Sydney-based singer/songwriter Nick Ward has made his feature scoring debut on the upcoming drama Jimpa. The film is directed by Sophie Hyde (Good Luck to You, Leo Grande, 52 Tuesdays) and stars Olivia Colman, John Lithgow and Aud Mason-Hyde. The movie follows a mother who takes her nonbinary teenager to Amsterdam to visit their gay grandfather and is forced to reconsider her beliefs about parenting and finally confront old stories about the past. Hyde also co-wrote the screenplay with Matthew Cormack (The Hunting). Read the rest of this entry »
Nick Ward Scoring Sophie Hyde’s ‘Jimpa’
Posted: January 2, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jimpa, Nick Ward, Sophie Hyde
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‘Edge of Space’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: January 2, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Edge of Space, Jean de Meuron, Mark Baechle, score, Soundtrack
Joneswood Records has released a soundtrack album for the Oscar-shortlisted live action short Edge of Space. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mark Baechle (Frieda’s Case, Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae, Etienne!). Visit Amazon or most other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Also listen to the composer’s first track (Opening Prologue) after the jump. Edge of Space is written and directed by Jean de Meuron and stars Chad Michael Collins and Kimberly Alexander. The short is set in 1961 during the height of the space race between the U.S. and Soviet Union and follows an ambitious USAF test pilot who is recruited by NASA for a suborbital mission in a X-15 hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft with astronomical implications. Read the rest of this entry »
Jaeil Jung Scoring James Sweeney’s ‘Twinless’
Posted: January 2, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jaeil Jung, James Sweeney, Twinless
Jaeil Jung (Parasite, Squid Game, Okja, Broker) is scoring the upcoming comedy Twinless. The film is written and directed by James Sweeney (Straight Up) and stars Dylan O’Brien, Sweeney himself, Lauren Graham, Aisling Franciosi, Chris Perfetti and Tasha Smith. The movie revolves around two young men who meet in a twin bereavement support group and form an unlikely bromance. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Marinettte’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: January 2, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jean-Fabien Dijoud, Marinette, score, Soundtrack, Virginie Verrier
Jean-Fabien Dijoud (Peshmerga) has released a soundtrack album for the French biographical sports drama Marinette. The album features the composer’s original score from the film and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to Dijoud’s first track (Marinette Theme, Pt. 1) below. Marinette is written and directed by Virginie Verrier and stars Garance Marillier, Émilie Dequenne, Alban Lenoir, Sylvie Testud, Fred Testot and Caroline Proust. The movie tells the story of pioneering French female soccer star Marinette Pichon and traces the athlete’s battle to earn her homeland’s respect after achieving success in the United States. Read the rest of this entry »
Paul Saunderson Scoring James Madigan’s ‘Fight or Flight’
Posted: January 2, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Fight or Flight, James Madigan, Paul Saunderson
Paul Saunderson (Three Identical Strangers, Trying, Love at First Sight, The More You Ignore Me, Starfish, Prizefighter, The Grand Duke of Corsica) has composed the original music for the upcoming action thriller Fight of Flight. The film is directed by James Madigan and stars Josh Hartnett , Katee Sackhoff, Charithra Chandran, Marko Zaror and Julian Kostov. The movie follows a mercenary who takes on a job of tracking down a target on a plane, but soon turns into the target’s protector when they’re both surrounded by people trying to kill them. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Rig’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: January 1, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Blanck Mass, score, Soundtrack, The Rig
Invada Records has released a new soundtrack album for the British Prime Video original series The Rig. The album features selections of original music from the show’s second season composed by Blanck Mass (aka Benjamin John Power) (Calm with Horses, Ted K, Gazza). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the composer’s end credits track after the jump. The label has previously released an album featuring the score from Season 1 back in early 2023. The Rig is created by David Macpherson and stars Iain Glen, Martin Compston, Emily Hampshire, Owen Teale, Rochenda Sandall, Mark Addy, Abraham Popoola, Molly Vevers, Nikhil Parmar, Stuart McQuarrie, Ross Anderson, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Phil McKee, Johannes Roaldsen Fürst and Alice Krige. Read the rest of this entry »
Leopold Ross, Nick Chuba & Matt Cohen Scoring Netflix’s ‘Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever’
Posted: January 1, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chris Smith, Don't Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Foreve, Leopold Ross, Matt Cohen, Netflix, Nick Chuba
Leopold Ross (Shogun, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, The Book of Eli), Nick Chuba (Thelma, The Girl from Plainville, Dr. Death) and Matt Cohen have teamed up to score the new Netflix original documentary Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever. The film is directed by Chris Smith (FYRE: The Greatest Party That Never Happened, 100 Foot Wave) and centers on Bryan Johnson, a man who has dedicated his life to defy aging. The movie dives into the controversial wellness practices one man is using to maintain vitality and youth, and the effect this journey has on himself and those around him. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Lockerbie: A Search for Truth’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: January 1, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Lockerbie: A Search for Truth, Peacock, Rupert Gregson-Williams, score, Sky, Soundtrack
Sky Music will release a soundtrack album for the Sky/Peacock original limited series Lockerbie: A Search for Truth. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Rupert Gregson-Williams (Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Hacksaw Ridge, Over the Hedge, The Legend of Tarzan, The Perfect Couple, Smallfoot, Hotel Rwanda). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, January 2 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s end titles track below. Lockerbie: A Search for Truth is developed by David Harrower based on Dr. Jim Swire’s & Peter Biddulph’s book The Lockerbie Bombing: A Father’s Search for Justice and stars Colin Firth, Catherine McCormack, Sam Troughton, Rosanna Adams, Jemma Carlton, Harry Redding, Selwa Jghalef, Mark Bonner and Ardalan Esmaili. The 5-parter is based on the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 and chronicles the search for justice by Swire and his wife who tragically lost their beloved daughter in the event. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Ca, c’est Paris!’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 31, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Bertrand Burgalat, Ca c'est Paris!, score, Soundtrack
Tricatel has released a soundtrack album for the French TV series Ca, c’est Paris!. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Bertrand Burgalat (All About Yves, Golden Youth, Appearances, My Little Princess, Palais royal!). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the main title track below. The label has previously released multiple albums featuring the composer’s score from Episodes 1 & 2, Episodes 3 & 4 and Episodes 5 & 6. Ca, c’est Paris! is created by Marc Fitoussi, Edgard F. Grima & Jérôme Bruno and stars Alex Lutz, Charlotte De Turckheim, Nicolas Maury, Monica Bellucci, Anne Marivin, Xin Wang, Dominique Besnehard, Aurore Clément, Bernard Lecocq and Salomé Dewaels. The 6-part comedy follows the manager of Le Tout-Paris, a struggling Parisian cabaret that is on the verge of going under, who decides to sell the cherished family business to a big supermarket chain and has to break the news to his troupe. Read the rest of this entry »
Tim Rice & Andrew Lloyd Webber to Write New Songs for ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ Film Adaptation
Posted: December 31, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jon M. Chu, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Tim Rice
Tim Rice (The Lion King, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Road to El Dorado) has revealed in a recent interview with The Irish News that he is co-writing new original songs for the upcoming film adaptation of the stage musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat with Andrew Lloyd Webber (The Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Evita). Jon M. Chu (Wicked, Crazy Rich Asians) is attached to direct the movie based on the duo’s Tony Award-winning show, which tells the biblical story of Jacob’s favorite son Joseph and his eleven brothers and which premiered in the West End in 1972 and on Broadway in 1983. Scott Sanders (The Color Purple, The Odd Life of Timothy Green) and Mara Jacobs (In the Heights) are producing the project for SGS Pictures and Chu and Lance Johnson (Thai Cave Rescue) are producing for Electric Somewhere. Read the rest of this entry »
