Tyler Bates (Guardians of the Galaxy, 300, Watchmen, John Wick, Dawn of the Dead) & Timothy Williams (Brightburn, Finding You, We Summon the Darkness) have teamed up to score the upcoming Netflix animated series Agent Elvis. The show is created by Priscilla Presley & John Eddie and follows Elvis Presley as he trades in his jumpsuit for a jetpack when he joins a secret government spy program to help battle the dark forces that threaten the country. Read the rest of this entry »
Netflix’s ‘Agent Elvis’ to Feature Music by Tyler Bates & Timothy Williams
Posted: January 17, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Agent Elvis, Netflix, Timothy Williams, Tyler Bates
Marlana Sheetz Scoring Nicolas Harvard’s ‘The Locksmith’
Posted: January 17, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Marlana Sheetz, Nicolas Harvard, The Locksmith
Marlana Sheetz (of the indie pop band Milo Greene) has made her film scoring debut on the upcoming thriller The Locksmith. The film is written and directed by Nicolas Harvard and stars Ryan Phillippe, Kate Bosworth, Jeffrey Nordling, Gabriela Quezada, Kaylee Bryant, Charlie Weber and Ving Rhames. The movie centers on an expert locksmith who is released from prison and pulled back into a world of crooked cops and small-town gangsters, despite the future he hoped to build with his ex-fiancé detective and their daughter. Read the rest of this entry »
Geremy Jasper & Jason Binnick to Write Original Songs for Rock Opera ‘O’Dessa’
Posted: January 17, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Geremy Jasper, Jason Binnick, O'Dessa
Deadline is reporting that Geremy Jasper & Jason Binnick are writing original songs for an upcoming rock opera feature, entitled O’Dessa. The movie written and directed by Jasper will star Sadie Sink and is produced by Searchlight Pictures. The film is set in a post-apocalyptic future and revolves around a farm girl on an epic quest to recover a cherished family heirloom whose journey leads her to a strange and dangerous city where she meets her one true love. Read the rest of this entry »
‘National Treasure: Edge of History’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: January 17, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Disney Plus, National Treasure: Edge of History, Paul Linford, score, Soundtrack, Trevor Rabin
Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album for the Disney+ original series National Treasure: Edge of History. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Trevor Rabin (Remember the Titans, Armageddon, Con Air, Gone in 60 Seconds, Bad Boys 2) who previously scored both National Treasure features. Paul Linford (12 Monkeys) contributed additional music. Also included are several songs performed by lead actor Jake Austin Walker. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, January 18. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album. National Treasure: Edge of History is created by Cormac & Marianne Wibberley based on Jon Turteltaub’s movies and also stars Lisette Olivera, Catherine Zeta Jones, Jordan Rodrigues, Antonio Cipriano, Zuri Reed and Lyndon Smith. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Master’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: January 17, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Mariama Diallo, Master, Robert A. A. Lowe, score, Soundtrack
Waxwork Records has released a soundtrack album for the psychological horror thriller Master. The album features the film’s original music composed by Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe (Candyman). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Master is written and directed by Mariama Diallo and stars Regina Hall, Zoe Renee, Talia Ryder, Amber Gray and Talia Balsam. The movie follows three women who strive to find their place at an elite Northeastern university built on the site of a Salem-era gallows hill and – when anonymous racist attacks target a Black freshman – must determine where the real menace lies. Read the rest of this entry »
Nominations for 50th Annie Awards Announced
Posted: January 17, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Annie Awards
The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, has announced the nominations for the 50th Annual Annie Awards this morning. Here are the music-related nominees:
Best Music – Feature
- Turning Red – Ludwig Göransson, Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell
- Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – Alexandre Desplat, Roeban Katz, Guillermo del Toro, Patrick McHale – Netflix Presents A Double Dare You! Film / A Shadowmachine Production in association with The Jim Henson Company
- Mad God – Dan Wool – Tippett Studio
- The Bad Guys – Daniel Pemberton – DreamWorks Animation
- The Sea Beast – Mark Mancina, Nell Benjamin, Laurence O’Keefe – Netflix
‘Bionic Max’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: January 17, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Anthony Burlot, Bionic Max, Maxime Singer, score, Soundtrack
Gaumont Animation has released a soundtrack album for the French animated series Bionic Max. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Maxime Singer & Anthony Burlot. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Bionic Max is created by Thomas Digard & Emmanuel Klotz and follows a malfunctioning bionic guinea pig and his goldfish buddy who escape from their laboratory and have to try to fit in with the local wildlife. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Princess Power’ Theme Song Released
Posted: January 16, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Alana Da Fonseca, JD Rende, Kathryn Raio-Rende, Netflix, Princess Power
Netflix Music has released the theme song from the streamer’s new animated series Princess Power. The track written and produced by Alana Da Fonseca, JD Rende & Kathryn Raio-Rende is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also listen to the full song below. Princess Power is developed by Elise Allen based on the Princesses Wear Pants books by Savannah Guthrie & Allison Oppenheim and follows four princess friends who embrace their differences and become stronger together to help their fellow fruitizens and make their world a better place. Read the rest of this entry »
Sean Callery Scoring Fox’s ‘Accused’
Posted: January 16, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Accused, Fox, Howard Gordon, Sean Callery
Sean Callery (Jessica Jones, La Femme Nikita, Inhumans, The Marksman, Bones) is scoring the new Fox drama Accused. The show is developed by Howard Gordon based on the BBC series created by Jimmy McGovern and stars Michael Chiklis, Abigail Breslin, Margo Martindale, Whitney Cummings, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Rachel Bilson, Wendell Pierce, Jack Davenport, Molly Parker, Betsy Brandt, Rhea Perlman, Keith Carradine, Aisha Dee and Jason Ritter. The anthology series is collection of 15 human stories of crime and punishment, with each episode opening in a courtroom on the defendant. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Real Bling Ring: Hollywood Heist’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: January 16, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Channel 4, Miles Blayden-Ryall, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, The Real Bling Ring: Hollywood Heist
Johnny Yates (Masters of Love, Poison Arrows, The Reverend and Mrs Simpson) has released a soundtrack album for the documentary series The Real Bling Ring: Hollywood Heist. The album features the composer’s original music from the show and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The Real Bling Ring: Hollywood Heist is directed by Miles Blayden-Ryall and tells the real story behind the 2009 Hollywood Hills home-invasions that gripped the nation and inspired Sofia Coppola’s 2013 feature The Bling Ring. Read the rest of this entry »