Alexandre Azaria (Transporter 2 & 3, Lucky Luke and the Daltons, Lockout, Fanfan) has composed the original music for the upcoming action thriller Assassin Club. The film is directed by Camille Delamarre (Brick Mansions) and stars Henry Golding, Noomi Rapace, Sam Neill, Jimmy-Jean Louis and Daniela Melchior. The movie follows one of the world’s best contract killers who is hired to kill six people around the world, but soon discovers all the targets are also assassins unknowingly hired to kill each other. Read the rest of this entry »
Alexandre Azaria Scoring Camille Delamarre’s ‘Assassin Club’
Posted: January 16, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Azaria, Assassin Club, Camille Delamarre
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‘Argonuts’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: January 16, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Argonuts, David Alaux, Epic Tails, Olivier Cussac, Pattie et la colère de Poséidon, score, Soundtrack
Music Box Records has announced a soundtrack album for the animated feature Argonuts (Pattie et la colère de Poséidon). The album features the film’s original music composed and orchestrated by Olivier Cussac (Terra Willy, The Jungle Bunch, Pil) and performed by the Orchestre National d’Île-de-France conducted by Dirk Brossé. The CD version is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. A digital version will be released this Friday, January 20 (click here to stream/download). Argonuts is directed by David Alaux and tells the story of a young super smart and adventurous mouse who sets off to fight the most dangerous and bizarre creatures in Ancient Greece, including Poseidon himself. Read the rest of this entry »
Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch Scoring ITV’s ‘Maternal’
Posted: January 16, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch, ITV, Maternal
Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch (Living, Censor, The Forgotten Battle) is the composer of the new ITV medical drama Maternal. The show is written by Jacqui Honess-Martin and stars Parminder Nagra, Lara Pulver and Lisa McGrillis. The 6-part series directed by James Griffiths (A Million Little Things) revolves around three female doctors returning to post-pandemic frontline medicine after maternity leave and having to heroically balance the intense demands of the NHS and motherhood. Read the rest of this entry »
Disney+ Announces ‘Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever’ Docuseries
Posted: January 15, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Black Panther, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Disney Plus, Ludwig Göransson, Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever
Disney+ has announced Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever, a new documentary series focusing on the music from Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. The show centers on the songs and score from the movie and features interview with director Ryan Coogler, composer Ludwig Göransson, among others. Check out the series’ trailer after the jump. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever has been Oscar-shortlisted in both the “original score” and “original song” categories for Göransson’s score and the original song Lift Me Up co-written (with Tems, Göransson & Coogler) and performed by Rihanna. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 15, 2023)
Posted: January 15, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Benjamin Larroquette, BritBox, David Buckley, David Fleming, Gustavo Santaolalla, Hallmark Channel, HBO, Keith Power, NBC, Night Court, Rolfe Kent, Showtime, Stonehouse, The Last of Us, The Way Home, Your Honor
Premiering tonight is the HBO original series The Last of Us developed by Craig Mazin & Neil Druckmann based on the video game franchise and starring Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Gabriel Luna, Murray Bartlett, Anna Torv, Nick Offerman, Nico Parker, Storm Reid, Merle Dandridge and Melanie Lynskey. The show’s original music is composed by Gustavo Santaolalla (Brokeback Mountain, Babel, The Motorcycle Diaries, The Book of Life, Narcos: Mexico) & David Fleming (Hillbilly Elegy, The Unforgivable, Blue Planet II). Click here to learn more about the drama, which will air Sundays on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.
Also premiering today is the second season of the Showtime original series Your Honor developed by Peter Moffat based on the Israeli series Kvodo and starring Bryan Cranston, Hope Davis, Hunter Doohan, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Sofia Black D’Elia, Michael Stuhlbarg, Benjamin Flores Jr. and Carmen Ejogo. David Buckley (The Sandman, Nobody, The Good Wife, The Forbidden Kingdom, Papillon, The Stranger) has composed the original music for the new season, taking over from Volker Bertelmann who scored Season 1. Check out our previous news article for more information about the drama. Read the rest of this entry »
‘My Sailor, My Love’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: January 14, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Klaus Härö, Michelino Bisceglia, My Sailor My Love, score, Soundtrack
Prova Records has released a soundtrack album for the Finnish/Irish drama My Sailor, My Love. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Michelino Bisceglia (Charlotte, Thieves of the Wood, Hannah, Blue Silence). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. My Sailor, My Love is directed by Klaus Härö and stars James Cosmo, Bríd Brennan and Catherine Walker. The movie follows a retired sea captain and his daughter who must reassess their strained relationship after he begins a new romance with a widowed housekeeper. Read the rest of this entry »
First Song from ‘Godfather of Harlem’ Season 3 Soundtrack Released
Posted: January 14, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Epix, Godfather of Harlem, Jadakiss, MGM+, Swiss Beatz
Epic Records has released the first song from the soundtrack for the third season of the MGM+ original series Godfather of Harlem. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music platforms is Hustle, Repeat co-written (with Avery Chambliss aka “Avenue Beatz”) and performed by Swiss Beatz (who serves as the show’s executive music producer) and Jadakiss. Also listen to the track after the jump. A full soundtrack album featuring more music from the new season is expected to be released later this year. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 13, 2023)
Posted: January 13, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Anne Kathrin Dern, Christopher Young, House Party, Kitchen Brigade, La brigade, Laurent Perez Del Mar, Marco Beltrami, Marcus Trumpp, Oak Felder, Plane, The Devil Conspiracy, The Offering
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the action thriller Plane directed by Jean-François Richet and starring Gerard Butler, Mike Colter, Daniella Pineda, Yoson An, Paul Ben-Victor, Remi Adeleke, Joey Slotnick and Tony Goldwyn. The film’s original music is composed by Marco Beltrami (3:10 to Yuma, A Quiet Place, Scream, Logan, Ford v. Ferrari) & Marcus Trumpp (The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death, Love and Monsters). A soundtrack album featuring the composers’ is in the works and will be announced soon. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the Lionsgate release.
Also opening wide is the comedy House Party directed by Calmatic and starring Tosin Cole, Jacob Latimore, Karen Obilom, DC Young Fly and Scott Mescudi. Oak Felder has composed the film’s original score. WaterTower Music & Def Jam Recordings have released a soundtrack album featuring a selection of songs from the movie by artists such as 2 Chainz, Zhané, AUGUST 08, YG feat. Nipsey Hussle, Montell Jordan, Azanti, Buddy, Kent Jamz, Soul II Soul & others. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the New Line Cinema production, which is being released by Warner Bros. Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
Robert Ouyang Rusli Scoring Julio Torres’ ‘Problemista’
Posted: January 13, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Julio Torres, Problemista, Robert Ouyang Rusli
Robert Ouyang Rusli (Test Pattern, Bruiser) has recently been scoring the upcoming comedy Problemista. The film is written and directed by Julio Torres (Les Espookys) and stars himself, alongside Tilda Swinton, RZA and Isabella Rossellini. The movie revolves around an aspiring toy designer from El Salvador struggling to bring his unusual ideas to life in New York City whose only hope to stay in the country and realize his dream is to take a job assisting an erratic art-world outcast. Read the rest of this entry »
‘My Dad the Bounty Hunter’ Theme Song Released
Posted: January 13, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: EL3VATORS, Jordan Mosley, Joshua Mosley, My Dad the Bounty Hunter, Netflix, Redman
Netflix Music has released the theme song from the Netflix animated series My Dad the Bounty Hunter. The track written by the show’s composer Joshua Mosley (Bernie the Dolphin, Mass Effect: Paragon Lost), with lyrics by Jordan Mosley, produced by EL3VATORS and feat. Redman is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. My Dad the Bounty Hunter is created by Everett Downing & Patrick Harbin and stars Laz Alonso, Yvonne Orji, JeCobi Swain, Priah Ferguson, Rob Riggle, Yvette Nicole Brown, Leslie Uggams, Jim Rash and Jamie Chung. Read the rest of this entry »
