Producer Nina Jacobson has revealed during a recent interview at this year’s CinemaCon that Dave Cobb has co-written and produced new songs for Francis Lawrence’s The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. The Grammy Award-winning music producer and songwriter who is best known for his work with country music artists such as Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlile, Sturgill Simpson & John Prine has contributed several songs, which are performed in the film by Rachel Zegler who stars in the lead role as Lucy Gray Baird. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’ to Feature Songs by Dave Cobb
Posted: April 28, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Dave Cobb, Francis Lawrence, The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
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Leo Birenberg & Zach Robinson Scoring Peacock’s ‘Twisted Metal’ TV Series
Posted: April 28, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Leo Birenberg, Peacock, Twisted Metal, Zach Robinson
Leo Birenberg & Zach Robinson (Cobra Kai, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Florida Man, Die Hart) have been tapped to score the upcoming Peacock original series Twisted Metal. The show is written by Michael Jonathan Smith based on an original take by Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick (Deadpool, Zombieland) and stars Anthony Mackie, Stephanie Beatriz, Thomas Haden Church, Will Arnett and Joe Seanoa. The action comedy is based on the classic PlayStation game series of the same title about a motor-mouthed outsider who is offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Sisu’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: April 28, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jalmari Helander, Juri Seppa, score, Sisu, Soundtrack, Tuomas Wäinölä
Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album for the Finnish action epic Sisu. The album features the film’s original music composed by Juri Seppä (Big Game, Rare Exports) & Tuomas Wäinölä (Class Reunion 3, Nymphs). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on any major digital music services overseas. Visit the British Apple Music store to listen to audio samples. No word yet on a domestic release. Sisu is written and directed by Jalmari Helander and stars Jorma Tommila, Aksel Hennie, Mimosa Willamo, Jack Doolan and Onni Tommila. The film is set in the wilderness of Lapland in Northern Finland and follows a solitary gold prospector who attempts to secure his gold from a Nazi death squad. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for ITV’s ‘You & Me’ Announced
Posted: April 28, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: ITVX, score, Soundtrack, Vince Pope, You & Me
Silva Screen Records has announced a soundtrack album for the ITV romantic comedy drama You & Me. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Vince Pope (No Offence, Resistance, Black Mirror: Be Right Back, Misfits, Tigers Are Not Afraid, Wolfe). The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, May 5 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. You & Me is written and created by Jamie Davis, directed by Tom Vaughan and stars Harry Lawtey, Jessica Barden and Sophia Brown. Read the rest of this entry »
‘AKA’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 28, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: AKA, Etienne Forget, Morgan S. Dalibert, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the French Netflix original film AKA. The album features the movie’s original music composed by Etienne Forget (Missions, The Last Journey of Paul W.R., Victor Hugo – Enemy of the State, Hero Corp, The Forest). The soundtrack is now available to on all major digital music services overseas (visit the French Apple Music store to check out audio samples). No word on a domestic release. AKA is co-written and directed by Morgan S. Dalibert and stars Alban Lenoir, Éric Cantona, Thibault de Montalembert, Sveva Alviti, Saïdou Camara and Lucille Guillaume. The crime thriller revolves around a steely special ops agent who finds his morality put to the test when he infiltrates a crime syndicate and unexpectedly bonds with the boss’ young son. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for ITV’s ‘Malpractice’ to Be Released
Posted: April 28, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Aaron May, David Ridley, ITV, ITVX, Malpractice, score, Soundtrack
Aaron May & David Ridley (Villain, Arsène Wenger: Invincible, Boiling Point) will release a soundtrack album for the ITV drama Malpractice. The album features selections of the composers’ original music from the show will be released digitally next Friday, May 5. Visit Amazon to pre-order the soundtrack. Malpractice is written by former NHS doctor Grace Ofori-Attah, directed by Philip Barantini and stars Niamh Algar, James Purefoy, Brian Bovell, Lorne MacFadyen, Jordan Kouamé, Helen Behan, Hannah Walters, Priyanka Patel, Scott Chambers, Tristan Sturrock and Georgina Rich. The 5-part medical thriller follows a smart, battle-hardened doctor after a nightmare shift that ends in the death of an opioid overdose victim who gets caught up in a dangerous conspiracy. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Knights of the Zodiac’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: April 27, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Knights of the Zodiac, score, Soundtrack, Tomek Baginski, Yoshihiro Ike
Sony Masterworks will release a soundtrack album for the action fantasy adventure Knights of the Zodiac. The album features the film’s original music composed by Yoshihiro Ike (Blood: The Last Vampire, B: The Beginning, The Empire of Corpses, Vampire in the Garden). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 28 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Knights of the Zodiac is directed by Tomek Baginski and stars Mackenyu, Famke Janssen, Madison Iseman, Diego Tinoco, Mark Dacascos and Nick Stahl. The movie based on the international anime hit follows a headstrong street teen who finds himself thrust into a world of warring saints, ancient magical training and a reincarnated goddess who needs his protection. Read the rest of this entry »
Kris Bowers Scoring Netflix’s ‘Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story’
Posted: April 27, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bridgerton, Kris Bowers, Netflix, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, Shonda Rhimes
Kris Bowers (King Richard, Green Book, Dear White People, Space Jam: A New Legacy, Mrs. America) has composed the original score for the new Netflix limited series Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story. The Bridgerton prequel is created by Shonda Rhimes (Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal) and stars Golda Rosheuvel, India Amarteifio, Adjoa Andoh, Michelle Fairley, Ruth Gemmell, Arsema Thomas, Corey, Mylchreest, Sam Clemmett, Hugh Sachs, Freddie Dennis and Julie Andrews. The series, which also features Bridgerton-style orchestral versions of hit songs (by Alicia Keys, Beyoncé, among others) from the last decades, revolves around the title character whose marriage to King George of England sparks a love story and transforms high society. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Polite Society’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: April 27, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Nida Manzoor, Polite Society, score, Shez Manzoor, Soundtrack, Tom Howe
Back Lot Music will release the official soundtrack album for the action comedy Polite Society. The album features the film’s original music composed by Tom Howe (Ted Lasso, Shrinking, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, Daisy Jones and the Six, Early Man) & Shez Manzoor (We Are Lady Parts). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 28 and will be available to stream/download here. Polite Society is written and directed by Nida Manzoor and stars Priya Kansara, Ritu Arya, Ella Bruccoleri, Seraphina Beh, Nimra Bucha and Akshay Khanna. Read the rest of this entry »
‘One True Loves’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: April 27, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andy Fickman, Nathan Wang, One True Loves, score, Soundtrack
Filmtrax/Atlantic Screen Music will release a soundtrack album for the romantic drama One True Loves. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nathan Wang (She’s All That, You Again, Playing with Fire, The Game Plan, Chinese Zodiac). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, April 28 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. One True Loves is directed by Andy Fickman and stars Simu Liu, Phillipa Soo, Luke Bracey,Michaela Conlin, Lauren Tom, Michael O’Keefe, Tom Everett Scott and Oona Yaffe. The movie is based on Taylor Jenkins Reid’s bestselling novel of the same name and follows a newly engaged woman whose world is turned upside down when the husband she presumed dead comes back into her life. Read the rest of this entry »
