OONA has released a soundtrack album for the Finnish historical drama Never Alone (Ei koskaan yksin). The album features the film’s original music composed by Matti Bye (Young Royals, The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared, Tove, Young Wallander, A Serious Game, Everlasting Moments). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s end titles track below. Never Alone is co-written and directed by Klaus Härö and stars Ville Virtanen, Nina Hukkinen, Rony Herman, Kari Hietalahti, Naemi Latzer, Peter Kanerva, Carl-Kristian Rundman, Hannu-Pekka Björkman, Tomi Salmela, Satu-Tuuli Karhu and Rain & Ruben Tolk. The movie tells the true story of a group of Jewish refugees seeking safety in Finland during World War II and Finnish-Jewish businessman Abraham Stiller who risked everything to protect the refugee community. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Never Alone’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: January 30, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ei koskaan yksi, Klaus Härö, Matti Bye, Never Alone, score, Soundtrack
Will Ferrell’s & Reese Witherspoon’s ‘Islands in the Stream’ Cover from ‘You’re Cordially Invited’ Released
Posted: January 29, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Geraldine Viswanathan, Nicholas Stoller, Reese Witherspoon, Will Ferrell, You're Cordially Invited
Republic Records has released the cover versions of Kenny Rogers’ & Dolly Parton’s song Islands in the Stream (written by the Bee Gees) from the Prime Video original movie You’re Cordially Invited. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is a digital single featuring the “end credits” version performed by lead actors Will Ferrell & Reese Witherspoon and the “wedding” version performed by Ferrell & Geraldine Viswanathan. Also listen to both tracks (produced by the film’s composer Michael Andrews) after the jump. You’re Cordially Invited is written and directed by Nicholas Stoller and also stars Meredith Hagner, Jimmy Tatro, Jack McBrayer, Celia Weston, Leanne Morgan, Rory Scovel, Stony Blyden, Keyla Monterroso Mejia and Ramona Young. Read the rest of this entry »
Takeshi Furukawa Scoring Apple TV+’s ‘Side Quest’
Posted: January 29, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Apple TV +, Mythic Quest, Side Quest, Takeshi Furukawa
Takeshi Furukawa (Avatar: The Last Airbender, Planet of Lana, The Last Guardian) is scoring the upcoming Apple TV+ original anthology series Side Quest. The show is a spinoff to the streamer’s Mythic Quest (which is making its fourth season premiere today) and stars Rob McElhenney, Annamarie Kasper, Esai Morales, Shalita Grant, Bria Henderson, Ramon Reed, Rome Flynn, Leonard Robinson and William Stanford Davis. The 4-part comedy explores the lives of employees, players and fans who are impacted by the game in an anthology format. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Devil and the Daylong Brothers’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: January 29, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brandon McCormick, Nicholas Kirk, score, Soundtrack, The Brothers Bright, The Devil and the Daylong Brothers
Whitestone Nocturne has released a soundtrack album for the southern gothic thriller The Devil and the Daylong Brothers. The album features the film’s original score composed by Nicholas Kirk (who also produced the project). Also included are the songs from the movie written by Kirk and performed by The Brothers Bright. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the first song and score track below. The Devil and the Daylong Brothers is co-written and directed by Brandon McCormick and stars Brendan Bradley, Nican Robinson, Jordon Bolden, Rainey Qualley and Keith Carradine. The movie follows three brothers on a blood-soaked quest for revenge against their father who sold their souls to the Devil before they were born. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Hulu’s ‘Paradise’ to Be Released
Posted: January 29, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Dan Fogelman, Hulu, Paradise, score, Siddhartha Khosla, Soundtrack
Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album for the Hulu original series Paradise. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Emmy Award winner Siddhartha Khosla (Only Murders in the Building, This Is Us, Welcome to Chippendales, The Idea of You, Rabbit Hole, Looking for Alaska, No Good Deed, Your Place or Mine) Also included is an instrumental interpretation of Phil Collins’ Another Day in Paradise and Wendy Wang’s cover of Poison’s Every Rose Has Its Thorn. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, January 31 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to Khosla’s first track (Welcome to Paradise) below. Paradise is created by Dan Fogelman and stars Sterling K. Brown, James Marsden, Julianne Nicholson, Sarah Shahi, Percy Daggs IV, Aliyah Mastin and Nicole Brydon Bloom. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert’ Concert Film Announced
Posted: January 29, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Hans Zimmer, Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert, Paul Dugdale
Trafalgar Releasing has announced the concert film Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert, a global event that captures a live performance of some of Zimmer’s most revered compositions, including music from Dune, Interstellar, Gladiator, The Lion King & other titles. The movie is directed by Paul Dugdale and features footage from recent concerts by Zimmer, his band and a world-class orchestra at Dubai’s Coca-Cola Arena, the Al Wasl Plaza dome at Expo City Dubai and beyond. The film also features conversations with some of his collaborators, including Christopher Nolan, Denis Villeneuve, Jerry Bruckheimer (who also serves as an executive producer), Johnny Marr, Pharrell Williams, Tanya Lapointe, as well as Billie Eilish, Finneas, Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Three Birthdays’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: January 29, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Lang, Jane Weinstock, score, Soundtrack, Three Birthdays
Cantaloupe Music has released a soundtrack album for the romantic drama Three Birthdays. The album features the film’s original music composed by David Lang (Wildlife, Youth, I Am the Night). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Also listen to the composer’s main theme after the jump. Three Birthdays is written and directed by Jane Weinstock and stars Josh Radnor, Annie Parisse, Nuala Cleary, Uly Schlesinger, Jasmine Batchelor and Gus Birney. The movie is set in 1970 at the height of the sexual revolution and follows an idealistic academic couple and their 17-year-old daughter as they wrestle with revolutionary ideas around sex, race, and class. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Recruit’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: January 29, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Jordan Gagne, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, The Recruit
Netflix Music will release a new soundtrack album for the streamer’s original series The Recruit. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Jordan Gagne (The Rookie, Altered Carbon, Waco, The Passage, Brave Ned World, Treadstone). Also included is the original song Sounds Like a You Problem written by Zander Hawley and performed by Don’t Touch My Stuff. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, January 30 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the first score track (Evasion Protocol) and the song below. The label has previously released an album featuring the composer’s score from Season 1 back in 2022. The Recruit is created by Alexi Hawley and stars Noah Centineo, Teo Yoo, Aarti Mann, Fivel Stewart, Colton Dunn, Kristian Bruun, Maddie Hasson, Kaylah Zander, Angel Parker and Vondie Curtis-Hall. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Night of the Zoopocalypse’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: January 29, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dan Levy, Night of the Zoopocalyps, Ricardo Curtis, Rodrigo Perez-Castro, score, Soundtrack
Because Music has released a soundtrack album for the animated feature Night of the Zoopocalypse. The album features the film’s original music composed by Dan Levy (I Lost My Body, Meanwhile on Earth, Vesper, Breaking Point, Star Wars Visions: Sith, For My Country, Empire of the Wolves). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s title track below. Night of the Zoopocalypse is directed by Ricardo Curtis & Rodrigo Perez-Castro and features the voices of Gabbi Kosmidis, David Harbour, Scott Thompson and Paul Sun-Hyung Lee. The animated horror comedy tells the story of a wolf and mountain lion who team up when a meteor unleashes a virus turning zoo animals into zombies and join forces with other survivors to rescue the zoo and stop the deranged mutant leader from spreading the virus. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Wizards Beyond Waverly Place’ Theme Song Released
Posted: January 28, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Brad Hamilton, Disney Channel, Disney Plus, Janice LeAnn Brown, John Adair, Ryan Elder, Steve Hampton, Wizards Beyond Waverly Place
Walt Disney Records has released the theme song from the Disney Channel/Disney+ original series Wizards Beyond Waverly Place. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is Everything Is Not What It Seems written by John Adair, Steve Hampton, Ryan Elder & Brad Hamilton and performed by lead actress Janice LeAnn Brown. Also listen to the full track after the jump. Wizards Beyond Waverly Place is developed by Jed Elinoff & Scott Thomas based on the 2007 sitcom Wizards of Waverly Place and also stars Max Matenko, Alkaio Thiele, Mimi Gianopulos, Taylor Cora and David Henrie. Read the rest of this entry »