Grammy Award-winning composer, singer/songwriter and pianist Emily Bear (The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical) has made her feature film scoring debut on the upcoming family drama Dog Gone. The movie is directed by Stephen Herek (Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Critters) and stars Rob Lowe, Johnny Berchtold, Kimberly Williams-Paisley and Nick Peine. The film is based on the book by Pauls Toutonghi and tells the story of a young man who embarks on a search with his parents to find his missing dog and give him life-saving medication. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Corsage’ Soundtrack EP Released

Posted: December 14, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Because Music has released a soundtrack EP for the biographical drama Corsage. The track 5-track EP features the song She Was by French singer/songwriter Camille (aka Camille Dalmais) in five different versions and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Corsage is written and directed by Marie Kreutzer and stars Vicky Krieps, Florian Teichtmeister, Katharina Lorenz, Alma Hasun, Jeanne Werner and Manuel Rubey. The drama revolves around Empress Elisabeth of Austria as she rebels against her public image and comes up with a plan to protect her legacy. Read the rest of this entry »

Fernando Velazquez (The ImpossibleThe Orphanage, A Monster CallsMamaCrimson PeakHercules, Devil) is scoring the upcoming animated feature Mummies. The film marks the feature directorial debut of art director Juan Jesús García Galocha and features the voices of Joe Thomas, Eleanor Tomlinson, Santiago Winder, Celia Imrie, Hugh Bonneville, Dan Starkey, Shakka and Sean Bean. The movie follows the adventures of three Egyptian mummies who live in an underground secret city, hidden in ancient Egypt and end up in present-day London, where they embark on a journey in search of an old ring belonging to the Royal Family. Read the rest of this entry »

22D Music has released a soundtrack album for the French animated feature Ernest and Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia (Ernest et Célestine: Le voyage en Charabie). The album features the film’s original music composed by Vincent Courtois who previously scored the Academy Award-nominated 2012 original movie. Also included is the sequel’s theme song Qu’est-ce qu’on fait de l’amour? co-written (with Courtois & Guillaume le Hénaff) and performed by Pomme (listen to the full track below).  The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. Ernest and Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia is directed by Julien Chheng & Jean-Christophe Roger and follows the title characters as they are traveling back to Ernest’s home country to fix his broken violin and, upon arriving, discover that all forms of music have been banned there for many years. Read the rest of this entry »

Gabriel Mann (Modern Family, A Million Little ThingsBetter Nate Than Never, Rectify, Uncoupled, High School Musical: The Musical – The Series) has composed the original score for the new Paramount+/Nickelodeon original movie Snow Day. The film is directed by Michael Lembeck (The Santa Clause 23Tooth Fairy) and stars Jerry Trainor, Laura Bell Bundy, Ky Baldwin, Natalie Brandston, Shelby Simmons, Michaela Russell and Fabi Aguirre. The musical reimagining of the 2000 feature of the same title (scored by Steve Bartek) follows a group of kids who are determined to achieve their dreams when their school closes for a snow day. Read the rest of this entry »

Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the comedy drama The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry. The album features the film’s original music composed by Starr Parodi & Jeff Eden Fair (gen: LOCK, The Starter Wife, Transformers: Rescue Bots, GI Joe: Renegades). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry is directed by Hans Canosa and stars Kunal Nayyar, Lucy Hale, Christina Hendricks, Lauren Stamile, Blaire Brown, David Arquette and Scott Foley. The movie is based on the New York Times best-selling novel and follows the title character whose life is not turning out as he expected and hits emotional and financial rock bottom, when a mysterious package appears and he discovers he has a second chance at life. Read the rest of this entry »

Heather McIntosh (Compliance, The Art of Self-Defense, Z for Zachariah, Partner Track, The Quarry) has composed the original music for the upcoming psychological thriller Cat Person. The film is directed by Susanna Fogel (The Spy Who Dumped Me, Life Partners) and stars Emilia Jones, Nicholas Braun, Geraldine Viswanathan, Hope Davis, Fred Melamed and Isabella Rossellini. The movie is based on a short story by Kristen Roupenian and centers on the brief relationship between a college student working concessions at an arthouse theater and an older frequent moviegoer at the theater. Michelle Ashford (Operation Mincemeat, Masters of Sex) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »

2023 Oscars Best Original Song Predictions

Posted: December 13, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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Starting today, we are publishing our predictions for the Best Original Song category of next year’s 95th Academy Awards on the left side column of this page. The selection and ranking is based on our own experience of the songs in context of the movies, reactions of Academy music branch members and others in the film music community, the level of awards campaigning and awareness of the competing titles, historical data and the response to the movies in other categories. Read the rest of this entry »

‘The Leech’ Soundtrack Released

Posted: December 13, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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ETR Records has released a soundtrack album for the horror comedy The Leech. The album features the film’s original music composed by Eric Romary (Sadistic Intentions, Doomsday). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. The Leech is written and directed by Eric Pennycoff and stars Jeremy Gardner, Graham Skipper and Taylor Gardner. The movie centers on a Catholic priest struggling to fill the pews in his church who allows a homeless man into his home to escape the December chill. Read the rest of this entry »

Will Bates (UnbelievableThe MagiciansAway, The PathI OriginsThe Looming Tower) is the composer of the new AMC original series Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches. The show is developed by Esta Spalding (The Last Letter from Your Lover) & Michelle Ashford (Masters of Sex, Operation Mincemeat) based on Rice’s best-selling trilogy and stars Alexandra Daddario, Jack Huston, Tongayi Chirisa and Harry Hamlin. The 8-parter follows an intuitive young neurosurgeon who discovers that she is the unlikely heir to a family of witches and must contend with a sinister presence that has haunted her family for generations. Read the rest of this entry »