Nick Urata (Paddington, Crazy, Stupid, Love., Ruby Sparks, I Love You Phillip MorrisLove the Coopers) has provided the original score to the upcoming comedy Quiz Lady. The film is directed by Jessica Yu (In the Realms of the Unreal, Last Call at the Oasis) and stars Awkwafina, Sandra Oh, Jason Schwartzman, Tony Hale, Holland Taylor and Will Ferrell. The movie revolves around two very different sisters who are forced to pay off their mother’s gambling debts by concocting a scheme to go on a quiz show. Read the rest of this entry »

Silva Screen Records has announced a digital version of the soundtrack album for Hammer Films’ 1968 horror feature The Devil Rides Out directed by Terence Fisher and starring Christopher Lee, Niké Arrighi, Charles Gray and Leon Greene. The album features the film’s original music composed by James Bernard (The Curse of Frankenstein, Dracula, Taste the Blood of Dracula, Windom’s Way). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, August 11 and will be available to stream/download here. The label has previously released the world premiere vinyl edition of the soundtrack last year, while GDI has released a CD version back in 2000. Read the rest of this entry »

EmmoLei Sankofa (Step Up, Three Ways, Lizzo’s Watch Out For the Big Grrrls, Horror Noire) has been tapped to score the new Hulu original series The Other Black Girl. The show is based on Zakiya Dalila Harris’ best-selling novel of the same name and stars Sinclair Daniel, Ashleigh Murray, Hunter Parrish, Brittany Adebumola, Bellamy Young, Eric McCormack and Garcelle Beauvais. The comedy follows an African American editorial assistant at a predominantly white publishing firm who gets excited when a new black co-worker gets hired, but discovers something sinister is going on at the company. Read the rest of this entry »

Lake George Music Group will release the first soundtrack album for the HBO original series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty. The album features selections of the original music from the first season of the show composed by Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award winner Nicholas Britell (SuccessionMoonlight, Andor, Don’t Look UpCruella, The Big Short, If Beale Street Could Talk) and Robert Glasper (The PhotographMiles Ahead, Bel-Air). The Winning Time Sessions will be released digitally tomorrow, August 11 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty is created by Max Borenstein & Jim Hecht and stars John C. Reilly, Quincy Isaiah, Adrien Brody, Jason Clarke, Gaby Hoffman, Jason Segel, Tracy Letts, Hadley Robinson, DeVaughn Nixon, Solomon Hughes, Rob Morgan and Sally Field. Read the rest of this entry »

Paramount Music will release a new soundtrack album for the Amazon original series Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s third and fourth season composed by Emmy Award winner Ramin Djawadi (Game of ThronesWestworld, House of the Dragon, Eternals, Iron Man, Pacific RimUncharted). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, August 11. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album. The label has previously released two albums featuring the composer’s score from Season 1 (with La-La Land Recordings handling the CD version) back in 2018 and from Season 2 last fall. Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan is developed by Carlton Cuse & Graham Roland based on the characters created by Tom Clancy and stars John Krasinksi, Wendell Pierce, Abbie Cornish, Michael Kelly, Betty Gabriel, Michael Peña, James Cosmo, Nina Hoss, Peter Guinness, Okieriete Onaodowan, Alexej Manvelov, Louis Ozawa Changchien and Zuleikha Robinson. Read the rest of this entry »

Jupiter Clique will release a soundtrack album for the crime thriller Into the Ashes. The album features the film’s original music composed by James Curd (The Neighbor, Runt, Don’t Worry Baby). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, August 11 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Into the Ashes is written and directed by Aaron Harvey and stars Luke Grimes, James Badge Dale, Robert Taylor and Frank Grillo. The movie follows a man who – after losing his wife – must decide if he will stay on his new path or exact revenge and force his enemies to pay for what they have done. Read the rest of this entry »

Netflix Music will release a soundtrack album for the streamer’s original film Heart of Stone. The album features the movie’s original score composed by Academy Award winner Steven Price (GravityOur Planet, Last Night in Soho, Baby Driver, Suicide SquadFuryThe Aeronauts, Over the Moon). Also included is Noga Erez’s opening titles song Quiet, which has previously been released as a digital single by Atlantic Records. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, August 11 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Heart of Stone is directed by Tom Harper and stars Gal Gadot, Jamie Dornan, Alia Bhatt, Sophie Okonedo, Jing Lusi, Matthias Schweighöfer and Paul Ready. Read the rest of this entry »

Ti Piment has released a soundtrack album for the French drama The Path of Excellence (La voie royale). The album features the film’s original music composed by Audrey Ismaël (Angel Face, Vortex, Germinal, Chacun pour tous, Gloria). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. The Path of Excellence is co-written and directed by Frédéric Mermoud and stars Suzanne Jouannet, Marie Colomb, Maud Wyler, Lorenzo Lefebvre, Marilyne Canto, Cyril Metzger, Antoine Chappey and Alexandre Desrousseaux. The movie revolves around a young woman and brilliant student who leaves the family farm to try her chance at the entrance exam for top rated schools by enrolling in a preparatory science class. Read the rest of this entry »

Tips Industries has released a new soundtrack album for the Indian historical epic Ponniyin Selvan – Part 1. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award winner A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire, 127 HoursBlinded by the Light, The Hundred-Foot Journey,Million Dollar Arm, Viceroy’s House). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Also check out the first track on the release after the jump. A separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie was released last September. Ponniyin Selvan – Part 1 is co-written and directed by Mani Ratnam and stars Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Karthi, Jayam Ravi and Trisha. Read the rest of this entry »

Robbie Robertson (1943-2023)

Posted: August 9, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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Robbie Robertson has passed away today at age 80. The songwriter, composer and guitarist who was best known as a member of the rock group The Band and his solo records has worked on numerous films directed by Martin Scorsese over the last couple of decades. He has scored the director’s 1986 feature The Color of Money, as well as his last two movies, 2019’s The Irishman and the upcoming Killers of the Flower Moon, which premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and will be released in theaters on October 6. Read the rest of this entry »