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 »
Rupert Gregson-Williams Scoring Peacock’s & Sky’s ‘Lockerbie: A Search for Truth’
Posted: December 27, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Lockerbie: A Search for Truth, Peacock, Rupert Gregson-Williams, Sky
Rupert Gregson-Williams (Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Hacksaw Ridge, The Perfect Couple, Smallfoot, The Legend of Tarzan, Over the Hedge, Hotel Rwanda) has composed the original score for the new Peacock/Sky limited series Lockerbie: A Search for Truth. The show is developed by David Harrower based on the book The Lockerbie Bombing: A Father’s Search for Justice by Jim Swire & Peter Biddulph and stars Colin Firth, Catherine McCormack, Rosanna Adams, Jemma Carlton, Sam Troughton, Harry Redding, Mark Bonner, Ardalan Esmaili and Selwa Jghalef. The 5-part drama is based on the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 and chronicles the search for justice by Dr. Jim Swire and his wife Jane, who tragically lost their beloved daughter in the devastating event. Read the rest of this entry »
‘How to Make a Killing’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: December 27, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Franck Dubosc, How to Make a Killing, score, Soundtrack, Sylvain Goldberg, Un ours dans le Jura
Gaumont has released a soundtrack album for the French crime comedy How to Make a Killing (Un ours dans le Jura). The album features the film’s original music composed by Sylvain Goldberg (Rolling to You, Champagne!, We Have a Dream). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composer’s title track after the jump. How to Make a Killing is co-written and directed by Franck Dubosc and stars Dubosc himself, Laure Calamy, Benoit Poelvoorde, Kim Higelin, Joséphine de Maux and Emmanuelle Devos. The movie follows a married couple whose lives take an unpredictable turn when they accidentally kill two drug dealers and discover their €2 million loot. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Viaplay’s ‘End of Summer’ Released
Posted: December 26, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: End of Summer, Matti Bye, score, Slutet på sommaren, Soundtrack, Viaplay
MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the Viaplay original series End of Summer (Slutet på sommaren). The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Matti Bye (Young Royals, Tove, The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared, Young Wallander, Everlasting Moments, A Serious Game). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. End of Summer is written by Stefan Thunberg & Björn Carlström based on the crime novels by former police officer Anders de la Motte and stars Julia Ragnarsson, Erik Enge, Vilhelm Blomgren, Henrik Norlén and Torkel Petersson. The 6-part psychological thriller directed by Jens Jonsson & Henrik Georgsson follows a woman who meets a hauntingly familiar young man, which forces her to unravel the truth behind the disappearance of her brother in rural southern Sweden twenty years earlier. Read the rest of this entry »
Gabe Witcher Scoring Fox’s ‘Going Dutch’
Posted: December 26, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Fox, Gabe Witcher, Going Dutch
Grammy Award-winning composer/arranger/music producer and multi-instrumentalist Gabe Witcher (best known as a former member of the acoustic band Punch Brothers) is scoring the new Fox comedy Going Dutch. The show is created by Joel Church-Cooper (Brockmire) and stars Denis Leary, Taylor Misiak, Danny Pudi, Laci Mosely, Hal Cumpston, Catherine Tate, Joe Morton and Dempsey Bryk. The series revolves around an arrogant U.S. Army Colonel who – after an epically unfiltered rant – is reassigned to the Netherlands, where he is punished with a command position at the least important army base in the world and tries to reinstate discipline with the help of the base’s previous interim leader who just happens to be his estranged daughter. Read the rest of this entry »
