Ben Frost (Dark, Sleeping Beauty, 1899, Raised by Wolves, Super Dark Times, Fortitude) has been tapped to score the upcoming period drama Palestine 36. The film is directed by Annemarie Jacir (Wajib, Salt of This Sea) and stars Hiam Abbass, Kamel Al Basha, Yasmine Al-Massri, Jeremy Irons, Jalal Altawil, Robert Aramayo, Saleh Bakri, Karim Daoud Anaya, Yafa Bakri, Billy Howle, Dhafer L’Abidine and Liam Cunningham. The movie is set against the backdrop of 1936 Palestine when the territory was under British mandatory control and explores the lead-up to and events of the Palestinian Arab Revolt from 1936 to 1939. Read the rest of this entry »
Ben Frost Scoring Annemarie Jacir’s ‘Palestine 36’
Posted: February 10, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Annemarie Jacir, Ben Frost, Palestine 36
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‘The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: February 10, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Joseph Trapanese, Kang Hei Chul, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep
Netflix Music will release a soundtrack album for the streamer’s original anime film The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep. The album features the movie’s original music is composed by Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, Straight Outta Compton, Shadow and Bone, The Greatest Showman, Lady and the Tramp, Project Power, Spiderhead, The Raid: Redemption) who is also scoring Netflix’s The Witcher live-action series. Also included are three original songs co-written by Trapanese and performed by Joey Batey, Mallory Jansen and Christina Wren. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 11 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s main titles track and all songs below. The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep is s directed by Kang Hei Chul and features the voices of Doug Cockle, Batey, Anya Chalotra, Emily Carey, Wren, Camrus Johnson, Ray Chase and Simon Templeman. The Studio MIR production follows Geralt of Rivia as he is hired to investigate when a group of human sailors are attacked by mysterious creatures of the deep and finds himself drawn into a centuries-old conflict between humans and merpeople. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Diva Futura’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 10, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Diva Futura, Giulia Louise Steigerwalt, Michele Braga, score, Soundtrack
Warner Music Italy has released a soundtrack album for the Italian biographical drama Diva Futura. The album features the film’s original music composed by Michele Braga (Dogman, Brigands: The Quest for Gold, Freaks Out, Shadows, The Blunder, Rose Island). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen the composer’s first track after the jump. Diva Futura is written and directed by Giulia Louise Steigerwalt and stars Pietro Castellitto, Barbara Ronchi, Tesa Litvan, Denise Capezza and Lidija Kordić. The movie is set in the ’80s and ’90s and tells the story of the titular casting and production agency founded in 1983 by Riccardo Schicchi and Ilona Staller. Read the rest of this entry »
Son Lux Scoring Marvel Studios’ ‘Thunderbolts*’
Posted: February 9, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jake Schreier, Marvel Studios, Son Lux, Thunderbolts*
This past week, Son Lux (Everything Everywhere All at Once, The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby) have been recording their score for Marvel Studios’ upcoming feature Thunderbolts*. The film is directed by Jake Schreier (Beef, Robot & Frank) and stars Florence Pugh who reprises her role of Yelena Belova from Black Widow, as well as Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes, David Harbour as Red Guardian, Olga Kurylenko, Wyatt Russell, Hannah John-Kamen and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 9, 2025)
Posted: February 9, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Apple TV +, Atticus Ross, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, Caroline Ho, Disney Plus, Dustin O'Halloran, Harlem Ice, Jakwob, James Jano, Joseph Trapanese, La Dolce Villa, My Fault: London, Netflix, Peacock, Sami Jano, The Gorge, The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep, Trent Reznor
Premiering on Tuesday, February 11, is the Netflix original anime film The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep directed by Kang Hei Chul and starring Doug Cockle, Joey Batey, Anya Chalotra and Christina Wren. The movie’s original music is composed by Joseph Trapanese (The Witcher, Oblivion, Shadow and Bone, Straight Outta Compton, The Greatest Showman, The Raid: Redemption, Project Power). A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score will be announced soon. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the Studio MIR production, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
Premiering on Wednesday, February 12, is the Disney+ original documentary series Harlem Ice directed by Samantha Knowles and executive produced by Imagine Entertainment’s Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Sara Bernstein, Geeta Gandbhir, Meredith Kaulfers, Robin Roberts and Justin Wilkes. Sami Jano (Dads, We Feed People) & James Jano have composed the show’s original music. The 5-parter, which follows the coaches and girls of Figure Skating in Harlem as they prepare for performances, competitions, and a life-changing global experience, will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+. Read the rest of this entry »
Kris Bowers Wins Annie Award for ‘The Wild Robot’ Score
Posted: February 8, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Annie Awards, Kris Bowers, The Wild Robot
Kris Bowers was honored with his first Annie Award in the Feature category for his music from DreamWorks Animation’s The Wild Robot at tonight’s 52nd Annie Awards ceremony at UCLA’s Royce Hall. Bowers’ score was released by Back Lot Music. The other contenders in the category were Stuart Hancock for Kensuke’s Kingdom, Pharrell Williams & Michael Andrews for Piece by Piece, John Powell, Ed Sheeran & Johnny McDaid for That Christmas and Lorne Balfe & Julian Nott for Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Detective Chinatown 1900’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: February 8, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chen Sicheng, Dai Mo, Detective Chinatown 1900, Hu Xiaoou, Nathan Wang, score, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album has been released for the Chinese mystery comedy Detective Chinatown 1900. The album features the film’s original score composed by Hu Xiaoou and Nathan Wang (She’s All That, The Game Plan, You Again, Playing with Fire, Chinese Zodiac). Also included is the song Welcome to San Francisco performed by Rennie Wang. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and most other major digital music services), where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the song and first score track from each composer below. Detective Chinatown 1900 is directed by Chen Sicheng & Dai Mo and stars Wang Baoqiang, Liu Haoran, Chow Yun-Fat, Zhang Xincheng, Ke Bai and Yue Yunpeng. The fourth installment in the Detective Chinatown series follows Qin Fu & Ah Gui as they investigative the murder of a white woman in Chinatown in 1900 San Francisco. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 7, 2025)
Posted: February 7, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexis Marsh, Armand, Bring Them Down, Dominic Lewis, Ella van der Woude, Hannah Peel, Heart Eyes, I Love You Forever, Jay Wadley, Jazzy, Lele Marchitelli, Love Hurts, Michael Penn, Neil Halstead, Parthenope
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the action comedy Love Hurts directed by JoJo Eusebio and starring Ke Huy Quan, Ariana DeBose, Daniel Wu, Lio Tipton, Sean Astin, Mustafa Shakir, Marshawn Lynch, André Eriksen and Rhys Darby. The film’s original music is composed by Dominic Lewis (The Fall Guy, The Man in the High Castle, Bullet Train, Peter Rabbit, Money Monster, Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween, Spirited). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Universal Pictures release.
Also opening wide is the slasher movie Heart Eyes directed by Josh Ruben and starring Olivia Holt, Mason Gooding, Gigi Zumbado, Devon Sawa Jordana Brewster and Michaela Watkins. Jay Wadley (I’m Thinking of Ending Things, Swan Song, Tell Me Lies, Franklin, Indignation, We Grown Now, I Carry You with Me, Fire Island) has composed the film’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score will be released in the coming weeks by Lakeshore Records. Check back on this page for the full album details and check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the Sony Pictures release. Read the rest of this entry »
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross Win Critics Choice Award for ‘Challengers’ Score
Posted: February 7, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Critics Choice Awards
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross were honored with their third Critics Choice Award in the Best Score category for their music for Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers at tonight’s 30th Critics Choice Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. They previously received the award for The Social Network and Soul. The other composers nominated in the category were Volker Bertelmann for Conclave, Kris Bowers for The Wild Robot, Clément Ducol & Camille for Emilia Pérez, Daniel Blumberg for The Brutalist and Hans Zimmer for Dune: Part Two. Read the rest of this entry »
‘New Wave’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: February 7, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chris Upton, Elizabeth Ai, Greg Bernall, New Wave, score, Soundtrack
If This Then Records has released a soundtrack album for the documentary New Wave. The album features the film’s original score composed by Greg Bernall (Social Animals) & Chris Upton (Ba). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to a track (There Is a New Wave) from the composers’ score below. New Wave is directed by Elizabeth Ai and centers on a group of displaced Vietnamese refugees who fled their country by boat and in the 1980s redefined their identities in suburban Orange County, California, through New Wave music. Read the rest of this entry »
