Randy Edelman (Dragonheart, Ghostbusters II, The Last of the Mohicans, Kindergarten Cop, My Cousin Vinny, xXx, Twins, Gettysburg) has signed on to score the upcoming romantic drama Heart Strings. The film is directed by Ate de Jong (Highway to Hell, The Rotterdam Bombing) and stars Mary Sarah and Sam Varga as two young musicians in Louisville, KY who enter a TV music competition and soon they have to choose what is more important to them: loyalty or fame? Read the rest of this entry »
Randy Edelman to Score Ate de Jong’s ‘Heart Strings’
Posted: May 18, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ate de Jong, Heart Strings, Randy Edelman
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Music from Viaplay’s ‘Thunder in My Heart’ Released
Posted: May 18, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Highasakite, Per Störby Jutbring, score, Soundtrack, Thunder in My Heart, Viaplay
Propeller Recordings has released the cover version of Leo Sayer’s Thunder in My Heart from the Viaplay original series of the same title. The track (originally written by Sayer & Tom Snow) performed by the Norwegian band Highasakite is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Available separately from Hoob Records is a full soundtrack album featuring selections of the original score from the show’s second season composed by Per Störby Jutbring (click here to stream/download). Thunder in My Heart is created by Amy Deasismont and stars Deasismont herself, Alexander Abdallah, Julia Lyskova, Max Ulveson, Gustaf Hammarsten and Helen Sjöholm. Read the rest of this entry »
‘On Our Way’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: May 17, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jonathan Sanford, On Our Way, score, Sophie Lane Curtis, Soundtrack
SobaGirl Records will release a soundtrack album for the indie drama On Our Way. The album features the film’s original score composed by Jonathan Sanford (National Champions, Teenage Bounty Hunters, As We See It, Dear Edward, Perfect Addiction, Hold Your Fire). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 18. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album. On Our Way is written and directed by Sophie Lane Curtis and stars Micheál Richardson, Keith Powers, James Badge Dale, Ruby Modine, Christopher Paul Richards, Paul Ben-Victor, Jordana Brewster, Vanessa Redgrave and Franco Nero. The movie revolves around a tormented young filmmaker as he is contemplating suicide while writing the end to his latest script, a retelling of his past with his lost love. Read the rest of this entry »
Theme Song from Netflix’s ‘Kitti Katz’ Released
Posted: May 17, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Brianna Price, Kitti Katz, Netflix, Philip Larsen
Netflix Music has released the theme song from the new Netflix animated series Kitti Katz. The track written and produced by Brianna Price & Philip Larsen is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the full song after the jump. Kitti Katz is created by Ed Bignell and features the voices of Price herself, Shvorne Marks and Ami Okumura Jones. The KidsCave Studios production follows three teenage girls who transform into fierce feline superheroes to save the world from an evil Egyptian goddess. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Little Mermaid’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: May 17, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alan Menken, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Rob Marshall, score, Soundtrack, The Little Mermaid
The full details of the soundtrack album for Disney’s live-action adaptation of the animated classic The Little Mermaid have been revealed. The album features new recordings of the songs originally written by Academy Award winners Alan Menken (music) and Howard Ashman (lyrics) for the 1989 animated movie, as well as several new original songs written by Menken (Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Enchanted) featuring new lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda (In the Heights, Hamilton, Encanto). Also included are five tracks from Menken’s score. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, May 19 by Walt Disney Records (click here to stream/download). A vinyl edition will be coming out next week and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Little Mermaid is directed by Rob Marshall and stars Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Melissa McCarthy, Daveed Diggs, Jacob Tremblay, Awkwafina, Art Malik, Noma Dumezweni and Javier Bardem. Read the rest of this entry »
Tim Harper’s ‘Ozi – Voice of the Forest’ to Feature Title Song by Diane Warren
Posted: May 17, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Diane Warren, Ozi - Voice of the Forest, Tim Harper, Tiwa Savage
Honorary Academy Award winner Diane Warren is providing the title song for the upcoming animated feature Ozi – Voice of the Forest. The film is directed by Tim Harper and features the voice talent of Amandla Stenberg, Laura Dern, Donald Sutherland, RuPaul Charles, Dean-Charles Chapman, Djimon Hounsou and Urzila Carlson. The movie revolves around an orphaned orangutan who uses her skills as an influencer to save her world from deforestation and sets out to find of her parents. 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
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 »
‘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 »
