Viral has released the first-ever soundtrack album for the French 2019 drama Les Misérables co-written and directed by Ladj Ly and starring Damien Bonnard, Alexis Manenti, Djebril Zonga, Steve Tientcheu and Jeanne Balibar. The album features the original score from the Academy Award-nominated film composed by the French electronic music project Pink Noise. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Spotify (and several other major digital music services), where you can also check out the track list. Listen to the first two tracks after the jump. Les Misérables is inspired by 2005 Parisian riots and follows a recent transplant to the impoverished suburb of Montfermeil, where joins the local anti-crime squad. Read the rest of this entry »
Pink Noise’s Score from Ladj Ly’s ‘Les Misérables’ Released
Posted: December 6, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ladj Ly, Les Miserables, Pink Noise, score, Soundtrack
‘Suddenly’ (‘Soudain Seuls’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: December 6, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Raphaël, score, Soudain Seuls, Soundtrack, Suddenly, Thomas Bidegain
L’R du Trésor has released a soundtrack album for the French survival thriller Suddenly (Soudain seuls). The album features the film’s original music composed by French singer/songwriter Raphaël (Les Cowboys, Macadam Stories, Dog). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here. Listen to a track (Aurora Borealis) from the score below. Suddenly is co-written and directed by Thomas Bidegain and stars Gilles Lellouche and Mélanie Thierry. The movie is based on Isabelle Autissier’s novel of the same name and follows a couple who become stranded on an island and must fight for survival in extreme circumstances in the wilderness. Read the rest of this entry »
Este Haim & Christopher Stracey Scoring Will Gluck’s ‘Anyone But You’
Posted: December 5, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anyone But You, Christopher Stracey, Este Haim, Will Gluck
Este Haim (of the rock band HAIM) & Christopher Stracey (Fingernails, Manodrome, War Pony) have teamed up to score the upcoming romantic comedy Anyone But You. The film is directed by Will Gluck (Peter Rabbit, Easy A) and stars Sydney Sweeney, Glen Powell, Alexandra Shipp, Hadley Robinson, GaTa, Michelle Hurd, Darren Barnet, Dermot Mulroney and Rachel Griffiths. The movie follows a man and a woman who – after an amazing first date – find themselves unexpectedly thrust together at a destination wedding in Australia and decide to pretend to be a couple. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Miranda’s Victim’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 5, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Holly Amber Church, Michelle Danner, Miranda's Victim, score, Soundtrack
Holly Amber Church (Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities, Open 24 Hours, The Runner, Ruin Me, Bad Impulse) has released a soundtrack album for the courtroom drama Miranda’s Victim. The album features the composer’s original music from the film and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s main titles track below. Miranda’s Victim is directed by Michelle Danner and stars Abigail Breslin, Luke Wilson, Ryan Phillippe, Emily VanCamp, Mireille Enos, Josh Bowman, Enrique Murciano, Brent Sexton, Nolan Gould, Sebastian Quinn, Kyle MacLachlan, Andy Garcia and Donald Sutherland. Read the rest of this entry »
John Powell Scoring Lynn Wang’s & Jared Hess’ ‘Thelma the Unicorn’
Posted: December 5, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jared Hess, John Powell, Lynn Wang, Netflix, Thelma the Unicorn
This week, John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon, Solo: A Star Wars Story, The Bourne Identity, Shrek, United 93, Rio, X-Men: The Last Stand, Don’t Worry Darling, Happy Feet) is recording his score Netflix animated film Thelma the Unicorn. The movie directed by Lynn Wang (Unikitty!) & Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite, Nacho Libre) is based on Aaron Blabey’s children’s novel and follows a small-time pony who dreams of becoming a glamurous music star and – in a moment of fate – is transformed into a unicorn and instantly rises to global stardom. 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
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 »
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 »
