Constellation Music has released a soundtrack EP for the documentary short Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó. The 5-track EP features the film’s original score composed by Giosuè Greco (Welcome to Wrexham, Let the Right One In, Didi, Not Going Quietly). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the composer’s title track after the jump. Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó is directed by Sean Wang and centers on the first-generation Taiwanese American filmmaker’s grandmas who are inseparable best friends and roommates in their 80s and 90s. The short premiered at last year’s SXSW Film Festival, where it received the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award, and has recently been nominated for an Academy Award in the Documentary Short category. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó’ Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: February 12, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Disney Plus, Giosuè Greco, Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó, score, Sean Wang, Soundtrack
Caroline Shaw Scoring Ken Burns’ ‘Leonardo da Vinci’ Documentary
Posted: February 12, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Caroline Shaw, Ken Burns, Leonardo da Vinci, PBS
Pulitzer Prize- & Grammy Award winning composer Caroline Shaw (Fleishman Is in Trouble, The Sky Is Everywhere, Madeline Madeline) has recorded original music for the upcoming documentary Leonardo da Vinci. The 2-part, four hour film is directed by Ken Burns (Brooklyn Bridge, The Statue of Liberty, The Vietnam War), Sarah Burns (Muhammad Ali) & David McMahon (The Central Park Five) and explores the life and work of the titular 15th century polymath. Shaw’s score is performed by Attacca Quartet, Sō Percussion and Roomful of Teeth. Italian actor Adriano Giannini is voicing Leonardo and Keith David serves as the narrator of the movie, which brings da Vinci’s achievements to life through his personal notebooks, primary and secondary accounts of his life, and on-camera interviews with modern scholars, engineers, artists, inventors, and admirers. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Finally Dawn’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 12, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Finally Dawn, Finalmente l'alba, Massimo Martellotta, Saverio Costanzo, score, Soundtrack
Octopus Records has released a soundtrack album for the Italian coming-of-age drama Finally Dawn (Finalmente l’alba). The album features the film’s original music composed by Massimo Martellotta (Blanca, La cura). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to a track (Tema Dei Titoli) from the composer’s score after the jump. Finally Dawn is written and directed by Saverio Costanzo and stars Lily James, Rebecca Antonaci, Joe Keery, Alba Rohrwacher, Rachel Sennott and Willem Dafoe. The movie is set in 1950s and revolves around a teenage ingenue who is unwittingly cast as a lead extra in a swords and sandals film and finds herself being swept up by group of hedonistic actors and expats who take her on a chaotic tour of Rome’s night-life. Read the rest of this entry »
Armand Amar Scoring Abderrahmane Sissako’s ‘Black Tea’
Posted: February 12, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Abderrahmane Sissako, Armand Amar, Black Tea
Armand Amar (The Concert, Mia and the White Lion, Days of Glory, A Bag of Marbles, The Wolf and the Lion, The Source, Belle & Sebastian) has recently scored the upcoming romantic drama Black Tea. The film is directed by Abderrahmane Sissako (Timbuktu) and stars Nina Mélo, Chang Han, Wu Ke-Xi and Michael Chang. The movie follows a young Ivorian woman in her early thirties who – after saying “no” on her wedding day – emigrates to China, when she works in a tea export shop and falls in love with a 45-year-old Chinese man. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Wild Scandinavia’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: February 12, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, Biggi Hilmars, PBS, score, Soundtrack, Wild Scandinavia
Octiive has released a soundtrack album for the BBC wildlife documentary series Wild Scandinavia. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by BΩç(Nova, Beeba Boys, Thin Ice). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Wild Scandinavia is narrated by Rebecca Ferguson who guides viewers through scenery in Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark and tells the stories of lynx, orca, puffins, and wolves, alongside the experiences of the extraordinary people living in and devoted to exploring this icy wilderness. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 11, 2024)
Posted: February 11, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anna Drubich, Apple TV +, CBS, H. Scott Salinas, Jack Antonoff, James S. Levine, Jongnic Bontemps, Lasse Enersen, National Geographic, Netflix, The Abyss, The Dynasty: New England Patriots, The New Look, The Space Race, Tracker, Tyler Bates
Premiering tonight is the CBS drama Tracker developed by Ben Winters based on Jeffery Deaver’s bestselling novel The Never Game and starring Justin Hartley, Fiona Rene, Abby McEnany, Robin Weigert and Eric Graise. The show’s original music is composed by Tyler Bates (Guardians of the Galaxy, Deadpool 2, Watchmen, John Wick, 300, X, Primal, Killer Joe, The Punisher). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the series, which is premiering after the Superbowl today and will air every Sunday night on CBS.
Premiering tomorrow, February 12, is the National Geographic documentary The Space Race directed by Diego Hurtado de Mendoza & Lisa Cortés about the experiences of the first Black astronauts. Anna Drubich (Barbarian, Fear Street Part 3: 1666, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Werewolves Within) & Jongnic Bontemps (Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, My Name Is Pauli Murray, 4400, Redfall) have composed the film’s original music. Click here for more information about the movie, which premiered at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival and is making its debut on National Geographic and will also be available to stream on Disney+ and Hulu the following day. Read the rest of this entry »
Tom Howe Scoring Paramount+’s ‘Knuckles’ Series
Posted: February 11, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Knuckles, Paramount+, Tom Howe
Tom Howe (Ted Lasso, Early Man, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, Daisy Jones & the Six, Shrinking) has composed the original score for the upcoming Paramount+ original event series Knuckles. The show is created for television by John Whittington (The Lego Batman Movie, DC League of Super-Pets) & Toby Ascher (Spenser Confidential) based on characters from the Sonic the Hedgehog features and video game series and stars Idris Elba (as the voice of the title character), Adam Pally (as Wade Whipple), Stockard Channing, Edi Patterson, Scott Mescudi, Julian Barratt, Ellie Taylor, Cary Elwes, Rory McCann, Christopher Lloyd, Paul Scheer and Rob Huebel. The 6-parter is set between the events of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 & 3 (scored by Tom Holkenborg) and follows Knuckles on a journey of self-discovery as he agrees to train Wade as his protégé and teach him the ways of the Echidna warrior. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Pegasus 2’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: February 10, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Han Han, Pegasus 2, Roc Chen, score, Soundtrack
Roc Chen (The Wandering Earth, 7 Guardians of the Tomb, Chinese Zodiac, Switch, Stoker Hills, Sacrifice) will release a soundtrack album for the Chinese sports comedy Pegasus 2. The album features the composer’s original score from the film and will be released digitally tomorrow, February 11 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also check out Chen’s main theme below. Pegasus 2 is written and directed by Han Han and stars Shen Teng, Zheng Yin, Benyu ZHang, Chengcheng Fan and Xiang Wei. The sequel to the 2019 hit movie follows former champion driver Zhang Chi as he has become a driving school instructor to make ends meet, when he gets offered to form a new team to compete in the last Bayinbrook Rally. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 9, 2024)
Posted: February 10, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Adam Janota Bzowski, Alex Winkler, Dan Mangan, Drift, Ennio, Float, Isabella Summers, Jesse Zubot, Lisa Frankenstein, Lola, Mervyn Warren, Molli and Max in the Future, Out of Darkness, Perfect Days, Ré Olunuga, The Taste of Things
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror comedy Lisa Frankenstein directed by Zelda Williams and starring Kathryn Newton, Cole Sprouse, Carla Gugino, Joe Chrest, Liza Soberano and Henry Eikenberry. The film’s original score is composed by Isabella Summers (Little Fires Everywhere, Lady Chatterley’s Lover, The Offer, Call Jane, Sex/Life). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as songs by JoJo, The Zombies, Jeffrey Osborne, Pixies & others today.Check out our previous new article for the full album details and to learn more about the Focus Features release.
Opening semi-wide in around 550 theaters is the British horror thriller Out of Darkness directed by Andrew Cumming and starring Chuku Modu, Safia Oakley-Green, Iola Evans, Kit Young, Luna Mwezi and Arno Lüning. Adam Janota Bzowski (Saint Maud, Black Mirror: Loch Henry, The Marsh King’s Daughter, Here Before) has composed the film’s original music. Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released in the U.S. by Bleecker Street. Read the rest of this entry »
Alewya’s Main Title Song ‘Umi’ from National Geographic’s ‘Queens’ Released
Posted: February 9, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Alewya, National Geographic, Queens
Hollywood Records has released the main title song from the National Geographic documentary series Queens. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music platforms is Umi (Woman) co-written (with Dean James Barratt) and performed by Alewya. Also check out the official music video after the jump. A full soundtrack album featuring more music from the show will be released on March 1. Queens is narrated by Angela Bassett and leverages cutting-edge technology to reveal surprising insights into how females in the natural world rise to power, often relying on wisdom and cooperation over brute strength to get ahead. Read the rest of this entry »
