The full details of the soundtrack album for the Spanish Netflix original film Society of the Snow (La sociedad de la nieve) have been revealed. The album features the original music from the survival drama composed by Academy Award winner Michael Giacchino (Up, Lost, Ratatouille, The Batman, Star Trek, Jurassic World, Spider-Man: No Way HomeThe Incredibles). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, December 1 by Netflix Music (visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download). A first track (Found) was released back in September and a second track (Andes Ascent) was released earlier this month and can be checked out below. Society of the Snow is co-written and directed by J.A. Bayona and stars Enzo Vogrincic, Agustín Pardella, Matías Recalt, Esteban Bigliardi, Fenando Contigiani García and Diego Vegezzi. The movie tells the true story of the 1972 air crash in the Andes that forced its survivors to extreme measures. Read the rest of this entry »

Ecce Films has released a soundtrack album for the fantasy adventure She Is Conann (Conann). The album features the film’s original music composed by Pierre Desprats (Olga, Rouge, The Wild BoysPerfect NannyThe Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (or most other major digital music services), where you can also check out the track list. Listen to the composer’s first track (Un océan de regret) below. She Is Conann is written and directed by Bertrand Mandico and stars Elina Löwensohn, Christa Theret, Julia Riedler, Sandra Parfait, Claire Duburcq, Agata Buzek, Françoise Brion, Nathalie Richard, Audrey Bonnet and Christophe Bier. Read the rest of this entry »

MovieScore Media will release a soundtrack album for the holiday horror comedy There’s Something in the Barn. The album features the film’s original music composed by Lasse Enersen (Tom of Finland, Cold Courage, Legend of the Ancient Sword, The MisfitsThe MachineryThe Unknown Soldier). The soundtrack will be released digitally and CD on Demand this Friday, December 1. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrakc. There’s Something in the Barn is directed by Magnus Martens and stars Martin Starr, Amrita Acharia, Zoe Winther-Hansen, Henriette Steenstrup, Townes Bunner, Kiran Shah and Jeppe Beck Laursen. The movie follows a father who moves his American family to Norway after inheriting a remote estate with the intentions of turning the adjoining barn into a bed and breakfast, where they get disturbed by an unexpected resident: a mischievous barn elf who will go to deadly lengths to drive them away. Read the rest of this entry »

Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the French/Belgian drama Along Came Love (Le temps d’aimer). The album features the film’s original music composed by Amine Bouhafa (TimbuktuFour Daughters, Gagarine, Beauty and the DogsThe Man Who Sold His Skin). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Check out the composer’s title track after the jump. Along Came Love is co-written and directed by Katell Quillévéré and stars Anaïs Demoustier, Vincent Lacoste and Morgan Bailey. The movie centers on the relationship between a young waitress and a wealthy, cultivated student who meet in 1947 post-war Normandy. Read the rest of this entry »

Johnny Klimek (Cloud Atlas, Run Lola Run, Sense8, Babylon BerlinThe 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 »

2024 Oscars Best Original Score Predictions

Posted: November 28, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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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 »

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 »

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 »

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 Albums
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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 WolvesGhost 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 »