Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1995 sci-fi horror thriller Species directed by Roger Donaldson and starring Natasha Henstridge, Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen, Forest Whitaker, Alfred Molina and Marg Helgenberger. The 2-CD set features the original music from the film composed by Christopher Young (Spider-Man 3, Hellraiser, Drag Me to Hell, The Shipping News, Ghost Rider, Sinister, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, The Hurricane) and conducted by Pete Anthony, including the complete original score (including previously unreleased music) in chronological order on the first disc, as well the content of the label’s world premiere soundtrack album for the title (released back in 2008) on the second disc. The album is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also find out more about the release. Read the rest of this entry »
Expanded ‘Species’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: April 15, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christopher Young, Roger Donaldson, score, Soundtrack, Species
‘The Brink Of’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: April 15, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Nicolette Norgaard, Patrick Meaney, Soundtrack, The Brink Of, Tim Hofmann
AMR Songs will release the official soundtrack album for the indie musical romantic drama The Brink Of. The album features the film’s original songs by Nicolette Norgaard and Tim Hofmann. The soundtrack will be released tomorrow, April 16 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Listen to the first two tracks (Sunny & See You in My Dreams) below. The Brink Of is written and directed by Patrick Meaney and stars Norgaard, Hoffmann and Mina Tobias. The movie follows an indie pop duo as they are navigating their tumultuous relationship as partners on the brink of mainstream success. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Piper’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: April 15, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christopher Young, Erlingur Thoroddsen, score, Soundtrack, The Piper
Intrada Records has announced a soundtrack album for the supernatural horror thriller The Piper. The album features the film’s original music composed by Christopher Young (Hellraiser, Sinister, Spider-Man 3, The Hurricane, Drag Me to Hell, Ghost Rider, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, The Shipping News) and performed by the Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 16 (visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download). A CD version will be available to order on the label’s official website later today. The Piper is written and directed by Erlingur Thoroddsen and stars Charlotte Hope, Julian Sands, Aoibhe O’Flanagan and Oliver Savell. The movie follows a composer who must finish her late mentor’s concerto, when she discovers that playing its music summons deadly consequences. Read the rest of this entry »
Zhu & Joseph Trapanese to Score Drew Kirsch’s ‘He Bled Neon’
Posted: April 15, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Drew Kirsch, He Bled Neon, Joseph Trapanese, Zhu
Deadline is reporting that Grammy Award-nominated electronic music artist Zhu and composer Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, Only the Brave, The Greatest Showman, Straight Outta Compton, Shadow and Bone, Tron: Uprising, No One Will Save You) are attached to score the upcoming action thriller He Bled Neon. The film marks the feature directorial debut of music video filmmaker Drew Kirsch and will star Joe Cole as a man who – after the mysterious death of his estranged brother – travels to Las Vegas for the funeral and unravels a dark web of crime, forcing him to confront his past. Tim Cairo and Jake Gibson (Lowlife) wrote the screenplay based on original story by Nate Bolotin. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Tatami’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: April 15, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dascha Dauenhauer, Guy Nattiv, score, Soundtrack, Tatami, Zar Amir Ebrahimi
Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the Iranian drama Tatami. The album features the film’s original score composed by Dascha Dauenhauer (Golda, Berlin Alexanderplatz, The Swarm, Blood Red Sky, A Million Minutes, Bliss, Souls). Also included is the movie’s title song produced by the composer and performed by Justina. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Listen to the Dauenhauer’s first track (Leila & Nader) and Justina’s song after the jump. Tatami is directed by Guy Nattiv & Zar Amir Ebrahimi and stars Arienne Mandi, Amir herself, Jaime Ray Newman and Ash Goldeh. The movie tells the story of an Iranian female judo athlete who travels to a world championship with her coach, when they receive an ultimatum from the Islamic Republic ordering her to fake an injury and lose, or she will be branded a traitor of the state. Read the rest of this entry »
Adam Price & Slash to Compose Music for Paramount+ UK’s ‘The Crow Girl’
Posted: April 15, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adam Price, Paramount+, Slash, The Crow Girl
Adam Price and Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash and are set to compose the music for the upcoming Paramount+ UK limited series The Crow Girl. The show is developed by Milly Thomas based on the trilogy of novels by Erik Axl Sund and stars Eve Myles, Katherine Kelly and Dougray Scott. The 6-part psychological thriller follows a Detective Super Intendent who joins forces with a psychotherapist to solve thre murder of a teenage boy, despite opposition from her superiors. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Hopeful’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: April 15, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Blake Anderson, Jonas Myrin, Kyle Portbury, score, Soundtrack, The Hopeful
MoviesScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the faith-based drama The Hopeful. The album features the film’s original score composed by Blake Anderson. Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Jonas Myrin has contributed the original songs to the movie. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Listen to Anderson’s title track and check out the music video of the full version of Myrin’s song Made for You (available separately as a digital single) below. The Hopeful is directed by Kyle Portbury and stars Tommie-Amber Pirie, Gregory Wilson, Maddy Martin, Darren Emery, Bill Lake, Timothy Paul Coderre and Michael Mancini. The movie is set in 19th Century England and tells a story of a community whose lives were transformed as they learn what it means to truly wait for Jesus. Read the rest of this entry »
Ian Arber Scoring ITV’s ‘Red Eye’
Posted: April 15, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ian Arber, ITV, Red Eye
Ian Arber (Medici, The Capture, My Name Is Lenny, The Chelsea Detective, The One, War of the Worlds) is the composer of the new ITV drama Red Eye. The show is written by Peter A Dowling (Flightplan, Black and Blue) and stars Jing Lusi, Richard Armitage, Lesley Sharp and Jemma Moore. The 6-part thriller directed by Kieron Hawkes (Piggy) follows three women who are thrown into the same life threatening conspiracy when a British doctor is arrested for murder on a red eye flight from London to Beijing. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 14, 2024)
Posted: April 14, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Somers, Aska Matsumiya, Big Mood, Cho Young Wuk, HBO, Hulu, Jeremy Warmsley, Netflix, Our Living World, Pinar Toprak, The Spiderwick Chronicles, The Sympathizer, Tubi, Under the Bridge
Premiering tonight is the HBO limited series The Sympathizer developed by Park Chan-wook & Don McKellar based on the book of the same name by Viet Thanh Nguyen and starring Hoa Xuande, Robert Downey Jr., Fred Nguyen Khan, Vy Le, Toan Le, Ky Duyen, Phanxine, Kieu Chinh, Duy Nguyen, Alan Trong and Sandra Oh. Cho Young-wuk (Oldboy, Lady Vengeance, The Little Drummer Girl, The Handmaiden, Decision to Leave, Thirst) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the 7-parter, which will air Sundays on HBO and will also be available to stream on Max.
Premiering on Wednesday, April 17, is the Hulu limited series Under the Bridge developed by Quinn Shephard based on the true-crime book of the same title by Rebecca Godfrey and starring Riley Keough, Lily Gladstone, Vritika Gupta, Izzy G., Chloe Guidry, Javon “Wanna” Walton, Ezra Faroque Khan, Aiyana Goodfellow and Archie Panjabi. The show’s original music is composed by Alex Somers (Captain Fantastic, Honey Boy, Causeway, Fresh, Aloha, Together, Together, Charm City Kings, Dawson City: Frozen Time). Click here for more information about the 8-part drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Hulu. Read the rest of this entry »
‘As The Crow Flies’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: April 14, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: As The Crow Flies, Kuş Uçuşu, Netlix, score, Soundtrack, Toygar Işıklı
Netflix Music has released the first soundtrack album for the Turkish Netflix original series As The Crow Flies (Kuş Uçuşu). The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Toygar Işıklı (Family Secrets, Son, Endless Love, Babil). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composer’s title track below. As The Crow Flies is created by Meriç Acemi and stars Birce Akalay, Miray Daner, İbrahim Çelikkol, Burak Yamantürk. Demircan Kaçel and İrem Sak. The drama revolves around a young fan who maneuvers her way into the newsroom of a seasoned anchor, but soon confronts the dark side of ambition, envy and the desire to be seen. Read the rest of this entry »
