The details of the soundtrack album for Robert Eggers’ gothic horror movie Nosferatu have been announced. The album features the film’s original music composed by Robin Carolan who previously co-scored Egger’s last feature, The Northman. The soundtrack will be released as a vinyl edition in different variants and as a 2-CD set by Sacred Bones Records & Waxwork Records on November 22 and is now available for pre-order here. Back Lot Music will release the digital version. As previously reported, two first tracks have already been released today. Nosferatu is written and directed by Eggers and stars Bill Skarsgård, Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp, Emma Corrin, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ralph Ineson, Simon McBurney and Willem Dafoe. The reimagining of F. W. Murnau’s 1922 classic tells a gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Nosferatu’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: September 30, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Nosferatu, Robert Eggers, Robin Carolan, score, Soundtrack
‘Armand’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: September 30, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Armand, Ella van der Woude, Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the Norwegian drama Armand. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ella van der Woude (Take Me Somewhere Nice, Above the Dust, Something You Said Last Night, Instinct, Stranger in Paradise). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first track (With Me) after the jump. Armand is written and directed by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel and stars Renate Reinsve, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Thea Lambrechts Vaulen, Øystein Røger, Endre Hellestveit and Vera Veljovic. The movie, which has recently been selected as Norway’s entry for the International Feature category for next year’s Academy Awards, follows a local actress who gets caught up in an elementary school drama when her son is accused by a classmate of sexual abuse. Read the rest of this entry »
First Tracks from Robin Carolan’s ‘Nosferatu’ Score Released
Posted: September 30, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Nosferatu, Robert Eggers, Robin Carolan
Back Lot Music has released the first two tracks from the soundtrack for Robert Eggers’ reimagining of F. W. Murnau’s 1922 classic Nosferatu. Available to stream/download as a digital single on all major digital music services are Goodbye & Increase thy Thunders written by the movie’s composer Robin Carolan (The Northman). Also listen to both tracks after the jump. Nosferatu is written and directed by Eggers and stars Bill Skarsgård, Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, Simon McBurney, Ralph Ineson and Willem Dafoe. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 29, 2024)
Posted: September 29, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Aitor Etxebarria, Amazon, Colin Stetson, Harry Escott, Hold Your Breath, House of Spoils, Hulu, Jim Williams, Joan, Lisbeth Scott, Max, Nathan Barr, Netflix, Salem's Lot, The CW, The Platform 2
Premiering in the U.S. on Wednesday, October 2, is the British TV series Joan created by Anna Symon and starring Sophie Turner, Frank Dillane, Gershwyn Eustache Jnr, Kirsty J. Curtis and Laura Aikman. The show’s original music is composed by Harry Escott (Shame, Hard Candy, Welcome to the Punch, Roadkill, The Wedding Guest, The English Game, The Face of an Angel, The Frankenstein Cronicles). Check out our previous news article for more information about the 6-part drama, which will make its U.S. debut on The CW following its premiere tonight in the UK on ITV.
Premiering on Thursday, October 3, is the horror thriller Hold Your Breath directed by Will Joines & Karrie Crouse and starring Sarah Paulson, Annaleigh Ashford, Bill Heck, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Amiah Miller. Colin Stetson (Hereditary, The Menu, Uzumaki, Color Out of Space, The First, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) has composed the film’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score will be announced soon. Click here to learn more about the Searchlight Pictures production, which premiered at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival and will be available to stream exclusively on Hulu. Read the rest of this entry »
Harry Escott Scoring ITV’s ‘Joan’
Posted: September 29, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Harry Escott, ITV, ITVX, Joan, The CW
Harry Escott (Shame, Roadkill, Welcome to the Punch, Hard Candy, The English Game, The Wedding Guest, The Face of an Angel) is the composer of the new ITV drama Joan. The show is created by Anna Symon (The Essex Serpent, Deep Water) and stars Sophie Turner, Frank Dillane, Kirsty J. Curtis, Gershwyn Eustache Jnr and Laura Aikman. The 6-part series is set in 1980s London and tells the story of notorious jewel thief Joan Harrington’s meteoric rise from petty offender to highly talented diamond thief and criminal mastermind. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Devara: Part 1’ Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: September 28, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Anirudh Ravichander, Devara, Devara: Part 1, Koratala Siva, Ramajogayya Sastry, Soundtrack
Super Cassettes Industries has released a soundtrack EP for the Indian action epic Devara: Part 1. The 4-track EP features the songs from the film written by Anirudh Ravichander (Petta, Kaththi), with lyrics by Ramajogayya Sastry, and is now available to stream on most other major digital music services in five different versions: Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada. Also listen to all four tracks below. Devara: Part 1 is written and directed by Koratala Siva and stars N. T. Rama Rao Jr, Saif Ali Khan, Janhvi Kapoor and Shruti Marathe. The movie is set against coastal lands and follows the titular protagonist as the rescuer to the deprived and fear to evildoers. Read the rest of this entry »
Melissa Barrera’s Original Song ‘My Stranger’ from ‘Your Monster’ Released
Posted: September 28, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Caroline Lindy, Melissa Barrera, The Lazours, Timothy Williams, Your Monster
The first track from the soundtrack for the romantic horror comedy Your Monster has been released. Available to stream/download now on most major digital music services is the original song My Stranger written by The Lazours, produced by the film’s composer Timothy Williams and performed by lead actress Melissa Barrera. Also listen to the track after the jump. Your Monster is written and directed by Caroline Lindy and also stars Tommy Dewey, Meghann Fahy, Edmund Donovan and Kayla Foster. The movie follows a soft-spoken actress who – after her life falls apart – finds her voice again when she meets a terrifying, yet charming, monster living in her closet. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 27, 2024)
Posted: September 27, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Azrael, Bagman, Chang Kiha, Diego Ramos Rodriguez, Haunted Heart, Jon Batiste, Kris Bowers, LEE, Marcus Norris, Megalopolis, Osvaldo Golijov, Saturday Night, Summer of Violence, the Executioner, The Universal Theory, The Wild Robot, Timothy Williams, Tóti Guðnason, Veteran 2: I, Zbigniew Preisner
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the animated feature The Wild Robot written and directed by Chris Sanders and starring Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, Kit Connor, Catherine O’Hara, Bill Nighy, Stephanie Hsu, Matt Berry, Ving Rhames and Mark Hamill. The film’s original score is composed by Kris Bowers (Bridgerton, Green Book, King Richard, Haunted Mansion, Secret Invasion, The Color Purple, Dear White People, Mrs. America). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as two original songs co-written and performed by Maren Morris today. Check our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the DreamWorks Animation production, which is being released by Universal Pictures.
Also opening nationwide is the sci-fi epic Megalopolis written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Adam Driver, Nathalie Emmanuel, Giancarlo Esposito, Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeouf, Jon Voight, Kathryn Hunter, Dustin Hoffman and Laurence Fishburne. Osvaldo Golijov (Youth Without Youth, The Man Who Cried, Twixt, The Oath) has composed the film’s original score. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, two original songs by Grace VanderWaal and several tracks by other artists today. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being distributed by Lionsgate. Read the rest of this entry »
Dave Metzger Scoring Barry Jenkins’ ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’
Posted: September 27, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Barry Jenkins, Dave Metzger, Mufasa: The Lion KIng
Dave Metzger (Wish, Brother Bear 2, Tarzan & Jane, Tarzan 2: The Legend Begins) is composing the original score for Disney’s The Lion King prequel Mufasa: The Lion King. The film is directed by Barry Jenkins (Moonlight, If Beale Street Could Talk) and stars Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Tiffany Boone, Kagiso Lediga, Preston Nyman, Mads Mikkelsen, Thandiwe Newton, Anika Noni Rose, Keith David, John Kani, Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner, Donald Glover, Blue Ivy Carter and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter. As previously reported, Lin-Manuel Miranda is writing the movie’s songs produced by Mark Mancina and Miranda, with additional music and performances by Lebo M. Read the rest of this entry »
World Premiere Release of Jeff Beal’s ‘Cheap Shots’ Score Announced
Posted: September 27, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cheap Shots, Jeff Beal, Jeff Ureles, Jerry Stoeffhaas, score, Soundtrack
Categorical Records has released the first-ever soundtrack album for the 1988 comedy Cheap Shots directed by Jerry Stoeffhaas & Jeff Ureles and starring Louis Zorich, David Patrick Kelly, Mary Louise Wilson, Michael Twain, Clarke Gordon, Judson Camp, John Galateo, Patience Moore and Brad Fullagar. The album features the film’s original music composed by Emmy Award winner Jeff Beal (House of Cards, Monk, Pollock, Carnivale, Appaloosa, The Biggest Little Farm, Rome, Blackfish, An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power) who made his feature scoring debut on the project. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack, which is being released in conjunction with the movie’s digital restoration. Also listen to the composer’s main title theme after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
