Leo Birenberg (Cobra Kai, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, Son of Zorn, PEN15) and singer/songwriter Charli XCX have composed the original score for the upcoming comedy Bottoms. The film is directed by Emma Seligman (Shiva Baby) and stars Rachel Sennott, Ayo Edebiri, Havana Rose Liu, Ruby Cruz, Kaia Gerber, Nicholas Galitzine, Marshawn Lynch, Miles Fowler, Dagmara Dominiczyk and Punkie Johnson. The movie follows two unpopular girls in their senior year who start a fight club to try to impress and hook up with cheerleaders. Read the rest of this entry »
Leo Birenberg & Charli XCX Scoring Emma Seligman’s ‘Bottoms’
Posted: March 10, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bottoms, Charli XCX, Emma Seligman, Leo Birenberg
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Nicky Youre’s & Diane Warren’s Original Song ‘Found’ from ‘The Magician’s Elephant’ Released
Posted: March 10, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Diane Warren, Mark Mothersbaugh, Netflix, The Magician's Elephant, Wendy Rogers
Columbia Records has released the original song Found from the Netflix animated film The Magician’s Elephant. The track is written by Honorary Academy Award-winning songwriter Diane Warren and performed by Nicky Youre and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Check out the official lyric music video after the jump. A full soundtrack album featuring Mark Mothersbaugh’s original score from the movie has also been released today. The Magician’s Elephant is directed by Wendy Rogers and stars Noah Jupe, Mandy Patinkin, Natasia Demetriou, Brian Tyree Henry, Pixie Davies, Benedict Wong, Kirby Howell-Baptiste Miranda Richardson and Dawn French. Read the rest of this entry »
‘A Place in the Sun’ Digital Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: March 10, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Place in the Sun, Franz Waxman, George Stevens, score, Soundtrack
Paramount Music has released a digital version of the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1951 drama A Place in the Sun directed by George Stevens and starring Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor and Shelley Winters. The album features the original music from the Paramount Pictures production composed and conducted by Franz Waxman (Sunset Boulevard, Rebecca, Rear Window, Bride of Frankenstein, Peyton Place) who received his second Academy Award for his work on the movie. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Read the rest of this entry »
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis Scoring Hulu’s ‘UnPrisoned’
Posted: March 10, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Hulu, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Onyx Collective, UnPrisoned
Grammy Award-winning songwriters/music producers Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis have made their television scoring debut on Onyx Collective’s new Hulu original series UnPrisoned. They also serve as the executive music producers on the show created by Tracy McMillan and starring Kerry Washington, Delroy Lindo, Faly Rakotohavana, Marque Richardson and Jordyn McIntosh. The comedy is based on McMillan’s life and centers on a messy but perfectionist relationship therapist and single mom whose life is turned right-side-up when her dad gets out of prison and moves in with her and her teenage son. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Rana Naidu’ Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: March 10, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Netflix, Puneet Sharma, Rana Naidu, Sangeet Haldipur, Siddharth Haldipur, Soundtrack
Netflix Music has released the first soundtrack EP for the Indian Netflix original series Rana Naidu. The 6-track EP features six songs from the show written by Sangeet Haldipur & Siddharth Haldipur, with lyrics by Puneet Sharma. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here. Also listen to all six tracks below. Rana Naidu is created by Karan Anshuman based on Showtime’s Ray Donovan and stars Venkatesh Daggubati, Rana Daggubati, Surveen Chawla, Abhishek Banerjee, Gaurav Chopra, Sushant Singh, Ashish Vidyarthi and Suchitra Pillai. The drama tells the story of a son who can fix everything but his relationship with his father. Read the rest of this entry »
’65’ Music Team Credits Revealed
Posted: March 9, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 65, Bryan Woods, Chris Bacon, Michael Giacchino, Scott Beck
The full music team credits for the new sci-fi thriller 65 have revealed the involvement of composer Michael Giacchino (Up, Lost, The Batman, The Incredibles, Spider-Man: Far from Home) in the film’s production. He is credited as the “score consultant” on the movie directed by Scott Beck & Bryan Woods and starring Adam Driver, Ariana Greenblatt and Chloe Coleman. Chris Bacon (Source Code, Wednesday, Bates Motel, Men in Black International) has reportedly recorded a new score for the film earlier this year. Check out the full music team credits after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Chang Can Dunk’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: March 9, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chang Can Dunk, Disney Plus, Jingyi Shao, Nathan Matthew David, score, Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album for the Disney+ original movie Chang Can Dunk. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nathan Matthew David (Deadly Class, The Last Word, Slice, Stephen Curry: Underrated, Angie Tribeca, A Man Named Scott). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, March 10 and will be available to stream/download here. Chang Can Dunk is written and directed by Jingyi Shao and stars Bloom Li, Dexter Darden, Zoe Renee, Ben Wang, Mardy Ma and Chase Liefeld. The sports comedy drama tells the story of a 16-year-old, Asian American high school student in the marching band who bets the school’s basketball star that he can dunk by Homecoming. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Syfy’s ‘Reginald the Vampire’ to Be Released
Posted: March 9, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Adam Lastiwka, Reginald the Vampire, score, Soundtrack, Syfy
Atlantic Screen Music/Filmtrax will release the first soundtrack album for the Syfy original series Reginald the Vampire. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Adam Lastiwka (Travelers, The Astronauts, Family Law, Big Timber, You Me Her). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, March 10. Check back on this page for the streaming/download link. Reginald the Vampire is created by Harley Peyton based on the book series by Johnny B. Truant and stars Jacob Batalon, Mandela Van Peebles and Em Haine. The horror comedy is set in a world populated by beautiful, fit and vain vampires and follows the title character as he discovers he has a few unrecognized powers of his own. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Magician’s Elephant’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: March 9, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Mark Mothersbaugh, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, The Magician's Elephant, Wendy Rogers
Netflix Music will release the official soundtrack album for the streamer’s original animated film The Magician’s Elephant. The album features the movie’s original score composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, The LEGO Movie, The Croods: A New Age, Cocaine Bear, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, 21/22 Jump Street, The Royal Tenenbaums). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, March 10 (click here to stream/download). To be released separately as a digital single is the film’s original song Found written by Diane Warren and performed by Nicky Youre (check back on this page to listen to the track). The Magician’s Elephant is directed by Wendy Rogers and stars Noah Jupe, Mandy Patinkin, Brian Tyree Henry, Natasia Demetriou, Pixie Davies, Sian Clifford, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Benedict Wong, Aasif Mandvi, Miranda Richardson and Dawn French. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for BBC’s ‘Crossfire’ to Be Released
Posted: March 9, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, Crossfire, Nainita Desai, score, Soundtrack
Silva Screen Records will release a soundtrack album for the BBC drama Crossfire. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Nainita Desai (For Sama, Funny Woman, The Reason I Jump, The Tower, 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible, American Murder: The Family Next Door). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, March 10 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Crossfire is created by Louise Doughty and stars Keeley Hawes, Josette Simon, Anneika Rose, Vikash Bhai, Lee Ingleby, Daniel Ryan, Hugo Silva, Alba Brunet, Shalisha James-Davis and Ariyon Bakare. The 3-part thriller revolves around a woman on holiday with her family and friends whose world is turned upside down when shots ring out across her hotel’s complex. Read the rest of this entry »
