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Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 1, 2018)

Posted: April 1, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments
Tags: Adrian Johnston, Amateur, BC Smith, Ben Bromfield, Chris Clark, Clark, Evgueni Galperine, HBO, Heather McIntosh, Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert, Joseph Stephens, Kiri, Mark Isham, NBC, Netflix, Paterno, PBS, Rob, Ryan Elder, Sacha Galperine, Six Balloons, Sun Dogs, TBS, The Boss Baby: Back in Business, The Child in Time, The Last O.G., Troy: Fall of a City

Premiering in the U.S. today is the BBC movie The Child in Time directed by Julian Farino and starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Kelly Macdonald, Stephen Campbell Moore and Saskia Reeves. The film’s original music is composed by Adrian Johnston (Becoming Jane, Brideshead Revisited, The Strangers: Prey at Night, Kinky Boots). Check out our scoring assignment announcement and the official movie website to learn more about the drama, which is premiering stateside on PBS.

Also premiering tonight is the NBC television event Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert executive produced by Webber, Rice, Marc Platt, Craig Zadan & Neil Meron. Sony Masterworks Broadway will release a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the TV special written by Andrew Llyod Webber and Tim Rice and performed by John Legend, Alice Cooper, Sara Bareilles and other cast members this coming Friday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for more information. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Bodied’ Score Album Released

Posted: April 1, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
Tags: Bodied, Brain and Melissa, Joseph Kahn, score, Soundtrack

A soundtrack album has been released for the satire Bodied. The album features the film’s original score composed by Brain and Melissa. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Bodied is directed by Joseph Kahn and stars Calum Worthy, Jackie Long, Charlamagne Tha God, Anthony Michael Hall, Rory Uphold, Dumbfoundead, Walter Perez, Shoniqua Shandai, Dizaster, Debra Wilson and Loaded Lux. The movie based on a script by Toronto rapper Alex Larsen (Kid Twist) and produced by Eminem follows a white, purportedly progressive graduate student who infiltrates a community of diverse battle rappers for the sake of an edgy thesis. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Pilgrimage’ Soundtrack Released

Posted: March 31, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
Tags: Pilgrimage, score, Soundtrack, Stephen McKeon

MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the action adventure Pilgrimage. The album features the film’s original music composed by Stephen McKeon (Norm of the North, Queen and Country, The Tiger’s Tail, Primeval). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Pilgrimage is directed by Brendan Muldowney and stars Tom Holland, Jon Bernthal, Richard Armitage, John Lynch, Stanley Weber, Eric Godon and Tristan McConnell. The movie tells the story of 13th century monks who escort a holy relic to Rome on a treacherous journey. Read the rest of this entry »

Andra Day’s ‘I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free’ Cover from ‘Acrimony’ Released

Posted: March 31, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
Tags: Acrimony, Andra Day, Tyler Perry

Warner Bros. Records has released Andra Day‘s cover version of the Nina Simone song I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free as featured in Tyler Perry’s psychological thriller Acrimony. The song is now available to download as a digital single on Amazon. Listen to the full track after the jump. Acrimony written and directed by Perry and starring Taraji P. Henson, Lyriq Bent, Ajiona Alexus and Antonio Madison follows a faithful wife tired of standing by her devious husband who is enraged when it becomes clear she has been betrayed. The thriller is being released in theaters nationwide this weekend by Lionsgate. Read the rest of this entry »

Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 30, 2018)

Posted: March 30, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
Tags: Acrimony, Alan Silvestri, Andrew Bird, Austin Wintory, Birthmarked, Christopher Lennertz, Finding Your Feet, Gemini, God’s Not Dead: A Light In Darkness, Jamie Floyd, Jeff Cardoni, John Martin, Keegan DeWitt, Michael McEvoy, Outside In, Pancho Burgos-Goizueta, Ready Player One, Status Update, Stephen Rennicks, The Last Movie Star

Three new movies are opening nationwide this week:

Already in theaters since Thursday is the movie adaptation of Ready Player One directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tye Sheridan, Ben Mendelsohn, T.J. Miller, Simon Pegg, Mark Rylance and Olivia Cooke. The film’s original music is composed by Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, The Avengers). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack featuring the composer’s score today (click here for the album details). The label has also released a separate soundtrack featuring a selection of songs from the movie (click here for more information).

Also opening nationwide is the thriller Acrimony written and directed by Tyler Perry and starring Taraji P. Henson, Lyriq Bent, Ajiona Alexus and Antonio Madison. Christopher Lennertz (Ride Along, Horrible Bosses, Baywatch, Lost in Space, Supernatural) has composed the film’s original music. No word yet on a release of the score. Warner Bros. Records has released Andra Day’s cover of I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free from the movie today. Click here for more information. Read the rest of this entry »

‘7 Days in Entebbe’ Soundtrack Announced

Posted: March 30, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
Tags: 7 Days in Entebbe, Jose Padhila, Rodrigo Amarante, score, Soundtrack

Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the dramatic thriller 7 Days in Entebbe. The album features the film’s original music composed by Brazilian singer/songwriter Rodrigo Amarante who is known for his theme song from the Netflix series Narcos and has made his film scoring debut on the project. Also included is The Tractor’s Revenge & Ohad Naharin’s rendition of Chair Dance (Echad mi Yodeah). The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 6, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A CD version is also in the works. 7 Days in Entebbe is directed by José Padilha and stars Rosamund Pike, Daniel Brühl, Eddie Marsan, Ben Schnetzer, Lior Ashkenazi and Denis Ménochet. The movie is inspired by the true events of the 1976 hijacking of an Air France flight en route from Tel Aviv to Paris. Read the rest of this entry »

Michael Andrews Scoring ‘I Feel Pretty’

Posted: March 30, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
Tags: Abby Kohn, I Feel Pretty, Marc Silverstein, Michael Andrews

Michael Andrews has composed the score for the upcoming comedy I Feel Pretty. The film marks the feature directorial debut of screenwriters Abby Kohn & Marc Silverstein (Never Been Kissed, The Vow, He’s Just Not That Into You) and stars Amy Schumer, Michelle Williams, Rory Scovel, Emily Ratajkowski, Aidy Bryant, Busy Phillips, Tom Hopper, Naomi Campbell and Lauren Hutton. The movie revolves around an ordinary woman struggling with feelings of insecurity and inadequacy on a daily basis who wakes from a fall believing she is suddenly the most beautiful and capable woman on the planet. Read the rest of this entry »

‘The Last Movie Star’ Soundtrack Released

Posted: March 30, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
Tags: Diane Warren, Jamie Floyd, John Martin, Soundtrack, Stranger Friends, The Last Movie Star

Legacy Recordings has released a soundtrack album for the drama The Last Movie Star. The album features the original songs from and inspired by the movie written and performed by John Martin & Jamie Floyd (aka Stranger Friends). Also included is the original end title song To Get Here written by Academy Award nominee Diane Warren and performed by Willie Nelson. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The Last Movie Star is written and directed by Adam Rifkin and stars Burt Reynolds, Ariel Winter, Ellar Coltrane, Clark Duke and Chevy Chase. The movie follows an aging movie star who travels to an upstart film festival in Nashville to accept a Lifetime Achievement Award. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 1 – Chapter 2 Soundtrack Details

Posted: March 30, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums
Tags: CBS All Access, Jeff Russo, score, Soundtrack, Star Trek, Star Trek: Discovery

The full details of the second soundtrack album for the CBS All Access original series Star Trek: Discovery. The album features selections of the original music from Chapter 2 (episodes 10-15) from the show’s first season composed by Emmy Award winner Jeff Russo (Fargo, Legion, The Night Of, Snowfall, Counterpart, Power). The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 6, 2018 by Lakeshore Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A CD version is set to come out in May and can be ordered here. The label has previously released a soundtrack featuring the composer’s music from Chapter 1 (episodes 1-9). A vinyl release featuring selections from both chapters is also in the works. Read the rest of this entry »

Ramin Djawadi’s ‘Heart-Shaped Box’ Cover from ‘Westworld’ Trailer Released

Posted: March 30, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums
Tags: HBO, Ramin Djawadi, Westworld

WaterTower Music has released composer Ramin Djawadi‘s cover version of the Nirvana song Heart-Shaped Box from the latest trailer for the second season of HBO’s Westworld. The track is now available to download as a digital single on Amazon. Check out the cover and the full trailer after the jump. The second season of Westworld created by Jonathan Nolan & Lisa Joy based on Michael Crichton’s 1973 feature and starring Evan Rachel Wood, James Marsden, Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris, Jeffrey Wright, Thandie Newton and Tessa Thompson will premiere on Sunday, April 22, 2018 on HBO. Read the rest of this entry »