10K Projects & Capitol Records have released the original song The Top from the Netflix original film Uglies. The track co-written (with David Charles Fischer & Pom Pom) and performed by Natalie Jane is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also check out the official music video after the jump. Available separately as a digital single is the original song Real Thing co-written (with Charles Starling & Savage Sync House) and performed by Silverberg feat. indie pop band Joyner (listen to the track below). As previously reported, a full soundtrack album featuring Edward Shearmur’s original score from the movie was released earlier this month. Read the rest of this entry »
Natalie Jane’s Original Song ‘The Top’ from Netflix Film ‘Uglies’ Released
Posted: September 16, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Joyner, McG, Natalie Jane, Netflix, Silverberg, Uglies
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‘Brocéliande’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 16, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Anne-Sophie Versnaeyen, Brocéliande, score, Soundtrack
B Original has released a soundtrack album for the French TV series Brocéliande. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Anne-Sophie Versnaeyen (La Belle Epoque, Bernadette, OSS 117: Red Alert in Black Africa, Mascarade, My Cousin, I Still Hide to Smoke). 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 after the jump. Brocéliande is created by Isabelle Polin & Eric Delafosse and stars Nolwenn Leroy, Marie-Anne Chazel, Thomas Jouannet, Arnaud Binard, Medi Sadoun, Catherine Marchal and Lorànt Deutsch. The 6-part thriller follows an acclaimed biologist who returns to teach at a university in Paris after leaving under suspicion she was involved in the disappearance of her friend, when a new student soon disappears in a a very similar way . Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 15, 2024)
Posted: September 15, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Very Royal Scandal, ABC, Adrian Johnston, Agatha All Along, Amazon, American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez, Christophe Beck, Dan Deacon, David Klotz, Disney Plus, FX, Hans Zimmer, HBO, High Potential, Hulu, Jake Staley, Josh Kramon, Julia Newman, Michael Paraskevas, Mick Giacchino, MONSTERS: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, Moonflower Murders, Murray Gold, Netflix, Omer Benyamin, PBS, Steven Doar, The Penguin, Thomas Newman, Twilight of the Gods, What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British TV series Moonflower Murders created by Anthony Horowitz and starring Lesley Manville, Timothy McMullan, Mark Gatiss, Daniel Mays, Rosalie Craig, Claire Rushbrook, Conleth Hill, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Matthew Beard, Adrian Rawlins and Sanjeev Kohli. The show’s original music is composed by Murray Gold (Doctor Who, Gentleman Jack, Torchwood, Dead Ringers, It’s a Sin, A Very English Scandal, Quiz) who previously scored 2022’s original Magpie Murders series. Check out our previous article to learn more about the drama, which will air in the U.S. on PBS as part of the Masterpiece series.
Premiering on Tuesday, September 17, is the ABC comedy High Potential created by Drew Goddard and starring Kaitlin Olson, Daniel Sunjata, Javicia Leslie, Amirah J, Deniz Akdeniz, Matthew Lamb and Judy Reyes. Josh Kramon (Veronica Mars, iZombie, Forever, Party Down, October Road) and Jake Staley (Valor, 7 Below) are composing the show’s original score. The series, which follows single mom whose unconventional knack for solving crimes leads to an unusual and unstoppable partnership with a by-the-book seasoned detective, will air Tuesdays on ABC and will also be available to stream on Hulu. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Teacher’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: September 14, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Channel 5, score, Soundtrack, Steve Lynch, The Teacher
Steve Lynch (Wreck, Obituary, The Cuckoo, Sanctuary: A Witch’s Tail, Let Us Prey, Boys from Hell) has released a soundtrack album for the Channel 5 drama The Teacher. The album features selections of the composer’s original score from the show’s second season and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to Lynch’s first track (Sienna) below. Season 2 of The Teacher created by Mike Benson & Barunka O’Shaughnessy stars Kara Tointon, Emmett J. Scanlan, Will Mellor, Cal O’Driscoll, Ebby O’Toole-Acheampong, Joni Morris and Forrest Bothwell. The new season centers on two teachers who have an impulsive affair that soon spirals out of control. Read the rest of this entry »
Adrian Johnston Scoring Prime Video’s ‘A Very Royal Scandal’
Posted: September 14, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Very Royal Scandal, Adrian Johnston, Amazon, Julian Jarrold
Adrian Johnston (The Strangers: Prey at Night, Lassie, The Child in Time, Dancing on the Edge, The Tunnel) is the composer of the new British Prime Video limited series A Very Royal Scandal. The show is directed by Julian Jarrold (Sulphur and White, A Royal Night Out), written by Jeremy Brock (The Last King of Scotland, Mrs. Brown) and stars Michael Sheen as Prince Andrew and Ruth Wilson as Emily Maitlis, as well as Joanna Scanlan, Alex Jennings, Éanna Hardwicke and Claire Rushbrook. The 3-part drama is based on the real-life 2019 interview between Emily Maitlis and Prince Andrew over the accusations the Prince faced regarding his involvement with Jeffrey Epstein and Virginia Giuffre and follows the action of Maitlis and Prince Andrew in the lead-up to the interview. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 13, 2024)
Posted: September 13, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Bear McCreary, Craig Armstrong, Dan Deacon, Dan Levy, Danny Bensi, Dead Money, Edward Shearmur, Fabrizio Mancinelli, Girls Will Be Girls, Heather McIntosh, Here After, Jaco Caraco, Jed Palmer, Mathieu Carratier, Meanwhile on Earth, My Old Ass, Nathan Halpern, Pierre Oberkampf, Rez Ball, Roque Banos, Saunder Jurriaans, Speak No Evil, Subservience, The 4:30 Movie, The Critic, The Killer's Game, Tyler Hilton, Uglies, Will Harper, Winner
Opening in theaters nationwide is the psychological thriller Speak No Evil directed by James Watkins and starring James McAvoy, Mackenzie Davis, Scoot McNairy, Alix West Lefler, Aisling Franciosi and Daniel Hough. The film’s original music is composed by Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Ozark, Enemy, The Outsider, Fear the Walking Dead, The Devil All the Time, The Staircase, The White Tiger, Boy Erased, Tokyo Vice). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Blumhouse production, which is being released by Universal Pictures.
Also opening wide today is the action comedy The Killer’s Game directed by JJ Perry and starring Dave Bautista, Sofia Boutella, Scott Adkins, Pom Klementieff, Terry Crews and Ben Kingsley. Roque Banos (Don’t Breathe, In the Heart of the Sea, Evil Dead, Sexy Beast, The Machinist, The Commuter, The Girl in the Spider’s Web) has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced yet. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which is being distributed by Lionsgate. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Silence of the North’ World Premiere Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: September 13, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Allan King, Jerrold Immel, score, Silence of the North, Soundtrack
Dragon’s Domain Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the Canadian 1981 drama Silence of the North directed by Allan King and starring Ellen Burstyn of author Olive Frederickson, Tom Skerritt and Gordon Pinsent. The album features the film’s original music composed by Allan Macmillan, as well as additional music by Jerrold Immel (credited as “music adapted and scored by”) (How the West Was Won, Megaforce, Matilda, Dallas, Programmed to Kill). The soundtrack is now available to order as a limited edition CD on the label’s official website, where you can also check out the track list, listen to audio samples and find out more about the release. A digital version is expected to come out in the coming weeks. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Studio One Forever’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: September 13, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Kerry Muzzey, Marc Saltarelli, score, Soundtrack, Studio One Forever
Kerry Muzzey (Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry, What Happens Next, BearCity) will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Studio One Forever. The album features the composer’s original score from the film and will be released digitally on October 4. Check back on this page for the streaming/download link. A first track (The Memory Theme) is already available to stream/download now and can be checked out after the jump. Studio One Forever is directed by Marc Saltarelli and centers on the LGBT nightclub in West Hollywood that was founded in the 1970. The movie documents a discotheque and cabaret that welcomed the likes of Bette Davis, Fred Astaire, Cary Grant,Gene Kelly, Elton John, and Chita Rivera, among others. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Dead Money’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: September 13, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dead Money, Luc Walpoth, Mathieu Carratier, score, Soundtrack
Mathieu Carratier (Delirium, Night of the Hunted, Walden, I Lived, For Love) has released a soundtrack album for the crime thriller Dead Money. The album features the composer’s original score from the film and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to a track from Carratier’s score (Robbery) below. Dead Money is directed by Luc Walpoth and stars Emile Hirsch, David Keith, India Eisley, Rory Culkin, Jackie Earle Haley and Peter Facinelli. The movie follows a pro poker player whose home game is robbed by armed men and must play the best poker of his life to save his and his girlfriend’s lives. Read the rest of this entry »
Mick Giacchino Scoring HBO’s ‘The Penguin’
Posted: September 13, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: HBO, Mick Giacchino, The Batman, The Penguin
Mick Giacchino (The Muppets Mayhem, Zootopia+, Extinct, That Dirty Black Bag, Jim Henson’s Turkey Hollow) has provided the original score for the new HBO limited series The Penguin. The show is developed by Lauren LeFranc and stars Colin Farrell who reprises his role of the title character (aka Oz Cobb) from Matt Reeves’ 2022 feature The Batman. Cristin Milioti, Rhenzy Feliz, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Michael Kelly, Deirdre O’Connell, James Madio, Clancy Brown, Scott Cohen, Michael Zegen, Carmen Ejogo and Theo Rossi are also starring in the 8-parter. Read the rest of this entry »
