Columbia Records will release a new soundtrack album for the 1983 musical drama Yentl co-written and directed by Barbra Streisand and starring Streisand herself, Mandy Patinkin and Amy Irving. The album features the Streisand-performed original songs from the movie written by Michel Legrand (The Thomas Crown Affair, Summer of ’42, Never Say Never Again The Umbrellas of Cherbourg) and featuring lyrics by Alan Bergman & Marilyn Bergman, including previously unreleased demos that Streisand recorded in her living room accompanied by Legrand on piano. The 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition will be released digitally and physically on October 27, 2023. Visit Amazon to pre-order the 2-CD edition and digital version. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Sitting in Bars with Cake’ Score Suite Released
Posted: September 8, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Jeff Cardoni, score, Sitting in Bars with Cake, Soundtrack, Trish Sie
Amazon Content Services has released a digital single featuring music from the Amazon original movie Sitting in Bars with Cake. Available to stream/download now on most major digital music services is the Score Suite written by the film’s composer Jeff Cardoni (Silicon Valley, White House Plumbers, The Kominsky Method, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, CSI :Miami, Heels, Just Friends, Ghosts). Also listen to the full track below. Sitting in Bars with Cake is directed by Trish Sie and stars Yara Shahidi, Odessa A’zion, Martha Kelly, Ron Livingston and Bette Midler. Read the rest of this entry »
Alexandra Stréliski Scoring Louise Archambault’s ‘Irena’s Vow’
Posted: September 8, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandra Stréliski, Irena's Vow, Louise Archambault
French-Canadian pianist and neo-classical composer Alexandra Stréliski has written the original score for the upcoming Canadian/Polish historical drama Irena’s Vow. The film is directed by Louise Archambault (Gabrielle, And the Birds Rained Down) and stars Sophie Nélisse, Dougray Scott and Andrzej Seweryn. The movie is set in occupied Poland during World War II and tells the story of a former nurse who risks her own life to shelter a dozen Jewish men and women from the Nazi war machine. Dan Gordon (Wyatt Earp, The Hurricane) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Unused Song ‘Impossible Child’ from Rob Marshall’s ‘The Little Mermaid’ Released
Posted: September 8, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alan Menken, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Rob Marshall, The Little Mermaid
Walt Disney Records has released the original song Impossible Child written for Disney’s live-action adaptation of the animated classic The Little Mermaid. The track, which was recorded for the movie, but ended up being cut from the final version of the film, is written by Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Enchanted) & Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton, Encanto, Moana) and performed by Javier Bardem (who stars as Triton) and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the full song below. Read the rest of this entry »
Rodrigo Amarante Scoring Azazel Jacobs’ ‘His Three Daughters’
Posted: September 8, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Azazel Jacobs, His Three Daughters, Rodrigo Amarante
Brazilian singer/songwriter Rodrigo Amarante has recently composed the music for the upcoming family drama His Three Daughters. The film is written and directed by Azazel Jacobs (Terri, The Lovers) and stars Natasha Lyonne, Elizabeth Olsen, Carrie Coon, Jovan Adepo, Rudy Galvan, Jay O. Sanders, Jose Febus, Jasmine Bracey and Randy Ramos Jr. The movie revolves around three estranged sisters who come together after their father’s health declines to plan for the inevitable. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Burning Body’ Released
Posted: September 8, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Aitor Etxebarria, Burning Body, El Cuerpo En Llamas, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish Netflix limited series Burning Body (El cuerpo en llamas). The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Aitor Etxebarria (Intimacy, The Radio Amateur). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples Listen to the composer’s main title theme after the jump. Burning Body is inspired by a true story and stars Úrsula Corberó, Quim Gutiérrez, José Manuel Poga, Eva Llorach, Isak Férriz, Pep Tosar and Mamen Duch. The 8-parter centers on the investigation of the murder of a police officer that begins to reveal a network of toxic relationships involving two of his colleagues: his partner and her ex-boyfriend. Read the rest of this entry »
David Holmes Scoring Michael Winterbottom’s ‘Shoshana’
Posted: September 8, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Holmes, Michael Winterbottom, Shoshana
David Holmes (Ocean’s Eleven, Out of Sight, Killing Eve, Haywire, Logan Lucky, Analyze That) has composed the original music for the upcoming historical thriller Shoshana. The film is directed by Michael Winterbottom (A Mighty Heart, The Claim) and stars Harry Melling, Irina Starshenbaum, Douglas Booth, Aury Alby and Ian Hart. The movie is set during the British Mandate of Palestine in the 1930s, when the daughter of an Israeli revolutionary falls in love with a British soldier. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Wrestlers’ to Be Released
Posted: September 7, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Netflix, score, Soundtrack, Wrestlers, Zach Robinson
Netflix Music will release a soundtrack album for the streamer’s original documentary series Wrestlers. The album features the show’s original score composed by Emmy Award nominee Zach Robinson (Cobra Kai, Twisted Metal, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Florida Man, Good Sam, Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 8. The streaming/download link will be added to this article soon. Wrestlers is directed by Greg Whiteley and focuses on Ohio Valley Wrestling in Louisville, Kentucky, a regional wrestling gym (whose alumni include John Cena, Brock Lesnar, Dave Bautista, The Miz & Randy Orton) facing closure. Read the rest of this entry »
Dan Romer & Mike Tuccillo Scoring Anna Kendrick’s ‘Woman of the Hour’
Posted: September 7, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anna Kendrick, Dan Romer, Mike Tuccillo, Woman of the Hour
Dan Romer (Luca, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Station Eleven, Maniac, Beasts of No Nation) & Mike Tuccillo (Ramy, Love Life, Homeroom) have co-scored the upcoming drama Woman of the Hour. The film marks the feature directorial debut of actress Anna Kendrick and stars Kendrick herself, Tony Hale, Daniel Zovatto and Nicolette Robinson. The movie tells the stranger-than-fiction true story of struggling actress Cheryl Bradshaw who was a bachelorette on the hit 70s TV matchmaking show The Dating Game and chose Rodney Alcala who turned out to be a psychopathic serial killer.. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Animaniacs’ Season 3 Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: September 7, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Animaniacs, Hulu, Julie Bernstein, score, Soundtrack, Steve Bernstein
WaterTower Music will release a new soundtrack album for Hulu’s reboot of the animated series Animaniacs. The album features the original songs from the show’s third season written by Roddy Hart, Tommy Reilly, Clyde Lawrence, Jordan Cohen, among others. Also included are selections of the show’s original score composed by Steven Bernstein & Julie Bernstein (Pinky and the Brain, Freakazoid!). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 8. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album. The label has previously released two soundtracks featuring the songs from Season 1 and Season 2. Read the rest of this entry »
