The Newton Brothers (Taylor Stewart & Andy Grush) (Doctor Sleep, The Haunting of Hill House/Bly Manor, Midnight Mass, Oculus, The Midnight Club) are the composers of the new Disney+ original series Goosebumps. The show is developed by Nicholas Stoller (Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Neighbors) & Rob Letterman (Pokemon: Detective Pikachu, Monsters vs. Aliens) inspired by R.L. Stine’s worldwide bestselling book series of the same title and stars Justin Long, Rachael Harris, Isa Briones, Zack Morris, Miles McKenna, Will Price and Ana Yi Puig. The series follows a group of five high schoolers as they embark on a journey to investigate the tragic passing of a teenager three decades earlier, while also unearthing dark secrets from their parents’ past. Read the rest of this entry »
The Newton Brothers Scoring Disney+’s ‘Goosebumps’
Posted: October 9, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Disney Plus, Goosebumps, The Newton Brothers
‘What Rhymes with Reason’ Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: October 9, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Kyle Roberts, Nikolas Thompson, score, Soundtrack, What Rhymes with Reason
Kite Flying Robot Music has released a soundtrack EP for the coming-of-age adventure drama What Rhymes with Reason. The 5-track EP features the film’s original score composed by Nikolas Thompson. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here. Listen to the composer’s end credits track below. What Rhymes with Reason is directed by Kyle Roberts and stars Gattlin Griffith, Katie Burgess, LaRonn Marzett, Bart Johnson and Ricardo Hurtado. The movie follows a group of teens who embark on a quest to find a legendary landmark hidden in the Oklahoma wilderness. Read the rest of this entry »
Alex Baranowski Scoring Nour Wazzi’s Netflix Film ‘Locked In’
Posted: October 9, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Baranowski, Locked In, Netflix, Nour Wazzi
Alex Baranowski (True Things, The Windmere Children, Rain Dogs, A Christmas Carol, Burial, A Perfect Enemy, Staged) has composed the original score for the upcoming British Netflix original film Locked In. The movie is directed by Nour Wazzi (Murder Manual) and stars Famke Janssen, Rose Williams, Finn Cole, Alex Hassell and Anna Friel. The psychological thriller follows a kindly nurse who tries to unlock the secrets of a coma patient’s injuries and discovers the bitter rivalry, betrayal, infidelity and murder behind them. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Las Pelotaris 1926’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: October 9, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Osvaldo Montes, score, Soundtrack
Globomedia has released a soundtrack album for the ViX original series Las Pelotaris 1926. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Osvaldo Montes (The Dark Side of the Heart, Victim Number 8, Ashes of Paradise, Wild Tango). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on most major digital music services, including Apple Music/iTunes, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. Las Pelotaris 1926 is created by Marc Cistaré and stars Zuria Vega, Claudia Salas, María de Nati, Alex Onieva, Marco de la O and David Chocarro. The 8-part period drama revolves around a group of female Basque pelota players who struggle to achieve their dreams in the male-dominated world during the 1920s. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 8, 2023)
Posted: October 8, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andreas Tengblad, Apple TV +, Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul, Bruce Miller, Carlos Rafael Rivera, Craig DeLeon, Frasier, Jason Miller, Lessons in Chemistry, Netflix, Paramount+, The Conference, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Newton Brothers
Premiering on Wednesday, October 11, is the Netflix documentary series Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul executive produced and directed by R.J. Cutler about the controversial electronic cigarette company Juul. The show’s original music is composed by Craig DeLeon (The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, Fatal Attraction, Velma, Strange Darling, End of the Road, Music). Check out our previous news article for more information about the 4-parter, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
Premiering on Thursday, October 12, is the Netflix limited series The Fall of the House of Usher created by Mike Flanagan and starring Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood, Mary McDonnell, Carl Lumbly, Henry Thomas and Mark Hamill. The Newton Brothers (Doctor Sleep, The Haunting of Hill House, The Forever Purge, Midnight Mass, Oculus) have composed the show’s original music. Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score this past Friday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the horror drama, which will also be available to stream on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
CNCO’s Song ‘Fuego’ from Disney+’s ‘4Ever’ Released
Posted: October 8, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: 4 Ever, 4Ever, CNCO, Disney Plus
Walt Disney Records has released a new song from the Latin American Disney+ limited series 4Ever. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is Fuego written by Mauricio Rengifo & Andrés Torres and performed by the Miami-based boy band CNCO. Also listen to the full track below. 4Ever stars CNCO members Christopher Vélez, Richard Camacho, Zabdiel De Jesús andErick Brian Colón and tells the story of four youngsters who undertake the challenging road towards recognition as a band in Miami’s music scene. Read the rest of this entry »
‘An Endless Sunday’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 7, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alain Parroni, An Endless Sunday, score, Shiro Sagisu, Soundtrack, Una sterminata domenica
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the Italian/German/Irish drama An Endless Sunday (Una sterminata domenica). The album features the film’s original music composed by Shiro Sagisu (Neon Genesis Evangelion, Shin Godzilla, Shin Ultraman, Attack on Titan). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Check out the composer’s main theme below. An Endless Sunday is co-written and directed by Alain Parroni and stars Enrico Bassetti, Zackari Delmas, Federica Valentini and Lars Rudolph. The movie follows the entwined lives of three inseparable millennials from Rome’s working-class outskirts. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 6, 2023)
Posted: October 6, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Aaron Jackson, Agnes Obel, Amman Abbasi, Bryce Dessner, Cat Person, David Wingo, Desperation Road, Dicks: The Musical, Dr. Cheon and the Lost Talisman, Foe, Haim Mazar, Heather McIntosh, Holly Amber Church, Ilan Rubin, Jed Palmer, Josh Sharp, Karl Saint Lucy, Marius de Vries, Michael Abels, Miranda's Victim, Monsters of California, Nene Kang, Oliver Coates, Pablo Fuu, Park Jiha, She Came to Me, The Burial, The Exorcist: Believer, The Royal Hotel, When Evil Lurks
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the supernatural horror movie The Exorcist: Believer co-written and directed by David Gordon Green and starring Leslie Odom, Jr., Jennifer Nettles, Ann Dowd, Norbert Leo Butz, Olivia Marcus, Lidya Jewett, and Ellen Burstyn. The film’s original music is composed by David Wingo (Mud, Take Shelter, Barry, The Report, Midnight Special, Loving) and Amman Abbasi (Dayveon). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Universal Pictures release.
Opening semi-wide in several hundred theaters is the romantic comedy She Came to Me written and directed by Rebecca Miller and starring Peter Dinklage, Marisa Tomei, Anne Hathaway, Joanna Kulig and Brian d’Arcy James. Bryce Dessner (Cyrano, The Two Popes, Bardo, A Good Person, The Kitchen, Irresistible) has composed the film’s original score. Warner Classics has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as an original score by Bruce Springsteen last week. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released by Vertical Entertainment. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Monster Squad’ Digital Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: October 6, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bruce Broughton, Fred Dekker, score, Soundtrack, The Monster Squad
Paramount Music has released a new digital soundtrack album for the 1987 horror comedy The Monster Squad co-written and directed by Fred Dekker and starring Andre Gower, Robby Kiger, Duncan Regehr, Stephen Macht, Stan Shaw and Tom Noonan. The album features the film’s original score composed and conducted by Academy Award nominee Bruce Broughton (Silverado, The Miracle on 42nd Street, Young Sherlock Holmes, Rescuers Down Under, Homeward Bound, Tombstone). Also included is the Monster Squad Rap written by Michael Sembello & Richard Rudolph. The soundtrack is now available to stream on Spotify and Apple Music/iTunes, where you can also check out the track list and check out audio samples. Also listen to the main title & Van Helsing Prologue track below. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Netflix Film ‘Ballerina’ Released
Posted: October 6, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ballerina, Lee Chung-hyun, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
Genie Music has released a soundtrack album for the South Korean Netflix original film Ballerina. The album features the original score from the movie composed by South Korean rapper, singer and music producer Gray (aka Lee Seong-hwa) who made his feature scoring debut on the project, as well as songs by DeVita, Jambino, Woo & others. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Ballerina is directed by Lee Chung-hyun and stars Jun Jong-seo, Kim Ji-hun and Park Yu-rim. The action thriller revolves around a merciless ex-bodyguard who is grieving the loss of a best friend she couldn’t protect as she sets out to fulfill her friend’s last wish: sweet, sweet revenge. Read the rest of this entry »
