Violinist and composer Ezinma has made her television scoring debut on the new HBO original documentary series Angel City. The show is directed by Arlene Nelson (Gutsy) and centers on the groundbreaking Los Angeles-based professional women’s soccer team, Angel City Football Club (ACFC), founded by actress Natalie Portman, venture capitalist Kara Nortman and gaming entrepreneur Julie Uhrman. The 3-parter pulls back the curtain on the team’s origin story through the 2022 inaugural season, and reveals the passion and grit needed to build a franchise from scratch. Read the rest of this entry »
Ezinma Scoring HBO’s ‘Angel City’
Posted: May 5, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Angel City, Ezinma, HBO
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Jennifer Cram’s ‘Sick Girl’ to Feature Music by Fall Out Boy’s Patrick Stump
Posted: May 5, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jennifer Cram, Patrick Stump, Sick Girl
Patrick Stump, lead singer of Fall Out Boy, has contributed original music to the upcoming comedy Sick Girl. The film is written and directed by Jennifer Cram and stars Nina Dobrev, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Sherry Cola, Brandon Mychal Smith, Hayley Magnus, Stephanie Koening, Dan Bakkedahl and Ray McKinnon. The movie follows a woman who desperately attempts to reconnect to her lifelong friends that are slipping away and blurts out a lie that quickly spins out of control. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Rye Lane’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: May 5, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hulu, Kwes., Raine Allen-Miller, Rye Lane, score, Soundtrack
Warp Records has announced a soundtrack album for the British romantic comedy drama Rye Lane. The album features the film’s original score composed by Kwes. The soundtrack will be released digitally and on vinyl on November 3, 2023 (click here to pre-order). An EP featuring six first tracks is already available to stream/download now on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Rye Lane is directed by Raine Allen-Miller and stars David Jonsson, Vivian Oparah, Karene Peter, Malcolm Atobrah, Benjamin Sarpong-Broni, Alice Hewkin, Poppy Allen-Quarmby and Simon Manyonda. Read the rest of this entry »
Anne Nikitin Scoring Apple TV+’s ‘Hijack’
Posted: May 5, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anne Nikitin, Apple TV +, George Kay, Hijack, Jim Field Smith
Anne Nikitin (American Animals, The Dropout, Mrs. Wilson, Dangerous Liaison, Fate: The Winx Saga) is composing the original score for the upcoming Apple TV+ limited series Hijack. The show is created by George Kay (Lupin, Criminal) & Jim Field Smith (She’s Out of My League, Butter) and stars Idris Elba, Archie Panjabi, Christine Adams and Max Beesley. The 7-part thriller follows the journey of a hijacked plane as it makes its way to London over a seven-hour flight, and authorities on the ground scramble for answers. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Batwheels’ Vol. 3 Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: May 5, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Andy Sturmer, Batwheels, Cartoon Network, HBO Max, Michael G. Stern, Soundtrack, Susanna Benn
WaterTower Music has released a third soundtrack for DC’s first-ever Batman preschool series Batwheels. The Vol. 3 EP features five more original songs from the show’s first season co-written by Andy Sturmer (who also produced all tracks) with Susanna Benn and executive producer Michael G. Stern. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to all five tracks below. The label has previously released a first 8-track volume and a second volume with additional five songs last fall. Batwheels is developed by Stern and features the voices of Ethan Hawke, AJ Hudson, Leah Lewis, Jacob Bertrand, Jordan Reed, Madigan Kacmar, Noah Bentley, Lilimar, Kimberly D. Brooks and Mick Wingert. Read the rest of this entry »
Gabriel Yared Scoring Valérie Donzelli’s ‘Just the Two of Us’
Posted: May 5, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Gabriel Yared, Just the Two of Us, L'amour et les forêts, Valérie Donzelli
Gabriel Yared (The Talented Mr. Ripley, The English Patient, Cold Mountain, Judy, 1408, Betty Blue) has recently scored the upcoming French drama Just The Two Of Us (L’amour et les forêts). The film is directed by Valérie Donzelli (Marguerite & Julien, Notre Dame) and stars Virginie Efira, Melvil Poupaud, Romane Bohringer, Dominique Reymond and Virginie Ledoyen. The movie is based on the novel of the same name by Eric Reinhardt and revolves around a woman caught up in a toxic relationship with a possessive man. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Rain Dogs’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: May 5, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Alex Baranowski, BBC, HBO, Rain Dogs, score, Soundtrack
Silva Screen Records has announced a soundtrack album for the BBC/HBO original series Rain Dogs. The album features the show’s original music composed by Alex Baranowski (True Things, The Windmere Children, Burial, A Christmas Carol, Staged, A Perfect Enemy). The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 19 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Rain Dogs is written and created by Cash Carraway and stars Daisy May Cooper, Jack Farthing, Ronke Adekoluejo, Adrian Edmondson and Fleur Tashjian. The comedy drama follows a recently sober single mother to a ten-year-old girl who is doing everything she can to make ends meet. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Copycat Killer’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: May 4, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Copycat Killer, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, Tzu Chieh Wen
Warner Chapell Music has released a soundtrack album for the first Taiwanese Netflix original series Copycat Killer. The album features the show’s original music composed by Tzu Chieh Wen (The Bridge Curse, On Happiness Road). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Copycat Killer is based on Japanese author Miyabe Miyuki’s bestselling novel of the same name and stars Wu Kang-ren, Alice Ko, Ruby Lin, Tou Tsung-hua, Yao Chun-yao and Fandy Fan. The crime thriller follows a tenacious prosecutor who must brace for a cat-and-mouse game against a dangerous manipulator when a series of murders throws a city into chaos. Read the rest of this entry »
First Songs from ‘Fast X’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 4, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bailey Zimmerman, Dermot Kennedy, Fast X, Louis Leterrier, Soundtrack, YoungBoy Never Broke Again
Artist Partner Group & Universal Studios have released the original song Won’t Back Down from the action sequel Fast X. The track performed by Bailey Zimmerman & Dermot Kennedy feat. YoungBoy Never Broke Again is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services. Also listen to the song after the jump. The full soundtrack album will be released digitally and physically on May 19 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The album also includes the previously released songs Gasolina (Safari Riot Remix) by Daddy Yankee feat. Myke Towers and Let’s Ride (Trailer Anthem) by YG & The Notorious B.I.G. feat. Ty Dolla $ign, Lambo4oe & Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. Read the rest of this entry »
Marcelo Zarvos to Score Antoine Fuqua’s ‘The Equalizer 3’
Posted: May 4, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Antoine Fuqua, Marcelo Zarvos, The Equalizer, The Equalizer 3
Marcelo Zarvos (Fences, Wonder, The Affair,The Good Shepherd, Ray Donovan, Enough Said) has been tapped to score the upcoming action thriller The Equalizer 3. The film is directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, The Magnificent Seven) and stars Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning and David Denman. The sequel follows Robert McCall as he finds himself surprisingly at home in Southern Italy, where he discovers his new friends are under the control of local crime bosses and has to become his friends’ protector by taking on the mafia. Read the rest of this entry »
