Lakeshore Records will release a second soundtrack album for the Netflix animated film Scrooge: A Christmas Carol. The album features the movie’s original score composed by Jeremy Holland-Smith (The Passing, The League of Gentlemen, Frankie, The Dumping Ground). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 16. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. The label has previously released an album featuring the reimagined Leslie Bricusse songs from the film earlier this month. Scrooge: A Christmas Carol is directed by Stephen Donnelly and stars Luke Evans, Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Johnny Flynn, Fra Fee, Giles Terera, Trevor Dion Nicholas James Cosmo and Jonathan Pryce. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Scrooge: A Christmas Carol’ Score Album to Be Released
Posted: December 15, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jeremy Holland-Smith, Netflix, score, Scrooge: A Christmas Carol, Soundtrack, Stephen Donnelly
‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: December 15, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dreamworks Animation, Heitor Pereira, Puss in Boots, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, score, Soundtrack
Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for DreamWorks Animation’s animated sequel Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. The album features the film’s original score composed by Heitor Pereira (Despicable Me, Minions, The Angry Bird Movie, The Smurfs, Paw Patrol: The Movie, Smallfoot). Also included are the original songs Fearless Hero written by Pereira, Dan Navarro & Paul Fisher and performed by Antonio Banderas (who stars in the title role), La Vida Es Una co-written (with Ovy on the Drums) and performed by Karol G (already available as a digital single), Por Que Te Vas co-written (with Pereira) and performed by Gaby Moreno, as well as a cover of The Doors’ The End performed by Navarro. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, December 16 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Read the rest of this entry »
Details for Disney+’s ‘Willow’ – Volume 1 (Episodes 1-3) Soundtrack Album Revealed
Posted: December 15, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Disney Plus, James Newton Howard, score, Soundtrack, Willow
The full details of the first soundtrack album for Lucasfilm’s Disney+ original series Willow have been revealed. The album features selections of the original music from the first three episodes composed by Academy Award nominee James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, King Kong, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Maleficent, The Sixth Sense, The Fugitive, Signs). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 16 by Walt Disney Records and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. A second volume featuring Xander Rodzinski’s music from the rest of the season is expected to come out in the coming weeks. Willow is developed by Jonathan Kasdan based on Ron Howard’s 1988 movie of the same title and stars Warwick Davis, Ruby Cruz, Ellie Bamber, Tony Revolori, Erin Kellyman, Amar Chadha-Patel, Dempsey Bryk and Joanne Whalley. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Witcher: Blood Origin’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: December 15, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Bear McCreary, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, The Witcher, The Witcher: Blood Origin
Netflix Music will release the official soundtrack album for the Netflix limited series The Witcher: Blood Origin. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Emmy Award winner Bear McCreary (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Outlander, 10 Cloverfield Lane, The Walking Dead). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 16 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The Witcher: Blood Origin is created by Declan de Barra & Lauren Schmidt Hissrich and stars Sophia Brown, Laurence O’Fuarain, Michelle Yeoh, Mirren Mack, Lenny Henry, Lizzie Annis, Jacob Collins Levy, Huw Novelli, Amy Murray, Francesca Mills, Nathaniel Curtis, Dylan Moran, Zach Wyatt and Minnie Driver. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Prison 77’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: December 15, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alberto Rodríguez, Julio de la Rosa, Modelo 77, Prison 77, score, Soundtrack
Ernie Records has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish thriller Prison 77 (Modelo 77). The album features the film’s original music composed by Julio de la Rosa (Smoke & Mirrors, Juan of the Dead, Oliver’s World, Unit 7, Sara’s Notebook, The Plague). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. Prison 77 is directed by Alberto Rodríguez and stars Miguel Herrán, Javier Gutiérrez, Fernando Tejero and Catalina Sopelana. The movie is set in 1977 and follows a young accountant facing a long prison sentence who joins forces with other inmates to fight for their rights, sparking a revolution that shakes up the entire prison system. Read the rest of this entry »
Brian Tyler Scoring Matt Bettinelli-Olpin’s & Tyler Gillett’s ‘Scream VI’
Posted: December 14, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brian Tyler, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Scream, Scream VI, Tyler Gillett
Brian Tyler (Avengers: Age of Ultron, Fast & Furious, Iron Man 3, Crazy Rich Asians) is returning to score the upcoming slasher sequel Scream VI. The film is directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett and stars Melissa Barrera, Courteney Cox, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Jack Champion, Hayden Panettiere, Jenna Ortega, Henry Czerny, Mason Gooding, Liana Liberato, Devyn Nekoda, Dermot Mulroney, Tony Revolori, Josh Segarra and Samara Weaving. The movie follows the the four survivors of the latest Ghostface killings as they leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Apology’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: December 14, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alison Star Locke, AMC, score, Shudder, Soundtrack, The Apology, Uèle Lamore
Milan Records will release the official soundtrack album for the thriller The Apology. The album features the film’s original music composed by Uèle Lamore (Above Water, Riposte féministe). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, December 16 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The Apology is written and directed by Alison Star Locke and stars Anna Gunn, Linus Roache and Janeane Garofalo. The movie follows a recovering alcoholic as she’s preparing to host her family’s Christmas celebration twenty years after the disappearance of her daughter, when her estranged ex-brother-in-law arrives unannounced, bearing nostalgic gifts and a heavy secret. Read the rest of this entry »
‘War Sailor’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: December 14, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gunnar Vikene, Hauschka, Volker Bertelmann, War Sailor
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the Norwegian war drama War Sailor. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Volker Bertelmann (aka Hauschka) (Lion, Hotel Mumbai, All Quiet on the Western Front, Patrick Melrose, Adrift, The Old Guard). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, December 16 and will be available to stream/download here. War Sailor is written and directed by Gunnar Vikene and stars Kristoffer Joner, Pål Sverre Hagen and Ine Marie Wilmann. The movie, which has been selected as Norway’s entry in the International Feature category for next year’s Academy Awards, follows two friends working on a merchant ship in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean who become refugees at sea when World War II breaks out. Read the rest of this entry »
28th Critics Choice Film Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: December 14, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Critics Choice Awards
The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) has announced the film category nominations for the 28th Critics Choice Awards this morning. The film music-related categories are listed below. For a full list of nominations, click here. The awards will be given out on January 15, 2023 at the 28th Annual Critics Choice Awards ceremony at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles and will broadcast in the U.S. live on The CW.
The Best Score nominees are:
Alexandre Desplat – Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Michael Giacchino – The Batman
Hildur Guðnadóttir – Women Talking Read the rest of this entry »
