Varèse Sarabande and Craft Recordings have announced first-ever wide vinyl release of the soundtrack album for the 1989 comedy drama Driving Miss Daisy directed by Bruce Beresford and starring Morgan Freeman Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd, Esther Rolle and Patti LuPone. The album features the film’s original music composed by Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, Inception, Dune, Gladiator, The Lion King, Interstellar). Also included is Louis Armstrong’s Kiss of Fire and Eartha Kitt’s Santa Baby. The soundtrack will be released as a “Transparent Violet” vinyl on November 15 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon and other retailers in North America. Read the rest of this entry »
New Vinyl Edition of ‘Driving Miss Daisy’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: September 4, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bruces Beresford, Driving Miss Daisy, Hans Zimmer, score, Soundtrack
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‘The Lord of the RIngs: The Rings of Power’ Season 2, Episode 4 (‘Eldest’) Soundtrack Albums Details
Posted: September 4, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Bear McCreary, score, Soundtrack, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
The full details of the soundtrack album for the fourth episode of the second season of the Prime Video original series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power have been revealed. The albums features the original score from Episode 4 (entitled Eldest) of Season 2 composed by Emmy Award winner Bear McCreary (Outlander, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Battlestar Galactica, The Walking Dead, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Happy Death Day). The soundtracks will be released digitally tomorrow, September 5 by Amazon Content Services exclusively on Amazon Music before becoming available on all major digital music services after the full season has premiered. The label has previously released three albums for the first three episodes of the new season last week, as well as the Season 2 album featuring selections of the composer’s score from the new season last month. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Mothersbaugh to Score Jared Hess’ ‘A Minecraft Movie’
Posted: September 4, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Minecraft Movie, Jared Hess, Mark Mothersbaugh
Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, The Royal Tenenbaums, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, 21/22 Jump Street, The Croods: A New Age) has been hired to score the upcoming fantasy adventure A Minecraft Movie. The film is directed by Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite, Nacho Libre) and stars Jason Momoa, Jack Black, Emma Myers, Danielle Brooks, Jennifer Coolidge and Sebastian Eugene Hansen. The movie based on the hit video game follows four misfits who find themselves struggling with ordinary problems when they are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld: a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mi Bestia’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 4, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Camila Beltrán, Mi Bestia, score, Soundtrack, Wissam Hojeij
B Original has released a soundtrack album for the Columbian/French fantasy thriller Mi Bestia. The album features the film’s original music composed by Wissam Hojeij (Headbang Lullaby, The Dog Thief, Good Morning). 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 (Mila vuela) below. Mi Bestia is directed by Camila Beltrán and stars Stella Martínez, Mallerly Murillo, Marcela Mar and Hector Sánchez. The movie is set in 1996 Bogotá and follows a 13 year-old girl who is grappling with adolescence as everyone around her grows frightened of an approaching red moon lunar eclipse believed to bring the devil to earth. Read the rest of this entry »
Scott Bomar Scoring Peacock’s ‘Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist’
Posted: September 3, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Craig Brewer, Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist, Peacock, Scott Bomar
Composer Scott Bomar (Mississippi Grind, Here Comes Rusty) is reuniting with director Craig Brewer (Coming 2 America, Footloose) on the new Peacock limited series Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist. The show is created by Shaye Ogbonna (God’s Country, Lowlife) and stars Kevin Hart, Samuel L. Jackson, Taraji P. Henson, Don Cheadle and Terrence Howard. The 8-parter is based on the iHeart true-crime podcast and tells the infamous story of how an armed robbery on the night of Muhammad Ali’s historic 1970 comeback fight changed not only one man’s life but ultimately transformed Atlanta into the “Black Mecca.” Read the rest of this entry »
‘T P BON’ (‘Time Patrol Bon’) Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: September 3, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Michiru Oshima, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, T・P BON, Time Patrol Bon
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the streamer’s original anime series T・P BON (aka Time Patrol Bon). The album features selections of the original music from both seasons of the show composed by Michiru Oshima (Star Wars Vision: The Twins & The Elder, The Tatami Galaxy, Little Witch Academia, Ride Your Wave, Memories of Tomorrow). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the title song BON BON BON (feat. Seiya Harada) after the jump. T・P BON is based on the manga by Fujiko F. Fujio and stars Akihisa Wakayama, Atsumi Tanezaki, Tomoyo Kurosawa, Mamoru Miyano and Yoko Hikasa. The series directed by Masahiro Ando revolves around an ordinary junior high school student who accidentally intervenes in a Time Patrol case and must join an agent in saving innocent lives from the past – while watching history unfold. Read the rest of this entry »
Dan Deacon Scoring Netflix’s ‘What’s Next? The Future with Bill Gates’
Posted: September 3, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dan Deacon, Netflix, What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
Dan Deacon (Hustle, Ascension, Strawberry Mansion, Twixt, All Light, Everywhere, Wedding Season) has composed the original music for the new Netflix original documentary series What’s Next? The Future with Bill Gates. The show follows the visionary philanthropist as he delves into pressing global issues and uncovers cutting-edge technologies that will transform the world. Across five five episodes, Gates delves into the promise and risks of A.I.; the pervasive challenge of misinformation in an era of social media; the scale of the climate crisis and the potential of new technologies to solve it; the injustice of income inequalityL and how science and innovation is leading to cures for deadly diseases. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Lost Soulz’ Score EP Released
Posted: September 3, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Adam Robl, Katherine Propper, Lost Soulz, score, Shawn Sutta, Soundtrack
Milan Records has released a new soundtrack EP for the drama Lost Soulz. The 6-track EP features the film’s original score composed by Adam Robl & Shawn Sutta (Poser, Uncle John, East of Middle West). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composers’ first track (Journey Home) after the jump. The label has previously released several songs (Ridin’, Lone Star & Loneliness) from the movie as digital singles over the last few months. Lost Soulz is written and directed by Katherine Propper and stars Sauve Sidle, Krystall Poppin, Aarond “Seven” Melloul, Alexander Brackney and Siyanda Stillwell. Read the rest of this entry »
Zach Robinson Scoring CBS’ ‘Matlock’ Reboot
Posted: September 3, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: CBS, Matlock, Zach Robinson
Zach Robinson (Cobra Kai, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Wrestlers, Obliterated, Fright Krewe, Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin, Florida Man) has been tapped to score the upcoming CBS drama Matlock. The show is developed by Jennie Snyder Urman (Jane the Virgin, Charmed) inspired by the classic 80s/90s series of the same title and stars Kathy Bates in the title role of Madeline “Matty” Matlock, Skye P. Marshall, Jason Ritter, David Del Rio and Leah Lewis. The series follows the title character who, after achieving success in her younger years, decides to rejoin the workforce at a prestigious law firm where she uses her unassuming demeanor and wily tactics to win cases and expose corruption from within. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Going Varsity in Mariachi’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: September 3, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alejandra Vasquez, Camilo Lara, Demián Gálvez, Going Varsity in Mariachi, Mariachi Oro, Mexican Institute of Sound, Sam Osborn, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Going Varsity in Mariachi. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mexican Institute of Sound (aka Camilo Lara) (A Million Miles Away, Gentefied) & Demián Gálvez, as well as tracks by Mariachi Oro. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Also listen to Lara’s & Gálvez’s title credits track below. Going Varsity in Mariachi is directed by Sam Osborn & Alejandra Vasquez and follows a Texas high school mariachi band and their dedicated coach as they aim for a state championship against fierce competition. Read the rest of this entry »
