22D Music has released the first-ever soundtrack album for the 2017 British action thriller Stratton directed by Simon West and starring Dominic Cooper, Gemma Chan, Austin Stowell, Tyler Hoechlin, Olegar Fedoro and Tom Felton. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nathaniel Méchaly (Taken, The Grandmaster, Colombiana, Shut In, Taxi Brooklyn, Transporter: The Series). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Also listen to the composer’s first track (Diving Team) after the jump. Stratton opened in the UK in 2017 and was released in the U.S. in select theaters and on VOD in early 2018 by Momentum Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Stratton’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: September 18, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Nathaniel Mechaly, score, Simon West, Soundtrack, Stratton
Hania Rani Scoring Charlie McDowell’s ‘The Summer Book’
Posted: September 18, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Charlie McDowell, Hania Rani, The Summer Book
Polish pianist, singer and composer Hania Rani (The Lost Flower of Alice Hart, Rosalie, I Never Cry, Subuk) is making her English language feature scoring debut on the upcoming Finnish/British drama The Summer Book. The film is directed by Charlie McDowell (The Discovery, The One I Love) and stars Glenn Close, Emily Matthews and Anders Danielsen Lie. The movie is based on Tove Jansson’s novel of the same title and follows a young girl who – in the wake of her mother’s death – spends a summer on an island off the gulf of Finland with her grandmother and father. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Sons’ (‘Vogter’) Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: September 18, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gustav Möller, Jon Ekstrand, score, Sons, Soundtrack, Vogter
OONA has released a soundtrack EP for the Danish/Swedish psychological thriller Sons (Vogter). The 6-track EP features the film’s original music composed by Jon Ekstrand (Morbius, Easy Money, Life, Borg vs McEnroe, All the Old Knives, Madame Luna). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Apple Music/iTunes and most other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s end credits track after the jump. Sons is directed by Gustav Möller and stars Sidse Babett Knudsen, Sebastian Bull, Dar Salim, Olaf Johannessen, Marina Bouras, Jacob Lohmann, Rami Zayat, Siir Tilif and Mathias Petersen. The movie revolves around an idealistic prison guard who faces the dilemma of her lifetime when a young man from her past is transferred to the prison where she works. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Lord of the RIngs: The Rings of Power’ Season 2, Episode 6 (‘Where Is He?’) Soundtrack Albums Details
Posted: September 18, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Bear McCreary, score, Soundtrack, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
The details of the soundtrack album for the sixth episode of the second season of the Prime Video original series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power have been revealed. The albums features the original music from Episode 6 (entitled Where Is He?) of Season 2 composed by Emmy Award winner Bear McCreary (Outlander, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, The Walking Dead, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Battlestar Galactica, Happy Death Day). The soundtracks will be released digitally tomorrow, September 19 by Amazon Content Services and will be available to stream exclusively on Amazon Music before becoming available on other digital music services after the season finale premieres next month. The label has previously released the composer’s scores from Episodes 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 as well as the Season 2 album featuring selections of the McCreary’s music from the new season over the last couple of weeks. Read the rest of this entry »
‘No Chains, No Masters’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 18, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Amine Bouhafa, Ni Chaînes Ni Maîtres, No Chain No Masters, score, Simon Moutaïrou, Soundtrack
22D Music has released a soundtrack album for the French historical thriller No Chains, No Masters (Ni Chaînes Ni Maîtres). The album features the film’s original music composed by Amine Bouhafa (Timbuktu, Beauty and the Dogs, Four Daughters, Along Came Love, Gagarine, Visiting Hours, The Man Who Sold His Skin). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composer’s title track after the jump. No Chains, No Masters is co-written and directed by Simon Moutaïrou and stars Ibrahima Mbaye, Camille Cottin, Anna Diakhere Thiandoum, Felix Lefebvre, Benoît Magimel and Vassili Schneide. The movie takes place in 1759 on Mauritius Island and follows a slave living in fear while toiling in the sugar cane fields as he sets off on a desperate search for his daughter after she escapes the plantation. Read the rest of this entry »
Skye Riley’s ‘Grieved You’ from ‘Smile 2’ Released
Posted: September 17, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Naomi Scott, Parker Finn, Skye Riley, Smile 2
Interscope Records has released the second song from the horror sequel Smile 2. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is Grieved You written by David Charles Marshall Biral, Denzel Baptiste, Rosario Lenzo, Tate McRae & Amy Allen) and performed by Naomi Scott who stars in the film as fictional pop star Skye Riley. Also check out the official music video after the jump. The label has previously released a first song (Blood on White Satin) and will release a full soundtrack album in the coming weeks. Smile 2 is written and directed by Parker Finn and also stars Kyle Gallner, Rosemarie DeWitt, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Peter Jacobson, Lukas Gage, Dylan Gelula, Ray Nicholson and Raúl Castillo. Read the rest of this entry »
Julia Newman Scoring ABC’s ‘Doctor Odyssey’
Posted: September 17, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Doctor Odyssey, Julia Newman
Julia Newman (Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, At the Gates, American Horror Stories) has been tapped to score the new ABC drama Doctor Odyssey. The show is created by Ryan Murphy (Glee, American Horror Story), Jon Robin Baitz (Brothers & Sisters, The Slap) & Joe Baken and stars Joshua Jackson, Phillipa Soo, Sean Teale and Don Johnson. The series follows a new on-board doctor for a luxury cruise ship and his small but mighty medical team as they navigate unique medical crises. Read the rest of this entry »
Pino Donaggio to Score Andrea Corsini’s ‘Beasts of Prey’
Posted: September 17, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andrea Corsini, Beasts of Prey, Pino Donaggio
Pino Donaggio (Carrie, Dressed to Kill, Body Double, The Howling, Blow Out, Seed of Chucky) is attached to score the upcoming psychological horror movie Beasts of Prey. The film is directed by Andrea Corsini and stars Carolyn Bracken and Caroline Goodall. The movie is based on Corsini’s short of the same title and is being described as a “complex and thrilling story about the never-ending struggle between the rational and the animal side of human nature.” Read the rest of this entry »