MovieScore Media will release a soundtrack album for the political slasher Founders Day. The album features the film’s original music composed by Timothy Williams (Pearl, Brightburn, Walking with the Enemy, Agent Elvis, Your Monster, Finding You). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, January 19 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Founders Day is co-written and directed by Erik Bloomquist and stars Naomi Grace, Devin Druid, Amy Hargreaves, Andrew Stewart-Jones, Olivia Nikkanen, Emilia McCarthy, Tyler James White, Dylan Slade, Kate Edmonds, Catherine Curtin, Adam Weppler and William Russ. The movie is set in a small town that is shaken by a series of ominous killings in the days leading up to a heated mayoral election. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Founders Day’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: January 18, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Erik Bloomquist, Founders Day, score, Soundtrack, Timothy Williams
John Krasinksi’s ‘IF’ to Feature Music by Michael Giacchino
Posted: January 18, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: IF, John Krasinski, Michael Giacchino
Michael Giacchino (Up, Lost, Jurassic World, Ratatouille, Spider-Man: No Way Home, The Incredibles, The Batman, Doctor Strange) has recently been recording music for the upcoming family fantasy adventure IF. The film is written and directed by John Krasinski (A Quiet Place, The Hollars) and stars Ryan Reynolds, Krasinski himself, Fiona Shaw, Cailey Fleming and Bobby Moynihan. The movie, which also features the voice talent of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Emily Blunt, Louis Gossett Jr., Matt Damon, Jon Stewart, Maya Rudolph, Sam Rockwell, Christopher Meloni, Sebastian Maniscalco, Richard Jenkins, Awkwafina & Steve Carell, tells the story of a girl who discovers that she can see everyone’s imaginary friends and embarks on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten IFs with their kids. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Freud’s Last Session’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: January 18, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Coby Brown, Freud's Last Session, Matthew Brown, score, Soundtrack
Atlantic Screen Music/Filmtrax will release a soundtrack album for the drama Freud’s Last Session. The album features the film’s original music composed by Coby Brown (The Man Who Knew Infinity, Guns for Hire, Blue Sky Metropolis). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, January 19. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album. Freud’s Last Session is directed by Matthew Brown and stars Anthony Hopkins, Matthew Goode, Jodi Balfour, Liv Lisa Fries, Jeremy Northam, Orla Brady and Stephen Campbell Moore. The movie is set on the eve of World War II, when famed psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud invites iconic author C.S. Lewis (The Chronicles of Narnia) for a debate over the existence of God. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for AMC’s ‘Monsieur Spade’ to Be Released
Posted: January 18, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: AMC, Carlos Rafael Rivera, Monsieur Spade, score, Scott Frank, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the AMC limited series Monsieur Spade. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Grammy Award and Emmy Award winner Carlos Rafael Rivera (The Queen’s Gambit, Lessons in Chemistry, Godless, A Walk Among the Tombstones, Griselda, Hacks).. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, January 19 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Listen to the first track (Sam Spade) after the jump. Monsieur Spade is created by Scott Frank& Tom Fontana and stars Clive Owen, Cara Bossom, Denis Ménochet, Chiara Mastroianni, Stanley Weber, Louise Bourgoin, Matthew Beard, Jonathan Zaccaï and Rebecca Root. The 6-part crime drama is set in the 1960s in the South of France and follows legendary Detective Sam Spade, the infamous protagonist of Dashiell Hammett’s 1930 classic novel The Maltese Falcon, as he investigates the murder of six beloved nuns at a local convent. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Origin’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: January 18, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ava DuVernay, Kris Bowers, Origin, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for Ava DuVernay’s drama Origin. The album features the film’s original score composed by Kris Bowers (Bridgerton, King Richard, Green Book, Secret Invasion, Haunted Mansion, The Color Purple, When They See Us, Dear White People). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, January 19 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon or any other major digital music services. Listen to the composer’s final track below. Available separately as a digital single is Stan Walker’s original song I Am, which was released as a digital single in November. Origin is written and directed by DuVernay and stars Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Jon Bernthal, Vera Farmiga, Niecy Nash-Betts, Audra McDonald, Blair Underwood and Nick Offerman. The movie is inspired by Isabel Wilkerson’s bestselling nonfiction book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents and examines an unspoken system of hierarchy that has shaped America. Read the rest of this entry »
2024 BAFTA Nominations Announced
Posted: January 18, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BAFTA
The British Academy of Film and Television has announced the nominations for the 2024 EE British Academy Film Awards, including the five nominees in the music category. The organization has previously released a shortlist of ten titles last month. The winners will be announced at the EE British Academy Film Awards on Sunday, February 18 at London’s Royal Festival Hall. For the full list of nominations, click here. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Sister & Sister’ (‘Las Hijas’) Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: January 17, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Kattia G. Zúñiga, Las Hijas, Michelle Blades, score, Sister & Sister, Soundtrack
Love Theme Music has released a soundtrack EP for the Panamanian/Chilean coming-of-age drama Sister & Sister (Las Hijas). The 4-track EP features the film’s original score composed by Michelle Blades. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list:. Also listen to all four tracks below. Sister & Sister is written and directed by Kattia G. Zúñiga and stars Ariana Chaves Gavilán, Cala Rossel Campos, Fernando Bonilla, Gabriela Man and Joshua De León. The movie revolves around two teenage Costa Rican sisters who head to the Panamanian tropics in search of their estranged father. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Pure Flix’s ‘Going Home’ Released
Posted: January 17, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Going Home, Nate Merchant, Pure Flix, score, Soundtrack, Stephen Phillips, Stephen R Phillips
Madison Gate Records has released the first soundtrack album for the Pure Flix original series Going Home. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Stephen Phillips, original songs by Nate Merchant & Phillips, as well as the drama’s theme song The Way Home written and performed by Aaron Morgan (listen to the track below). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Going Home is created by Dan Merchant and stars Cynthia Geary, Cozi Zuehlesdorff, Aviona Rodriguez Brown, Christopher Wiehl, Steve Lloyd, Trent Sims, Elly Sims and Matt Davidson. Read the rest of this entry »
Linda Perry Scoring Amber Sealey’s ‘Out of My Mind’
Posted: January 17, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amber Sealey, Disney Plus, Linda Perry, Out of My Mind
Linda Perry (Luckiest Girl Alive, To Leslie, Citizen Penn, Kid 90) has composed the original score for the upcoming drama Out of My Mind. The film is directed by Amber Sealey (No Man of God) and stars Phoebe-Rae Taylor, Rosemarie DeWitt, Luke Kirby, Courtney Taylor, Michael Chernus and Judith Light. The movie is based on the bestselling novel of the same title by Sharon M. Draper and tells the story of a nonverbal wheelchair user who has cerebral palsy as she is navigating sixth grade. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Griselda’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: January 17, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Carlos Rafael Rivera, Griselda, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
Netflix Music will release the official soundtrack album for the streamer’s limited series Griselda. The album features the show’s original music composed by Emmy Award and Grammy Award winner Carlos Rafael Rivera (The Queen’s Gambit, Godless, Lessons in Chemistry, Hacks, Chupa, A Walk Among the Tombstones). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, January 19 (click here to stream/download). A vinyl edition will be coming out next from Diggers Factory and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out the composer’s title track below. Griselda is created by Doug Miro, Eric Newman, Carlo Bernard & Ingrid Escajeda and stars Sofía Vergara, Alberto Guerra, Christian Tappan, Martin Rodriguez and Juliana Aidén Martinez. The 6-part crime drama is inspired by the life of Griselda Blanco who – after fleeing from Medellín to Miami with her three young sons and a kilo of cocaine – becomes the ruthless boss of a booming drug empire. Read the rest of this entry »
