Dustin O’Halloran (Lion, Transparent, Like Crazy, The Old Guard, Ammonite, The Essex Serpent, A Spy Among Friends) has been tapped to score the upcoming romantic comedy Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy. The film is directed by Michael Morris (To Leslie, Better Call Saul) and stars Renée Zellweger, Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson, Leo Woodall, Isla Fisher, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jim Broadbent and Gemma Jones. The fourth installment in the Bridget Jones series follows the title character who is now a single mother and trying to forge a new path toward life and love, when she goes back to work and even tries out the dating apps, where she’s soon pursued by a dreamy and enthusiastic younger man. Read the rest of this entry »
Dustin O’Halloran Scoring Michael Morris’ ‘Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy’
Posted: November 12, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, Dustin O'Halloran, Michael Morris, Peacock
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Soundtrack Album for ITV’s & The CW’s ‘Joan’ Released
Posted: November 12, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Harry Escott, ITV, Joan, score, Soundtrack, The CW
Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the ITV/CW drama Joan. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Harry Escott (Shame, Roadkill, Hard Candy, The English Game, Welcome to the Punch, The Face of an Angel, The Wedding Guest). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Also listen to the composer’s first track (Kelly) below. Joan is created by Anna Symon and stars Sophie Turner, Frank Dillane, Gershwyn Eustache Jnr, Kirsty J. Curtis and Laura Aikman. The 6-parter is set in 1980s London and tells the story of notorious jewel thief Joan Harrington’s rise from petty offender to highly talented diamond thief and criminal mastermind. Read the rest of this entry »
‘An Ordinary Case’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: November 12, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: An Ordinary Case, Daniel Auteuil, Gaspar Claus, Le fil, score, Soundtrack
Hamburger Records has released a digital single featuring the music from the French legal drama An Ordinary Case (Le fil). The 2-track single features the film’s original score composed by Gaspar Claus (Makala, Burning Ghost). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to both tracks after the jump. An Ordinary Case is co-written and directed by Daniel Auteuil and stars Daniel Auteuil, Grégory Gadebois, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Alice Belaïdi, Gaëtan Roussel and Isabelle Candelier. The movie follows a disillusioned lawyer defending a man accused of murdering his wife who remains steadfast in his presumption of innocence even as all signs point to the accused’s guilt. Read the rest of this entry »
World Premiere Release of Maurice Jarre’s ‘Resurrection’ Score Announced
Posted: November 11, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Daniel Petrie, Maurice Jarre, Resurrection, score, Soundtrack
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1980 supernatural drama Resurrection directed by Daniel Petrie and starring Ellen Burstyn, Sam Shepard, Richard Farnsworth, Roberts Blossom, Pamela Payton-Wright, Clifford David, Jeffrey DeMunn and Eva Le Gallienne. The album features the film’s original score composed and conducted by Academy Award winner Maurice Jarre (Lawrence of Arabia, Ghost, Doctor Zhivago, Gorillas in the Mist, No Way Out, Witness, Jacob’s Ladder). The CD 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. (UPDATE, January 10, 2025: Back Lot Music has released a digital version of the album, which is available now to stream on all major digital music services, including Amazon). Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Paramount+’s ‘Halo’ TV Series to Be Released
Posted: November 11, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Halo, Paramount+, score, Sean Callery, Soundtrack
Microsoft Corporation will release the first soundtrack album for the Paramount+ original series Halo. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Emmy Award winner Sean Callery (24, Homeland, Jessica Jones, Inhumans, La Femme Nikita, Accused, Bones). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 12 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s Kwan Theme below. Halo is developed by Kyle Killen & Steven Kane based on the iconic Xbox franchise and stars Pablo Schreiber, Jen Taylor, Natascha McElhone, Bokeem Woodbine, Shabana Azmi, Natasha Culzac, Olive Gray, Yerin Ha, Bentley Kalu and Kate Kennedy. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: November 11, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist, Peacock, score, Scott Bomar, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the Peacock limited series Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Scott Bomar (Dolemite Is My Name, Black Snake Moan, Hustle & Flow, Mississippi Grind, Here Comes Rusty). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Also listen to the composer’s end credits track below. The label has previously released Bomar’s main title theme as a digital single last month. Fight Night is created by Shaye Ogbonna and stars Kevin Hart, Samuel L. Jackson, Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson and Don Cheadle. The 8-parter tells the infamous story of how an armed robbery at Muhammad Ali’s after-party after his 1970 comeback fight changed not only one man’s life but ultimately transformed Atlanta into the “Black Mecca.” Read the rest of this entry »
Terrace Martin Scoring Rob Edwards’ ‘Sneaks’
Posted: November 11, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Mustards, Rob Edwards, Sneaks, Terrace Martin
Rapper, music producer and multi-instrumentalist Terrace Martin is making his feature scoring debut on the upcoming animated movie Sneaks. The film is directed by Rob Edwards (screenwriter of The Princess and the Frog & Treasure Planet) and features the voices of Anthony Mackie, Martin Lawrence, Laurence Fishburne, Chloe Bailey, Mustard, Macy Gray, Roddy Ricch, Ella Mai,Swae Lee, Quavo and Chris Paul. The animated comedy follows a pair of one-of-a-kind, collector sneakers who get stolen by ‘the Collector’ and – in their attempt to escape – get separated in the middle of New York City. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Beyond Goodbye’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: November 11, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Aska Matsumiya, Beyond Goodbye, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the Japanese Netflix original series Beyond Goodbye. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Aska Matsumiya (After Yang, Bruised, Skate Kitchen, Betty, I’m Your Woman, The Spiderwick Chronicles, Selah and the Spades). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to a track (Forbidden Love) from the composer’s score after the jump. Beyond Goodbye is written by Yoshikazu Okada, directed by Hiroshi Kurosaki and stars Kasumi Arimura, Kentaro Sakaguchi, Toma Ikuta, Eita Okuno, Yuri Nakamura, Ayumi Ito, Kanji Furutachi and Yoshiko Miyazaki. The romance drama follows a woman who – after losing the love of her life in an accident on the day he proposed to her – feels an inexplicable connection to a stranger who, by a twist of fate, received his heart and memories. Read the rest of this entry »
Isabella Summers to Score Ben Gregor’s ‘The Magic Faraway Tree’
Posted: November 11, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ben Gregor, Isabella Summers, The Magic Faraway Tree
Isabella Summers (aka Isa Machine of Florence + the Machine) (Little Fires Everywhere, KAOS, Lady Chatterley’s Lover, The Offer, Lisa Frankenstein, Physical) is set to score the upcoming British family fantasy adventure The Magic Faraway Tree. The film is directed by Ben Gregor (All Stars) and stars Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, Nicola Coughlan, Jennifer Saunders, Jessica Gunning, Delilah Bennett-Cardy, Phoenix Laroche, Billie Gadsdon and Rebecca Ferguson.The movie is based on the Faraway Tree series of children’s novels by Enid Blyton and tells the story of a modern family relocating to the English countryside, where the children discover a magical tree with eccentric inhabitants and are transported to spectacular and fantastical lands. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mixed by Erry’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: November 11, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Michele Braga, Mixed by Erry, Netflix, score, Soundrack, Sydney Sibilia
Warner Music Italy has released a soundtrack album for the Italian comedy Mixed by Erry. The album features the film’s original score composed by Michele Braga (Dogman, Rose Island, Briganti: The Quest for Gold, Freaks Out, Shadows, Strangeness, Blessed Madness). 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. Netflix Music has previously released a digital single featuring two songs by SJae from the movie last year. Mixed by Erry is directed by Sydney Sibilia and stars Luigi D’Oriano, Giuseppe Arena, Emanuele Palumbo, Francesco Di Leva, Cristiana Dell’anna, Adriano Pantaleo, Chiara Celotto, Greta Esposito and Fabrizio Gifuni. Read the rest of this entry »
