Filmtrax/Atlantic Screen Music has released a soundtrack album for the thriller Lazareth. The album features the film’s original music composed by IDEM (aka Amedeo Ursini) (Spiral Farm), as well as additional music by Matt LaPoint. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Also listen to IDEM’s first track (Once Upon a Time) after the jump. Lazareth is written and directed by Alec Tibaldi and stars Ashley Judd, Sarah Pidgeon, Katie Douglas, Edward Balaban and Asher Angel. The movie revolves around an aunt whose life mission is to protect her orphaned nieces from a self-destructing world, raising them in isolation until an outsider threatens their peaceful existence. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Lazareth’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 17, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alec Tibaldi, IDEM, Lazareth, Matt LaPoint, score, Soundtrack
Original Score & Song Shortlists for 97th Academy Awards Announced
Posted: December 17, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced the shortlists for several categories for the 97th Academy Awards, including Original Score and Original Song. The shortlisted scores and songs are listed in alphabetical order below. The nominations for the 97th Academy Awards will be announced on January 17, 2025 and the awards show will be held on March 2. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Man Who Loved UFOs’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 17, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: El hombre que amaba los platos voladores, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, The Man Who Loved UFOs, Villalobos
Villalobos (aka Jose Villalobos) (Tell Me How I Die, The Substitute, A Sort of Family) has released a soundtrack album for the Argentinian Netflix original film The Man Who Loved UFOs (El hombre que amaba los platos voladores. The album features the composer’s original music from the movie and is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and most other major digital music services), where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to a track from the composer’s score below. The Man Who Loved UFOs is co-written and directed by Diego Lerman and stars Leonardo Sbaraglia, Sergio Prina, Osmar Núñez, Renata Lerman, María Merlino and Agustín Rittano. The biographical comedy drama is set in 1980s Argentina and tells the story of reporter José de Zer who sought evidence of aliens, creating a media circus and turning newscasts into a spectacle. Read the rest of this entry »
Joff Bush to Score Joe Brumm’s ‘Bluey’ Feature Film
Posted: December 17, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bluey, Joe Brumm, Joff Bush
BBC Studios & The Walt Disney Company announced today that Joff Bush (Fisk, The Family Law, Australian Survior, The Strange Chores) will be returning to create the music for an upcoming film adaptation of the Australian hit animated series Bluey. The film is written and director by the show’s creator Joe Brumm and will stars Melanie Zanetti & David McCormack as Bluey’s mum and dad, Chilli and Bandit Heeler. The CG animated feature will continue the adventures of the titular loveable, inexhaustible, blue heeler dog, who lives with her parents and her little sister, Bingo. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Celeste’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 17, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Celeste, Lucas Vidal, Movistar+, score, Soundtrack
Movistar Sound has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish TV series Celeste. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Lucas Vidal (Fast & Furious 6, The Quiet Ones, The Deliverance, Welcome to Eden, The Raven, Palm Trees in the Snow, Women in Blue, The Cold Light of Day). 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 (En Escena) below. Celeste is created by Diego San José and stars Carmen Machi, Andrea Bayardo, Manolo Solo, Aixa Villagrán, Antonio Durán “Morris” and Clara Sans. The 6-part thriller follows a tax investigator on the cusp of early retirement who is lured into staying on the job for one last case: running down a Latin pop star who is rumored to be taking advantage of her status to evade paying dues. Read the rest of this entry »
David Holmes Scoring Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Black Bag’
Posted: December 17, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Black Bag, David Holmes, Steven Soderbergh
Composer David Holmes (Killing Eve, Analyze That, Hunger, Marlowe, Diane) is reuniting with director Steven Soderbergh (Traffic, Erin Brockovich) on the upcoming spy drama Black Bag. The film starring Cate Blanchett, Michael Fassbender, Regé-Jean Page, Naomie Harris, Tom Burke, Marisa Abela & Pierce Brosnan centers on a legendary intelligence agent who faces the ultimate test – loyalty to his marriage or his country – when his beloved wife is suspected of betraying the nation. David Koepp (Jurassic Park, Spider-Man) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Sugar Baby’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: December 17, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Emily Greene, Lauren Garroni, score, Soundtrack, Sugar Baby
Emily Greene (All the World Is Sleeping) has released a soundtrack album for the erotic thriller Sugar Baby. The album features the composer’s original score from the film and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first track (So You Wanna Be a Sugar Baby?) after the jump. Sugar Baby is co-written and directed by Lauren Garroni and stars Mary Beth Barone, Nina Bloomgarden, Theo Germaine and James Tupper. The movie revolves around a young escort who receives an offer to move in with a client, but soon discovers the sinister secrets trapped within his home. Read the rest of this entry »
Dominic Lewis to Score Jonathan Entwistle’s ‘Karate Kid: Legends’
Posted: December 16, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dominic Lewis, Jonathan Entwistle, Karate Kid, Karate Kid: Legends
Dominic Lewis (Bullet Train, The Man in the High Castle, The Fall Guy, Money Monster,The King’s Man,Spirited, Violent Night) has been tapped to score the upcoming martial arts action adventure Karate Kid: Legends. The film is directed by Jonathan Entwistle (The End of the F***ing World, I Am Not Okay with This) and stars Jackie Chan who returns as his character Mr. Han from the 2010 reboot (scored by James Horner), Ralph Macchio who reprises his role as Daniel LaRusso from the Karate Kid trilogy (scored by Bill Conti) and the Netflix series Cobra Kai (scored by Leo Birenberg & Zach Robinson), as well as Ben Wang, Sadie Stanley, Joshua Jackson and Ming-Na Wen. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Subservience’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 16, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jed Palmer, S.K. Dale, score, Soundtrack, Subservience
BMG Rights Management has released a soundtrack album for the sci-fi thriller Subservience. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jed Palmer (Upgrade, Black Snow, The Royal Hotel, OtherLife, The Infinite Man, Animals). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen a track (Alice) from the composer’s score below. Subservience is directed by S.K. Dale and stars Megan Fox, Michele Morrone, Madeline Zima, Matilda Firth, Jude Allen Greenstein and Andrew Whipp. The Millennium Media production follows a a struggling father who purchases a lifelike artificially intelligent android who has the ability to take care of any family and home after his wife becomes sick, when it suddenly becomes self-aware and wants everything her new family has to offer. Read the rest of this entry »
Rudy Mancuso to Direct and Compose Music for Amazon MGM Studios’ ‘Stand-In’
Posted: December 16, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Rudy Mancuso, Stand-In
Deadline is reporting that Rudy Mancuso is attached to compose the music for his second feature directorial effort, Stand-In. The film follows a Hollywood-obsessed stand-in who seizes his chance to shine after a series of events leads to the disappearance of the actor he’s standing in for. Mancuso is also writing the screenplay with Dan Lagana (American Vandal, The Babysitter: Killer Queen) based on a story by Andy Muschietti (It, The Flash) who is also producing the Amazon MGM Studios production with Barbara Muschietti (Locke & Key). Read the rest of this entry »
