Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the YouTube Red original series Impulse. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by DERU (aka Benjamin Wynn) (Avatar: The Last Airbender, Legend of Korra, Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness). The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 20, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Impulse is based on the third novel in the Jumper series by Steven Gould and stars Maddie Hasson, Missi Pyle, Sarah Desjardins, Enuka Okuma, Craig Arnold and David James Elliott. The show executive produced by Doug Liman tells the story of a rebellious 16-year-old girl who discovers she has the extraordinary ability to teleport. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for YouTube Red’s ‘Impulse’ Announced
Posted: July 13, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Benjamin Wynn, Deru, Impulse, score, Soundtrack, YouTube Red
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First Track from Johann Johannsson’s ‘Mandy’ Score Released
Posted: July 13, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Johann Johannsson, Mandy, Panos Cosmatos
Lakeshore Records has released the first track from the soundtrack for Panos Cosmatos’ thriller Mandy. Children of the New Dawn is written by late composer Johann Johannsson (Arrival, Sicario, The Theory of Everything, Prisoners) and is now available to download as digital single on Amazon. Check back on this page for the details of the full soundtrack album, which is set to be released on September 14. Mandy is co-written and directed by Panos Cosmatos and stars Nicolas Cage, Andrea Riseborough, Linus Roache, Ned Dennehy, Olwen Fouéré, Richard Brake and Bill Duke. Read the rest of this entry »
‘I Am Not an Easy Man’ Soundtrack Relased
Posted: July 13, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Fred Avril, I Am Not an Easy Man, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
Plaza Mayor Company has released a soundtrack album for the French Netflix original movie I Am Not an Easy Man. The album features the film’s original score composed by Fred Avril (The Lifeguard, Sound of Noise, Sparrow). Also included are songs by Isaac Delusion, Lo-Fang, Ruppert Pupkin, Shaka Ponk & more. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. I Am Not an Easy Man is directed by Eleonore Pourriat and stars Vincent Elbaz, Marie-Sophie Ferdane and Pierre Benezit. The romantic comedy follows a shameless chauvinist who gets a taste of his own medicine when he wakes up in a world dominated by women and locks horns with a powerful female author. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Blindspotting’ (Pt. 1) Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 12, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Blindspotting, Carlos López Estrada, Daveed Diggs, Rafael Casal, Soundtrack
Republic Records will release two soundtrack EPs for the comedy drama Blindspotting. The first EP features seven songs performed by lead actors Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal, as well as Moe Green, E-40, Mistah F.A.B., Kiana Ledé, Ryan Nicole and Emily Raver. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, July 13 and will be available to download on Amazon. The second EP is set to come out on July 27. Check back on this page for more information. Blindspotting is directed by Carlos López Estrada and stars Diggs & Casal (who also wrote the screenplay), Janina Gavankar, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Ethan Embry, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Utkarsh Ambudkar and Wayne Knight. The movie is set in Oakland and revolves around man on the last days of his parole who moves boxes out of houses with his friend when they witness a police shooting. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Rick and Morty’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: July 12, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Adult Swim, Rick and Morty, Ryan Elder, Soundtrack
Sub Pop Records has announced the first soundtrack album for the Adult Swim original series Rick and Morty. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Ryan Elder, songs by Chaos Chaos, Blonde Redhead, Mazzy Star and Belly, as well as new tracks from Chad VanGaalen and Clipping inspired by the series. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically (on CD and vinyl) on September 28, 2018. A deluxe double LP is set to come out on November 23. Visit Amazon to pre-order the album. Rick and Morty is created by Dan Harmon & Justin Roiland and stars Roiland, Sarah Chalke, Chris Parnell and Spencer Grammer. Read the rest of this entry »
2018 Emmy Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: July 12, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Emmy Awards
The nominations for the 70th Emmy Awards were announced this morning. Here are the music-related categories:
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score):
Game of Thrones – The Dragon and the Wolf – Music by Ramin Djawadi
Marvel’s Jessica Jones – AKA Playland – Music by Sean Callery
Once Upon a Time – Leaving Storybrooke – Music by Mark Isham, Cindy O’Connor & Michael Simon
SEAL Team – Pattern of Life – Music by W.G. Snuffy Walden & A. Patrick Rose
Star Wars Rebels – Family Reunion – And Farewell – Music by Kevin Kiner
Westworld – Akane No Mai – Music by Ramin Djawadi Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 12, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again!, Soundtrack
The full details of the soundtrack album for the movie musical Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again have been revealed. The album features the songs from the movie performed by the film’s cast including Lily James, Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård, Julie Walters, Dominic Cooper, Amanda Seyfried, Christine Barankski, Jeremy Irvine, Jessica Keenan Wynn, Alexa Davies, Celia Imrie, Hugh Skinner, Panos Mouzourakis, Josh Dylan, Andy Garcia and Cher. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically this Friday, July 13 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again directed by Ol Parker will be released in theaters nationwide on July 20, 2018 by Universal Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
Christopher Lennertz to Compose Score & Songs for Kelly Asbury’s ‘UglyDolls’
Posted: July 11, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christopher Lennertz, Glenn Slater, Kelly Asbury, UglyDolls
Christopher Lennertz (Lost in Space, Horrible Bosses, Ride Along) has signed on to compose the score the upcoming animated feature UglyDolls. The composer is also co-writing original songs for the movie with Glenn Slater (Tangled, Sausage Party, Galavant). The film is directed by Kelly Asbury (Shrek 2, Gnomeo & Juliet, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron) and features the voice talent of Pitbull and Kelly Clarkson. The movie based on the plush toy line created by David Horvath & Sun-Min Kim follows a group of UglyDolls friends as they confront what it means to be different and struggle with their desire to be loved. Read the rest of this entry »
Dominic Lewis to Score ‘Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween’
Posted: July 11, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ari Sandel, Dominic Lewis, Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
Dominic Lewis is reuniting with director Ari Sandel on the upcoming horror comedy Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween. The film starring Wendi McLendon-Covey, Madison Iseman, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Caleel Harris, Chris Parnell and Ken Jeong tells a new story based on R. L. Stine’s best-selling series of book. Rob Lieber (Peter Rabbit) wrote the screenplay. Deborah Forte (Mortal Engines, The Golden Compass) and Neal H. Moritz (Fast & Furious series, 21/22 Jump Street) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Hulu’s ‘Castle Rock’ to Feature Main Titles Theme & Score by Thomas Newman
Posted: July 11, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Castle Rock, Chris Westlake, Hulu, Thomas Newman
Thomas Newman has composed the main titles theme for the new Hulu original series Castle Rock. The composer has also contributed the score for the first two episodes of the show, which is developed by Sam Shaw & Dustin Thomason (Manhattan) and stars André Holland, Melanie Lynskey, Sissy Spacek, Bill Skarsgård, Jane Levy and Scott Glenn. Chris Westlake (Before We Go, Small Town Crime) is the composer of the other eight episodes of the show’s first season. The psychological horror drama is set in the Stephen King multiverse and takes place in the fictional Maine town of Castle Rock, which has figured prominently in King’s literary career: Cujo, The Dark Half, IT and Needful Things, as well as novella The Body and numerous short stories such as Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption. Read the rest of this entry »
