Thomas Newman (American Beauty, The Shawshank Redemption, Road to Perdition, 1917, Skyfall, Finding Nemo) & Julia Newman (At the Gates, American Horror Stories) have teamed up to compose the music for the upcoming Netflix limited series Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story. The show is created by Ryan Murphy (Nip/Tuck, American Horror Story) & Ian Brennan (Glee, The Watcher) and stars Javier Bardem, Chloë Sevigny, Cooper Koch, Nicholas Alexander Chavez, Nathan Lane, Ari Graynor, Leslie Grossman and Dallas Roberts. The second season of the Monster true crime anthology series (following 2022’s Nick Cave- & Warren Ellis-scored Dahmer) chronicles the case of the real-life brothers who were convicted in 1996 for the murders of their parents, José and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez. Read the rest of this entry »
Thomas Newman & Julia Newman Scoring Netflix’s ‘Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story’
Posted: August 26, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Julia Newman, MONSTERS: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, Netflix, Thomas Newman
‘If You Were the Last’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 26, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christopher Bear, If You Were the Last, Kristian Mercado, Peacock, score, Soundtrack
The Foolshed has released a soundtrack album for the sci-fi romantic comedy If You Were the Last. The album features the film’s original music composed by Christopher Bear (of the rock band Grizzly Bear) (Past Lives, High Maintenance, Mother, Couch, Swallowed, The Passenger). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first track (Rinse and Repeat) below. If You Were the Last is directed by Kristian Mercardo and stars Anthony Mackie, Zoë Chao, Natalie Morales and Geoff Stults. The movie centers on two astronauts three years into a failed NASA mission as they begin a friendly, flirty debate about whether they’re better off spending their remaining days as friends.. Read the rest of this entry »
Warren Ellis Scoring Walter Salles’ ‘I’m Still Here’
Posted: August 26, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ainda Estou Aqui, I'm Still Here, Walter Salles, Warren Ellis
Warren Ellis (The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Hell or High Water, Blonde, Mustang, The Road) has provided the original score for the upcoming period drama I’m Still Here (Ainda Estou Aqui). The film is directed by Walter Salles (The Motorcycle Diaries, On the Road) and stars Fernanda Montenegro, Fernanda Torres and Selton Mello. The movie based on Marcelo Rubens Paiva’s bestselling memoir is set in Brazil, 1971 as the country faces the tightening grip of a military dictatorship and tells the story of a mother of five children who is forced to reinvent herself after her family suffers a violent and arbitrary act by the government. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Lore’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: August 26, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Benjamin Symons, Greig Johnson, James Bushe, Patrick Ryder, score, Soundtrack
Benjamin Symons (Feed Me, Invasion Planet Earth, The Eastern Front: The Point of No Return) has released a soundtrack album for the British horror anthology feature Lore. The album features the composer’s original score from the film and is now available to stream/download on most major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the composer’s title track after the jump. Lore is co-written (with Christine Barber-Ryder) and directed by James Bushe, Patrick Ryder & Greig Johnson and stars Richard Brake, Andrew Lee Potts, Bill Fellows and Rufus Hound. The movie follows four thrill-seeking friends as they venture out on a horror-themed camping excursion led by a strange and eccentric guide and accidentally release forms of malevolence when telling stories by the campfire. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 25, 2024)
Posted: August 25, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Isabella Summers, KAOS, Kevin Henthorn, Michelle Birsky, Netflix, Terminator Zero
Premiering on Thursday, August 29, is the British Netflix original series KAOS created by Charlie Covell and starring Jeff Goldblum, Janet McTeer, David Thewlis, Rakie Ayola, Cliff Curtis, Aurora Perrineau, Nabhaan Rizwan, Misia Butler, Stephen Dillane, Killian Scott, Leila Farzad and Stanley Townsend. The show’s original music is composed by Isabella Summers (Little Fires Everywhere, Lady Chatterley’s Lover, Lisa Frankenstein, The Offer, Call Jane, Physical). A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music will be announced soon. Check out our previous news article for more information about the fantasy comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mirka’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: August 25, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Mirka, Rachid Benhadj, Safy Boutella, score, Soundtrack
Safy Boutella (Little Senegal, Room to Rent, Dust of Life, The Kid from Chaaba, Cheb) has released the first-ever soundtrack album for the 2000 Italian/French/Spanish drama Mirka written and directed by Rachid Benhadj and starring Vanessa Redgrave, Gérard Depardieu, Sergio Rubini and Franco Nero. The album features the composer’s original score from the film and is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and most other major digital music services), where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to Boutella’s opening and end titles tracks after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Orton Scoring Daniel Minahan’s ‘On Swift Horses’
Posted: August 24, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Daniel Minahan, Mark Orton, On Swift Horses
Mark Orton (Nebraska, The Holdovers, The Good Girl, My Old Lady, Love Hard, 12 Mighty Orphans) has composed the original score for the upcoming drama On Swift Horses. The film is directed by Daniel Minahan (Halston, Marco Polo) and stars Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi, Will Poulter, Diego Calva and Sasha Calle. The movie based Shannon Pufahl’s 2019 novel of the same title is set in the 1950s and follows a seemingly sensible newlywed and her wayward brother-in-law as they undertake parallel journeys of risk, romance, and self-discovery.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 23, 2024)
Posted: August 23, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: 200% Wolf, Ash Gibson Greig, Blink Twice, Chanda Dancy, Close Your Eyes, Craig DeLeon, Decoded, Federico Jusid, Fritz Myers, Greedy People, Joe Wong, Jordan Lehning, Kevin Riepl, Kung Fu Games, Lady Scorpions, Lorne Balfe, Matt Druery, Strange Darling, The Becomers, The Crow, The Forge, Tommy Simpson, Volker Bertelmann, Z Berg, Zack Leffew
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the psychological thriller Blink Twice co-written and directed by Zoë Kravitz and starring Naomi Ackie, Channing Tatum, Adria Arjona, Kyle MacLachlan, Christian Slater, Haley Joel Osment, Simon Rex, Geena Davis and Alia Shawkat. The film’s original music is composed by Chanda Dancy (Lawmen: Bass Reeves, Devotion, I Wanna Dance with Somebody, The Defeated, Aftershock). Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Amazon MGM Studios release.
Also opening wide is the action thriller The Crow directed by Rupert Sanders and starring Bill Skarsgard, FKA Twigs, Sami Bouajila, Karel Dobry, Jordan Bolger, Josette Simon, Laura Birn and Danny Huston. Volker Bertelmann (All Quiet on the Western Front, Hotel Mumbai, Lion, Adrift, Patrick Melrose, The Old Guard, Ammonite) has composed the film’s original music. No word yet on a soundtrack release. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the Lionsgate release and click here to check out the project’s music team credits. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Becomers’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: August 23, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Fritz Meyers, score, Soundtrack, The Becomers, Zach Clark
Platitude Music will release a soundtrack album for the indie sci-fi romantic comedy The Becomers. The album features the film’s original music composed and performed by Fritz Myers (Sushi Girl, White Reindeer, The Harrow, Little Sister). The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 23 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The composer’s end titles track is already available to stream/download now and can be checked out after the jump. The Becomers is written and directed by Zach Clark and stars Russell Mael, Molly Plunk, Isabel Alamin, Mike Lopez and Keith Kelly. The movie follows two body-snatching alien lovers who arrive separately on Earth after being forced to flee their dying planet and are determined to find each other as they realize that life in modern-day America is more complicated than they could have ever imagined. Read the rest of this entry »
First Tracks from Gints Zilbalodis’ & Rihards Zalupe’s ‘Flow’ Score Released
Posted: August 23, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Flow, Gints Zilbalodis, Rihards Zalupe
Milan Records has released two first tracks from the soundtrack for the soundtrack for the animated feature Flow. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services are Abandoned City / Dog Chase written by the film’s director Gints Zilbalodis (Away) and Rihards Zalupe (The Pagan King). Also listen to both tracks after the jump and check back on this page for the details of the full soundtrack album. Flow co-written and directed by Zilbalodis is set in a world that seems to be coming to an end and follows a cat whose home is devastated by a great flood and finds refuge on a boat populated by various species. Read the rest of this entry »
