Patrick Jonsson (The White Helmets, Black Earth Rising, Evelyn, Virunga, On Her Shoulders) has composed the original score for the upcoming horror thriller The Boogeyman. The film is directed by Rob Savage (Host, Dashcam) and stars Chris Messina, Sophie Thatcher, Vivien Lyra Blair, David Dastmalchian, Marin Ireland and Madison Hu. The movie is based on a short story by Stephen King and follows a 16-year old and her younger sister, still reeling from the death of their mother, who are targeted by a supernatural boogeyman after their father has an encounter with a desperate patient in their house. Read the rest of this entry »
Patrick Jonsson Scoring Rob Savage’s ‘The Boogeyman’
Posted: December 27, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Hulu, Patrick Jonsson, Rob Savage, The Boogeyman
Soundtrack Album for Amazon’s ‘The Bad Guy’ Released
Posted: December 27, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Francesco Cerasi, score, Soundtrack, The Bad Guy
Sony Music Entertainment Italy has released a soundtrack album for the Italian Amazon original series The Bad Guy. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Francesco Cerasi (The Dinner, My Body Will Bury You, Golden Men, Cosimo and Nicole). Also included are songs by Mina, Feder, Wowterworld, Chadia Rodriguez & others. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms overseas (visit the British Amazon store to check out audio samples). The Bad Guy is created by Ludovica Rampoldi, Davide Serino & Giuseppe G. Stasi and stars Luigi Lo Cascio, Claudia Pandolfi, Selene Caramazza, Vincenzo Pirrotta, Antonio Catania, Giulia Maenza and Fabrizio Ferracane. Read the rest of this entry »
Jonathan Sanford Scoring Apple TV+’s ‘Dear Edward’
Posted: December 26, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Apple TV +, Dear Edward, Jason Katims, Jonathan Sanford
Jonathan Sanford (National Champions, Teenage Bounty Hunters, Hold Your Fire, Dare Me, Good on Paper) is the composer of the upcoming Apple TV+ original series Dear Edward. The show is developed by Jason Katims (Friday Night Lights, Parenthood) based on Ann Napolitano’s bestselling novel of the same title and stars Colin O’Brien, Connie Britton, Taylor Schilling, Amy Forsyth, Audrey Corsa, Anna Uzele, Brittany S. Hall, Dario Ladani Sanchez, Carter Hudson and Maxwell Jenkins. The drama tells the story of a 12-year-old boy who survives a devastating commercial plane crash that kills every other passenger on the flight, including his family. Read the rest of this entry »
‘His Dark Materials’ Season 3, Episodes 7 & 8 Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: December 26, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, HBO, His Dark Materials, Lorne Balfe, score, Soundtrack
The full details of the fifth and final soundtrack album for the third season of the HBO/BBC fantasy series His Dark Materials have been revealed. The album features the original score from seventh and eighth episodes of the show’s third and final season composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, The LEGO Batman Movie, Black Widow, Black Adam, Top Gun: Maverick, The Wheel of Time). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 27 by Silva Screen Records and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. The label has previously released three soundtracks featuring the composer’s music from Episodes 1 & 2, Episodes 3 & 4 and Episodes 5 & 6, as well as third The Musical Anthology of His Dark Materials album featuring the composer’s principal themes from the Season 3 last month. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for BBC’s ‘Wreck’ Released
Posted: December 26, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, score, Soundtrack, Steve Lynch, Wreck
Steve Lynch (Let Us Prey, Boys from Hell) has released a soundtrack album for the BBC series Wreck. The album features selections of the composer’s original score from the show’s first season and is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Wreck is created by Ryan J. Brown and stars Oscar Kennedy, Thaddea Graham, Anthony Rickman, Jack Rowan, Alice Noakes, Louis Boyer, Peter Claffey, Miya Ocego and Jodie Tyack. The horror comedy follows a nineteen-year-old man who joins the crew of the cruise ship The MS Sacramentum in search of his missing sister. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Aurora’s Sunrise’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 26, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Aurora's Sunrise, Christine Aufderhaar, Inna Sahakyan, score, Soundtrack
Christine Aufderhaar has released a soundtrack album for the animated documentary Aurora’s Sunrise. The album features the composer’s original score from the film performed by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and is now available to stream/download on Apple Music/iTunes and most other major digital music services. Aurora’s Sunrise is directed by Inna Sahakyan and tells the of Aurora Mardiganian who survived the Armenian genocide as a teenager and later came to Hollywood where she starred in a silent film based on her account of the massacre that killed around one million Armenians. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 25, 2022)
Posted: December 25, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Apple TV +, Bear McCreary, Isobel Waller-Bridge, Jamie Salisbury, Netflix, The Boy the Mole the Fox and the Horse, The Witcher: Blood Origin, Treason
Premiering today is the Netflix limited series The Witcher: Blood Origin created by Declan de Barra & Lauren Schmidt Hissrich and starring Sophia Brown, Laurence O’Fuarain, Michelle Yeoh, Lenny Henry, Mirren Mack, Jacob Collins Levy, Lizzie Annis and Minnie Driver. The show’s original music is composed by Bear McCreary (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Outlander, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, 10 Cloverfield Lane). Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last week. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the 6-parter, which is now available to stream on Netflix.
Also premiering today is the animated special The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse directed by Peter Baynton & Charlie Mackesy and starring Tom Hollander, Idris Elba, Jude Coward Nicol and Gabriel Byrne. Isobel Waller-Bridge (Fleabag, Emma, Vita & Virginia, Roar, The Phantom of the Open, Munich: The Edge of War) has composed the short’s original music. Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this week. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the , which is available to stream on Apple TV+. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Narvik’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: December 24, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christine Hals, Erik Skjoldbjærg, Kampen om Narvik, Narvik, score, Soundtrack
MTG Music has released a soundtrack album for the Norwegian historical drama Narvik (Kampen om Narvik). The album features the film’s original music composed by Christine Hals. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Narvik is directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg and stars Carl Martin Eggesbø, Kristine Hartgen, Stig Henrik Hoff and Kari Bremnes. The movie tells the true story of two dramatic months in the spring of 1940, when Norwegian and allied soldiers fought side by side against the Wehrmacht to prevent the Germans from taking control of the iron ore, vital for Hitler’s war machine. Read the rest of this entry »
Ólafur Arnalds Scoring Matthieu Rytz’s ‘Deep Rising’
Posted: December 24, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Deep Rising, Matthieu Rytz, Ólafur Arnalds
Ólafur Arnalds (Broadchurch, Moonhaven, Electric Dreams, Chasing the Present) has composed the original music for the upcoming documentary Deep Rising. The film is directed by Matthieu Rytz (Anote’s Ark) and and illuminates the relationship between the deep ocean and sustaining life on Earth. The documentary narrated by Jason Momoa follows a mining startup company as it pursues funding, public favor, and permission from the International Seabed Authority to mine wide swaths of the Pacific Ocean floor. Read the rest of this entry »
