Carlos José Alvarez (Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami, Exposed, The Road House, Of Mind and Music, Revolution Rent) is the composer of the upcoming Netflix original film Find Me Falling. The movie is written and directed by Stelana Kliris (Committed) and stars Harry Connick Jr. (who also contributed two new original songs), Agni Scott, Ali Fumiko Whitney, Tony Demetriou, Clarence Smith, Aggeliki Filippidou, Lea Maleni and Athina Roditou. The romantic drama follows a rock star who retreats to a cliffside home on Cyprus after a failed comeback album, only to find his new life complicated by visitors – and an old flame. Read the rest of this entry »
Carlos José Alvarez Scoring Stelana Kliris’ Netfilx Film ‘Find Me Falling’
Posted: June 25, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Carlos José Alvarez, Find Me Falling, Netflix, Stelana Kliris
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Jerskin Fendrix, Martin Phipps, Simon Franglen, Philippe Rombi, Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch & Others Invited to Join Academy
Posted: June 25, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 487 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to motion pictures to join the organization. Among the invited artists this year are a number of film composers, including Jerskin Fendrix who received first Academy Award nomination this year for Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things, as well as Martin Phipps (Napoleon, Woman in Gold), Simon Franglen (Avatar: The Way of Water, The Magnificent Seven), Philippe Rombi (Swimming Pool, Driving Madeleine), David Sardy (Zombieland, 21), Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch (All of Us Strangers, Living), Ryan Shore (Prime, The Shrine), Jo Yeong-wook (Decision to Leave, Hunt), Anthony Chue (Man on the Edge, G Storm), Kubilay Uner (American Traitor: The Trail of Axis Sally, Force of Nature), Marius de Vries (Navalny, CODA), Diego Navarro (The Cuckoo’s Curse, The Wasteland), Fabrizio Mancinelli (Il Viaggio Leggendario,The Boat) and Plínio Profeta (Desapega!, Nosso Sonho). Read the rest of this entry »
Finneas O’Connell Scoring Apple TV+’s ‘Disclaimer’
Posted: June 25, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alfonso Cuaron, Apple TV +, Disclaimer, Finneas O'Connell
Finneas O’Connell is making his television scoring debut on the upcoming Apple TV+ limited series Disclaimer. The show is written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón (Gravity, Children of Men) and stars Cate Blanchett, Kevin Kline, Sacha Baron Cohen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Lesley Manville, Leila George, Louis Partridge and Hoyeon. The 7-part psychological thriller is based on Renée Knight’s bestselling novel of the same title and revolves around an acclaimed journalist who receives a novel from an unknown author and is horrified to realize she is now the main character in a story that exposes her darkest secrets. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mother of the Bride’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: June 25, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Caroline Ho, Mark Waters, Mother of the Bride, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
Netflix Music will release a soundtrack album for the streamer’s original film Mother of the Bride. The album features the movie’s original music composed by Caroline Ho (Rap Sh!t). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, June 26 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the composer’s first track (Like Mother, Like Daughter) below. Mother of the Bride is directed by Mark Waters and stars Brooke Shields, Miranda Cosgrove, Benjamin Bratt, Rachael Harris, Chad Michael Murray, Sean Teale, Michael McDonald and Wilson Cruz. The romantic comedy follows a doting mom who jets off to a tropical island resort for the wedding of her daughter, only to discover the groom’s father is the ex she hasn’t seen in decades. Read the rest of this entry »
Henry Jackman Scoring Jake Kasdan’s ‘Red One’
Posted: June 25, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Henry Jackman, Jake Kasdan, Red One
Henry Jackman (X-Men: First Class, Captain America: The Winter Soldier & Civil War, Wreck-It-Ralph, Big Hero 6, Kong: Skull Island, Kingsman: The Secret Service) has composed the original music for the upcoming action comedy Red One. The film is directed by Jake Kasdan (Bad Teacher, Orange County) and stars Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans, Kiernan Shipka, Bonnie Hunt, Lucy Liu, Kristofer Hivju, Mary Nick Kroll, Elizabeth Ellis and Wesley Kimmel. The movie follows an E.L.F (Extremely Large and Formidable) operative who – after a villain kidnaps Santa from the North Pole – must partner with the world’s most accomplished tracker to find Santa and save Christmas. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Basma’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: June 25, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Basma, Fatima AlBanawi, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, Suad Bushnaq
Suad Bushnaq (Crashing Eid, Salma’s Home, From the Ashes, Montreal Girls, Queen Tut) has released a soundtrack album for the Saudi Netflix original film Basma. The album features the composer’s original music from the movie and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to a track from Bushnqq’s score below. Basma is written and directed by Fatima AlBanawi and stars AlBanawi herself, Yasir AlSasi, Mai Hakeem, Terad Sindi, Mohammed Fawzi. The drama follows a young Saudi woman studying abroad who returns to Jeddah, where she learns that her family has been shielding her from difficult truths. Read the rest of this entry »
Robin Carolan Scoring Robert Eggers’ ‘Nosferatu’
Posted: June 25, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Nosferatu, Robert Eggers, Robin Carolan
Robin Carolan has provided the original score for the upcoming gothic horror movie Nosferatu. The film is written and directed by Robert Eggers (The Witch, The Lighthouse) and stars Bill Skarsgård, Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp, Emma Corrin, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Simon McBurney, Ralph Ineson and Willem Dafoe. The movie based on F. W. Murnau’s 1922 classic of the same title tells a tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Give a Little Beat’ Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: June 25, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Double Dragon, Give a Little Beat, La famille Hennedricks, Laurence Arné, score, Soundtrack
Gaumont has released a soundtrack EP for the French comedy Give a Little Beat (La famille Hennedricks). The 6-track EP features the film’s original score composed by Double Dragon (Jil & Julien Bensenior). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the duo’s The Hennedricks Main Theme after the jump. Give a Little Beat is co-written and directed by Laurence Arné and stars Arné himself and Dany Boon. The movie follows a remarried couple who take their family on a road trip in an old Jeep Cherokee bound for the French Atlantic coast, where they form a musical group. Read the rest of this entry »
Expanded ‘Backdraft’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: June 24, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Backdraft, Hans Zimmer, Ron Howard, score, Soundtrack
Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack for the 1991 action drama Backdraft directed by Ron Howard and starring Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Rebecca De Mornay, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Donald Sutherland and Robert De Niro. The 2-CD set features the film’s expanded original muisc composed by Academy Award winner Hans Zimmer (Dune, The Lion King, Gladiator, The Dark Knight, Inception, The Last Samurai, Rain Man, Man of Steel, Interstellar), including the world premiere release of the complete score on the first disc and the score selections from the original 1991 soundtrack album (released by Milan Records) on the second disc. The soundtrack is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples and find more about the release. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Benji’ Digital Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: June 24, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Benji, Euel Box, Joe Camp, score, Soundtrack
Epic Records has released a digital version of the soundtrack album for the 1974 family adventure Benji written and directed by Joe Camp and starring Peter Breck, Christopher Connelly, Patsy Garrett, Tom Lester, Mark Slade, Herb Vigran, Deborah Walley, Frances Bavier, Edgar Buchanan and Terry Carter. The album features the film’s original music composed, arranged and conducted by Euel Box (For the Love of Benji, Hawmps!, The Double McGuffin, Oh Heavenly Dog), including his original score, as well as the “theme” song I Feel Love (performed by Charlie Rich), for which the composer received an Academy Award nomination. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack, which has previously been released as a vinyl edition when the movie opened in theaters in 1974. Listen to the song and first score track after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
