Composer Michael Andrews (Donnie Darko, Bridesmaids, Freaks & Geeks, Daddy’s Home, Piece by Piece, Funny People, Me and You and Everyone We Know, Bad Teacher) is reteaming with director Nicholas Stoller (Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Bros) on the upcoming comedy You’re Cordially Invited. The film is written and directed by Stoller and stars Will Ferrell, Reese Witherspoon, Geraldine Viswanathan, Jimmy Tatro, Meredith Hagner, Stony Blyden, Rory Scovel, Leanne Morgan, Ramona Young, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Jack McBrayer and Celia Weston. The movie follows two bridal parties whose weddings are accidentally booked on the same day at the same venue and are challenged with preserving their family’s special moment while making the most of the unanticipated tight quarters. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Andrews Scoring Nicholas Stoller’s ‘You’re Cordially Invited’
Posted: December 30, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Michael Andrews, Nicholas Stoller, You're Cordially Invited
‘The Upside Down River’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 29, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: La rivière à l’envers, Pablo Pico, score, Soundtrack, The Upside Down River
22D Music has released a soundtrack album for the French animated TV series The Upside Down River (La rivière à l’envers). The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Pablo Pico (Sirocco and the Kingdom of the Winds, Adama, Marona’s Fantastic Tale, Saving Sally). 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 (Qjar) below. The Upside Down River is based on the children’s novel of the same title by Jean Claude Mourlevat and follows a girl searching for water drops from the Qjar river to heal her sacred bird and is joined by a shy boy she meets on her quest. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 29, 2024)
Posted: December 29, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ben Onono, BritBox, Dominik Scherrer, Fox, Gabe Witcher, Going Dutch, Lockerbie: A Search for Truth, Missing You, Peacock, Protection, Rupert Gregson-Williams
Premiering in the U.S. today is the British limited series Protection created by Kris Mrksa and starring Siobhan Finneran, Nadine Marshall, Barry Ward, Katherine Kelly, Chaneil Kular, Nichola Burley, David Hayman and Akiya Henry. The show’s original music is composed by Dominik Scherrer (The Missing, The Tourist, Requiem, The Widow, Primeval, The Serpent, Baptiste, Ripper Street, No Escape). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the 6-parter, which is making its U.S. debut on BritBox and will premiere in the UK on ITV and ITVX.
Premiering on Wednesday, January 1, is the British Netflix limited series Missing You created by Harlan Coben based on his novel of the same name and starring Rosalind Eleazar, Ashley Walters, Richard Armitage, Sir Lenny Henry, Jessica Plummer, Samantha Spiro, Marc Warren, Steve Pemberton, Mary Malone, Lisa Faulkner and James Nesbitt. Ben Onono (Ridley Road, Half of a Yellow Sun, Spell, Paranoid, Safe, Trust Me) has composed the show’s original music. Click here for more information about the 5-part thriller, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
Dominik Scherrer Scoring BritBox’s & ITV’s ‘Protection’
Posted: December 29, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BritBox, Dominik Scherrer, ITV, Protection
Dominik Scherrer (The Tourist, The Missing, The Widow, Primeval, Baptiste, Ripper Street, The Serpent, The Confessions of Frannie Langton) is the composer of the new BritBox/ITV series Protection. The show is created by Kris Mrksa (The Murders at White House Farm) and stars Siobhan Finneran, Nadine Marshall, Katherine Kelly, Barry Ward, Chaneil Kular, David Hayman, Nichola Burley and Akiya Henry. The 6-part drama follows a witness protection officer as she is balancing a high-stakes job with life-or-death stakes and the demands of her complicated family life. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Barroz: Guardian of Treasures’ Score Album Released
Posted: December 28, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Barroz, Barroz: Guardian of Treasures, Mark Kilian, Mohanlal, score, Soundtrack
Sony Music Entertainment India has released a new soundtrack album for the Indian fantasy adventure Barroz: Guardian of Treasures. The album features the film’s original “background” score composed by Mark Kilian (Tsotsi, Eye in the Sky, Pitch Perfect, Traitor, The Ward, Rendition, Official Secrets). 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 (Conjuring da Gama) below. The label has previously released a separate soundtrack EP featuring the songs from the movie by Lydian Nadhaswaram, Fernando Boto de Jesus Guerreiro & Miguel Jorge Guerreiro. Barroz is directed by Mohanlal and stars Mohanlal himelf, Maya Rao West, Cesar Lorente Raton, Kallirroi Tziafeta, Ignacio Mateos, Nerea Camacho and Tuhin Menon. The movie tells the story of a spirit who protects Vasco da Gama’s hidden treasure, as he aids a young boy proving himself the rightful heir. Read the rest of this entry »
Natalie Holt Scoring Hulu’s ‘Chad Powers’
Posted: December 28, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chad Powers, Hulu, Michael Waldron, Natalie Holt
Natalie Holt (Loki, Obi-Wan Kenobi, The Princess, Journey’s End, Knightfall, Beecham House, Herself, Press) has been tapped to score the upcoming Hulu original series Chad Powers. The show is created by Glen Powell & Michael Waldron (Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Heels) and stars Powell himself, Perry Mattfeld, Quentin Plair, Frankie A. Rodriguez, Wynn Everett and Steve Zahn. The comedy is based on the sketch produced by NFL Films & Omaha Productions that aired on ESPN+ as part of the Eli’s Places series and follows a hotshot quarterback who – after his college career derails – disguises himself and walks onto a struggling Southern football team as the talented, affable Chad Powers. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 27, 2024)
Posted: December 27, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 2073, A Complete Unknown, Antonio Pinto, Babygirl, Batu Sener, Better Man, Cristobal Tapia de Veer, Nosferatu, Robin Carolan, Tamar-Kali, The Fire Inside
Opening in theaters nationwide this week is the gothic horror movie Nosferatu written and directed by Robert Eggers and starring Bill Skarsgård, Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, Ralph Ineson, Simon McBurney and Willem Dafoe. The film’s original music is composed by Robin Carolan (The Nortman). A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score has been released last month by Back Lot Music (digital version) and Sacred Bones Records (physical versions). Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being released by Focus Features.
Also opening nationwide is the biographical drama A Complete Unknown directed by James Mangold and starring Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton, Monica Barbaro, Elle Fanning, Boyd Holbrook, Norbert Leo Butz, Dan Fogler and Scoot McNairy. The movie doesn’t feature an original score. Nick Baxter serves as the project’s executive music producer. Columbia Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the Bob Dylan songs from the movie performed by Chalamet and other tracks performed by the movie’s cast last Friday. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the Searchlight Pictures release. Read the rest of this entry »
‘How to Make Gravy’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 27, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Binge, How to Make Gravy, Nick Waterman, Samuel Dixon, score, Soundtrack
Samuel Dixon has released a soundtrack album for the Binge original movie How to Make Gravy. The album features the original score composed and produced by the songwriter/music producer who is best known for his work with Adele, Sia, Christina Aguilera & Kylie Minogue and has made his feature scoring debut on the project. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. How to Make Gravy is co-written and directed by Nick Waterman and stars Daniel Henshall, Agathe Rousselle, Brenton Thwaites, Damon Herriman and Hugo Weaving. The drama is based on Paul Kelly’s iconic song of the same title follows a father separated from his family at Christmas who learns the power of redemption as they prepare to celebrate their first Christmas without him. Read the rest of this entry »
Explosions in the Sky Scoring Netflix’s ‘American Primeval’
Posted: December 27, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: American Primeval, Explosions in the Sky, Netflix
The post-rock band Explosions in the Sky is reuniting with director Peter Berg on the new Netflix limited series American Primeval. The show is created by Mark L. Smith (The Revenant, Twisters), directed by Berg and stars Taylor Kitsch, Betty Gilpin, Dane DeHaan, Shea Whigham, Jai Courtney, Saura Lightfoot Leon, Preston Mota and Joe Tippett. The 6-part western drama tells the story of a mother and son fleeing from their past who form a found family while confronting a harsh landscape of freedom and cruelty in the American West. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Empire Waist’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 27, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Claire Ayoub, Empire Waist, Kovás, score, Soundtrack
Art School Rebellion has released a soundtrack album for the coming-of-age comedy drama Empire Waist. The album features the film’s original score composed by Kovas (On My Block, Boo, Bitch, Triumph: Jesse Owens and the Berlin Olympics). 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 (The Start of the Day) below. Available to stream download separately as a digital single is the original song (Never Trust) The Quiet Ones performed by Kassandra Tellez. Empire Waist is written and directed by Claire Ayoub and stars Mia Kaplan, Jemima Yevu, Jolene Purdy, Rainn Wilson and Missi Pyle. The movie revolves around a a plus size, insecure teen whose talent for fashion is discovered by her confident classmate, forcing her into the spotlight and into the path of both bullies and new friends. Read the rest of this entry »
