Brian Tyler (Avengers: Age of Ultron, Fast & Furious, Crazy Rich Asians, Iron Man 3, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Yellowstone, Thor: The Dark World) will release a soundtrack album for the immersive live show Awakening. The album features the film/TV/game composer’s original music from the Wynn production and will be released on March 24 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Awakening is produced by Baz Halpin, Bernie Yuman & Michael Curry, narrated by Anthony Hopkins and tells the story of a beautiful heroine and her two fellow travelers as they seek to restore beauty and love to the world. Read the rest of this entry »
Brian Tyler’s ‘Awakening’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: March 1, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Awakening, Brian Tyler, Soundtrack
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Soundtrack Album for FX’s ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ Released
Posted: March 1, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: FX, Giosuè Greco, Hulu, score, Soundtrack, Welcome to Wrexham
Constellation Music has released a soundtrack album for the FX documentary series Welcome to Wrexham. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Giosuè Greco (Let the Right One In, Not Going Quietly). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Welcome to Wrexham tracks the dreams and worries of Wrexham, a working-class town in North Wales, UK, as Hollywood stars Rob McElhenney & Ryan Reynolds (who also serve as executive producers) take ownership of the town’s historic yet struggling football club. Read the rest of this entry »
Toby Chu Scoring Anthony Stacchi’s ‘The Monkey King’
Posted: March 1, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anthony Stacchi, Netflix, The Monkey King, Toby Chu
Toby Chu (Bao, Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return, Found, Covert Affairs, Unforgettable, Henchmen, Centaurworld) has recently recorded his score for the upcoming Netflix original animated film The Monkey King. The movie is directed by Anthony Stacchi (The Boxtrolls) and features the voices of Jimmy O. Yang, Bowen Yang, Jo Koy, Jolie Hoang-Rappaport, Stephanie Hsu, Ron Yuan, Hoon Lee, Andrew Pang, Jodi Long, Andrew Kishino, James Sie and BD Wong. The animated comedy follows a monkey and his magical fighting Stick as they team up on an epic quest where they must go head to head against gods, demons, dragons and his own ego. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Sweet Little Things’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 1, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Julien Glabs, Les Petites Victoires, Mélanie Auffret, score, Soundtrack, Sweet Little Things
Julien Glabs (The Test, Les cobayes) has released a soundtrack album for the French comedy Sweet Little Things (Les Petites Victoires). The album features the composer’s original score from the film and will be released digitally this Wednesday, March 1. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. Sweet Little Things is written and directed by Mélanie Auffret and stars Michel Blanc and Julia Piaton. The movie centers on a quick-tempered 60-year-old man in a French village who decides to go to school to finally learn to read and write. Read the rest of this entry »
David Bateman to Score Tom DeNucci’s ‘The Collective’
Posted: February 28, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Bateman, The Collective, Tom DeNucci
David Bateman (Money Plane, My Father Muhammad Ali, A Girl Like Her) has been hired to score the upcoming action thriller The Collective. The film is directed by Tom DeNucci (Vault, Almost Mercy) and stars Lucas Till, Ruby Rose, Tyrese Gibson, Don Johnson, Paul Ben-Victor and Mercedes Varnado. The movie follows a group of righteous assassins called The Collective who take aim at a highly sophisticated human trafficking ring backed by a network of untouchable billionaires. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Wallenberg: A Hero’s Story’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: February 28, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Ernest Gold, Lamont Johnson, NBC, score, Soundtrack, Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
Dragon’s Domain Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1985 NBC movie Wallenberg: A Hero’s Story directed by Lamont Johnson and starring Richard Chamberlain, Alice Krige, Kenneth Colley, Stuart Wilson, Melanie Mayron, Bibi Andersson, David Robb and Mark Rylance. The album features the film’s original score composed and conducted by Academy Award winner Ernest Gold (Exodus, On the Beach, It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Cross of Iron, Judgement at Nuremberg). The CD, which is limited to 500 copies, is now available to order here, where you can also find out more details and listen to audio samples. Read the rest of this entry »
Christophe Beck & Alex Kovacs Scoring Hulu’s ‘Up Here’
Posted: February 28, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Kovacs, Christophe Beck, Hulu
Christophe Beck (Ant-Man, Edge of Tomorrow, Free Guy, The Hangover, Hawkeye) & Alex Kovacs (FEAR, Scattered, Getting Grace) have recently scored the upcoming Hulu original series Up Here. The show is created by Steven Levenson (tick, tick… BOOM!, Dear Evan Hansen), Danielle Sanchez-Witzel, Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Bobby Lopez (The Book of Mormon) and stars Mae Whitman, Carlos Valdes, John Hodgman, Katie Finneran, Sophia Hammons, Andréa Burns and Emilia Suárez. The musical romantic comedy is set in late 90s New York City and tells the story of one ordinary couple as they fall in love – and discover that the single greatest obstacle to finding happiness together might just be themselves. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Let Her Kill You’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: February 28, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Glen Ballard, Jérôme Dassier, Let Her Kill You, Nathaniel Mechaly, score, Seule, Soundtrack
Sony Music France will release a soundtrack album for the French thriller Let Her Kill You (Seule). The album features the film’s original score composed by Nathaniel Méchaly (Taken, The Grandmaster, Colombiana, Shut In, Taxi Brooklyn, Transporter: The Series). Also included is the original song Don’t Look Back written by Méchaly and performed by (and with lyrics by) Academy Award nominee Glen Ballard and Randy Kerber (listen to the track below). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, March 3 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Let Her Kill You is co-written and directed by Jérôme Dassier and stars Asia Argento and Jeanne Balibar. The movie follows a woman whose former life as an intelligence secret agent catches up with her when she discovers that her isolated chalet in the mountains of Switzerland is on surveillance. Read the rest of this entry »
Daniel Lopatin Teams Up with The Weeknd to Score Trey Edward Shults’ Next Feature
Posted: February 28, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Daniel Lopatin, Oneohtrix Point Never, The Weeknd, Trey Edward Shults
Daniel Lopatin (aka Oneohtrix Point Never) (Uncut Gems, Good Time, The Bling Ring) is teaming up with Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye to score the next, currently untitled feature directed by Trey Edward Shults (Waves, It Comes at Night, Krisha). The film is co-written by Shults, Tesfaye & Reza Fahim (The Idol) and stars The Weeknd himself, Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan. No plot details have been announced yet. The Weeknd and Fahim are also producing the project with Kevin Turen (Euphoria, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent) and Harrison Kreiss (X, Pearl). Read the rest of this entry »
Rahul Sipligunj & Kaala Bhairava to Perform ‘Naatu Naatu’ from ‘RRR’ at Oscars
Posted: February 28, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Kaala Bhairava, Rahul Sipligunj, RRR
Executive producers Glenn Weiss, Ricky Kirshner & Molly McNearne announced today that singers Rahul Sipligunj & Kaala Bhairava will perform the Academy Award-nominated song Naatu Naatu from S. S. Rajamouli’s RRR at the 95th Oscar ceremony, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, on Sunday, March 12, 2023. The song, which is written by M.M. Keeravaani with lyrics by Chandrabose, is one of the five nominated songs in the Original Song category. Read the rest of this entry »
