Netflix Music will release the official soundtrack album for the streamer’s original anime series Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Japanese DJ Ken Ishii. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 18 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune is based on Carlo Zen’s sci-fi novel Yakitori and features the voices of Taito Ban, Asami Seto, Shunsuke Takeuchi, Kengo Kawanishi, Akari Kito, Kenjiro Tsuda, Wataru Takagi, Tetsu Inada and Hatsune Miku. The ARECT production takes place in a future when Earth is colonized by a superior alien civilization and follows a young man who enlists as an expendable Yakitori foot soldier. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: May 17, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Ken Ishii, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune
‘A Small Light’ Score Album Details
Posted: May 17, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: A Small Light, Ariel Marx, National Geographic, score, Soundtrack
The full details of the score album for the National Geographic limited series A Small Light have been announced. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Ariel Marx (Candy, Shiva Baby, Sanctuary, A Friend of the Family, Rebel Hearts). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, May 19 by Hollywood Records and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. As previously reported, a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the drama will coming out next week with several tracks already available now. A Small Light is created by Joan Rater & Tony Phelan and stars Bel Powley, Joe Cole, Liev Schreiber, Ashley Brooke, Billie Boullet, Eleanor Tomlinson, Amira Casar,Andy Nyman, Caroline Catz, Sally Messham and Noah Taylor. Read the rest of this entry »
‘In the Company of Women’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 17, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alguien que cuide de mí, In the Company of Women, Las buenas compañías, Paula Olaz, score, Silvia Munt, Someone Who Takes Care of Me, Soundtrack
Paula Olaz (Nora, Crónica de una tormenta) has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish drama In the Company of Women (Las buenas compañías). The album features the composer’s original music from the film and is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. In the Company of Women is co-written and directed by Silvia Munt and stars Alicia Falcó, Itziar Ituño and Elena Tarrats. The movie tells the true story of a group of women from the Basque Country who – during the 1970s – helped pregnant women cross the border into France to secure safe and dignified abortions. Read the rest of this entry »
Nathan Barr & Damian Kulash Scoring ‘The Beanie Bubble’
Posted: May 16, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Apple TV +, Damian Kulash, Kristin Gore, Nathan Barr, The Beanie Bubble
Nathan Barr (True Blood, The Americans, The House with a Clock in Its Walls, Cabin Fever, Hostel) & Damian Kulash (of the rock band OK Go) have teamed up to compose the score the upcoming comedy drama The Beanie Bubble. The film is directed by Kristin Gore & Kulash himself and stars Zach Galifianakis, Elizabeth Banks, Sarah Snook, Tracey Bonner and Geraldine Viswanathan. The movie is inspired by by Zac Bissonette’s book The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute tells the story of a frustrated toy salesman who – with the help of three women – grew his masterstroke of an idea into the biggest toy craze in history. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Past Lives’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: May 16, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Celine Song, Christopher Bear, Daniel Rossen, Past Lives, score, Soundtrack
A24 Music will release the official soundtrack album for Celine Song’s romantic drama Past Lives. The album features the film’s original score composed by Grizzly Bear’s Christopher Bear (High Maintenance, Swallowed) & Daniel Rossen (The Line). Also included is the song Quiet Eyes by Sharon Van Etten. The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 9, 2023 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Two first tracks (Across the Ocean & Why Are You Going to New York) are already available to stream/download now and can also be checked out below. Past Lives is written and directed by Song and stars Greta Lee, Teo Yoo and John Magaro. The movie follows two childhood friends whose relationship ended abruptly when one of their families emigrated from South Korea to Canada as they reunite two decades later in New York. Read the rest of this entry »
Tara Wood’s Tim Burton Docuseries to Feature Theme by Danny Elfman
Posted: May 16, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Danny Elfman, Tara Wood, Tim Burton
Deadline is reporting that Danny Elfman is contributing the theme (song) to an upcoming, currently untitled, documentary series about director Tim Burton. The show is directed by Tara Wood (Quentin Tarantino QT8: The First Eight, 21 Years: Richard Linklater) and centers on the filmmaker who has collaborated with Elfman on most of his features, including Batman, Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Sleepy Hollow, Planet of the Apes, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Alice in Wonderland and Dumbo. Read the rest of this entry »
‘McGregor Forever’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: May 16, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Gotham Chopra, McGregor Forever, Nathan Klein, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
Netflix Music will release the official soundtrack album for the streamer’s original documentary series McGregor Forever. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Nathan Klein (MH370: The Plane That Disappeared, 101 Dalmation Street, The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman, Butterfly Kisses). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 17 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. McGregor Forever is directed by Gotham Chopra and charts superstar MMA fighter Conor McGregor’s journey back to the top of the UFC ladder. Read the rest of this entry »
Marcelo Zarvos Scoring Todd Haynes’ ‘May December’
Posted: May 16, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Marcelo Zarvos, May December, Todd Haynes
Composer Marcelo Zarvos (Fences, Emancipation, Wonder, The Good Shepherd, The Affair, Ray Donovan) is reuniting with director Todd Haynes (Far from Heaven, Carol) on the upcoming drama May December. The film starring Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, Charles Melton, Elizabeth Yu, Piper Curda & Gabriel Chung revolves around a married couple who have been involved in a notorious tabloid romance that gripped the nation twenty years ago, when an actress arrives to do research for a film about their past. Read the rest of this entry »
Auli’i Cravalho’s Theme Song from Disney Channel’s ‘Hailey’s On It!’ Released
Posted: May 16, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Andrew Underberg, Auli'i Cravalho, Disney Channel, Hailey's On It!, Matthew Tishler
Walt Disney Records has released the theme song from the Disney Channel animated series Hailey’s On It! Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is the The Future’s in My Hands composed and produced by Matthew Tishler (High School Musical: The Musical: The Series) & Andrew Underberg (The J Team) and performed by Auli’i Cravalho who also stars in the title role. Also listen to the full track below. Hailey’s On It is created by Devin Bunje & Nick Stanton and also features the voices of Manny Jacinto and Gary Anthony Williams. The animated comedy adventure follows a risk-averse but resourceful teenager on a mission to complete every item on her long list of challenging tasks in order to save the world. Read the rest of this entry »
Kris Bowers Scoring Justin Simien’s ‘Haunted Mansion’
Posted: May 16, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Haunted Mansion, Justin Simien, Kris Bowers
Over the last two weeks, Kris Bowers (Bridgerton, Green Book, King Richard, Queen Charlotte, Space Jam: A New Legacy) has been recording his score for the upcoming supernatural family horror comedy Haunted Mansion. The film is directed by Justin Simien and stars LaKeith Stanfield, Tiffany Haddish, Owen Wilson, Rosario Dawson, Danny DeVito, Dan Levy, Chase W. Dillon, Jamie Lee Curtis and Jared Leto. The movie inspired by the classic theme park attraction follows a woman and her son who enlist a motley crew of so-called spiritual experts to help rid their home of supernatural squatters. Read the rest of this entry »
