Genie Music has released a soundtrack album for the South Korean sci-fi action epic Alienoid: Return to the Future. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jang Young-gyu (Train to Busan, Star Wars Visions: Journey to the Dark), Byung Hoon Lee, Lee Kang Wook & Kim Sun. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Alienoid: Return to the Future is directed by Choi Dong-hoon and stars Ryu Jun-yeol, Kim Tae-ri and Kim Woo-bin. The movie follows a shaman and a modern-day woman as they race through time to battle a powerful alien commander intent on destroying mankind. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Alienoid: Return to the Future’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: January 31, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alienoid: Return to the Future, Choi Dong-hoon, Jang Young Gyu, score, Soundtrack
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Jon Ekstrand Scoring Matthew Loren Oates’ ‘Xeno’
Posted: January 31, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jon Ekstrand, Matthew Loren Oates, Xeno
Jon Ekstrand (Morbius, Life, Easy Money, Child 44, All the Old Knives, Margrete – Queen of the North) has recently recorded his score for the upcoming sci-fi adventure Xeno. The film is written and directed by Matthew Loren Oates and stars Lulu Wilson, Omari Hardwick and Trae Romano. The movie revolves around a teenage girl who befriends a terrifying alien that crash-lands in the desert near her home and has to protect her dangerous new companion while also dealing with her depressed mother and her abusive boyfriend. Read the rest of this entry »
Tom Holkenborg to Return for Jeff Fowler’s ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’
Posted: January 31, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jeff Fowler, Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Tom Holkenborg
Tom Holkenborg (Mad Max: Fury Road, Deadpool, Zack Snyder’s Justice League, Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, Alita: Battle Angel) is set to return to score the action comedy sequel Sonic the Hedgehog 3. The film is directed by Jeff Fowler (who previously helmed the first two installments) and stars James Marsden, Ben Schwartz, Tika Sumpter, Lee Majdoub, Colleen O’Shaughnessey and Idris Elba who will reprise their roles from the previous movies. No plot details have been announced yet, but the title character’s rival Shadow the Hedgehog is set to appear in the sequel. Read the rest of this entry »
Oliver Coates Scoring Starz’s & Sky’s ‘Mary & George’
Posted: January 31, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Mary & George, Oliver Coates, Sky, Starz
Oliver Coates (Aftersun, The Stranger, Foe, Occupied City, Significant Other) is the composer of the upcoming Starz/Sky limited series Mary & George. The show is created by D.C. Moore and stars Julianne Moore, Nicholas Galitzine, Tony Curran, Nicola Walker, Niamh Algar, Sean Gilder, Trine Dyrholm, Adrian Rawlins, Laurie Davidson, Mark O’Halloran, Samuel Blenkin and Simon Russell Beale. The 7-part historical psychodrama is inspired by Benjamin Woolley’s nonfiction book The King’s Assassin and tells the true story of a treacherous mother and son who schemed, seduced and killed to conquer the Court of England and the bed of King James I. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Stormskerry Maja’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: January 31, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Lauri Porra, score, Soundtrack, Stormskerry Maja, Tiina Lymi
Platoon will release a soundtrack album for the Finnish period drama Stormskerry Maja. The album features the film’s original music composed by Lauri Porra (Rat King, Heavy Trip) and performed by the Lahti Symphony Orchestra conducted by Dalia Stasevska. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, February 2 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A first track (Mikael) is already available to stream/download now and can be checked out below. Stormskerry Maja is written and directed by Tiina Lymi and stars Amanda Jansson, Linus Troedsson and Desmond Eastwood. The movie is based on a series of novels by Anni Blomqvist and chronicles the saga of the title character and her family as they embark on a journey to the desolate and remote island Stormskerry. Read the rest of this entry »
Alejandro Amenábar to Score and Direct ‘The Captive’ (‘El Cautivo’)
Posted: January 31, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alejandro Amenábar, El Cautivo, The Captive
Alejandro Amenábar is set to compose the music for the upcoming Spanish period adventure epic The Captive (El Cautivo). The filmmaker will also direct the movie, which will star Julio Peña and Alessandro Borghi and tells the origin story of Miguel de Cervantes, author of the iconic novel Don Quixote, who – at the age of 28 – was taken captive by the Moors in Algiers, leading to his creative birth. Fernando Bovaira (Biutiful, The Summer) is producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Prime Video’s ‘Zorro’ TV Series to Be Released
Posted: January 31, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Julio Reyes Copello, Soundtrack, Zorro
Universal Music Latino will release a soundtrack album for the Spanish Prime Video original series Zorro. The album features fourteen songs from the show performed by artists such as Carin Leon, Keith Urban, Rosario Flores, Juanes, Arturo Sandoval, Morat, Riza, Maura & others. The soundtrack, which is produced by Julio Reyes Copello, will be released digitally on March 1 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Several songs are already available to stream/download now and can be checked out below. Zorro is created by Carlos Portela and stars Miguel Bernardeau, Renata Notni, Emiliano Zurita, Dalia Xiuhcoatl, Paco Tous, Elia Galera, Rodolfo Sancho, Francisco Reyes, Cristo Fernández, Cecilia Suárez, Luis Tosar, Ana Layevska. Read the rest of this entry »
Joseph Bishara Scoring Spenser Cohen’s & Anna Halberg’s ‘Tarot’
Posted: January 30, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anna Halberg, Joseph Bishara, Spenser Cohen, Tarot
Joseph Bishara (The Conjuring, Insidious, Annabelle, Malignant, The Curse of La Llorona) has been tapped to score the upcoming horror movie Tarot. The film marks the feature directorial debut of screenwriters/producers Spenser Cohen & Anna Halberg (Moonfall, Extinction) and stars Harriet Slater, Adain Bradley, Avantika and Jacob Batalon. The Screen Gems procuction follows a group of friends who unknowingly unleash an unspeakable evil when they recklessly violate the sacred rule of Tarot readings and end up in a race against death to escape the future foretold in their readings. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Sago Mini Friends’ Season 2 Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: January 30, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Apple TV +, Paul Buckley, Sago Mini Friends, Soundtrack
Platoon has released a new soundtrack EP for the Apple TV+ animated series Sago Mini Friends. The 5-track EP features the original songs from the second season of the show written by the show’s composer Paul Buckley (Happily N’Ever After, Malcolm & Eddie, Helpsters, The Reef). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. The label has previously released a full soundtrack album featuring the songs from Season 2 last September. Sago Mini Friends based on the characters and artful designs featured in the Sago Mini World app developed by Sago Mini revolves around four friends as they play, imagine, explore and celebrate daily in their joyful town of Sagoville. Read the rest of this entry »
Chris Benstead Scoring Guy Ritchie’s ‘The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’
Posted: January 30, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chris Benstead, Guy Ritchie, The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare
Chris Benstead has composed the original music for the upcoming action comedy The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare. The film is directed by Guy Ritchie (Sherlock Holmes, Snatch, Aladdin) and stars Henry Cavill, Eiza González, Alan Ritchson, Henry Golding, Alex Pettyfer, Babs Olusamokun, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Henrique Zaga, Til Schweiger and Cary Elwes. The movie is based on the book of the same title by Damien Lewis and tells the story of the first-ever special forces organization formed during World War II by UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill and a small group of military officials including author Ian Fleming. Read the rest of this entry »
