Andrew Kawczynski (The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Sky Hunter, The Eight HundredThe Corrupted) has been tapped to score the upcoming pandemic thriller Yesteryear. The film is directed by Adam VillaSeñor and stars Q’orianka Kilcher, Jesse Garcia, Joanna Cassidy, Scott Haze, Angela Sarafyan, Timothy V. Murphy, Yusuke Ogasawara, Tiffany Chu, Crystal Echohawk, Wes Studi, Nick Cassavetes, Peter Facinelli, Chester Gregory, Idara Victor, Tanaya Beatty and Grant Roberts. The movie revolves around a struggling, young Native American actress who psychologically unravels in quarantine amidst the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Black Lives Matter movement, and other 2020 world events. Read the rest of this entry »

2023 Emmy Awards Nominations Announced

Posted: July 12, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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emmysThe nominations for the 75th Emmy Awards were announced this morning. The awards will be given out at the 75th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, which is currently scheduled to take place on September 9 & 10 in Los Angeles, but is expected to be delayed. Here are the music-related categories:

Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score):

Andor – “Rix Road” – Nicholas Britell
Succession – “Connor’s Wedding” – Nicholas Britell
The Last of Us – “Long, Long Time” – Gustavo Santaolalla
The White Lotus – “In the Sandbox” – Cristobal Tapia de Veer
Wednesday – “Woe Is the Loneliest Number” – Danny Elfman & Chris Bacon

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Grande Ourse has released a soundtrack album for the French Netflix original film Gold Brick (CASH). The album features the movie’s original score composed by David Sztanke (Transatlantic, Magnetic Beats,Keep an Eye OutSophie’s Misfortunes). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. Gold Brick is directed by Jérémie Rozan and stars Raphaël Quenard, Agathe Rousselle, Igor Gotesman and Antoine Gouy. The heist comedy follows a factory worker who is determined to even the scales and profit from his thankless job and schemes to traffic luxury perfumes from under his employer’s nose. Read the rest of this entry »

Paramount Music has released a soundtrack album for the Paramount+ original series Fatal Attraction. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Craig DeLeon (VelmaThe Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, MusicEnd of the Road, The Last Survivors). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Fatal Attraction is developed by Alexandra Cunningham & Kevin J. Hynes based on Adrian Lyne’s 1987 feature of the same title and stars Joshua Jackson, Lizzy Caplan, Toby Huss, Amanda Peet, Brian Goodman, Reno Wilson and Alyssa Jirrels. Read the rest of this entry »

Max Richter (The LeftoversAd AstraMary Queen of Scots, Hostiles, Waltz with Bashir, Taboo, Miss Sloane) has composed the original music for the upcoming Netflix original film Spaceman. The sci-fi drama is directed by Johan Renck (Chernobyl, The Last Panthers) and stars Adam Sandler, Carey Mulligan, Paul Dano and Kunal Nayyar. The movie based on the novel Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfar tells the story of an astronaut who is sent to the edge of the galaxy to collect mysterious ancient dust and finds his earthly life falling to pieces, when he turns to a creature from the beginning of time who can help him try to put it back together. Read the rest of this entry »

NFL Films will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix original sports documentary series Quarterback. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by David Robidoux (All or Nothing, Hard Knocks, LombardiNamath) and Ryan Scully (30 for 30: Bullies of Baltimore). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, July 12 and will be available to stream/download here. Quarterback is produced by NFL Films, Omaha & 2PM Productions and follows NFL players Patrick Mahomes, Kirk Cousins & Marcus Mariota from the beginning of the 2022 season to its conclusion, following them on and off the field, from inside the huddle with teammates to inside their homes with their families. Read the rest of this entry »

Air-Edel Records has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Tigre Gente. The album features the film’s original music composed by Patrick Jonsson (The Boogeyman, Wildcat, The White Helmets, Black Earth Rising, EvelynOn Her ShouldersVirunga). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Tigre Gente is directed by Elizabeth Unger and revolves around two passionate people (Director of Bolivia’s Madidi National Park Marcos Uzquiano, and Hong Kong journalist Laurel Chor) as they to stop the titular jaguar trade before it’s too late. Read the rest of this entry »

The details of the first soundtrack album for Marvel Studios’ Disney+ limited series Secret Invasion have been revealed. The album features selections of the original music from the first three episodes of the show composed by Emmy Award nominee Kris Bowers (Bridgerton, Haunted Mansion, Green BookKing Richard, Space Jam: A New Legacy, ChevalierDear White People). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, July 12 by Marvel Music & Hollywood Records and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. A second album featuring the composer’s score from the final three episodes is expected to come out in a few weeks. Secret Invasion is developed by Kyle Bradstreet and stars Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Emilia Clarke, Olivia Colman, Martin Freeman, Cobie Smulders, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Charlayne Woodard, Samuel Adewunmi, Killian Scott, Dermot Mulroney, Katie Finneran, Christopher McDonald and Don Cheadle. Read the rest of this entry »

Original Smashing Pumpkins member James Iha (That ’90s Show, Deadbeat, The Arrangement, Mother May I Sleep with Danger?) is set to score the upcoming indie horror thriller The Sound. The film is written and directed by Brendan Devane (The Canyonlands) and stars William Fichtner, as well as climbing legends Alex Honnold, Brette Harrington and Adrian Ballinger. The movie is set in the world of big wall rock climbing and follows a group of climbers as they embark on the challenge of conquering the Forbidden Wall, a perilous climb that has remained off-limits for years. Read the rest of this entry »

Silva Screen Records will release the official soundtrack album for the BBC natural history series Earth. The album features the show’s original music composed by Paul Saunderson (Three Identical Strangers, Trying, Your Christmas or Mine?, The More You Ignore MeThe Grand Duke of Corsica, Starfish). The soundtrack will be released on August 22 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Earth is presented by Chris Packham, executive produced by Andrew Cohen & Rob Liddell, directed by Tom Hewitson and tells the four and a half billion year story of the planet we call home: Earth. The 5-parter uses immersive cutting-edge CGI that allows viewers to witness the critical moments when Earth’s future, and the life it nurtured, hung in the balance. Read the rest of this entry »