Sony Classical has released the first track from the soundtrack for the supernatural horror movie The Last Voyage of the Demeter. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music platforms is the title track written by the film’s composer Bear McCreary (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Outlander, The Walking Dead, 10 Cloverfield Lane). Also listen to the track after the jump. A full soundtrack album is expected to be released next Friday, August 11. Check back on this page for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »

Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the Australian Amazon limited series The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart. The album features selections of the show’s original music written by Polish pianist, singer and composer Hania Rani (I Never Cry, Subuk). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, August 4 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart is based on Holly Ringland’s novel of the same title and stars Sigourney Weaver, Asher Keddie, Leah Purcell, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Frankie Adams, Alyla Browne, Sebastián Zurita and Xavier Samuel. Read the rest of this entry »

A24 Music will release a soundtrack album for the Australian supernatural horror thriller Talk to Me. The album features the film’s original score composed by Cornel Wilczek (These Final Hours, ClickbaitCut Snake, Nowhere Boys, Glitch, The Mule). Also included is Richard Carter’s remix of Édith Piaf’s La Foule as featured during the movie’s party montage sequence. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, August 4 and will be available to stream/download here. Talk to Me is directed by Danny & Michael Philippou and stars Sophie Wilde, Joe Bird, Otis Dhanji, Alexandra Jensen, Miranda Otto, Alexandria Steffensen, Marcus Johnson, Zoe Terakes and Chris Alosio. The movie revolves around a group of friends who discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand. Read the rest of this entry »

Gardener Recordings will release the official soundtrack album for the comedy drama Shortcomings. The album features the film’s original music composed by Gene Back (Holler, Cowboys). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, August 4. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album. Shortcomings marks the feature directorial debut of actor Randall Park and stars Justin H. Min, Sherry Cola, Ally Maki, Debby Ryan, Sonoya Mizuno, Tavi Gevinson, Jacob Batalon and Timothy Simons. The movie is based on the graphic novel of the same name by Adrian Tomine (who also wrote the screenplay) and follows a struggling filmmaker managing an arthouse theater who is left to his own devices when his girlfriend moves to New York for an internship and begins to explore what he thinks he might want. Read the rest of this entry »

WaterTower Music will release a new soundtrack album for Greta Gerwig’s fantasy comedy Barbie. The album features the film’s original score composed by Mark Ronson (who also served as the project’s executive music producer) & Andrew Wyatt. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, August 4 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. CD and vinyl editions will be released by Waxwork Records (visit the label’s website or Amazon to pre-order). Atlantic Records has previously released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie in two different versions. Barbie is co-written and directed by Gerwig and stars Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Will Ferrell, Issa Rae, Rhea Perlman, Michael Cera, Ariana Greenblatt, Ana Cruz Kayne, Alexandra Shipp, Hari Nef, Emma Mackey, Kingsley Ben-Adir and Simu Liu. Read the rest of this entry »

Carl Davis (1936-2023)

Posted: August 3, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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Carl Davis has passed away at age 86. The composer has scored numerous films and TV shows over a six decade-spanning career. Among his best known scoring credits are Karel Reisz’s 1981 feature The French Lieutenant’s Woman (for which he received BAFTA’s Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music), BBC’s 1995 Pride and Prejudice mini-series starring Colin Firth & Jennifer Ehle, Michael Caton-Jones’ 1989 feature Scandal, the 1973 documentary series World at War and John Irvin’s 1984 drama Champions and 1994 comedy Widow’s Peak. Read the rest of this entry »

The details of the second soundtrack album for Marvel Studios’ Disney+ limited series Secret Invasion have been revealed. The album features selections of the original score from the final three episodes (4, 5 & 6) of the show composed by Kris Bowers (Bridgerton, Green Book, Haunted MansionKing Richard, Chevalier, Space Jam: A New LegacyDear White People). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, August 4 by Marvel Music & Hollywood Records and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. A first soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music from the first three episodes was released last month. Read the rest of this entry »

Les Films Velvet has released a soundtrack album for the French adventure comedy Juniors. The album features the film’s original music composed by Francois Villevieille (Une comédie romantique) and Lionel Flairs (Crash Test Aglae) & Benoit Rault (Valiant Hearts) (for HiTnRuN). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. Juniors is co-written and directed by Hugo Thomas (who also contributed music to the project) and stars Vanessa Paradis, Ewan Bourdelles and Noah Zandouche. The movie follows two bored teenagers who — after their PlayStation 4 dies – set up an online fund abroad to finance a replacement, with unexpected consequences. Read the rest of this entry »

Netflix Music will release the official soundtrack album for the streamer’s Japanese Netflix original film Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead. The album features the movie’s original music composed by Yoshiaki Dewa (Star Wars: Visions, Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku, Call of the Night). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, August 2 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead is directed by Yûsuke Ishida and stars Eiji Akaso, Mai Shiraishi, Shuntaro Yanagi, Yui Ichikawa, Mayo Kawasaki and Akari Hayami. The zombie comedy is based on the manga series written by Haro Aso & illustrated by Kotaro Takata and revolves around a young man who has had life sucked out of him through his power-harassing boss and wakes up one day to a zombie apocalypse. Read the rest of this entry »

Atlantic Records has released the original song Quiet from the Netflix original film Heart of Stone. The track is co-written (with Ori Rousso who also produced the song) and performed by Noga Erez and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. A full soundtrack album featuring Steven Price’s original score from the movie will be announced soon. Heart of Stone is directed by Tom Harper and stars Gal Gadot, Jamie Dornan, Sophie Okonedo, Matthias Schweighöfer, Alia Bhatt, Paul Ready and Jing Lusi. Read the rest of this entry »