Owen Pallett (Her, Dream Scenario, Life, The Box, Alice/Darling, Spaceship Earth, On the Count of Three) has composed the original score for the upcoming Canadian romantic comedy Young Werther. The film is written and directed by José Avelino Gilles Corbett Lourenço and stars Douglas Booth, Alison Pill, Iris Apatow, Jaouhar Ben Ayed, Amrit Kaur and Patrick J. Adams. The movie based on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s 1770s novella The Sorrows of Young Werther is set in modern-day Toronto and follows charmingly irresponsible and enthusiastic young man who finds himself at the mercy of a woman whose commitment to her fiancé Albert turns his life upside down. Read the rest of this entry »
Owen Pallett Scoring José Avelino Gilles Corbett Lourenço’s ‘Young Werther’
Posted: September 6, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: José Avelino Gilles Corbett Lourenço, Owen Pallett, Young Werther
‘Agatha All Along’ Dave Audé Remix Released
Posted: September 6, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Agatha All Along, Dave Audé, Disney Plus, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Marvel Studios, Robert Lopez
Hollywood Records & Marvel Music have released the first track from the soundtrack for Marvel Television’s new Disney+ limited series Agatha All Along. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is a remix of the song Agatha All Along (originally written by Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez for 2021’s WandaVision) by Dave Audé. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the track, which is also embedded after the jump. Agatha All Along is developed by Jac Schaeffer and stars Kathryn Hahn, Joe Locke, Ali Ahn, Sasheer Zamata, Maria Dizzia, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Paul Adelstein, Debra Jo Rupp, Okwui Okpokwasili, Patti LuPone and Aubrey Plaza. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Starve Acre’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: September 6, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Daniel Kokotajlo, Matthew Herbert, score, Soundtrack, Starve Acre
Accidental Editions has released a soundtrack album for the British supernatural folk horror drama Starve Acre. The album features the film’s original score composed by Matthew Herbert (The Wonder, Disobedience, A Fantastic Woman, The Beast Must Die, Gloria Bell, The Responder, The Cave, Temple). Also included is the original song Let Me In in two different version performed by lead actor Matt Smith and Crewdson & Cevanne. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s main theme and Smith’s version of the song after the jump. Starve Acre is written and directed by Daniel Kokotajlo and stars Smith, Morfydd Clark and Erin Richards. The movie based on Andrew Michael Hurley’s novel of the same name is set in rural 1970s England and follows a couple whose son starts acting strangely, when they unwittingly allow dark and sinister forces into their home, awakening an ancient evil. Read the rest of this entry »
Pharrell Williams’ ‘Piece by Piece’ Title Song Released
Posted: September 5, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Morgan Neville, Pharrell Williams, Piece by Piece
Columbia Records has released the first track from the soundtrack for the animated documentary Piece By Piece. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is the film’s title song written and performed by Pharrell Williams (feat.Princess Anne High School Fabulous Marching Cavaliers). Also listen to the track after the jump. A full soundtrack album is expected to be released in October. Check back on this page for the full album details. Piece by Piece is directed by Morgan Neville and tells Williams’ life story through LEGO pieces featuring the voices of Williams himself, Gwen Stefani, Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, Missy Elliott, Justin Timberlake, Busta Rhymes, Snoop Dogg, Timbaland & others. Read the rest of this entry »
Hans Zimmer & Kara Talve to Compose Music for BBC’s ‘Lord of the Flies’ TV Series
Posted: September 5, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, Hans Zimmer, Jack Thorne, Kara Talve, Lord of the Flies, Stan
BBC announced today that Hans Zimmer (Gladiator, The Dark Knight, Dune, Inception, The Lion King) and Kara Talve (Prehistoric Planet, Faraway Downs, The Simpsons) for Bleeding Fingers Music are set to compose the music for the upcoming BBC/Stan original drama Lord of the Flies. The show is developed by Jack Thorne (His Dark Materials, Enola Holmes) based on William Golding’s classic novel of the same title and stars David McKenna, Winston Sawyers, Lox Pratt, Isaac Talbut, Thomas Connor, Noah & Cassius Flemyn, Cornelius Brandreth and Tom Page-Turner. The series directed by Marc Munden (Utopia, The Third Day) tells the story of a group of young schoolchildren who find themselves stranded on a tropical island with no adults, following a deadly plane crash. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Uglies’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: September 5, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Edward Shearmur, McG, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, Uglies
Netflix Music will release a soundtrack album for the streamer’s original film Uglies. The album features the movie’s original music composed by Edward Shearmur (Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Escape from Dannemora, Charlie’s Angels, Johnny English, The Count of Monte Cristo, Cruel Intentions, Reign of Fire). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, September 6 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also listen to the composer’s title track below. Uglies is directed by McG and stars Joey King, Keith Powers, Brianne Tju, Chase Stokes, Charmin Lee, Jan Luis and Laverne Cox. The sci-fi thriller based on Scott Westerfeld’s novel of the same title is set in a futuristic dystopia with enforced beauty standards and centers on a teenager awaiting mandatory cosmetic surgery who embarks on a journey to find her missing friend. Read the rest of this entry »
Marco Beltrami & Tristan Beltrami Scoring Richard Gray’s ‘The Unholy Trinity’
Posted: September 5, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Marco Beltrami, Richard Gray, The Unholy Trinity, Tristan Beltrami
Marco Beltrami (3:10 to Yuma, Scream, A Quiet Place, Logan, The Hurt Locker, Ford v. Ferrari, The Wolverine) has teamed up with his son Tristan Beltrami to compose the music for the upcoming western The Unholy Trinity. The film is directed by Richard Gray (Robert the Bruce, Sugar Mountain) and stars Pierce Brosnan, Samuel L. Jackson, Brandon Lessard, Veronica Ferres and Q’orianka Kilcher. The movie is set against the turbulent backdrop of 1870s Montana and follows a father who gives his estranged son an impossible task: murder the man who framed him for a crime he didn’t commit. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Front Room’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: September 5, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Marcelo Zarvos, Max Eggers, Sam Eggers, score, Soundtrack, The Front Room
A24 Music will release a soundtrack album for the psychological horror thriller The Front Room. The album features the film’s original music composed by Marcelo Zarvos (Fences, The Equalizer 3, May December, Emancipation, Wonder, The Good Shepherd, The Affair, Ray Donovan). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 6 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also check out the composer’s The Front Room Suite below and click here to check out the project’s music team credits. The Front Room is directed by Max Eggers & Sam Eggers and stars Brandy Norwood, Kathryn Hunter, Andrew Burnap and Neal Huff. The movie is based on the short story of the same name by Susan Hill and revolves around a young woman whose ailing mother-in-law who who has long been estranged from the family moves in with her and proves to be the house guest from hell. Read the rest of this entry »
Interscope Records to Release ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ Soundtrack
Posted: September 5, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jason Ruder, Joker: Folie à Deux, Lady Gaga, Soundtrack, Todd Phillips
Interscope Records will release the official soundtrack album for Todd Phillips’ Joker: Folie à Deux. The album features sixteen (to be announced) songs from the film and is produced by lead actor Joaquin Phoenix (who reprises his Academy Award-winning dual role of Arthur Fleck/Joker), Lady Gaga (who stars as Harley Quinn and is credited as the project’s music consultant) & executive music producer Jason Ruder and executive produced by Phillips, Joaquin Phoenix, Gaga and music supervisors Randall Poster & George Drakoulias. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on October 4. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version and click here to order the “Translucent Red” vinyl edition. Check back on this page for the full album details. Joker: Folie à Deux is directed by Phillips and also stars Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener and Zazie Beetz. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Rebel Ridge’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: September 5, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brooke Blair, Jeremy Saulnier, Rebel Ridge, score, Soundtrack, Will Blair
Netflix Music will release a soundtrack album for the streamer’s original film Rebel Ridge. The album features the movie’s original music composed by Brooke Blair & Will Blair (Green Room, Blue Ruin, I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore, Hold the Dark, The Informer, Black Christmas, Sweet Virginia). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 6 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composers’ title track below. Rebel Ridge is written and directed by Jeremy Saulnier and stars Aaron Pierre, Don Johnson, AnnaSophia Robb, David Denman, Emory Cohen, Steve Zissis, Zsané Jhé, Dana Lee and James Cromwell. The thriller follows a former Marine as he grapples his way through a web of small-town corruption when an attempt to post bail for his cousin escalates into a violent standoff with the local police chief. Read the rest of this entry »