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 »
‘Lubo’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: November 12, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Giorgio Diritti, Lubo, Marco Biscarini, score, Soundtrack
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 »
Nile Rodgers & The-Dream to Compose Original Songs for Mark Anthony Green’s ‘Opus’
Posted: November 11, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Mark Anthony Green, Nile Rodgers, Opus, The-Dream
Grammy Award-winning music producer/guitarist/composer Nile Rodgers and Grammy Award-nominated singer/rapper/songwriter The-Dream (aka Terius Gesteelde-Diamant) are collaborating to write original song for the upcoming horror movie Opus. The film is written and directed by Mark Anthony Green and stars Ayo Edebiri, John Malkovich, Murray Bartlett, Amber Midthunder, Stephanie Suganami, Young Mazino and Tatanka Means. The A24 production centers on an iconic pop star’s return following a decades-long disappearance. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 10, 2023)
Posted: November 10, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Adam Anders, Dream Scenario, Journey to Bethlehem, Kane, Laura Karpman, Matt Hutchinson, Nate Wonder, Nikki Anders, Owen Pallett, Peer Astrom, Roman Gianarthur, Ronnie Minder, Stamped from the Beginning, The Dirty South, The Marvels, Tyler Forrest, Your Lucky Day
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the superhero movie The Marvels co-written and directed by Nia DaCosta and starring Brie Larson, Iman Vellani, Teyonah Parris, Samuel L. Jackson, Gary Lewis, Zawe Ashton, Seo-Jun Park, Mohan Kapur, Zenobia Shroff and Saagar Shaikh. The film’s original music is composed by Laura Karpman (Ms. Marvel, What If..?, American Fiction, Lovecraft Country, Underground, Set It Up). Hollywood Records & Marvel Music have released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past Wednesday. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Marvel Studios production.
Also opening wide is the movie musical Journey to Bethlehem directed by Adam Anders and starring Fiona Palomo, Milo Manheim, Antonio Banderas, Lecrae, Joel Smallbone, MŌRIAH and Stephanie Gil. Adam Anders has also written the film’s original music with Nikki Anders and Peer Astrom. Capitol Christian Music Group has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie last week. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Sony Pictures/AFFIRM Films release. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Dirty South’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: November 10, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Matthew Yerby, Soundtrack, The Dirty South, Tyler Forrest
Compound Interest has released a soundtrack album for the crime thriller The Dirty South. The album features the film’s original songs co-written by Tyler Forrest (who also provided the project’s score) and performed by artists such as Jovin Webb, Kori Lynn and VZ. Also included are tracks by Jessta James, Brantley Gilbert & Jelly Roll, Reyli Barba, Dorothy, Harrison Steele & others. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Also check out the official music video for Jovin Webb’s title song after the jump. The Dirty South is written and directed by Matthew Yerby and stars Willa Holland, Dermot Mulroney and Shane West. The movie follows a woman who finds herself in a desperate battle to save her family’s struggling business, when she meets a handsome drifter who comes into town and sees him as the only chance to prevent their bar from falling into the hands of a ruthless local tycoon. Read the rest of this entry »
MGM+’s ‘Beacon 23’ to Feature Theme by Ramin Djawadi and Score by William Marriott
Posted: November 10, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Beacon 23, MGM+, Ramin Djawadi, William Marriott
William Marriott has provided the original score for the new MGM+ original series Beacon 23. Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Westworld, Pacific Rim, Iron Man, Eternals, House of the Dragon, Clash of the Titans) has contributed the theme and also served as the music producer on the show created by Zak Penn (Ready Player One, Free Guy) based on the best-selling book by Hugh Howey and starring Lean Headey and Stephan James. The sci-fi thriller follows a government agent and a stoic ex-military man, whose fates become entangled after they find themselves trapped together inside one of many Beacons that serve as a lighthouse for intergalactic travelers. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Cliffhanger’ 30th Anniversary Edition Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: November 10, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cliffhanger, Michael J. Lewis, Renny Harlin, score, Soundtrack, Theatre of Blood, Trevor Jones
Quartet Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1993 action thriller Cliffhanger directed by Renny Harlin and starring Sylvester Stallone, John Lithgow, Michael Rooker & Janine Turner featuring music composed by Trevor Jones (The Dark Crystal, The Last of the Mohicans, Merlin, Labyrinth, Mississippi Burning, Dark City, Excalibur). The album, which is being released to coincide with the movie’s 30th anniversary, features the same content as the (sold out) expanded 2017 soundtrack released by La-La Land Records. The 2-CD set, which is limited to 1,000 copies, is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out the full album details and listen to audio samples. The label has also announced the premiere vinyl release of the title featuring selections of Jones’ score. Read the rest of this entry »
66th Grammy Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: November 10, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Grammy Awards
The nominations for the 66th Grammy Awards have been announced. The 2024 Grammys will take place on Sunday, February 4, from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles and broadcast live on the CBS Television Network and stream live and on demand on Paramount+. Here are the nominations in the film music-related categories:
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
Barbie – Mark Ronson & Andrew Wyatt
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Ludwig Göransson
The Fabelmans – John Williams Read the rest of this entry »
‘Your Lucky Day’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: November 10, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dan Brown, Matt Hutchinson, score, Soundtrack, Your Lucky Day
Matt Hutchinson (Tuscaloosa, Earth to Ned) has released a soundtrack album for the crime thriller Your Lucky Day. 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. Your Lucky Day is written and directed by Dan Brown and stars Angus Cloud, Elliot Knight, Jessica Garza, Mousa Hussein Kraish, Sterling Beaumon, Jason Wiles, Spencer Garrett, Sebastian Sozzi and Jason O’Mara. The movie centers on a dispute over a winning lottery ticket that turns into a deadly hostage situation, leaving the witnesses to decide exactly how far they’ll go for a cut of the prize money. Read the rest of this entry »
Kevin Lax & Robert Lydecker Scoring DreamWorks Animation’s Netflix Film ‘Orion and the Dark’
Posted: November 10, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Kevin Lax, Netflix, Orion and the Dark, Robert Lydecker, Sean Charmatz
Kevin Lax (The First Purge, Burning Sands, Juanita) and Robert Lydecker (Lethal Weapon, Iron Fist, Sleepy Hollow) have teamed up to score the upcoming Netflix animated film Orion and the Dark. The movie is directed by Sean Charmatz (Trolls Holiday in Harmony) and features the voice talent of Jacob Tremblay and Paul Walter Hauser. The DreamWorks Animation production is based on the book of the same title by Emma Yarlett and tells the story of an average elementary school kid who is afraid of many things, including the dark, when he is whisked onto a whirlwind adventure that might just cure him of his adolescent fears. Read the rest of this entry »
