Hamburger Records has released a soundtrack album for the French Prime Video original series Escort Boys. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Guillaume Ferran (Marie-Line et son juge, Jusant). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Listen to the composer’s title track (Boys) after the jump. Escort Boys is directed by Ruben Alves and stars Guillaume Labbé, Thibaut Evrard, Corentin Fila and Simon Ehrlacher. The comedy drama, which is loosely based on the Israeli soap Johnny and the Knights of the Galilee, is set in Camargue and follows four men in dire straits who turn to escorting to save their childhood beekeeping estate, coached by the group’s little sister. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Escort Boys’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: January 8, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Escort Boys, Guillaume Ferran, score, Soundtrack
John Powell Wins Emmy Award for ‘Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie’ Score
Posted: January 7, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Emmy Awards
John Powell has received his first Emmy Award for his score from Davis Guggenheim’s Apple TV+ original documentary Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie in the Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Specialcategory at tonight’s second night of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. In the Outstanding Music Direction category, Greg Phillinganes won the award for Library Of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song: Joni Mitchell. Read the rest of this entry »
Ludwig Göransson Wins Golden Globe for ‘Oppenheimer’ Score
Posted: January 7, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Barbie, Billie Eilish, Finneas O'Connell, Golden Globes, Ludwig Göransson, Oppenheimer
Ludwig Göransson has received his first Golden Globe in the Original Score category for his score for Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer at tonight’s 81st Golden Globe Awards ceremony. He has previously been nominated three times for his scores from Black Panther and Tenet, as well as the song Lift Me Up from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Check out his acceptance speech below. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 7, 2024)
Posted: January 7, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Apple TV +, Boy Swallows Universe, Criminal Record, Dan Romer, Dave Porter, Disney Plus, Echo, Fox, Funny Woman, Gabriel Mounsey, Grimsburg, Hulu, Jesse Novak, Johnny Klimek, Mikey J Asante, Nainita Desai, Neil Davidge, Netflix, PBS, Peacock, Rael Jones, Role Play, Self Reliance, Ted, Walter Murphy
Premiering today is the Fox animated comedy Grimsburg created by Catlan McClelland & Matthew Schlissel and starring Jon Hamm, Erinn Hayes, Alan Tudyk, Rachel Dratch, Greg Chun and Kevin Michael Richardson. The show’s original music is composed by Jesse Novak (BoJack Horseman, Tuca & Bertie, The Mindy Project, The Baby-Sitters Club, Champions, Blockbuster). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the Bento Box Entertainment production, which will air every Sunday on FOX.
Also premiering in the U.S. today is the British comedy Funny Woman developed by Morwenna Banks based on Nick Hornby’s novel Funny Girl and starring Gemma Arterton, Rupert Everett, Tom Bateman, Clare-Hope Ashitey, David Threlfall, Alexa Davies, Arsher Ali and Emily Bevans. Nainita Desai (The Deepest Breath, For Sama, The Reason I Jump, Crossfire, The Tower, American Murder: The Family Next Door) has composed the show’s original score. Sky Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last year when the series premiered in the UK on Sky. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the album details. The comedy is making its U.S. debut on PBS. Read the rest of this entry »
Leo Birenberg, Zach Robinson, Cristobal Tapia de Veer & Danny Elfman Win Emmy Awards for ‘Weird’, ‘The White Lotus’ & ‘Wednesday’
Posted: January 6, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Cristobal Tapia de Veer, Danny Elfman, Emmy Awards, Leo Birenberg, The White Lotus, Wednesday, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Zach Robinson
Leo Birenberg & Zach Robinson have won their first Emmy Award for their score for The Roku Channel original movie Weird: The Al Yankovic Story in the Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie, or Special category at today’s first night of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. Cristobal Tapia de Veer has picked up his third Emmy Award for his music from the Season 2 episode In the Sandbox from HBO’s The White Lotus in the Outstanding Music Composition for a Series category and Danny Elfman won the Emmy in the Original Main Title Theme Music category for Netflix’s Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »
Walter Murphy Scoring Peacock’s ‘Ted’ TV Series
Posted: January 6, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Peacock, Seth MacFarlane, Ted, Walter Murphy
Walter Murphy (Family Guy, Wiseguy, American Dad, The Late Bloomer, Raw Force) is returning to score the new Peacock original comedy event series Ted. The show is created by Seth MacFarlane (The Orville, A Million Ways to Die in the West) and stars MacFarlane himself (as the voice of Ted), Max Burkholder, Scott Grimes, Alanna Ubach and Giorgia Whigham. The prequel to the Murphy-scored 2012 & 2015 Ted features is set in 1993 and depicts of the early life of the titular character who is now living back home in Framingham, Massachusetts with his best friend, John Bennett and his family. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 5, 2024)
Posted: January 5, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Andrea Venerus, Mark Korven, Night Swim, Race for Glory: Audi vs. Lancia, The Bricklayer, Walter Mair
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the supernatural horror thriller Night Swim written and directed by Bryce McGuire and starring Wyatt Russell, Kerry Condon, Amélie Hoeferle and Gavin Warren. The film’s original music is composed by Mark Korven (The Black Phone, The Witch, The Lighthouse, Cube, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, The Peripheral). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Blumhouse & Atomic Monster production, which is being released by Universal Pictures.
Opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the action thriller The Bricklayer directed by Renny Harlin and starring Aaron Eckhart, Nina Dovrev, Tim Blake Nelson, Clifton Collins Jr. and Ilfenesh Hadera. Walter Mair (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, Formula 1: Drive to Survive, Till Death, Liaison, The Same Sky, Ronaldo, Cuffs) has composed the film’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score is in the works. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the Millennium Media production, which is being distributed by Vertical Entertainment. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: January 5, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Aitch Alberto, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, Isabella Summers, score, Soundtrack
Isabella Summers (aka Isa Machine of Florence + the Machine) (Little Fires Everywhere, Lady Chatterley’s Lover, The Offer, Physical, Sex/Life) has released a soundtrack album for the coming-of-age dramedy Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe. The 18-track album features the composer’s original score from the film and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Listen to the first two tracks after the jump. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe is written and directed by Aitch Alberto and stars Max Pelayo, Reese Gonzales, Eva Longoria, Eugenio Derbez, Veronica Falcón and Kevin Alejandro. The movie is based on the novel of the same title by Benjamin Alire Sáenz and centers on the friendship between two teenage Mexican-American loners in 1987 El Paso who explore an unusual friendship and the magical road to self-discovery. Read the rest of this entry »
Joy Ngiaw Scoring Skydance Animation’s Apple TV+ Series ‘WondLa’
Posted: January 5, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Apple TV +, Joy Ngiaw, Skydance Animation, WondLa
Joy Ngiaw (Glamorous, Rescued by Ruby) has been tapped to score the upcoming Apple TV+ original animated series WondLa. The show, which marks Skydance Animation’s first TV series, is based on the sci-fi fantasy novels by Tony DiTerlizzi (The Spiderwick Chronicles) and tells the coming-of-age story of a 16-year-old girl who goes on an epic journey with her robot caretaker and a cantankerous blue alien and learns that she might have the power to unite the world as she discovers fantastic civilizations. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack EP for Illumination Short ‘Mooned’ Released
Posted: January 5, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Mooned, Orlando Pérez Rosso, score, Soundtrack
Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack EP for Illumination Entertainment’s short Mooned. The 4-track EP features the film’s original score composed by Orlando Pérez Rosso. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to all four tracks after the jump. Mooned is directed by Jonathan del Val, written by Pierre Coffin and follows Despicable Me villain Vector as he is stuck on the moon and, joined by the franchise’s minions, tries to find a way to get back to Earth. Read the rest of this entry »
