Justin Hurwitz was honored with the Critics’ Choice Movie Award in the Best Score category for his music for Damien Chazelle’s First Man at tonight’s 24th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards ceremony in Santa Monica, CA. He previously received a Critics’ Choice Award for his score for Chazelle’s La La Land in 2017. The other composers nominated in the Best Score category were Kris Bowers for Green Book, Nicholas Britell for If Beale Street Could Talk, Alexandre Desplat for Isle of Dogs, Ludwig Goransson for Black Panther and Marc Shaiman for Mary Poppins Returns.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 13, 2019)
Premiering tonight is the National Geographic original series Valley of the Boom created by Matthew Carnahan and starring Bradley Whitford, Steve Zahn, Lamorne Morris, John Karna, Dakota Shapiro and Oliver Cooper. The show’s original music is composed by Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein (Stranger Things, Butterfly, Native Son). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score from the project (click here for the full album details), as well as a separate album featuring a selections of songs from the series (click here for more information).
Premiering tomorrow, January 14, is the Fox drama The Passage developed by Liz Heldens based on Justin Cronin’s book series and starring Saniyya Sidney, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Caroline Chikezie, Henry Ian Cusick, Vincent Piazza and Emmanuelle Chriqui. Jeff Russo (Fargo, Legion, Star Trek: Discovery, The Night Of) and Jordan Gagne (The Rookie, Waco) are composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the series, which will air Monday nights on Fox.
‘Drug$’ Soundtrack Released
A soundtrack album has been released for the documentary Drug$. The album features the film’s original music composed by Asaf Sagiv (Last Summer, Who Shot the Sheriff). The soundtrack is now available digitally on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Drug$ is directed by Jonathan Marshall Thompson and explores the mystery of modern medicine’s skyrocketing price tag in the U.S. and how it affects people struggling to stay alive. The movie narrated by J.K. Simmons features interviews with academics, patients, advocates and political leaders, including Senator Bernie Sanders and Congressman Elijah Cummings.
Songs from National Geographic’s ‘Valley of the Boom’ Released
Sony Classical has released a soundtrack EP featuring a selection of songs from the new National Geographic original series Valley of the Boom. The 5-track EP includes tracks by Blondfire, Justine Bennett, Theron “Neff-U” Feemster, L.B.C, Langston Theard & Colton Fisher. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. As previously reported, the label has also released a full soundtrack album featuring the show’s score by Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein. Valley of the Boom is created by Matthew Carnahan and stars Bradley Whitford, Steve Zahn, Lamorne Morris, Dakota Shapiro, John Karna and Oliver Cooper.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 11, 2019)
Three new movies are opening in theaters nationwide:
Opening in most theaters is the family drama A Dog’s Way Home directed by Charles Martin Smith and starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Ashley Judd, Wes Studi, Alexandra Shipp, Jonah Hauer-King and Edward James Olmos. The film’s original music is composed by Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Moneyball, Capote, Little Miss Sunshine, On the Basis of Sex). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous news article for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the 
comedy drama The Upside directed by Neil Burger and starring Kevin Hart, Bryan Cranston and Nicole Kidman. Rob Simonsen (Love, Simon, Foxcatcher, Nerve, (500) Days of Summer) has composed the film’s original score. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score is in the works and will be announced soon. The movie, which follows a recently paroled ex-convict who strikes up an unusual and unlikely friendship with a paralyzed billionaire, is being released by STX Entertainment. Visit the official movie website for more information.
Marco Beltrami to Score James Mangold’s ‘Ford v. Ferrari’
Marco Beltrami revealed in a recent interview with Next Best Picture that he is currently scoring the upcoming biographical drama Ford v. Ferrari. The film is directed by James Mangold (Walk the Line, Girl, Interrupted, Cop Land) and stars Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Jon Bernthal, Tracy Letts, Caitriona Balfe, Josh Lucas, Noah Jupe, Paul Sparks and Jack McMullen. The movie follows an eccentric, determined team of American engineers and designers, led by automotive visionary Carroll Shelby and his British driver, Ken Miles, who are dispatched by Henry Ford II and Iacocca with the mission of building a new automobile with the potential to defeat the dominant Ferrari at the 1966 Le Mans World Championship in France.
Theme Song from Disney Channel’s ‘Kim Possible’ Movie Released
Walt Disney Records has released the theme song Call Me, Beep Me! from the upcoming Disney Channel live-action movie Kim Possible performed by the film’s lead actress Sadie Stanley. The track is an updated version of the theme song from the animated TV series of the same title, which was performed by Christina Milian. The song, which was originally written by Andrew Gabriel & Cory Lerios, is now available to download as a digital single on Amazon. Listen to the full track after the jump. Kim Possible is directed by Adam B. Stein & Zach Lipovsky and also stars Sean Giambrone, Alyson Hannigan, Todd Stashwick, Taylor Ortega, Connie Ray, Ciara Wilson, Erika Tham and Issac Ryan Brown.
‘Don’t Go’ Soundtrack Released
Stillpoint has released a soundtrack album for the supernatural thriller Don’t Go. The album features the film’s original music composed by DJ/record producer Ferry Corsten who made his film scoring debut on the project. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Don’t Go is directed by David Gleeson and stars Stephen Dorff, Melissa George and Simon Delaney. The movie follows a couple whose whose young daughter has just died. After relocating to open a seaside hotel on the west coast of Ireland, the father begins to have vivid dreams about his little girl which he becomes convinced holds the key to bringing her back to life.
Netflix’s ‘Sex Education’ to Feature Original Score by Oli Julian & Original Songs by Ezra Furman
Oli Julian (Catastrophe, Cuckoo, Plebs) has composed the original score for the first season of the new Netflix original series Sex Education. The show also features original songs by singer/songwriter Ezra Furman. The comedy drama is created by Laurie Nunn and stars Asa Butterfield, Gillian Anderson, Ncuti Gatwa, Connor Swindells and Kedar Williams-Stirling. The series centers on a socially awkward high school virgin who lives with his sex therapist mother and teams up with a rebel girl to form a school sex-therapy clinic.
‘Glass’ Soundtrack Details
Back Lot Music will release the official soundtrack album for M. Night Shyamalan’s Glass. The album features the film’s original music composed by West Dylan Thordson (Split, Joy, 3 Generations) who incorporated some of James Newton Howard’s themes from 2000’s Unbreakable into his score. The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, January 18 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Glass is written and directed by Shyamalan and stars James McAvoy, Bruce Willis, Anya Taylor-Joy, Sarah Paulson, Samuel L. Jackson, Spencer Treat Clark and Charlayne Woodard.