Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the psychological horror mystery Haunting of the Queen Mary. The album features the film’s original score composed by Jason & Nolan Livesay (Bounty, Nexus of Evil). Also included is Tiffany Ashton’s  cover of It Had To Be You, as well as several other songs. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, August 18 and will be available to stream/download here. Haunting of the Queen Mary is co-written and directed by Gary Shore and stars Alice Eve, Joel Fry, Nell Hudson and Lenny Rush. The movie explores the violent and mysterious events surrounding one family’s voyage on Halloween night in 1938, and their interwoven destiny with another family onboard the infamous ocean liner present day. Read the rest of this entry »

Buck Records will release a new soundtrack album for the British TV series Sanditon. The album features selections of the original music from the the second and third season of the show composed by Ruth Barrett (BodyguardVictoria, The Terminal List, Collateral, Harry Brown), Jon Wygens (The Durrells, Flying Blind) & David Schweitzer (Emma, The Afterparty, Our Great National Parks). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. NW1 Records has previously released an album featuring Barrett’s score from Season 1 back in 2019. Sanditon is developed by Andrew Davies based on Jane Austen’s classic novel of the same name and stars Rose Williams, Anne Reid, Kris Marshall, Kate Ashfield, Turlough Convery, Jack Fox, Charlotte Spencer and Lily Sacofsky. Read the rest of this entry »

Composer/saxophonist  Branford Marsalis is reuniting with director George C. Wolfe (Lackawanna Blues, Nights in Rodanthe) on the upcoming Netflix original film Rustin. The biographical drama stars Colman Domingo as activist Bayard Rustin who organized the 1963 March on Washington while being forced into the background because of his sexuality. Chris Rock, Glynn Turman, Aml Ameen, CCH Pounder, Gus Halper, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Michael Potts and Johnny Ramey are also starring in the movie, which is written by Julian Breece and Dustin Lance Black (Milk, Under the Banner of Heaven) based on a story by Breece. Read the rest of this entry »

Lakeshore Records will release the first soundtrack album for the Peacock original series Killing It. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Jonathan Sanford (National Champions, As We See It, Teenage Bounty Hunters, Dear Edward, Perfect Addiction). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, August 18 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Killing It is created by Dan Goor & Luke Del Tredici and stars Craig Robinson, Claudia O’Doherty, Rell Battle, Scott MacArthur, Stephanie Nogueras, Jet Miller and Wyatt Walter. Read the rest of this entry »

Amie Doherty (She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, Undone, Happiest SeasonSpirit Untamed, Battle at Big Rock, The High Note) has composed the original score for the upcoming comedy Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain. The film is directed by Paul Briganti and stars Martin Herlihy, John Higgins, Ben Marshall, Bowen Yang, X Mayo, Meg Stalter, Conan O’Brien, Cedric Yarbrough, Nichole Sakura, Sunita Mani, as well as John Goodman as the narrator. The movie follows three childhood friends turned deadbeat co-workers who fend off desperate park rangers, hairless bears and a hypocritical cult leader in the hopes of finding a priceless treasure. Read the rest of this entry »

DNA-Productions will release a soundtrack album for the action thriller The Engineer. The album features the film’s original score composed by Lionel Cohen (Mob Town, First We Take Brooklyn, Inside Man, Feral StateBlackjack: The Jackie Ryan Story). The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, August 25 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Engineer is directed by Danny A. Abeckaser and stars Emile Hirsch, Tsahi Halevi, Angel Bonanni, Abeckaser himself, Oshri Cohen and Dan Mor. The movie is based on true events and follows a team of agents as they hunt down the terrorist behind a series of bombings in Israel. Read the rest of this entry »

Paul Doucette (1 Mile to You, For All Mankind, The Archer) and Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery/Picard, Legion, The Night Of, Love & Death) have teamed up to score the upcoming documentary Canary. The film is directed by Danny O’Malley & Alex Rivest and chronicles the life of Dr. Lonnie Thompson, an explorer daring to seek Earth’s history contained in glaciers atop the tallest mountains in the world who found himself on the frontlines of climate change – his life’s work evolving into a salvage mission to recover these historical records before they disappear forever. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Top Boy’ Score Album Announced

Posted: August 16, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums
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Netflix Music has announced the first score album for the British TV series Top Boy. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Brian Eno (The Lovely Bones, Dune, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl). The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 1 and physically (on both CD and vinyl) on September 29. Click here to stream/download the album and visit Amazon to pre-order the vinyl edition. A first track (Cutting Room I) is already available to stream/download now and can be checked out below. Top Boy is created by Ronan Bennett and stars Ashley Walters, Kane Robinson, Michael Ward, Simbiatu Ajikawo, Shone Romulus and Jasmine Jobson. The crime drama two seasoned drug dealers who return to the gritty streets of London, but their pursuit of money and power is threatened by a young and ruthless hustler. Read the rest of this entry »

Hollywood Records has released the first song from the third season of the Hulu original series Only Murders in the Building. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is Look for the Light (as featured in the episode Grab Your Hankies) written by Sara Bareilles and Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (Dear Evan Hansen, The Greatest Showman) and performed by cast members Meryl Streep & Ashley Park. Also listen to the full track after the jump. Only Murders in the Building is created by Steve Martin & John Hoffman and stars Martin himself, Selena Gomez, Martin Short, as well as new cast member Paul Rudd. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Animalia’ Soundtrack Released

Posted: August 16, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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22D Music has released a soundtrack album for the French/Moroccan sci-fi drama Animalia. The album features the film’s original music composed by Amine Bouhafa (Timbuktu, The Summit of the GodsFour DaughtersGagarine, Beauty and the Dogs, The Man Who Sold His Skin). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here. Listen to the first track (Ouverture) after the jump. Animalia is written and directed by Sofia Alaoui and stars Oumaïma Barid and Mehdi Dehbi. The movie revolves around a young Moroccan woman from a modest rural background who finds herself separated from her privileged husband and new family when supernatural events put the country in a state of emergency. Read the rest of this entry »