The details of the soundtrack album for the supernatural horror movie The Last Voyage of the Demeter have been announced. The album features the film’s original music composed by Emmy Award winner Bear McCreary (Godzilla: King of the Monsters, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Outlander, Battlestar Galactica, 10 Cloverfield Lane, The Walking Dead). The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, August 11 by Sony Classical and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The composer’s main theme is already available to stream/download now. The Last Voyage of the Demeter is directed by André Øvredal and stars Corey Hawkins, Aisling Franciosi, Liam Cunningham, Jon Jon Briones, David Dastmalchian, Nikolai Nikolaeff, Javier Botet and Stefan Kapicic. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: August 4, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andre Ovredal, Bear McCreary, score, Soundtrack, The Last Voyage of the Demeter
‘Blood Simple’ Deluxe Edition Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: August 4, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Blood Simple, Carter Burwell, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1984 crime drama/thriller Blood Simple written and directed by Joel & Ethan Coen and starring John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya and M. Emmet Walsh. The Deluxe Edition soundtrack features the expanded and remastered original score from the film composed by Academy Award nominee Carter Burwell (The Banshees of Inisherin, Carol, Fargo, Twilight, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, True Grit), including around fifteen minutes of previously unreleased music. The CD is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also find out more information about the release. Read the rest of this entry »
2023 World Soundtrack Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: August 4, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: World Soundtrack Awards
The World Soundtrack Academy has announced the nominees for the 2023 World Soundtrack Awards in the categories of Film Composer of the Year, Television Composer of the Year and Best Original Song. The winners will be announced at the 23rd World Soundtrack Awards ceremony, which will take place on October 21, 2023 at the Capitole Ghent as the closing night of the Film Fest Gent. Nicola Piovani and Laurence Rosenthal have previously been announced to receive Lifetime Achievement Awards and. The rest of the nominations will be revealed in September. Read the rest of this entry »
New Version of Oliver Sim’s ‘Fruit’ from ‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ Released
Posted: August 4, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Matthew López, Oliver Sim, Red White & Royal Blue
Lakeshore Records has released a new version of the song Fruit by Oliver Sim from the film adaptation of Casey McQuiston’s best-selling novel Red, White & Royal Blue. The track (co-written by Sim, Jamie xx & Alex Peringer) is produced by Casey MQ & Nathan Jenkins and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the full song below. As previously reported, a first song from the movie (If I Loved You) was released last week and a full soundtrack album featuring both songs and Drum & Lace’s original score from the movie will be coming out next week. Read the rest of this entry »
First Track from Bear McCreary’s ‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’ Score Released
Posted: August 3, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andre Ovredal, Bear McCreary, score, Soundtrack, The Last Voyage of the Demeter
Sony Classical has released the first track from the soundtrack for the supernatural horror movie The Last Voyage of the Demeter. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music platforms is the title track written by the film’s composer Bear McCreary (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Outlander, The Walking Dead, 10 Cloverfield Lane). Also listen to the track after the jump. A full soundtrack album is expected to be released next Friday, August 11. Check back on this page for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: August 3, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Hania Rani, score, Soundtrack, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the Australian Amazon limited series The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart. The album features selections of the show’s original music written by Polish pianist, singer and composer Hania Rani (I Never Cry, Subuk). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, August 4 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart is based on Holly Ringland’s novel of the same title and stars Sigourney Weaver, Asher Keddie, Leah Purcell, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Frankie Adams, Alyla Browne, Sebastián Zurita and Xavier Samuel. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Talk to Me’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: August 3, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cornel Wilczek, Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou, score, Soundtrack, Talk to Me
A24 Music will release a soundtrack album for the Australian supernatural horror thriller Talk to Me. The album features the film’s original score composed by Cornel Wilczek (These Final Hours, Clickbait, Cut Snake, Nowhere Boys, Glitch, The Mule). Also included is Richard Carter’s remix of Édith Piaf’s La Foule as featured during the movie’s party montage sequence. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, August 4 and will be available to stream/download here. Talk to Me is directed by Danny & Michael Philippou and stars Sophie Wilde, Joe Bird, Otis Dhanji, Alexandra Jensen, Miranda Otto, Alexandria Steffensen, Marcus Johnson, Zoe Terakes and Chris Alosio. The movie revolves around a group of friends who discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Shortcomings’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: August 3, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gene Back, Randall Park, score, Shortcomings, Soundtrack
Gardener Recordings will release the official soundtrack album for the comedy drama Shortcomings. The album features the film’s original music composed by Gene Back (Holler, Cowboys). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, August 4. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album. Shortcomings marks the feature directorial debut of actor Randall Park and stars Justin H. Min, Sherry Cola, Ally Maki, Debby Ryan, Sonoya Mizuno, Tavi Gevinson, Jacob Batalon and Timothy Simons. The movie is based on the graphic novel of the same name by Adrian Tomine (who also wrote the screenplay) and follows a struggling filmmaker managing an arthouse theater who is left to his own devices when his girlfriend moves to New York for an internship and begins to explore what he thinks he might want. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Barbie’ Score Album to Be Released
Posted: August 3, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andrew Wyatt, Barbie, Greta Gerwig, Mark Ronson, score, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music will release a new soundtrack album for Greta Gerwig’s fantasy comedy Barbie. The album features the film’s original score composed by Mark Ronson (who also served as the project’s executive music producer) & Andrew Wyatt. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, August 4 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. CD and vinyl editions will be released by Waxwork Records (visit the label’s website or Amazon to pre-order). Atlantic Records has previously released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie in two different versions. Barbie is co-written and directed by Gerwig and stars Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Will Ferrell, Issa Rae, Rhea Perlman, Michael Cera, Ariana Greenblatt, Ana Cruz Kayne, Alexandra Shipp, Hari Nef, Emma Mackey, Kingsley Ben-Adir and Simu Liu. Read the rest of this entry »
Carl Davis (1936-2023)
Posted: August 3, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Carl Davis
Carl Davis has passed away at age 86. The composer has scored numerous films and TV shows over a six decade-spanning career. Among his best known scoring credits are Karel Reisz’s 1981 feature The French Lieutenant’s Woman (for which he received BAFTA’s Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music), BBC’s 1995 Pride and Prejudice mini-series starring Colin Firth & Jennifer Ehle, Michael Caton-Jones’ 1989 feature Scandal, the 1973 documentary series World at War and John Irvin’s 1984 drama Champions and 1994 comedy Widow’s Peak. Read the rest of this entry »
