Chanda Dancy (Blink Twice, Lawmen: Bass Reeves, Devotion, I Wanna Dance with Somebody, Aftershock, The Defeated) has been hired to score the upcoming comedy One of Them Days. The film marks the feature directorial debut of Lawrence Lamont and stars Keke Palmer, SZA, Maude Apatow, Lil Rel Howery, Janelle James and Katt Williams. The movie follows two best friends and roommates as they discover that the boyfriend of one of them has blown their rent money and find themselves going to extremes in a comical race against the clock to avoid eviction and keep their friendship intact. Read the rest of this entry »
Chanda Dancy Scoring Lawrence Lamont’s ‘One of Them Days’
Posted: October 24, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chanda Dancy, Lawrence Lamont, One of Them Days
‘Venom: The Last Dance’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: October 24, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dan Deacon, Kelly Marcel, score, Soundtrack, Venom, Venom 3, Venom: The Last Dance
Sony Classical will release the official soundtrack album for the superhero movie Venom: The Last Dance. The album features the film’s original music composed by Dan Deacon (Hustle, The Changeling, Ascension, Rez Ball, Twixt, Wedding Season, All Light, Everywhere, Strawberry Mansion). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, October 25 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Venom: The Last Dance is written and directed by Kelly Marcel and stars Tom Hardy, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rhys Ifans, Juno Temple, Peggy Lu, Alanna Ubach and Stephen Graham. The third and final installment in the Venom trilogy follows Eddie and Venom as they are on the run and are forced into a devastating decision. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Doom Scroll’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 24, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Daniel Nolan, Doom Scroll, Liz Mermin, score, Sky, Soundtrack
Sky Music has released a soundtrack album for the Sky original documentary Doom Scroll: Andrew Tate and the Dark Side of the Internet. The album features the film’s original music composed by Daniel Nolan (Cerebrum). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Also listen to the composer’s first track (Enfusion) below. Doom Scroll is directed by Liz Mermin, produced by Nicky Lessware and explores social media’s algorithms and how they allow damaging online figures, like Andrew Tate, the former kickboxer who faces allegations of human trafficking in Romania, to thrive. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Legend of Vox Machina’ Season 3 Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: October 24, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Habib, Neal Acree, Sam Riegel, score, Soundtrack, The Legend of Vox Machina
Lakeshore Records will release a new soundtrack album for the Prime Video original animated series The Legend of Vox Machina. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s third season composed by Neal Acree (Stargate SG-1, World of Warcraft, Witchblade, StarCraft II, Overwatch, Diablo III), as well as the original songs written by Sam Riegel & Habib. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 25 and will be available to stream/download here. Listen to Acree’s main title track after the jump. The label has previously released two albums featuring the music from Season 1 (in 2022) and Season 2 (last year). The Legend of Vox Machina is based on the characters and adventures of Critical Role’s tabletop role-playing game campaign and stars Laura Bailey, Taliesin Jaffe, Ashley Johnson, Liam O’Brien, Marisha Ray, Matthew Mercer, Riegel himself and Travis Willingham. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Smile 2’ Score Album Details
Posted: October 24, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cristobal Tapia de Veer, Parker Finn, score, Smile, Smile 2, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a new soundtrack album for the horror sequel Smile 2. The album features the film’s original score composed by Emmy Award winner Cristobal Tapia de Veer (The White Lotus, Utopia, The Third Day, The Girl with All the Gifts,Hunters, National Treasure) who previously composed the music for 2022’s first installment. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 25 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first two tracks (Hollowed Out & Smile) below. Interscope Records has previously released an EP featuring the songs from the movie earlier this month. Smile 2 is written and directed by Parker Finn and stars Naomi Scott, Kyle Gallner, Rosemarie DeWitt, Peter Jacobson, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Lukas Gage, Raúl Castillo, Dylan Gelula and Ray Nicholson. Read the rest of this entry »
‘You Are Not Alone’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 24, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Marie-Hélène Viens, Philippe Lupien, score, Soundtrack, Vous n'êtes pas seuls, You Are Not Alone
Audiogram has released a soundtrack album for the French-Canadian romantic drama You Are Not Alone (Vous n’êtes pas seuls). The album features the film’s original music composed by Pilou (aka Pierre-Philippe Côté) (Not Okay, Ravenous, Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person, An Eye for Beauty). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composer’s first track below. You Are Not Alone is written and directed by Philippe Lupien & Marie-Hélène Viens and stars Pier-Luc Funk, Marianne Fortier, François Papineau, Blaise Tardif, Sandrine Bisson and Micheline Lanctôt. The movie explores the relationship between a lonely, anxious pizza delivery guy and a mysterious taxi driver. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black’ Part 1 Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: October 23, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Beauty in Black, JimiJame$, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, Tyler Perry, Wow Jones
Netflix Music will release a soundtrack album for the streamer’s original series Beauty in Black. The album features selections of the original score from the first part of the show composed by Wow Jones & JimiJame$ (Parish). Also included is the song Demon on My Shoulder performed by Max Mill. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 24 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the first score track (Body Slam) and the song below. Beauty in Black is created by Tyler Perry and stars Taylor Polidore Williams, Crystle Stewart, Amber Reign Smith, Xavier Smalls, Steven G. Norfleet, Richard Lawson, Julian Horton and Debbi Morgan. The drama revolves around a stripper whose fate takes a turn when she crosses paths with the dysfunctional family behind a cosmetics dynasty and a devious trafficking scheme. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Park Maniac’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: October 23, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ed Côrtes, Maníaco do Parque, Maurício Eça, score, Soundtrack, The Park Maniac
Amazon Content Services has released a soundtrack album for the Brazilian crime drama The Park Maniac (Maníaco do Parque). The album features the film’s original score composed by Ed Côrtes (City of God, City of Men, The Truffle Hunters). Also included is a cover of Nirvana’s Where Did You Sleep Last Night produced by Côrtes performed by XAMÃ. Visit Amazon (or any other major digital music services) to check out the track list and listen to audio samples. Also listen to the composer’s end titles track below. The Park Maniac is directed by Maurício Eça and stars Giovanna Griggio, Silvero Pereira. The movie tells the story of Brazil’s greatest serial killer, motoboy Francisco, who in the 1990s was accused of convicted of attacking 23 women and murdering ten of them in São Paulo as revealed by a rookie reporter who sees investigating the crimes committed by the maniac as a great chance to boost her career. Read the rest of this entry »
Mac Quayle Scoring Matthew O’Neill’s & Perri Peltz’s ‘Surveilled’
Posted: October 23, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: HBO, Mac Quayle, Matthew O'Neill, Perri Peltz, Surveilled
Mac Quayle (Mr. Robot, Leave the World Behind, American Horror Story, Feud: Betty and Joan, American Crime Story, Scream Queens, The Politician, Ratched) has composed the original music for the upcoming documentary Surveilled. The film is directed by Matthew O’Neill & Perri Peltz and follows investigative journalist Ronan Farrow as he probes the dark underbelly of state-sponsored surveillance and foregrounds a grim reality: privacy is now a luxury no one can afford. In the movie, Farrow chases a trail of clues around the world through the underworld of spyware, from the rooms where it’s coded to the communities where it’s being used to terrorize journalists and dissidents, documenting a quiet threat to democracies and to all of us who carry phones in our pocket. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Only Murders in the Building’ Season 4 Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: October 23, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Hulu, Only Murders in the Building, score, Siddhartha Khosla, Soundtrack
Hollywood Records will release a new soundtrack album for the Hulu original series Only Murders in the Building. The album features selections of the original score from the show’s fourth season composed by Siddhartha Khosla (This Is Us, The Idea of You, Welcome to Chippendales, Rabbit Hole, Queenpins, Looking for Alaska) who recently received his first Emmy Award for his music from the previous season. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, October 25 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The label has previously released multiple albums featuring the composer’s scores from Season 1, Season 2 & Season 3. Only Murders in the Building is created by Steve Martin & John Hoffman and stars Martin himself, Martin Short, Selena Gomez and Michael Cyril Creighton, and special guest stars including Meryl Streep, Zach Galifianakis, Eugene Levy, Melissa McCarthy, Kumail Nanjiani, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Richard Kind, Eva Longoria, Jane Lynch and Molly Shannon. Read the rest of this entry »