Capitol Records has released the ninth soundtrack for the Paramount+ original series Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies. The EP features the original songs from the ninth episode of the musical comedy: Face to Face performed by cast members Marisa Davila, Tricia Fukuhara, Ari Notartomaso & Cheyenne Isabel Wells, I’m in Love performed by Wells and Brutal Honesty performed by the show’s executive music producer Justin Tranter & Fukuhara. Click here to stream/download the soundtrack and also check out the performances of all three songs after the jump. The label has previously released eight soundtracks featuring the songs from Episodes 1-8 over the last couple of weeks. A full soundtrack album is expected to be released in the coming weeks (visit Amazon to pre-order the vinyl edition) and a separate score album is also in the works. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies’ Episode 9 Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: May 29, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, Justin Tranter, Paramount+, Soundtrack
‘The Mighty Victoria’ (‘El Poderoso Victoria’) Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: May 29, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: El Poderoso Victoria, Fernando Velazquez, Raúl Ramón, score, Soundtrack, The Mighty Victoria
Quartet Records has announced a soundtrack album for the Mexican adventure drama The Mighty Victoria (El Poderoso Victoria). The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Fernando Velázquez (The Orphanage, The Impossible, A Monster Calls, Hercules, Devil, Crimson Peak). The soundtrack is now available to order as a limited edition CD on the label’s official website, where you can also check out the full album details and listen to audio samples. A digital version will be available to stream/download here later this week. The Mighty Victoria is directed by Raúl Ramón and stars Damián Alcazar, Gerardo Oñate, Roberto Sosa, Edgar Vivar, Joaquín Cosío, Lorena de la Torre and Eduardo España. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Der Greif’ (‘The Gryphon’) Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: May 29, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Der Greif, Jürgen Kramlofsky, score, Soundtrack, The Gryphon, Thomas Mehlhorn
Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the German Amazon original series The Gryphon (Der Greif). The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Thomas Mehlhorn & Jürgen Kramlofsky. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. The Gryphon is developed by Erol Yesilkaya & Sebastian Marka based on the fantasy book series by Wolfgang Hohlbein and stars Jeremias Meyer, Lea Drinda, Zoran Pingel and Theo Trebs. The fantasy drama follows three misfits who discover a fantastic world called The Black Tower where a world-devouring monster mercilessly subjugates all living creatures. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 28, 2023)
Posted: May 28, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amanda Brown, Amazon, Carly Paradis, Deadloch, HBO, Mark Isham, Max, Nathan Micay, Peacock, Reality, Shooting Stars, The CW, The Rising
Premiering tomorrow, May 29, is the drama Reality co-written and directed by Tina Satter and starring Sydney Sweeney, Josh Hamilton, Marchánt Davis. The film’s original music is composed by Nathan Micay (Industry, The Last Bus). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the movie, which premiered at this year’s Berlin Festival and has been picked up by HBO Films for a debut on HBO and Max tomorrow.
Also premiering tomorrow in the U.S. is the British supernatural thriller series The Rising developed by Pete McTighe & Charlotte Wolf and starring Clara Rugaard, Nenda Neururer, Daniel Ings, Solly McLeod, Alex Lanipekun, Emily Taaffe and Robyn Cara. Carly Paradis (Line of Duty, The Innocents, The Pembrokeshire Murders, Sick Note) has composed the show’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last year when the 8-parter premiered overseas. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details. The series is making its U.S. debut on The CW. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Succession’ Season 4 Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: May 28, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: HBO, Nicholas Britell, score, Soundtrack, Succession
The details of the fourth soundtrack album for the HBO original series Succession have been revealed. The album features the original music from the show’s fourth and final season composed by Emmy Award winner and Academy Award nominee Nicholas Britell (Moonlight, Andor, Cruella, If Beale Street Could Talk, The Big Short, Don’t Look Up). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 29 by Britell’s new label, Lake George Music Group, and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Republic Records has previously released a soundtrack featuring Britell’s score from Season 3, while WaterTower Music released the official Season 2 soundtrack and Milan Records has released the Season 1 album. Succession is created by Jesse Armstrong and stars Nicholas Braun, Brian Cox, Dagmara Dominczyk, Kieran Culkin, Justin Lupe, Peter Friedman, David Rasche, Matthew Macfadyen, Alan Ruck, Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook, J. Smith-Cameron, and Fisher Stevens. Read the rest of this entry »
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross Scoring Jeff Rowe’s ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem’
Posted: May 28, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Atticus Ross, Jeff Rowe, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, Trent Reznor
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Soul, Watchmen, Mank, Gone Girl, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) have been tapped to score the upcoming animated feature Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. The film is directed by Jeff Rowe (The Mitchells vs the Machines), co-directed by Kyler Spears and features the voices of Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr, Hannibal Buress, Rose Byrne, John Cena, Nicolas Cantu, Ice Cube, Jackie Chan, Natasia Demetriou, Giancarlo Esposito, Ayo Edebiri, Brady Noon, Post Malone, Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd and Maya Rudolph. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Ghosts of Monday’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 27, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Francesco Cinquemani, score, Soundtrack, The Ghosts of Monday
Blunatic Records has released a soundtrack album for the horror thriller The Ghosts of Monday. The album features the film’s original music composed by Christina Georgiou (A Viper’s Pit). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The Ghosts of Monday is directed by Francesco Cinquemani and stars Julian Sands, Elva Trill, Mariana Rosset and Mark Huberman. The movie tells the story of a group of U.S. filmmakers who travel to Cyprus to film a documentary in the tragically famous Hotel Gula, a once popular resort where more than a hundred people died in mysterious circumstances. Read the rest of this entry »
Hildur Guđnadóttir to Score Nia DaCosta’s ‘Hedda Gabler’
Posted: May 27, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Hedda Gabler, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Nia DaCosta
Hildur Guđnadóttir (Joker, Chernobyl, Sicario: Day of the Soldado, Tar) is attached to score the upcoming drama Hedda Gabler. The film is written and directed by Nia DaCosta (Candyman, The Marvels) and will star Tessa Thompson in the title role. The movie is based on Henrik Ibsen’s famed 1891 stage play and follows the titular character as she navigates a house she does not want, a marriage she feels trapped in and an ex-lover who has reappeared in her life. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 26, 2023)
Posted: May 27, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: About My Father, Alan Menken, David Buckley, Howard Ashman, Joseph Trapanese, Kandahar, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Michael Andrews, Nima Fakhrara, Stephanie Economou, The Little Mermaid, The Machine, The Wrath of Becky, You Hurt My Feelings
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is Disney’s live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid directed by Rob Marshall and starring Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Melissa McCarthy, Javier Bardem, Jacob Tremblay, Daveed Diggs and Awkwafina. The film’s original score is composed by Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Enchanted) and the movie’s songs are written by Menken, Howard Ashman and Lin-Manuel Miranda. Walt Disney Records has released two soundtrack albums: a regular edition featuring all the songs and five tracks from Menken’s score (click here for the full details) and a deluxe edition featuring the songs and Menken’s full score (click here for more information).
Also opening wide is the action comedy The Machine directed by Peter Atencio and starring Bert Kreischer, Mark Hamill, Stephanie Kurtzuba, Jimmy Tatro, Jess Gabor and Iva Babić. Joseph Trapanese (The Witcher, Oblivion, Shadow and Bone, The Greatest Showman, Straight Outta Compton) has composed the film’s original music. Milan 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 Sony Pictures release. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Everybody Wants to Rule the World’ Cover from Netflix’s ‘XO, Kitty’ Released
Posted: May 26, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: dv/sn, Juju B. Goode, Netflix, XO Kitty
Lakeshore Records has released the cover version of Tears for Fears’ Everybody Wants to Rule the World from the Netflix original series XO, Kitty. The track (originally written by Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley & Chris Hughes) is performed by Juju B. Goode & dv/sn and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also listen to the song below. A full soundtrack album featuring the score from the show will be released next Friday, June 2. XO, Kitty is created by Jenny Han and stars Anna Cathcart, Minyoung Choi, Gia Kim, Sang Heon Lee, Anthony Keyvan and Peter Thurnwald. Read the rest of this entry »
