Composer/bassist/songwriter and record producer Marcus Miller (Everybody Hates Chris, The Brothers, I Think I Love My Wife, About Last Night) has written the original music for the upcoming Amazon original movie Candy Cane Lane. The film is directed by Reginald Hudlin and stars Eddie Murphy, Tracee Ellis Ross, Jillian Bell, Ken Marino, Thaddeus J. Mixson, Nick Offerman, Robin Thede, Genneya Walton, Chris Redd, Madison Thomas, Timothy Simons, Riki Lindhome and Stephen Tobolowsky. The holiday comedy adventure follows a man on a mission to win his neighborhood’s annual Christmas home decoration contest who inadvertently makes a deal with a mischievous elf to increase his odds, causing a magic spell that brings the 12 Days of Christmas to life. Read the rest of this entry »
Marcus Miller Scoring Reginald Hudlin’s ‘Candy Cane Lane’
Posted: October 11, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Candy Cane Lane, Marcus Miller, Reginald Hudlin
‘The Temp’ Digital Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: October 11, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Frederic Talgorn, score, Soundtrack, The Temp, Tom Holland
Paramount Music has released a digital version of the soundtrack album for the 1993 psychological thriller The Temp directed by Tom Holland and starring Timothy Hutton, Lara Flynn Boyle, Faye Dunaway, Dwight Schultz, Oliver Platt, Steven Weber and Maura Tierney. The album features the film’s original music composed by Frederic Talgorn (Fortress, Delta Force 2, Robot Jox, Edge of Sanity). The soundtrack is now available to stream on Spotify and iTunes/Apple Music. Also listen to the composer’s main title track after the jump. Varese Sarabande has previously released a CD version when the movie opened in theaters in 1993. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for C More’s ‘Estonia’ TV Series to Be Released
Posted: October 11, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Brian Batz, C More, Estonia, Kaspar Kaae, score, Soundtrack
Stereo Royal will release a soundtrack album for the Finnish limited series Estonia. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Kaae & Batz (aka Kaspar Kaae & Brian Batz) (In Order of Disappearance, Out Stealing Horses, A Good Family, Bordertown). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 12 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Estonia is created by Miikko Oikkone and stars Jussi Nikkilä, Seidi Haarla, Pelle Heikkilä and Claes Hartelius. The 8-part drama directed by Måns Månsson & Juuso Syrjä Juuso Syrjä and narrates the story of the sinking of the Estonia in 1994 by following the enquete commission as they try to make sense of what happened. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Bernadette’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 11, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Anne-Sophie Versnaeyen, Bernadette, Lea Domenach, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the French biographical drama Bernadette. The album features the film’s original music composed by Anne-Sophie Versnaeyen (La Belle Epoque, OSS 117: Red Alert in Black Africa, My Cousin, Mascarade, I Still Hide to Smoke). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon, where you can also check out the track list. Bernadette is directed by Léa Domenach and stars Catherine Deneuve in the title role of former French first lady Bernadette Chirac, as well as Denis Podalydès, Sara Giraudeau, Michel Vuillermoz, Laurent Stocker, Lionel Abelanski and François Vincentelli. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Herd’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: October 11, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexander Arntzen, Herd, score, Soundtrack, Steven Pierce
Alpha 7 Music will release a soundtrack album for the zombie horror thriller Herd. The album features the film’s original music composed by Alexander Arntzen (Last Man Down, Initiation, Beyond the Woods, Behemoth, Follow Her). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, October 13. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Herd is co-written and directed by Steven Pierce and stars Ellen Adair, Mitzi Akaha, Timothy V Murphy, Jeremy Holm, Corbin Bernsen, Dana Snyder and Amanda Fuller. The movie revolves around a woman running from her past who must fight for love and survival when she gets trapped between a zombie outbreak and warring militia groups. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Wait’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: October 11, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: F. Javier Gutierrez, La espera, score, Soundtrack, The Wait, Zeltia Montes
Zeltia Montes (Bird Box Barcelona, The Good Boss, Sad Hill Unearthed, Adiós, Traces of Sandalwood) has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish folk horror thriller The Wait (La Espera). 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 check out the composer’s end credits track below. The Wait is written and directed by F. Javier Gutiérrez (Before the Fall, Rings) and stars Víctor Clavijo, Ruth Díaz and Luis Callejo. The movie is set in an eerie Andalusian countryside and tracks the macabre descent into hell of a man who suffered the tragic loss of his family. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Awareness’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: October 11, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Awareness, Daniel Benmayor, Roque Banos, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the Spanish Amazon original movie Awareness. The album features the film’s original music composed by Roque Banos (Don’t Breathe, Evil Dead, In the Heart of the Sea, The Machinist, 30 Coins, Sexy Beast). The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, October 20 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out the track list. Awareness is co-written and directed by Daniel Benmayor and stars Carlos Scholz, Pedro Alonso, María Pedraza, Óscar Jaenada and Lela Loren. The sci-fi thriller follows a rebellious teenager living on the outskirts of society who can manipulate minds and becomes the target of two rival organizations, each seeking to exploit his powers. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Disney+’s ‘L-Pop’ to Be Released
Posted: October 10, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Dennis Baffoe, Dino Cirone, Disney Plus, Gustavo Branger, L-Pop, score, Soundtrack, Tim Boomsma, Valentijn Hoogwerf
Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album for the Latin American Disney+ original series L-Pop. The album features the songs from the 6-parter performed by the series’ cast, as selections of the original score written by Tim Boomsma, Gustavo Branger, Dennis Baffoe, Valentijn Hoogwerf & Dino Cirone. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 11 (click here to stream/download). L-Pop produced by BTF Media and starring Andrea De Alba, Isan, Alicia Jaziz, Arantza Ruiz, Macarena Oz and Juan Fonsalido follows a K-pop fan who decides to form her own cover dance group to win a trip to Seoul. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: October 10, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror, score, Shudder, ShyBoy, Soundtrack
The Spaceman Agency has released a soundtrack album for the Shudder original documentary series Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by ShyBoy. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Queer for Fear is executive produced by Bryan Fuller and centers on the history of the LGBTQ+ community in the horror and thriller genres. The 4-parter, which features interviews Mark Gatiss, Jennifer Tilly, Kimberly Peirce, Karyn Kusama, Leslye Headland, Lea DeLaria, Oz Perkins, among others, premiered last fall and is now available to stream on Shudder. Read the rest of this entry »