Marco Beltrami (3:10 to Yuma, A Quiet Place, Scream, Logan, Ford v. Ferrari, The Hurt Locker, The Wolverine) is scoring the upcoming documentary Deaf President Now! The film is directed by Nyle DiMarco (Deaf U) & Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth, Waiting for Superman) and recounts the eight days of historic protests held at Gallaudet University in 1988, after the school’s board of trustees appointed a hearing president over several very qualified Deaf candidates. The movie features new interviews with the five key figures of the movement, including the Gallaudet four – Jerry Covell, Tim Rarus, Bridgetta Bourne-Firl & Greg Hlibok – alongside I. King Jordan, as well as archival and scripted elements. Read the rest of this entry »
Marco Beltrami Scoring Nyle DiMarco’s & Davis Guggenheim’s ‘Deaf President Now!’
Posted: December 10, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Apple TV +, Davis Guggenheim, Deaf President Now!, Marco Beltrami, Nyle DiMarco
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Tobe Hooper’s ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Score Album Details
Posted: December 10, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: score, Soundtrack, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Tobe Hooper, Wayne Bell
The details of the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1974 horror classic The Texas Chainsaw Massacre have been revealed. The album, which is being released to coincide with movie’s 50th anniversary, features the film’s original score composed and performed by director Tobe Hooper and Wayne Bell (Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation, Eaten Alive). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 11 by Waxwork Records and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. A vinyl, CD and and cassette edition is expected to be available to order on the label’s website soon A first track has already been released as a digital single last month. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre co-written and directed by Hooper and starring Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Jim Siedow, Edwin Neal & Gunnar Hansen is now available on VOD, 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Sky’s ‘The Amazing Mr Blunden’ Released
Posted: December 10, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Blair Mowat, Mark Gatiss, score, Sky, Soundtrack, The Amazing Mr. Blunden
Sky Music has released a soundtrack album for the British television movie The Amazing Mr Blunden. The album features the film’s original music composed by Blair Mowat (Nolly, Class, McDonald & Dodds, Doctor Jekyll, Black Dog, After the Flood, Electric Man). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s title track below. The Amazing Mr Blunden is written and directed by Mark Gatiss and stars Simon Callow, Tsion Habte, Jason Rennie, Tamsin Greig, Gatiss himself, India Fowler, Elliot Levey, Vinette Robinson, Spike Fearn, Sean Gilder and Kitty Archer. The fantasy comedy based on the 70s classic of the same title (scored by Elmer Bernstein) follows two kids who become involved in a mystery when they discover ghost children after moving to an old country house. Read the rest of this entry »
Original Song ‘King Van De Camping’ from Netflix’s ‘Ferry 2’ Released
Posted: December 10, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Arno Krabman, Ferry, Ferry 2, Frank Lammers, Léon Paul Palmen, Netflix, Wannes Destoop
Netflix Music has released the original song King Van De Camping from the Belgian Netflix original film Ferry 2. The track written by Léon Paul Palmen (aka Palm Trees) & Arno Krabman and performed by lead actor Frank Lammers (as his title character Ferry Bouman) is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the song after the jump. Ferry 2 is directed by Wannes Destoop and also stars Aiko Mila Beemsterboer, Tobias Kersloot, Marouane Meftah, Huub Smit, Hamza Othman and Jonas Smulders. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Family Therapy’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: December 10, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Arnaud Lemort, Family Therapy, Jamais sans mon psy, Romain Trouillet, score, Soundtrack
Plaza Mayor Company has released a soundtrack album for the French family comedy Family Therapy (Jamais sans mon psy). The album features the film’s original music composed by Romain Trouillet (Cyrano, My Love, De Gaulle, Lost Bullet 2, Sauvage/Wild, Loving Memories, Madeleine Collins). 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 below. Family Therapy is written and directed by Arnaud Lemort and stars Christian Clavier, Baptiste Lecaplain, Claire Chust, Rayane Bensetti, Cristiana Réali and Jean-François Cayrey. The movie follows an anxious man who is challenged by his therapist to find the woman of his dream to share his life and when he finally finds a match, he finds out that her father-in law is his therapist who is determined to make his life a living hell. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Sugarcane’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: December 9, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Emily Kassie, Julian Brave NoiseCat, Mali Obomsawin, National Geographic, score, Soundtrack, Sugarcane
Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Sugarcane. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mali Obomsawin. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 10 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the title track below. Sugarcane is directed by Julian Brave NoiseCat & Emily Kassie, executive produced by actress Lily Gladstone and centers on an investigation into abuse and missing children at an Indian residential school that ignites a reckoning on the nearby Sugarcane Reserve. The documentary premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, where it received the U.S. Documentary Competition Directing Award. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Mancina to Return for Disney’s Live-Action ‘Moana’ Movie
Posted: December 9, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mark Mancina, Moana, Thomas Kali
Mark Mancina (Twister, Tarzan, Moana, Speed, Bad Boys, Brother Bear, August Rush, Cry Macho, The Sea Beast) has confirmed in a recent interview with Film Music Live that he will be involved in the upcoming live-action adaptation of Disney’s animated hit feature Moana. The film is directed by Thomas Kail (Fosse/Verdon) and stars Catherine Laga‘ai in the title role, Dwayne Johnson who reprises his role of Maui, John Tui as Moana’s father, Chief Tui, Frankie Adams as her mother, Sina, as well as Rena Owen as Gramma Tala. Jared Bush (Encanto, Zootopia) and Dana Ledoux Miller (Thai Cave Rescue) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Lost Weekend: A Love Story’ Score Album Released
Posted: December 9, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ace Vaptsarov, Eve Brandstein, Richard Kaufman, score, Soundtrack, Stuart Samuels, The Lost Weekend: A Love Story
Ace Vaptsarov (The Erl-King, Yellow Oleander) has released a soundtrack album for the documentary The Lost Weekend: A Love Story. The album features the composer’s original music from the film and is being released in two different volumes (Underscore & Rock ‘n’ Roll) on all major digital music platforms. Also listen to Vaptsarov’s main title track after the jump. The Lost Weekend: A Love Story is directed by Eve Brandstein, Richard Kaufman & Stuart Samuels and explores John Lennon’s 18-month romantic relationship with his young assistant May Pang – a relationship orchestrated by his wife Yoko Ono. Read the rest of this entry »
Hildur Guđnadóttir to Score Nia DaCosta’s ’28 Years Later Part II: The Bone Temple’
Posted: December 9, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: 28 Years Later, 28 Years Later Part II: The Bone Temple, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Nia DaCosta
Hildur Guđnadóttir (Joker, Chernobyl, A Haunting in Venice, Women Talking, Tar, Sicario: Day of the Soldado) is set to score the upcoming horror sequel 28 Years Later Part II: The Bone Temple. The second part of a planned new trilogy is directed by Nia DaCosta (The Marvels,Candyman) and written by Alex Garland (Ex Machina, Civil War) & Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire, Trainspotting) who scripted and directed the original 2002 28 Days Later movie (scored by John Murphy) and the first part of the new trilogy (28 Years Later, to be released in theaters on June 20, 2025). No casting announcements have been made yet, but Cillian Murphy is believed to reprise his role of Jim from the original film in both new installments. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Y2K’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: December 9, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Kyle Mooney, Soundtrack, Y2K
A24 has announced a soundtrack album for the comedy Y2K. The album features a selection of the songs from the film by artists such as Fatboy Slim, Mandy Moore, Korn, ATB, Limp Bizkit & others, as well as bonus contributions from the cast, including Julian Dennison’s rendition of Sisqó’s Thong Song (check out the just released video clip below). The soundtrack CD will be released on January 17, 2025 and is now available to order exclusively from A24’s online store. Y2K is co-written and directed by Kyle Mooney and stars Rachel Zegler, Jaeden Martell, Julian Dennison, Lachlan Watson, Daniel Zolghadri, Mason Gooding and The Kid Laroi. The movie takes place on the final night of 1999 and follows two high school juniors as they crash a New Years Eve party, only to find themselves fighting for their lives. Read the rest of this entry »
