MNRK Music Group will release a soundtrack album for the biographical drama Golda. The album features the film’s original music composed by Dascha Dauenhauer (Berlin AlexanderplatzThe SwarmBlood Red Sky, Bliss, Souls). Also included is Elias Abid’s & Ysa’s cover of Leonard Cohen’s Who by Fire.  The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, August 25 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Golda is directed by Guy Nattiv and stars Helen Mirren, Liev Schreiber, Camille Cottin, Rami Heuberger, Ellie Piercy, Lior Ashkenazi, Rotem Keinan and Ed Stoppard.  The movie tells the story of Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir whose tough leadership and compassion would ultimately decide the fate of her nation. Read the rest of this entry »

Alhambra Records has released a soundtrack album for the German family adventure Wild Heart (Ponyherz). The album features the film’s original music composed by Eloi Ragot (The Break, The Red Orchestra, Unseen) and performed by the Galaxy Symphonic Orchestra. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. A CD version is also being released. Wild Heart is directed by Markus Dietrich and stars Martha Haberland, Franz Krause, Sophie Lutz, Dieter Hallervorden, Peter Lohmeyer and Nilam Farooq. The movie is based on the book series by Usch Luhn and follows an 11-year-old girl who has a tough time after moving from the city to the countryside, when she encounters an untamed horse, to whom she feels an almost magical connection. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Solo’ Soundtrack Album Details

Posted: August 24, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Bonbonbon will release a soundtrack album for the Canadian drama Solo. The album features the film’s original music composed by Dear Criminals’ Charles Lavoie (Pompei). The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 15 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A first track (SNAKES) is already available to stream/download now and can be checked out below. Solo is written and directed by Sophie Dupuis and stars Anne-Marie Cadieux, Félix Maritaud and Théodore Pellerin. The movie is set in Montreal’s vivacious drag scene and focuses on a talented young performer whose past and present merge in unexpected ways. Read the rest of this entry »

Dan Romer (LucaBeasts of the Southern WildStation Eleven, Beasts of No Nation, Maniac, Superman & Lois) has composed the original music for the upcoming Danish historical drama The Promised Land (Bastarden). The film is directed by Nikolaj Arcel (A Royal Affair, The Dark Tower) and stars Mads Mikkelsen, Amanda Collin, Kristine Kujath Thorp, Simon Bennebjerg and Gustav Lindh. The movie based on the Danish bestseller Kaptajnen og Ann Barbara is set in the 18th Century and centers on the impoverished Captain Ludvig Kahlen as he sets out to conquer the Danish heath with a seemingly impossible goal: to build a colony in the name of the King. Read the rest of this entry »

Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album for the comedy Vacation Friends 2. The album features the film’s original score composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: RagnarokThe LEGO Movie,  The Croods: A New Age, The Royal Tenenbaums, 21 Jump Street, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, August 25 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Vacation Friends 2 is directed by Clay Tarver and stars John Cena, Lil Rel Howery, Yvonne Orji, Meredith Hagner, Ronny Chieng, Steve Buscemi, Jamie Hector and Carlos Santos. Read the rest of this entry »

Adam Janota Bzowski (Saint Maud, Black Mirror: Loch Henry, Here Before, The Origin) has provided the original score for the upcoming thriller The Marsh King’s Daughter. The film is directed by Neil Burger (Limitless, The Illusionist) and stars Daisy Ridley, Ben Mendelsohn, Garrett Hedlund, Brooklynn Prince, Caren Pistorius and Gil Birmingham. The movie revolves around a woman with a secret past as she ventures into the wilderness she left behind to confront the most dangerous man she’s ever met: her father. Read the rest of this entry »

Amazon Content Services has released a soundtrack album for the Brazilian Amazon original series New Bandits (Cangaço Novo). The album features the songs from the show by artists such as Alice Carvalho (who also stars in the series), Jeyci Viana, Rachel Reis, Aila, Getúlio Abelha, Daniel Groove and Kezo Nogueira. Also included are selections of the drama’s original score composed by Beto Villares and Érico Theobaldo. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. New Bandits is created by Eduardo Melo & Mariana Bardan and also stars Allan Souza Lima, Thainá Duarte, Marcélia Cartaxo, Ricardo Blat, Hermila Guedes, Ênio Cavalcante and Adélio Lima. Read the rest of this entry »

Sky and Peacock have announced today that Hans Zimmer (The Lion King, Inception, Dune, The Dark Knight) and Kara Talve (Prehistoric Planet, The Simpsons) will score the upcoming limited series The Tattooist of Auschwitz. The show is based on the bestselling novel of the same title by Heather Morris and stars Jonah Hauer-King, Anna Próchniak, Harvey Keitel, Melanie Lynskey and Jonas Nay. The 6-part drama is inspired by the true-life story of Lale Sokolov who arrived at Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1942 and was given the job of tattooing identification numbers on prisoners’ arms. Read the rest of this entry »

Lakeshore Records will release the official soundtrack album for the musical drama Flora and Son. The album features the songs from the movie written by Gary Clark (Sing Street) & director John Carney (OnceBegin Again) and performed by cast members Eve Hewson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt & Orén Kinlan, as well as several score tracks. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 15 (visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download) and a vinyl edition (to be released this December) is available to order here. A first song (High Life performed by Hewson & Kinlan) is already available to stream/download now and can be checked out below and a second single (Meet in the Middle by Gordon-Levitt & Hewson) will be coming out on September 13. Flora and Son is written and directed by Carney and revolves around a single mom at war with her teenage son who rescues a beat-up guitar from a dumpster to find him a hobby. Read the rest of this entry »

Geoff Zanelli Scoring Netflix’s ‘Leo’

Posted: August 23, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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Geoff Zanelli (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Maleficent: Mistress of EvilChristopher Robin, Disturbia) has recently scored the upcoming Netflix animated film Leo. The movie is directed by Robert Marianetti, Robert Smigel (The Week Of) & David Wachtenheim and features the voices of Adam Sandler, Bill Burr, Jason Alexander, Cecily Strong, Rob Schneider, Sunny Sandler, Sadie Sandler, Jackie Sandler, Nick Swardson, Heidi Gardner, Nicholas Turturro, Jo Koy, Robert Smigel and Stephanie Hsu. The animated musical comedy produced by Happy Madison tells the story of a jaded 74-year-old lizard who has been stuck in the same Florida classroom for decades with his terrarium-mate turtle, when he learns he only has one year left to live and plans to escape to experience life on the outside. Read the rest of this entry »