Sean Murray (The Debt Collector, Deep Blue Sea 2, Accident Man, Avengement, Walk. Ride. Rodeo.) has released a soundtrack album for the historical action drama Boudica: Queen of War. The album features the composer’s original score from the film and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Listen to the first track (Boudica of the Iceni) after the jump. Boudica: Queen of War is written and directed by Jesse V. Johnson and stars Olga Kurylenko, Peter Franzén, Clive Standen, Lucy Martin, Nick Moran, Rita Tushingham, Harry Kirton, James Faulkner and Leo Gregor. The movie tells the story of the legendary titular first-century Celtic queen who ruled the Iceni people alongside King Prasutagus, until Roman invaders kill her husband and seize her kingdom, leading her to begin a historical uprising. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Boudica: Queen of War’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 5, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Boudica: Queen of War, Jesse V. Johnson, score, Sean Murray, Soundtrack
Thomas Newman Scoring Dave Mullins’ ‘War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko’
Posted: December 5, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dave Mullins, Thomas Newman, War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko
Thomas Newman (American Beauty, 1917, The Shawshank Redemption, Finding Nemo, Wall-E, Elemental, Skyfall) has composed the original score for the new animated short War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko. The film directed by Pixar animator Dave Mullins (who previously helmed the Pixar short Lou) is inspired by John Lennon’s & Yoko Ono’s song Happy Xmas (War Is Over) and centers on a chess game played across enemy lines with the help of a heroic carrier pigeon. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Love & Gelato’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 5, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brandon Camp, Kostas Christides, Love & Gelato, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the streamer’s original film Love & Gelato. The album features the film’s original music composed by Kostas Christides (Benji, Maestro in Blue, The Baytown Outlaws, Worlds Apart). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Listen to the first track (The Eternal City) below. Love & Gelato is written and directed by Brandon Camp and stars Susanna Skaggs, Tobia De Angelis, Owen McDonnell, Saul Nanni, Valentina Lodovini, Anjelika Washington and Alex Boniello. The romantic comedy is based on the bestselling novel by Jenna Evans Welch and a young woman who – to fulfill her mother’s final wish – spends the summer before college in Rome, where she discovers romance, adventure and a passion for gelato. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom’ Digital Score Album Released
Posted: December 5, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alex Heffes, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, score, Soundtrack
Silva Screen Records has released a digital version of the score album for the 2013 biographical/historical drama Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom directed by Justin Chadwick and starring Idris Elba, Naomie Harris, Riaad Moosa, Tony Kgoroge, Lindiwe Matshikiz and Jamie Bartlett. The album features the remastered original score from the film composed by Alex Heffes (The Last King of Scotland, Touching the Void, Queen of Katwe, Roots, State of Play) who received a Golden Globe nomination for his music. The soundtrack, which is being released to coincide with the movie’s 10th anniversary, is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Teresa’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: December 5, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Juanma Latorre, Paula Ortiz, score, Soundtrack, Teresa
Esmerarte has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish/Portuguese drama Teresa. The album features the film’s original music composed by Juanma Latorre who is best known as the guitar player of the Spanish band Vetusta Morla. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Teresa is co-written and directed by Paula Ortiz and stars Blanca Portillo, Asier Etxeandía and Greta Fernández. The movie is based on playwright Juan Mayorga’s stage play La lengua en pedazos and centers on a meeting between the Spanish mystic and religious reformer Saint Teresa of Jesus and a character called The Inquisitor. Read the rest of this entry »
Original Song ‘Evening Mirror’ from Sean Price Williams’ ‘The Sweet East’ Released
Posted: December 4, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Paul Grimstad, Sean Price Williams, Talia Ryder, The Sweet East
Paul Grimstad (Heaven Knows What, Thirst Street, Stinking Heaven) has released the original song Evening Mirror from the drama The Sweet East. The track is written by Grimstad (who also composed the score for the film), performed by lead actress Talia Ryder and is now available to stream/download on most major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the full song below. The Sweet East is directed by Sean Price Williams and also stars Simon Rex, Earl Cave, Jacob Elordi, Jeremy O Harris, Ayo Edebiri and Rish Shah. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Power Book III: Raising Kanan’ Season 3 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 4, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Power Book III: Raising Kanan, Soundtrack, Starz
Lionsgate Records has released a new soundtrack album for the Starz original series Power Book III: Raising Kanan. The album features eight songs from the show’s third season, including Malik Hammond’s & Wayne Wilson’s Man Down, tracks by Antonio Ortiz & Hailey Kilgore (who both star in the series), Aliyah Turner, Liv Symone, Alicia Riley & others. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. The label has previously released an EP featuring the songs from Season 2 last year, while G-Unit Records has previously released the show’s theme song Part of the Game by 50 Cent back in 2021. Read the rest of this entry »
Rob Simonsen Scoring Dan Levy’s ‘Good Grief’
Posted: December 4, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dan Levy, Good Grief, Netflix, Rob Simonsen
Rob Simonsen (Ghostbusters: Afterlife, The Whale, Foxcatcher, The Way Back, The Adam Project, (500) Days of Summer, Nerve) has composed the original music for the upcoming Netflix original film Good Grief. The movie marks the feature directorial debut of actor Dan Levy and stars Levy himself, Ruth Negga, Luke Evans, Himesh Patel, David Bradley, Celia Imrie, Arnaud Valois, Emma Corrin and Kaitlyn Dever. The comedy drama revolves around an artist who is grieving the loss of his famous writer husband and takes his two best friends on a trip to Paris, where they unpack messy secrets and hard truths. Read the rest of this entry »
‘A Disturbance in the Force’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 4, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Disturbance in the Force, Jeremy Coon, Karl Preusser, score, Soundtrack, Steve Kozak
Gription Music has released a soundtrack album for the documentary A Disturbance in the Force. The album features the film’s original music composed by Karl Preusser (Welcome to the Jungle, Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. A Disturbance in the Force is directed by Jeremy Coon & Steve Kozak and chronicles the making of the bizarre Star Wars Holiday Special that aired 45 years ago and never surfaced again, as well as a specific bygone era of 1970s event television. Read the rest of this entry »
Nathan Micay Scoring Paramount+’s ‘Sexy Beast’ Prequel TV Series
Posted: December 4, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Nathan Micay, Paramount+, Sexy Beast
Nathan Micay (Industry, Reality) has recently scored the upcoming British Paramount+ original series Sexy Beast. The show is a prequel to Jonathan Glazer’s 2000 feature of the same title (scored by Roque Banos) and stars James McArdle, Emun Elliott, Tamsin Greig, Stephen Moyer and Sarah Greene. The 8-part drama explores the origins of Gal and Don’s complicated relationship as they find themselves descending into the seductive madness of the London criminal world during the vibrant and volatile 1990s. Read the rest of this entry »
