Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1980 sci-fi cult classic Battle Beyond the Stars directed by Jimmy T. Murakami and starring Richard Thomas, Robert Vaughn, John Saxon, George Peppard, Sybil Danning and Darlanne Fluegel. The album features the remastered and expanded original score from the Roger Corman production composed by Academy Award winner James Horner (Titanic, Braveheart, Avatar, Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind, Field of Dreams, Aliens, The Amazing Spider-Man), including previously unreleased music. The 2-CD set, which features the complete score on the first disc and a remastered version of the 1980 original soundtrack album on the second disc, is now available to order on Amazon and the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples. Read the rest of this entry »
Expanded and Remastered ‘Battle Beyond the Stars’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: November 13, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Battle Beyond the Stars, James Horner, Jimmy T. Murakami, score, Soundtrack
‘Adventures of the Naked Umbrella’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: November 13, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Adventures of the Naked Umbrella, Gerald Brunskill, Jeff Victor, score, Soundtrack
Vicmachine Records has released a soundtrack album for the indie sci-fi comedy Adventures of the Naked Umbrella. The album features the film’s original songs and score composed by Jeff Victor. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Adventures of the Naked Umbrella is written and directed by Gerald Brunskill and stars Jeremy Davies, Taryn Manning, Tom Arnold, Richard Riehle, Darnell Rhea and Cindy Vela. The movie follows a convicted arsonist who is hosting a conspiracy podcast who must prove his innocence when is trailer home explodes and he is convinced that he is being set up. Read the rest of this entry »
Sofia Ashraf’s Original Song ‘Badi Baddy’ from Netflix’s ‘Big Mouth’ Released
Posted: November 13, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amrit Rao, Big Mouth, Netflix, Sofia Ashraf
Netflix Music has released the original song Badi Baddy from the seventh season of the Netflix original animated series Big Mouth. The track co-written (with Amrit Rao) and performed by Sofia Ashraf is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the full song below. The label has previously released the Lin-Manuel Miranda-penned song Esperando Pelitos from Season 7 last month and a full soundtrack album for the previous seasons last year. Big Mouth created by Nick Kroll, Andrew Goldberg, Mark Levin & Jennifer Flackett and starring Kroll, John Mulaney, Jessi Klein, Maya Rudolph, Jordan Peele, Jason Mantzoukas, Ayo Edebiri & Fred Armisen is now available to stream on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Santa Clauses’ Season 2 Soundtrack Single Released
Posted: November 13, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Ariel Rechtshaid, Disney Plus, The Santa Clauses
Hollywood Records has released released a new digital single featuring two songs from the second season of the Disney+ original series The Santa Clauses. The 2-track single includes Dancing with My Elf (a cover of Billy Idol’s Dancing with Myself) produced by series composer Ariel Rechtshaid and performed by the members of the show’s cast, as well as a cover of Darlene Love’s Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) produced by The Diner, Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh, Clyde & Gracie Lawrence and performed by the cast feat. Lawrence. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the single. Also listen to both songs after the jump. The label has previously released the Girls Just Want to Have Fun and Last Christmas covers from Season 1 last year. Read the rest of this entry »
John Debney Scoring Mark Dindal’s ‘The Garfield Movie’
Posted: November 13, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: John Debney, Mark Dindal, The Garfield Movie
John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, The Jungle Book, Elf, Iron Man 2, Hocus Pocus, Cutthroat Island) is composing the original score for the upcoming animated feature The Garfield Movie. The film is directed by Mark Dindal and features the voices of Chris Pratt, Samuel L. Jackson, Hannah Waddingham, Nicholas Hoult, Ving Rhames, Cecily Strong, Brett Goldstein, Harvey Guillén and Bowen Yang. The animated comedy based on the characters created by Jim Davis follows the world-famous cat who – after an unexpected reunion with his long-lost father, scruffy street cat Vic – is forced his perfectly pampered life with canine friend Odie into joining Vic in a high-stakes heist. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Barber’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: November 13, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Barber, Fintan Connolly, Forrest Gray, score, Soundtrack
Forrest Gray has released a soundtrack album for the Irish mystery thriller Barber. The album features the composer’s original score from the film and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Listen to the composer’s title track after the jump. Barber is co-written and directed by Fintan Connolly and stars Aidan Gillen, Aisling Kearns, Gary Lydon, Helen Behan, Deirdre Donnelly and Liam Carney. The movie revolves around a private investigator who exposes dark secrets and corruption after a wealthy widow’s granddaughter goes missing. Read the rest of this entry »
Anne Dudley Scoring Apple TV+’s ‘The Velveteen Rabbit’
Posted: November 13, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anne Dudley, Apple TV +, The Velveteen Rabbit
Anne Dudley (The Full Monty, Poldark, American History X, The Crying Game, Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again, The Hustle, Benedetta) has composed the original music for the new Apple TV+ holiday special The Velveteen Rabbit. The live-action animated hybrid special is based on the children’s book of the same name by Margery Williams and stars Phoenix Laroche and features the voice talent fo Alex Lawther (in the title role), Helena Bonham Carter, Nicola Coughlan, Bethany Antonia, Paterson Joseph, Lois Chimimba, Clive Rowe, Tilly Vosburgh, Nathaniel Parker, Samantha Colley and Leonard Buckley. The Magic Light Pictures production tells the story of a 7-year-old boy who discovers a lifelong friend when he receives a new favorite toy for Christmas and unlocks a world of magic. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 12, 2023)
Posted: November 12, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Murder at the End of the World, Amie Doherty, Anamanaguchi, Apple TV +, Beacon 23, Best. Christmas. Ever!, Christopher Lennertz, Danny Bensi, Dashing Through the Snow, Disney, FX, Hulu, Jeff Rona, John Medeski, Joseph Trapanese, Leopold Ross, MGM+, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Netflix, Peacock, Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain, Ramin Djawadi, Sarah Warne, Saunder Jurriaans, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, Showtime, Sundance Now, The Curse, The Long Shadow, William Marriott
Making its linear debut tonight is the Showtime original series The Curse created by Benny Safdie & Nathan Fielder and starring Emma Stone, Fielder and Safdie. The show’s original music is composed John Medeski and executive produced by Daniel Lopatin (Uncut Gems, Good Time). Milan Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the score this coming Friday, November 17. Check out our soundtrack announcment for the full album details, to listen to a first track and to learn more about the project. The comedy premiered this past Friday on Paramount+ with Showtime and will air every Sunday night on Showtime.
Also premiering today is the MGM+ original series Beacon 23 created by Zak Penn based on Hugh Howey’s best-selling book and starring Lean Headey and Stephan James. William Marriott has composed the show’s original score. Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Pacific Rim, Westworld, Iron Man, House of the Dragon, Eternals) has contributed the theme and also serves as the project’s music producer. Check out our previous news article for more information about the sci-fi thriller, which will be available to stream on MGM+. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Lubo’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: November 12, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Giorgio Diritti, Lubo, Marco Biscarini, score, Soundtrack
Ala Bianca Records has released a soundtrack album for the Italian/Swiss period drama Lubo. The album features the film’s original music composed by Marco Biscarini (Hidden Away, The Man Who Will Come, The Lamb, There Will Come a Day, The Vegetarian). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Lubo is co-written and directed by Giorgio Diritti and stars Franz Rogowski, Christophe Sermet, Noemi Besedes, Valentina Bellè, Cecilia Steiner and Joel Basman. The movie follows a traveling busker who is called up for service in the Swiss army to defend against a potential German attack, when he – upon learning his wife has died and his three small children have been taken – flees his unit, adopts a new identity, and begins a desperate search to reunite his family. Read the rest of this entry »
David Fleming Scoring Juan Carlos Fresnadillo’s Netflix Film ‘Damsel’
Posted: November 11, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Damsel, David Fleming, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, Netflix
David Fleming (The Last of Us, The Unforgivable, The Night Logan Woke Up, Hillbilly Elegy, Blue Planet II) has recently scored the upcoming Netflix original film Damsel. The movie is directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (28 Weeks Later, Intruders) and stars Millie Bobby Brown, Angela Bassett, Robin Wright, Nick Robinson, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Ray Winstone, Brooke Carter. The fantasy adventure tells the story of a dutiful damsel who agrees to marry a handsome prince, only to find the royal family has recruited her as a sacrifice to repay an ancient debt. Read the rest of this entry »
