Composer Hanan Townshend (Knight of Cups, To the Wonder, Semper Fi, Outcry, The Book of Vision) is reuniting with director Julio Quintana on the upcoming sports drama The Long Game. The film starring Jay Hernandez, Dennis Quaid, Cheech Marin, Jaina Lee Ortiz, Julian Works, Oscar Nuñez, Brett Cullen, Richard Robichaux and Paulina Chávez is set in 1950s Texas and follows five young Mexican-American caddies at a local, exclusive golf club where the discriminatory laws of the era forbade them from playing, as they create their own homemade course in the Texas desert. Read the rest of this entry »
Hanan Townshend Scoring Julio Quintana’s ‘The Long Game’
Posted: March 11, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Hanan Townshend, Julio Quintana, The Long Game
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 10, 2023)
Posted: March 10, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 65, Brian Tyler, Champions, Chris Bacon, Christian Henson, Joseba Beristain, Mark Mothersbaugh, Martin Stock, Michael Franti, Scream VI, Sven Faulconer, The Magic Flute, The Magician's Elephant, Unicorn Davis, Unwelcome
Opening in theater nationwide this weekend is the horror sequel Scream VI directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett and starring Melissa Barrera, Courteney Cox, Jenna Ortega, Hayden Panettiere, Mason Gooding, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Dermot Mulroney and Samara Weaving. The film’s original music is composed by Brian Tyler (Iron Man 3, Fast & Furious, Avengers: Age of Ultron) & Sven Faulconer (Blood Father, The Last Ice, The Elephant Whisperers). Paramount Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Paramount Pictures release.
Also opening wide is the sci-fi thriller 65 written and directed by Scott Beck & Bryan Woods and starring Adam Driver, Chloe Coleman and Ariana Greenblatt. Chris Bacon (Source Code, Wednesday, Gnomeo & Juliet, Men in Black: International, Bates Motel) has composed the film’s original music. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score (including several tracks co-written by Danny Elfman) today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Sony Pictures release. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Glory’ Part 2 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: March 10, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Jung Se Rin, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, The Glory
Genie Music has released a new soundtrack album for the South Korean Netflix original series The Glory. The album features selections of the original music from show composed by Jung Se Rin (A Frozen Flower, Barefoot Dream, Trolley), Joo In Ro, Kim Taejin, Kim Jun Seok, Kang Min Goo & others. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. The label has previously released a soundtrack EP featuring five songs from the first part of the show. The Glory is created by Kim Eun-sook & An Gil-ho and stars Song Hye-kyo, Lee Do-hyun, Yeom Hye-ran, Lim Ji-yeon and Park Sung-hoon. Read the rest of this entry »
Tame Impala’s Original Song ‘Wings of Time’ from ‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ Released
Posted: March 10, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein, Tame Impala
Fiction Records has released the original song Wings of Time from the fantasy action adventure Dungeons & Dragons. The track performed by Tame Impala (and co-written by the band’s frontman Kevin Parker and Nicholas Allbrook) is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the full song below and check back on this page for updates on the release of more music from the movie. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is co-written and directed by Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley and stars Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, Sophia Lillis, Justice Smith, Daisy Head, Hugh Grant and Chloe Coleman. Read the rest of this entry »
Leo Birenberg & Charli XCX Scoring Emma Seligman’s ‘Bottoms’
Posted: March 10, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bottoms, Charli XCX, Emma Seligman, Leo Birenberg
Leo Birenberg (Cobra Kai, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, Son of Zorn, PEN15) and singer/songwriter Charli XCX have composed the original score for the upcoming comedy Bottoms. The film is directed by Emma Seligman (Shiva Baby) and stars Rachel Sennott, Ayo Edebiri, Havana Rose Liu, Ruby Cruz, Kaia Gerber, Nicholas Galitzine, Marshawn Lynch, Miles Fowler, Dagmara Dominiczyk and Punkie Johnson. The movie follows two unpopular girls in their senior year who start a fight club to try to impress and hook up with cheerleaders. Read the rest of this entry »
Nicky Youre’s & Diane Warren’s Original Song ‘Found’ from ‘The Magician’s Elephant’ Released
Posted: March 10, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Diane Warren, Mark Mothersbaugh, Netflix, The Magician's Elephant, Wendy Rogers
Columbia Records has released the original song Found from the Netflix animated film The Magician’s Elephant. The track is written by Honorary Academy Award-winning songwriter Diane Warren and performed by Nicky Youre and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Check out the official lyric music video after the jump. A full soundtrack album featuring Mark Mothersbaugh’s original score from the movie has also been released today. The Magician’s Elephant is directed by Wendy Rogers and stars Noah Jupe, Mandy Patinkin, Natasia Demetriou, Brian Tyree Henry, Pixie Davies, Benedict Wong, Kirby Howell-Baptiste Miranda Richardson and Dawn French. Read the rest of this entry »
‘A Place in the Sun’ Digital Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: March 10, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Place in the Sun, Franz Waxman, George Stevens, score, Soundtrack
Paramount Music has released a digital version of the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1951 drama A Place in the Sun directed by George Stevens and starring Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor and Shelley Winters. The album features the original music from the Paramount Pictures production composed and conducted by Franz Waxman (Sunset Boulevard, Rebecca, Rear Window, Bride of Frankenstein, Peyton Place) who received his second Academy Award for his work on the movie. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Read the rest of this entry »
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis Scoring Hulu’s ‘UnPrisoned’
Posted: March 10, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Hulu, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Onyx Collective, UnPrisoned
Grammy Award-winning songwriters/music producers Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis have made their television scoring debut on Onyx Collective’s new Hulu original series UnPrisoned. They also serve as the executive music producers on the show created by Tracy McMillan and starring Kerry Washington, Delroy Lindo, Faly Rakotohavana, Marque Richardson and Jordyn McIntosh. The comedy is based on McMillan’s life and centers on a messy but perfectionist relationship therapist and single mom whose life is turned right-side-up when her dad gets out of prison and moves in with her and her teenage son. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Rana Naidu’ Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: March 10, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Netflix, Puneet Sharma, Rana Naidu, Sangeet Haldipur, Siddharth Haldipur, Soundtrack
Netflix Music has released the first soundtrack EP for the Indian Netflix original series Rana Naidu. The 6-track EP features six songs from the show written by Sangeet Haldipur & Siddharth Haldipur, with lyrics by Puneet Sharma. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here. Also listen to all six tracks below. Rana Naidu is created by Karan Anshuman based on Showtime’s Ray Donovan and stars Venkatesh Daggubati, Rana Daggubati, Surveen Chawla, Abhishek Banerjee, Gaurav Chopra, Sushant Singh, Ashish Vidyarthi and Suchitra Pillai. The drama tells the story of a son who can fix everything but his relationship with his father. Read the rest of this entry »
’65’ Music Team Credits Revealed
Posted: March 9, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 65, Bryan Woods, Chris Bacon, Michael Giacchino, Scott Beck
The full music team credits for the new sci-fi thriller 65 have revealed the involvement of composer Michael Giacchino (Up, Lost, The Batman, The Incredibles, Spider-Man: Far from Home) in the film’s production. He is credited as the “score consultant” on the movie directed by Scott Beck & Bryan Woods and starring Adam Driver, Ariana Greenblatt and Chloe Coleman. Chris Bacon (Source Code, Wednesday, Bates Motel, Men in Black International) has reportedly recorded a new score for the film earlier this year. Check out the full music team credits after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
