Composer Howard Shore (The Lord of the Rings, The Silence of the Lambs, Hugo, The Aviator, Mrs. Doubtfire, Big) is set to reteam with director David Cronenberg on the upcoming thriller The Shrouds. The film is written and directed by Cronenberg and stars Vincent Cassel, Guy Pearce, Diane Kruger and Sandrine Holt. The movie follows an innovative businessman and grieving widower who builds a device to connect with the dead inside a burial shroud. Read the rest of this entry »
Howard Shore to Reteam with David Cronenberg on ‘The Shrouds’
Posted: October 24, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Cronenberg, Howard Shore, The Shrouds
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Ondara’s Original Song ‘Wounded Heart’ from Raoul Peck’s ‘Silver Dollar Road’ Released
Posted: October 24, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Ondara, Raoul Peck, Silver Dollar Road
Amazon Content Services has released the original song Wounded Heart from the Amazon original documentary Silver Dollar Road. The track is written and performed by Kenyan singer/songwriter Ondara and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the full song. Silver Dollar Road directed by Raoul Peck is based on the 2019 ProPublica article and follows the story of the Reels family who are valiantly attempting to protect the land their family bought one generation after slavery. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Subtraction’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: October 24, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Mani Haghighi, Ramin Kousha, score, Soundtrack, Subtraction
Ramin Kousha (5th Passenger, Radioflash, Leila’s Brothers, Sun Children, The Warden, Sharknado) has released a soundtrack album for the Iranian noir thriller Subtraction. The album features the composer’s original score from the film and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to the first track (City Rainfall) after the jump. Subtraction is co-written and directed by Mani Haghighi and stars Taraneh Alidoosti, Navid Mohammadzadeh, Esmail PoorReza and Farham Azizi. The movie follows a married couple who seem to have found their doppelgängers after a confusing interaction in downtown Tehran. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Doona!’ Released
Posted: October 24, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Doona!, Go Eun Jeong, Nam Hye Seung, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
Genie Music has released a soundtrack album for the South Korean Netflix original series Doona! The album features the songs from the show performed by lead actress Suzy, as well as Seori, BIG Naughty, Kim Kyung Hee, Kwon Jin Ah & others. Also included are selections of the show’s original score composed by Nam Hye Seung (Crash Landing on You, Alchemy of Souls, Mr. Sunshine) & Go Eun Jeong. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Doona! is created by Lee Jung-hyo & Jang Yu-ha and also stars Yang Se-jong, Ha Young, Kim Do-wan, Park Se-wan and Kim Min-ho. The romantic drama follows a college student navigating life and school while living with a beautiful former K-pop idol. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Red Rooms’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 24, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dominique Plante, Les chambres rouges, Pascal Plante, Red Rooms, score, Soundtrack
Les Productions Nemesis Films has released a soundtrack album for the French-Canadian psychological thriller Red Rooms (Les chambres rouges). The album features the film’s original music composed by Dominique Plante (Fake Tattoos). Check out the composer’s score suite after the jump. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here. Also listen to the composer’s score suite below. Red Rooms is written and directed by Pascal Plante and stars Juliette Gariépy and Laurie Babin. The movie follows a young woman who becomes obsessed with the high-profile trial of a serial killer, leading her into the disturbing world of dark web crime. Read the rest of this entry »
Steve Dorff Scoring Stephanie Garvin’s ‘Holiday Twist’
Posted: October 23, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Holiday Twist, Stephanie Garvin, Steve Dorff
Steve Dorff (Growing Pains, Murphy Brown, Blast from the Past, Major Dad, Dudley Do-Right) has provided the original score for the upcoming comedy Holiday Twist. The film is written and directed by Stephanie Garvin and stars Kelly Stables, Neal McDonough, Sean Astin, Blake Leeper, James Maslow, Caylee Cowan, Drew Fuller, Brian Thomas Smith, Jake Miller and Montana Tucker. The movie revolves around a high-powered female executive whose whole world comes crashing down and – with the help from a Salvation Army Santa – decided to reasses her life. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Maggie Moore(s)’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: October 23, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ben Sollee, John Slattery, Maggie Moore(s), score, Soundtrack
Atlantic Screen Music/Filmtrax has released a soundtrack album for the crime comedy Maggie Moore(s). The album features the film’s original music written by cellist, singer/songwriter & composer Ben Sollee (Land, Maidentrip, Beauty Mark). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Maggie Moore(s) is directed by John Slattery and stars Jon Hamm, Tina Fey, Happy Anderson, Micah Stock, Mary Holland and Nick Mohammed. The movie follows a police officer who investigates the bizarre murders of two women with the same name, when he meets and quickly falls for a nosy neighbor who is eager to help solve the mystery. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes’ Score Album Details
Posted: October 23, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Francis Lawrence, James Newton Howard, score, Soundtrack, The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, Yuja Wang
Sony Masterworks will release the official score album for the prequel The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award nominee James Newton Howard (King Kong, The Sixth Sense, Signs, Maleficent, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, The Fugitive) who previously scored all four original The Hunger Games movies. Also included are three newly reimagined piano suites based on Howard’s past themes from the franchise performed by featured soloist Yuja Wang who also performs the piano on the new score. The soundtrack is set to be released digitally and as a 2-CD set on November 17. Click here to pre-order the digital version and visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version within the next few days. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Navajo Police: Class 57’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: October 23, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Alex Jablonski, David Nordstrom, HBO, Kahlil Hudson, Max, Navajo Police: Class 57, score, Soundtrack, Tyler Strickland
Tiny Records has released a soundtrack album for the HBO original documentary series Navajo Police: Class 57. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Tyler Strickland (The American Meme, Audrie & Daisy, Trial by Media, Sly, Changing the Game). Visit Amazon or most other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Check out the composer’s main title track after the jump. Navajo Police: Class 57 is directed by Kahlil Hudson, Alex Jablonski & David Nordstrom and follows a group of recruits as they fight their way through the Navajo Police Training Academy and out into the field, where they must contend with rising crime and centuries of neglect to hold their community together. Read the rest of this entry »
Marc Canham Scoring Disney+’s & Hulu’s ‘Culprits’
Posted: October 23, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Culprits, Disney Plus, Hulu, J Blakeson, Marc Canham
Composer Marc Canham (Far Cry 2, Deceit, Close, Barbarians, Burn Burn Burn, The Final Girl) is reuniting with writer/director J Blakeson (The 5th Wave, Gunpowder) on the upcoming British Disney+/Hulu original series Culprits. The show is created by Blakeson and stars Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Gemma Arterton, Niamh Algar, Kirby, Kamel El Basha, Tara Abboud, Kevin Vidal, Ned Dennehy and Eddie Izzard. The 8-part crime thriller takes place after a heist, when the crew have gone their separate ways, but are being targeted by a killer one-by-one. Read the rest of this entry »
