Netflix Music has released the Song of the Seven from the Netflix limited series The Witcher: Blood Origin. The track is written by Joey Batey (who stars as Jaskier) & The Witcher Season 2 & 3 composer Joseph Trapanese (Shadow and Bone, Oblivion, Straight Outta Compton, The Greatest Showman), with lyrics by series co-creator/executive producer Declan de Barra, and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the full song after the jump. A full soundtrack album featuring Bear McCreary’s original score from the show has been released last week. 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 »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 23, 2022)
Posted: December 23, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Babylon, Camille, Chanda Dancy, Corsage, Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch, Heitor Pereira, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Howard Shore, Justin Hurwitz, Living, Patrick Jonsson, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, The Pale Blue Eye, Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody, Wildcat, Women Talking
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the period comedy drama Babylon written and directed by Damien Chazelle and starring Margot Robbie, Diego Calva, Brad Pitt, Jovan Adepo, Lukas Haas, Jean Smart, Li Jun Li, Tobey Maguire, Samara Weaving and Olivia Wilde. The film’s original music is composed by Justin Hurwitz (La La Land, First Man, Whiplash). Interscope Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this month. Check out our previous article (updated with pre-order link for 2-CD and vinyl editions to be released on April 14) for the full album details and to learn more about the Paramount Pictures release.
Already playing in theaters nationwide since this past Wednesday is the animated sequel Puss in Boots: The Last Wish directed by Joel Crawford and starring Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Olivia Colman, Samson Kayo, Wagner Moura, Anthony Mendez, Florence Pugh and Da’Vine Joy Randolph. Heitor Pereira (Despicable Me, Minions, The Smurfs, The Angry Bird Movie, Smallfoot) has composed the film’s original score. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the songs from the movie last week. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the DreamWorks Animation production. Read the rest of this entry »
Tamar-kali Scoring Lisa Cortés’ ‘Little Richard: I Am Everything’
Posted: December 23, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: CNN, HBO Max, Little Richard: I Am Everything, Tamar-Kali
Tamar-kali (Mudbound, Shirley, The Assistant, The Lie, Palmer, Come Sunday) has recently been scoring the upcoming documentary Little Richard: I Am Everything. The film is directed by Lisa Cortés (All In: The Fight For Democracy) and centers on global music superstar Richard Penniman (aka Little Richard), a key architect of rock ‘n’ roll whose unique sound, performance and bravado launched the new genre. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Hulu’s & Disney+’s ‘Big Bet’ Released
Posted: December 23, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Big Bet, Hulu, score, Soundtrack, Yoon Il Sang
Genie Music Corporation has released a soundtrack album for the South Korean Hulu/Disney+ original series Big Bet. The album features the original score from the show’s first season composed by Yoon Il Sang. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Big Bet is directed by Kang Yoon-sung and stars Choi Min-sik, Son Suk-ku and Lee Dong-hwi. The crime drama follows a former English teacher running a bar in Korea who flees to the Philippines due to a crackdown by the National Tax Service, where launches a casino business, when he is suddenly framed for murder. Read the rest of this entry »
Tom Howe & Shez Manzoor Scoring Nida Manzoor’s ‘Polite Society’
Posted: December 23, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Nida Manzoor, Polite Society, Shez Manzoor, Tom Howe
Tom Howe (Ted Lasso, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, Early Man, The People We Hate at the Wedding) has teamed up with Shez Manzoor to score the upcoming action comedy Polite Society. The film is written and directed by Nida Manzoor (We Are Lady Parts) and stars Priya Kansara, Ritu Arya, Seraphina Beh, Ella Bruccoleri, Nimra Bucha and Akshay Khanna. The movie follows a London schoolgirl and martial artist-in-training who believes she must save her older sister from her impending marriage and – with the help of her friends – attempts to pull off an ambitious wedding heist in the name of independence and sisterhood. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtracks for ‘The L Word: Generation Q’ Musical Episode Released
Posted: December 23, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Allyson Newman, Heather McIntosh, score, Showtime, Soundtrack, Taura Stinson, The L Word: Generation Q
Showtime has released two soundtracks for the musical episode of the Showtime original series The L Word: Generation Q. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is a 6-track EP featuring the songs from the sixth episode episode of the show’s third season written by series composers Heather McIntosh (Compliance, The Art of Self-Defense, Z for Zachariah) & Allyson Newman (Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound, Kusama: Infinity) and Academy Award-nominated songwriter Taura Stinson and performed by members of the show’s cast (also listen to all songs below). Available separately is an album featuring the original score from the episode composed by McIntosh & Newman. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Island Bird’ (‘Le Petit Piaf’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: December 23, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gérard Jugnot, Jean-François Berger, Le petit piaf, score, Soundtrack, The Island Bird
M.E.S. Productions & Gaumont have released a soundtrack album for the French comedy drama The Island Bird (Le petit piaf). The album features the film’s original score composed by Jean-François Berger. Also included are the songs from the movie performed by lead actors SOAN (aka Soan Arhimann), Marc Lavoine and Stéfi Celma. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. The Island Bird is directed by Gérard Jugnot (who also stars in the movie) tells the story of a 10-year-old boy who dreams of becoming a great singer to make his mother proud and applies for a TV singing contest. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Saving Christmas Spirit’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: December 22, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: AMC, Erick Schroder, Saving Christmas Spirit, score, Soundtrack, Wendy Faraone
Notefornote Music will release a soundtrack album for the holiday romance Saving Christmas Spirit. The album features the film’s original music composed by Erick Schroder (The Ultimate Playlist of Noise, Under the Stadium Lights, The Runners, Angry Neighbors). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, December 23 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Saving Christmas Spirit is directed by Wendy Faraone, written by Joelle Sellner and stars Ashley Newbrough, James Robinson, Jake Satow, Joanne Randle, Layla Burns, Tibu Fortes, Louis Emerick and Nicholas Karimi. Read the rest of this entry »
