates after someone put LSD in the drinks. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Gaspar Noé’s ‘Climax’ to Be Released
Posted: September 13, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Climax, Gaspar Noe, Soundtrack
‘The Children Act’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 13, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Richard Eyre, score, Soundtrack, Stephen Warbeck, The Children Act
Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album for the British drama The Children Act. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Stephen Warbeck (Shakespeare in Love, Quills, Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, Billy Elliot, Proof). The soundtrack will be available digitally tomorrow, September 14. Visit Amazon to download the album and listen to two tracks after the jump. The Children Act is directed by Richard Eyre and stars Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci and Fionn Whitehead. The movie is based on the novel by Ian McEwan about a high-court judge who finds personal and professional crises colliding when she is asked to rule in the case of a brilliant 18-year-old boy who is refusing the blood transfusion that would save his life. Read the rest of this entry »
‘A Private War’ to Feature Original Song by Annie Lennox
Posted: September 13, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Private War, Annie Lennox, H. Scott Salinas
Annie Lennox has recorded the original song Requiem For a Private War for Matthew Heineman’s drama A Private War. The track is also written by Lennox and co-produced by the movie’s composer H. Scott Salinas. The song will be featured on the film’s official soundtrack album, which is set to be released on November 2, 2018 by Varese Sarabande and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Lennox has previously co-written the original song Into the West for The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (with Howard Shore & Fran Walsh), for which she was honored with an Academy Award. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Active Measures’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 13, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Active Measures, Doran Danoff, Jack Bryan, John MacCallum, King John, score, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album has been released for the documentary Active Measures. The album features the film’s original music composed by Doran Danoff and King John (aka John MacCallum). Visit Amazon to download the soundtrack, which is now available digitally. Active Measures is directed by Jack Bryan and chronicles the most successful espionage operation in Russian history, the American presidential election of 2016. The movie includes reporting on Trump’s alleged dealings with Russian mob figures, and analysis on Russia’s meddling in the 2016 US Presidential Election. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Greatest Showman’ Soundtrack Sing-A-Long Edition Announced
Posted: September 12, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, Soundtrack, The Greatest Showman
Atlantic Records will release a new soundtrack album for the hit movie musical The Greatest Showman. The Deluxe Sing-A-Long Edition features all the original songs from the movie written by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul as featured on the original soundtrack album on the first disc, as well as a bonus disc featuring sing-a-long tracks and an exclusive 32-page lyrics booklet. The soundtrack is set to be released on October 19, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Pasek & Paul received a Golden Globe, as well as an Academy Award nomination for the song This Is Me performed by Keala Settle. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Freshmen’ (‘Première année’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 12, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexandre Lier, Hippocrates: Diary of a French Doctor, Médecin de campagne, Nicolas Weil, Première année, score, Soundtrack, Sylvain Ohrel, The Country Doctor, The Freshmen, Thomas Lili
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for Thomas Lilti’s French drama The Freshmen (Première année). The album features the film’s original music composed by LoW Entertainment (aka Alexandre Lier, Sylvain Ohrel & Nicolas Weil) (Party Girl). Also included are the composers’ scores for Litli’s 2014 feature Hippocrates: Diary of a French Doctor (Hippocrate) and the director’s 2016 movie The Country Doctor (Médecin de campagne). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio clips. The Freshmen starring Vincent Lacoste & William Lebghil follows a young man who is about to start his first year of medical school for the third time and a new freshman who has just graduated from high school as they try find a middle ground between despair and hope. Read the rest of this entry »
‘King of Thieves’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 12, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Benjamin Wallfisch, James Marsh, King of Thieves, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the heist thriller King of Thieves. The album features the film’s original music composed by Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Blade Runner 2049, Hidden Figures, A Cure for Wellness, Annabelle: Creation, Lights Out). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, September 14 (click here to download). A vinyl version is currently set to come out on November 9, 2018 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. As previously reported, the song The Man performed by Jamie Cullum as featured in the movie’s credits is already available to download. King of Thieves is directed by James Marsh and stars Michael Caine, Tom Courtenay, Ray Winstone, Jim Broadbent, Charlie Cox, Paul Whitehouse, Michael Gambon and Francesca Annis. Read the rest of this entry »
‘On My Skin’ (‘Sulla mia pelle’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 12, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alessio Cremonini, On My Skin, score, Soundtrack, Sulla mia pelle
GDM Music has released a soundtrack album for the Italian drama On My Skin (Sulla mia pelle). The album features the film’s original music composed by Mokadelic (Gomorrah: The Series, A.C.A.B.). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples and check out the track list. On My Skin is co-written and directed by Alessio Cremonini and stars Alessandro Borghi, Jasmine Trinca and Milvia Marigliano. The movie is based on a true story and centers on a man who endures a harrowing week in custody after he is arrested in Rome for a drug-related offense. Read the rest of this entry »
Nominations for World Soundtrack Awards Discovery of the Year & Public Choice Categories Announced
Posted: September 11, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: World Soundtrack Awards
The World Soundtrack Academy has announced the next wave of nominees for the 2018 World Soundtrack Awards in the categories Discovery of the Year, Public Choice Award, Best Original Score for a Belgian Production and SABAM Award for Best Young International Composer. The winners will be announced at the World Soundtrack Awards & concert on Wednesday, October 17 at the Ghent International Film Festival. Also check out our previous news article for the previously announced nominees. Read the rest of this entry »
BET’s ‘American Soul’ to Feature Music by Kurt Farquhar
Posted: September 11, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: American Soul, BET, Kurt Farquhar
Kurt Farquhar has announced that he will be composing the score for the upcoming BET original series American Soul. The show is created by Devon Greggory & Jonathan Prince and stars Sinqua Walls, Jason Dirden, Iantha Richardson, Christopher Jefferson, Katlyn Nichol and Jelani Winston. The drama is based on the life and career of Soul Train creator Don Cornelius and centers on his Soul Train dancers, crew and musicians in an unforgiving Hollywood in the 1970’s – how they work, play, rise and fall against the backdrop of Soul Train. Read the rest of this entry »