Premiering on Wednesday, November 13, is the Netflix original film Hot Frosty directed by Jerry Ciccoritti and starring Lacey Chabert, Dustin Milligan, Katy Mixon Greer,  Sherry Miller, Lauren Holly,Chrishell Stause, Dan Lett, Matthew Stefiuk, Heleene Lohan Cameron, Bobby Daniels, Sarah Desouza-Coelho, Allan Royal, Joe Lo Truglio and Craig Robinson. The movie’s original music is composed by Ari PosnerAnne with an “E”, Flashpoint, Carter, The End of Sex, Johnny Test, Northern Rescue). Click here to learn more about the romantic fantasy comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.

Premiering on Thursday, November 14, is the Prime Video original series Cross created by Ben Watkins based on James Patterson’s Alex Cross books and starring Aldis Hodge, Isaiah Mustafa, Juanita Jennings, Alona Tal, Samantha Walkes, Caleb Elijah, Melody Hurd, Jennifer Wigmore, Eloise Mumford and Ryan Eggold. Ali Shaheed Muhammad Adrian Younge (Luke CageSugar, Run This Town, Boogie, Reasonable Doubt, Power Book III: Raising Kanan) have composed the show’s original music. Check out our previous article for more information about the 8-thriller, which will be available to stream exclusively on Prime Video. Read the rest of this entry »

Polydor Records has released the original opening titles song This Is Who I Am from the Peacock/Sky original series The Day of the Jackal. The track written and performed by Celeste (and produced by Beach Noise) is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also check out the official lyric video and the opening titles sequence after the jump. The Day of the Jackal is is developed by Ronan Bennett based on the novel of the same title by Frederick Forsyth and stars Eddie Redmayne, Lashana Lynch, Richard Dormer, Úrsula Corberó, Lia Williams, Charles Dance, Chukwudi Iwuji, Khalid Abdalla, Nick Blood, Sule Rimi, Eleanor Matsuura, Jonjo O’Neill and Florisa Kamara. Read the rest of this entry »

Silva Screen Records will release a soundtrack album for the BBC/PBS Masterpiece series Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed and conducted by Debbie Wiseman (Wilde, Dickensian, Adventures of Arsene LupinVampire Killers, Father Brown, HauntedFlood) and performed by The Locrian Ensemble of London. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically (on CD) on December 13. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version. The label has previously released an album featuring Wiseman’s score from the original 2015 Wolf Hall series. Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light is adapted for television by Peter Straughan and stars Mark Rylance, Damian Lewis, Jonathan Pryce, Kate Phillips, Harriet Walter, Lilit Lesser, Thomas Brodie-Sangster,  Timothy Spall, Harry Melling, Alex Jennings and Charlie Rowe. The 6-parter directed by Peter Kosminsky is based on the final novel in Hilary Mantel’s trilogy and tells the continuing story, post the execution of Anne Boleyn, of Thomas Cromwell and his complex relationship with Henry VIII. Read the rest of this entry »

Riot Games has released the first score album for the second season of the Netflix animated series Arcane. The album features the original score from Act I of Season 2 composed by Alexander Temple, Alex Seaver, as well as Andrew Kierszenbaum. The Vol. 1 soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the first track (by Temple feat. Kelci Hahn) after the jump. Two more volumes will be released over the next two weeks, November 16 & 23.  To be released separately on November 25 (with several tracks already out now) will be an album featuring the songs from the new season. Arcane is created by Christian Link & Alex Yee based on the League of Legends Game and features the voices of Hailee Steinfeld, Ella Purnell, Katie Leung, Amirah Vann, Reed Shannon, Mick Wingert, Ellen Thomas and Brett Tucker. Read the rest of this entry »

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror thriller Heretic written and directed by Scott Beck & Bryan Woods and starring Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East. The film’s original music is composed by Chris Bacon (Source Code, Wednesday, Bates Motel, Men in Black: International, Gnomeo & Juliet65, The Tick) . A24 Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last Friday. Click here for the full album details. The label has also released a digital single featuring Thatcher’s cover of Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door as featured during the movie’s end credits. Click here to listen to the track and to learn more about the A24 release.

Also opening nationwide is the family holiday comedy dram The Best Christmas Pageant Ever directed by Dallas Jenkins, narrated by Lauren Graham and and starring Judy Greer, Pete Holmes and Molly Belle Wright. Dan Haseltine & Matthew S. Nelson (The Chosen, The Shift) have composed the film’s original score. No word on a score release. Warner Music Nashville has released Blake Shelton’s cover of Go Tell It On the Mountain from the movie last month. Check out our previous article to listen to the track and for more information about the Kingdom Story Company production, which is being released by Lionsgate. Read the rest of this entry »

Hollywood Records has released the original song A Friend Like Me from the Hulu original movie Mr. Crocket. The track written by the film’s composer Alex Winkler (Molli and Max in the Future, The Girl Who Left Home), featuring lyrics by director Brandon Espy and performed by actor Elvis Nolasco (who stars in the title role) and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the song after the jump. Mr. Crocket is co-written and directed by Espy and also stars Jerrika Hinton, Ayden Gavin, Kristolyn Lloyd and Alex Akpobome. The movie takes place after a mysterious children’s show host magically emerges from television sets to kidnap young children and follows one determined mother who embarks on a perilous quest to track down the demonic entertainer and rescue her boy. Read the rest of this entry »

Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the Hong Kong disaster drama Cesium Fallout. The album features the film’s original music composed by Elliot Leung (Operation Red Sea, The Rescue, Freelance, Warriors of Future). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Also listen to the composer’s title track below. Cesium Fallout is directed by Anthony Pun and stars Andy Lau, Karen Mok, Yu Bai, Kwan-Ho Tse and Ivana Wong. The movie is set at a Hong Kong recycling plant, where a massive fire exposes a radiation crisis caused by illegal garbage smuggling and follows a group of government advisor, executive and firefighters as they embark on a mission to mitigate the disaster. Read the rest of this entry »

Warner Music Nashville has released the cover version of the spiritual Go Tell It On the Mountain from the holiday comedy drama The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. The track produced by Scott Hendricks and performed by Blake Shelton is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the full song below. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever is directed by Dallas Jenkins and stars Judy Greer, Pete Holmes and Molly Belle Wright. Read the rest of this entry »

Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the Starz limited series Three Women. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Isobel Waller-Bridge (FleabagEmma, The Phantom of the Open, Wicked Little LettersVita & Virginia, Sweetpea, Roar,  Munich: The Edge of War). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to a track (Maggie’s First) from the composer’s score below. Three Women is created by Lisa Taddeo based on her own novel and stars Shailene Woodley, Betty Gilpin, DeWanda Wise, Jason Ralph, Gabrielle Creevy, Blair Underwood and John Patrick Amedori. The drama follows three women from different walks of life who take radical steps to explore their true desires, while struggling to emerge from a prison of expectations. Read the rest of this entry »

67th Grammy Awards Nominations Announced

Posted: November 8, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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The nominations for the 67th Grammy Awards have been announced. The 2025 Grammys will take place on Sunday, February 2, from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles and broadcast live on the CBS Television Network and stream live and on demand on Paramount+. Here are the nominations in the film music-related categories:

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

American Fiction – Laura Karpman
Challengers – Trent Reznor & Atticus Russ
The Color Purple – Kris Bowers Read the rest of this entry »