Writer/director James Gunn has revealed that Clint Mansell (Black Swan, Requiem for a Dream, Moon, Noah, The Fountain, The Wrestler) & Kevin Kiner (Ahsoka, Star Wars: The Clone Wars & The Bad Batch, Narcos: Mexico, CSI: Miami, Hell on Wheels) are teaming up to score the upcoming Max adult animated original series Creature Commandos. The show is written by Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy, The Suicide Squad) based on DC Characters and features the voices of Steve Agee, Maria Bakalova, Zoe Chao, Anya Chalotra, Frank Grillo, David Harbour, Sean Gunn, Alan Tudyk, Indira Varma and Viola Davis. The DC Studios & Warner Bros. Animation production tracks a secret team of incarcerated monsters recruited for missions deemed too dangerous for humans. Read the rest of this entry »
Clint Mansell & Kevin Kiner Scoring Max’s ‘Creature Commandos’
Posted: August 5, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Clint Mansell, Creature Commandos, James Gunn, Kevin Kiner, Max
‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: August 5, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Bear McCreary, score, Soundtrack, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Prime Video has announced the track list of the soundtrack album for the second season of the streamer’s original series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. The album features selections of the original score from Season 2 composed by Emmy Award winner Bear McCreary (Godzilla: King of the Monsters, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Outlander, The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica, Happy Death Day). as well as two new songs featuring vocalists Rufus Wainwright and Jens Kidman. Series stars Sophia Nomvete, Benjamin Walker, Rory Kinnear & Daniel Weyman also lend their vocals to several tracks on the soundtrack, which will be released digitally on August 23 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Mutant will release a CD and vinyl edition, which are both now available for pre-order here. As with the first season, following each episode, Amazon Music will release a weekly soundtrack album containing the score for that episode. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Let Me Be Me’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 5, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dan Crane, Jackson Greenberg, Katie Taber, Let Me Be Me, score, Soundtrack
Venice Music has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Let Me Be Me. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jackson Greenberg (Cartel Land, City of Ghosts, Madu, AKA Jane Roe, Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the composer’s first track (Kyle Is Kyle) below. Let Me Be Me is directed by Dan Crane & Katie Taber and centers on the Westphal family who learns that their six year old son is on the Autism spectrum and embark on a radical journey in which they compassionately join him in his unique behaviors. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Leos Carax Documentary ‘Mr. X’ Released
Posted: August 5, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gaël Rakotondrabe, Mr. X, score, Soundtrack, Tessa Louise-Salomé
Artiworks has released the premiere soundtrack album for the 2014 documentary Mr. X. The album features the film’s original music composed by Gael Rakotondrabe (The Wild One, Porto, Etat limite) and is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. Also listen to the composer’s first track (La Samaritaine) below. Mr. X is directed by Tessa Louise-Salomé and centers on filmmaker Leon Carax (Holy Motors, Annette, Pola X, Boy Meets Girl, The Lover on the Bridge), a complex artist and a cult figure from his first feature. Read the rest of this entry »
‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: August 4, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: HBO, House of the Dragon, Ramin Djawadi, score, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music has released a new soundtrack album for the HBO original series House of the Dragon. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Emmy Award winner Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Westworld, Fallout, Iron Man, Eternals, 3 Body Problem, Uncharted, Clash of the Titans). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first score track (End a War Before It Begins) after the jump. The label has previously released an album featuring the composer’s score from Season 1 back in 2022. House of the Dragon is George R.R. Martin & Ryan Condal and stars Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Eve Best, Steve Toussaint, Fabien Frankel, Tom Glynn-Carney, Ewan Mitchell, Sonoya Mizuno, Abubakar Salim, Rhys Ifans, Harry Collett, Bethany Antonia, Clinton Liberty, Phoebe Campbell, Phia Saban, Jefferson Hall, Kieran Bew, Gayle Rankin, Matthew Needham, Freddie Fox, Jamie Kenna, Tom Bennett, Tom Taylor, Simon Russell Beale and Vincent Regan . Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 4, 2024)
Posted: August 4, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Joshua Moshier, Matt Mahaffey, Mr. Throwback, Nami Melumad, One Fast Move, Paramount+, Peacock, Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Premiering on Thursday, August 8, is the sports action drama One Fast Move written and directed by Kelly Blatz and starring K.J. Apa, Eric Dane, Maia Reficco, Edward James Olmos and Austin North. The film’s original music is composed by Nami Melumad (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds & Prodigy, Thor: Love and Thunder, An American Pickle, The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window, Far from the Tree, Absentia). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the movie, which will be available to stream exclusively on Prime Video.
Also premiering on Thursday is the Peacock original series Mr. Throwback created by David Caspe, Matthew Libman & Daniel Libman and starring Stephen Curry, Adam Pally, Ego Nwodim and Adyen Mayeri. Joshua Moshier (The Shrink Next Door, Baskets, Looney Tunes Shorts, Happy Anniversary, Special, Dragons: Rescue Riders) has composed the show’s original muisc. The mockumentary comedy, which follows down-on-his-luck memorabilia dealer who looks for redemption by reuniting with his sixth-grade teammate, NBA legend Steph Curry, will be available to stream exclusively on Peacock. Read the rest of this entry »
Matteo Locasciulli Scoring George Huang’s ‘Weekend in Taipei’
Posted: August 3, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: George Huang, Matteo Locasciulli, Weekend in Taipei
Matteo Locasciulli (Rumba Therapy, Champagne, Home Sweet Rome!, We Have a Dream, Inestimable) has been tapped to score the upcoming action comedy Weekend in Taipei. The film is directed by George Huang (Swimming with Sharks, Trojan War) and stars Luke Evans, Gwei Lun Mei, Sung Kang, Pernell Walker and Wyatt Yang. The movie follows a pit-bull DEA agent and a top “Transporter” who – fifteen years after they fell in love and before forces of crime and corruption tore them apart – are put on a collision course during a weekend in Taipei. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Power Rangers Cosmic Fury’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: August 3, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Bert Selen, Netflix, Power Rangers Cosmic Fury, score, Soundtrack
Hasbro has released a soundtrack album for the superhero TV series Power Rangers Cosmic Fury. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Bert Selen (Raven’s Home, Rules of Engagement, Mystery Girls, Fast Layne). Also included is the composer’s Cosmic Fury theme song, which has previously been released as a digital single. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the first score track (Planet Zordnia) and the theme song below. Power Rangers Cosmic Fury is created by Haim Saban and stars Russell Curry, Hunter Deno, David Yost, Chance Perez, Kai Moya, Tessa Rao, Jordon Fite and Jacqueline Joe. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 2, 2024)
Posted: August 2, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Batu Sener, Blair Mowat, Boat Camp, Christophe Beck, Coup!, Doctor Jekyll, Harold and the Purple Crayon, Herdís Stefánsdóttir, Kneecap, Mateo Messina, Michael 'Mikey J' Asante, Nathan Halpern, Saleka, The Instigators, Trap
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the psychological thriller Trap written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan and starring Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donoghue, Hayley Mills and Allison Pill. The film’s original score is composed by Herdís Stefánsdóttir (Knock at the Cabin, Y: The Last Man, The Sun Is Also a Star, The Essex Serpent, We’re Here). Saleka (who stars as the fictional pop star Lady Raven) has contributed the project’s original songs. Columbia Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the thriller, which is being released by Warner Bros. Pictures.
Also opening wide is the family adventure Harold and the Purple Crayon directed by Carlos Saldanha and starring Zachary Levi, Lil Rel Howery, Tanya Reynolds, Alfred Molina Jemaine Clement, Benjamin Bottani and Zooey Deschanel. Batu Sener (The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild, Better Man, Ice Age: Scrat Tales) has composed the film’s original music. Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score (click here for the full album details) today. Available separately as a digital single is the original song Colors by Boots Ottestad feat. Jordy Searcy. Click here to listen to the track and for more information about the Sony Pictures release. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Suicide Squad ISEKAI’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: August 2, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Hulu, Kenichiro Suehiro, Max, score, Soundtrack, Suicide Squad Isekai
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the anime series Suicide Squad ISEKAI. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Kenichiro Suehiro (Re: Zero, Starting Life in Another World, Goblin Slayer, The Eminence in Shadow, Golden Kamuy). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Also listen to the composer’s title track after the jump. Suicide Squad ISEKAI written by Tappei Nagatsuki & Eiji Umehara, directed by Eri Osada is set in crime-ridden city of Gotham and follows Amanda Waller who has assembled a group of notorious criminals (Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Peacemaker, Clayface & King Shark) who are sent into an otherworldly realm that’s connected to this world through a gate. Read the rest of this entry »
