Stuart Michael Thomas (Midnight Bayou, Northern Lights, Blue Smoke) has released the first-ever soundtrack album for the 2008 documentary Bustin’ Down the Door directed by Jeremy Gosch and narrated by Edward Norton. The album features the composer/guitarist’s original score from the film and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Listen to Thomas’ title track after the jump. Bustin’ Down the Door chronicles how a group of young South African and Australian surfers sacrificed everything in the 1970s to create a sport, a culture and an industry that is today worth billions of dollars and has captured the imagination of the world. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Bustin’ Down the Door’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: November 27, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bustin' Down the Door, Jeremy Gosch, score, Soundtrack, Stuart Michael Thomas
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Mark Korven Scoring Bryce McGuire’s ‘Night Swim’
Posted: November 27, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bryce McGuire, Mark Korven, Night Swim
Mark Korven (The Witch, The Lighthouse, Cube, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City Them, The Peripheral, The Terror: Infamy) has composed the original music for the upcoming supernatural horror thriller Night Swim. The film is written and directed by Bryce McGuire and stars Wyatt Russell, Kerry Condon, Gavin Warren and Amélie Hoeferle. The movie based on the 2014 short of the same title by Rod Blackhurst & McGuire and follows a former major league baseball player who is forced into early retirement by a degenerative illness and – together with his family – moves into a new home with an iconic backyard swimming pool. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Migration’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: November 27, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Benjamin Renner, Illumination Entertainment, John Powell, Migration, score, Soundtrack
Back Lot Music will release the official soundtrack for Illumination Entertainment’s animated feature Migration. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon, The Bourne Identity, Shrek, Solo: A Star Wars Story, United 93, Rio, Happy Feet, Horton Hears a Who!). Also included is the cover of Destiny’s Child’s Survivor (in two different versions) performed by Mon Laferte. The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 15. Listen to all score tracks on Universal Pictures’ awards website. Migration is directed by Benjamin Renner and features the voice talent of Kumail Nanjiani, Elizabeth Banks, Awkafina, Keegan-Michael Key, Caspar Jennings, David Mitchell, Tresi Gazal and Danny DeVito. The animated adventure tells the story of a family of ducks who try to convince their overprotective father to embark on the vacation of a lifetime. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Turn of the Tide’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: November 27, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Netflix, Pedro Marques, Rabo de Peixe, score, Soundtrack, Turn of the Tide
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the Portuguese Netflix original series Turn of the Tide (Rabo de Peixe). The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Pedro Marques (Bad Investigate, The Portuguese Falcon, Cuba Libre). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Turn of the Tide is created by Augusto Fraga and stars José Condessa, Helena Caldeira, Rodrigo Tomás, André Leitão, Albano Jerónimo, Maria João Bastos, Afonso Pimentel and Kelly Bailey. The drama revolves a man who sees a risky but exciting opportunity to make money when a boat loaded with cocaine sinks off his home island. Read the rest of this entry »
Alicia Keys’ ‘Lifeline’ from ‘The Color Purple’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: November 27, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alicia Keys, Blitz Bazawule, The Color Purple
gamma. & WaterTower Music have released the first song from the soundtrack for the new film adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel and the stage musical The Color Purple. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is Lifeline written, co-produced (with Tricky Stewart, Marshmello & and TMS) and performed by Alicia Keys. Also listen to the track after the jump. A full soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie performed by cast members Fantasia, Taraji P. Henson, Colman Domingo, Danielle Brooks, H.E.R. & Halle Bailey, as well as original material inspired by the film by Mary J. Blige, Megan Thee Stallion, Usher, Jennifer Hudson, Jorja Smith, Keyshia Cole, Coco Jones, Ciara, Mary Mary & Missy Elliott, will be coming out on December 15. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Alibi’s ‘The Diplomat’ Released
Posted: November 27, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Alibi, Kormac, score, Soundtrack, The Diplomat
Always The Sound has released a soundtrack album for the Alibi original series The Diplomat. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Kormac (Professionals, Red Election, Tarrac). Visit Amazon or most other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. The Diplomat is created by Ben Richards and stars Sophie Rundle, Serena Manteghi, Laia Costa, Dylan Brady, Steven Cree, Isak Férriz, Danny Sapani, Bert Seymour and Philipp Boos. The political thriller follows a British diplomat and her Barcelona Consul colleague as they fight to protect British nationals who find themselves in trouble in the Catalan city. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Gilded Age’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: November 26, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Harry Gregson-Williams, HBO, Rupert Gregson-Williams, score, Soundtrack, The Gilded Age
WaterTower Music has released a new soundtrack album for the HBO original series The Gilded Age. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Harry Gregson-Williams (Shrek, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Martian, Mulan, Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget) & Rupert Gregson-Williams (Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Hacksaw Ridge, The Legend of Tarzan). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Listen to the main title theme below. The label has previously released a first album featuring the composers’ score from Season 1 early last year. The Gilded Age is created by Julian Fellowes and stars Carrie Coon, Christine Baranski, Morgan Spector, Cynthia Nixon, Louisa Jacobson, Ben Ahlers, Denée Benton, Michael Cerveris, Taissa Farmiga and Kelley Curran. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 26, 2023)
Posted: November 26, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Acorn TV, Antony Partos, Faraway Downs, Hulu, Kara Talve, Leo Birenberg, Netflix, Obliterated, Sarah Warne, Steeltown Murders, The Artful Dodger, Zach Robinson
Premiering today is the Hulu limited series Faraway Downs co-written and directed by Baz Luhrmann and starring Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, Ben Mendelsohn and Brandon Walters and Bryan Brown. The reimagined version of the 2008 feature Australia is scored by Kara Talve (Prehistoric Planet, The Tatooist of Auschwitz, The Simpsons) for Bleeding Fingers Music. Sony Music Australia has released a soundtrack album featuring Budjerah’ & Matt Corb’sy theme song The Way, as well as other songs from the show earlier this week. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the 6-part drama, which will be available to stream in the U.S. on Hulu.
Premiering in the U.S. tomorrow, November 27, is the British miniseries Steeltown Murders written by Ed Whitmore and starring Philip Glenister, Steffan Rhodri, Keith Allen, Sharon Morgan, Scott Arthur, Siôn Alun Davies and Priyanga Burford. Sarah Warne (Humans, Time, Des, The Drowning, Hollington Drive, Dark Money) has composed the show’s original music. Silva Screen Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past June. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the 4-part drama, which premiered in the UK earlier this year on BBC One and is making its domestic debut on Acorn TV. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for BBC’s ‘Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius’ Released
Posted: November 26, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, Nick Foster, score, Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius, Soundtrack
Manners McDade has released a soundtrack album for the BBC documentary series Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Nick Foster (Thunderbirds Are Go, Greatest Days, Misha and the Wolves, The A List, In My Skin, Year of the Rabbit). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Listen to a track from the composer’s score below. Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius narrated by Juliet Stevenson tells the story of how a glover’s son from rural Stratford became the greatest writer who ever lived and follows the triumphs and setbacks of William Shakespeare’s writing life, revealing how the people he met and the world he witnessed found their way into his work. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Faraway Downs’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: November 25, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Baz Luhrmann, Budjerah, Faraway Downs, Hulu, Matt Corby, Soundtrack
Sony Music Australia has released a soundtrack album for the Hulu original limited series Faraway Downs. The album features the show’s theme song The Way written and performed by Budjerah & Matt Corby (also available separately as a digital single from Hollywood Records), as well as tracks by Electric Fields, King Stingray, Jessica Mauboy and Miiesh. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Listen to the theme song after the jump. Faraway Downs is a reimagined version of the 2008 feature Australia co-written and directed by Baz Luhrmann and stars Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, Brandon Walters, Bryan Brown and Ben Mendelsohn. Read the rest of this entry »
