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 »
‘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
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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 »
‘Maestro(s)’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: December 6, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bruno Chiche, Florencia di Concilio, Maestro(s), score, Soundtrack
Vendome has released a soundtrack album for the French drama Maestro(s). The album features the film’s original music composed by Florencia di Concilio (The Five Devils, Calamity, The Super 8 Years ). Also included are the classical pieces from the movie performed by the Melting Pop Orchestra, Anne Gravouin and Nicolas Guiraud. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and audio samples. Maestro(s) is co-written and directed by Bruno Chiche and stars Yvan Attal, Pierre Arditi, Miou-Miou, Pascale Arbillot, Caroline Anglade and Nils Othenin-Girard. The movie is based on Joseph Cesar’s Academy Award-nominated Israeli feature Footnote and centers on the relationship between a father and a son who are both music conductors.. Read the rest of this entry »
Expanded ‘Conan the Destroyer’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: December 5, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Basil Poledouris, Conan the Destroyer, Richard Fleischer, score, Soundtrack
Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1984 fantasy adventure Conan the Destroyer directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mako, Grace Jones, Tracey Walter, Wilt Chamberlain and Olivia d’Abo. The album features the expanded original score from the film composed and conducted by Basil Poledouris (Conan the Barbarian, Conan the Barbarian, RoboCop, The Blue Lagoon, Starship Troopers, The Hunt for Red October), including almost 30 minutes of previously unreleased music, as well as alternate cues. The 2-CD set is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples. (UPDATE, March 9, 2023) A digital version will be released on March 10 by Back Lot Music and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Read the rest of this entry »
Jae-il Jung to Score Bong Joon Ho’s ‘Mickey 17’
Posted: December 5, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bong Joon-ho, Jaeil Jung, Mickey 17
Warner Bros. Pictures has confirmed today that Jae-il Jung (Squid Game, Broker) is set to reteam with director Bong Joon Ho on the upcoming sci-fi thriller Mickey 17. The film starring Robert Pattinson, Steven Yeun, Naomi Ackie, Toni Collette and Mark Ruffalo is based on the novel Mickey 7 by Edward Ashton. Bong (Snowpiercer, The Host, Mother) also wrote the screenplay and is producing the Plan B Entertainment with Dooho Choi of Kate Street Picture Company. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Papi Chulo’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 5, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Butler, John McPhillips, Papi Chulo, score, Soundtrack
John McPhillips (Spin the Bottle, Handsome Devil, Smother, Finding Joy) has released a soundtrack album for the comedy drama Papi Chulo. The album features the composer’s original score from the film and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Papi Chulo is written and directed by John Butler and stars Matt Bomer and Alejandro Patiño. The movie follows a newly single TV weatherman who is put on leave following an on-air meltdown and strikes an unexpected but profound friendship with a middle-aged Latino day laborer. Read the rest of this entry »
2023 Oscars Best Original Score Predictions
Posted: December 5, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
Starting today, we are publishing our predictions for the Best Original Score 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 scores 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 »
‘His Dark Materials’ Series 3, Episodes 1 & 2 Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: December 5, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, HBO, His Dark Materials, Lorne Balfe, score, Soundtrack
The details of the latest soundtrack album for the HBO/BBC fantasy series His Dark Materials have been revealed. The album features the original score from the first two episodes of the show’s third and final season composed by Lorne Balfe (Black Widow, Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Black Adam, The LEGO Batman Movie, Top Gun: Maverick, The Wheel of Time). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 6 by Silva Screen Records. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album. The label has previously released the third The Musical Anthology of His Dark Materials featuring Balfe’s principal themes from the new season last Friday. Read the rest of this entry »
‘I’m Totally Fine’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 5, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brandon Dermer, Danny Webber, I'm Totally Fine, score, Soundtrack
Fade Music Co. has released a soundtrack album for the sci-fi comedy I’m Totally Fine. The album features the film’s original music composed by Danny Webber. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. I’m Totally Fine is directed by Brandon Dermer and stars Jillian Bell, Natalie Morales, Kyle Newacheck, Harvey Guillen and Karen Maruyama. The movie follows a woman who embarks on a solo trip to clear her head after the death of her best friend, when she finds the recently departed woman standing in her kitchen, claiming to be an extraterrestrial. Read the rest of this entry »
Gabriel Prokofiev Scoring ITV’s & AMC+’s ‘Litvinenko’
Posted: December 5, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: AMC, Gabriel Prokofiev, George Kay, ITV, Jim Field Smith, Litvinenko, Sundance Now
Gabriel Prokofiev is the composer of the new ITVX and AMC+ limited series Litvinenko. The show is written by George Kay (Lupin, Criminal) and stars David Tennant, Margarita Levieva, Mark Bonnar and Neil Maskell. The 4-part drama is directed by Jim Field Smith (She’s Out of My League, Butter) and tells the true story of the police investigation into the poisoning of former Russian Federal Security Services and KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko. Read the rest of this entry »
