Hollywood Records has released the original song Jeet Hai Hamari from the “Hollywood vs Bollywood” musical number of the second episode (What If… Agatha Went to Hollywood?) of the third season of Marvel Studios Animation’s Disney+ original series What If…?. The track written & produced by Gaayatri, Brandon Brown & Ishaan Chhabra and performed by Gaayatri & Benny Dayal is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the song after the jump. The label has previously released a full soundtrack album featuring selections of the original score from Season 3 composed by Laura Karpman & Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum this past January. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Jeet Hai Hamari’ from ‘What If…?’ Season 3 Released
Posted: March 3, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Benny Dayal, Disney Plus, Gaayatri, Marvel, What If
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Michael Andrews Scoring Uta Briesewitz’s ‘American Sweatshop’
Posted: March 3, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: American Sweatshop, Michael Andrews, Uta Briesewitz
Michael Andrews (Donnie Darko, Neighbors, Bridesmaids, Freaks & Geeks, Daddy’s Home, Piece by Piece, Bad Teacher, Me and You and Everyone We Know, Funny People) has composed the original music for the upcoming thriller American Sweatshop. The film is directed by Uta Briesewitz (The Wheel of Time) and stars Lili Reinhart, Daniela Melchior, Jeremy Ang Jones, Tim Plester, Josh Whitehouse, Christiane Paul and Joel Fry. The movie follows a young woman dealing with a chaotic personal life who finds herself sucked into the underbelly of the internet and – together with a motley group of coworkers – toils in a cottage industry of agencies that evaluate harmful videos and pictures uploaded to social media. Read the rest of this entry »
Hulu’s ‘Deli Boys’ to Feature Score by Wendy Wang and Theme by Abdullah Saeed
Posted: March 3, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Abdullah Saeed, Deli Boys, Hulu, Onyx Collective, Wendy Wang
Wendy Wang (American Born Chinese, Doogie Kamealoha, M.D., Clipped, Man Up) has provided the original score for Onyx Collective’s new Hulu original series Deli Boys. The show is created by Abdullah Saeed (who also composed the series’ theme song), developed by Jenni Konner (Girls, Welcome to Chippendales) & Nora Silver (Single Drunk Female) and stars Asif Ali, Saagar Shaikh, Poorna Jagannathan, Brian George and Alfie Fuller. The comedy follows a a pair of pampered Pakistani American brothers who lose everything when their father suddenly dies and are forced to reckon with their his secret life of crime as they attempt to take up his mantle in the underworld. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Marie Antoinette’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: March 3, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, Guillaume Roussel, Marie-Antoinette, PBS, score, Soundtrack
22D Music has released a new soundtrack album for the historical drama series Marie Antoinette. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Guillaume Roussel (Black Beauty, The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan & Milady, 3 Days to Kill, Lift, The Spy, Expend4bles, Happy!, November, The Man with the Iron Heart). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. The label has previously released an album featuring Roussel’s music from Season 1 back in 2022. Marie Antoinette is created by Deborah Davis and stars Emilia Schüle, Louis Cunningham, Freya Mavor, Jack Archer, Jasmine Blackborow, Crystal Shepherd-Cross, Oscar Lesage, Roxane Duran and Caroline Piette. The period drama continues to chronicle the life of one of history’s most influential and controversial figures. Read the rest of this entry »
Music Highlights from the 97th Academy Awards
Posted: March 3, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
The 97th Academy Awards ceremony was held last night. While none of the Oscar-nominated original songs were performed live, the show featured several other musical performance. Highlights include Cynthia Erivo’s & Ariana Grande’s performance of Defying Gravity from the Academy Award-nominated Wicked (as well as their rendition of Somewhere Over the Rainbow & Home), a James Bond musical tribute featuring LISA, Doja Cat and RAYE performing the Bond theme songs Live and Let Die, Diamonds Are Forever & Skyfall, as well as Queen Latifah’s rendition of Ease on Down the Road from the musical The Wiz as a tribute to composer/music producer Quincy Jones who passed away last year. Check out all three performances after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Roosters’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: March 3, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Alexander Reumers, Haantjes, Netflix, Roosters, score, Soundtrack
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the Dutch Netflix original series Roosters (Haantjes). The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Alexander Reumers (Boy 7, Sum of Histories, Don’t Shoot, Only You). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and any other major digital music services), where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composer’s title track below. Roosters is written by Luuk van Bemmelen & Richard Kemper and stars Jeroen Spitzenberger, Waldemar Torenstra, Benja Bruijning, Jelka van Houten, André Dongelmans and Eva Laurenssen. The comedy revolves around four friends facing a world that has evolved without them as they clumsily try to adapt while keeping their relationships and careers intact. Read the rest of this entry »
Daniel Blumberg Wins Academy Award for ‘The Brutalist’ Score
Posted: March 2, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Daniel Blumberg, The Brutalist
Daniel Blumberg was honored with his first Academy Award for his score for Brady Corbet’s epic period drama The Brutalist at tonight’s 97th Oscar ceremony. Check out his acceptance speech after the jump. The other nominated composers in the Original Score category were Volker Bertelmann (Conclave), Clément Ducol & Camille (Emilia Pérez), John Powell & Stephen Schwartz (Wicked) and Kris Bowers (The Wild Robot). Read the rest of this entry »
Danny Elfman to Score Gus Van Sant’s ‘Dead Man’s Wire’
Posted: March 2, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Danny Elfman, Dead Man's Wire, Gus van Sant
Producer Cassian Elwes has confirmed in a recent conversation with Deadline that Danny Elfman (Batman, SpiderMan, Beetlejuice, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Edward Scissorhands, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Men in Black, Alice in Wonderland) is set to score the upcoming hostage thriller Dead Man’s Wire. The film is directed by Gus Van Sant and stars Bill Skarsgard, Dacre Montgomery, Al Pacino, Kelly Lynch, Myha’la, Cary Elwes and Colman Domingo. The movie is based on a true story and follows a former real estate developer who takes the mortgage banker who did him wrong hostage, demanding $5 million and a personal apology. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 2, 2025)
Posted: March 2, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BritBox, Chris Roe, Daredevil: Born Again, David Arnold, Disney Plus, Douglas Is Cancelled, Lost Boys & Fairies, Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper, MGM+, Netflix, Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue, Peter Gregson, Plankton: The Movie, The Newton Brothers
Premiering today is the MGM+ original series Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue created by Anthony Horowitz and starring Eric McCormack, David Ajala and Siobhán McSweeney. The show’s original music is composed by Chris Roe (Blue Jean, After Love, Trigger Point, Payback, Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo, Wolf, Lancaster, Armstrong). The 6-part mystery thriller, which revolves around nine people who survive a plane crash into the Mexican jungle, but then begin to die in strange and violent ways and very soon they begin to realize that somebody wants them dead, will be available to stream exclusively on MGM+.
Premiering on Tuesday, March 4, is Marvel Television’s Disney+ original series Daredevil: Born Again developed by Dario Scardapane, Matt Corman & Chris Ord and starring Charlie Cox, Vincent D’Onofrio, Deborah Ann Woll, Margarita Levieva, Elden Henson, Nikki James, Ayelet Zurer, Zabryna Guevara, Genneya Walton, Clark Johnson, Arty Froushan, Michael Gandolfini and Jon Bernthal. The Newton Brothers (The Haunting of Hill House, X-Men ’97, Doctor Sleep, Five Nights at Freddy’s, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Forever Purge) have composed the show’s original music. Check out our previous article to learn more about the Daredevil revival, which is already in production on a second season and will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+. Read the rest of this entry »
‘A Girl Named Willow’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 1, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Girl Named Willow, Ein Mädchen namens Willow, Fabian Römer, Mike Marzuk, score, Soundtrack
Moviescores Records has released a soundtrack album for the German fantasy family adventure A Girl Named Willow (Ein Mädchen namens Willow). The album features the film’s original music composed by Fabian Römer (Generation War, Perfume, The Door, The Young Chief Winnetou). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composer’s title track and watch a video of the recording of his main theme below. A Girl Named Willow is directed by Mike Marzuk and stars Ava Petsch, Cora Trube, Anna von Seld, Golo Euler, Mary Tölle, Diana Amft, Sibylle Canonica and Max Giermann. The movie is based on the bestselling novel series by Sabine Bohlmann and tells the story of a girl who discovers a letter revealing her witch heritage and must awaken her witchcraft and save her great-aunt’s magical forest with the help of three other witches before time runs out and tragedy strikes. Read the rest of this entry »
