The Television Academy has announced a number of rules changes for the 78th & 79th Emmy Awards competition in 2025 & 2026, including an update in the Music – Main Title Theme category for 2026. The new rules state that a “Main Title Theme must appear in 50% or more of eligible episodes submitted for the 2026 Emmy competition. The Main Title Theme has been further defined as a musical fingerprint and calling card that is identifiable and unique to a show, thereby drawing an audience in by setting the show’s tone and what is to come.” Read the rest of this entry »
Television Academy Announces Rule Change in ‘Main Title Theme’ Category
Posted: January 8, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Emmy Awards
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World Premiere Release of Gil Mellé’s ‘Gold of the Amazon Women’ Score Announced
Posted: January 8, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Gil Melle, Gold of the Amazon Women, Mark L. Lester, NBC, score, Soundtrack
Dragon’s Domain Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1979 television movie Gold of the Amazon Women directed by Mark L. Lester and starring Bo Svenson, Anita Ekberg, Donald Pleasence, Bob Minor and Richard Romanus. The album features the film’s original music composed by Golden Globe nominee Gil Mellé (The Andromeda Strain, Borderline, The Sentinel, Night Gallery, The Organization). The CD, which is limited to 500 copies, is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio samples and find out more about the release. A digital release is also expected in the coming weeks. Gold of the Amazon Women premiered in March of 1979 on NBC and is now available to purchase on DVD. Read the rest of this entry »
‘M. Son of the Century’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: January 8, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Joe Wright, M. Il figlio del secolo, M. Son of the Century, score, Sky, Soundtrack, Tom Rowlands
The details of the soundtrack album for the Sky original drama M. Son of the Century (M. Il figlio del secolo) have been revealed. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by The Chemical Brothers’ Tom Rowlands (Hanna, Trespass Against Us). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, January 10 by Milan Records. Check back on this page for the streaming/download link. M. Son of the Century is directed by Joe Wright, written by Stefano Bises & Davide Serino based on the best-selling novel by Antonio Scurati and stars Luca Marinelli as Benito Mussolini, as well as Francesco Russo, Barbara Chichiarelli, ederico Majorana, Benedetta Cimatti and Lorenzo Zurzolo. The 8-parter chronicles the history of a country that surrendered to dictatorship and covers the period from the founding of Fasci Italiani in 1919 through to Mussolini’s infamous speech in parliament following the murder of socialist MP Giacomo Matteotti in 1925. Read the rest of this entry »
‘It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown!’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: January 8, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: It's the Easter Beagle Charlie Brown, score, Soundtrack, Vince Guaraldi
Lee Mendelson Film Productions will release the first-ever soundtrack album for the 1974 animated television special It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown! created by Charles M. Schulz and directed by Phil Roman. The album features the premiere release of complete score from the twelfth Peanuts special composed by Vince Guaraldi (A Charlie Brown Christmas, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, A Boy Named Charlie Brown). Also included as a bonus track is Woodstock’s Medley performed byDavid Benoit (piano) with original Guaraldi sidemen Seward McCain (bass) and Mike Clark (drums), recorded fifty years later at the same Hyde Street studio where the soundtrack was recorded in San Francisco. The Peanuts 75th Anniversary Edition album will be released digitally and physically on March 21. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version and vinyl edition. Read the rest of this entry »
‘American Primeval’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: January 8, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: American Primeval, Explosions in the Sky, Netflix, Peter Berg, score, Soundtrack
Netflix Music will release the official soundtrack album for the streamer’s original limited American Primeval. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by the post-rock band Explosions in the Sky (Friday Night Lights, Prince Avalanche, Lone Survivor, Manglehorn). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, January 9 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the band’s first track (The Fort) below. American Primeval is created by Mark L. Smith and stars Taylor Kitsch, Betty Gilpin, Dane DeHaan, Jai Courtney, Shea Whigham, Joe Tippett, Saura Lightfoot Leon and Preston Mota. The 6-part western directed by Peter Berg follows a mother and son fleeing from their past to form a family while confronting a harsh landscape of freedom and cruelty in the American West. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Seeking Haven for Mr Rambo’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: January 8, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ahmad Mostafa Zaky, Khaled Mansour, score, Seeking Haven for Mr Rambo, Soundtrack
Aiemzy Productions has released a soundtrack album for the Egyptian comedy drama Seeking Haven for Mr Rambo. The album features the film’s original music composed and produced by Ahmad Mostafa Zaky. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s final track below. Seeking Haven for Mr Rambo is co-written and directed by Khaled Mansour and stars Essam Omar, Rakeen Saad, Samaa Ibrahim and Ahmed Bahaa. The movie follows an evicted man who embarks on a journey to save his dog and only friend from an unclear threat and is suddenly faced with much more than saving his dog as his neighbor and society turn on him. Read the rest of this entry »
Paul Haslinger Scoring Paul W.S. Anderson’s ‘In the Lost Lands’
Posted: January 8, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: In the Lost Lands, Paul Haslinger, Paul W.S. Anderson
Paul Haslinger (Underworld, Halt and Catch Fire, Crank, Shoot ‘Em Up, Prom Night, Blue Crush) has composed the original score for the upcoming fantasy action adventure In the Lost Lands. The film is directed by Paul W.S. Anderson (Resident Evil, Event Horizon) and stars Dave Bautista, Milla Jovovich and Arly Jover. The movie is based on short story by George R.R. Martin (Game of Thrones) and tells the story of a queen who – desperate to fulfill her love – sends a powerful and feared sorceress to the ghostly wilderness of the Lost Lands in search of a magical power, where the sorceress and her guide must outwit and outfight man and demon. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Winter in Sokcho’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: January 8, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Delphine Malausséna, Hiver à Sokcho, Koya Kamura, score, Soundtrack, Winter in Sokcho
22D Music has released a soundtrack album for the French drama Winter in Sokcho (Hiver à Sokcho). The album features the film’s original music composed by Delphine Malaussena (Final Set, The Blade, Moon, LaRoy, 66 Questions). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composer’s first track (Envol) below. Winter in Sokcho is co-written and directed by Koya Kamura and stars Bella Kim, Roschdy Zem, Mi-Hyeon Park, Doyu Gong, Tae-Ho Ryu and Kyung-Soon Jung. The movie revolves around a young woman struggling to claim her independence and identity who has her routine disrupted when a French artist checks into the small guesthouse in snowy Sokcho where she works. Read the rest of this entry »
Tony Kanal Scoring ABC’s ‘Shifting Gears’
Posted: January 7, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Shifting Gears, Tony Kanal
Tony Kanal (of the rock bands No Doubt and Dreamcar) is scoring the new ABC comedy Shifting Gears. The show is created by Mike Scully & Julie Thacker Scully (The Simpsons, Duncanville) and stars Tim Allen, Kat Dennings, Seann William Scott, Daryl Mitchell, Barrett Margolis and Maxwell Simkins. The series follows a stubborn, widowed owner of a classic car restoration whose life gets turned upside down when his estranged daughter and her kids move into his house. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Harbin’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: January 7, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cho Young Wuk, Harbin, score, Soundtrack, Woo Min-ho
Genie Music & CJ Entertainment have released a soundtrack album for the South Korean historical/biographical spy thriller Harbin. The album features the film’s original music composed by Cho Young-Wuk (Oldboy, The Handmaiden, The Sympathizer, Thirst, Lady Vengeance, Decision to Leave, The Little Drummer Girl). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to a track (Battle of Kyung Heung) from the composer’s score below. Harbin is co-written and directed by Woo Min-ho and stars Hyun Bin, Park Jeong-min, Jeon Yeo-been, Jo Woo-jin and Lee Dong-wook. The movie is set in 1909, several years after Korea is forced into becoming a Japanese colony, and tells the story of a group of freedom fighters who plot the daring assassination of Japan’s prime minister during their quest for independence. Read the rest of this entry »
