Disney+ announced today that singer/songwriter Linda Perry (To Leslie, Luckiest Girl Alive, Citizen Penn) has contributed original music to the streamer’s upcoming original series The Muppets Mayhem. She also serves as the executive music producer of the show developed by Adam F. Goldberg (The Goldbergs), Bill Barretta (The Muppets) & Jeff Yorkes based on characters created by Jim Henson and starring Lilly Singh, Tahj Mowry, Saara Chaudry, Barretta himself, Eric Jacobson, Dave Goelz, Peter Linz, Matt Vogel, David Rudman and Anders Holm. The comedy follows the Electric Mayhem Band as they come face-to-face with the current day music scene when they try to finally record their first studio album. Read the rest of this entry »
Disney+’s ‘The Muppets Mayhem’ to Feature Original Music by Linda Perry
Posted: April 4, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Disney Plus, Linda Perry, Mick Giacchino, The Muppets Mayhem
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‘My Sole Desire’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 4, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: À mon seul désir, Lucie Borleteau, My Sole Desire, Pierre Desprats, Rebeka Warrior, score, Soundtrack
Plaza Mayor Company has released a soundtrack album for the French drama My Sole Desire (À mon seul désir). The album features the film’s original score composed by Pierre Desprats (Olga, The Wild Boys, Rouge, Perfect Nanny, The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future). Also included are the movie’s original songs by Rebeka Warrior. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. My Sole Desire is co-written and directed by Lucie Borleteau and stars Zitat Hanrot, Louise Chevillotte, Laure Giappiconi, Sieme Miladi, Pedro Casablanc, Yuliya Abiss, Céline Fuhrer, Tokou Bogui and Sipan Mouradian. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Manions of America’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: April 3, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: ABC, Morton Stevens, score, Soundtrack, The Manions of America
Dragon’s Domain Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1981 mini-series The Manions of America created by Agnes Nixon, directed by Charles S. Dubin & Joseph Sargent and starring Pierce Brosnan, Kate Mulgrew, Kathleen Beller, David Soul, Peter Gilmore, Steve Forrest, Nicholas Hammond, Linda Purl, Simon MacCorkindale, Simon Rouse, Barbara Parkins and Anthony Quayle. The album features the original score from the 3-part/6-hour event series composed by Emmy Award winner Morton Stevens (Hawaii Five-O, Gunsmoke, Masada, Wheels). The 2-CD set, which is limited to 500 copies, is now available to order here, where you can also check out audio samples and learn more about the release. Read the rest of this entry »
Original Song ‘New Cool’ from ‘Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies’ Released
Posted: April 3, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Ari Notartomaso, Brittany Campbell, Daniel Crean, Eren Cannata, Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, Paramount+
Capitol Records has released the first original song from the Paramount+ original series Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music platforms is New Cool (featured in the first episode of the musical comedy) written by the show’s executive music producer Justin Tranter, Brittany Campbell, Eren Cannata & Daniel Creanand performed by Ari Notartomaso and other cast members. Also check out the official music video after the jump. The label has previously released the new cover of Grease Is the Word last month and will release more songs from the show in the coming weeks. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: April 3, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, James Gunn, Marvel Studios, Soundtrack
Hollywood Records & Marvel Music have announced the details of the soundtrack album for Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. The album features seventeen songs by artists including Radiohead, Bruce Springsteen, Earth, Wind and Fire, The Flaming Lips, Florence + The Machine, Heart, The The, Beastie Boys, Alice Cooper, Redbone & others. The Awesome Mix Vol. 3 album will be released digitally and physically on May 3, 2023. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version and click here to order the vinyl edition (set for a May 5 release). A cassette version will be coming out on July 7. A separate soundtrack featuring John Murphy’s original score from the movie will be released on May 3 (check back on this page for the full details). Read the rest of this entry »
Dominik Scherrer Scoring Paramount+’s ‘No Escape’
Posted: April 3, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dominik Scherrer, Kris Mrksa, No Escape, Paramount+
Dominik Scherrer (The Missing, The Tourist, Primeval, Ripper Street, The Serpent, The Widow, Baptiste) has been hired to score the upcoming British Paramount+ original series No Escape. The show is based on Lucy Clarke’s best-selling novel of the same name and stars Abigail Lawrie, Rhianne Barreto, Jay Ryan, Sean Keenan, Colette Dalal Tchantcho, Narayan David Hecter, Elmo Anton Stratz, Susie Porter, Josh McConville and Jake Macapagal. The drama follows two best friends who are on the run from their lives in the UK and find refuge on a romantic yacht, The Blue, crewed by a group of enigmatic people sailing through South East Asia. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Eva the Owlet’ Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: April 3, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Apple TV +, Eva the Owlet, Fitz, Michael Fitzpatrick, Soundtrack
Platoon has released a soundtrack EP for the Apple TV+ animated series Eva the Owlet. The 6-track EP features the original songs from the show’s first season written, produced and performed by Fitz (aka Michael Fitzpatrick) of the indie pop band Fitz and the Tantrums. Visit Apple Music/iTunes and most other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Listen to the theme song after the jump. Eva the Owlet based on the bestselling children’s book series Owl Diaries by Rebecca Elliott and features the voices of Vivienne Rutherford, Jessica DiCicco, Leith Burke, Dino Andrade, Antonio Raul Corbo, Romy Fay, Pressly James Crosby, Evie Hsu, Sarah Vattano, Jon Olson, Sasha Yurchak and Kenna Ramsey. Read the rest of this entry »
Bobby Krlic (The Haxan Cloak) Scoring Angel Manuel Soto’s ‘Blue Beetle’
Posted: April 3, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Angel Manuel Soto, Blue Beetle, Bobby Krlic, The Haxan Cloak
Bobby Krlic (aka The Haxan Cloak) (Midsommar, The Alienist: Angel of Darkness, Returnal, Snowpiercer, Triple 9, Paper Girls, Seven Seconds) has been tapped to score the upcoming superhero movie Blue Beetle. The film is directed by Angel Manuel Soto (Charm City Kings) and stars star Xolo Maridueñ, Adriana Barraza, Bruna Marquezine, Belissa Escobedo, Susan Sarandon, George Lopez, Harvey Guillén, Elpidia Carrillo, Damián Alcázar and Raoul Max Trujillo. The movie based on the DC Comics character and revolves around teenager Jaime Reyes who gains superpowers when he encounters alien armor. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Wild Isles’ Episode ‘Freshwater’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: April 3, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, George Fenton, score, Soundtrack, Wild Isles
Shogun Music has released the fourth soundtrack album for the BBC natural history series Wild Isles. The album features the original music from the show’s fourth episode (Freshwater) composed by Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award winner George Fenton (Dangerous Liaisons, The Blue Planet, Groundhog Day, Gandhi, Anna and the King, Hitch, Ever After). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The label three soundtracks featuring the composer’s scores from Episode 1 (Our Precious Isles), Episode 2 (Woodland) & Episode 3 (Grassland) and one more album will be coming out next week. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 2, 2023)
Posted: April 2, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Beef, Benjamin Speed, Bobby Krlic, Brandon Roberts, David Sztanke, Disney Plus, Gabriel Mann, Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, Hulu, Ingrid Michaelson, Jermaine Stegall, Juan Ariza, Justin Tranter, Kovás, MGM+, Mike Ladd, Netflix, Nick Sena, On a Wing and a Prayer, Paramount+, Peacock, Praise This, The Crossover, Tiny Beautiful Things, Transatlantic, Volker Bertelmann, War Sailor, Zachary Dawes
Premiering in the U.S. today is the Norwegian limited series War Sailor, a new version of last year’s feature of the same title, written and directed by Gunnar Vikene and starring Kristoffer Joner, Pål Sverre Hagen and Ine Marie Wilmann. The show’s original music is composed by Volker Bertelmann (All Quiet on the Western Front, Lion, Hotel Mumbai, Adrift, The Old Guard). Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last December. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the war drama, which will be available to stream on Netflix.
Premiering on Wednesday, April 5, is the Disney+ original series The Crossover created by Kwame Alexander and starring Derek Luke, Jalyn Hall, Amir O’Neil, Sabrina Revelle, Deja Monique Cruz, Skyla I’Lece and Trevor Bush. KOVAS (On My Block, Freeridge, Boo, Bitch, Fantasy Football) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article for more information about the drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+. Read the rest of this entry »
