Quartet Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1993 action thriller Cliffhanger directed by Renny Harlin and starring Sylvester Stallone, John Lithgow, Michael Rooker & Janine Turner featuring music composed by Trevor Jones (The Dark Crystal, The Last of the Mohicans, Merlin, Labyrinth, Mississippi Burning, Dark City, Excalibur). The album, which is being released to coincide with the movie’s 30th anniversary, features the same content as the (sold out) expanded 2017 soundtrack released by La-La Land Records. The 2-CD set, which is limited to 1,000 copies, is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out the full album details and listen to audio samples. The label has also announced the premiere vinyl release of the title featuring selections of Jones’ score. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Cliffhanger’ 30th Anniversary Edition Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: November 10, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cliffhanger, Michael J. Lewis, Renny Harlin, score, Soundtrack, Theatre of Blood, Trevor Jones
66th Grammy Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: November 10, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Grammy Awards
The nominations for the 66th Grammy Awards have been announced. The 2024 Grammys will take place on Sunday, February 4, from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles and broadcast live on the CBS Television Network and stream live and on demand on Paramount+. Here are the nominations in the film music-related categories:
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
Barbie – Mark Ronson & Andrew Wyatt
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Ludwig Göransson
The Fabelmans – John Williams Read the rest of this entry »
‘Your Lucky Day’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: November 10, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dan Brown, Matt Hutchinson, score, Soundtrack, Your Lucky Day
Matt Hutchinson (Tuscaloosa, Earth to Ned) has released a soundtrack album for the crime thriller Your Lucky Day. 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. Your Lucky Day is written and directed by Dan Brown and stars Angus Cloud, Elliot Knight, Jessica Garza, Mousa Hussein Kraish, Sterling Beaumon, Jason Wiles, Spencer Garrett, Sebastian Sozzi and Jason O’Mara. The movie centers on a dispute over a winning lottery ticket that turns into a deadly hostage situation, leaving the witnesses to decide exactly how far they’ll go for a cut of the prize money. Read the rest of this entry »
Kevin Lax & Robert Lydecker Scoring DreamWorks Animation’s Netflix Film ‘Orion and the Dark’
Posted: November 10, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Kevin Lax, Netflix, Orion and the Dark, Robert Lydecker, Sean Charmatz
Kevin Lax (The First Purge, Burning Sands, Juanita) and Robert Lydecker (Lethal Weapon, Iron Fist, Sleepy Hollow) have teamed up to score the upcoming Netflix animated film Orion and the Dark. The movie is directed by Sean Charmatz (Trolls Holiday in Harmony) and features the voice talent of Jacob Tremblay and Paul Walter Hauser. The DreamWorks Animation production is based on the book of the same title by Emma Yarlett and tells the story of an average elementary school kid who is afraid of many things, including the dark, when he is whisked onto a whirlwind adventure that might just cure him of his adolescent fears. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Romancero’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: November 10, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Jim Williams, Romancero, score, Soundtrack
Invada Records has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish Amazon original series Romancero. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Jim Williams (Titane, Possessor, Resurrection, Raw, Beast, A Field in England, Sightseers). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here. Listen to the first track (Madly Runs the Storm) below. Romancero is created by Fernando Navarro, directed by Manson (aka Tomás Peña) and stars Sasha Cócola, Elena Matic, Ricardo Gómez, Guillermo Toledo, Belén Cuesta and Julieta Cardinali. The supernatural horror drama revolves around two helpless kids who – in the dead of night – are trying to escape the infuriated people who accuse them of murder. Read the rest of this entry »
Steven Price Scoring Dave Green’s Shelved ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Movie
Posted: November 9, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Coyote vs. Acme, Dave Green, Steven Price
Steven Price (Gravity, Fury, Our Planet, Suicide Squad, Baby Driver, Last Night in Soho, The World’s End) has composed the original score for the live-action/animated hybrid feature Coyote vs. Acme. The film directed by Dave Green (Earth to Echo, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows) based on the Looney Tunes characters and the New Yorker humor article of the same title by Ian Frazier and starring John Cena, Will Forte & Lana Condor was originally set to be released in theaters by Warner Bros. Pictures, but as announced today, has been shelved by the studio and is expected to remain unreleased. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Transformers: EarthSpark’ Soundtrack Album to Be Released
Posted: November 9, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Crush Effect, Paramount+, score, Soundtrack, Transformers: EarthSpark
The full details of the first soundtrack album for the Paramount+ animated series Transformers: EarthSpark have been revealed. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by producer duo Crush Effect. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 10 by Hasbro (visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download). Transformers: EarthSpark is developed by Dale Malinowski, Ant Ward & Nicole Dubuc and stars Sydney Mikayla, Zion Broadnax, Jon Jon Briones, Benny Benni Latham, Kathreen Khavari, Danny Pudi, Zeno Robinson, Alan Tudyk, Cissy Jones, Diedrich Bader, Rory McCann, Z Infante, Cyrus Arnold and Stephanie Lemelin. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Showtime’s ‘The Curse’ to Be Released
Posted: November 9, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Daniel Lopatin, John Medeski, score, Showtime, Soundtrack, The Curse
Milan Records will release the official soundtrack album for the Showtime original series The Curse. The album features the show’s original music written by keyboardist/composer John Medeski and executive produced by Daniel Lopatin (aka Oneohtrix Point Never) (Uncut Gems, Good Time, The Bling Ring). The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, November 17 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Listen to a first track (Fake Tears) below. The Curse is created by Benny Safdie & Nathan Fielder and stars Emma Stone, Fielder and Safdie. The comedy, which also features guest appearances by Barkhad Abdi, Corbin Bernsen & Constance Shulman, explores how an alleged curse disturbs the relationship of a newly married couple as they try to conceive a child while co-starring in their new home-improvement show. Read the rest of this entry »
‘For All Mankind’ Season 4 Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: November 9, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Apple TV +, For All Mankind, Jeff Russo, Paul Doucette, score, Soundtrack
Madison Gate Records will release a new soundtrack album for the Apple TV+ original series For All Mankind. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s fourth season composed by Emmy Award winner Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery & Picard, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Legion) and Paul Doucette (1 Mile to You, Canary, The Archer). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, November 10 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The label has previously released three albums featuring Russo’s score from Season 1 & Season 2 and Russo’s & Doucette’s music from Season 3. For All Mankind is created by Ronald D. Moore, Matt Wolpert & Ben Nedivi and stars Joel Kinnaman, Wrenn Schmidt, Edi Gathegi, Krys Marshall, Coral Peña, Cynthy Wu, Toby Kebbell, Daniel Stern, Tyner Rushing and Svetlana Efremova. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Trolls Band Together’ Score Album Details
Posted: November 9, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: score, Soundtrack, Theodore Shapiro, Trolls Band Together, Walt Dohrn
Back Lot Music will release a score album for DreamWorks Animation’s feature Trolls Band Together. The album features the film’s original score composed by Theodore Shapiro (Severance, Tropic Thunder, The Devil Wears Prada, Bombshell, Spy, Ghostbusters, Marley & Me) who previously scored 2020’s Trolls World Tour. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 10 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. RCA Records has previously released a separate album featuring the songs from the movie last month. Trolls Band Together is directed by Walt Dohrn, co-directed by Tim Heitz and stars Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Camila Cabello, Amy Schumer, Eric André, Troye Sivan, Andrew Rannells, Daveed Diggs, Zosia Mamet, Kid Cudi, Zooey Deschanel, RuPaul Charles, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Kenan Thompson, Anderson .Paak and Ron Funches. Read the rest of this entry »
