Drum & Lace (aka Sofia Hultquist) (Dickinson, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Night Teeth, Summering, Good Girls, They/Them) is currently recording her score for the upcoming romantic comedy Red White & Royal Blue. The film is written and directed by Matthew López and stars Taylor Zakhar Perez, Nicholas Galitzine, Uma Thurman, Clifton Collins Jr., Stephen Fry, Sarah Shahi, Sharon D Clarke, Rachel Hilson, Ellie Bamber, Thomas Flynn, Aneesh Sheth, Polo Morin, Malcolm Atobrah, Ahmed Elhaj and Akshay Khanna. The movie is based on Casey McQuiston’s best-selling novel of the same title about the son of an American President who falls in love with his royal counterpart across the pond after an incident of international proportions forces them to pretend to be best friend . Read the rest of this entry »
Drum & Lace Scoring Matthew López’s ‘Red White & Royal Blue’
Posted: April 14, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Drum & Lace, Matthew López, Red White & Royal Blue, Sofia Hultquist
‘Beautiful Disaster’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: April 13, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Beautiful Disaster, Roger Kumble, Sam Ewing, score, Soundtrack
Sparks and Shadows will release a soundtrack album for the romance Beautiful Disaster. The album features the film’s original score composed by Sam Ewing (The Walking Dead, The Shed, Last Seen Alive, Victor Crawley). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 14 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Beautiful Disaster is written and directed by Roger Kumble and stars Virginia Gardner, Dylan Sprouse, Austin North, Neil Bishop, Micky Dartford, Libe Barer, Declan Laird, Trevor Von Uden, Jack Hesketh, Brian Austin Green and Rob Estes. The movie based on the YA novel of the same name by Jamie McGuire follows a college freshman eager to focus on her studies whose plans are derailed when she meets a bad-boy brawler and campus playboy. Read the rest of this entry »
Christopher Lennertz to Be Named a BMI Icon at 39th BMI Film, TV and Visual Media Awards
Posted: April 13, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BMI, BMI Film TV & Visual Media Awards, BMI Icon, Christopher Lennertz
BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) announced today that Christopher Lennertz will be named a BMI Icon at the 39th Annual BMI Film, TV and Visual Media Awards on May 10, 2023 in Beverly Hills, CA. The Grammy Award-winning and Emmy Award-nominated composer whose scoring credits include the features Horrible Bosses, Ride Along, Bad Moms & Sausage Party, TV shows such as The Boys, Lost in Space, Agent Carter & Supernatural and video games for the Medal of Honor, James Bond, The Godfather and the Mass Effect series, will be receiving BMI’s highest honor for his significant contributions to the music community and exceptional body of work across film, television and gaming. Read the rest of this entry »
Steven Price Scoring Hugh Pearson’s ‘Blue Whales – Return of the Giants’
Posted: April 13, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Blue Whales - Return of the Giants, Hugh Pearson, Steven Price
Steven Price (Gravity, Last Night in Soho, Fury, Over the Moon, Suicide Squad, My Policeman, Baby Driver) has composed the original score for the upcoming giant screen documentary Blue Whales – Return of the Giants. The film directed by Hugh Pearson and narrated by Andy Serkis takes viewers on a journey to explore the world of the magnificent blue whale, a species rebounding from the brink of extinction. The movie follows two scientific expeditions: one to find a missing population of blues off the exotic Seychelles Islands, and the other to chronicle whale families in Mexico’s stunning Gulf of California. Check out a behind-the-scenes video featuring an interview with Price and footage from the recording sessions at Abbey Road Studios after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Love Again’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: April 13, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Celine Dion, Jim Strouse, Keegan DeWitt, Love Again, Soundtrack
Columbia Records will release a soundtrack album for the romantic comedy drama Love Again. The album features the songs from the movie performed by Celine Dion (who also appears in the film), including the original title track (written by Dan Wilson & Rosaileen Scher), which is already out now (check out the official lyric video after the jump), as well as four other new recordings, in addition to 6 of Celine’s previous hits. Also included are three tracks from the film’s original score composed by Keegan DeWitt (Hearts Beat Loud, A Teacher, I’ll See You in My Dreams). The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on May 12 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Evil Dead Rise’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: April 13, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Evil Dead, Evil Dead Rise, Lee Cronin, score, Soundtrack, Stephen McKeon
WaterTower Music will release the official soundtrack album for the supernatural horror movie Evil Dead Rise. The album features the film’s original music composed by Stephen McKeon (Pilgrimage, The Hole in the Ground, Norm of the North, Queen & Country, Rose Plays Julie). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, April 14 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Evil Dead Rise is written and directed by Lee Cronin and stars Lily Sullivan, Alyssa Sutherland, Gabrielle Echols, Morgan Davies and Nell Fisher. The New Line Cinema and Renaissance Pictures production tells the tale of two estranged sisters whose reunion is cut short by the rise of flesh-possessing demons, thrusting them into a battle for survival as they face the most nightmarish version of family imaginable. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Tetris’ Score Album to Be Released
Posted: April 13, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Apple TV +, Jon S. Baird, Lorne Balfe, score, Soundtrack, Tetris
Lakeshore Records will release a second soundtrack album for the biographical drama Tetris. The album features the film’s original score composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Black Widow, His Dark Materials, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Black Adam, Top Gun: Maverick, The Wheel of Time). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 14 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Warner Music UK has previously released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie and a couple of score cues last month. Tetris is directed by by Jon S. Baird and stars Taron Egerton, Nikita Efremov, Ben Miles, Sofia Lebedeva, Anthony Boyle, Oleg Shtefanko, Ken Yamamura, Rick Yune, Igor Grabuzov and Ayane Nagabuchi. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Pope’s Exorcist’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: April 13, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jed Kurzel, Julius Avery, score, Soundtrack, The Pope's Exorcist
Madison Gate Records will release a soundtrack album for the supernatural horror thriller The Pope’s Exorcist. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jed Kurzel (Alien: Covenant, Macbeth, The Babadook, The Mustang, Overlord, Assassin’s Creed, Son of a Gun, The Oxford Murders). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 14 and will be available to stream/download here. The Pope’s Exorcist is directed by Julius Avery and stars Russell Crowe, Daniel Zovatto, Alex Essoe and Franco Nero. The movie is inspired by the actual files of the Chief Exorcist of the Vatican and follows the title character as he investigates a boy’s terrifying possession and ends up uncovering a conspiracy the Vatican has desperately tried to keep hidden. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Florida Man’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: April 13, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Florida Man, Leo Birenberg, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, Zach Robinson
Netflix Music will release a soundtrack album for the streamer’s limited series Florida Man. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Leo Birenberg & Zach Robinson (Cobra Kai, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin, The Boys: Diabolic, Die Hart). The soundtrack, titled Florida Man: Swamp Jams from the Sunshine State, will be released digitally tomorrow, April 14. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album. Florida Man is created by Donald Todd and stars Edgar Ramírez, Abbey Lee, Lex Scott Davis, Anthony LaPaglia, Otmara Marrero and Emory Cohen. The crime dramedy follows a struggling ex-cop who forced to return to his home state of Florida to find a Philly mobster’s runaway girlfriend, only to get swept up in a wild treasure hunt. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Renfield’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: April 13, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chris McKay, Marco Beltrami, Renfield, score, Soundtrack
Back Lot Music will release the official soundtrack album for the horror comedy Renfield. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Marco Beltrami (3:10 to Yuma, Scream, Logan, A Quiet Place, The Hurt Locker, Ford v. Ferrari, World War Z). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 14 (click here to stream/download). Waxwork Records will release a vinyl edition. Renfield is directed by Chris McKay and stars Nicholas Hoult, Nicolas Cage, Awkwafina, Ben Schwartz, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Adrian Martinez and Brandon Scott Jones. Read the rest of this entry »
