Arts Music has released a new soundtrack album for the Netflix animated series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. The Volume 3 album features selections of the score from the show’s third season composed by Michael Kramer (Ninjago, The Ghost and Molly McGee, LEGO Star Wars: Terrifying Tales & Summer Vacation). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. The label has previously released an album featuring Kramer’s score and Ali Dee’s theme song from Season 1 in 2021 and a second album featuring Kramer’s music from Season 2 last year. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe is developed by Robert David based on the 1980s cartoon series and features the voices of Yuri Lowenthal, Kimberly Brooks, Trevor Devall, Antony Del Rio, Ben Diskin, David Kaye, Judy Alice Lee, Grey Griffin, Roger Craig Smith, Tom Kenny and Fred Tatasciore. Read the rest of this entry »
‘He-Man and the Masters of the Universe’ Season 3 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: June 12, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Michael Kramer, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
Kool Kojak Scoring Chelsea Peretti’s ‘First Time Female Director’
Posted: June 12, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chelsea Peretti', Este Haim, First Time Female Director, Kool Kojak
Songwriter/record producer Kool Kojak has made his feature film scoring debut on the upcoming comedy First Time Female Director. The film is written and directed by Chelsea Peretti and stars Peretti herself, Amy Poehler, Kate Berlant, Megan Stalter, Benito Skinner, Megan Mullally, Blake Anderson, Natasha Leggero, Jak Knight, Xosha Roquemore, Andy Richter, Max Greenfield, Tim Heidecker and Brad Hall. Este Haim (of HAIM) (Maid, Cha Cha Real Smooth) serves as the music consultant of the movie, which follows a playwright working for a small theater in Glendale who is thrust into the leadership role and quickly discovers that being a director may be a lot more challenging than she originally thought. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Idol’ Episode 2 Soundtrack Single Released
Posted: June 12, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: HBO, Mike Dean, Suzanna Son, The Idol, The Weeknd
Republic Records has released a digital single featuring music from the second episode of the HBO original series The Idol. The 3-track single includes the new song Family co-written (with Mike Dean) and performed by Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye & Suzanna Son, the score track Devil’s Paradise written by Dean & series co-creator Sam Levinson and the previously released song Double Fantasy by The Weeknd feat. Future. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. The label has previously released a single featuring two tracks from Episode 1 last week. A full album is scheduled to come out on June 30. Read the rest of this entry »
Anna Drubich & Jongnic Bontemps Scoring Diego Hurtado de Mendoza’s & Lisa Cortés’ ‘The Space Race’
Posted: June 12, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anna Drubich, Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, Jongnic Bontemps, Lisa Cortés, National Geographic, The Space Race
Anna Drubich (Barbarian, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Fear Street Part 3: 1666) & Jongnic Bontemps (Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, 4400, My Name Is Pauli Murray, Redfall) have teamed up to score the upcoming documentary The Space Race. The film is directed by Diego Hurtado de Mendoza (The Redeem Team) & Lisa Cortés (Little Richard: I Am Everything, All In: The Fight for Democracy) and explores the experiences of the first Black astronauts. The movie features interviews with Ed Dwight, Charles Bolden, Guion Bluford & Victor Glover and spotlights the oft-omitted racial injustice narratives and present-day realities of these pioneers. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: June 12, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, James Bluemel, Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland, score, Simon Russell, Soundtrack
Redrocca has released a soundtrack album for the BBC documentary series Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland. The album features the show’s original music composed by Simon Russell (Smash & Grab: The Story of the Pink Panthers, Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer, Afghan Star, Once Upon a Time in Iraq). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and any other major digital music services), where you can also check out audio samples. Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland is directed by James Bluemel and combines personal accounts with archive footage to tell the story of the people who lived through The Trouble and are still dealing with its legacies today. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 11, 2023)
Posted: June 11, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Disney Plus, Hulu, Jagged Mind, Jasha Klebe, Jongnic Bontemps, Michael Dean Parsons, Netflix, Our Planet II, Scott Michael Smith, Stan Lee, Thomas Farnon
Premiering on Wednesday, June 14, is the FX original series The Full Monty written by Simon Beaufoy & Alice Nutter based on the 1997 feature of the same name and starring Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, Lesley Sharp, Paul Barber, Talitha Wing, Miles Jupp, Steve Huison, Paul Clayton, Wim Snape and Tom Wilkinson. The show’s original music is composed by Oli Julian (Sex Education, Breeders, Catastrophe, How to Build a Girl, Code 404, Episodes). Check out our previous news article for more information about the, which will be available to stream on Hulu and Disney+.
Also premiering on Wednesday is the Netflix nature documentary series Our Planet II narrated by Sir David Attenborough. Jasha Klebe (Planet Earth II, Animal, The Black Godfather, Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom, Malika: The Lion Queen) & Thomas Farnon (One Man and His Shoes) have composed the show’s original music. A soundtrack album will be announced soon. The follow-up to 2019’s Our Planet (scored by Steven Price) centers on the migratory patterns of numerous animal species as they embark on often life-threatening journeys to feed, breed/find new homes and will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Safe Home’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: June 11, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Helena Czajka, Safe Home, SBS, score, Soundtrack
Helena Czajka (Blind Ambition, Unseen Skies, Revelation) has released a soundtrack album for the Australian TV series Safe Home. The album features selections of the composer’s original score from the show and is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Safe Home is created by Anna Barnes and stars Aisha Dee, Mabel Li, Virginia Gay, Antonia Prebble, Thomas Cocquerel, Chenoa Deemal, Hal Cumpston, David Roberts, Mark Mitchinson, Janet Andrewartha, Tegan Stimson, Nicholas Burton, Katlyn Wong and Yuchen Wang. The 4-part drama directed by Stevie Cruz-Martin revolves around a woman whose life gets turned upside down when she’s embroiled in a violent murder. Read the rest of this entry »
PinkPantheress’ Song ‘Angel’ from Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’ Released
Posted: June 10, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Barbie, BloodPop, Count Baldor, Greta Gerwig, PinkPantheress
Atlantic Records has released the third song from the soundtrack for Greta Gerwig’s fantasy comedy Barbie. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is Angel co-written and -produced (with BloodPop & Count Baldor) and performed by PinkPantheress. Also check out the track after the jump. Two first songs (Dance the Night by Dua Lipa & WATATI by Karol G) from the film’s soundtrack were released in the previous weeks and the full soundtrack album is set to come out on July 21 (visit Amazon to pre-order the digital version and the CD, vinyl and cassette editions). Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 9, 2023)
Posted: June 9, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alex Belcher, Bill Brown, Blue Jean, Chris Roe, Daliland, Edmund Butt, Evgueni G, Extraction 2, Gabriel Yared, Henry Jackman, Jongnic Bontemps, Mending the Line, Nima Fakhrara, Persian Lessons, Sacha Galperine, Scarlet, Steve Jablonsky, The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the sci-fi action adventure Transformers: Rise of the Beasts directed by Steven Caple Jr. and starring Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, Peter Dinklage, Luna Lauren Velez, Peter Cullen, Tobe Nwigwe, Michelle Yeoh, Ron Perlman, Colman Domingo and Pete Davidson. The film’s original score is composed by Jongnic Bontemps (4400, United Skates, Wedding Season) and produced by Steve Jablonsky (Transformers, The Island). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring Bontemps’ score today (click here for the full album details). Available separately as a digital single is the original song On My Soul by Nwigwe & Nas feat. Jacob Banks (click here to listen to the track).
Opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the biographical drama Dalíland directed by Mary Harron and starring Ben Kingsley, Barbara Sukowa, Christopher Briney, Rupert Graves, Ezra Miller, Andreja Pejic, Alexander Beyer and Suki Waterhouse. Edmund Butt (Bancroft, Life on Mars, Finding Alice, Ashes to Ashes, Origin, Mistress) has composed the film’s original music. Dubois Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the Magnolia Pictures release. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Year Between’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: June 9, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alex Heller, Kotomi, Lauren Culjak, score, Soundtrack, The Year Between
Kotomi (aka Lauren Culjak) (Love, Victor, Long Weekend, With Love, Judy Blume Forever, Diamond in the Rough) has released a soundtrack album for the comedy drama The Year Between. 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. The Year Between is written and directed by Alex Heller and stars Heller herself, J. Smith-Cameron, Wyatt Oleff, Kyanna Simone, Emily Robinson, Rajeev Jacob and Steve Buscemi. The movie follows a college dropout who moves back home to the suburbs where she is diagnosed with a mental illness and learns to coexist with her well-meaning and aggravated family, while navigating a new normal. Read the rest of this entry »
