Matthew Janszen (Aquaman: King of Atlantis, Fatal Affair, Bugs Bunny Builders, Love Accidentally) & Bryan Winslow (Vacation Home Nightmare) are scoring DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming film Megamind vs. the Doom Syndicate and TV series Megamind Rules!. Both the movie and TV show are written/developed by Alan Schoolcraft & Brent Simons based on the studios’ 2010 Megamind feature (scored by Hans Zimmer & Lorne Balfe), where the title character goes from being a supervillain and the scourge of Metro City to a superhero who’s learning on the job. The projects’ voice cast includes Keith Ferguson, Laura Post, Maya Aoki Tuttle, Josh Brener, Emily Tunon, Talon Warburton, Chris Sullivan, Scott Adsit, Tony Hale, Jeanine Mason and Adam Lambert. Read the rest of this entry »
Matthew Janszen & Bryan Winslow Scoring Peacock’s ‘Megamind vs. the Doom Syndicate’ & ‘Megamind Rules!’
Posted: February 2, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bryan Winslow, Dreamworks Animation, Matthew Janszen, Megamind Rules!, Megamind vs. the Doom Syndicate, Peacock
‘Hazbin Hotel’ (Part 3) Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: February 1, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Andrew Underberg, Hazbin Hotel, Sam Haft, Soundtrack
A24 Music has released the third soundtrack EP for the Prime Video animated series Hazbin Hotel. The 4-track EP features the original songs from the final two episodes of the show’s first season written by Andrew Underberg & Sam Haft and performed by voice cast members Erika Henningsen, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Stephanie Beatriz, Amir Talai, Kimiko Glenn, Alex Brightman, Blake Roman, Leslie Kritzer, Keith David, Christian Borle, Joel Perez and Krystina Alabado. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Listen to all four tracks after the jump. The label has previously released two EPs featuring the songs from Episodes 1-4 and Episodes 5 & 6. Also available now is the full soundtrack album featuring the content of all three EPs and two singles that were released prior to the show’s premiere. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Genius: MLK/X’ Soundtrack EP Announced
Posted: February 1, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Genius, Genius: MLK/X, National Geographic, Soundtrack
Hollywood Records has announced a soundtrack EP for the National Geographic limited series Genius: MLK/X. The 6-track EP features six original songs written for the show and performed by Jacob Banks, Rhiannon Giddens, Aloe Blacc, Fallon King and Felisha King Harvey. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 2 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to all six tracks below. Genius: MLK/X is developed by Jeff Stetson and stars Kelvin Harrison Jr., Aaron Pierre, Jayme Lawson, Weruche Opia and Ron Cephas. Season 4 of the Genius anthology series explores how Dr. Martin Luther King’s Jr. and Malcolm X’s dueling philosophies helped usher America through the Civil Rights Movement. . Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Promised Land’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: February 1, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bastarden, Dan Romer, Nikolaj Arcel, score, Soundtrack, The Promised Land
Drawing Number One will release a soundtrack album for the Danish historical drama The Promised Land (Bastarden). The album features the film’s original music composed by Dan Romer (Luca, Station Eleven, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Maniac, Beasts of No Nation, Superman & Lois). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 2 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Listen to the composer’s final track below. The Promised Land is co-written and directed by Nikolaj Arcel and stars Mads Mikkelsen, Amanda Collin, Gustav Lindh, Melina Hagberg. The movie based on Ida Jessen’s book The Captain and Ann Barbara is set in the 18th Century and follows impoverished Captain Ludvig Kahlen as he sets out to conquer the Danish heath to build a colony in the name of the King. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Prime Video’s ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ TV Series to Be Released
Posted: February 1, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, David Fleming, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, score, Soundtrack
Sony Classical will release the official soundtrack album for the Prime Video original series Mr. & Mrs. Smith. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by David Fleming (The Last of Us, The Unforgivable, Damsel, Hillbilly Elegy, Blue Planet II, The Perfect Guy). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, February 2 and will be available to stream/download here. Also listen to the first track (Meet Cute) below. Mr. & Mrs. Smith is created by Donald Glover & Francesca Sloane inspired by Doug Liman’s 2005 feature and stars Glover himself and Maya Erskine, as well as guest actors including Paul Dano, John Turturro,Michaela Coel, Parker Posey, Sharon Horgan, Wagner Moura and Ron Perlman. The spy comedy follows two lonely strangers who have given up their lives and identities to be thrown together as partners – both in espionage and in marriage. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Underdoggs’ Score Album Details
Posted: February 1, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Charles Stone III, Joseph Shirley, score, Soundtrack, The Underdoggs
The details of the score album for the sports comedy The Underdoggs have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Joseph Shirley (The Book of Boba Feet, Creed III, The Mandalorian, Fairfax, Bad Trip, The Mysterious Benedict Society). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 2 by Lakeshore Records. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album and also check out the composer’s The Underdoggs Suite after the jump. A separate soundtrack EP featuring five songs from the movie was released last week. The Underdoggs is directed by Charles Stone III and stars Snoop Dogg, Mike Epps, Tika Sumpter, Andrew Schulz and George Lopez. The movie follows a washed-up former pro football star who has hit rock bottom who turns his life around and rediscover his love of the game when he gets sentenced to do community service coaching an unruly pee-wee football team. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Orion and the Dark’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: February 1, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dreamworks Animation, Kevin Lax, Netflix, Orion and the Dark, Robert Lydecker, score, Soundtrack
Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix original animated film Orion and the Dark. The album features the movie’s original score composed by Robert Lydecker (Iron Fist, Lethal Weapon, Sleepy Hollow) and Kevin Lax (The First Purge, Burning Sands, Juanita). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 2 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Check out the composers’ first track (Meet Orion) below. Orion and the Dark is directed by Sean Charmatz, written by Charlie Kaufman based on the book of the same title by Emma Yarlett and stars Jacob Tremblay, Paul Walter Hauser, Angela Bassett, Mia Akemi Brown, Colin Hanks, Ike Barinholtz and Nat Faxon. The DreamWorks Animation production tells the story of a boy with an active imagination who faces his fears on a journey through the night with his new friend: a giant, smiling creature named Dark. Read the rest of this entry »
‘A Million Minutes’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: February 1, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Million Minutes, Christopher Doll, Dascha Dauenhauer, Eine Million Minuten, score, Soundtrack
Great Escape Records has released a soundtrack album for the German drama A Million Minutes (Eine Million Minuten). The album features the film’s original music composed by Dascha Dauenhauer (Golda, Berlin Alexanderplatz, Blood Red Sky,The Swarm, Bliss, Souls). 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. A Million Minuted is directed by Christopher Doll and stars Karoline Herfurth, Tom Schilling, Pola Friedrichs and Piet Levi Busch. The movie based on the book of the same title by Wolf Küper follows a couple who decide to spend more time with their children when one of them is diagnosed with developmental delay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Beast’ (‘La Bête’) Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: February 1, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bertrand Bonello, La Bête, score, Soundtrack, The Beast
Love Theme Music will release a soundtrack album for the French sci-fi romance The Beast (La Bête). The album features the film’s original score composed by director Bertrand Bonello (Saint Laurent, Nocturama, Zombi Child, On War). Also included are songs by The Pointer Sisters, Patsy Cline, Roy Orbison & others. The soundtrack will be released overseas digitally next Wednesday, February 7 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out the track list. A first track from Bonello’s score (A Car in Los Angeles) is already available to stream/download now and can be checked out below. The Beast is co-written and directed by Bonello and stars Léa Seydoux, George MacKay, Guslagie Maland, Martin Scali, Dasha Nekrasova and Élina Löwensohn. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Alienoid: Return to the Future’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: January 31, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alienoid: Return to the Future, Choi Dong-hoon, Jang Young Gyu, score, Soundtrack
Genie Music has released a soundtrack album for the South Korean sci-fi action epic Alienoid: Return to the Future. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jang Young-gyu (Train to Busan, Star Wars Visions: Journey to the Dark), Byung Hoon Lee, Lee Kang Wook & Kim Sun. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Alienoid: Return to the Future is directed by Choi Dong-hoon and stars Ryu Jun-yeol, Kim Tae-ri and Kim Woo-bin. The movie follows a shaman and a modern-day woman as they race through time to battle a powerful alien commander intent on destroying mankind. Read the rest of this entry »
