A soundtrack album has been released for the indie comedy drama Youth in Oregon. The album features the film’s original score composed by Joel P. West (Short Term 12, Grandma, About Alex, Band of Robbers). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Youth in Oregon is directed by Joel David Moore and stars Frank Langella, Billy Crudup, Christina Applegate, Mary Kay Place, Josh Lucas, Nicola Peltz and Alex Shaffer. The movie follows a man who is tasked with driving his 80-year-old father-in-law cross country to be legally euthanized in Oregon. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Youth in Oregon’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 25, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Joel P. West, score, Soundtrack, Youth in Oregon
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 24, 2017)
Posted: February 24, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: As You Are, Benjamin Wallfisch, Bitter Harvest, Collide, Cristobal Tapia de Veer, Divoli S'Vere, Dying Laughing, Edward Shearmur, Get Out, Ilan Eshkeri, Kiki, Michael Abels, Miles Joris-Peyrafitte, My Life as a Zucchini, Patrick Higgins, Rock Dog, Rolfe Kent, Sophie Hunger, The Girl with All the Gifts
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the thriller Get Out written and directed by Jordan Peele and starring Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford, Caleb Landry Jones and Catherine Keener. The film’s original music is composed by Michael Abels. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Universal Pictures release.
Also opening wide is the animated feature Rock Dog directed by Ash Brennon and featuring the voices of JK Simmons, Luke Wilson, Eddie Izzard, Lewis Black, Kenan Thompson, Mae Whitman, Jorge Garcia, Matt Dillon and Sam Elliot. Rolfe Kent (Sideways, Up in the Air, Election, Legally Blonde, Wedding Crashers) has composed the film’s original score. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring composer’s music, as well as two original songs by Adam Friedman. Click here for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
Emmy Awards Add Music Supervision Category
Posted: February 24, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Emmy Awards
The Television Academy announced a number of changes to the Emmy Awards structure today, including a new category for Outstanding Music Supervision. The category will be introduced at this year’s 69th Emmy Awards. The other music-related categories at the Emmys are Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score), Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score), Original Main Title Theme Music, Oustanding Music Direction and Original Music Direction. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Hand of God’ Season 2 Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 24, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Hand of God, Holly Marilyn Solem, Soundtrack
Amazon Content Services will release a new soundtrack album for the Amazon original series Hand of God. The album features the songs from the show’s second season by Holly Marilyn Solem. The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 10, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The label has previously released a soundtrack featuring the singer/songwriter’s songs from the first season of the drama. Hand of God is created by Ben Watkins and stars Ron Perlman, Dana Delany, Garret Dillahunt, Andre Royo, Alona Tal, Julian Morris, Elizabeth McLaughlin and Hunter Parrish. The show, which follows a corrupt judge who suffers a breakdown and believes God is compelling him onto a path of vigilante justice, will return for its second and final season on March 10. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Nashville’ Season 5 – Vol. 1 Soundtrack Announced
Posted: February 24, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: CMT, Nashville, Soundtrack
Big Machine Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the CMT original series Nashville. The album features the songs from the first half of the show’s fifth season performed by cast members including Connie Britton, Hayden Panettiere, Charles Esten, Clare Bowen, Sam Palladio, Jonathan Jackson, Chris Carmack and Lennon & Maisy. The soundtrack will be released on March 10, 2017. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD, click here for the digital version (with bonus tracks) and click here to order the vinyl edition, which is set to come out in June. The label has previously released multiple soundtracks for the previous four seasons. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Prevenge’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 24, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alice Lowe, Prevenge, score, Soundtrack, Toydrum
A soundtrack album has been released for Alice Lowe’s British horror comedy Prevenge. The album features the film’s original music composed by Toydrum (Detour). The soundtrack is now available digitally in the UK. Lakeshore Records will release the album in the U.S. on March 3. Visit iTunes to pre-order the soundtrack. Prevenge is written and directed by Lowe who also stars in the movie alongside Gemma Whelan, Kate Dickie, Jo Hartley, Dan Renton Skinner, Kayvan Novak, Mike Wozniak, Tom Davis and Tom Meeten. The comedy follows a pregnant woman whose unborn child psychically spurs her on to murder. Read the rest of this entry »
‘As You Are’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 24, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: As You Are, Miles Joris-Peyrafitte, Patrick Higgins, score, Soundtrack
Votiv Music has released a soundtrack album for the indie drama As You Are. The album features the film’s original score composed by Patrick Higgins & the movie’s director Miles Joris-Peyrafitte. Also included is Kevin Reilly’s song Appalachian Moon. The album is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. As You Are is co-written and directed by Joris-Peyrafitte and stars Owen Campbell, Charlie Heaton, Amandla Stenberg, John Scurti, Scott Cohen and Mary Stuart Masterson. The movie is set in the early 1990’s and centers on the relationship between three teenagers as it traces the course of their friendship through a construction of disparate memories prompted by a police investigation. Read the rest of this entry »
‘La La Land’ – The Complete Musical Experience to Be Released
Posted: February 23, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Damien Chazelle, Justin Hurwitz, La La Land, score, Soundtrack
Interscope Records will release a new soundtrack album for Damien Chazelle’s hit musical La La Land. The album features the songs from the movie composed by Justin Hurwitz with lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, as well as Hurwitz’s score as featured on the previous official soundtrack and score release. Also included and previously unreleased are D.A. Wallach’s cover versions of Take On Me & I Ran as featured in the movie, a track by Ryan Gosling character’s band The Messengers, Eddie Wakes’ Silent Night arranged by Hurwitz, source cues by Thelonious Monk, as well new versions of Audition and John Legend’s Start a Fire. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow and will be available to download on Amazon. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Kong: Skull Island’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 23, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Henry Jackman, Jordan Vogt-Roberts, Kong: Skull Island, score, Soundtrack
The details of the soundtrack album for the action adventure Kong: Skull Island have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier & Civil War, X-Men: First Class, Wreck-It-Ralph, Big Hero 6). The soundtrack will be released on March 3, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Kong: Skull Island is directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts and stars Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson, John Goodman and John C. Reilly. The movie follows a diverse team of explorers that is brought together to venture deep into an uncharted island in the Pacific —unaware that they’re crossing into the domain of the mythic Kong. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Collide’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 23, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Collide, Eran Creevy, Soundtrack
Republic Records will release a soundtrack album for the action thriller Collide. The album features the songs from the movie by artists including Tiësto & The Chainsmokers, Aphex Twin, Grace Mitchell, Nyko, Sigma, Moderat, Raury, Oh Wonder, Rebel & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 24 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. As reported earlier this week, IM Global Music will release a separate soundtrack featuring the movie’s score by Ilan Eshkeri. Collide is directed by Eran Creevy and stars Felicity Jones, Nicholas Hoult, Anthony Hopkins and Ben Kingsley. Read the rest of this entry »
