Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the streamer’s original documentary Take Care of Maya. The album features the film’s original music composed by James Daly and Dan Krysa (Summer Night, Rollers). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Also listen to the final track (Maya Speaks) after the jump. Take Care of Maya is directed by Henry Roosevelt and centers on the case of an anguished couple in Florida who battles authorities for custody of their ailing daughter, Maya Kowalski, after being accused of child abuse. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Take Care of Maya’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 28, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dan Krysa, Henry Roosevelt, James Daly, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, Take Care of Maya
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Massive Attack’s Robert Del Naja Scoring Edoardo De Angelis’ ‘Comandante’
Posted: August 28, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Comandante, Edoardo De Angelis, Robert Del Naja
Robert Del Naja (aka 3D) of the trip hop collective Massive Attack has composed the original music for the upcoming Italian historical drama Comandante. The film is directed by Edoardo De Angelis (Indivisible, Perez) and stars Pierfrancesco Favino, Massimiliano Rossi, Silvia D’Amico, Johan Heldenbergh, Arturo Muselli and Giuseppe Brunetti. The movie tells the true story of Commander Salvatore Todaro who saved the lives of enemy sailors who had survived the sinking of their merchant ship during World War II. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Cartoon Network’s ‘We Baby Bears’ Released
Posted: August 28, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Cartoon Network, Krandal Crews, score, Soundtrack, We Baby Bears
WaterTower Music has released the first soundtrack album for the Cartoon Network animated series We Baby Bears. The album features the original songs and selections of the original score from the show’s first season composed by Krandal Crews. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The label has previously released the theme song The Bha Bha Song written by Andy Sturmer & S.Tiger performed by TRI.BE back in late 2021. We Baby Bears is executive produced by Daniel Chong & Manny Hernandez and stars Connor Andrade, Amari McCoy and Max Mitchell. Read the rest of this entry »
Arthur Sharpe Scoring BBC’s ‘The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies’
Posted: August 28, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Arthur Sharpe, BBC, The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies
Arthur Sharpe (The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, Ghosts, Guilt, Landscapers, Flowers, Dreamland) is the composer of the new BBC drama The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies. The show is created by Penelope Skinner (How I Live Now) & Ginny Skinner and stars Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Alistair Petrie, Rebekah Stato, Romola Garai and Derek Jacobi. The 5-part thriller tells the story of two very different women and the conman they have in common. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for BBC’s ‘Capital’ Released
Posted: August 28, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, Capital, Dru Masters, Euros Lyn, score, Soundtrack
Dru Masters (Silk, A Touch of Silk, Damilola, The Library Suicides, Our Loved Boy) has released the first-ever soundtrack album for the 2015 BBC drama Capital written by Peter Bowker based on John Lanchester’s novel of the same title, directed by Euros Lyn and starring Toby Jones, Gemma Jones, Adeel Akhtar, Rachael Stirling, Robert Emms, Wunmi Mosaku and Lesley Sharp. The album features the composer’s original music from the 3-parter and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Read the rest of this entry »
John Debney Scoring Kevin Costner’s ‘Horizon: An American Saga’
Posted: August 27, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Horizon: An American Saga, John Debney, Kevin Costner
This past week, John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Elf, The Jungle Book, Iron Man 2, The Emperor’s New Groove, Hocus Pocus) has been recording his score for the upcoming western epic Horizon: An American Saga. The film is directed by Kevin Costner (Dances with Wolves, Open Range) and stars Costner himself, Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Jamie Campbell Bower, Luke Wilson, Jena Malone, Thomas Haden Church, Alejandro Edda, Tatanka Means and Michael Rooker. The movie is the first installment of a planned 4-part western (the second of which has also already started shooting), which chronicles a 15-year span of pre- and post-Civil War expansion and settlement of the American West. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 27, 2023)
Posted: August 27, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Choose Love, Gabriel Mann, Giona Ostinelli, Netflix, Nick Zinner, One Piece, Perpetrator, Shudder, Sonya Belousova
Premiering on Thursday, August 31, is the Netflix original series One Piece developed by Matt Owens & Steven Maeda based on the manga of the same name and starring Iñaki Godoy, Emily Rudd, Mackenyu and Taz Skylar. The show’s original music is composed by Sonya Belousova & Giona Ostinelli (The Witcher, The Mist, The Thing About Pam, Sacred Lies). Netflix Music has already released a first score track (Wealth Fame Power) and a first song (My Sails Are Set feat. AURORA) over the last two weeks and will release a full soundtrack album this coming week. The fantasy series will be available to stream on Netflix.
Also premiering on Thursday is the Netflix interactive special Choose Love directed by Stuart McDonald and starring Laura Marano, Avan Jogia, Scott Michael Foster, Jordi Webber, Megan Smart, Benjamin Hoetjes, Nell Fisher and Blair Strang. Gabriel Mann (A Million Little Things, Modern Family, Better Nate Than Never, Rectify, Rectify, Tiny Beautiful Things) has composed the movie’s original score. Check out our previous article for more information about the romantic comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Beautiful Summer’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 26, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Francesco Cerasi, La bella estate, Laura Luchetti, score, Soundtrack, The Beautiful Summer
Edizioni Curci has released a soundtrack album for the Italian period drama The Beautiful Summer (La bella estate). The album features the film’s original music composed by Francesco Cerasi (The Dinner, Golden Men, My Body Will Bury You, The Bad Guy). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Listen to the composer’s title track after the jump. The Beautiful Summer is co-written and directed by Laura Luchetti and stars Yile Yara Vianello, Deva Cassel, Alessandro Piavani, Nicolas Maupas, Anna Bellato and Andrea Bosca. The movie based on Cesare Pavese’s novel of the same name is set in 1938 Turin and follows a hard-working young woman looking for an adventure who discovers the dazzling artists’ world and begins an affair with a painter. Read the rest of this entry »
‘After Everything’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: August 26, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: After, After Everything, Castille Landon, George Kallis, score, Soundtrack
Cinematic Soundscapes will release a soundtrack album for the romantic drama After Everything, the fifth and final installment in the After franchise. The album features the film’s original music composed by George Kallis (Cliffs of Freedom, The Last Warrior, The Black Prince, First Love, See You on Venus) who previously scored the last two movies in the series, After We Fell and After Ever Happy. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 13 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. After Everything is written and directed by Castille Landon based on characters from the book series by Anna Todd and stars Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Josephine Langford, Benjamin Mascolo, Mimi Keene, Louise Lombard and Stephen Moyer. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 25, 2023)
Posted: August 25, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Andrew Kawczynski, Bank of Dave, Bottoms, Charli XCX, Christian Henson, Dascha Dauenhauer, Geoff Zanelli, Golda, Gran Turismo, Harry Gregson-Williams, Leo Birenberg, Lorne Balfe, Love Life, Olivier Goinard, Patrick Jonsson, Raffael Seyfried, Retribution, Scrapper, The Dive, The Hill, Volker Bertelmann
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the racing drama Gran Turismo directed by Neill Blomkamp and starring Archie Madekwe, David Harbour, Orlando Bloom, Josha Stradowski, Djimon Hounsou, Geri Halliwell-Horner, Daniel Puig and Thomas Kretschmann. The film’s original music is composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning & Fallout, His Dark Materials, Black Widow) and Andrew Kawczynski (The Amazing Spider-Man 2, The Corrupted). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score earlier this month. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Sony Pictures release.
Also opening wide is the thriller Retribution directed by Nimrod Antal and starring Liam Neeson, Noma Dumezweni, Lilly Aspell, Jack Champion, Matthew Modine and Embeth Davidtz. Harry Gregson-Williams (Shrek, The Chronicles of Narnia, Mulan, The Martian, The Meg, Kingdom of Heaven) has composed the film’s original music. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past Wednesday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions release. Read the rest of this entry »
