B Original has released a soundtrack album for the French comedy drama Speak Out (Le panache). The album features the film’s original music composed by Adrien Durand (Panda, Chair tendre). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composer’s main theme below. Speak Out is co-written and directed by Jennifer Devoldère and stars Joachim Arseguel, Aure Atika and José Garcia. The movie revolves around a 14-year old boy with a stutter who has start all over again at a new school after his parentsʼ divorce and gets encouraged by his teacher to face up to his fears by performing in a school play of Cyrano. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Speak Out’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: December 8, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Adrien Durand, Jennifer Devoldère, Le panache, score, Soundtrack, Speak Out
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 8, 2024)
Posted: December 8, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BritBox, Disney Plus, Dream Productions, Hulu, Johannes Ringen, La Palma, Nami Melumad, Netflix, No Good Deed, Siddhartha Khosla, The Jetty, Tim Morrish
Premiering on Wednesday, December 11, is Pixar’s Disney+ original series Dream Productions written and directed by Mike Jones and starring Paula Pell, Richard Ayoade, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Alli Maki,Kensington Tallman, Tony Hale, Liza Lapira, Phyllis Smith and Lewis Black. The show’s original music is composed by Nami Melumad (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Thor: Love and Thunder, Star Trek: Prodigy, An American Pickle, One Fast Move, Absentia). Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score on December 20. Check back on this page for the full album details and check out our previous article to learn more about the Pixar Animation Studios production, which will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+.
Premiering on Thursday, December 12, is the Netflix original series No Good Deed created by Liz Feldman and starring Lisa Kudrow, Linda Cardellini, Ray Romano, Abbi Jacobson, O-T Fagbenle, Poppy Liu, Denis Leary and Teyonah Parris. Siddhartha Khosla (Only Murders in the Building, This Is Us, Welcome to Chippendales, The Idea of You, Rabbit Hole, A Family Affair, Looking for Alaska) has composed the show’s original music. Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past Friday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the dramedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
Expanded ‘The Molly Maguires’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: December 7, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Henry Mancini, Martin Ritt, score, Soundtrack, The Molly Maguires
Quartet Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1970 historical drama The Molly Maguires directed by Martin Ritt and starring Sean Connery, Richard Harris, Samantha Eggar and Frank Finlay. The CD features the film’s expanded original score composed and conducted by Henry Mancini (The Pink Panther, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Charade, The Thorn Birds, Santa Claus: The Movie), including around 20 minutes of previously unreleased music, as well as revised and alternate versions. Also included is Charles Strouse’s unused score for the project, which has previously been released as part of an expanded score release by Kritzerland in 2012. The soundtrack is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Dune: Prophecy’ Volume 2 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 7, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Dune: Prophecy, HBO, score, Soundtrack, Volker Bertelmann
Milan Records has released the second soundtrack album for the HBO original series Dune: Prophecy. The album features the original music from the final episodes of the show’s first season composed by Academy Award winner Volker Bertelmann (All Quiet on the Western Front, Lion, Conclave, Hotel Mumbai, The Day of the Jackal, Adrift, The Old Guard). The Volume 2 soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first two tracks below. The label has previously released the Volume 1 soundtrack last month and has also just released an album featuring both volumes combined. Dune: Prophecy is developed by Alison Schapker & Diane Ademu-John inspired by the novel Sisterhood of Dune by Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson and stars Emily Watson, Olivia Williams, Travis Fimmel, Mark Strong, Jodhi May, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Chloe Lea, Josh Heuston, Jade Anouka and Faoileann Cunningham. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 6, 2024)
Posted: December 6, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Aaron Zigman, Alexandre Desplat, Ben MacDiarmid, Corey Wallace, Danny Bensi, Day of the Fight, F*** Marry Kill, Get Away, Hybrid, Jed Kurzel, Joshua Schmidt, Lake George, Marius de Vries, Nate Heller, Nightbitch, Oh Canada, Phosphorescent, Rachel Portman, René G. Boscio, Saunder Jurriaans, The End, The Newton Brothers, The Order, The Return, The Six Triple Eight, Unstoppable, Werewolves, Y2K
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the comedy Y2K co-written and directed by Kyle Mooney and starring Rachel Zegler, Jaeden Martell, Julian Dennison, Lachlan Watson, Daniel Zolghadri, Mason Gooding and The Kid Laroi. Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Ozark, Enemy, Speak No Evil, The White Tiger, The Outsider, The Staircase, The Gift, Tokyo Vice) have composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the movie, which premiered at this year’s SXSW Film Festival and is being released by A24.
Also opening wide is the horror thriller Werewolves directed by Steven C. Miller and starring Frank Grillo, Katrina Law, James Michael Cummings, Ilfenesh Hadera and Lou Diamond Phillips. The Newton Brothers (X-Men ’97, The Haunting of Hill House, Doctor Sleep, Five Nights at Freddy’s, The Forever Purge, The Fall of the House of Usher) have composed the film’s original music. No word on a soundtrack release. Click here for more information about the movie, which is being distributed by Briarcliff Entertainment. Read the rest of this entry »
Expanded ‘Darling Lili’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: December 6, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Blake Edwards, Darling Lili, Henry Mancini, score, Soundtrack
Quartet Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1970 “musical” romantic comedy Darling Lili co-written and directed by Blake Edwards and starring Julie Andrews, Rock Hudson, Jeremy Kemp, Lance Percival, Michael Witney and Jacques Marin. The album features the original songs from the film written by Academy Award winner Henry Mancini (Breakfast at Tiffany’s, The Pink Panther, The Thorn Birds, Santa Claus: The Movie, Charade, Lifeforce) and featuring lyrics by Johnny Mercer, as well as demos played by Mercer before filming that include two unused songs, as well as instrumental versions of the songs. Also included is the premiere release of Mancini’s complete original underscore from the movie. Mancini & Mercer received two Academy Award nominations (for the original song Whistling Away the Dark and the “song score”). The 2-CD set is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples and find out more about the release. Read the rest of this entry »
‘No Good Deed’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 6, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Netflix, No Good Deed, score, Siddhartha Khosla, Soundtrack
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the streamer’s original series No Good Deed. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Emmy Award winner Siddhartha Khosla (Only Murders in the Building, This Is Us, The Idea of You, Rabbit Hole, Welcome to Chippendales, A Family Affair, Your Place or Mine, Looking for Alaska). Also included are two songs written and performed by Rachel Cantu. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to Khosla’s first two tracks and both songs below. No Good Deed is created by Liz Feldman and stars Lisa Kudrow, Ray Romano, Linda Cardellini, O-T Fagbenle, Abbi Jacobson, Poppy Liu, Denis Leary and Teyonah Parris. The dramedy revolves around the sale of a couple’s picture-perfect Los Angeles home that forces them to face painful family secrets – and hide them from cutthroat buyers and prying eyes. Read the rest of this entry »
New Soundtrack Album for Blake Edwards’ ‘The Pink Panther’ Announced
Posted: December 6, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Blake Edwards, Henry Mancini, score, Soundtrack, The Pink Panther
Quartet Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the original 1964 The Pink Panther movie co-written and directed by Blake Edwards and starring David Niven, Peter Sellers, Robert Wagner, Claudia Cardinale and Capucine. The album features the premiere release of the original film tracks of the comedy’s original score composed and conducted by Academy Award winner Henry Mancini (Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Santa Claus: The Movie, The Thorn Birds, Charade, Lifeforce), the original song It Had Better Be Tonight (Meglio Stasera) written by Mancini & Johnny Mercer and performed by Fran Jeffries, as well as alternate versions and unused music. Also included is a remastered version of the original RCA soundtrack album, which Mancini recorded with new arrangements. The 2-CD set, which is being released to coincide with the movie’s 60th anniversary, is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check audio samples. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Six Triple Eight’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 6, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Aaron Zigman, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, The Six Triple Eight, Tyler Perry
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the streamer’s original film The Six Triple Eight. The album features the movie’s original score composed by Aaron Zigman (The Notebook, The Proposal, Bridge to Terabithia,Sex and the City, John Q, Wakefield, Escape from Planet Earth, The Ugly Truth). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first track (Trenches) below and click here to check out the project’s music team credits. The Six Triple Eight is written and directed by Perry and stars Kerry Washington, Ebony Obsidian, Milauna Jackson, Kylie Jefferson, Shanice Shantay, Sarah Jeffery, Gregg Sulkin,Pepi Sonuga, Scott Daniel Johnson, Dean Norris, Susan Sarandon, Sam Waterston and Oprah Winfrey. The historical drama is inspired by the first and only Women’s Army Corps unit of color to serve overseas in World War II and tells the story of an army captain who leads her historic battalion as they face a mission unlike any other: to restore hope to WWII’s frontlines by delivering over 17 million backlogged letters. Read the rest of this entry »
First Songs from ‘A Complete Unknown’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: December 6, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Complete Unknown, James Mangold, Timothee Chalamet
Columbia Records has released two first tracks from the soundtrack for the biographical drama A Complete Unknown. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music platforms is a digital single featuring the Bob Dylan songs Girl from the North Country performed by Timothée Chalamet & Monica Barbaro and Like a Rolling Stone performed by Chalamet. Also listen to both tracks (produced by Nick Baxter) below. A full soundtrack album will be released digitally on December 25 and on vinyl on January 24, 2025. Visit Amazon to pre-order the vinyl edition and check back on this page for the full album details. A CD version (to be released in early 2025) is also in the works will be available to order here within the next couple of days. A Complete Unknown is directed by James Mangold and stars Timothée Chalamet (as Bob Dylan), Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Barbaro, Boyd Holbrook, Dan Fogler, Norbert Leo Butz and Scoot McNairy. Read the rest of this entry »
