Actor/writer Tom Basden has written the original songs for the upcoming British comedy The Ballad of Wallis Island. The movie is directed by James Griffiths (Cuban Fury, A Million Little Things), scored by Adem Ilhan (Avenue 5, In the Loop, The Beautiful Game, The Ones Below, The Ghost of Peter Sellers) and stars Basden himself, Carey Mulligan, Tim Key, Sian Clifford and Akemnji Ndifornyen. The movie follows an eccentric lottery winner who lives alone on a remote island and dreams of getting his favorite musicians back together, but his fantasy quickly turns into reality when the bandmates (and former lovers) accept his invitation to play a private show at his home. Read the rest of this entry »
James Griffiths’ ‘The Ballad of Wallis Island’ to Feature Original Songs by Tom Basden & Score by Adem Ilhan
Posted: January 16, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adem Ilhan, James Griffiths, The Ballad of Wallis Island, Tom Basden
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‘XO, Kitty’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: January 16, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Jina Hyojin An, Netflix, score, Shirley Song, Soundtrack, XO Kitty
Lakeshore Records will release a new soundtrack album for the Netflix original series XO, Kitty. The album features selections of the original score from the show’s second season composed by Jina Hyojin An & Shirley Song (The Princess Switch 3, Exploding Kittens, A Tourist’s Guide to Love, The Re-Education of Molly Singer). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, January 17 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. The label has previously released an album featuring the composers’ score from Season 1 back in 2023. XO, Kitty is created by Jenny Han and stars Anna Cathcart, Minyeong Choi, Gia Kim, Anthony Keyvan, Sang Heon Lee, Regan Aliyah, Philippe Lee, Peter Thurnwald, Audrey Huynh, Michael K. Lee, Jocelyn Shelfo, Sasha Bhasin and Joshua Lee. The Awesomeness production follows Kitty as she returns to Seoul ready for a fresh start, but her plan for a drama-free semester fizzles fast. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Black Cab’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: January 16, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Black Cab, Bruce Goodison, Elizabeth Bernholz, Gazelle Twin, score, Shudder, Soundtrack
Invada Records has released a soundtrack album for the supernatural horror thriller Black Cab. The album features the film’s original music composed by Gazelle Twin (aka Elizabeth Bernholz) (The Power, Welcome to the Blumhouse: Nocturne, Then You Run). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first track (Maybell Hill) below. Black Cab is directed by Bruce Goodison and stars Nick Frost, Synnøve Karlsen, Luke Norris, George Bukhari, Teresa Parr and Tilly Woodward. The movie revolves around a couple whose night takes a sinister turn when their chatty cab driver refuses to take them home and they are driven to a haunted, desolate road with no way to escape. Read the rest of this entry »
Nico Muhly Scoring Kim A. Snyder’s ‘The Librarians’
Posted: January 15, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Kim A. Snyder, Nico Muhly, The Librarians
Nico Muhly (The Reader, Pachinko, Margaret, Kill Your Darlings, Howards End, Worth, Joshua, The Humans) has composed the original score for the upcoming documentary The Librarians. The film is directed by Kim A. Snyder (Us Kids, Newtown) and follows a group of librarians under siege as they join forces as unlikely defenders fighting for intellectual freedom on the front lines of democracy when an unprecedented wave of book banning is sparked in Texas, Florida and other areas. Snyder is also producing the project with Janique L. Robillard, Maria Cuomo Cole and Jana Edelbaum (The Answer Man, The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Disfluency’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: January 15, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Anna Baumgarten, Disfluency, Nathan Alexander, score, Soundtrack
Nathan Alexander (Last Days, The Big Conn) will release a soundtrack album for the coming-of-age drama Disfluency. The album features the composer’s original score from the film and will be released digitally tomorrow, January 16. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Also listen to Alexander’s title track below. Disfluency is written and directed by Anna Baumgarten and stars Libe Barer, Ariela Barer, Chelsea Alden and Dylan Arnold. The movie follows a young woman who – after unexpectedly failing her final college class – retreats to her hometown, where she comes to terms with the trauma that derailed her senior year. Read the rest of this entry »
Bertrand Bonello to Score Sam Abbas’ ‘Europe’s New Faces’
Posted: January 15, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bertrand Bonello, Europe's New Faces, Sam Abbas
Writer/director and composer Bertrand Bonello (The Beast, Saint Laurent, Nocturama, Zombi Child, On War) has signed on to score the upcoming documentary Europe’s New Faces. The film is directed by Sam Abbas (The Wedding, Alia’s Birth) and captures the migrant experience, from crossing the Mediterranean Sea out of Libya to settling in Paris-based squats. The movie explores aspects of the migrant experience, including the constant threat of legal action, the struggle to find a place to live and the exploitation in the workplace due to lack of documentation. Read the rest of this entry »
2025 BAFTA Nominations Announced
Posted: January 15, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BAFTA, BAFTA Awards
The British Academy of Film and Television has announced the nominations for the 2025 EE British Academy Film Awards, including the five nominees in the music category. The organization has previously released a shortlist of ten titles last month. The winners will be announced at the EE British Academy Film Awards on Sunday, February 16 at London’s Royal Festival Hall. For the full list of nominations, click here. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Licence to Kill’ 35th Anniversary Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: January 15, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: James Bond, John Glen, Licence to Kill, Michael Kamen, score, Soundtrack
La-La Land Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1989 James Bond movie Licence to Kill directed by John Glen and starring Timothy Dalton, Carey Lowell,Robert Davi, Anthony Zerbe and Talisa Soto. The 35th Anniversary Edition album features the remastered and expanded original score from the film composed and conducted by Academy Award nominee Michael Kamen (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, X-Men, Die Hard, Lethal Weapon, The Iron Giant, The Three Musketeers, Mr. Holland’s Opus), including previously unreleased music. Also included are two versions of the title song performed by Gladys Knight. The 2- CD set, which is limited to 5,000 copies, is now available to order in the 007 Store and on the label’s official website, where you can also find out more about the release and listen to audio samples. Read the rest of this entry »
Valentin Hadjadj to Score Jérémy Comte’s ‘Paradise’
Posted: January 15, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jérémy Comte, Paradise, Valentin Hadjadj
Valentin Hadjadj (Close, Girl, A Bigger World, April and the Extraordinary World, Families Like Ours, Under the Stars of Paris, Rialto) has been hired to score the upcoming Canadian/French drama Paradise. The film marks the feature directorial debut of Jérémy Comte (who previously helmed the Academy Award-nominated 2018 short Fauve) and stars Joey Boivin-Desmeules and Daniel Atsu Hukporti. The movie revolves around two young men on different sides of the globe – one in Canada and the other in Africa – who connect through their search for the truth about their absent fathers. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Beverly Hills Cop III’ World Premiere Score Release Announced
Posted: January 15, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Beverly Hills Cop, Beverly Hills Cop III, John Landis, Nile Rodgers, score, Soundtrack
La-La Land Records has announced the world premiere score album for the 1994 action comedy Beverly Hills Cop III directed by John Landis and starring Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Héctor Elizondo and Theresa Randle. The album features the original score from the Paramount Pictures production composed by Nile Rodgers (Coming to America, Alphabet City, Blue Chips). The 30th Anniversary Edition CD is limited to 1,500 copies and is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples and find out more about the release. MCA Records has previously released the original 1994 soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie and Rodgers’ cover of Harold Faltermeyer’s Axel F theme. Read the rest of this entry »
