Johnny Klimek (Cloud Atlas, Run Lola Run, Sense8, Babylon Berlin, The International, The Matrix Resurrections) and Gabriel Mounsey (Breaking In, Messiah, This Is Congo) have teamed up to score the upcoming Australian Netflix limited series Boy Swallows Universe. The show is written by John Collee (Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Happy Feet) based on Trent Dalton’s novel of the same title and stars Travis Fimmel, Phoebe Tonkin, Simon Baker, Felix Cameron, Zac Burgess, Lee Tiger Halley, Sophie Wilde, Bryan Brown and Anthony LaPaglia. The 8-part drama is set in 1980s Brisbane and tells the story of a teenager who answers a red telephone in a room below his house and begins a journey that will break his heart before rebuilding it. Read the rest of this entry »
Johnny Klimek & Gabriel Mounsey Scoring Netflix’s ‘Boy Swallows Universe’
Posted: November 28, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Boy Swallows Universe, Gabriel Mounsey, Johnny Klimek, Netflix
2024 Oscars Best Original Score Predictions
Posted: November 28, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
Starting today, we are publishing our predictions for the nominees in the Best Original Score category of next year’s 96th Academy Awards on the left side column of this page. The selection and ranking is based on our own experience of the scores in context of the movies, reactions of Academy music branch members and others in the film music community, historical data, the level of awards campaigning and awareness of the competing titles, and the response to the movies in other categories. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeymes Samuel’s First Song from ‘The Book of Clarence’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: November 28, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Buju Banton, Jeymes Samuel, Lil Wayne, Shabba Ranks, The Book of Clarence
Roc Nation Records has released the first original song from the biblical comedy drama The Book of Clarence. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is Hallelujah Heaven written and performed by Jeymes Samuel (The Harder They Fall) feat. Lil Wayne, Buju Banton & Shabba Ranks. Also check out the official lyric video below. A full soundtrack album featuring more songs by Jay-Z, Kid Cudi, among others, will be announced soon. Milan Records will release a separate soundtrack album featuring Samuel’s original score from the movie. The Book of Clarence is written, directed and produced by Samuel and stars LaKeith Stanfield, Omar Sy , Anna Diop, David Oyelowo, RJ Cyler, Micheal Ward, Teyana Taylor, Alfre Woodard, Caleb McLaughlin, Eric Kofi-Abrefa, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, James McAvoy and Benedict Cumberbatch. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Sparrow’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: November 28, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christopher White, Michael Kinirons, score, Soundtrack, The Sparrow
Christopher White (White Plastic Sky, The Heart Machine, Thank You for the Rain, Nancy, Please) has released a soundtrack album for the Irish drama The Sparrow. The album features the composer’s original score from the film and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Listen to White’s The Sparrow Overture and End Credits tracks after the jump. The Sparrow is written and directed by Michael Kinirons and stars Ollie West, David O’Hara, Isabelle Connolly, Éanna Hardwicke and Dara Devaney. The movie is set in a remote fishing village in West Cork and follows a wild teenager who gets involved in a tragic accident and decideds to keep the tragedy a secret. Read the rest of this entry »
New Remix of ‘Aqua Teen Hunger Force’ Main Theme Released
Posted: November 28, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Adult Swim, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Schoolly D
WaterTower Music has released a new version of the theme song for the Adult Swim animated series Aqua Teen Hunger Force. The new remix of the song (written, composed and performed by Schoolly D) created by Nick Ingkatanuwat, Matt Maiellaro & Shawn Coleman for the show’s twelfth season is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the full track after the jump. Aqua Teen Hunger Force is created by Dave Willis & Matt Maiellaro and stars Carey Means as Frylock, Dana Snyder as Master Shake, and Willis himself as Meatwad and Carl. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Robin’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: November 28, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Antonio Tublen, Frank Ilfman, Robin, score, Soundtrack
MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the Danish psychological thriller Robin. The album features the film’s original music composed by Frank Ilfman (Gunpowder Milkshake, Big Bad Wolves, Ghost Stories, The Etruscan Smile, The Operative) and director Antonio Tublen. Visit iTunes/Apple Music or most other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Also listen to the title track below. Robin is written and directed by Tublen and stars Rosalinde Mynster , Jesper Christensen, Julie G. Wester and Anders Heinrichse. The movie revolves around a woman who mysteriously awakens in a forest – naked and confused – and believes that she has witnessed a murder. Read the rest of this entry »
Pedro Alonso’s & Tristan Ulloa’s ‘Felicità’ Cover ‘Felicidad’ from ‘Money Heist’ Spin-off ‘Berlin’ Released
Posted: November 28, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: · Tristan Ulloa, Berlin, Netflix, Pedro Alonso
Netflix Music has released the Spanish language cover version of Al Bano’s & Romina Power’s Felicità (written by Gino De Stefani, Dario Farina & Cristiano Minellono) from the upcoming Spanish Netflix original series Berlin. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is Felicidad produced by Alex Olmedo and performed by lead actors Pedro Alonso & Tristan Ulloa. Also listen to the track song below. A full soundtrack album featuring the show’s original score composed by Lucas Peire & Frank Montasell is expected to be released in late December. Read the rest of this entry »
Stan Walker’s Original Song ‘I Am’ from Ava DuVernay’s ‘Origin’ Released
Posted: November 27, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ava DuVernay, Origin, Stan Walker
Sony Music Entertainment NZ has released the original song I Am from Ava DuVernay’s drama Origin. The track co-written (with Michael Fatkin, Vince Harder & Te Kanapu Anasta) and performed by Stan Walker and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the full song after the jump. Origin is written and directed by DuVernay and stars Aunjanue Ellis, Niecy Nash-Betts, Jon Bernthal, Vera Farmiga, Nick Offerman, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Connie Nielsen, Victoria Pedretti, Blair Underwood, Finn Wittrock, Donna Mills, Leonardo Nam, Isha Blaake and Emily Yancy.. 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
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 »