Jeff Russo (Fargo, Ridley, Legion, The Night Of, The Umbrella Academy, For All Mankind, The Man Who Feel to Earth) has been hired to score the upcoming Paramount+ original series Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. The show stars Kerrice Brooks, Bella Shepard, George Hawkins, Karim Diané, Zoë Steiner, Tig Notaro, Robert Picardo, as well as Holly Hunter who plays the captain and chancellor of Starfleet Academy. Oded Fehr, Mary Wiseman, Gina Yashere, Paul Giamatti and Tatiana Maslany will appear as guest stars in the sci-fi drama, which follows the adventures of a new class of Starfleet cadets as they come of age in one of the most legendary places in the galaxy. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeff Russo to Score Paramount+’s ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’
Posted: December 2, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jeff Russo, Paramount+, Star Trek, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
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‘Yellowstone’ Season 5 – Volume 2 Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: December 2, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Breton Vivian, Brian Tyler, Paramount Network, score, Soundtrack, Yellowstone
Lakeshore Records will release a new soundtrack album for the Paramount Network original series Yellowstone. The album features selections of the original music from the second part of the show’s fifth and final season composed by Brian Tyler (Iron Man 3, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Fast & Furious, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Crazy Rich Asians) and Breton Vivian (1883, 1923, Five Feet Apart, Redeeming Love). The Volume 2 soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, December 6 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The label has previously released the first volume back back in 2022, as well as three albums featuring the scores from Season 2, Season 3 & Season 4, while Sony Classical has released an album featuring Tyler’s music from Season 1. Yellowstone is created by Taylor Sheridan & John Linson and stars Kevin Costner, Luke Grimes, Kelly Reilly, Wes Bentley, Kelsey Asbille, Cole Hauser, Gil Birmingham, Ryan Bingham, Forrie J. Smith, Jennifer Landon, Kathryn Kelly, Finn Little, Ian Bohen, Moses Brings Plenty and Wendy Moniz. Read the rest of this entry »
Benjamin Wallfisch Scoring Leigh Whannell’s ‘Wolf Man’
Posted: December 2, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Benjamin Wallfisch, Leigh Whannell, Wolf Man
Composer Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Alien: Romulus, Blade Runner 2049, Twisters, Shazam!, Hidden Figures, Annabelle Creation) is reteaming with director Leigh Whannell on the upcoming horror thriller Wolf Man. The film starring Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner, Matlida Firth, Sam Jaeger, Ben Prendergast, Benedict Hardie, Beatriz Romilly, Zac Chandler & Milo Cawthorne follows a San Francisco husband and father who returns to his childhood home in rural Oregon with his wife and young daughter, where he gets attacked by an unseen animal and begins to behave strangely, transforming into something unrecognizable. Read the rest of this entry »
Expanded ‘Phantasm’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: December 2, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Don Coscarelli, Fred Myrow, Malcolm Seagrave, Phantasm, score, Soundtrack
Waxwork Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1979 sci-fi/horror cult classic Phantasm written and directed by Don Coscarelli and starring Michael Baldwin, Bill Thornbury, Reggie Bannister and Kathy Lester. The album features the premiere release of the film’s complete original score composed by Fred Myrow (Soylent Green, Scarecrow, Hour of the Assassin, Survival Quest) and Malcolm Seagrave, previously unrleased cues from the score recordings sessions, as well as the newly remastered original 1979 score album. The soundtrack, which is being released to coincide with the movie’s 45th anniversary, is now available as a triple LP set on the label’s official website, where you can also find out more information about the release. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Queens of Drama’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: December 2, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexis Langlois, Les reines du drame, Mona Soyoc, Pierre Desprats, Queens of Drama, Rebeka Warrior, score, Soundtrack
B Original has released a soundtrack album for the French musical comedy drama Queens of Drama (Les reines du drame). The album features the film’s original score composed by Pierre Desprats (Olga, Rouge, She Is Conann, The Wild Boys, The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future, Perfect Nanny), as well as the movie’s songs written by Rebeka Warrior, Mona Soyoc, Desprats himself & others. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Listen to the first two score tracks and several songs after the jump. Queens of Drama is co-written and directed by Alexis Langlois and stars Louiza Aura, Gio Ventura, Alma Jodorowsky, Bilal Hassani, Asia Argento, Nana Benamer, Thomas Poitevin, Dustin Muchuvitz and Raya Martigny. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: December 1, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Barry Jenkins, Lebo M, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mufasa: The Lion KIng, Soundtrack, The Lion King
The details of the first soundtrack album from Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King have been revealed. The album features the film’s original songs written by Grammy Award & Tony Award winner and Academy Award nominee Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton, Moana, In the Heights, Encanto) and performed by voice cast members including Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Anika Noni Rose, Keith David, Tiffany Boone, Mads Mikkelsen, Preston Nyman, Kagiso Lediga, Braelyn Rankins and Theo Somolu. Also included is a track performed by Lebo M who provided additional music and performances to the project. The soundtrack will be released on December 13 by Walt Disney Records. A separate “deluxe edtion” album featuring the songs and the film’s original score composed by Dave Metzger is also expected to come out this month. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD and vinyl editions. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 1, 2024)
Posted: December 1, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adam King, Amazon, AMC, Black Doves, Brian H. Kim, Charl-Johan Lingenfelder, Churchill at War, Clint Mansell, Creature Commandos, Dave Rowntree, Disney Plus, Earth Abides, Edward George King, Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch, FM Le Sieur, Guille Galván, Hulu, Ian Arber, Jeff Danna, Jentry Chau vs the Underworld, Juanma Latorre, Kevin Kiner, Martin Phipps, Mary, Max, MGM+, Mick Giacchino, Netflix, Paris Has Fallen, Showtime, Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Sundance Now, The Agency, The Red Virgin, The Sticky, Timothy Williams
Making its linear premiere tonight is the Showtime original series The Agency developed by Jez Butterworth & John-Henry Butterworth and starring Michael Fassbender, Jodie Turner-Smith, Jeffrey Wright, John Magaro, Andrew Brooke, Katherine Waterston, Harriet Sansom Harris, Alex Reznik, Saura Lightfoot-Leon, Reza Brojerdi, India Fowler and Richard Gere. The show’s original music is composed by Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch (All of Us Strangers, Living, The Forgotten Battle, The Strays, Censor). Click here to learn more about the political thriller, which premiered this past Friday on Paramount+ with Showtime and will air every Sunday night on Showtime.
Also premiering today is the MGM+ limited series Earth Abides developed by Todd Komarnicki based on the classic sci-fi novel by George R. Stewart and starring Alexander Ludwig, Jessica Frances Dukes, Aaron Tveit,Luisa D’Oliveira, Elyse Levesque, Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll, Birkett Turton, Hilary McCormack and Jenna Berman. Adam King (Strays, Kim’s Convenience, Popularity Papers) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article for more information about the 6-part sci-fi drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on MGM+. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for HBO’s ‘The Jinx’ Announced
Posted: December 1, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Andrew Jarecki, HBO, Mondo Boys, score, Soundtrack, The Jinx, West Dylan Thordson
Caldera Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the HBO original documentary series The Jinx directed by Andrew Jarecki about real-estate scion and convicted murderer Robert Durst who managed to evade justice for over three decades. The album features selections of the original score from the show’s first season (released in 2015 and subtitled The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst) composed by West Dylan Thordson (Split, Glass, Foxcatcher, Unsolved Mysteries, Joy) and second season (released earlier this year under the title The Jinx: Part Two) composed by Mondo Boys (She Dies Tomorrow, Phoenix Forgotten, Fatman, The Girlfriend Experience, Silk Road). Visit the label’s official website for more information about the soundtrack CD and to listen to audio samples. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Asaf’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: November 30, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Asaf, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, Toygar Işıklı
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the Turkish Netflix original series Asaf. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Toygar Isikli (Family Secrets, Son, As the Crow Flies, Endless Love, Babil). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composer’s title track below. Asaf is created by Özgür Önurme and stars Cihangir Ceyhan, Burçin Terzioğlu, Ahmet Rıfat Şungar and Saadet Işıl Aksoy. The 6-part thriller follows a father trying to find a way to get his life back on track after his separation from his wife and son, but – after an unfortunate traffic accident – gets entangled with the wrong people and finds himself sucked into a world of mystery. Read the rest of this entry »
George Kallis Scoring Nick Cassavetes’ ‘Marked Men: Rule + Shaw’
Posted: November 30, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: George Kallis, Marked Men: Rule & Shaw, Nick Cassavetes
George Kallis (Cliffs of Freedom, After We Fell/ Ever Happy/Everything, The Last Warrior, First Love, The Black Prince, See You on Venus) has provided the original score for the upcoming romance Marked Men: Rule + Shaw. The film is directed by Nick Cassavetes (The Notebook, John Q) and stars Chase Stokes, Sydney Taylor, Alexander Ludwig, Ella Balinska, Matthew Noszka, Evan Mock and Natalie Alyn Lind. The movie is based on Jay Crownover’s bestselling novel Rule and centers on the relationship between a pre-med student and a rebellious tattoo artist who – after one uninhibited night – are forced to confront buried feelings while navigating grief, family expectations, and fear of commitment. Read the rest of this entry »
