Atli Örvarsson (Silo, The Hitman’s Bodyguard, Vantage Point, Defending Jacob, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, The Edge of Seventeen, Rams, The Eagle) is the composer of the upcoming Prime Video original series On Call. The show is created by Tim Walsh (Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer) & Elliot Wolf and stars Troian Bellisario, Brandon Larracuente, Eriq La Salle and Lori Loughlin. The drama, which incorporates a mixture of bodycam, dash-camera, and cellphone footage to create a cinema verité effect, follows a rookie and veteran officer duo as they go on patrol in Long Beach, California. Read the rest of this entry »
Atli Örvarsson Scoring Prime Video’s ‘On Call’
Posted: December 23, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Atli Orvarsson, On Call
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‘The Graduates’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 23, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andrew Orkin, Hannah Peterson, score, Soundtrack, The Graduates
Andrew Orkin (Save Yourselves!, Dead Pigs, Materna, Lucky Grandma) has released a soundtrack album for the coming-of-age drama The Graduates. The album features the composer’s original score from the film and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to Orkin’s title track after the jump. The Graduates is written and directed by Hannah Peterson and stars Mina Sundwall, John Cho, Alex Hibbert, Ewan Manley, Yasmeen Fletcher, Maria Dizzia and Kelly O’Sullivan. The movie executive produced by Chloé Zhao follows a young woman as she prepares to graduate high school after a tragic event. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeff Russo Scoring Netflix’s ‘Zero Day’
Posted: December 23, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jeff Russo, Netflix, Zero Day
Jeff Russo (Fargo, Ripley, Star Trek: Discovery & Picard, The Night Of, Legion, The Umbrella Academy, The Man Who Feel to Earth) has composed the original music for the upcoming Netflix limited series Zero Day. The show is created by Eric Newman (Narcos, Children of Men), Noah Oppenheim (Jackie, The Maze Runner) & Michael S. Schmidt and stars Robert De Niro, Angela Bassett, Lizzy Caplan, Jesse Plemons, Connie Britton, Joan Allen, Matthew Modine, Bill Camp, Dan Stevens, Gaby Hoffmann and Clark Gregg. The 6-part thriller follows a former U.S. President who is called out of retirement to find the source of a deadly cyberattack, only to discover a vast web of lies and conspiracies. Read the rest of this entry »
‘All Creatures Great and Small’ Seasons 4 & 5 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 23, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Alexandra Harwood, All Creatures Great and Small, Channel 5, PBS, score, Soundtrack
All3Media has released a new soundtrack album for the Channel 5/PBS Masterpiece series All Creatures Great and Small. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s fourth and fifth seasons composed by Alexandra Harwood (The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Growing Up Wild, The Escape). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s main theme and first score track (Duck Race) below. All3Media has previously released albums featuring Harwood’s score from Season 1 & Season 3, while Silva Screen Records has released a soundtrack featuring her music from Season 2. All Creatures Great and Small is written by Ben Vanstone based on the book series by James Herriot and stars Samuel West, Anna Madeley, Nicholas Ralph, Rachel Shenton, Callum Woodhouse and James Anthony-Rose. Read the rest of this entry »
Johnny Klimek & Tom Tykwer Scoring Tykwer’s ‘The Light’
Posted: December 23, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Das Licht, Johnny Klimek, The Light, Tom Tykwer
Johnny Klimek & Tom Tykwer have teamed up to score the upcoming German drama The Light (Das Licht). The film is written and directed by Tykwer and stars Lars Eidinger, Nicolette Krebitz, Tala Al-Deen, Elke Biesendorfer, Julius Gause and Elyas Eldridge. The movie follows a family whose world gets put to an unexpected test when a mysterious housekeeper enters their lives and brings to light feelings that have long been hidden. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Under the Same Roof’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: December 23, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bajo el mismo techo, Juana Macías, Pablo Trujillo, score, Soundtrack, Under the Same Roof
Madison Gate Records has released the first-ever soundtrack album for the 2019 Spanish comedy Under the Same Roof (Bajo el mismo techo) co-written and directed by Juana Macías and starring Jordi Sánchez, Silvia Abril, Daniel Guzmán, Álvaro Cervantes, Malena Alterio, Cristina Castaño and Ana Morgade. The album features the film’s original music composed by Pablo Trujillo (Who Would You Take to a Deserted Island?, Unbridled). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to a track from the composer’s score below. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 22, 2024)
Posted: December 22, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BET, Blended Christmas, Erick Schroder
Premiering on Wednesday, December 25, is the BET+ original movie Blended Christmas written and directed by Tamala Baldwin and starring Jennifer Freeman, Anthony Dalton, Victoria Rowell, Dreamdoll, Lamar Cheston and Lulu Lopez. The film’s original music is composed by Erick Schroder (The Ultimate Playlist of Noise, Under the Stadium Lights, No Man’s Land, Skeletons in the Closet, Angry Neighbors) . The comedy, which follows a guardian angel who helps a newlywed couple navigate their chaotic honeymoon when the groom’s ex-wife and kids are forced to move in during the holidays, will be available to stream exclusively on BET+.
‘Bad Tidings’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 22, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Bad Tidings, Paul Hartnoll, score, Sky, Soundtrack, Tim Kirkby
Sky Music has released a soundtrack album for the Sky original movie Bad Tidings. The album features the film’s original music composed by Orbital’s Paul Hartnoll (Pusher, Peaky Blinders, Concrete Plans, Tormented). 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 (He’s Winning) below. Bad Tidings is directed by Tim Kirkby and stars Lee Mack, Chris McCausland, Rebekah Staton, Ben Crompton, Sarah Alexander, Emily Coates, Millie Kiss, Susan Kyd and Leila Hoffman. The comedy follows two perpetually feuding neighbors in Stockport who become unlikely heroes when they are forced to team up to save their street from notorious burglars with wacky booby traps. Read the rest of this entry »
Songs from ‘Virgin River’ Season 6 Released
Posted: December 21, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Netflix, Soundtrack, Virgin River
Netflix Music has released an EP featuring four songs from the sixth season of the Netflix original series Virgin River. Mel & Jack’s Wedding Mixtape includes the original song This Heart of Mine written and performed by The Lumineers’ Wesley Schultz (previously released as a digital single), a cover of the track by Callum Kerr, a cover of Boffalongo’s Dancing in the Moonlight by The Promised, as well as another song (Me and You) performed by The Promised. The EP is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the songs after the jump. The label has also previously released a full soundtrack album featuring Jeff Garber’s score from Season 6 in early December. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 20, 2024)
Posted: December 20, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alberto Iglesias, Benjamin Backus, Daniel Blumberg, Dave Metzger, Frederik Wiedmann, Homestead, Jérôme Rebotier, Julian Nott, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Lorne Balfe, Los Frikis, Mufasa: The Lion KIng, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Steven Price, The Brutalist, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Painted, The Room Next Door, Tom Holkenborg, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Opening in theaters nationwide is Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King directed by Barry Jenkins and starring Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Tiffany Boone, Mads Mikkelsen, Anika Noni Rose,Keith David, Seth Rogen, Thandiwe Newton, Billy Eichner, Donald Glover, Blue Ivy Carter and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter.The film’s original songs are written by and the movie’s original score is composed by Lin-Manuel Miranda (Encanto, Moana, Hamilton, In the Heights) and Dave Metzger (Wish, Tarzan & Jane, Brother Bear 2). Lebo M has provided additional music and performances and Mark Mancina has produced the songs with Miranda. Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs and another album featuring the score, as well as a deluxe edition featuring both score and songs over the last week. Click here to check out the details of the deluxe edition version and for more information about the Walt Disney Pictures release.
Also opening nationwide is the action adventure comedy sequel Sonic the Hedgehog 3 directed by Jeff Fowler and starring Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz James Marsden, Idris Elba, Keanu Reeves, Krysten Ritter, Tika Sumpter, Natasha Rothwell, Lee Majdoub, Adam Pally and Shemar Moore. Tom Holkenborg (Mad Max: Fury Road, Deadpool, Zack Snyder’s Justice League, Godzilla vs. Kong, Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, Alita: Battle Angel) has composed the film’s original music. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the Paramount Pictures release. Read the rest of this entry »
