Tom Howe (Ted Lasso, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, Shrinking, Early Man, Professor Marston and the Wonder Women) is scoring the upcoming comedy sequel Book Club: The Next Chapter. The film is directed by Bill Holderman and stars Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Mary Steenburgen, Craig T. Nelson, Andy Garcia & Don Johnson who reprise their roles from the 2018 first Book Club installment (scored by Peter Nashel). The movie, which also stars Giancarlo Giannini, follows Diane, Vivian, Sharon & Carol as they take their book club to Italy, where their relaxing vacation turns into a once-in-a-lifetime cross-country adventure. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Albums for RTÉ’s & Peacock’s ‘Smother’ Released
Posted: February 8, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: John McPhillips, Peacock, RTÉ, score, Smother, Soundtrack
John McPhillips (Papi Chulo, Spin the Bottle, Handsome Devil, Finding Joy) has released two soundtrack albums for the Irish TV series Smother. The albums feature selections of the composer’s original score from the show’s first two season. Visit Amazon to stream/download the Season 1 album and click here for the Season 2 soundtrack. Smother is created by Kate O’Riordan and stars Dervla Kirwan, Gemma-Leah Devereux, Seána Kerslake, Niamh Walsh and Justine Mitchell. Read the rest of this entry »
Dara Taylor Scoring Josh Greenbaum’s ‘Strays’
Posted: February 8, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dara Taylor, Josh Greenbaum, Strays
Composer Dara Taylor (The Tender Bar, The Invitation, Echo Boomers, The Noel Diary) is reteaming with director Josh Greenbaum on the upcoming comedy Strays. The film starring Will Ferrell, Jamie Foxx, Will Forte, Isla Fisher, Josh Gad, Randall Park, Brett Gelman, Harvey Guillén, Rob Riggle, Jamie Demetriou & Sofia Vergara follows a naive, relentlessly optimistic Border Terrier who is abandoned on the mean city streets by his lowlife owner and – together with a group of other strays – hatches a plan to seek revenge on their owners. Read the rest of this entry »
‘For My Country’ (‘Pour la France’) Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: February 8, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dan Levy, For My Country, Pour la France, Rachid Hami, score, Soundtrack
Because Music has released a soundtrack album for the French drama For My Country (Pour la France). The album features the film’s original music composed by Dan Levy (I Lost My Body, Empire of the Wolves, Vesper). Also included are two songs by NightLab and a track by Identified Patient. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. For My Country is co-written and directed by Rachid Hami and stars Karim Leklou, Shaïn Boumedine, Lubna Azabal, Laurent Lafitte, Samir Guesmi and Vivan Sung. Read the rest of this entry »
David Schweitzer Scoring Tal Granit’s & Sharon Maymon’s ‘My Happy Ending’
Posted: February 8, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Apple TV +, David Schweitzer, My Happy Ending, Sharon Maymon, Tal Granit, The Reluctant Traveler
David Schweitzer (Emma, Our Great National Parks, Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King, Wonders of Life, Four Hours at the Capitol) has composed the original score for the new comedy My Happy Ending. The film is directed by Tal Granit & Sharon Maymon (The Farewell Place, A Matter of Size) and stars Andie MacDowell, Miriam Margolyes, Rakhee Thakrar, Sally Phillips, Tom Cullen, Tamsin Greig, Michelle Greenidge and David Walliams. The movie follows a famous actor who goes incognito to seek treatment for a medical issue and – while at the hospital – meets three unique women – a young mother, an aging rocker, and a forever single retired schoolteacher. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Snow Must Go On’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 8, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Les têtes givrées, Mathieu Lamboley, score, Soundtrack, Stéphane Cazes, The Snow Must Go On
Bonne Pioche has released a soundtrack album for the French comedy The Snow Must Go On (Les têtes givrées). The album features the film’s original music composed by Mathieu Lamboley (Lupin, A Minuscule Adventure, The Last Mercenary, Sisters in Arms, The Rose Maker, The Accusation). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples and listen to audio samples. The Snow Must Go On is directed by Stéphane Cazes and stars Clovis Cornillac and Claudia Tagbo. The movie follows a former mountain guide who decides to change the course of his life to become a teacher and enlists his students for a mission to prevent the glacier from melting. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Pinecone & Pony’ Score Suite Released
Posted: February 7, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Apple TV +, Brian Chan, Caleb Chan, Jordan Klassen, Pinecone & Pony
DreamWorks Television Animation has released two new tracks from the soundtrack for the studios’ Apple TV+ animated series Pinecone & Pony. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is the Pinecone & Pony Score Suite written by the show’s composers Brian Chan & Caleb Chan (Panhandle, 50 States of Fright, Angry Birds: Summer Madness, Team Zenko Go), as well as the original song Thick as Thieves co-written (with Brian & Caleb Chan) and performed by Jordan Klassen. Also listen to both tracks after the jump. Back Lot Music has previously released another song (Warrior) from the first season of the show last year. Read the rest of this entry »
Thomas Newman to Score Pixar’s ‘Elemental’
Posted: February 7, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Elemental, Peter Sohn, Thomas Newman
Thomas Newman (American Beauty, The Shawshank Redemption, 1917, Skyfall) has been tapped to score the upcoming animated feature Elemental. The film is directed by Peter Sohn (The Good Dinosaur) and features the voices of Leah Lewis and Mamoudou Athie. The movie is set in Element City, where fire-, water-, land- and air-residents live together and revolves around a tough, quick-witted and fiery young woman, whose friendship with a fun, sappy, go-with-the-flow guy challenges her beliefs about the world they live in. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: February 7, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andrew Scott Bell, Rhys Frake-Waterfield, score, Soundtrack, Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey
Andrew Scott Bell (Psycho Storm Chasers, Witness Infection, See You Next Christmas, Home Sweet Home) will release a soundtrack album for the British slasher/horror film Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey. The album features the composer’s original score from the movie and will be released digitally on February 15 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey is written and directed by Rhys Frake-Waterfield and stars Nikolai Leon, Craig David Dowsett, Maria Taylor, Chris Cordell, Natasha Rose Mills, Amber Doig-Thorne and Danielle Ronald. The movie follows follows the 6-foot Pooh and his sidekick Piglet who – after being left to fend for themselves by Christopher Robin – go on a murderous rampage through the Hundred Acre Wood . Read the rest of this entry »
Remastered ‘The Human Factor’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: February 7, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Edward Dmytryk, Ennio Morricone, Il giustiziere, L'ultimo uomo di Sara, score, Soundtrack, The Human Factor
Quartet Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1975 thriller The Human Factor (Il giustiziere) directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring George Kennedy, John Mills, Raf Vallone, Barry Sullivan, Rita Tushingham & Haydee Politoff and starring. The album features the newly remastered original score from the film composed by Academy Award winner Ennio Morricone (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Once Upon a Time in the West, The Mission, Cinema Paradiso, The Hateful Eight). The CD, which is limited to 500 copies, is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out the full album details and listen to audio samples. Read the rest of this entry »
