Composer Zack Ryan (I Smile Back, Malibu Rescue, A Christmas Prince, Just Add Magic) is reteaming with director Steven Soderbergh (Ocean’s Eleven, Traffic, Erin Brockovich) on the upcoming horror thriller Presence. The film starring Lucy Liu, Chris Sullivan, Julia Fox, Callina Liang, Eddy Maday and West Mulholland. The movie revolves around a family who moves into a suburban house and becomes convinced they’re not alone. David Koepp (Jurassic Park, Spider-Man) wrote the screenplay and also serves as an executive producer. Read the rest of this entry »
Zack Ryan Scoring Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Presence’
Posted: December 7, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Presence, Steven Soderbergh, Zack Ryan
‘Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: December 7, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chicken Run, Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, Harry Gregson-Williams, score, Soundtrack
Sony Masterworks will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix animated film Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget. The album features the movie’s original music composed by Harry Gregson-Williams (Shrek, The Martian, The Chronicles of Narnia, Man on Fire, Mulan, Kingdom of Heaven) who previously co-scored the 2000 original film with John Powell. Also included is the original song My Sweet Baby written by Josh Crocker, John Crocker & Charlotte Jane performed by Paloma Faith. The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, December 15 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A first track (Opening Recap) is already available to stream/download now and can also be checked out below. Click here to check out the project’s music team credits. Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget is directed by Sam Fell and features the voices of Thandiwe Newton, Zachary Levi, Bella Ramsey, Imelda Staunton, Lynn Ferguson, Romesh Ranganathan, David Bradley, Jane Horrocks and Daniel Mays. Read the rest of this entry »
New Soundtrack Album for ‘Batman Beyond’ to Be Released
Posted: December 7, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Batman Beyond, Kristopher Carter, Lolita Ritmanis, Michael McCuistion, score, Shirley Walker, Soundtrack
Dynamic Soundtrack Records will release a new soundtrack album for the 1999 animated series Batman Beyond created by Paul Dini, Bruce Timm & Alan Burnett and starring Will Friedle, Kevin Conroy, Cree Summer, Lauren Tom, Frank Welker, Stockard Channing and Angie Harmon. The Vol. 1 album features selections of the show’s original music from the show’s first season/thirteen episodes composed by Kristopher Carter, Michael McCuistion & Lolita Ritmanis (Justice League, Young Justice, Babylon 5: The Road Home, Batman: The Brave and the Bold) and Shirley Walker (Final Destination, Batman: The Animated Series, Memoirs of an Invisible Man, Willard). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 8 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Read the rest of this entry »
‘NAGA’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 6, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Meshal Aljaser, NAGA, Netflix, Omar Fadel, score, Soundtrack
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the Saudi thriller NAGA. The album features the film’s original music composed by Omar Fadel (Yomeddine, The Advocates, Belly of the Beast, The Judge, Six Windows in the Desert). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Listen to the first track (Cold Open) below. NAGA is directed by Meshal Aljaser and stars Adwa Bader, Yazeed Almajyul, Khalid Bin Shaddad, Jabran Aljabran and Amal Alharbi. The movie revolves around a young woman who gets stranded in the desert after a secret party and must get past a vindictive camel to make it home before curfew. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Leave the World Behind’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: December 6, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Leave the World Behind, Mac Quayle, Netflix, Sam Esmail, score, Soundtrack
Netflix Music will release the official soundtrack album for the streamer’s original film Leave the World Behind. The album features the movie’s original music composed by Emmy Award winner Mac Quayle (Mr. Robot, American Crime Story, American Horror Story, Feud: Betty and Joan, Gaslit, Ratched, The Politician). Also included is the original song The Paradigm co-written (with Jeremiah Raisen, Justin Raisen & Joseph Kennedy) and performed by Lil Yachty. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, December 8. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album and click here to check out the project’s music team credits. Leave the World Behind is written and directed by Sam Esmail and stars Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, Ethan Hawke, Myha’la, Kevin Bacon, Farrah Mackenzie and Charlie Evans. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Abels Scoring Kobi Libii’s ‘The American Society of Magical Negroes’
Posted: December 6, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Kobi Libii, Michael Abels, The American Society of Magical Negroes
Michael Abels (Get Out, Nope, Us, The Burial, Landscape with Invisible Hand, See You Yesterday, Breaking) has recently been scoring the upcoming satirical comedy The American Society of Magical Negroes. The film marks the feature directorial debut of Kobi Libii and stars Justice Smith, David Alan Grier, Drew Tarver, An-Li Bogan, Michaela Watkins, Rupert Friend and Nicole Byer. The movie centers on a young man who is recruited into a secret society of magical Black people who dedicate their lives to a cause of utmost importance: making white people’s lives easier. Read the rest of this entry »
‘My Life with the Walter Boys’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: December 6, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Brian H. Kim, My Life with the Walter Boys, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
Madison Gate Records will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix original series My Life with the Walter Boys. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Brian H. Kim (Spoiler Alert, Search Party, Star vs. the Forces of Evil, Panic, BH90210). Also included is Light Up the Sky (Skylar’s Song) by the composer and performed by actor Corey Fogelmanis (listen to the track below). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 7 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. My Life with the Walter Boys is created by Melanie Halsall based on Ali Novak’s novel of the same title by and stars Nikki Rodriguez, Sarah Rafferty, Marc Blucas, Noah LaLonde, Ashby Gentry, Connor Stanhope, Fogelmanis, Dean Petriw, Johnny Link,Alix West Lefler and Lennix James. Read the rest of this entry »
Ilan Eshkeri Scoring Ian Bonhôte’s & Peter Ettedgui’s ‘Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story’
Posted: December 6, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ian Bonhôte, Ilan Eshkeri, Peter Ettedgui, Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Ilan Eshkeri (Stardust, The Young Victoria, Layer Cake, Still Alice, Kick-Ass, A Perfect Planet) is scoring the upcoming documentary Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story. The film is directed by Ian Bonhôte (McQueen, Alleycats) & Peter Ettedgui (Rising Phoenix) and explores the life of Reeve who went from unknown actor to iconic movie star as the ultimate screen superhero and learned the true meaning of heroism as an activist after suffering a tragic accident that left him quadriplegic. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for John Woo’s ‘Silent Night’ Released
Posted: December 6, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Woo, Marco Beltrami, score, Silent Night, Soundtrack
La-La Land Records has released a soundtrack album for the action thriller Silent Night. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award nominee Marco Beltrami (3:10 to Yuma, Logan, A Quiet Place, Ford v. Ferrari, The Hurt Locker, Scream, World War Z, The Nun II). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. A CD version will be coming out later this month. Silent Night is directed by John Woo and stars Joel Kinnaman, Scott Mescudi, Harold Torres and Catalina Sandino Moreno. The movie follows a tormented father who loses his voice while witnessing his young son die in a gang’s crossfire on Christmas Eve and embarks on a punishing training regimen in order to avenge his son’s death. Read the rest of this entry »
Alex G Scoring Jane Schoenbrun’s ‘I Saw the TV Glow’
Posted: December 6, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex G, I Saw the TV Glow, Jane Schoenbrun
Singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Alex G (aka Alex Giannascoli) is reuniting with director Jane Schoenbrun on the upcoming horror thriller I Saw the TV Glow. The film is written and directed by Schoenbrun and stars Justice Smith, Brigette Lundy-Paine, Ian Foreman, Fred Durst, Helena Howard and Danielle Deadwyler. The movie revolves around a teenager who is trying to make it through life in the suburbs, when his classmate introduces him to a mysterious late-night TV show, a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own. Read the rest of this entry »