Carlos Rafael Rivera (The Queen’s Gambit, Godless, Hacks, A Walk Among the Tombstone, Chupa, Just Beyond) is providing the original score for the upcoming Netflix limited series Griselda. The show is created by Doug Miro (Narcos), Eric Newman (Children of Men), Carlo Bernard (The Great Wall) & Ingrid Escajeda (Silo) and stars Sofía Vergara, Alberto Guerra, Christian Tappan, Juliana Aidén Martinez and Martin Rodriguez. The crime drama is inspired by the life of Griselda Blanco who created one of the most profitable cartels in history and whose lethal blend of unsuspected savagery and charm helped her navigate between business and family, leading her to become widely known as “the Godmother.” Read the rest of this entry »
Carlos Rafael Rivera Scoring Netflix’s ‘Griselda’
Posted: September 21, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Carlos Rafael Rivera, Griselda, Netflix
‘Cassandro’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: September 21, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Cassandro, Marcelo Zarvos, Roger Ross Williams, score, Soundtrack
Amazon Content Services will release the official soundtrack album for the biographical drama Cassandro. The album features the film’s original music composed by Marcelo Zarvos (The Equalizer 3, Fences, Wonder, Flamin’ Hot, The Good Shepherd, The Affair, Emancipation). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 22. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album. Cassandro is co-written and directed by Roger Ross Williams and stars Gael García Bernal, Roberta Colindrez, Joaquín Cosío, Perla De La Rosa and Raúl Castillo. The movie tells the story of Saúl Armendáriz, a gay amateur wrestler from El Paso as he rises to international stardom after he creates the character Cassandro, the “Liberace of Lucha Libre.” Read the rest of this entry »
Craig DeLeon Scoring Netflix’s ‘Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul’
Posted: September 21, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul, Craig DeLeon, Netflix, R.J. Cutler
Craig DeLeon (Fatal Attraction, The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, Velma, End of the Road, Music, The Last Survivors) has recently scored the upcoming Netflix documentary series Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul. The show is directed by R.J. Cutler (The September Issue, Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry) and tells the story of the controversial electronic cigarette company Juul which transformed from a Silicon Valley tech start-up run by two Stanford graduate students intent on making the world a better place into a multi-billion-dollar tobacco company that sparked an epidemic of lung disease and youth addiction. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Dumb Money’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: September 21, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Craig Gillespie, Dumb Money, score, Soundtrack, Will Bates
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the comedy drama Dumb Money. The album features the film’s original score composed by Will Bates (The Magicians, I Origins, Unbelievable, Away, Bliss, The Path, The Looming Tower). Also included are several songs from the movie by artists including Mark Batson, Kay Ro$e, Darko and See You Next Year & SASH. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, September 22 and will be available to stream/download here. Dumb Money is directed by Craig Gillespie and stars Paul Dano, Anthony Ramos, Shailene Woodley, America Ferrera, Seth Rogen, Pete Davidson, Nick Offerman, Vincent D’Onofrio and Sebastian Stan. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Spy Kids: Armageddon’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: September 21, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Debney, Rebel Rodriguez, Robert Rodriguez, score, Soundtrack, Spy Kids, Spy Kids: Armageddon
Netflix Music will release a soundtrack album for the streamer’s original film Spy Kids: Armageddon. The album features the film’s original score composed by Rebel Rodriguez (Hypnotic, We Can Be Heroes) and Academy Award nominee John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Elf, Iron Man 2, The Jungle Book), as well as tracks by director Robert Rodriguez. Also included is the song Armageddon performed by Rhiannon Rodriguez & Tiger Darrow. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 22 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Spy Kids: Armageddon is co-written directed by Robert Rodriguez and stars Gina Rodriguez, Zachary Levi, Connor Esterson, D.J. Cotrona, Billy Magnussen, Everly Carganilla, Joe Schilling and Solar Dena Bennett. Read the rest of this entry »
‘My Loneliness Has Wings’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 21, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Mario Casas, Mi soledad tiene alas, Morad, My Loneliness Has Wings, score, Soundtrack, Zeltia Montes
Zeltia Montes (The Good Boss, Bird Box Barcelona, Adiós, Sad Hill Unearthed, The Wait, Traces of Sandalwood) has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish drama My Loneliness Has Wings (Mi soledad tiene alas). The album features the composer’s original score from the film and is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Available separately as a digital single is the movie’s “theme” song Volar Sin Alas by Morad (listen to the track below) My Loneliness Has Wings marks the feature directorial debut of actor Mario Casas (who also co-wrote the screenplay) and stars Óscar Casas, Candela González, Farid Bechara and Francisco Boira. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Expendables 4’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: September 21, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Expend4bles, Expendables 4, Guillaume Roussel, score, Scott Waugh, Soundtrack, The Expendables
Millennium Media Records will release the official soundtrack album for the action sequel Expend4bles. The album features the film’s original score composed by Guillaume Roussel (3 Days to Kill, Black Beauty, The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan, The Spy, Happy!, The Man with the Iron Heart). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 22 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Expend4bles is directed by Scott Waugh and stars Jason Statham, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Megan Fox, Tony Jaa, Dolph Lundgren, Iko Uwais, Andy Garcia, Randy Couture, Jacob Scipio, Levy Tran and Sylvester Stallone. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Sex Education’ Season 4 Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: September 21, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Ezra Furman, Netflix, Sex Education, Soundtrack
Ice Chest Music has released a new soundtrack EP for the Netflix original series Sex Education. The 3-track EP features three original songs from the show’s fourth season written and performed by Ezra Furman. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and also listen to all three tracks after the jump. The label has previously released an EP featuring Furman’s songs from Season 3, while Bella Union has released a full soundtrack album featuring the songs from Seasons 1 & 2. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Continental: From the World of John Wick’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: September 20, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Peacock, Raffertie, score, Soundtrack, The Continental, The Continental: From the World of John Wick
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the Peacock original event series The Continental: From the World of John Wick. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Raffertie (aka Benjamin Stefanski) (Alex Rider, Bull, White Dragon, Zone 414, One Way). The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 22 and will be available to stream/download all major digital music services, including Amazon. A vinyl edition is set to come out on October 20 and is available to order here. The Continental is developed by Greg Coolidge, Kirk Ward & Shawn Simmons based on characters from the John Wick movies and stars Colin Woodell, Mel Gibson, Ben Robson, Mishel Prada, Nhung Kate, Jessica Allain, Hubert Point-Du Jour, Jeremy Bobb, Peter Greene and Ayomide Adegun. The 3-parter explores the origin behind the titular hotel-for-assassins centerpiece of the John Wick universe through the eyes of a young Winston Scott. Read the rest of this entry »
John Swihart Scoring Sara Zandieh’s ‘The Other Zoey’
Posted: September 20, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: John Swihart, Sara Zandieh, The Other Zoey
John Swihart (Napoleon Dynamite, How I Met Your Mother, Youth in Revolt, Switched at Birth, Table 19) has composed the original music for the upcoming romantic comedy The Other Zoey. The film is directed by Sara Zandieh (A Simple Wedding) and stars Josephine Langford, Drew Starkey, Archie Renaux, Heather Graham, Patrick Fabian, Mallori Johnson and Andie MacDowell. The movie follows a smart computer major whose life gets turned upside down when a popular college soccer player gets amnesia and mistakes her as his girlfriend. Read the rest of this entry »