A24 Music has released an EP featuring previously unreleased music from the Netflix original series Beef. The EP features the title cues from the show written by series composer Bobby Krlic (aka The Haxan Cloak) (Midsommar, Beau Is Afraid, Blue Beetle, Snowpiercer). Also included is lead actor Steven Yeun’s cover of Incubus’ Drive produced by Krlic & Ariel Rechtshaid (listen to the full song below). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The label has previously released the original soundtrack album back in April. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Beef’ Bonus Tracks EP Released
Posted: June 17, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Beef, Bobby Krlic, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, The Haxan Cloak
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 16, 2023)
Posted: June 16, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Asteroid City, Ben Sollee, Benjamin Wallfisch, Dexter Story, Elemental, Maggie Moore(s), The Blackening, The Flash, Thomas Newman
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the superhero movie The Flash directed by Andy Muschietti and starring Ezra Miller, Sasha Calle, Michael Shannon, Michael Keaton, Ron Livingston, Maribel Verdú and Kiersey Clemons. The film’s original music is composed by Benjamin Wallfisch (Shazam!, It, Blade Runner 2049, The Invisible Man, Hidden Figures). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Also opening wide this weekend is the animated feature Elemental directed by Peter Sohn and starring Leah Lewis, Mamoudou Athie, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ronnie del Carmen, Catherine O’Hara, Shila Ommi, Mason Wertheimer and Joe Pera. Thomas Newman (American Beauty, Finding Nemo, Wall-E, The Shawshank Redemption, Skyfall, 1917) has composed the film’s original score. Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score and an original song performed by Lauv today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Pixar Animation Studios production. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael McCuistion, Lolita Ritmanis & Kristopher Carter Scoring ‘Babylon 5: The Road Home’
Posted: June 16, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Babylon 5: The Road Home, Dynamic Music Partners, Kristopher Carter, Lolita Ritmanis, Matt Peters, Michael McCuistion
Michael McCuistion, Lolita Ritmanis & Kristopher Carter (aka Dynamic Music Partners) (Batman: The Animated Series, Young Justice, Justice League, Batman: The Brave and the Bold) have composed the original music for the upcoming animated movie Babylon 5: The Road Home. The film is directed by Matt Peters (Injustice) and features the voices of Bruce Boxleitner, Claudia Christian, Peter Jurasik, Tracy Scoggins, Bill Mumy, Patricia Tallman, Jeffery Sinclair, Paul Guyet, Anthony Hansen, Phil LaMarr, Mara Junot, Piotr Michael, Andrew Morgado and Rebecca Riedy. The Warner Bros. Animation production is based on the 90s live-action sci-fi TV series (scored by Christopher Franke) and follows John Sheridan as he unexpectedly finds himself transported through multiple timelines and alternate realities in a quest to find his way back home. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Hilda and the Mountain King’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: June 16, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andy Coyle, Hilda and the Mountain King, Netflix, Ryan Carlson, score, Soundtrack
Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album for the animated feature Hilda and the Mountain King. The album features the film’s original score composed by Ryan Carlson (Abby Hatcher, Fuzzly Catcher) who also composed the music for the Hilda TV series. Also included is the end credits song Another Road performed by Rachel Aggs. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Hilda and the Mountain King is directed by Andy Coyle and stars Bella Ramsey, Ameerah Falzon-Ojo, Oliver Nelson, Daisy Haggard, John Hopkins, Rasmus Hardiker, Lucy Montgomery and Dino Kelly. Read the rest of this entry »
Steven Price Scoring Tom Harper’s ‘Heart of Stone’
Posted: June 16, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Heart of Stone, Netflix, Steven Price, Tom Harper
Composer Steven Price (Gravity, Last Night in Soho, Our Planet, Suicide Squad, Baby Driver, Fury, Over the Moon) is reteaming with director Tom Harper (Wild Rose, The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death) on the upcoming Netflix original film Heart of Stone. The action thriller starring Gal Gadot, Jamie Dornan, Sophie Okonedo, Alia Bhatt, Matthias Schweighöfer, Paul Ready & Jing Lusi revolves around an intelligence operative for a shadowy global peacekeeping agency who races to stop a hacker from stealing its most valuable and dangerous weapon. Greg Rucka (The Old Guard) and Allison Schroeder (Hidden Figures, Christopher Robin) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Little Richard: I Am Everything’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: June 16, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Lisa Cortés, Little Richard: I Am Everything, Soundtrack, Tamar-Kali
Varèse Sarabande and Craft Recordings have announced a soundtrack album for the documentary Little Richard: I Am Everything. The album features some Little Richard’s best-known hits, as well as two previously unreleased covers from Valerie June and Cory Henry. Also included is a track from the film’s original score composed by Tamar-kali (Mudbound, Shirley, The Assistant, Palmer). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. A CD version is set to be released on September 8 (visit Amazon to pre-order) and a vinyl edition is scheduled to come out this December (click here to order). A “Tutti Frutti” color presssing of the LP edition is available to order exclusively on the labels’ websites. Little Richard: I Am Everything is directed by Lisa Cortés and tells the story of the Black queer origins of rock n’ roll and explores the whitewashed canon of American pop music to reveal the innovator Richard Penniman. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Tutor’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: June 16, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexander Bornstein, Jordan Ross, score, Soundtrack, The Tutor
BMG has released a soundtrack album for the mystery thriller The Tutor. The album features the film’s original score composed by Alexander Bornstein (Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, First to the Moon, Black Site Delta) and performed by the Budapest Art Orchestra. Also included are songs by Jude & the Strangers and Reagan Richards, as well as a piece from Georg Friedrich Handel’s opera Xerxes. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The Tutor is directed by Jordan Ross and stars Garrett Hedlund, Noah Schnapp, Jonny Weston and Victoria Justice. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Lamya’s Poem’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: June 16, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexander Kronemer, Christopher Willis, Lamya’s Poem, score, Soundtrack
MVKA will release a soundtrack album for the animated feature Lamya’s Poem. The album features the film’s original music composed by Christopher Willis (The Death of Stalin, The Personal History of David Copperfield, Veep, Schmigadoon!, Mickey Mouse, The Lion Guard). The soundtrack is set to be released on September 15, 2023 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A first track (Fireflies) is already available to stream/download now and can also be checked out after the jump. Lamya’s Poem is directed by Alexander Kronemer and features the voices of Millie Davis, Mena Massoud, Aya Brin and Farah Tahir. The movie follows a Syrian girl escaping war who tumbles into a dream world where she meets a young poet and must help him write the poem that will save her life. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Greatest Days’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: June 15, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Coky Giedroyc, Greatest Days, Nick Foster, Oli Julian, Soundtrack, Take That
Globe Soundtrack & Score will release a soundtrack album for the film adaptation of the stage musical Greatest Days. The album features the Take That hit songs from the film performed by the movie’s cast. Also included are selections of the musical’s score composed by Oli Julian (Sex Education, The Full Monty, Breeders, Catastrophe) & Nick Foster (Thunderbirds Are Go, Misha and the Wolves, In My Skin) who also provided the song arrangements. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, June 16 and will be available to stream/download here. A CD version will be coming out later this summer and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Greatest Days is directed by Coky Giedroyc and stars Aisling Bea, Alice Lowe, Jayde Adams, Amaka Okafor, Lara McDonnell, Marc Wooton, Jessie Mae Alonzo, Carragon Guest, Eliza Dobson, Nandi Hudson, Aaron Bryan, Joshua Jung, Dalvin Cory, Mervin Noronha and Mark Samaras. Read the rest of this entry »