Will Bates (The Magicians, Away, I Origins, Unbelievable, The Path, The Looming Tower, Bliss) has recently been scoring the upcoming FX limited series Class of ’09. The show is created by Tom Rob Smith (American Crime Story, MotherFatherSon) and stars Brian Tyree Henry, Kate Mara, Sepideh Moafi, Jon Jon Briones, Brian J. Smith, Jake McDorman, Brooke Smith and Rosalind Eleazar. The 8-part thriller follows a class of FBI agents set in three distinct points in time who grapple with immense changes as the U.S. criminal justice system is altered by artificial intelligence. Read the rest of this entry »
Will Bates Scoring FX’s ‘Class of ’09’
Posted: April 12, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Class of '09, FX, Hulu, Tom Rob Smith, Will Bates
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‘Black Lotus’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: April 12, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Black Lotus, Jules Reivers, Roel Gommans, score, Soundtrack, Todor Chapkanov
Riva Media Records has released a soundtrack album for the action thriller Black Lotus. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jules Reivers & Roel Gommans (Heavily in Love, Kwestie van Geduld, 100% Coco). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Black Lotus is directed by Todor Chapkanov and stars Rico Verhoeven, Frank Grillo, Rona-Lee Shimon, Kevin Janssens, Marie Dompnier, Peter Franzen, Magnus Samuelsson, Simon Wan and Roland Møller. The movie follows an ex-special forces operative who wages a one man war through the streets of Amsterdam to rescue his friend’s daughter from the local crime syndicate. Read the rest of this entry »
Raffertie Scoring Peacock’s ‘The Continental’
Posted: April 12, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Peacock, Raffertie, The Continental
Raffertie (aka Benjamin Stefanski) (Alex Rider, White Dragon, Bull, One Way, Zone 414) has been tapped to score the upcoming Peacock event series The Continental. The show is developed by Greg Coolidge (Ride Along, The Troop), Kirk Ward & Shawn Simmons (Wayne) based on characters from the John Wick feature films and stars Colin Woodell, Mel Gibson, Mishel Prada, Ben Robson, Nhung Kate, Hubert Point-Du Jour, Jessica Allain, Jeremy Bobb, Ayomide Adegun and Peter Greene. The 3-parter explores the origin story and inner workings of the exclusive Continental Hotel, a centerpiece of the John Wick Universe, through the eyes and actions of a young Winston Scott, as he’s dragged into the Hell-scape of 1970’s New York City to face a past he thought he had left behind. Read the rest of this entry »
‘A Cat’s Life’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 12, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Cat's Life, Guillaume Maidatchevsky, Julien Jaouen, Mon chat et moi, score, Soundtrack
Grande Ourse/440 Hz have released a soundtrack album for the French family adventure A Cat’s Life (Mon chat et moi, la grande aventure de Rroû). The album features the film’s original music composed by Julien Jaouen (Ailo’s Journey, Bis, Playground). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. A Cat’s Life is co-written and directed by Guillaume Maidatchevsky and stars Corinne Masiero and Capucine Sainson-Fabresse. The movie follows the adventures of a city kitten when he heads to the countryside for the summer holidays with his young owner. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Sweetwater’ Score Album Released
Posted: April 12, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jeff Cardoni, Martin Guigui, score, Soundtrack, Sweetwater
Fallout Shelter Recordings has released a soundtrack album for the sports drama Sweetwater. The album features the film’s original score composed by Jeff Cardoni (Silicon Valley, The Kominsky Method, Heels, Ghosts, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, CSI: Miami). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. As previously reported, will release a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie this Friday. Sweetwater is written and directed by Martin Guigui and stars Everett Osborne, Kevin Pollak, Jeremy Piven, Emmaline, Richard Dreyfuss, Cary Elwes and Robert Ri’chard. The movie is set in the 1950s and tells the true story of Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton who made history as the first African American to sign an NBA contract. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Alice in Borderland’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: April 11, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Alice in Borderland, Netflix, score, Shinsuke Sato, Soundtrack, Yutaka Yamada
Netflix Music has released a new soundtrack album for the streamer’s Japanese original series Alice in Borderland. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Yutaka Yamada (Kingdom, Inuyashiki, Bleach). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on most major digital music services, including Amazon. A first soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score from Season 1 was released back in 2020. Alice in Borderland is based on the graphic novel of the same title by Haro Aso and stars Kento Yamazaki, Tao Tsuchiya, Nijiro Murakami, Keita Machida, Yuki Morinaga and Ayaka Miyoshi. The sci-fi thriller co-written and directed by Shinsuke Sato centers on an aimless gamer and his two friends who find themselves in a parallel Tokyo, where they’re forced to compete in a series of sadistic games to survive. Read the rest of this entry »
Tom Howe Scoring Ross Venokur’s ‘Rally Road Racers’
Posted: April 11, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Rally Road Racers, Ross Venokur, Tom Howe
Composer Tom Howe (Ted Lasso, Shrinking, Early Man, Daisy Jones and the Six, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, The Amazing Maurice) is reuniting with director Ross Venokur on the upcoming animated feature Rally Road Racers. The film is written and directed by Venokur and features the voices of J.K. Simmons, Jimmy O’Yang, Chloe Bennet, Sharon Horgan, Lisa Lu, Catherine Tate and John Cleese. The movie tells the story of a rookie race car driver who gets the opportunity to compete against the reigning champion of the rally car circuit and – with help from a former driver-turned-mechanic – must overcome rival racers, treacherous terrain, and unexpected obstacles to prove he has what it takes to be the next great racer. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Resurrection of Charles Manson’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: April 11, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Remy Grillo, score, Soundtrack, Taran Mitchell, The Resurrection of Charles Manson
Atlantic Screen Music/Filmtrax has released a soundtrack album for the horror thriller The Resurrection of Charles Manson. The album features the film’s original music composed by Taran Mitchell (Lost Relics of the Knights Templar). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The Resurrection of Charles Manson is directed by Remy Grillo and stars Frank Grillo, Jaime King, Sarah Dumont and Will Peltz. The movie follows a couple who goes to the desert for a romantic weekend, when their holiday quickly turns deadly as they are the target of a Cult who carry on the evil beliefs and murderous practices of the Manson Family. Read the rest of this entry »
Daniel Blumberg to Score Brady Corbet’s ‘The Brutalist’
Posted: April 11, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brady Corbet, Daniel Blumberg, The Brutalist
British songwriter and composer Daniel Blumberg is set to score the upcoming drama The Brutalist. The film is directed by Brady Corbet (Vox Lux, Childhood of a Leader) and stars Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, Joe Alwyn, Raffey Cassidy, Alessandro Nivola, Stacy Martin, Isaach De Bankolé, Jonathan Hyde and Peter Polycarpou. The movie follows a visionary architect and his wife as they flee post-war Europe to rebuild their legacy in America, where a mysterious and wealthy client ends up changing their lives forever. Corbet also co-wrote the screenplay with Mona Fastvold (whose last directorial effort, The World to Come, marked Blumberg’s feature film scoring debut). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Professor T’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: April 11, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Hannes De Maeyer, ITV, PBS, Professor T, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records has released a new soundtrack album for the ITV drama Professor T. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second composed by Hannes De Maeyer (Gangsta, Torpedo, Noise, The Racer, Rafaël, Black). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Silva Screen Records has previously released a soundtrack featuring the composer’s score from Season 1 back in 2021. Professor T is developed by Matt Baker & Malin-Sarah Gozin based on the Belgian series of the same name and stars Ben Miller, Emma Naomi, Sarah Woodward, Barney White, Andy Gathergood, Juliet Aubrey and Frances de la Tour. Read the rest of this entry »
