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 »
‘War Sailor’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: December 14, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gunnar Vikene, Hauschka, Volker Bertelmann, War Sailor
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 »
‘Law & Order: Organized Crime’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: December 14, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Law & Order: Organized Crime, NBC, Ruth Barrett, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a second soundtrack album for the NBC drama Law & Order: Organized Crime. The album features selections of the original score from the show’s second season composed by Ruth Barrett (Bodyguard, The Terminal List, Victoria, Collateral, Sanditon, Harry Brown). 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 label has previously released a soundtrack featuring the composer’s music from Season 1 last month. Law & Order: Organized Crime is created by Dick Wolf and stars Christopher Meloni, Danielle Moné Truitt, Brent Antonello, Ainsley Seiger and Rick Gonzalez. Read the rest of this entry »
Emily Bear Scoring Stephen Herek’s Netflix Film ‘Dog Gone’
Posted: December 14, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dog Gone, Emily Bear, Netflix, Stephen Herek
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 AlbumsTags: Camille, Marie Kreutzer, Soundtrack
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 Scoring Juan Jesús García Galocha’s ‘Mummies’
Posted: December 14, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Fernando Velazquez, Juan Jesús García Galocha, Mummies
Fernando Velazquez (The Impossible, The Orphanage, A Monster Calls, Mama, Crimson Peak, Hercules, 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 »
‘Ernest and Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 14, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ernest and Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia, Jean-Christophe Roger, Julien Chheng, Pomme, score, Soundtrack, Vincent Courtois
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 Scoring Michael Lembeck’s Nickelodeon/Paramount+ Movie ‘Snow Day’
Posted: December 13, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Gabriel Mann, Michael Lembeck, Nickelodeon, Paramount+, Snow Day
Gabriel Mann (Modern Family, A Million Little Things, Better 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 2 & 3, Tooth 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 »
‘The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 13, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hans Canosa, Jeff Eden Fair, score, Soundtrack, Starr Parodi, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
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 Scoring Susanna Fogel’s ‘Cat Person’
Posted: December 13, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cat Person, Heather McIntosh, Susanna Fogel
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 »
