Siddhartha Khosla (Only Murders in the Building, Paradise, This Is Us, The Idea of You, Welcome to Chippendales, Rabbit Hole, Looking for Alaska) has teamed up with Alan DeMoss to score the new Apple TV+ original series Government Cheese. Pharell Williams has contributed the opening titles song for the show created by Paul Hunter & Aeysha Carr (Woke) and starring David Oyelowo, Simone Missick, Jahi Di’Allo Winston, Bokeem Woodbine, Evan Ellison, Jeremy Bobb, Julien Heron, Louis Cancelmi, Djilali Rez-Kallah, Thomas Beaudoin, Louis Ferreira, Kyle Mac, John Ortiz and Adam Beach. The comedy is set in 1969 San Fernando Valley and tells the story of a quirky family pursuing lofty and seemingly impossible dreams, beautifully unfettered by the realities of the world, bu when a family member is released from prison, his long-awaited family reunion doesn’t go quite as he’d planned. Read the rest of this entry »
Apple TV+’s ‘Government Cheese’ to Feature Score by Siddhartha Khosla & Alan DeMoss and Theme Song by Pharrell Williams
Posted: April 12, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alan DeMoss, Apple TV +, Government Cheese, Pharrell Williams, Siddhartha Khosla
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 11, 2025)
Posted: April 11, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alex Baranowski, Bear McCreary, Drop, Kim Tae Seong, Peter Erskine, Sacramento, The Amateur, The King of Kings, The Teacher, Volker Bertelmann, Warfare
Opening in theaters nationwide is the spy thriller The Amateur directed by James Hawes and starring Rami Malek, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Stuhlbarg, Rachel Brosnahan, Jon Bernthal, Caitríona Balfe, Adrian Martinez, Holt McCallany, Julianne Nicholson and Danny Sapani. The film’s original music is composed by Volker Bertelmann (All Quiet on the Western Front, Lion, Conclave, Adrift, Hotel Mumbai, The Old Guard, One Life, The Day of the Jackal, Patrick Melrose). Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the 20th Century Studios release.
Also opening nationwide is the thriller Drop directed by Christopher Landon and starring Meghann Fahy, Brandon Sklenar, Violett Beane, Gabrielle Ryan,Reed Diamond, Jacob Robinson, Ed Weeks, Travis Nelson and Jeffery Self. Bear McCreary (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, The Walking Dead, Happy Death Day, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Battlestar Galactica, God of War) has composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music 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 Blumhouse production, which is being released by Universal Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
Brandon Roberts Scoring Disney+’s ‘Andor’ Season 2
Posted: April 11, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andor, Brandon Roberts, Disney Plus, Nicholas Britell, Star Wars
Brandon Roberts (Thanksgiving, Chaos Walking, Fear Street Part 2: 1978, Land of Bad, Underwater, Motherland: Fort Salem, On a Wing and a Prayer, The Twilight Zone) has joined Disney+’s original series Andor as the show’s new composer. He has scored most of the episodes of the Lucasfilm production’s second season. Season 1 composer Nicholas Britell who was unable to commit to the entire season due to a personal family matter has scored two episodes of the new season and is being credited for providing “additional themes” on the rest of the episodes. Season 2 of Andor created by Tony Gilroy and starring Diego Luna, Stellan Skarsgård, Genevieve O’Reilly, Denise Gough, Adria Arjona, Kyle Soller, Faye Marsay, Varada Sethu, Alan Tudyk, Elizabeth Dulau, Ben Mendelsohn & Forest Whitaker takes place as the horizon of war draws near and Cassian becomes a key player in the Rebel Alliance. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Disney+ Documentary ‘Pets’ Released
Posted: April 11, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bryce Dallas Howard, Disney Plus, Pets, Sami Jano, score, Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album for the Disney+ original documentary Pets. The album features the film’s original music composed by Sami Jano (We Feed People, Dads, Harlem Ice, David Blaine Do Not Attempt). Also included is the song Let’s Go Trap performed by Sterling “TrapKing” Davis. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to Jano’s title track and the song after the jump. Pets is directed by Bryce Dallas Howard and explores the extraordinary relationship that exists between animals and their people all around the world. The documentary profiles a diverse cast of characters from dedicated animal rescuers to every-day pet guardians to and beyond, highlighting the vital connections they share with their dogs, cats, goats, pigs, and even birds of prey. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Ransom Canyon’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: April 11, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Jeff Cardoni, Netflix, Ransom Canyon, score, Soundtrack
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the streamer’s original series Ransom Canyon. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Jeff Cardoni (Silicon Valley, Heels, The Kominsky Method, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, White House Plumbers, Ghosts, CSI: Miami, The Franchise, Just Friends). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the composer’s end credits track after the jump. Ransom Canyon is created by April Blair and stars Josh Duhamel, Minka Kelly, James Brolin, Eoin Macken, Lizzy Greene, Andrew Liner, Marianly Tejada, Garrett Wareing and Jack Schumacher. The western drama is set in a small Texas town and follows three ranching dynasties as they fight for their land, their legacies and the people they lov.. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Apple TV+’s ‘Side Quest’ Released
Posted: April 11, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Apple TV +, Mythic Quest, score, Side Quest, Soundtrack, Takeshi Furukawa
Ubisoft Music has released a soundtrack album for Apple TV+’s Mythic Quest spinoff anthology series Side Quest. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Takeshi Furukawa (Avatar: The Last Airbender, Planet of Lana, The Last Guardian). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album and also listen to the composer’s first two tracks (Hero’s Passage & High Seas) below. The label has previously released two album featuring the composer’s score from all four seasons of the original series. Side Quest is created by Ashly Burch, John Howell Harris & Katie McElhenne and stars Rob McElhenney, Annamarie Kasper, Esai Morales, Bria Henderson, Shalita Grant, Ramon Reed, Leonard Robinson, Rome Flynn and William Stanford Davis. Read the rest of this entry »
Main Titles Theme Song ‘The Joneses’ from Apple TV+’s ‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ Released
Posted: April 11, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Apple TV +, Dominic Lewis, Hamilton Leithauser, Your Friends & Neighbors
Platoon has released main title theme song from the new Apple TV+ original series Your Friends & Neighbors. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is The Joneses written by the show’s composer Dominic Lewis (The Fall Guy, Bullet Train, The Man in the High Castle, Peter Rabbit, Money Monster, The King’s Man, Violent Night) & The Walkmen lead singer Hamilton Leithauser and featuring vocals by Leithauser. Also watch the opening titles sequence and listen to the full track after the jump. Your Friends & Neighbors is created by Jonathan Tropper and stars Jon Hamm, Amanda Peet, Olivia Munn, Hoon Lee, Isabel Marie Gravitt, Lena Hall, Mark Tallman, Eunice Bae, Donovan Colan, and Aimee Carrero. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Freaky Tales’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: April 11, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Anna Boden, Freaky Tales, Raphael Saadiq, Ryan Fleck, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the action comedy Freaky Tales. The album features the film’s original music composed by Raphael Saadiq (Lovecraft Country, Insecure, Underground, 61st Street, Black Nativity, The After Party). Also included is the movie’s title song written by Todd Shaw and performed by Symba. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to a track from Saadiq’s score and the song below. Freaky Tales is written and directed by Ryan Fleck & Anna Boden and stars Pedro Pascal, Ben Mendelsohn, Jay Ellis, Angus Cloud, Normani, Dominique Thorne and Jack Champion. The movie is set in 1987 Oakland and follows an NBA star, a corrupt cop, teen punks, a female rap duo, neo-Nazis, and a debt collector on a collision course in a fever dream of showdowns and battles. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Albums for Adult Swim’s ‘Lazarus’ Released
Posted: April 11, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Adult Swim, Bonobo, Floating Points, Kamasi Washington, Lazarus, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records has released all three soundtrack album for the Adult Swim original anime series Lazarus. The show’s director Shinichirō Watanabe tasked three artists with composing distinct soundtracks for the project: jazz saxophonist Kamasi Washington (West Coast Get Down), producer, DJ & musician Floating Points (Floating Points Ensemble) and producer, DJ & musician Bonobo. Click here to listen to Washington’s album, click here for Floating Point’s album and click here to check out Bonobo’s album. Three first tracks, including Washington’s main theme, have previously been released as digital singles. Lazarus is produced by Sola Entertainment, animated by Studio MAPPA and follows a group of secret agents hunting for a vaccine to save humanity. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The King of Kings’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: April 10, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Kim Tae Seong, score, Seong-ho Jang, Soundtrack, The King of Kings
The full details of the soundtrack album for the faith-based animated feature The King of Kings have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Tae Seong Kim (Space Sweepers, War of the Arrows, Chicken Nugget, Gyeongseong Creature). Also included is Kristin Chenoweth’s original end credits song Live Like That (previously released last week as a digital single), as well as another song performed by Junha Park. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 11 by Sony Classical (visit Amazon to stream/download). Also listen to Tae Seong Kim’s “epilogue” track after the jump. The King of Kings is directed by Seong-ho Jang and features the voices of Kenneth Branagh, Uma Thurman, Oscar Isaac, Pierce Brosnan, Forest Whitaker, Ben Kingsley, Mark Hamill and Roman Griffin Davis. The movie inspired by Charles Dickens’ The Life of Our Lord follows a father and son as they embark on an imaginative journey through the life of Jesus. Read the rest of this entry »
