KOVAS (On My Block, Boo, Bitch, Freeridge, Fantasy Football, After Jackie) is the composer of the new Disney+ original series The Crossover. The show is based on the bestselling novel by Kwame Alexander and stars Derek Luke, Jalyn Hall, Amir O’Neil, Deja Monique Cruz, Sabrina Revelle, Trevor Bush and Skyla I’Lece, as well as Daveed Diggs as the narrator. The drama follows two twin middle school basketball phenoms as they struggle with growing up, growing apart, and finding themselves — on and off the court. Read the rest of this entry »
KOVAS Scoring Disney+’s ‘The Crossover’
Posted: April 1, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Disney Plus, Kovás, The Crossover
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 31, 2023)
Posted: March 31, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Thousand and One, Aleksandar Cupara, Assassin, Carlos Rafael Rivera, Chupa, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Enys Men, Evan Bogart, Gary Gunn, Justin Gray, Lorne Balfe, Mark Jenkin, Mark Tewarson, Spinning Gold, Trinket Box
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the fantasy adventure Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves directed by John Francis Daley & Jonathan Goldstein and starring Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, Sophia Lillis, Hugh Grant, Justice Smith and Chloe Coleman. The film’s original score is composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Top Gun: Maverick, Black Widow, His Dark Materials, Black Adam). Mercury Classics has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today (click here for the full details) and Fiction Records has released Tame Impala’s end credits song Wings of Time earlier this month (click here to listen to the track).
Opening semi-wide in around 900 theaters this week is the drama A Thousand and One written and directed by A.V. Rockwell and starring Teyana Taylor, Will Catlett, Josiah Cross Aven Courtney and Aaron Kingsley Adetola. Gary Gunn (David Makes Man, Master of Light, Maggie Black). has composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Focus Features release. Read the rest of this entry »
Expanded ‘Bride of Chucky’ Score Album Announced
Posted: March 31, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bride of Chucky, Graeme Revell, Ronny Yu, score, Soundtrack
Enjoy the Ride Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1998 slasher comedy Bride of Chucky directed by Ronny Yu and starring Jennifer Tilly, Brad Dourif, John Ritter, Nick Stabile and Katherine Heigl. The album features the complete original score from the fourth installment in the Child’s Play series composed by Graeme Revell (The Crow, Daredevil, Dead Calm, Pitch Black, Tomb Raider, The Chronicles of Riddick, Pineapple Express), including almost 30 minutes of previously unreleased music. The limited edition vinyl is now available to order on the label’s official website. A digital version is expected to be released by Back Lot Music later this year (click here to stream/download). Read the rest of this entry »
Randy Edelman to Score Josh Webber’s ‘Athena Saves Christmas’
Posted: March 31, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Athena Saves Christmas, Josh Webber, Randy Edelman
Randy Edelman (Ghostbusters II, Kindergarten Cop, Dragonheart, The Last of the Mohicans, xXx, Gettysburg, Twins, Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story) is set to score the upcoming family holiday adventure Athena Saves Christmas. The film is directed by Josh Webber (Never Heard, Secrets of Deception) and stars Paxton Kubitz, Kylie Marshall, Santiago Ramirez, Cuba Gooding Jr, Joseph Baena, Richard Portnow, Mars Callahan, Ludovica Frasca, Glenn Plummer and Kaitlyn Raymond. The movie follows a trio of friends and the titular dog who find themselves on the adventure of a lifetime as they take on a mob boss to save Christmas for their town. Read the rest of this entry »
Joe Hisaishi’s ‘A Symphonic Celebration’ Album Announced
Posted: March 31, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hayao Miyazaki, Joe Hisaishi, Soundtrack
Deutsche Grammophon has announced the album A Symphonic Celebration, a series of new symphonic arrangements of original soundtracks from Studio Ghibli classics directed by Hayao Miyazaki (including Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki’s Delivery Service & Castle in the Sky) written by composer Joe Hisaishi. The music was recorded in London by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Hisaishi. The album will be released digitally, on CD, Standard LP, Clear LP, Sky Blue LP & Picture disc on June 30, 2023. Visit Amazon to order the CD version (deluxe edition with extra tracks) and click here to order the vinyl edition. A first track (a new version of Merry-Go-Round of Life from Howl’s Moving Castle) is already available to stream/download now and can be checked out below. Read the rest of this entry »
‘A Thousand and One’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: March 31, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Thousand and One, A.V. Rockwell, Gary Gunn, score, Soundtrack
Back Lot Music has released the official soundtrack album for the drama A Thousand and One. The album features the film’s original music composed by Gary Gunn (David Makes Man, Maggie Black, Master of Light). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. A Thousand and One is written and directed by A.V. Rockwell and stars Teyana Taylor, Will Catlett, Aven Courtney, Josiah Cross and Aaron Kingsley Adetola. The movie revolves around an unapologetic and free-spirited woman who kidnaps her 6-year-old son from the foster care system and tries to reclaim their sense of home, identity, and stability, in a rapidly changing New York City. Read the rest of this entry »
Julieta Venegas’ Original Song ‘Siempre Volaré (En Tus Sueños)’ from Netflix’s ‘Chupa’ Released
Posted: March 31, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Carlos Rafael Rivera, Chupa, Jonas Cuaron, Julieta Venegas, Netflix
Netflix Music has released the original song Siempre Volaré (En Tus Sueños) from the Netflix original film Chupa. The track written by the movie’s composer Carlos Rafael Rivera (The Queen’s Gambit, Godless, Hacks, Just Beyond) & director Jonás Cuarón and performed by Julieta Venegas (who also wrote the lyrics) is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to track after the jump. A full soundtrack album featuring Rivera’s original score from the adventure drama is expected to be released next week. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Sweetwater’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: March 31, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Martin Guigui, Soundtrack, Sweetwater
Candid Records has announced a soundtrack album for the sports drama Sweetwater. The album features the new songs Taking Me Higher by Keb’ Mo’ (already available to stream/download now and embedded below), Right Place Right Time by Larkin Poe, a new version of Someone to Watch Over Me by Dianne Reeves & Terri Lyne Carrington & as well as tracks by Gary Clark Jr., Robert Randolf, Rick Braun, Liyah Bey, Paul Hipp & others. Also included are the classics The Man I Love and Sweet Georgia Brown performed by Emmaline as Jeannie Staples in the movie. The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 14 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Sweetwater is written and directed by Martin Guigui and also stars Everett Osborne, Kevin Pollak, Jeremy Piven, Cary Elwes, Richard Dreyfuss and Robert Ri’chard. Read the rest of this entry »
Le Castle Vania’s ‘Himmel und Hölle’ Club Music Tracks from ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ Released
Posted: March 31, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chad Stahelski, John Wick, John Wick: Chapter 4, Le Castle Vania
Lakeshore Records has released the original club music tracks from the action sequel John Wick: Chapter 4. The EP, entitled Himmel und Hölle (after the fictional Berlin club in the movie), features four tracks by Le Castle Vania (who previously contributed music to the first John Wick installments) and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to all four tracks after the jump. The label has previously released the official soundtrack album featuring Tyler Bates’ & Joel J. Richard’s original score and several songs from the movie last Friday. Read the rest of this entry »
Peyton Elizabeth Lee’s & Milo Manheim’s ‘Love Is a Battlefield’ Cover from Disney Channel’s ‘Prom Pact’ Released
Posted: March 30, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Anya Adams, Disney Channel, Milo Manheim, Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Prom Pact
Walt Disney Records has released the cover version of Pat Benatar’s song Love Is a Battlefield from the new Disney Channel original movie Prom Pact. The track (originally written by Mike Chapman & Holly Knight) is produced by Chen Neeman and performed by lead actors Peyton Elizabeth Lee & Milo Manheim and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the full song below. Prom Pact is directed by Anya Adams and also stars Blake Daper, Monique Green, Chelah Horsdal, Arica Himmel, Jason Sakaki, David S. Jung, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Margaret Cho. Read the rest of this entry »
