Gaga Corporation announced today that Ryuichi Sakamoto (The Last Emperor, The Revenant, Little Buddha, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, Snake Eyes) is set to score the upcoming Japanese drama Monster (Kaibutsu). The film is directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda (Shoplifters, The Truth, Broker) and stars Sakura Ando, Nagayama Eita, Mitsuki Takahata, Akihiro Kakuta, Yuko Tanaka, Shido Nakamura, Soya Kurokawa and Hinata Hiiragi. No story details have been announced yet. Read the rest of this entry »
Ryuichi Sakamoto to Score Hirokazu Kore-eda’s ‘Monster’
Posted: January 5, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Hirokazu Kore-eda, Monster, Ryuichi Sakamoto
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‘America’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: January 5, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: America, Dominique Charpentier, Ofir Raul Graizer, score, Soundtrack
Modern Piano Recordings has released a soundtrack album for the Israeli romantic drama America. The album features the film’s original music composed by Dominique Charpentier (The Cakemaker, On Our Own Island). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. America is written and directed by Ofir Raul Graizer and stars Michael Moshonov, Oshrat Ingedashet, Evelyn Shafir, Ofri Biterman, Ruba Blal-Asfour, Moni Moshonov and Irit Sheleg. The movie revolves around a swimming coach who returns to his homeland, Israel, after a 10 year absence, and encounters a childhood friend and his future-wife that set a series of events in motion that will change everyone’s lives. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Giacchino to Direct and Score ‘Them!’ Reboot
Posted: January 4, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Michael Giacchino, Them
Deadline is reporting that Michael Giacchino (Up, Lost, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Jurassic World, Doctor Strange, Ratatouille, The Batman, The Incredibles) will make his feature directorial debut on a reboot of the 1954 monster movie Them! for Warner Bros. Pictures. He is also planning to score the remake of the Gordon Douglas-directed and Bronislau Kaper-scored film, which centers on the discovery of a huge nest of irradiated ants are in the New Mexico desert that becomes a national threat when two young queen ants and their consorts escape to set-up new nests. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Peacock’s ‘A Friend of the Family’ to Be Released
Posted: January 4, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: A Friend of the Family, Ariel Marx, Nick Antosca, Peacock, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the Peacock limited series A Friend of the Family. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Ariel Marx (Shiva Baby, Candy, The Tale, Ted Bundy: Falling for a Killer, Rebel Hearts). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, January 6. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album. A Friend of the Family is created by Nick Antosca and stars Jake Lacy, Colin Hanks, Anna Paquin, Lio Tipton, Austin Stowell, Mckenna Grace, Hendrix Yancey, Bree Elrod, Patrick Fischler and Philip Ettinger. The 9-parter tells the true story of the Broberg family whose daughter was kidnapped multiple times over a period of years by a charismatic, obsessed family “friend.” Read the rest of this entry »
Max Aruj & Ruth Barrett to Score Victoria Mahoney’s ‘The Old Guard 2’
Posted: January 4, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Max Aruj, Netflix, Ruth Barrett, The Old Guard, The Old Guard 2, Victoria Mahoney
Max Aruj (Crawl, The Ice Road, Lansky, iBoy) & Ruth Barrett (Bodyguard, Victoria, Sanditon, The Terminal List) have been hired to score the upcoming Netflix original film The Old Guard 2. The movie is directed by Victoria Mahoney (Lovecraft Country, The Red Line) and stars Charlize Theron, KiKi Layne, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Marwan Kenzari, Matthias Schoenaerts, Luca Marinelli and Veronica Ngô who reprise their roles from the Dustin O’Halloran- & Volker Bertelmann-scored original 2020 film. They are joined by new cast members Henry Golding and Uma Thurman. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Flora and Son’ to Feature Original Songs by Gary Clark & John Carney
Posted: January 4, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News, Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Flora and Son, Gary Clark, John Carney
Songwriter/record producer Gary Clark and director John Carney (Once, Begin Again) and have written the original songs for the upcoming musical drama Flora and Son. Clark also composed the original score for the film written and directed by Carney and starring Eve Hewson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Orén Kinlan and Jack Reynor. The movie follows a single mom who is at war with her teenage son and rescues a beat-up guitar from a dumpster to find him a hobby. Read the rest of this entry »
Kelsey Lu Scoring Savanah Leaf’s ‘Earth Mama’
Posted: January 4, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Earth Mama, Kelsey Lu, Savanah Leaf
Singer/songwriter, cellist and composer Kelsey Lu is making her narrative feature film scoring debut on the upcoming drama Earth Mama. The movie is written and directed by Savanah Leaf and stars Tia Nomore, Erika Alexander, Doechii, Dominic Fike, Sharon Duncan Brewster and Bokeem Woodbine. The film revolves around a pregnant single mother with two children in foster care who embraces her Bay Area community as she fights to reclaim her family. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Irati’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: January 4, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Aránzazu Calleja, Irati, Maite Arroitajauregi, Paul Urkijo Alijo, score, Soundtrack
Plaza Mayor Company has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish/French historical action adventure Irati. The album features the film’s Goya Award-nominated original music composed by Aránzazu Calleja (The Platform) & Maite Arroitajauregi (Coven). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. Irati is written and directed by Paul Urkijo Alijo and stars Edurne Azkarate, Eneko Sagardoy, Itziar Ituño, Elena Uriz, Kepa Errasti and Nagore Aranburu. The movie is set in 8th century Spain and follows a pagan girl who guides a young Christian lord on a journey into an ancient, mythological world. Read the rest of this entry »
First Track from Anthony Willis’ ‘M3GAN’ Score Released
Posted: January 4, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Anthony Willis, Gerard Johnstone, M3GAN
Back Lot Music has released the first track from the soundtrack for the horror/sci-fi thriller M3GAN. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is On the Subject of Death written by the film’s composer Anthony Willis (Promising Young Woman, How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming, One Last Night). Also listen to the track below. A full soundtrack album featuring Willis’ score will be released this Friday, January 6. Check back on this page for the full album details. M3GAN is directed by Gerard Johnstone and stars Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Ronny Chieng, Brian Jordan Alvarez, Lori Dungey, Jen Van Epps and Stephane Garneau-Monten. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Father & Soldier’ (‘Tirailleurs’) Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: January 4, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Father & Soldier, Mathieu Vadepied, score, Soundtrack, Tirailleurs
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the French/Senegalese World War I drama Father & Soldier (Tirailleurs). The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Academy Award winner Alexandre Desplat (The Shape of Water, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The King’s Speech, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, The Queen, Godzilla). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Listen to the first two tracks after the jump. A CD version is being released overseas this Friday (click here to order as an import) and a vinyl edition will be coming out next month. Father & Soldier is directed by Mathieu Vadepied and stars Omar Sy, Alassane Diong and Jonas Bloquet. The movie tells the story of Bakary Diallo, a father who enlists in the French army to join his 17-year-old son who has been forcibly recruited. Read the rest of this entry »
