Relapse Records will release a soundtrack album for the horror movie Christmas Bloody Christmas. The album features the film’s original music composed by Steve Moore (The Guest, Mayhem, Don’t Knock Twice, Cub, The Mind’s Eye, Camera Obscura, VFW, Bliss). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 2 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. A vinyl edition will be coming out later this month and is available to order here. Christmas Bloody Christmas is directed by Joe Begos and stars Riley Dandy, Sam Delich, Abe Benrubi and Jeff Daniel Phillips. The slasher movie centers on a local toy store’s robotic Santa Claus who goes haywire and begins a rampant killing spree through a small town. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Christmas Bloody Christmas’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: May 1, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christmas Bloody Christmas, Joe Begos, score, Soundtrack, Steve Moore
Germaine Franco Scoring Niki Caro’s ‘The Mother’
Posted: May 1, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Germaine Franco, Netflix, Niki Caro, The Mother
Germaine Franco (Encanto, Tag, Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Vida, Little) has composed the original music for the new Netflix original film The Mother. The movie is directed by Niki Caro (Mulan, Whale Rider, North Country) and stars Jennifer Lopez, Joseph Fiennes, Gael García Bernal, Omari Hardwick, Lucy Paez, Paul Raci, Yvonne Senat Jones, Jesse Garcia and Edie Falco. The action thriller revolves around a military-trained assassin who comes out of hiding to protect the daughter she’s never met from ruthless criminals gunning for revenge. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Thunder in My Heart’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: May 1, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Per Störby Jutbring, score, Soundtrack, Thunder in My Heart, Viaplay
Hoob Records has released the first soundtrack album for the Viaplay original series Thunder in My Heart. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Per Störby Jutbring (My Skinny Sister, Star Boys). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Thunder in My Heart is created by Amy Deasismont and stars Deasismont herself, Alexander Abdallah, Julia Lyskov, Gustaf Hammarsten and Helen Sjöholm. The Swedish drama follows a group of friends who are confronted with the unexpected demands of adulthood while trying to come to terms with their own identities, their passions and the past. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mr. Robot’ Volume 8 Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: May 1, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Mac Quayle, Mr. Robot, score, Soundtrack, USA
The details of the final soundtrack album for the USA original series Mr. Robot have been revealed. The album features selections of the original music from the last seven episodes of the show’s fourth and final season composed by Emmy Award winner Mac Quayle (Feud: Bette and Joan, American Horror Story, American Crime Story, Gaslit, Pose). The Volume 8 soundtrack will be released digitally on May 9, 2023 by Lakeshore Records and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The label has previously released seven soundtrack albums featuring the composer’s music from all four seasons of the show. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Gravity’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 1, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cédric Dio, Evgueni Galperine, Sacha Galperine, score, Soundtrack, The Gravity
L’R du Trésor has released a soundtrack EP for the French sci-fi thriller The Gravity (La gravité). The 6-track EP features the film’s original score composed by Evgueni & Sacha Galperine (The Undoing, Radioactive, Scenes from a Marriage, Loveless, Happening, The Family, Wizard of Lies). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. The Gravity is written and directed by Cédric Dio and stars Max Gomis, Jean-Baptiste Anoumon, Olivier Rosemberg, Steve Tientcheu, Thierry Godard and Hafsia Herzi. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 30, 2023)
Posted: April 30, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Small Light, Adult Swim, Apple TV +, Ariel Marx, Atli Orvarsson, Craig DeLeon, Disney Junior, Fatal Attraction, Joanne Higginbottom, Kris Bowers, Matthew Margeson, Matthew Slater, National Geographic, Netflix, Paramount+, PBS, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, Silo, Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures, Tom Jones, Tyler Bates, Unicorn: Warriors Eternal
Premiering today is the Paramount+ original series Fatal Attraction developed by Alexandra Cunningham and starring Joshua Jackson, Lizzy Caplan, Amanda Peet, Toby Huss, Brian Goodman, Alyssa Jirrels and Reno Wilson. The show’s original music is composed by Craig DeLeon (The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, Velma, End of the Road, Music, The Last Survivors). The thriller, which is based on Adrian Lyne’s 80s hit movie of the same title, will be available to stream exclusively on Paramount+.
Also premiering today is the British limited series Tom Jones written by Gwyneth Hughes based on Henry Fielding’s novel The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling and starring Solly McLeod, Sophie Wilde, Hannah Waddingham, Shirley Henderson, James Fleet, Felicity Montagu, Alun Armstrong, James Wilbraham, Pearl Mackie and Tamzin Merchant. Matthew Slater (Grace, Endeavour) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our previous article to learn more about the 4-part drama, which is making its U.S. debut on PBS as part of the Masterpiece series. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Maestro in Blue’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: April 30, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Kostas Christides, Maestro in Blue, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
White Tower Music has released a soundtrack album for the Greek TV series Maestro in Blue (Maestro). The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Kostas Christides (Benji, Love & Gelato, The Baytown Outlaws, Worlds Apart). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Maestro in Blue is written and directed by Christoforos Papakaliatis and stars Papakaliatis himself, Haris Alexiou and Maria Kavoyianni. The drama revolves around a musician who goes to lead a festival on an island, where he begins an unexpected romance and finds himself entwined in other people’s problems. Read the rest of this entry »
Christopher’s ‘Hope This Song Is for You’ from Netflix’s ‘A Beautiful Life’ Released
Posted: April 29, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Beautiful Life, Christopher, Mehdi Avaz, Netflix
Parlophone Music has released the first song from the soundtrack for the Danish Netflix original film A Beautiful Life. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is Hope This Song Is for You co-written (with Daniel Schulz & Jeppe London) and performed by Danish singer/songwriter Christopher who also stars in the lead role. A full soundtrack album is expected to be announced soon. A Beautiful Life is directed by Mehdi Avaz and also stars Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Christine Albeck Børge, Ardalan Esmaili, Sebastian Jessen, Paw Henriksen and Jonathan Harboe. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Best Is Yet to Come’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: April 29, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: score, Soundtrack, The Best Is Yet to Come, Wang Jing, Yoshihiro Hanno
Plaza Mayor Company has released a soundtrack album for the Chinese drama The Best Is Yet to Come (Bu zhi bu xiu). The album features the film’s original music composed by Yoshihiro Hanno (Mountain May Depart, Spring Tide, Winter Boy). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. The Best Is Yet to Come is directed by Wang Jing and stars White K, Miao Miao, Zhang Songwe and Song Yang. The movie is set in 2003, in the aftermath of the SARS epidemic, and follows an idealistic journalism intern in Beijing as he faces a choice between what is right and his financial future. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 28, 2023)
Posted: April 28, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret, Big George Foreman, Hans Zimmer, Jacobo Lieberman, Juri Seppa, Leonardo Heiblum, Marcelo Zarvos, Nuclear Now, Polite Society, Shez Manzoor, Sisu, The Black Demon, Tom Howe, Tuomas Wäinölä n, Vangelis
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the film adaptation of Judy Blume’s classic novel Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret written and directed by Kelly Fremon Craig and starring Abby Ryder Fortson, Rachel McAdams and Kathy Bates. The film’s original music is composed by Hans Zimmer (The Lion King, Dune, Gladiator, The Dark Knight, Interstellar, Inception). No soundtrack album has been announced yet. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the comedy drama, which is being released by Lionsgate.
Also opening wide is the biographical drama Big George Foreman directed by George Tillman Jr. and starring Khris Davis, Jasmine Mathews, Sullivan Jones, John Magaro, Lawrence Gilliard Jr. and Sonja Sohn. Marcelo Zarvos (Fences, Emancipation, The Affair, Wonder, Enough Said, The Good Shepherd, Ray Donovan) has composed the film’s original music. Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the Sony Pictures release. Read the rest of this entry »
