Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the streamer’s documentary series Chimp Empire. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by William Goodchild (Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale, Jago: A Life Underwater, Rise of the Warrior Apes). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Chimp Empire is directed by James Reed (My Octopus Teacher), narrated by Mahershala Ali and centers on the largest group of chimpanzees ever discovered who have built a complex society deep in the forest of Ngogo, Uganda, but ambition and neighboring rivals threaten to destabilize their empire. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Chimp Empire’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: June 5, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Chimp Empire, James Reed, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, William Goldchild
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Volker Bertelmann to Score Doug Liman’s ‘Road House’ Reboot
Posted: June 5, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Doug Liman, Road House, Volker Bertelmann
Volker Bertelmann (aka Hauschka) (All Quiet on the Western Front, Lion, Adrift, The Old Guard, Hotel Mumbai, Patrick Melrose) has signed on to score the upcoming Amazon original movie Road House. The film is directed by Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity, Edge of Tomorrow) and stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Billy Magnussen, Daniela Melchior, Lukas Gage, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Hannah Love Lanier, B.K. Cannon, Travis Van Winkle, Arturo Castro, Beau Knapp, Dominique Columbus and Bob Menery. The action drama is based on the 1989 feature of the same title (scored by Michael Kamen) and follows former a UFC fighter who takes a job as a bouncer at a rough roadhouse in the Florida Keys and discovers that not everything is as it seems. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Everyone Will Burn’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: June 5, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Hebrero, Everyone Will Burn, Joan Vilà, score, Soundtrack, Y todos arderán
MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish supernatural horror thriller Everyone Will Burn (Y todos arderán). The album features the film’s original music composed by Joan Vilà (Red Summer, Quién eres). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. A CD version is available to order here. Everyone Will Burn is co-written and directed by David Hebrero and stars Macarena Gómez, Rodolfo Sancho, Fernando Cayo, Rubén Ochandiano and Ana Milán. The movie follows a woman dealing with the death of her son who receives a visit from a strange little girl who might be connected to a local legend about stopping an impending apocalypse. Read the rest of this entry »
Oli Julian Scoring FX’s ‘The Full Monty’ TV Series
Posted: June 5, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Disney Plus, FX, Hulu, Oli Julian, The Full Monty
Oli Julian (Sex Education, Catastrophe, Code 404, How to Build a Girl, Episodes) is the composer of the new FX original series The Full Monty. The show is written by Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours) & Alice Nutter based on the 1997 feature (for which Anne Dudley won the Academy Award in the Best Original Musical or Comedy Score category) of the same title and stars Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, Paul Barber, Lesley Sharp, Steve Huison, Wim Snape and Tom Wilkinson who reprise their roles from the movie, as well as Talitha Wing, Paul Clayton, Miles Jupp, Phillip Rhys Chaudhary, Sophie Stanton, Natalie Davies, Dominic Sharkey, Arnold Oceng, Aiden Cook and Tupele Dorgu. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Curse’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: June 5, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Channel 4, Marli Wren, score, Soundtrack, The Curse
Banijay Music has released a new soundtrack album for the Channel 4 comedy The Curse. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Marli Wren. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. The label has previously released an album featuring Wren’s score from Season 1 last year. The Curse is written by James de Frond, Tom Davis, Allan Mustafa, Steve Stamp & Hugo Chegwin and stars Mustafa, Stamp, Davis & Chegwin themselves, Emer Kenny, Geoff Bell, Michael Smiley andMathias Junge. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 4, 2023)
Posted: June 4, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andrew Underberg, Apple TV +, Arnold, Based on a True Story, Ben Emmerich, Ben Lukas Boysen, Christophe Beck, Disney Channel, Hailey's On It!, HBO, Hulu, Matthew Feder, Matthew Tishler, Mike Dean, Netflix, Paul Haslinger, Peacock, Sam Levinson, Sherri Chung, Somewhere Boy, The Crowded Room, The Idol, The Lazarus Project, The Weeknd, TNT
Premiering tonight is the HBO original series The Idol created by Sam Levinson & Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye (who also provided original music to the show, alongside Mike Dean) & Reza Fahim and starring The Weeknd himself, Lily-Rose Depp and Troye Sivan. Manish Raval & Tom Wolfe serve as the drama’s music supervisors. Republic Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the songs by The Weeknd & others later this month. Check out our soundtrack announcement for more information and to listen to two first tracks that have already been released in recent weeks.
Also premiering in the U.S. today is the British sci-fi series The Lazarus Project created by Joe Barton and starring Paapa Essiedu, Anjli Mohindra, Tom Burke and Caroline Quentin. Ben Lukas Boysen (Beat, The Collini Case) & Paul Emmerich are composing the show’s original music. SATV has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score last year when the drama premiered in the UK on Sky Max and NOW. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the series, which is making its U.S. debut on TNT and has already been renewed for a second season. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Legend of Vox Machina’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: June 4, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Mr. Fantastic, Neal Acree, Sam Riegel, score, Soundtrack, The Legend of Vox Machina
Lakeshore Records has released the second soundtrack album for the Amazon original animated series The Legend of Vox Machina. The album features selections of the original score from the show’s second season composed by Neal Acree (Stargate SG-1, Witchblade, World of Warcraft, StarCraft II, Diablo III, Overwatch), as well as the original songs written by Sam Riegel & Mr. Fantastic. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. The label has previously released an album featuring music from Season 1 last year. The Legend of Vox Machina is based on the characters and adventures of Critical Role’s tabletop role-playing game (RPG) campaign and stars Laura Bailey, Taliesin Jaffe, Ashley Johnson, Liam O’Brien, Matthew Mercer, Riegel himself, Marisha Ray and Travis Willingham. Read the rest of this entry »
Karol G’s Original Song ‘WATATI’ from Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’ Released
Posted: June 3, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Aldo Ranks, Barbie, Daniel Oviedo, Greta Gerwig, KAROL G
Atlantic Records has released the second song from the soundtrack for Greta Gerwig’s fantasy comedy Barbie. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is WATATI co-written (with Ovy On the Drums, aka Daniel Oviedo, who also produced the track) and performed by Karol G feat. Aldo Ranks. Also listen to the track after the jump. A first song (Dance the Night by Dua Lipa) from the movie’s soundtrack was released last month and the full soundtrack album is scheduled to come out on July 21 (visit Amazon to pre-order the CD, vinyl and cassette editions). Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 2, 2023)
Posted: June 2, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Cédric Klapisch, Christopher Bear, Daniel Pemberton, Daniel Rossen, Flamin' Hot, Hofesh Shechter, Joe Delia, Marcelo Zarvos, Padre Pio, Past Lives, Patrick Jonsson, Rise, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, The Boogeyman
Opening in theaters nationwide is the animated feature Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers & Justin K. Thompson and starring Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Jake Johnson, Daniel Kaluuya, Issa Rae, Jason Schwartzman, Brian Tyree Henry and Oscar Isaac. The film’s original score is composed by Daniel Pemberton (Steve Jobs, Enola Holmes, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, Ocean’s 8, The Man from U.N.C.L.E.). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music today (click here for the album details). Republic Records has released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from (and inspired) by the movie (click here for the full details).
Also opening wide today is the supernatural horror thriller The Boogeyman directed by Rob Savage and starring Sophie Thatcher, Chris Messina, Vivian Lyra Blair, Marin Ireland, LisaGay Hamilton, Madison Hu and David Dastmalchian. Patrick Jonsson (Virunga, The White Helmets, Wildcat, Black Earth Rising, Evelyn, On Her Shoulders) has composed the film’s original music. Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the 20th Century Studios production. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: June 2, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, Justin Tranter, Paramount+, Soundtrack
Capitol Records has released the full soundtrack for the Paramount+ original series Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies. The album features all the original songs from the show co-written by the project’s executive music producer Justin Tranter and performed by cast members including Marisa Davila, Cheyenne Isabel Wells, Tricia Fukuhara, Ari Notartomaso, Shanel Bailey, Jason Schmidt, Jackie Hoffman, Johnathan Nieves, Madison Thompson & Maxwell Whittington-Cooper, as well as the Grease Is the Word cover from the first episode. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here. A vinyl edition is set to come out on June 23 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The label has previously released multiple soundtrack EPs and singles over the last two months. Check out the just-released three songs from Episode 10 after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
