Composer Mac Quayle (American Horror Story, Feud: Betty and Joan, American Crime Story, The Politician, Ratched) is reuniting with writer/director Sam Esmail (Homecoming, Comet) on the upcoming Netflix original film Leave the World Behind. The movie is written and directed by Esmail and stars Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, Ethan Hawke, Kevin Bacon, Myha’la, Farrah Mackenzie and Charlie Evans. The thriller is based on the novel of the same title by Rumaan Alam and follows a family whose vacation is upended when two strangers arrive at night, seeking refuge from a cyberattack that grows more terrifying by the minute. Read the rest of this entry »
Mac Quayle Scoring Sam Esmail’s ‘Leave the World Behind’
Posted: September 25, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Leave the World Behind, Mac Quayle, Netflix, Sam Esmail
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Soundtrack Album for RTÉ’s & Hulu’s ‘Obituary’ to Be Released
Posted: September 25, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Hulu, Obituary, RTÉ, score, Soundtrack, Steve Lynch
Steve Lynch (Wreck, Let Us Prey, Boys from Hell) will release a soundtrack album for the RTÉ series Obituary. The album features the composer’s original score from the show and will be released digitally tomorrow, September 26 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Obituary is written by Ray Lawlor and stars Siobhán Cullen, Michael Smiley, Danielle Galligan, Ronan Raftery and David Ganly. The 6-part crime comedy drama revolves around an obituarist working at a small-town newspaper who – after finding herself being paid by the obituary due to cuts – discovers she might have an untapped bloodlust and sets her sights on other unpleasant residents of the town. Read the rest of this entry »
Lorne Balfe Scoring Netflix’s ‘Life on Our Planet’
Posted: September 25, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Life on Our Planet, Lorne Balfe, Netflix
Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout & Dead Reckoning, Black Widow, His Dark Materials, Top Gun: Maverick, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves) has composed the original music for the upcoming Netflix documentary series Life on Our Planet. The show is narrated by Morgan Freeman and chronicles the ongoing rise and fall of lives on Earth, from the cataclysmic events that reshape our ecosystems to the creatures that survived along the way. The 8-parter was produced in partnership with Industrial Light & Magic and uses the latest technology and science to bring long extinct creatures back to life. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Cold’ (‘Kuldi’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 25, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cold, Einar Sv. Tryggvason, Erlingur Óttar Thoroddsen, Kuldi, score, Soundtrack
Einar Sv. Tryggvason (Rift, Child Eater, The Flatey Enigma) has released a soundtrack album for the Icelandic crime drama Cold. The album features the composer’s original score and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Listen to the title track after the jump. Cold is written and directed by Erlingur Óttar Thoroddsen and stars Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Elín Hall, Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir and Mikael Kaaber. The movie is based on the best-selling book The Undesired by Yrsa Sigurdardóttir follows a father who investigates a series of decades-old deaths at a juvenile treatment center and begins to suspect that the secrets he uncovers are connected to his ex-wife’s mysterious suicide. Read the rest of this entry »
Aaron May & David Ridley Scoring BBC’s ‘Boiling Point’ TV Series
Posted: September 25, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Aaron May, BBC, Boiling Point, David Ridley
Aaron May & David Ridley (Malpractice, Villain, Arsène Wenger: Invincible) are the composers of the new BBC drama Boiling Point. The showbased on the 2021 feature of the same title (scored by May & Ridley) is written by James Cummings and stars Stephen Graham, Vinette Robinson, Ahmed Malek, Daniel Larkari, Hannah Walters, Stephen McMillan, Taz Skylar and Shaun Fagan. The 4-parter directed by Philip Barantini & Mounia Akl follows head chef Carly who is battling to forge a name for new London restaurant Point North alongside her old kitchen crew. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Infiltrated’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: September 25, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Eric Neveux, Infiltrated, Infiltré(e), score, Soundtrack
Unkle Productions has released a soundtrack album for the French TV series Infiltrated (Infiltré(e)). The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Eric Neveux (The Attack, Zombillennium, Intimacy, SamSam, The Illegal, A Stork’s Journey). 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 after the jump. Infiltrated is created by Frédéric Krivine & Emmanuel Daucé and stars Audrey Fleurot, Thierry Neuvic and Sumaï Cardenas. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 24, 2023)
Posted: September 24, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Really Haunted Loud House, Amazon, Castlevania: Nocturne, Christopher Lennertz, Danny Lux, Fox, Gen V, Joe Wong, Krapopolis, Matt Bowen, NBC, Netflix, Nick Urata, Nickelodeon, Paramount+, The Irrational, Trevor Morris, Trey Toy
Premiering tonight is the Fox animated comedy Krapopolis created by Dan Harmon and starring Richard Ayoade, Hannah Waddingham, Matt Berry, Duncan Trussell and Pam Murphy. The show’s original music is composed by Joe Wong (Russian Doll, Master of None, Will Trent, Lucky Hank, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, The Midnight Gospel). Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the series, which will air every Sunday night on Fox and will also be available to stream on Hulu.
Premiering tomorrow, September 25, is the NBC drama The Irrational created by Arika Lisanne Mittman and starring Jesse L. Martin, Maahra Hill, Travina Springer, Molly Kunz and Arash DeMaxi. Danny Lux (Manifest, Grey’s Anatomy, Ally McBeal, Station 19, Halloween: Resurrection, Boston Legal) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article for more information about the series, which will air Mondays on NBC and will also be available to stream on Peacock. Read the rest of this entry »
Rob Scoring Noah Pritzker’s ‘Ex-Husbands’
Posted: September 24, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ex-Husbands, Noah Pritzker, Rob, Robin Coudert
Rob (aka Robin Coudert) (Maniac, Gretel & Hansel, Revenge, Other People’s Children, Run Sweetheart Run, Horns) has composed the original score for the upcoming comedy drama Ex-Husbands. The film is written and directed by Noah Pritzker (Quitters) and stars Griffin Dunne, James Norton, Rosanna Arquette, Miles Heizer and Eisa Davis. The movie revolves around a New Yorker reeling from his parents’ recent divorce and his own wife leaving him, when he crashes his son’s bachelor party in Tulum and soon realizes he’s not the only family member in crisis. Read the rest of this entry »
‘A Cat Called Dom’ Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: September 23, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Cat Called Dom, Ainslie Henderson, Richard Luke, score, Soundtrack, Will Anderson
Highpony has released a soundtrack EP for the British documentary A Cat Called Dom. The 5-track EP features the film’s original music composed by Richard Luke. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. A Cat Called Dom is directed by Will Anderson, co-directed by Ainslie Henderson and details Anderson’s relationship with his mother and their journey following her cancer diagnosis. The movie follows the filmmaker and animator as he privately keeps council with an animated cat called Dom. Read the rest of this entry »
Nick Urata Scoring Nickelodeon’s ‘A Really Haunted Loud House’
Posted: September 23, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Really Haunted Loud House, Jonathan Judge, Nick Urata, Nickelodeon, Paramount+
Nick Urata (Paddington, Ruby Sparks, Crazy, Stupid, Love., I Love You Phillip Morris, Focus) is returning as the composer of the new Nickelodeon original movie A Really Haunted Loud House. The film is directed by Jonathan Judge (Punky Brewster) and stars Wolfgang Schaeffer, Brian Stepanek, Jolie Jenkins, Sophia Woodward, Eva Carlton, Catherine Bradley, Aubin Bradley, Annaka Fourneret, August Michael Peterson, Jahzir Bruno and Martin Fajardo. The family horror/adventure comedy based on Nickelodeon’s animated show The Loud House follows Lincoln Loud and his best friend Clyde as they decide between trick or treating or attending a party hosted by the cool new kid at school. Read the rest of this entry »
