Republic Records & Verve Music Group have released a new version of the soundtrack album for the hit movie musical Wicked. The album features all the songs from the film written by Stephen Schwartz, as well as commentary tracks for each song. Participants include Schwartz himself, stars Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jonathan Bailey, Jeff Goldblum & Peter Dinklage, director Jon M. Chu, as well as executive music producer Stephen Oremus. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The label has previously released the original soundtrack album, a sing-along version, as well as John Powell’s score album in various formats. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Wicked’ Cast & Filmmaker Commentary Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: April 3, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jon M. Chu, Soundtrack, Stephen Schwartz, Wicked
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‘Dying for Sex’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: April 3, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Ariel Marx, Dying for Sex, FX, Hulu, score, Soundtrack
Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album for the FX limited series Dying for Sex. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Emmy Award nominee Ariel Marx (Shiva Baby, Candy, Sanctuary, Happy Face, A Small Light, The Tale, A Friend of the Family). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, April 4 (visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download). Listen to the composer’s first two tracks below. Dying for Sex is created by Kim Rosenstock & Elizabeth Meriwether based on Nikki Boyer’s Wondery’s Podcast and stars Michelle Williams, Jenny Slate, Jay Duplass, Kelvin Yu, Rob Delaney, Esco Jouléy, David Rasche and Sissy Spacek. The comedy follows a woman who receives a diagnosis of Stage IV metastatic breast cancer and decides to leave her husband to explore the full breadth of her sexual desires for the first time in her life. Read the rest of this entry »
Joel McNeely to Score Akiva Schaffer’s ‘The Naked Gun’ Reboot
Posted: April 3, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Akiva Schaffer, Joel McNeely, The Naked Gun
Joel McNeely (A Million Ways to Die in the West, The Orville, Holes, Iron Will, Young Indiana Jones Chronicles) has been tapped to score the upcoming reboot of the comedy classic The Naked Gun. The film is directed by Akiva Schaffer (Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers) and stars Liam Neeson, Pamela Anderson, Paul Walter Hauser, Kevin Durand, CCH Pounder, Cody Rhodes, Eddie Yu, Liza Koshy and Danny Huston. The movie follows Lt. Frank Drebin Jr. as he follows in his father’s footsteps. Read the rest of this entry »
The Newton Brothers to Return for Emma Tammi’s ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’
Posted: April 3, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Emma Tammi, Five Nights at Freddy's, Five Nights at Freddy's 2, The Newton Brothers
The Newton Brothers (Daredevil: Born Again, X-Men ’97, The Haunting of Hill House, Doctor Sleep, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Forever Purge) are returning to score the upcoming supernatural horror sequel Five Nights at Freddy’s 2. The film is directed by Emma Tammi (The Wind, Blood Moon) who previously helmed the original 2023 original movie and stars Josh Hutcherson, Piper Rubio, Matthew Lillard and Elizabeth Lail who are all reprising their roles from the first installment based on Scott Cawthon’s blockbuster game series. No plot details have been announced yet. Read the rest of this entry »
‘2073’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: April 3, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: 2073, Antonio Pinto, Asif Kapadia, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the British sci-fi documentary 2073. The album features the film’s original music composed by Antonio Pinto (City of God, Lord of War, McFarland, USA, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, Amy, Nine Days, Flight Risk, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind) . The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 4 and will be available to stream/download on alll major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the composer’s first track (Children) below. 2073 is directed by Asif Kapadia and stars Samantha Morton, Naomi Ackie and Hector Hewer. The movie revolves around a survivor in the year 2073 besieged by nightmare visions of the past – a past that happens to be our present, visualized through real-life footage.. Read the rest of this entry »
‘A Nice Indian Boy’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: April 3, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Nice Indian Boy, Raashi Kulkarni, Roshan Sethi, score, Soundtrack
Raashi Kulkarni (World’s Best, Wedding Season) will release a soundtrack album for the romantic comedy A Nice Indian Boy. The album features the composer’s original score from the film and will be released digitally tomorrow, April 4 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s A Nice Indian Boy Suite after the jump. A Nice Indian Boy is directed by Roshan Sethi and stars Karan Soni, Jonathan Groff, Sunita Mani, Harish Patel, Zarna Garg, Peter S. Kim and Sas Goldberg. The Wayfarer Studios & Levantine Films production based on the play by Madhuri Shekar follows a soft spoken doctor as he brings his new fiancé home to meet his traditional Indian family who must contend with accepting his white-orphan-artist boyfriend and helping them plan the Indian wedding of their dreams. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Chase’ (‘Six Jours’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 3, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Johan Söderqvist, Juan Carlos Medina, score, Six jours, Soundtrack
B Original has released a soundtrack album for the French thriller The Chase (Six jours). The album features the film’s original music composed by Johan Söderqvist (Let the Right One In, Battlefield V, Madame Web, Anatomy of a Scandal, Kon-Tiki, In a Better World). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s “overture” and title track below. The Chase is directed by Juan Carlos Medina and stars Sami Bouajila, Julie Gayet, Philippe Résimont, Anne Azoulay, Gilles Cohen, Dimitri Storoge, Yannick Choirat and Manon Azem. The movie follows a police officer who decides to revisit the unsolved kidnapping of a young girl 11 years ago when another child is abducted in a similar way just a few days before the case is closed forever. Read the rest of this entry »
Cristobal Tapia de Veer Announces Departure from ‘The White Lotus’
Posted: April 3, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cristobal Tapia de Veer, HBO, The White Lotus
Cristobal Tapia de Veer has revealed in a recent interview with the New York Times that he won’t be returning to score the fourth season of the HBO original series The White Lotus, citing “creative differences” with the show’s creator Mike White. The composer has written the music for all episodes of the show (with Kim Neundorf receiving co-scoring credit on Season 2) and received three Emmy Awards for his main title theme from Season 1 and the scores from the first two seasons. The main title theme (Enlightenment) from Season 3 was released as a digital single this past February and the composer has recently published a longer version of the theme on his YouTube Channel (also listen to the track below). Read the rest of this entry »
Frederik Wiedmann Scoring Luke Sparke’s ‘Primitive War’
Posted: April 3, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Frederik Wiedmann, Luke Sparke, Primitive War
Composer Frederik Wiedmann (The Dragon Prince, Batman: Caped Crusader, Star Trek: Picard, Green Lantern: The Animated Series, Doom: Annihilation, Big Nate) Star Trek: Picard, Green Lantern: The Animated Series, Doom: Annihilation, Big Nate) is reteaming with director Luke Sparke on the upcoming Australian sci-fi/horror action movie Primitive War. The film is written and directed by Sparke (Occupation) and stars Ryan Kwanten, Tricia Helfer, Nick Wechsler, Aaron Glenane, Anthony Ingruber and Jeremy Piven. The movie based on the novel of the same title by Ethan Pettus is set in Vietnam, 1968 and follows the members of a recon unit known as Vulture Squad who are sent to an isolated jungle valley to uncover the fate of a missing Green Beret platoon, but soon discover they are not alone. Read the rest of this entry »
Kristin Chenoweth’s Original Song ‘Live Like That’ from ‘The King of Kings’ Released
Posted: April 2, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Kristin Chenoweth, Seong-ho Jang, The King of Kings
Sony Classical has released the original end credits song Live Like That from the animated feature The King of Kings. The track produced by Keith Thomas and co-written (with Kellys Collins, Tim Nichols & Matt Wynn) performed by Kristin Chenoweth is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also check out the official music video after the jump. A full soundtrack album featuring Tae Seong Kim’s original score from the film will be released on April 11. The King of Kings is directed by Seong-ho Jang and features the voices of Kenneth Branagh, Uma Thurman, Pierce Brosnan, Oscar Isaac, Forest Whitaker, Mark Hamill, Ben Kingsley and Roman Griffin Davis. Read the rest of this entry »
