The team behind the sound mixing of Joseph Kosinski’s Top Gun: Maverick has won the award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing in the Motion Pictures – Live Action category at tonight’s 59th annual Cinema Audio Society Awards ceremony at the InterContinental in Downtown Los Angeles. Scoring mixers Al Clay & Stephen Lipson, along with production mixer Mark Weingarten, re-recording mixers Chris Burdon & Mark Taylor and foley mixer Blake Collins received the award for the film scored by Harold Faltermeyer, Hans Zimmer, Lady Gaga & Lorne Balfe. In the Motion Pictures – Animated category, scoring mixer Peter Cobbin & Kirsty Whalley were honored as part of the sound mixing team of Netflix’s Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (scored by Alexandre Desplat). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Top Gun: Maverick’ & ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’ Win Cinema Audio Society Awards
Posted: March 4, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Al Clay, CAS Awards, Cinema Audio Society, Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, Kirsty Whalley, Peter Cobbin, Stephen Lipson, Top Gun: Maverick
Songs from ‘Daisy Jones & The Six’ Episodes 1, 2 & 3 Released
Posted: March 4, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Daisy Jones & the Six, Soundtrack
Atlantic Records has released the songs from the first three episodes of the Amazon limited series Daisy Jones & The Six. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services are the soundtracks for Episode 1 – Come and Get It, Episode 2 – I’ll Take You There and Episode 3 – Somebody Saved My Life Tonight featuring the songs from the titular band (which have also been released as part of the Aurora album), The Dunne Brothers (the original “The Six”) and other characters from the show. Seven more albums featuring the songs from Episodes 4-10 are expected to come out over the next couple of weeks. Daisy Jones & The Six is developed by Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber based on the novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid and stars Riley Keough, Sam Claflin, Camila Morrone, Will Harrison, Suki Waterhouse, Josh Whitehouse. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 3, 2023)
Posted: March 3, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Little White Lie, Alex Wurman, Blueback, Children of the Corn, Chris Benstead, Creed III, Jacob Shea, Joseph Shirley, Nigel Westlake, Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre, Tim Count
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the boxing drama Creed III directed by Michael B. Jordan and starring Jordan, Jonathan Majors, Tessa Thompson, Florian Munteanu, Wood Harris,Phylicia Rashad and Mila Davis-Kent. The film’s original music is composed by Joseph Shirley (The Book of Boba Fett, The Mandalorian, Bad Trip,The Mysterious Benedict Society). Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today (click here for the full album details). A separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie has been released by Dreamville/Interscope Records (click here for more details).
Also opening nationwide is the action comedy Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Jason Statham, Aubrey Plaza, Josh Hartnett, Bugzy Malone, Cary Elwes and Hugh Grant. Chris Benstead (The Gentlemen, Wrath of Man) has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which was originally scheduled to be released in early 2022 by STX Entertainment and is now being distributed by Lionsgate. Read the rest of this entry »
‘They Will Know We Are Christians By Our Love’ from ‘Jesus Revolution’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 3, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brent McCorkle, Jesus Revolution, Michael W. Smith
Rocketown Records & The Fuel Music have released the Christian hymn They Will Know We Are Christians By Our Love from the faith-based drama Jesus Revolution. The track produced by the film’s co-director and composer Brent McCorkle and performed by Michael W. Smith is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also check out the official lyric video after the jump. Lionsgate Records has previously released a full soundtrack album featuring McCorkle’s song last week. Jesus Revolution is directed by Jon Erwin & McCorkle and stars Joel Courtney, Anna Grace Barlow, Kelsey Grammer, Jonathan Roumie and Kimberly Williams-Paisley. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Split at the Root’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 3, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Lili Haydn, Linda Goldstein Knowlton, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, Split at the Root
Node Records has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Split at the Root. The album features the film’s original music composed by Lili Haydn (Ginny & Georgia, DriverX, Strip Down, Rise Up, The House That Jack Built, Broken Kingdom). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Split at the Root is directed by Linda Goldstein Knowlton, executive produced by Rosario Dawson and follows the emotional journey of mothers separated from their children at the U.S. border and the grassroots initiative that, against all odds, reunites those families. Read the rest of this entry »
Erick Schroder to Score Cecil Chambers’ ‘Fallout’
Posted: March 3, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cecil Chambers, Erick Schroder, Fallout
Erick Schroder (The Ultimate Playlist of Noise, Under the Stadium Lights, Angry Neighbors, No Man’s Land, American Christmas) has signed on to score the upcoming survival thriller Fallout. The film is directed by Cecil Chambers (AWOL-72) and stars Katie Cassidy, Devon Sawa, Chris Backus, Kate Bosworth and Tyrese Gibson. The movie charts the fallout when a nuclear threat forces six people into a malfunctioning underground bunker, where they have to fight to stay alive. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Hulu’s ‘Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence’ Released
Posted: March 3, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Hulu, Martin Crane, score, Soundtrack, Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence, Zach Heinzerling
Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album for the Hulu documentary series Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Martin Crane (The Escape of Prisoner 614, Picture a Scientist, Black Gold). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Stolen Youth is directed by Zach Heinzerling and tells the story from the cult’s origins in 2010 on the Sarah Lawrence campus until its recent demise, when the last members find their own paths to survival. Read the rest of this entry »
Joy Ngiaw Scoring Netflix’s ‘Glamourous’
Posted: March 3, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Glamorous, Joy Ngiaw, Netflix
Joy Ngiaw (Blush, Rescued by Ruby) has recently been scoring the upcoming Netflix original series Glamourous. The show is created by Jordon Nardino (Star Trek: Discovery, Quantico) and stars Miss Benny, Kim Cattrall, Zane Phillips, Jade Payton, Michael Hsu, Ayesha Harris and Graham Parkhurst. The drama tells the story of a young gender non-conforming queer man whose life seems to be stuck in place until he lands a job working for legendary makeup mogul. Read the rest of this entry »
Demi Lovato’s Original Song ‘Still Alive’ from ‘Scream VI’ Released
Posted: March 3, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Demi Lovato, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Scream, Scream VI, Tyler Gillett
Island Records has released the original song Still Alive from the slasher sequel Scream VI. The track co-written (with Mike Shinoda & Laura Veltz) and performed by Demi Lovato is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Check out the official music video after the jump. Scream VI is directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett and stars Melissa Barrera, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Courteney Cox, Jenna Ortega, Hayden Panettiere, Jack Champion, Mason Gooding, Henry Czerny, Liana Liberato, Dermot Mulroney, Devyn Nekoda, Tony Revolori, Josh Segarra and Samara Weaving. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Shadow and Bone’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: March 3, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Joseph Trapanese, Netflix, score, Shadow and Bone, Soundtrack
Netflix Music has announced the details of the second soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Shadow and Bone. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, The Witcher, The Greatest Showman, Lady and the Tramp, Straight Outta Compton, The Raid: Redemption). The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, March 10 and will be available to stream/download here. A first track (Come Sail Away) is already available to stream/download now. The label has previously released a first album featuring Trapanese’s score from Season 1 back in 2021. Shadow and Bone is developed by Eric Heisserer based on Leigh Bardugo’s novels and stars Jessie Mei Li, Freddy Carter, Archie Renaux, Ben Barnes, Amita Suman, Zoë Wanamaker, Kit Young, Calahan Skogman, Danielle Galligan, Daisy Head, Patrick Gibson, Lewis Tan Jack Wolfe and Anna Leong Brophy. Read the rest of this entry »
