The Weeknd has recorded an original end titles song for James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water. The track, entitled Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength), features lyrics & melody by the singer/songwriter himself and is produced by the film’s composer Simon Franglen and Swedish House Mafia. Listen to a first excerpt from the song after the jump. The song is set to be released on December 15 by Hollywood Records and a full soundtrack album featuring Franglen’s score will be coming out on December 16. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ to Feature End Credits Song ‘Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength)’ by The Weeknd
Posted: December 7, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Avatar: The Way of Water, James Cameron, Simon Franglen, Swedish House Mafia, The Weeknd
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Lori Evans Taylor’s ‘Bed Rest’ to Feature Themes by Brian Tyler and Score by Chris Forsgren
Posted: December 7, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bed Rest, Brian Tyler, Chris Forsgren, Lori Evans Taylor, Tubi
Chris Forsgren (The Girl from Oslo) has composed the original score for the new supernatural thriller Bed Rest. Brian Tyler (Fast & Furious, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Crazy Rich Asians, Iron Man 3) has provided the themes and also serves as the score producer of the film written and directed by Lori Evans Taylor (Final Destination 6) and stars Melissa Barrera and Guy Burnet. The movie follows a pregnant woman who – after struggling to start a family – is put on mandatory bed rest, when she starts unraveling as ghostly experiences in the home begin closing in on her. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Kanun’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: December 7, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jérémie Guez, Kanun, Kanun la loi du sang, Nicolas Motte), score, Séverin Favriau, Soundtrack
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the French/Belgian thriller Kanun (Kanun, la loi du sang). The album features the film’s original music composed by Séverin Favriau (Brothers by Blood, A Bluebird in My Heart). Also included is a track by Nicolas Motte. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check the track list and listen to out audio samples. Kanun is written and directed by Jérémie Guez and stars Waël Sersoub, Tugba Sunguroglu and Arben Bajraktaraj. The movie follows a 30-something man who works in Brussels as an accomplice of the Albanian mafia and falls in love with a Turkish art student. Read the rest of this entry »
‘A Miracle Before Christmas’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: December 6, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: A Miracle Before Christmas, BET, LazRael Lison, Soundtrack
Free Agent Music and Entertainment will release a soundtrack album for BET+ original movie A Miracle Before Christmas. The album features nine Christmas songs from the film performed by Amber Smoke, Wirlie Morris, Rick Dorn, Whitney McClain, Johnny Gill, Charisa the Violin Diva, Bela Sereny and Khalisah Saniyah. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 7 and will be available to stream/download here. A Miracle Before Christmas is written and directed by LazRael Lison and stars LeToya Luckett, Romeo Miller, Keith David, Demetrius Shipp Jr, Porscha Coleman and Paula Jai Parker. Read the rest of this entry »
Twin Shadow Scoring FX’s ‘Kindred’
Posted: December 6, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: FX, Hulu, Kindred, Twin Shadow
Singer/songwriter Twin Shadow (aka George Lewis Jr.) has made his television scoring debut on the new FX original series Kindred. The show is developed by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and stars Mallori Johnson, Micah Stock, Ryan Kwanten, Gayle Rankin, Austin Smith, Sophina Brown, David Alexander Kaplan and Sheria Irving. The drama is based on Octavia E. Butler’s bestselling novel and follows a young Black woman who begins to settle in her new home and finds herself being pulled back and forth in time, emerging at a nineteenth-century plantation and confronting secrets she never knew ran through her blood. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Emancipation’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: December 6, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Antoine Fuqua, Emancipation, Marcelo Zarvos, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release the official soundtrack album for the historical drama Emancipation. The album features the film’s original music composed by Marcelo Zarvos (Wonder, The Affair, Fences, Ray Donovan, The Good Shepherd, Enough Said). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, December 9 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Emancipation is directed by Antoine Fuqua and stars Will Smith, Ben Foster, Charmaine Bingwa, Gilbert Owuor, Mustafa Shakir, Steven Ogg and Grant Harvey. The movie is inspired by the 1863 photos of “Whipped Peter” and tells the story of a man who escapes from slavery, relying on his wits, unwavering faith and love for his family to evade cold-blooded hunters and the unforgiving swamps of Louisiana on his quest for freedom. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Ark of Lilburn’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: December 6, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jordan Bennett, Nicholas DeKay, score, Soundtrack, The Ark of Lilburn
Family Band Productions has released a soundtrack album for the documentary The Ark of Lilburn. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jordan Bennett. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Apple Music/iTunes and most other major digital music services. The Ark of Lilburn is directed by Nicholas DeKay and follows Lowe Porter, the owner of the multimillion dollar steel company Porter Steel, and his son Cole Porter, VP of Porter Steel, as they try to realize their dream of transporting their 55 foot long, 19 foot high, 130,000 pound steel yacht The Hardship from Lilburn, GA to Knoxville, TN down to it’s final destination in Tampa, FL. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Claus Family 3’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: December 6, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Anne Kathrin Dern, De Familie Claus 3, Netflix, Ruben Vandenborre, score, Soundtrack, The Claus Family, The Claus Family 3
MovieScore Media will release a soundtrack album for the Dutch-Belgian family adventure sequel The Claus Family 3 (De Familie Claus 3). The album features the film’s original music composed by Anne-Kathrin Dern (Fearless, The Jade Pendant, Help, I Shrunk My Parents, The Legend of the War Horse). Also included is the song Share Xmas Love written and performed by KIA and produced by Dern. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 7 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Check out the opening track after the jump. The label has previously released Dern’s scores from the first and second installments. The Claus Family 3 is directed by Ruben Vandenborre and stars Jan Decleir, Mo Bakker, Pommelien Thijs, Bracha van Doesburgh, Sien Eggers, Jandino Asporaat, Josje Huisman, Eva van der Gucht and Stefaan Degand. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Batwheels’ Vol. 2 Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: December 6, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Andy Sturmer, Batwheels, Cartoon Network, HBO Max, Soundtrack, Susanna Benn
WaterTower Music has released a second soundtrack for DC’s first-ever Batman preschool series Batwheels. The Vol. 2 EP features five more original songs from the show’s first season written by Andy Sturmer (who also produced all tracks) and Susanna Benn. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. The label has previously released a first 8-track soundtrack earlier this fall. Batwheels is executive produced by Sam Register and features the voices of Ethan Hawke, AJ Hudson, Jacob Bertrand, Leah Lewis, Jordan Reed, Noah Bentley, Madigan Kacmar, Lilimar, Kimberly D. Brooks and Mick Wingert. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeymes Samuel to Score ‘The Book of Clarence’
Posted: December 6, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jeymes Samuel, The Book of Clarence, The Bullitts
Legendary Pictures has announced that Jeymes Samuel (aka The Bullitts) is set to score the upcoming epic drama The Book of Clarence. He is also directing the movie starring LaKeith Stanfield, Omar Sy, RJ Cyler, Benedict Cumberbatch, James McAvoy, David Oyelowo, Anna Diop, Alfre Woodard and Marianne Jean-Baptiste. The film is inspired by classic Hollywood epics set in biblical times and follows a down on his luck denizen of Jerusalem as he embarks on a misguided attempt to capitalize on the rise of celebrity and influence of the Messiah for his own personal gain . Read the rest of this entry »
