Songwriter Elyssa Samsel is making her feature film scoring debut on the upcoming comedy drama Miller’s Girl. The film is written and directed by Jade Halley Bartlett and stars Martin Freeman, Jenna Ortega, Dagmara Domińczyk, Bashir Salahuddin, and Gideon Adlon. The movie follows a talented young writer who embarks on a creative odyssey when her teacher assigns a project that entangles them both in an increasingly complex web. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: December 13, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Netflix, Rebel Moon, Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire, score, Soundtrack, Tom Holkenborg, Zack Snyder
The full details of the soundtrack album for the Netflix original film Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire have been revealed. The album features the movie’s original music composed by Tom Holkenborg (aka Junkie XL) (Mad Max: Fury Road, Zack Snyder’s Justice League, Deadpool, Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, Alita: Battle Angel, Sonic the Hedgehog, Godzilla vs. Kong). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, December 15 by Netflix Music and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. A first track (A Call to Courage) has already been released last month. Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire is co-written and directed by Zack Snyder and stars Sofia Boutella, Djimon Hounsou, Ed Skrein, Anthony Hopkins, Charlie Hunnam, Michiel Huisman, Doona Bae, Ray Fisher, Fra Fee, Cleopatra Coleman, Staz Nair, Jena Malone and Corey Stoll. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Platform 7’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 13, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: ITV, ITVX, Platform 7, score, Soundtrack, Toydrum
Bold Model has released a soundtrack album for the ITVX drama Platform 7. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Toydrum (Detour, Slow Horses, Prevenge, Three Pines, The Banishing, Future World, Sweetheart). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Listen to the composers’ title track below. Platform 7 is written by Paula Milne based on the bestselling novel by Louise Doughty and stars Jasmine Jobson, Toby Regbo, Yaamin Chowdhury and Phil Davis. The 4-part psychological thriller directed by Geoffrey Sax follows a woman who – after witnessing a cataclysmic event on a train platform – finds her fragmented memory jogged to reveal a connection between her own life and that of the event she has just witnessed. Read the rest of this entry »
Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow Scoring Alex Garland’s ‘Civil War’
Posted: December 13, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Garland, Ben Salisbury, Civil War, Geoff Barrow
Composers Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow(Luce, Archive 81, Hanna, Free Fire) are reteaming with writer/director Alex Garland on the upcoming action drama Civil War. The film is written and directed by Garland and stars Kirsten Dunst, Cailee Spaeny, Wagner Moura, Stephen McKinley Henderson and Nick Offerman. The movie is being described as revolving around a race to the White House in a near-future America balanced on the razor’s edge. Read the rest of this entry »
29th Critics Choice Film Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: December 13, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Critics Choice Awards
The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) has announced the film category nominations for the 29th Critics Choice Awards this morning. The film music-related categories are listed below. For a full list of nominations, click here. The awards will be given out on January 14, 2024 at the 29th Annual Critics Choice Awards ceremony at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles and will broadcast in the U.S. live on The CW.
The Best Score nominees are:
Jerskin Fendrix – Poor Things
Michael Giacchino – Society of the Snow
Ludwig Göransson – Oppenheimer
Daniel Pemberton – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Three Musketeers – Part II: Milady’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: December 13, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Guillaume Roussel, Les trois mousquetaires: Milady, Martin Bourboulon, score, Soundtrack, The Three Musketeers: Part II - Milady
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the French adventure drama The Three Musketeers – Part II: Milady (Les trois mousquetaires: Milady). The album features the film’s original music composed by Guillaume Roussel (Black Beauty, The Spy, Expend4bles, Happy!, 3 Days to Kill, November, The Man with the Iron Heart). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. A CD version will be released overseas this Friday, December 15. Listen to the composer’s first two tracks (Vers la Rochelle & Milady et d’Artagnan) after the jump. The label has previously released Roussel’s music from the first part (D’Artagnan) earlier this year. The Three Musketeers: Part II – Milady is directed by Martin Bourboulon and stars François Civil, Vincent Cassel, Romain Duris, Pio Marmaï and Eva Green. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: December 12, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ceiri Torjussen, Nightwatch - Demons Are Forever, Ole Bornedal, score, Soundtrack
Wenallt Records will release a soundtrack album for the Danish psychological thriller Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever (Nattevagten – Dæmoner går i arv). The album features the film’s original score composed by Ceiri Torjussen (The Canal, The Bombardment, Jack Goes Home, American Night, All Creatures Here Below, Delhi Crime). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 13 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. A CD version will be coming out next year and is available for pre-order here. Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever is written and directed by Ole Bornedal and stars Fanny Bornedal, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Kim Bodnia. The sequel to Bornedal’s original 1994 hit movie follows a young student who has taken the job as the night watch in a forensic department and tries to investigate her parents’ dark past. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Mothersbaugh Scoring National Geographic’s Disney+ Series ‘A Real Bug’s Life’
Posted: December 12, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Real Bug's Life, Disney Plus, Mark Mothersbaugh, National Geographic
Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, The LEGO Movie, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, The Royal Tenenbaums, 21Jump Street, The Croods: A New Age) has composed the original score for the upcoming documentary series A Real Bug’s Life. The show is inspired by Pixar’s animated feature A Bug’s Life (scored by Randy Newman) and takes a look into nine different micro bug worlds around the globe, where the forces of nature play out on a miniature scale and where tiny creatures rely on amazing powers and extraordinary alliances to make it through each day. The 5-parter narrated by Awkwafina tells stories of the tiny heroes — from a jumping spider looking for a home on the streets of New York to a Costa Rican orchid bee’s first day on the job making perfume. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Walden’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 12, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Mathieu Carratier, Mick Davis, score, Soundtrack, Walden
Mathieu Carratier (Delirium, Night of the Hunted, I Lived, For Love) has released a soundtrack album for the thriller Walden. The album features the composer’s original score from the film and is now available to stream/download on Amazon, Apple Music/iTunes, Spotify and most other major digital music services. Listen to the composer’s first track (Pristine) after the jump. Walden is written and directed by Mick Davis and stars Emile Hirsch, Shane West, Kelli Garner, Tania Raymonde, David Keith and Luke Davis. The movie revolves around a stenographer who – upon discovering he has a terminal illness that sends him into a rage that has been simmering deep within him for years – decides to take justice into his own hands. Read the rest of this entry »
Hans Zimmer & Steve Mazzaro Scoring DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Kung Fu Panda 4’
Posted: December 12, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Hans Zimmer, Kung Fu Panda, Kung Fu Panda 4, Mike Mitchell, Steve Mazzaro
Hans Zimmer (The Lion King, Gladiator, The Dark Knight, Dune,Inception, Interstellar) and Steve Mazzaro (The Boss Baby, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run, The Rhythm Section) have recently recorded their score for the upcoming animated sequel Kung Fu Panda 4. The film is directed by Mike Mitchell (Trolls, Sky High), co-directed by Stephanie Ma Stine (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power) and stars Jack Black who returns in the title role, as well as Viola Davis, Dustin Hoffman, Awkwafina, James Hong, Bryan Cranston, Ian McShane and Ke Huy Quan. The movie follows Po as he embarks on a journey to fulfill his destiny as the next Spiritual Leader of the Valley of Peace, but must first find a worthy successor to carry on the legacy of the Dragon Warrior. Read the rest of this entry »
