Rhino Records has released a second soundtrack album for the British drama Breaking Point. The album features thirteen songs from the film performed by artists such as Mark Morrison, Kojey Radical, Pa Salieu, Luude, Nate Brazier, Sean Paul, Martin Kohlstedt, Tion Wayne & others. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. As previously reported, the label has also released a separate album featuring Ollie Howell’s & C Palmer’s original score from the movie. Breaking Point is directed by Max Giwa & Dania Pasquini and stars Karam Singh, Kelvin Clarke, Jilou, Hannah John-Kamen, Emily Carey and Lucian Msamati. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Breaking Point’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: August 14, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Breaking Point, Dania Pasquini, Max Giwa, Soundtrack
Ramin Djawadi Scoring Pixar’s Disney+ Series ‘Win or Lose’
Posted: August 14, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Disney Plus, Pixar, Ramin Djawadi, Win or Lose
Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Iron Man, Westworld, Pacific Rim, Eternals, Uncharted, Clash of the Titans) has been tapped to score the upcoming Disney+ original animated series Win or Lose. The show marks Pixar Animation Studios’ first-ever long-form animated series and follows a coed middle school softball team, in the week leading up to their championship game. Each episode offers a look inside the off-the-field life of a character – a player, their parent, the umpire. Read the rest of this entry »
World Premiere Release of David Shire’s ‘Killer Bees’ Score Announced
Posted: August 14, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Curtis Harrington, David Shire, Harpy, Isn't It Shocking?, Killer Bees, score, Soundtrack
Caldera Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1974 television movie Killer Bees directed by Curtis Harrington and starring Gloria Swanson, Kate Jackson, Craig Stevens, John Getz and Edward Albert. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by David Shire (The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, The Conversation, All the President’s Men, Zodiac, Return to Oz, Short Circuit). Also included are selections of the composer’s scores from two other TV movies: 1973’s Isn’t It Shocking? (directed by John Badham) and 1971’s Harpy. Visit the label’s official website for more information about the CD release and to check out audio samples. Read the rest of this entry »
Rob Lane Scoring MGM+’s ‘The Winter King’
Posted: August 14, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ITVX, MGM+, Rob Lane, The Winter King
Rob Lane (John Adams, Merlin, Atlantis, The Damned United, Beowulf) has recently scored the new MGM+ original series The Winter King. The show is developed by Kate Brooke (Bancroft, Mr Selfridge) & Ed Whitmore (Manhunt, Identity) based on Bernard Cornwell’s Warlord Chronicles and stars Iain De Caestecker, Eddie Marsan, Ellie James, Stuart Campbell, Nathaniel Martello-White, Daniel Ings, Jordan Alexandra, Valene Kane and Simon Merrells. The drama is set in the fifth century, long before Britain was united, and follows Arthur Pendragon as he evolves from outcast to legendary warrior and leader. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 13, 2023)
Posted: August 13, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Freevee, Hannah Parrott, Harlan Coben’s Shelter, Ian Livingstone, Puppy Love
Premiering on Friday, August 18, is the Freevee original movie Puppy Love directed by Richard Alan Reid & Nicholas Fabiano and starring Lucy Hale, Grant Gustin, Michael Hitchcock, Nore Davis and Jane Seymour. The film’s original music is composed by Ian Livingstone (Battlefield 1943, Book of Love, 97 Minutes, Total War: Warhammer, The Messenger, The King Maker). The comedy, which is inspired by BuzzFeed’s viral digital series Puppyhood about a man who found his soulmate in a puppy, will be available to stream exclusively on Freevee. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Revolver Lily’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 13, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Isao Yukisada, Revolver Lily, score, Soundtrack, Yoshihiro Hanno
Toei Company has released a soundtrack album for the Japanese action adventure Revolver Lily. The album features the film’s original music composed by Yoshihiro Hanno (Mountains May Depart, The Best Is Yet to Come, Winter Boy). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here. Check out the composer’s opening theme after the jump. Revolver Lily is directed by Isao Yukisada and stars Haruka Ayase, Hiroki Hasegawa, Shishido Kavka, Jinsei Hamura and Kotone Furukawa. The movie is set in 1924 and centers on a woman who killed 57 people as a spy before going underground as the madam of a small brothel, where she encounters an orphan who holds the key to finding a large sum of money reported missing by the Imperial Japanese Army. Read the rest of this entry »
Hannah Parrott Scoring Amazon’s ‘Harlan Coben’s Shelter’
Posted: August 12, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Hannah Parrott, Harlan Coben’s Shelter
Hannah Parrott (Head Count, The Croods: Family Tree, When Jeff Tried to Save the World, Last Three Days, Golden Arm) is the composer of the new Amazon original series Harlan Coben’s Shelter. The show is created by Coben (The Stranger, Stay Close) and stars Jaden Michael, Constance Zimmer, Adrian Greensmith, Tovah Feldshuh, Abby Corrigan, Sage Linder and Brian Altemus. The 8-part thriller follows a teenager who – after the sudden death of his father – leads him to start a new life in Kasselton, New Jersey, where he quickly finds himself tangled in the mysterious disappearance of a new student at his school, which leads to uncovering unimaginable secrets within their quiet suburban community. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Excessive Force II: Force on Force’ Digital Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: August 11, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Excessive Force II: Force on Force, Jonathan Winfrey, Kevin Kiner, score, Soundtrack
Dragon’s Domain Records has released a digital version of the world premiere soundtrack album for the 1995 action thriller Excessive Force II: Force on Force directed by Jonathan Winfrey and starring Stacie Randall, Dan Gauthier, David Hugghins, Bradford Tatum and Michael Wiseman. The album features the film’s original score composed by Kevin Kiner (Star Wars: The Clone Wars & The Bad Batch, Ahsoka, Narcos: Mexico, Doom Patrol, CSI: Miami). The soundtrack, which has previously been released as a limited edition CD version earlier this summer (click here to order), is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and any other major digital music services), where you can also check out the track list. Read the rest of this entry »
‘My Dad the Bounty Hunter’ Season 2 Title Song Released
Posted: August 11, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Jordan Mosley, Joshua Mosley, Keke Palmer, MC Lyte, My Dad the Bounty Hunter, Netflix, Taylor Mosley
Netflix Music has released the title song from the second season of the Netflix original animated series My Dad the Bounty Hunter. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is Mom the Bounty Hunter written by the show’s composer Joshua Mosley, as well as Jordan Mosley & Taylor Mosley and performed by Keke Palmer feat. MC Lyte. Also listen to the full track after the jump. The label has previously released a full soundtrack album featuring songs and score from Season 1 earlier this year. Read the rest of this entry »