Zack Ryan (Full Circle, I Smile Back, Leavenworth, A Christmas Prince, Just Add Magic) is scoring the new Disney Channel/Disney+ original series Wizards Beyond Waverly Place. The show is based on the 2007 sitcom Wizards of Waverly Place (created by Todd Greenwald) and stars Janice LeAnn Brown, David Henrie, Max Matenko, Alkaio Thiele, Mimi Gianopulos and Taylor Cora. Selena Gomez and David Deluise will appear as guest stars in the comedy, which follows a powerful young wizard at the center of a mysterious prophecy who is sent to live in the mortal world with the only wizard teacher who can help her control her power: an adult Justin Russo. Read the rest of this entry »
Zack Ryan Scoring Disney’s ‘Wizards Beyond Waverly Place’
Posted: October 28, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Disney Channel, Disney Plus, Wizards Beyond Waverly Place, Zack Ryan
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Michael Bearden Named Music Director for 97th Oscars
Posted: October 28, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Michael Bearden
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences today announced the creative team for the 97th Oscars, including music director Michael Bearden who joins the team for the first time. Bearden has worked with more than 520 music artists, most notably Whitney Houston, Jennifer Lopez, Madonna, Lady Gaga and as Michael Jackson’s final music director. he earned Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Music Direction for the Super Bowl LI Halftime Show featuring Lady Gaga and One Last Time: An Evening with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga. He has served as a music director for the Grammy Awards, Primetime Emmy Awards, The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor Awards, and as a musician and arranger for several Kennedy Center Honors and Oscars shows. Read the rest of this entry »
Tom Morello’s & Grandson’s Original Song ‘One Last Dance’ from ‘Venom: The Last Dance’ Released
Posted: October 28, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: grandson, Kelly Marcel, Roman Morello, Tom Morello, Venom, Venom: The Last Dance
Grand Morello Records has released the original song One Last Dance from the superhero movie Venom: The Last Dance. The track is co-written (with Andrew Migliore & Max Urasky) and performed by Tom Morello x grandson feat. Roman Morello and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also check out the official music video after the jump. As previously released, Sony Classical has released a full soundtrack album featuring Dan Deacon’s original score from the film last Friday. Venom: The Last Dance is written and directed by Kelly Marcel and stars Tom Hardy, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Juno Temple, Peggy Lu, Rhys Ifans, Alanna Ubach and Stephen Graham. Read the rest of this entry »
Philip Klein Scoring Netflix’s ‘The Madness’
Posted: October 28, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Netflix, Philip Klein, The Madness
Philip Klein (The Last Full Measure, Wish Dragon, Pig, Medieval, Savage Salvation) is the composer of the upcoming Netflix limited series The Madness. The show is created by Stephen Belber (Match, O.G.) and stars Colman Domingo, Marsha Stephanie Blake, John Ortiz, Deon Cole, Tamsin Topolski, Thaddeus J. Mixson, Bradley Whitford, Gabrielle Graham and Stephen McKinley Henderson. The 8-part thriller revolves around a media pundit who stumbles upon a dead body deep in the Poconos woods and finds himself framed for the murder of a notorious white supremacist. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Last Redemption’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: October 28, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Francesco Marchetti, John Real, score, Soundtrack, The Last Redemption
Francesco Marchetti (Breath, New World Order, Obessio) has released a soundtrack album for the fantasy adventure The Last Redemption. The album features the composer’s original score from the film and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to Marchetti’s first track (I’ll Start From Here) after the jump. The Last Redemption is directed by John Real and stars Kevin Sorbo, Natalie Burn, Angus Macfayden, James Cosmo, Carl Wharton, Neb Chupin and Simon Phillips. The movie tells the story of an outlaw in the magical realm of Brea who joins forces with her brothers to rescue an innocent princess and embark on a quest to bring peace to the war-torn land. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Europa Centrale’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: October 28, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Europa Centrale, Gianluca Minucci, score, Soundtrack, Zbigniew Preisner
Caldera Records has announced a soundtrack album for the Italian drama Europa Centrale. The album features the film’s original music composed by Zbigniew Preisner (When a Man Loves a Woman, Three Colors, The Secret Garden, The Queen of Spain, Between Strangers, Dekalog). Visit the label’s official website to check out the track list, to listen to audio samples and for more information about the CD release. Europa Centrale is directed by and stars Paolo Pierobon, Tommaso Ragno, Catherine Bertoni De Laet, Angelica Kazankova, Matilde Vigna and Levente Molnár. The movie is set during the early months of World War II and follows a exiled communist couple during a train journey to Ljubljana. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Klitschko: More Than a Fight’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 27, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Edgar Dubrovskiy, Kevin Macdonald, Klitschko: More Than a Fight, score, Sky, Soundtrack, Tom Hodge
Sky Music has released a soundtrack album for the Sky original documentary Klitschko: More Than a Fight. The album features the film’s original music composed by Tom Hodge (The Mauritanian, McMafia, The Ipcress File, High & Low: John Galliano, Je Suis Karl, Name Me Lawand). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s title track below. Klitschko: More Than a Fight is directed by Kevin Macdonald & Edgar Dubrovskiy and centers on the lives of former heavyweight boxing world champions, Vitali & Wladimir Klitschko, who together dominated the sport for more than a decade. The movie follows Vitali’s journey from the ring to political office, ultimately leading the defense of the capital when it was attacked by Russian forces in February 2022. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 27, 2024)
Posted: October 27, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anna Drubich, Barbie Mysteries: The Great Horse Chase, Cora Miron, Daniel Pemberton, Disney Plus, Endurance, Hulu, Joy Ngiaw, Marcelo Zarvos, National Geographic, Netflix, PBS, The Diplomt, The Marlow Murder Club, Time Cut
Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British TV series The Marlow Murder Club created by Robert Thorogood based on his own novel and starring Samantha Bond, Jo Martin, Cara Horgan, Natalie Dew, Phillipa Pea and Mark Frost. The show’s original music is composed by Cora Miron. The drama, which follows a retired archaeologist who tries to solve the crime when murder strikes the quiet riverside town of Marlow and begins to uncover a series of puzzling clues and comes to rely on the help of other local women to investigate, premiered earlier this year in the UK on U & Drama and is making its U.S. debut on PBS as part of the Masterpiece series.
Premiering on Wednesday, October 30, is the Netflix original film Time Cut directed by Hannah Macpherson and starring Madison Bailey, Antonia Gentry, Griffin Gluck, Michael Shanks, Rachael Crawford, Samuel Braun, Megan Best, Jordan Pettle, Kataem O’Connor and Sydney Sabiston. Anna Drubich (Barbarian, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Fear Street Part 3: 1666, Werewolves Within, Sting) has composed the film’s original music. Check out our previous news article for more information about the sci-fi slasher, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
Title Song from ‘Wickedly Sweet: A Descendants Short Story’ Released
Posted: October 26, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Dara Reneé, Disney Channel, Disney Plus, Kylie Cantrall, Malia Baker, Ruby Rose Turner, Wickedly Sweet: A Descendants Short Story
Walt Disney Records has released the original title song from the Disney Channel animated special Wickedly Sweet: A Descendants Short Story. The track written by Josh Cumbee, Jordan Powers, Charity Daw, Samuel Hollander, Grant Phillip Michaels & Josh Edmondson and performed by Kylie Cantrall, Dara Reneé, Ruby Rose Turner & Malia Baker is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the full song after the jump. Wickedly Sweet: A Descendants Short Story follows Red, Chloe & Bridget as they got their hands on the Sorcerer’s Cookbook, but things take a turn when Uliana shows up. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Diplomat’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: October 26, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Marcelo Zarvos, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, The Diplomat
Netflix Music has released a new soundtrack album for the streamer’s original series The Diplomat. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Marcelo Zarvos (Fences, The Equalizer 3, May December, The Affair, Emancipation, The Good Shepherd, Ray Donovan). 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 (Kate’s Waltz) below. The label has previously released an album featuring Nathan Barr’s & Dimitri Smith’s score from Season 1 last year. The Diplomat is created by Debora Cahn and stars Keri Russell, Rufus Sewell, Rory Kinnear, David Gyasi, Ali Ahn, Nana Mensah, Ato Essandoh, Celia Imrie, Michael McKean and Miguel Sandoval. Read the rest of this entry »
