The full details of the first score album for the CW drama Riverdale have been announced. The album features selections of original score from the show’s first season composed by Blake Neely (The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, The Pacific, Everwood). The CD version is limited to 3000 copies and will be available to order on La-La Land Records’ website later today and is already available for pre-order on Amazon. WaterTower Music has previously released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the series’ first season. Riverdale developed by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa based on the characters by Archie Comics stars Lili Reinhart, KJ Apa, Ashleigh Murray, Asha Bromfield, Hayley Law, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse, Luke Perry, Marisol Nichols and Mädchen Amick. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Riverdale’ Score Album Details
Posted: July 11, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Blake Neely, Riverdale, score, Soundtrack, The CW
‘Good Morning, Vietnam’ & ‘Operation Dumbo Drop’ Scores to Be Released
Posted: July 10, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alex North, David Newman, Good Morning Vietnam, Operation Dumbo Drop, score, Soundtrack
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere of the score for the 1987 comedy drama Good Morning, Vietnam directed by Barry Levinson and starring Robin Williams. The music is composed by Academy Award winner Alex North (Spartacus, Cleopatra, A Street Car Named Desire,Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?). Also included on the album is the expanded original score from Disney’s 1995 family adventure Operation Dumbo Drop directed by Simon Wincer and starring Danny Glover & Ray Liotta. The film’s music is composed and conducted by Academy Award nominee David Newman (Ice Age, Matilda, Serenity, War of the Roses, Anastasia). Read the rest of this entry »
Tom Harper’s ‘Country Music’ to Feature Original Song by Caitlyn Smith, Mary Steenburgen & Kate York
Posted: July 10, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Caitlyn Smith, Country Music, Kate York, Mary Steenburgen, Tom Harper
Singer/songwriter Caitlyn Smith, actress Mary Steenburgen and songwriter Kate York (Nashville) have written an original song for the upcoming British comedy drama Country Music. The film is directed by Tom Harper (Peaky Blinders, War & Peace, The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death) and stars Jessie Buckley, Sophie Okonedo, Julie Walters, James Harkness and folk musician Neill McColl. The movie revolves around a young Scottish singer who dreams of making it as a country artist in Nashville after being released from prison. Read the rest of this entry »
Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein to Perform ‘Stranger Things’ Score Live in Concert
Posted: July 10, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Kyle Dixon, Michael Stein, Netflix, Stranger Things
Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein will be performing their score from the Netflix hit series Stranger Things at a live concert performance on Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at The Theatre at Ace Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles. Tickets will go on sale later this week. Click here for more information about the event hosted by Golden Voice. Dixon and Stein received two Grammy Award nominations for their work on the series. The composer’s score for the first season is available on two soundtrack albums from Lakeshore Records. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Gracefield Incident’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 10, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Mathieu Ratthe, Noah Sorota, score, Soundtrack, The Gracefield Incident
A soundtrack will be released for the horror thriller The Gracefield Incident. The album features the film’s original music composed by Noah Sorota (Falling Skies, Jinn). The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 20, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. The Gracefield Incident is written and directed by Mathieu Ratthe who also stars in the movie alongside Kimberly Laferriere, Victor Andres Turgeon-Trelles, Juliette Gosselin, Alexandre Nachi and Laurence Dauphinais. The movie revolves around a video game editor who embeds an iPhone camera into his prosthetic eye to secretly record and document a weekend with friends in a luxurious mountain top cabin. Read the rest of this entry »
Adam Berry Scoring Disney XD’s ‘Big Hero 6: The Series’
Posted: July 10, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adam Berry, Big Hero 6: The Series, Disney XD
Adam Berry is composing the music for the upcoming Disney XD series Big Hero 6. The show is based on the 2014 feature (scored by Henry Jackman) and features the voices of Maya Rudolph, Jamie Chung, Stan Lee, Scott Adsit, Alan Tudyk, Ryan Potter, Genesis Rodriguez and David Shaughnessy who will reprise their characters from the movie. They are joined by Khary Payton and Brooks Wheelan. The series continues the adventures and friendship of 14-year-old Hiro and his compassionate, cutting-edge robot Baymax. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Endless Poetry’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: July 9, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Adan Jodorowsky, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Endless Poetry, score, Soundtrack
ABKCO Records has released a soundtrack album for Alejandro Jodorowsky’s autobiographical drama Endless Poetry (Poesia sin fin). The album features the film’s original music composed and performed by Alejandro’s son Adan Jodorowsky (aka Adanowsky), who also stars in the film, portraying his own father as a young man. Also included are four songs by multi-instrumentalist composer/arranger Jon Handelsman. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Endless Poetry premiered at last year’s Cannes Film Festival and will be released in New York and Los Angeles on July 14 and will expand to more markets the following week. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 9, 2017)
Posted: July 9, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Atticus Ross, CBS, Claudia Sarne, Friends from College, HBO, John Paesano, Leopold Ross, Michael Andrews, Netflix, Salvation, The Defiant Ones
Premiering tonight is the HBO docu-series The Defiant Ones directed by Allen Hughes. The 4-parter tells the stories of Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine, their improbable partnership and their leading roles in a series of transformative events in contemporary culture and features interview with both men, as well as Bono, Trent Reznor, David Geffen, Eminem, Nas, Stevie Nicks, Ice Cube, Gwen Stefani,. The show’s original music is composed by Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Gone Girl, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Leopold Ross and Claudia Sarne. Visit the official show website for more information.
Premiering on Wednesday, July 12, is the new CBS drama Salvation developed by Liz Kruger & Craig Shapiro based on a story by Matt Wheeler and starring Santiago Cabrera, Jennifer Finnigan, Charlie Rowe, Jacqueline Byers, Rachel Drance, Shazi Raja and Ian Anthony Dale. John Paesano (The Maze Runner, Daredevil, The Defenders, All Eyez on Me, My All American) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the series, which will air Wednesday nights on CBS. Read the rest of this entry »
Tyler Bates to Score ‘The Exorcist’ Season 2
Posted: July 8, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Fox, Jeremy Slater, The Exorcist, Tyler Bates
Writer/producer Jeremy Slater revealed on Twitter that Tyler Bates will be scoring the second season of the Fox drama The Exorcist. He is taking over for composer Daniel Hart (Pete’s Dragon, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints) who scored the show’s first season. The series is developed by Slater based on William Peter Blatty’s novel of the same title, which inspired William Friedkin’s 1973 classic stars Alfonso Herrera, Ben Daniels and Kurt Egyiawa. John Cho is also joining the second season. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 7, 2017)
Posted: July 7, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Ghost Story, Andrew Joslyn, Austin Found, City of Ghosts, Daniel Hart, H. Scott Salinas, Hickok, Jackson Greenberg, Michael Giacchino, Ryan Franks, Scott Nickoley, Spider-Man: Homecoming
The only movie opening nationwide this weekend is Marvel Studios’ Spider-Man: Homecoming directed by Jon Watts and starring Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Zendaya, Jon Favreau, Donald Glover, Tyne Daly, Marisa Tomei and Robert Downey Jr. The film’s original music is composed by Michael Giacchino (Up, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Jurassic World, Doctor Strange). Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.
Opening in limited release is the indie drama A Ghost Story written and directed by David Lowery and starring Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara, Will Oldham, Sonia Acevedo, Rob Zabrecky and Liz Franke. Daniel Hart (Pete’s Dragon, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, Tumbledown,Film Music Magazine Comet, The Exorcist) has composed the film’s original music. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous article for the full album details and also visit for a recent interview with Hart about his work on the project. Read the rest of this entry »
