Christophe Beck (Frozen, Edge of Tomorrow, Free Guy, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Hangover, The Muppets) has confirmed during a recent interview on Film Music Live that he will return to score Marvel Studios’ upcoming Disney+ original series Agatha: Coven of Chaos. The show created by Jac Schaeffer is a spin-off to the studios’ 2021 limited series WandaVision and stars Kathryn Hahn who reprises her role as Agatha Harkness. She is joined by cast members Debra Jo Rupp, Joe Locke, Aubrey Plaza, Maria Dizzia, Ali Ahn, David Payton, David Lengel, Asif Ali, Amos Glick, Emma Caulfield Ford, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Okwui Okpokwasili and Patti LuPone. Read the rest of this entry »
Christophe Beck to Score Marvel Studios’ ‘Agatha: Coven of Chaos’
Posted: March 20, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Agatha: Coven of Chaos, Christophe Beck, Disney Plus, Marvel, WandaVision
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‘The Corridors of Power’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 20, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Freya Arde, score, Showtime, Soundtrack, The Corridors of Power
Freya Arde (The Hidden Life of Trees, My Extraordinary Summer with Tess, Almost Fly, Ever After) has released a soundtrack album for the Showtime original documentary The Corridors of Power. The album features the composer’s original score from the film and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The Corridors of Power is directed by Dror Moreh and examines how American leaders have responded to reports of war crimes, genocide and mass atrocities after the fall of the Soviet Union, when America stood as the only global superpower. Read the rest of this entry »
Lorne Balfe Scoring Dexter Fletcher’s ‘Ghosted’
Posted: March 20, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Apple TV +, Dexter Fletcher, Ghosted, Lorne Balfe
Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Black Widow, His Dark Materials, Top Gun: Maverick, The LEGO Batman Movie, Bad Boys for Life) has composed the original music for the upcoming comedy Ghosted. The film is directed by Dexter Fletcher (Rocketman, Eddie the Eagle) and stars Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Adrian Brody, Tate Donovan, Amy Sedaris, Tim Blake Nelson and Mike Moh. The romantic action adventure follows an alt-of-the-earth man who falls head over heels for an enigmatic woman, when he makes the shocking discovery that she’s a secret agent. Read the rest of this entry »
‘At Midnight’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: March 20, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: At Midnight, Grant Fonda, Jonah Feingold, Paramount+, score, Soundtrack
Viacom International has released a soundtrack album for the Paramount+ original movie At Midnight. The album features the film’s original music composed by Grant Fonda (Dating & New York, Down the Fence, The House That Rob Built, The Perfect Race). Visit Amazon to stream/download the soundtrack and to check out audio samples. At Midnight is directed by Jonah Feingold and stars Monica Barbaro, Diego Boneta, Fernando Carsa, Casey Thomas Brown, Catherine Cohen, Maya Zapata and Whitney Cummings. The romantic comedy centers on the relationship between an ambitious hotel manager and a movie star navigating the politics of Hollywood. 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
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 »
‘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 »
