Colin Stetson (Hereditary, The Menu, The First, Color Out of Space, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) has composed the original score for the upcoming horror thriller Hold Your Breath. The film is directed by Will Joines & Karrie Crouse and stars Sarah Paulson, Annaleigh Ashford, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Bill Heck and Amiah Miller. The movie is set in 1930s Oklahoma amid the region’s horrific dust storms and centers on a woman who is convinced that a sinister presence is threatening her family. Read the rest of this entry »
Colin Stetson Scoring Will Joines’ & Karrie Crouse’s ‘Hold Your Breath’
Posted: August 8, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Colin Stetson, Hold Your Breath, Hulu, Karrie Crouse, Will Joines
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‘Veselka’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: August 8, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Sanborn, Michael Fiore, Ryan Shore, score, Soundtrack, Veselka: The Rainbow on the Corner at the Center of the World
MovieScore Media’s Reality Bytes will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Veselka: The Rainbow on the Corner at the Center of the World. The album features the film’s original music composed by Grammy Award nominee Ryan Shore (Prime, Star Wars: Forces of Destiny, The Shrine, Love in the Villa, Harvard Man), with saxophone solos by Grammy Award-winning musician David Sanborn. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, August 9. The streaming/download link will be added to this article soon. Veselka is directed by Michael Fiore, narrated by David Duchovny and spotlights New York City’s beloved Ukrainian restaurant Veselka. The movie follows the place’s second-generation owner’s son as he faces the pressures of stepping into his father’s son as the war in Ukraine impacts his family and staff. Read the rest of this entry »
Edward Shearmur Scoring McG’s ‘Uglies’
Posted: August 8, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Across the River and Into the Trees, Edward Shearmur, McG, Netflix, Uglies
Composer Edward Shearmur (Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Johnny English, Escape from Dannemora, Cruel Intentions, The Count of Monte Cristo, Reign of Fire) is reuniting with director McG (Terminator Salvation, The Babysitter) on the upcoming Netflix original film Uglies. The movie is based on the novel of the same title by Scott Westerfeld and stars Joey King, Keith Powers, Brianne Tju, Chase Stokes, Jan Luis, Charmin Lee and Laverne Cox . The sci-fi thriller is set in a futuristic dystopia with enforced beauty standards and follows a teenager awaiting mandatory cosmetic surgery who embarks on a journey to find her missing friend. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: August 8, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: HBO, Laura Karpman, Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed, score, Soundtrack, Stephen Kijak
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the HBO original documentary Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Laura Karpman (American Fiction, The Marvels, Ms. Marvel, What If…?, Set It Up, Lovecraft Country, Paris Can Wait, Taken, Why We Hate) who recently received an Emmy Award nomination for her score. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, August 9. Check back on this page for the streaming/download link. Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed is directed by Stephen Kijak and explores the story of the iconic actor and one of Hollywood’s most celebrated leading men of the 1950s and ‘60s who was forced to live a double life and whose diagnosis and death from AIDS in 1985 shocked the world. Read the rest of this entry »
Alexandre Desplat Scoring William Goldenberg’s ‘Unstoppable’
Posted: August 8, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Unstoppable, William Goldenberg
Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The King’s Speech, The Shape of Water, The Queen, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Godzilla) has composed the original music for the upcoming sports drama Unstoppable. The film marks the directorial debut of editor William Goldenberg and stars Jharrel Jerome, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña, Anthony Robles, Don Cheadle and Jennifer Lopez. The movie is based on the book Unstoppable: From Underdog to Undefeated: How I Became a Champion by Robles & Austin Murphy and tells the story of Robles who despite being born without a right leg and growing up in an abusive household rises to become a NCAA Division I champion wrestler. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Shakedown’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 8, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Andries Smit, Ari Kruger, Pressure Cooker, Soundtrack, The Shakedown
Pressure Cooker Music has released for the South African caper comedy The Shakedown. The album features the film’s original score composed by Andries Smit (Triggered, Vagrant Queen, Prey, House on Willow Street, Seal Team, An Elephant’s Journey) as Pressure Cooker. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Also listen to the first track (The Diamond Life) after the jump. The Shakedown is co-written and directed by Ari Kruger and stars Carl Beukes, Emmanuel Castis, Julia Anastasopoulos, James Borthwick, Milton Schorr, David Isaacs, Jack Parow and Berenice Barbier. The movie revolves around a respected insurance broker – when his mistress threatens to expose the secret of their affair – seeks the help of his underworld brother to save his reputation. Read the rest of this entry »
‘It Ends with Us’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: August 8, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Duncan Blickenstaff, It Ends with Us, Justin Baldoni, Rob Simonsen, score, Soundtrack
Madison Gate Records will release the official soundtrack album for the romantic drama It Ends with Us. The album features the film’s original score composed by Rob Simonsen (Deadpool & Wolverine, The Whale, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, The Age of Adaline, The Way Back, Foxcatcher, Nerve, (500) Days of Summer) & Duncan Blickenstaff (Hollywood Stargirl, Reboot, Alex, Inc., Outmatched). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, August 9. The streaming/download link will be added to this page within the next day. It Ends with Us is directed by Justin Baldoni and stars Blake Lively, Baldoni himself, Jenny Slate, Hasan Minhaj, Amy Morton and Brandon Sklenar. The movie is based on Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel of the same title and follows a woman who overcomes a traumatic childhood to embark on a new life in Boston, where she meets and falls in love with a neurosurgeon, when her first love suddenly reenters her life. Read the rest of this entry »
Original Song ‘The Last Ballad of Damrod’ from ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Season 2 Released
Posted: August 8, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Bear McCreary, Jens Kidman, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Roadrunner Records has released the first track from the soundtrack for the second season of the Prime Video original series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is the original song The Last Ballad of Damrod written by the show’s composer Bear McCreary featuring vocals by Jens Kidman (of the Swedish metal band Meshuggah). Also listen to the track after the jump. A full soundtrack album for the new season will be released on August 23 (click here for more information). Read the rest of this entry »
Laurent Eyquem Scoring Tony Dean Smith’s ‘Strangers’
Posted: August 7, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Laurent Eyquem, Man with No Past, Strangers, Tony Dean Smith
Laurent Eyquem (Copperhead, Winnie Mandela, Nostalgia, Rage, Momentum) has recently been scoring the upcoming action thriller Strangers. The film is directed by Tony Dean Smith (Volition, Mercy) and stars Sienna Guillory, Jon Voight, Emmett J. Scanlan, Jamie Bamber and Alex Blake. The movie follows a woman seeking revenge on her abusive husband whose life takes a dark turn when she meets a mysterious hitman and spirals into a dangerous vigilante spree. Read the rest of this entry »
‘My Hero Academia: You’re Next’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: August 7, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: My Hero Academia: You're Next, score, Soundtrack, Tensai Okamura, Yuki Hayashi
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for Japanese animated superhero movie My Hero Academia: You’re Next. The album features the film’s original music composed by Yuki Hayashi who previously scored the My Hero Academia TV series and the first three features, Two Heroes, Heroes Rising and World Heroes’ Mission. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the composer’s first track after the jump. My Hero Academia: You’re Next is directed by Tensai Okamura, written by Yosuke Kuroda and follows U.A. high school student Izuku Midoriya as he confronts the villain who imitates the hero he’s long admired. Read the rest of this entry »
