Marcelo Zarvos (Fences, Wonder, Emancipation, Ray Donovan, The Affair, The Good Shepherd) has composed the original score for the upcoming Hulu original movie White Men Can’t Jump. The film is directed by Calmatic (House Party) and stars Sinqua Walls, Jack Harlow, Lance Reddick, Laura Harrier, Teyana Taylor, Vince Staples, Tamera ‘Tee’ Kissen, Myles Bullock and Dazeran Jones. The sports comedy is a remake of Ron Shelton’s 1992 feature of the same title (scored by Bennie Wallace) about an unlikely pair of basketball hustlers who team up to con their way across the courts of Los Angeles. Read the rest of this entry »
Marcelo Zarvos Scoring Calmatic’s ‘White Men Can’t Jump’ Remake
Posted: April 4, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Calmatic, Hulu, Marcelo Zarvos, White Men Can't Jump
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‘Air’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: April 4, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Air, Amazon, Ben Affleck, Soundtrack
Sony Music Entertainment will release a soundtrack album for the biographical drama Air. The album features thirteen 80s hits from the movie by artists such as Dire Straits, Bruce Springsteen, The Clash, RUN DMC, Night Ranger, Cyndi Lauper, REO Speedwagon, Mike + The Mechanics & others. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 5 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. A CD and cassette version and a vinyl edition are scheduled to be released on June 2 (click here to pre-order). Air is directed by Ben Affleck and stars Matt Damon, Jason Bateman, Affleck himself, Viola Davis, Chris Tucker, Chris Messina, Matthew Maher, Marlon Wayans, Jay Mohr and Julius Tennon. The 80s-set movie centers on the game-changing partnership between a then rookie Michael Jordan and Nike’s fledgling basketball division. Read the rest of this entry »
Trevor Gureckis Scoring Apple TV+’s ‘The Crowded Room’
Posted: April 4, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Apple TV +, The Crowded Room, Trevor Gureckis
Trevor Gureckis (Old, Servant, The Goldfinch, Dead Space, Voyagers) is scoring the upcoming Apple TV+ limited series The Crowded Room. The show is created by Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind, I Am Legend) and stars Tom Holland, Amanda Seyfried, Emmy Rossum, Sasha Lane, Lior Raz, Will Chase, Jason Isaacs, Christopher Abbott, Thomas Sadoski and Zachary Golinger. The 10-part psychological thriller is set in Manhattan in the summer of 1979 and revolves around a young man who is arrested for a shocking crime and an unlikely investigator who must solve it. Read the rest of this entry »
Disney+’s ‘The Muppets Mayhem’ to Feature Original Music by Linda Perry
Posted: April 4, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Disney Plus, Linda Perry, Mick Giacchino, The Muppets Mayhem
Disney+ announced today that singer/songwriter Linda Perry (To Leslie, Luckiest Girl Alive, Citizen Penn) has contributed original music to the streamer’s upcoming original series The Muppets Mayhem. She also serves as the executive music producer of the show developed by Adam F. Goldberg (The Goldbergs), Bill Barretta (The Muppets) & Jeff Yorkes based on characters created by Jim Henson and starring Lilly Singh, Tahj Mowry, Saara Chaudry, Barretta himself, Eric Jacobson, Dave Goelz, Peter Linz, Matt Vogel, David Rudman and Anders Holm. The comedy follows the Electric Mayhem Band as they come face-to-face with the current day music scene when they try to finally record their first studio album. Read the rest of this entry »
‘My Sole Desire’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 4, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: À mon seul désir, Lucie Borleteau, My Sole Desire, Pierre Desprats, Rebeka Warrior, score, Soundtrack
Plaza Mayor Company has released a soundtrack album for the French drama My Sole Desire (À mon seul désir). The album features the film’s original score composed by Pierre Desprats (Olga, The Wild Boys, Rouge, Perfect Nanny, The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future). Also included are the movie’s original songs by Rebeka Warrior. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. My Sole Desire is co-written and directed by Lucie Borleteau and stars Zitat Hanrot, Louise Chevillotte, Laure Giappiconi, Sieme Miladi, Pedro Casablanc, Yuliya Abiss, Céline Fuhrer, Tokou Bogui and Sipan Mouradian. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Manions of America’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: April 3, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: ABC, Morton Stevens, score, Soundtrack, The Manions of America
Dragon’s Domain Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1981 mini-series The Manions of America created by Agnes Nixon, directed by Charles S. Dubin & Joseph Sargent and starring Pierce Brosnan, Kate Mulgrew, Kathleen Beller, David Soul, Peter Gilmore, Steve Forrest, Nicholas Hammond, Linda Purl, Simon MacCorkindale, Simon Rouse, Barbara Parkins and Anthony Quayle. The album features the original score from the 3-part/6-hour event series composed by Emmy Award winner Morton Stevens (Hawaii Five-O, Gunsmoke, Masada, Wheels). The 2-CD set, which is limited to 500 copies, is now available to order here, where you can also check out audio samples and learn more about the release. Read the rest of this entry »
Original Song ‘New Cool’ from ‘Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies’ Released
Posted: April 3, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Ari Notartomaso, Brittany Campbell, Daniel Crean, Eren Cannata, Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, Paramount+
Capitol Records has released the first original song from the Paramount+ original series Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music platforms is New Cool (featured in the first episode of the musical comedy) written by the show’s executive music producer Justin Tranter, Brittany Campbell, Eren Cannata & Daniel Creanand performed by Ari Notartomaso and other cast members. Also check out the official music video after the jump. The label has previously released the new cover of Grease Is the Word last month and will release more songs from the show in the coming weeks. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: April 3, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, James Gunn, Marvel Studios, Soundtrack
Hollywood Records & Marvel Music have announced the details of the soundtrack album for Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. The album features seventeen songs by artists including Radiohead, Bruce Springsteen, Earth, Wind and Fire, The Flaming Lips, Florence + The Machine, Heart, The The, Beastie Boys, Alice Cooper, Redbone & others. The Awesome Mix Vol. 3 album will be released digitally and physically on May 3, 2023. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version and click here to order the vinyl edition (set for a May 5 release). A cassette version will be coming out on July 7. A separate soundtrack featuring John Murphy’s original score from the movie will be released on May 3 (check back on this page for the full details). Read the rest of this entry »
Dominik Scherrer Scoring Paramount+’s ‘No Escape’
Posted: April 3, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dominik Scherrer, Kris Mrksa, No Escape, Paramount+
Dominik Scherrer (The Missing, The Tourist, Primeval, Ripper Street, The Serpent, The Widow, Baptiste) has been hired to score the upcoming British Paramount+ original series No Escape. The show is based on Lucy Clarke’s best-selling novel of the same name and stars Abigail Lawrie, Rhianne Barreto, Jay Ryan, Sean Keenan, Colette Dalal Tchantcho, Narayan David Hecter, Elmo Anton Stratz, Susie Porter, Josh McConville and Jake Macapagal. The drama follows two best friends who are on the run from their lives in the UK and find refuge on a romantic yacht, The Blue, crewed by a group of enigmatic people sailing through South East Asia. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Eva the Owlet’ Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: April 3, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Apple TV +, Eva the Owlet, Fitz, Michael Fitzpatrick, Soundtrack
Platoon has released a soundtrack EP for the Apple TV+ animated series Eva the Owlet. The 6-track EP features the original songs from the show’s first season written, produced and performed by Fitz (aka Michael Fitzpatrick) of the indie pop band Fitz and the Tantrums. Visit Apple Music/iTunes and most other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Listen to the theme song after the jump. Eva the Owlet based on the bestselling children’s book series Owl Diaries by Rebecca Elliott and features the voices of Vivienne Rutherford, Jessica DiCicco, Leith Burke, Dino Andrade, Antonio Raul Corbo, Romy Fay, Pressly James Crosby, Evie Hsu, Sarah Vattano, Jon Olson, Sasha Yurchak and Kenna Ramsey. Read the rest of this entry »
