Labrinth (Euphoria, Malcolm & Marie) has collaborated with Alex Baranowski (True Things, The Windmere Children, Rain Dogs) on the score for the upcoming British Netflix original film The Kitchen. The movie is directed by Kibwe Tavares (Noughts + Crosses) & actor Daniel Kaluuya (in his feature directorial debut) and stars Kane Robinson, Hope Ikpoku Jr, Jedaiah Bannerman, Teija Kabs and Demmy Ladipo. The dystopian drama is set in London, 2044, in a future where all forms of social housing have been eradicated and the city’s working classes have been forced to live in temporary accommodation and follows a resident who is desperately trying to find a way out and 12-year-old boy who has lost his mother and is searching for a family. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 15, 2023)
Posted: October 15, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bodies, Christopher Bear, Gavin Friday, If You Were the Last, Jon Opstad, Maurice Seezer, Max, Neon, Netflix, Nicolas Snyder, Peacock, Peter and the Wolf, Scavengers Reign
Premiering on Thursday, October 19, is the animated special Peter and the Wolf directed by Elliot Dear and Stephen McNally. The Blink Industries’ music is arranged by Maurice Seezer & Gavin Friday (based on Sergei Prokofiev’s symphony) and performed by The Friday-Seezer Ensemble. BMG will release a soundtrack album featuring the animated short’s music this coming Friday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the special, which will make its U.S. debut on Max.
Also premiering on Thursday is the Max original animated series Scavengers Reign created by Joseph Bennett & Charles Huettner and starring Wunmi Mosaku, Bob Stephenson, Ted Travelstead, Sunita Mani and Alia Shawkat. Nicolas Snyder has composed the show’s original music. The animated sci-fi adventure, which follows the remaining crew of a damaged interstellar freighter ship who find themselves stranded on an alien planet, will be available to stream on Max. Read the rest of this entry »
Jon Opstad Scoring Netflix’s ‘Bodies’
Posted: October 15, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bodies, Jon Opstad, Netflix
Jon Opstad (Black Mirror: White Bear & White Christmas, The Woman in White, We Hunt Together, Safe House, The Feed) is the composer of the new British Netflix limited series Bodies. The show is created by Paul Tomalin and stars Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Shira Haas, Amaka Okafor, Stephen Graham, Kyle Soller, Tom Mothersdale and Greta Scacchi. The 8-part crime drama is based on the graphic novel of the same name by Si Spencer and follows four detectives in four different time periods (1890, 1941, 2023 & 2053) who find themselves investigating the same murder in London’s East End’s Longharvest Lane. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The American Buffalo’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: October 14, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Ken Burns, PBS, Soundtrack, The American Buffalo
Makoché Records will release a soundtrack album for Ken Burns’ new documentary The American Buffalo. The album features selections of the music used in the film by artists such as Joseph Fire Crow, Bobby Horton, Lakota Thunder, Keith Bear, Randy Granger, Will Duncan, Skip Gorman and Robbie Robertson. The soundtrack will be released digitally this coming Monday, October 16 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A CD version is available to order on PBS’ webshop. The American Buffalo is executive produced and directed by Burns and and takes viewers on a journey through more than 10,000 years of North American history, tracing the animal’s evolution, significance to the Great Plains, relationship to the Indigenous People of North America and near demise. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 13, 2023)
Posted: October 13, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexander Arntzen, Alexei Aigui, Anatomy of a Fall, Carlos José Alvarez, Christopher Willis, Danny Bensi, Dean Hurley, Divinity, DJ Muggs, Herd, Old Dads, Saunder Jurriaans, Silver Dollar Road, The Mission, The Road Dance
Opening in select U.S. theaters today is the French drama Anatomy of a Fall (Anatomie d’une chute) co-written and directed by Justine Triet and starring Sandra Hüller, Swann Arlaud and Milo Machado Graner. The film doesn’t feature an original score and no soundtrack release is expected. The movie, which tells the story of an author who trying to prove her innocence in her husband’s death, premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, where it received the Palme d’Or, and is being released by Neon.
Opening in New York today before expanding to more markets in the coming weeeks is the sci-fi thriller Divinity written and directed by Eddie Alcazar and stars Stephen Dorff, Moises Arias, Bella Thorne, Jason Genao, Scott Bakula and Karrueche Tran. The film’s original music is composed by DJ Muggs (of Cypress Hill) & Dean Hurley (Looks That Kill). Sacred Bones Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the artists’ score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Utopia release. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Frankelda’s Book of Spooks’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: October 13, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Frankelda's Book of Spooks, Kevin Smithers, Max, score, Soundtrack, Sustos Ocultos de Frankelda
WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album for the Latin American Max original animated series Frankelda’s Book of Spooks. The album features the original songs and score from the show’s first season composed by Kevin Smithers. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Available separately is a Spanish version of the album. Frankelda’s Book of Spooks is written, directed and produced by the Ambriz Brothers (Arturo & Roy Ambriz) and is an English language re-release of their Spanish-language version series (Sustos Ocultos de Frankelda) that made its debut on HBO Max Latam in 2021. Read the rest of this entry »
Disney+’s ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ TV Series to Feature Music by Bear McCreary
Posted: October 13, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bear McCreary, Disney Plus, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Sparks & Shadows
Bear McCreary (Godzilla: King of the Monsters, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, The Walking Dead, 10 Cloverfield Lane) has recently been composing music for the upcoming Disney+ original series Percy Jackson and the Olympians. The Emmy Award-winning composer and members of his Sparks & Shadows team have been recording the show’s score in recent months. The fantasy adventure is based on Disney Hyperion’s best-selling book series by Rick Riordan and stars Walker Scobell, Leah Sava Jeffries and Aryan Simhadri. The series tells the story of the titular 12-year-old modern demigod who’s just coming to terms with his newfound divine powers when the sky god Zeus accuses him of stealing his master lightning bolt. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Journey to Bethlehem’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: October 13, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Adam Anders, Journey to Bethlehem, Nikki Anders, Peer Astrom, Soundtrack
Capitol Christian Music Group will release the official soundtrack album for the musical adventure Journey to Bethlehem. The album features the original songs from the movie written by music producer/composer Adam Anders (Glee, Rock of Ages, Dirty Dancing), singer/songwriter Nikki Anders & songwriter/music producer Peer Astrom and performed by cast members including Fiona Palomo, Milo Manheim, Antonio Banderas, Joel Smallbone, Lecrae, MŌRIAH, Stephanie Gil & others. The soundtrack will be released on November 3. The CD version will be available to order here within the next couple of days. A first track (Can We Make This Work performed by Palomo & Manheim) is already available to stream/download now. Also check out the official music video after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
Archive’s Original Song ‘Time on My Hands’ from Netflix Film ‘Wingwomen’ (‘Voleuses’) Released
Posted: October 13, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Archive, Melanie Laurent, Netflix, Voleuses, Wingwomen
Netflix Music has released the original song Time on My Hands from the French Netflix original film Wingwomen (Voleuses). The track is written by Darius Keeler, Daniel Griffiths, Pollard Berrier & Dave Pen and performed by the London-based band Archive and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also listen to the track below. A full soundtrack album featuring Archive’s score from the comedy will be coming out in a few weeks. Wingwomen is directed by Mélanie Laurent and stars Adèle Exarchopoulos, Laurent herself, Manon Bresch and Isabelle Adjani. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Everybody Loves Diamonds’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: October 13, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Everybody Loves Diamonds, Ralf Hildenbeutel, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the Italian Amazon original series Everybody Loves Diamonds. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Ralf Hildenbeutel (Maltese – Il Romanzo del Commissario, Shiverstone Castle, Makari, Il silenzio dell’acqua). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here. Also listen to the composer’s title track after the jump. Everybody Loves Diamonds is directed by Gianluca Maria Tavarelli and stars Kim Rossi Stuart, Anna Foglietta, Carlotta Antonelli, Gian Marco Tognazzi, Leonardo Lidi, Rupert Everett and Malcolm McDowell. Read the rest of this entry »
