Stephen Rennicks (Room, Normal People, Frank, Good Luck to You, Leo Grande, Conversations with Friends) is scoring the upcoming BBC drama Best Interests. The show is created by Jack Thorne (His Dark Materials, Wonder, Enola Holmes) and stars Sharon Horgan, Michael Sheen, Alison Oliver, Niamh Moriarty, Noma Dumezweni, Des McAleer, Chizzy Akudolu, Mat Fraser, Jack Morris, Gary Beadle, Pippa Haywood, Shane Zaza, Lucian Msamati and Lisa McGrillis. The 4-part series directed by Michael Keillor (Roadkill) follows a married couple whose daughter develops a life-threatening condition and chronicles their fight that will take them through every stage of a legal process. Read the rest of this entry »
Stephen Rennicks Scoring BBC’s ‘Best Interests’
Posted: March 20, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, Best Interests, Jack Thorne, Stephen Rennicks
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‘Wild Isles’ Episode ‘Woodland’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: March 20, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, George Fenton, score, Soundtrack, Wild Isles
Shogun Music has released the second soundtrack album for the BBC natural history series Wild Isles. The album features the original music from the show’s second episode (Woodland) composed by George Fenton (Dangerous Liaisons, Gandhi, The Blue Planet, Anna and the King, Groundhog Day, Hitch). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The label has previously released a soundtrack featuring the composer’s score from the first episode (Our Precious Isles) last week and three more albums are expected to come out over the next couple of weeks. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 19, 2023)
Posted: March 19, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Kovacs, AMC, Christophe Beck, Guillaume Roussel, Hulu, Joe Wong, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Lucky Hank, Marie-Antoinette, Netflix, PBS, Robert Duncan, Robert Lopez, The Night Agent, Up Here
Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the historical drama series Marie Antoinette created by Deborah Davis and starring Emilia Schüle, Louis Cunningham, James Purefoy, Jasmine Blackborow, Jack Archer, Marthe Keller, Gaia Weiss and Crystal Sheperd. The show’s original music is composed by Guillaume Roussel (Black Beauty, 3 Days to Kill, Happy!, The Spy, November). 22D Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last fall when the series premiered in France. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the 8-parter, which is making its domestic debut on PBS.
Also premiering today is the AMC original series Lucky Hank created by Aaron Zelman & Paul Lieberstein and starring Bob Odenkirk, Mireille Enos, Olivia Scott Welch, Diedrich Bader, Sara Amini, Suzanne Cryer and Cedric Yarbrough. Joe Wong (Russian Doll, Master of None, The Midnight Gospel, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before) is composing the show’s original music. The pilot episode is scored by Wong & Dave Porter (Breaking Bad). Check out our previous article for more information about the dramedy, which will air Sundays on AMC and will also be available to stream on AMC+. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Villeneuve Pironi’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 19, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Nainita Desai, score, Sky, Soundtrack, Torquil Jones, Villeneuve Pironi
Sky Music has released a soundtrack album for the Sky original documentary Villeneuve Pironi. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nainita Desai (For Sama, Funny Woman, Crossfire, The Reason I Jump, 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible, The Tower). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Villeneuve Pironi is directed by Torquil Jones and centers on the rivalry between Canadian icon Gilles Villeneuve and French superstar Didier Pironi. Read the rest of this entry »
Hales Corner’s ‘Can’t Fight the Moonlight’ Cover from Paramount+’s ‘Wolf Pack’ Released
Posted: March 18, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Hales Corner, Paramount+, Wolf Pack
MTV Entertainment Studios has released the cover version of LeAnn Rimes’ Can’t Fight the Moonlight from the Paramount+ original series Wolf Pack. The song (originally written by Diane Warren for the 2000 feature Coyote Ugly) performed by BUTTER and performed by Hales Corner is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also listen to the full song after the jump. Wolf Pack is developed by Jeff Davis based on Edo Van Belkom’s book series and stars Sarah Michelle Gellar, Armani Jackson, Tyler Lawrence Gray, Bella Shepard, Chloe Rose Robertson and Rodrigo Santoro. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 17, 2023)
Posted: March 17, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Amanda Jones, Chad Fischer, Christoph Allerstorfer, Christophe Beck, Corey Wallace, Frederik Van de Moortel, Gregoire Hetzel, Inside, Mario Grigorov, Moving On, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, Supercell, The Forger, The Ghost Within, The Innocent, Wildflower
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the superhero movie Shazam! Fury of the Gods directed by David F. Sandberg and starring Zachary Levi, Jack Dylan Grazer, Asher Angel, Rachel Zegler, Lucy Liu, Helen Mirren, Adam Brody, Meagan Good, Ross Butler, D.J. Cotrona and Djimon Hounsou. The film’s original music is composed by Christophe Beck (Ant-Man series, Frozen, WandaVision, Free Guy, Edge of Tomorrow, The Hangover). . WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last Friday. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Opening semi-wide in around 800 theaters is the comedy drama Moving On written and directed by Paul Weitz and starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Malcolm McDowell and Richard Roundtree. Amanda Jones (Naomi, Super/Natural, Twenties, Good Trouble, Adventure Time: Distant Lands, Somebody Somewhere) has composed the film’s original score. No word on a soundtrack release. The movie, which follows two estranged friends who reunite to seek revenge on the petulant widower of their recently deceased best friend, premiered at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival and is being released by Roadside Attractions. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Finding Michael’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: March 17, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Disney Plus, Finding Michael, Hulu, Nick Harvey, score, Soundtrack, Tom Beard
Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album for the Disney+ original documentary Finding Michael. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nick Harvey (Hunted, The Heist). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Finding Michael is directed by Tom Beard and follows British TV personality Spencer Matthews as he heads to Everest to try and find his brother Michael who disappeared 23 years ago. Bear Grylls and Nimsdai Purja serve as executive producers on the movie. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack EP for Amazon’s ‘Swarm’ Released
Posted: March 17, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Donald Glover, Michael Uzowuru, Soundtrack, Swarm
RCA Records has released a soundtrack EP for the new Amazon original series Swarm. The 6-track EP features the songs from the show produced by series co-creator Donald Glover (aka Childish Gambino) & score composer Michael Uzowuru and performed by the fictional pop star Ni’Jah (voiced by KIRBY). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to all six tracks below. Swarm is created by Janine Nabers & Glover and stars Dominique Fishback, Chloë Bailey and Damson Idris. The 7-part horror thriller is set between 2016-2018 and follows an obsessed fan of the world’s biggest pop star who sets off on an unexpected cross-country journey. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Assassin’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: March 17, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Assassin, Jesse Atlas, Mark Tewarson, score, Soundtrack
Atlantic Screen Music will release a soundtrack album for the sci-fi action thriller Assassin. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mark Tewarson (Momentum Generation). The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 31 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A first track (Alexa’s Theme) is already available to stream/download now and can be checked out after the jump. Assassin is co-written and directed by Jesse Atlas and stars Bruce Willis, Nomzamo Mbatha, Dominic Purcell, Andy Allo and Mustafa Shakir. The movie follows the the leader of an elite C.I.A. group and his team who – after an experimental human drone tech falls into enemy hands – have to draft a black-ops soldier into service to retrieve the weapons system. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for BritBox’s & ITV’s ‘Redemption’ Released
Posted: March 17, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BritBox, ITV, Laura Rossi, Redemption, score, Soundtrack
Virtuosa Records has released a soundtrack album for the BritBox & ITV original series Redemption. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed, orchestrated & conducted by Laura Rossi (Song for Marion, Unfinished Song, Hurricane, The Cottage) and performed by the Chamber Orchestra of London. Also included is the song Over performed by Marcella. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Redemption is created by Sean Cook and stars Paula Malcomson, Abby Fitz, Evan O’Connor, Sean Duggan, Siobhan McSweeney, Sean Hughes, Moe Dunford, Thaddea Graham, Keith McErlean and Scott Graham. The drama directed by John Hayes follows a dedicated detective who is an unflappable force of nature – until she takes an unexpected call when the body of a young woman is discovered. Read the rest of this entry »
