Composer Alex Heffes (The Last King of Scotland, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, Queen of Katwe, The Regime, Touching the Void, State of Play, The Rite) is reteaming with director Peter Webber (Girl with a Pearl Earring, Hannibal Rising) on the upcoming sci-fi horror thriller Dragn. The film starring James Paxton, Carlos Bardem, Lilly Krug & Alice Pagani follows a group of co-workers on a routine corporate team-building trip who unwittingly become the prey of a rogue AI-driven drone. Read the rest of this entry »
Alex Heffes to Score Peter Webber’s ‘Dragn’
Posted: October 4, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Heffes, Dragn, Peter Webber
‘Tulsa King’ Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: October 4, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Garrett Hedlund, Paramount+, Soundtrack, Tulsa King
Lakeshore Records has released a new soundtrack EP for the Paramount+ original series Tulsa King. The 6-track EP features six covers from the show’s first two seasons performed by Garrett Hedlund (who stars in the show as Mitch Keller). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and also listen to all six tracks below. MTV Entertainment Studios has previously released composers Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans’ opening titles theme from the drama back in 2022. Tulsa King is created by Taylor Sheridan and also stars Sylvester Stallone, Martin Starr, Jay Will, Vincent Piazza, Max Casella, Annabella Sciorra, Tatiana Zappardino, Neal McDonough, Domenick Lombardozzi, Frank Grillo, Andrea Savage and Dana Delany. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Fall’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: October 4, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chase Kuker, Chromosomes, Ryan D. Wood, score, Soundtrack, The Fall
Chromosomes Records has released a soundtrack album for the romantic drama The Fall. The album features the film’s original songs and score composed by Chase Kuker & Ryan D. Wood (as Chromosomes). The soundtrack will be released digitally this coming Monday, October 7 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Fall is written and directed by Shaun Hart and stars Jocelyn Hudon, Thomas Cocquerel, Jeremy Sumpter, Cassie Scerbo, Gustavo Gomez, Robin Gammell and Annie Abbott. The movie follows a 30-year-old woman living with her grandparents in the small town of El Castillo, California, who gets a chance at love when she meets a handsome Australian, but their budding relationship is complicated by the return of her ex-boyfriend and his fiancé who move to town and trigger memories and longings from the past. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Happyend’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: October 4, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Happyend, Lia Ouyang Rusli, Neo Sora, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the Japanese/American drama Happyend. The album features the film’s original music composed by Lia Ouyang Rusli (Problemista, Fantasmas, Test Pattern, Bruiser). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s main theme after the jump. Happyend is written and directed by Neo Sora and stars Hayato Kurihara, Yukito Hidaka, Yuta Hayashi, ARAZI, Shina Peng, Kilala Inori, PUSHIM, Makiko Watanabe and Ayumu Nakajima. The movie follows two high school friends in Tokyo who must reevaluate their friendship after pulling a consequential prank and – coupled with the daily threat of a catastrophic earthquake – are forced to reckon with their opposing visions of the future. Read the rest of this entry »
Fabio Massimo Capogrosso to Score Damiano Michieletto’s ‘Primavera’
Posted: October 4, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Damiano Michieletto, Fabio Massimo Capogrosso, Primavera
Fabio Massimo Capogrosso (Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara, Exterior Night) is attached to score the upcoming Italian period drama Primavera. The film marks the feature directorial debut of opera director Damiano Michieletto and stars Tecla Insolia and Michele Riondino. The movie loosely based on Tiziano Scarpa’s novel Stabat Mater is set in 18th Century Venice and follows a 20-year-old violin virtuoso whose life takes a turn after she meets Antonio Vivaldi, a brilliant and ambitious composer who becomes her new violin teacher. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Gladiator II’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: October 3, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gladiator, Gladiator 2, Gladiator II, Harry Gregson-Williams, Ridley Scott, score, Soundtrack
Decca Records will release the official soundtrack album for Ridley Scott’s historical action epic Gladiator II. The album features the film’s original music composed by Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, Shrek, Kingdom of Heaven, The Martian, Spy Game, The Last Duel, The Gilded Age). The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically (on CD and vinyl) on November 15, 2024. Click here to stream/download the album and visit Amazon to order the CD and vinyl edition. A first track (Strength and Honor) is already available to stream/download now and can be checked out after the jump.Gladiator II is directed by Scott, written by David Scarpa and stars Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn, Lior Raz, Fred Hechinger, Derek Jacobi, Connie Nielson and Denzel Washington. The sequel to the Academy Award-winning 2000 movie (scored by Hans Zimmer) follows Lucius who – years after witnessing the death of Maximus at the hands of his uncle – is forced to enter the Colosseum after his home is conquered by the tyrannical Emperors who now lead Rome with an iron fist. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Hamster & Gretel’ Season 2 Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: October 3, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Dan Povenmire, Danny Jacob, Disney Channel, Hamster & Gretel, Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records has released a new soundtrack EP for the Disney Channel animated series Hamster & Gretel. The 4-track EP features four original songs from the show’s second season written by Dan Povenmire and produced by series composer Danny Jacob. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to all four tracks below. The label has previously released an EP featuring the songs from Season 1 back in 2022. Hamster & Gretel is created and executive produced by Dan Povenmire and stars Meli Povenmire, Michael Cimino, Joey King, Beck Bennett, Matt Jones and Carolina Ravassa. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Piece by Piece’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: October 3, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Morgan Neville, Pharrell Williams, Piece by Piece, Soundtrack
The track list of the soundtrack album for the animated documentary Piece by Piece has been revealed. The album features the original songs from the film written and performed by the project’s subject Pharrelll Williams, including the original title track (feat. Princess Anne High School Fabulous Marching Cavaliers), which is already available now as a digital single, It’s Happening & L’EGO Odyssey (both co-written with Shelly Berg), Virginia Boy and the closing credit song For Real. Also included are some of the artist’s greatest hits such as Happy from Despicable Me 2, Daft Punk’s Get Lucky, Justin Timberlake’s Señorita, No Doubt’s Hella Good, Jay-Z’s I Just Wanna Love U & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, October 11 by Columbia Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Also click here to check out the project’s music team credits. Read the rest of this entry »
Anna Drubich Scoring Hannah Macpherson’s Netflix Film ‘Time Cut’
Posted: October 3, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anna Drubich, Hannah Macpherson, Netflix, Time Cut
Anna Drubich (Barbarian, Fear Street Part 3: 1666, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Werewolves Within, Sting) has composed the original score for the upcoming Netflix original film Time Cut. The movie is directed by Hannah Macpherson (Sickhouse) and stars Madison Bailey, Antonia Gentry, Michael Shanks, Griffin Gluck, Rachael Crawford, Megan Best, Jordan Pettle, Samuel Braun, Kataem O’Connor and Sydney Sabiston. The sci-fi slasher film follows a teenage girl who travels back to the early 2000s to stop a vicious killer from murdering her sister. Read the rest of this entry »