22D Music has released a soundtrack album for the French animated feature A Boat in the Garden (Slocum et moi). The album features the film’s original music composed by Pascal Le Pennec (The Painting, The Black Pharaoh, the Savage and the Princess, Peekaboo, Louise by the Shore) and performed by the Orchestre National de Bretagne. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composer’s end titles track after the jump. A Boat in the Garden directed by Jean-François Laguionie is set in the 1950s and tells the story of an 11-year-old boy who is intrigued to discover that his parents are building a boat in their little garden, a replica of the famous sailor Joshua Slocum’s sailboat. Read the rest of this entry »
‘A Boat in the Garden’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 1, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums, TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Boat in the Garden, Jean-François Laguionie, Pascal Le Pennec, score, Slocum et moi, Soundtrack
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 31, 2025)
Posted: January 31, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Benjamin Backus, Companion, Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force, David Longstreth, Dog Man, Gordy Haab, Hrishikesh Hirway, Love Me, Tom Howe, Valiant One
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the animated feature Dog Man written and directed by Peter Hastings and starring Pete Davidson, Lil Rel Howery, Poppy Liu, Isla Fisher, Ricky Gervais, Stephen Root and Billy Boyd. The film’s original music is composed by Tom Howe (Ted Lasso, Shrinking, Knuckles, Early Man, Daisy Jones & the Six, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, Book Club: The New Chapter). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as a song by Yung Gravy feat. James Brown today. Click here to check out the project’s music team credits and check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the DreamWorks Animation production, which is being released by Universal Pictures.
Also opening wide is the sci-fi/horror movie Companion written and directed by Drew Hancock and starring Sophie Thatcher, Jack Quaid, Lukas Gage, Harvey Guillén, Megan Suri and Rupert Friend. Hrishikesh Hirway (Everything Sucks!, Save the Date) has composed the film’s original music, including a main theme performed by Thatcher. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last Friday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Warner Bros. Pictures release. Read the rest of this entry »
Clinton Shorter to Score USA’s ‘The Rainmaker’ TV Series
Posted: January 31, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Clinton Shorter, The Rainmaker, USA
Clinton Shorter (District 9, The Expanse, 2 Guns, Pompeii, Contraband, Copshop, Boss Level, Colony) has been hired to score the upcoming USA original series The Rainmaker. The show is developed by Michael Seitzman (Incarnate, Intelligence) based on the bestselling novel by John Grisham (which has previously been adapted into a feature directed by Francis Ford Coppola and scored by Elmer Bernstein) and stars Milo Callaghan, John Slattery, Madison Iseman, Lana Parrilla, Wade Briggs, P.J. Byrne, Dan Fogler and Robyn Cara. The legal drama follows an attorney fresh out of law school as he goes head-to-head with a courtroom lion and his law school girlfriend to uncover two connected conspiracies surrounding the mysterious death of their client’s son. Read the rest of this entry »
‘King of the Apocalypse’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: January 31, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Alexander Parsons, Dan Vernon, King of the Apocalypse, MSNBC, score, Sky, Soundtrack
Sky Music has released a soundtrack album for the Sky original documentary King of the Apocalypse. The album features the film’s original music composed by Alexander Parsons (Rockfield: The Studio on the Farm, Curse of the Chippendales, Stephen: The Murder that Changed a Nation). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Also listen to the composer’s first track ( The Right Place for Armageddon) below. King of the Apocalypse is directed by Dan Vernon, produced by Ted Bourne and traces the origins of Stewart Rhodes – whose sentence for sedition was commuted earlier this month – and his evolution from little-known libertarian blogger to leader of the militant group the Oath Keeper. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Thundermans: Undercover’ Theme Song Released
Posted: January 31, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Elizabeth Ashley Gerrard, Matthew Gerrard, Nickelodeon, The Thundermans, The Thundermans: Undercover
Republic Records Kids & Family has released the theme song from the new Nickelodeon original series The Thundermans: Undercover. The track written by Matthew Gerrard & Elizabeth Ashley Gerrard is now available to stream/download now on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the full song after the jump. The Thundermans: Undercover is developed by Jed Spingarn, Sean W. Cunningham & Marc Dworkin and stars Kira Kosarin, Jack Griffo, Maya Le Clark, Kinley Cunningham, Nathan Broxton, Daran Norris, as well as Dana Snyder as the voice of Dr. Colosso. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Only Girl in the Orchestra’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: January 31, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Laura Karpman, Molly O'Brien, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, The Only Girl in the Orchestra
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the streamer’s documentary short The Only Girl in the Orchestra. The album features the film’s music composed by Laura Karpman (American Fiction, The Marvels, Captain America: Brave New World, Set It Up, Miss Marvel, Lovecraft Country, What If..?, Paris Can Wait). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first track (Meditation on When Laura Smiles from Rosseter A Book of Ayres 1601) below. The Only Girl in the Orchestra is directed by Molly O’Brien and celebrates trailblazing double bassist Orin O’Brien who was hired by Leonard Bernstein in 1966 as the first female musician in the New York Philharmonic and inevitably became the focus of media attention and, ultimately, one of the most renowned musicians of a generation. Read the rest of this entry »
Samuel Sim Scoring BritBox’s & ITV’s ‘A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story’
Posted: January 31, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BritBox, Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story, ITV, ITVX, Samuel Sim
Samuel Sim (The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, The Bay, The Spanish Princess, Anne, Domina, The Halcyon, Home Fires) has composed the original score for the upcoming BritBox original true crime drama A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story. The show is written by Kelly Jones based on Carol Ann Lee’s biography A Fine Day for Hanging: The Real Ruth Ellis Story and stars Lucy Boynton, Toby Jones, Mark Stanley, Laurie Davidson and Bessie Carter. The 4-part series directed by Lee Haven Jones (The Feast, Bang) tells the hidden story of the ambitious, brave and steadfast Ruth Ellis, the last woman hanged in Britain. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mikaela’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: January 31, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Carlos Jean, Daniel Calparsoro, Mikaela, score, Soundtrack
Atresmedia Música has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish action thriller Mikaela. The album features the film’s original music composed by Carlos Jean (Sky High, The Absent, Operación Marea Negra, Warriors). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to a track (El furgón) from the composer’s score below. Mikaela is directed by Daniel Calparsoro and stars Antonio Resines, Natalia Azahara, Adriana Torrebejano, Roger Casamajor, Pavel Anton and Cristina Kovani. The movie takes place during an unprecedented snowstorm in Spain, during which a group of robbers seizes the opportunity to hijack an armored van and follows a policeman as he tries – with the unexpected help of a young woman – to stop the criminals from getting away. Read the rest of this entry »
Magnus Ferrell’s & Deacon’s Original Song ‘Slow Down’ from ‘You’re Cordially Invited’ Released
Posted: January 30, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Deacon, Magnus Ferrell, Nicholas Stoller, You're Cordially Invited
Republic Records has released the original song Slow Down from the Prime Video original movie You’re Cordially Invited. The track co-written (with Gabe Yaron) and performed by Magnus Ferrell feat. Deacon is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the full track after the jump. The label has also released the Islands in the Stream covers from the comedy today. Available separately as a digital single is a score suite by the film’s composer Michael Andrews. You’re Cordially Invited is written and directed by Nicholas Stoller and stars Will Ferrell, Reese Witherspoon, Geraldine Viswanathan, Jimmy Tatro, Meredith Hagner, Celia Weston, Leanne Morgan, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Stony Blyden, Rory Scovel, Ramona Young and Jack McBrayer . Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mythic Quest’ Seasons 3 & 4 Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: January 30, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Apple TV +, Mythic Quest, score, Soundtrack, Takeshi Furukawa
Ubisoft Music will release a new soundtrack album for the Apple TV+ original series Mythic Quest. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s third and fourth season composed by Takeshi Furukawa (Planet of Lana, Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Last Guardian). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, January 31. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album and also listen to the composer’s first track (Sarian) below. The label has previously released an album featuring the composer’s score from the first two seasons back in 2021. Mythic Quest is created by Rob McElhenney, Charlie Day & Megan Ganz and stars McElhenney himself, Charlotte Nicdao, Danny Pudi, David Hornsby, Ashly Burch, Jessie Ennis, Imani Hakim and Naomi Ekperigi. Read the rest of this entry »
