Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery/Picard, Legion, For All Mankind, Love & Death) has composed the original music for the upcoming Netflix limited series Ripley. The show is written and directed by Steven Zaillian (Schindler’s List, Searching for Bobby Fischer) and stars Andrew Scott as Tom Ripley, Dakota Fanning as Marge Sherwood and Johnny Flynn as Dickie Greenleaf. The 8-part psychological thriller based on Patricia Highsmith’s bestselling Tom Ripley novels is set in 1960s New York and follows the titular grifter as he is hired by a wealthy man to travel to Italy to try to convince his vagabond son to return home. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeff Russo Scoring Netflix’s ‘Ripley’
Posted: January 22, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jeff Russo, Netflix, Ripley, Steven Zaillian
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14th Annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: January 22, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
The Guild of Music Supervisors today announced the nominations for its 14th Annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards, which will take place at an in-person and and virtual awards gala at The Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 3, 2024. The awards will recognize outstanding Music Supervisors representing Motion Picture, Television, Games, Trailers and Advertising. Below are the nominations for the major film and television categories. For more information and the complete list of nominations, visit the organization’s official website. Read the rest of this entry »
Laurie Johnson (1927-2024)
Posted: January 22, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Laurie Johnson
Laurie Johnson has passed away last Tuesday, January 16, at age 96. The British composer has written numerous scores for TV and film between the late 1950s and early 90s. His best television scoring credits include the 60s spy classic The Avengers and its 1976 sequel series The New Avengers, ITV’s The Professionals & Jason King, the ITV anthology series Thriller. His work for film include Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, Brian Clemens’ 1974 horror movie Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter. Lee Thompson’s Tiger Bay, Robert Fuest’s 1970 feature And Soon the Darkness, Eric Till’s Hot Millions, Christopher Miles’ The Maids and Trevor Nunn’s Hedda. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Inside Greenpeace’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: January 22, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Inside Greenpeace, Marvin Miller, score, Sebastian Fillenberg, Sky, Soundtrack
Sky Music has released a soundtrack album for the Sky original documentary series Inside Greenpeace. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Sebastian Fillenberg (Blame Game, A Dysfunctional Cat, Wolke unterm Dach) & Marvin Miller (The Teachers’ Lounge, Balloon, Jim Button and the Wild 13, I Was, I Am, I Will Be). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Listen to the composers’ first track (The World of Greenpeace) below. Inside Greenpeace is executive produced by Matthias Ebel, Jochen Köstler & Nico Gammella, produced by Valentin Thurn & Florian Schneider and follows a group of activists and campaigners working for the world’s best-known environmental organization worldwide up close for over a year on their mission to save the planet. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 21, 2024)
Posted: January 21, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Real Bug's Life, Alex Weston, Amazon, Apple TV +, Blake Neely, Disney Plus, Eldad Guetta, Expats, Griselda, In the Know, Joseph Shirley, Mark Mothersbaugh, Masters of the Air, Nathan Micay, Netflix, Paramount+, Peacock, score, Sexy Beast, Soundtrack, The Underdoggs
Premiering on Wednesday, January 24, is the National Geographic documentary series A Real Bug’s Life inspired by Pixar’s 1998 feature A Bug’s Life, narrated by Awkwafina and executive produced by Tom Hugh-Jones, Grant Mansfield and Martha Holmes. Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, The Royal Tenenbaums, The LEGO Movie, 21 Jump Street, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, The Last Man on Earth, The Croods: A New Age) has composed the show’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score will be released on Friday by Hollywood Records. Check back on this page for the full album details and check out our previous news article for more information about the 5-parter, which will be available to stream on Disney+.
Premiering on Thursday, January 25, is the Netflix limited series Griselda created by Doug Miro, Eric Newman, Ingrid Escajeda & Carlo Bernard and starring Sofía Vergara, Alberto Guerra, Martin Rodriguez, Juliana Aidén Martinez and Christian Tappan. The show’s original music is composed by Carlos Rafael Rivera (The Queen’s Gambit, Godless, Hacks, Lessons in Chemistry, A Walk Among the Tombstones, Just Beyond, Chupa). Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past Friday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the 6-part crime drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Valley of Shadows’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: January 21, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Roque Banos, Salvador Calvo, score, Soundtrack, Valle de Sombras
Atresmúsica has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish survival thriller Valley of Shadows (Valle de Sombras). The album features the film’s original music composed by Roque Banos (Don’t Breathe, In the Heart of the Sea, Evil Dead, The Machinist, The Commuter, Sexy Beast, 30 Coins, The Girl in the Spider’s Web). 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 after the jump. Valley of Shadows is directed by Salvador Calvo and stars Miguel Herrán, Susana Abaitua, Alexandra Masangkay and Iván Renedo. The movie is set in the Himalayan Valley and follows a family who get assaulted by bandits during their vacation in northern India. Read the rest of this entry »
Foster the People’s Isom Innis Scoring Carlson Young’s ‘Upgraded’
Posted: January 20, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Carlson Young, Isom Innis, Upgraded
Isom Innis is reteaming with actress/director Carlson Young on the new romantic comedy Upgraded. The film is directed by Young and stars Camila Mendes, Archie Renaux, Thomas Kretschmann, Aimee Carrero, Gregory Montel, Rachel Matthews, Andrew Schulz, Lena Olin and Marisa Tomei. The movie follows an ambitious intern dreaming of a career in the art world while trying to impress her demanding boss who meets a handsome man who mistakes her for her boss, a white lie that sets off a chain of events, romance and opportunity. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 19, 2024)
Posted: January 19, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Anna Meredith, Anne Nikitin, Aoife O'Leary, Founders Day, Gerry Owens, I.S.S., Kris Bowers, Origin, Sacha Chaban, Spencer Hutchings, The End We Start From, Timothy Williams, Wanted Man, Which Brings Me to You
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the sci-fi thriller I.S.S. directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite and starring Ariana DeBose, Chris Messina, Pilou Asbæk, Masha Mashkova, John Gallagher Jr. and Costa Ronin. The film’s original music is composed by Anne Nikitin (American Animals, Fate: The Winx Saga, The Dropout, Mrs. Wilson, Lost Girls, Calibre, The Pale Horse, This Beautiful Fantastic). No soundtrack album has been announced. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the movie, which premiered at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival and is being released by Bleecker Street.
Opening in over 100 theaters today following an awards-qualifying release last month is the drama Origin written and directed by Ava DuVernay and starring Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Jon Bernthal, Vera Farmiga, Audra McDonald, Niecy Nash-Betts, Blair Underwood and Nick Offerman. Kris Bowers (Bridgerton, King Richard, The Color Purple, Secret Invasion, Green Book, Haunted Mansion, When They See Us, Mrs. America) has composed the film’s original score. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Click here for the full album details. Available separately as a digital single is the original song I Am by Stan Walker (click here to listen to the song and for more information about the Neon release). Read the rest of this entry »
Eldad Guetta Scoring Peacock’s ‘In the Know’
Posted: January 19, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Eldad Guetta, In the Know, Peacock
Composer/songwriter and music producer Eldad Guetta (Press Play, Always Jane, Dirty Tricks) has been tapped to score the new Peacock original animated series In the Know. The show is created by Zach Woods, Brandon Gardner & Mike Judge (Beavis and Butt-Head, Office Space) and features the voices of Woods & Judge themselves, Caitlin Reilly, Charlie Bushnell, J. Smith-Cameron and Carl Tart. The adult animated comedy follows NPR’s third most popular host who also happens to be a stop motion puppet. Each episode follows the making of an episode of her show, in which she conducts in-depth interviews with real world human guests, including Kaia Gerber, Finn Wolfhard, Norah Jones, Tegan and Sara, Ken Burns, Nicole Byer, Roxane Gay, Mike Tyson and Hugh Laurie. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Disney+/Hulu Series ‘Moving’ Released
Posted: January 19, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Dalpalan, Hulu, Moving, score, Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album for the South Korean Disney+/Hulu original series Moving. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Dalpalan (The Wailing, Believer, Claire’s Camera, A Bittersweet Life). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Moving is written by Kangfull, directed by Park Inje and stars Ryu Seungryong, Han Hyojoo, Lee Jungha, Zo Insung, Kim Dohoon and Go Younjung. The supernatural drama tells the story of a group of South Korean special agents who are working to protect their super-powered children from harm and exploitation at the hands of malicious government agencies. Read the rest of this entry »
