Matt Morton (Apollo 11, Dinosaur 13, Why Did You Kill Me?) is the composer of the new Netflix limited series Painkiller. The show is created by Micah Fitzerman-Blue & Noah Harpster (A Beautiful Day i the Neighborhood, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil) and stars Matthew Broderick, Uzo Aduba, Taylor Kitsch, West Duchovny, Dina Shihabi, Clark Gregg, John Rothman, Jack Mulhern and Sam Anderson. The 6-part drama is based on the book Pain Killer by Barry Meier and the New Yorker Magazine article The Family That Built an Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe and explores some of the origins and aftermath of the opioid crisis in America. Read the rest of this entry »
Matt Morton Scoring Netflix’s ‘Painkiller’
Posted: July 31, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Matt Morton, Netflix, Painkiller
0
World Premiere Soundtrack Release for ‘Good Guys Wear Black’ & ‘Silent Rage’ Announced
Posted: July 31, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Craig Safan, Good Guys Wear Black, Mark Goldenberg, Michael Miller, Peter Bernstein, score, Silent Rage, Soundtrack, Ted Post
Dragon’s Domain Records has announced a soundtrack album featuring the first-ever score releases for two movies starring Chuck Norris: the 1979 action movie Good Guys Wear Black directed by Ted Post featuring music composed by Craig Safan (The Last Starfighter, Stand and Deliver, Cheers, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master) and the 1982 action sci-fi horror film Silent Rage directed by Michael Miller featuring music composed by Peter Bernstein (21 Jump Street, Bolero, The Ewok Adventure, My Science Project) & Mark Goldenberg (Class Reunion, Teen Wolf Too). Read the rest of this entry »
Jim Parker (1934-2023)
Posted: July 31, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Jim Parker
Jim Parker has passed away at age 88. The British composer was known for scoring over a hundred episodes of ITV’s Midsomer Murders (aka Inspector Barnaby), the first seasons of ITV’s Foyle’s War, BBC’s Born and Bred and BBC’s original 1990 House of Cards series (for which he received a BAFTA TV Award nomination) and its two sequels. He won four BAFTA TV Awards for 1993’s second part of the House of Cards trilogy, To Play the King, 1996’s 4-part drama The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders, the 1997 mini-series The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling and the 1998 TV movie A Rather English Marriage starring Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay & Joanna Lumley. Read the rest of this entry »
‘A Place to Fight For’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: July 31, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Place to Fight For, Disney Plus, Hulu, Mathieu Lamboley, Romain Cogitore, score, Soundtrack, Une zone à défendre
Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album for Disney+’s first French original movie A Place to Fight For (Une zone à défendre). The album features the film’s original music composed by Mathieu Lamboley (Lupin, The Rose Maker, A Minuscule Adventure, Sisters in Arms, The Accusation, The Last Mercenary). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. A Place to Fight For is co-written and directed by Romain Cogitore and stars François Civil and Lyna Khoudri. Read the rest of this entry »
Carly Paradis Scoring ITV’s ‘Delia Balmer’
Posted: July 31, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Carly Paradis, Delia, Delia Balmer, ITV, ITVX
Carly Paradis (The Innocents, The Rising, Sick Note, Whitstable Pearl, Prime Suspect 1973) has recently been recording her score for the upcoming ITV original series Delia Balmer. The show is written by Nick Stevens (In Plain Sight) based on Balmer’s book Living with a Serial Killer and stars Anna Maxwell Martin and Shaun Evans. The 4-part true crime drama is directed by Julia Ford and tells the true story of Delia Balmer who survived a near-fatal relationship with murderer John Sweeney. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 30, 2023)
Posted: July 30, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Christopher Bear, Hania Rani, MGM+, Netflix, River Wild, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, The Passenger, Tristan Clopet
Premiering on Tuesday, August 1, is the thriller River Wild directed by Ben Ketai and starring Adam Brody, Leighton Meester and Taran Killan. The film’s original music is composed by Tristan Clopet (StartUp). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past Friday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which will be available to stream on Netflix and will also be coming out on Digital, Blu-ray and DVD on the same day.
Premiering on Friday, August 4, is the Australian Amazon limited series The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart directed by Glendyn Ivin and starring Sigourney Weaver, Asher Keddie, Frankie Adams, Leah Purcell, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Xavier Samuel, Alyla Browne and Sebastián Zurita. Polish pianist, singer and composer Hania Rani (I Never Cry, Subuk) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our previous article for more information about the 7-part drama , which will be available to stream exclusively on Prime Video. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Bird Box Barcelona’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: July 29, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Àlex Pastor, Bird Box Barcelona, David Pastor, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, Zeltia Montes
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish Netflix original film Bird Box Barcelona. The album features the movie’s original music composed by Zeltia Montes (The Good Boss, Sad Hill Unearthed, Adiós, Traces of Sandalwood). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and any other major digital music services), where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. Bird Box Barcelona is directed by Àlex & David Pastor and stars Mario Casas, Georgina Campbell, Diego Calva Hernández, Alejandra Howard, Naila Schuberth and Patrick Criado. Read the rest of this entry »
Mato Wayuhi Scoring Marvel Studios’ Disney+ Series ‘Echo’
Posted: July 29, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Disney Plus, Echo, Marvel Studios, Mato Wayuhi
Update: December 7: Dave Porter (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, The Blacklist) has confirmed to be the new composer of the show.
Update: July 31 & August 1: Mato Wayuhi appears to not be involved in scoring the project anymore and might have left the production since the original announcement (quoted below) has been made.
Original article: Native American hip-hop artist/composer Mato Wayuhi (Reservation Dogs) has been tapped to score Marvel Studios’ upcoming Disney+ limited series Echo. The show is directed by Sydney Freeland & Catriona McKenzie and stars Alaqua Cox (who reprises her role of Echo/aka Maya Lopez from 2021’s Hawkeye), as well as Chaske Spencer, Devery Jacobs, Charlie Cox, Vincent D’Onofrio, Tantoo Cardinal, Cody Lightning, Graham Greene and Zahn McClarnon. The 6-parter tells the origin story of the title character whose ruthless behavior in New York City catches up with her in her hometown. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 28, 2023)
Posted: July 28, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: 10-FEET, Alexis Marsh, Bobi Wine: The People's President, Chris Stracey, Cornel Wilczek, Dan Jones, Haunted Mansion, Ishai Adar, Kris Bowers, Mato Wayuhi, Neil Halstead, Olivier Arson, Samuel Jones, Satoshi Takebe, Sympathy for the Devil, Talk to Me, The Beasts, The First Slam Dunk, The Unknown Country, War Pony
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the supernatural horror family comedy Haunted Mansion directed by Justin Simien and starring LaKeith Stanfield, Owen Wilson, Tiffany Haddish, Danny DeVito, Chase W. Dillon, Rosario Dawson and Jamie Lee Curtis. The film’s original score is composed by Kris Bowers (Bridgerton, Green Book, Secret Invasion, King Richard, Queen Charlotte). Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past Wednesday. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the movie.
Also opening wide is the Australian supernatural horror thriller Talk to Me directed by Danny & Michael Philippou and starring Sophie Wilde, Alexandra Jensen, Otis Dhanji, Joe Bird and Miranda Otto. Cornel Wilczek (Clickbait, These Final Hours, Nowhere Boys) has composed the film’s original score. No word on a soundtrack release. The movie, which follows a group of friends who discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is being distributed in the U.S. by A24. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Barbie’ “Best Weekend Ever Edition” Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: July 28, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Barbie, Greta Gerwig, Soundtrack
Atlantic Records has released a “deluxe” version of the soundtrack album for Greta Gerwig’s fantasy comedy Barbie. The Best Weekend Ever Edition features two additional songs recorded for the movie: a cover of Matchbox Twenty’s Push produced by Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt & George Drakoulias and performed by Ryan Gosling (who stars as Ken), as well as a cover of Indigo Girls’s Closer to Fine performed by Brandi Carlile & Catherine Carlile. The new edition of the soundtrack is now available to stream/download here. Also listen to both additional tracks below. The original Barbie The Album is now also available digitally, on CD, vinyl and cassette. Read the rest of this entry »
