Nathan Micay (Industry, The Last Bus) has recently scored the upcoming drama Reality. The film is directed by Tina Satter and stars Sydney Sweeney, Josh Hamilton, Marchánt Davis. The movie is based on the director’s play This Is a Room features unedited original dialogue from an FBI recording and to re-enact the 2017 search of whistle-blower and former American intelligence specialist Reality Winner’s home. Satter also co-wrote the screenplay with James Paul Dallas (The Plagiarist). Read the rest of this entry »
Nathan Micay Scoring Tina Satter’s ‘Reality’
Posted: January 7, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Nathan Micay, Reality, Tina Satter
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 6, 2023)
Posted: January 6, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Andrew Morgan Smith, Anthony Willis, Candy Land, David Sardy, M3GAN, The Old Way
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the sci-fi/horror thriller M3GAN directed by Gerard Johnstone and starring Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Brian Jordan Alvarez, Ronny Chieng, Jen Van Epps, Stephane Garneau-Monten and Lori Dungey.. The film’s original music is composed by Anthony Willis (Promising Young Woman, One Last Night, How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Universal Pictures release.
Opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the horror thriller Candy Land directed by John Swab and starring Olivia Luccardi, Sam Quartin, Owen Campbell, Eden Brolin, Guinevere Turner, Virginia Rand and William Baldwin. David Sardy (Zombieland, End of Watch, 21, Bright, Monster Trucks, Premium Rush) has composed the film’s original music. No word on a soundtrack release. The movie, which follows a young woman who finds herself cast out from her religious cult and immerses herself into the underground world of truck stop sex workers, is being released by Quiver Distribution. Read the rest of this entry »
Ken Thorne’s ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ Score Released
Posted: January 6, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Ken Thorne, Michael Tuchner, score, Soundtrack, The Hunchback of Notre Dame
A new soundtrack album has been released for Hallmark Hall of Fame’s 1982 television adaptation of Victor Hugo’s novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame directed by Michael Tuchner and starring Anthony Hopkins, Derek Jacobi, Lesley-Anne Down and John Gielgud. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner and Emmy Award nominee Ken Thorne (Superman II & III, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Protector, The Ritz, Inspector Closeau). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Check out the composer’s Hunchback Theme after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
Yiddish ‘Milkshake’ Cover Version from Amazon’s ‘Hunters’ Season 2 Released
Posted: January 6, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Hunters, Paulina Singer
Amazon Content Services has released the Yiddish cover version of Kelis’ Milkshake from the Prime Video original series Hunters. The song (originally written by The Neptunes), which is featured in the Season 2 trailer (embedded below), is performed by Paulina Singer and is now available to stream/download on Amazon Music. Also listen to the full track below. Hunters is created by David Weil and stars Al Pacino, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Logan Lerman, Lena Olin, Jerrika Hinton, Josh Radnor, Tiffany Boone, Louis Ozawa, Carol Kane, Kate Mulvany and Greg Austin. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Toxic/Viva Las Vegas’ Remix from Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Elvis’ Released
Posted: January 6, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Baz Luhrmann, Elvis, Jamieson Shaw
RCA Records has released the remix/mashup of Britney Spears’ Toxic and Elvis Presley’s Viva Las Vegas from the biographical drama Elvis. The remix by Jamieson Shaw is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the full track after the jump. The label has previously released the film’s official soundtrack album last summer and is expected to release a deluxe edition featuring more music from the movie soon. Elvis is directed by Baz Luhrmann and stars Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Olivia DeJonge, Richard Roxburgh, Luke Bracey, Helen Thomson, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Xavier Samuel, David Wenham and Natasha Bassett. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Bugs Bunny Builders’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: January 6, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Bugs Bunny Builders, Cartoon Network, HBO Max, Matthew Janszen, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music has released the first soundtrack album for the Cartoon Network/HBO Max animated series Bugs Bunny Builders. The album features the original songs from the show’s first season written by series composer Matthew Janszen (Aquaman: King of Atlantis, Archibald’s Next Best Thing, Fatal Affair). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Bugs Bunny Builders executive produced by Sam Register marks the first Looney Tunes preschool show in over 20 years and features the voices of Eric Bauza, Bob Bergen, Jeff Bergman, Alex Cazares, Chandni Parekh and Fred Tatasciore. Read the rest of this entry »
2023 BAFTA Awards Original Score Longlist Announced
Posted: January 6, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BAFTA
The British Academy of Film & Television Arts (BAFTA) today revealed the longlists for the EE British Academy Film Awards in 2023. This longlisting round was introduced in 2021 resulting in three rounds of voting. Round One voting produced the longlists in all categories announced today. Round Two voting, to determine the nominations, is now open to BAFTA’s voting members and will close on January 13. The nominations for the EE BAFTA Film Awards 2023 will be announced on January 19 and the ceremony will take place on February 19. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Lying Life of Adults’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: January 6, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Enzo Avitabile, La vita bugiarda degli adulti, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, The Lying Life of Adults
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the Italian Netflix original seriesThe Lying Life of Adults (La vita bugiarda degli adulti). The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Enzo Avitabile (Indivisible, The Vice of Hope, A Neapolitan Spell). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples. The Lying Life of Adults is based on Elena Ferrante’s bestselling novel and stars Giordana Marengo, Valeria Golino, Alessandro Preziosi, Raffaella Rea, Pina Turco, Biagio Forestieri and Giuseppe Brunetti. Read the rest of this entry »
Adam Taylor Scoring Madeleine Gavin’s ‘Beyond Utopia’
Posted: January 5, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adam Taylor, Beyond Utopia, Madeleine Gavin
Adam Taylor (The Handmaid’s Tale, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, The Right Stuff, Before I Fall, Meadowland) has composed the original score for the upcoming documentary Beyond Utopia. The film is directed by Madeleine Gavin (City of Joy) and takes a look at the lengths people will go to gain freedom. The movie follows various individuals as they attempt to flee one of the most oppressive places on Earth, a land they grew up believing was a paradise. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Ginny & Georgia’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: January 5, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Ben Bromfield, Ginny & Georgia, Lili Haydn, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
Netflix Music will release a new soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Ginny & Georgia. The album features selections of the original score from the show’s second season composed by Lili Haydn (DriverX, Strip Down, Rise Up) & Ben Bromfield (The Boss Baby: Back in Business, Oddballs). Also included are five songs from the drama performed members of the comedy drama’s cast. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, January 6 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The label has previously released an album featuring Haydn’s and Bromfield’s score from Season 1 back in 2021. Ginny & Georgia is created by Sarah Lampert and stars Brianne Howey, Antonia Gentry, Diesel La Torraca, Felix Mallard, Jennifer Robertson, Sara Waisglass, Raymond Ablack, Scott Porter, Chelsea Clark and Katie Douglas. Read the rest of this entry »
