Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Croods: A New Age, Hotel Transylvania) has composed the original music for the upcoming thriller Cocaine Bear. The film is directed by Elizabeth Banks (Charlie’s Angels) and stars Keri Russell, O’Shea Jackson, Ray Liotta, Alden Ehrenreich, Margo Martindale, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Brooklynn Prince, Kristofer Hivju, Kahyun Kim, Christian Convery and Scott Seiss. The movie is inspired by a true story and follows an oddball group of cops, criminals, teens and tourists converging in a forest in Georgia, where a 500-pound apex predator has ingested a staggering amount of cocaine and gone on a coke-fueled rampage for more blow. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Mothersbaugh Scoring Elizabeth Banks’ ‘Cocaine Bear’
Posted: November 28, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cocaine Bear, Elizabeth Banks, Mark Mothersbaugh
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‘My Name Is Vendetta’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: November 28, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cosimo Gomez, Il mio nome è vendetta, My Name Is Vendetta, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
Plaza Mayor Company will release a soundtrack album for the Italian action thriller My Name Is Vendetta (Il mio nome è vendetta). The album features the film’s original music composed by Giorgio Giampà (The Enforcer, Time Share, We Are the Thousand) & Marta Lucchesini. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Wednesday, November 30 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. My Name Is Vendetta is co-written and directed by Cosimo Gomez and stars Alessandro Gassmann, Ginevra Francesconi, Remo Girone, Alessio Pratico’, Francesco Villano, Gabriele Falsetta and Marcello Mazzarella. The movie follows a former mafia enforcer and his daughter who flee to Milan to plot their revenge when enemies from the past kill his wife and brother-in-law. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Stories Not to Be Told’ Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: November 28, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Arnau Bataller, Cesc Gay, Historias para no contar, score, Soundtrack, Stories Not to Be Told
Imposible Films & Movistar+ have released a soundtrack EP for the Spanish anthology movie Stories Not to Be Told (Historias para no contar). The 4-track EP features the film’s original music composed by Arnau Bataller (A Perfect Day, The Vault, [REC] 4: Apocalypse, The Chosen, Prey). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. Stories Not to Be Told is co-written and directed by Cesc Gay and stars Chino Darin, Anna Castillo, Javier Rey, Brays Efe, Quim Gutierrez, Verónica Echegui, Alex Brendemühl, Eva Reyes, Antonio de la Torre, Jose Coronado, María Leon, Alexandra Jiménez, Nora Navas and Maribel Verdú. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 27, 2022)
Posted: November 27, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Hollywood Christmas, Amazon, Darby and the Dead, Disney Plus, HBO Max, Hulu, James Newton Howard, Jamie Christopherson, Roger Neill, Three Pines, Toydrum, Willow, Xander Rodzinski
Premiering on Wednesday, November 30, is the Disney+ original series Willow developed by Jonathan Kasdan & Wendy Mericle based on the 1988 feature and starring Warwick Davis, Ruby Cruz, Ellie Bamber, Erin Kellyman, Tony Revolori, Dempsey Bryk, Amar Chadha-Patel and Joanne Whalley. The show’s original music is composed by James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, The Sixth Sense, King Kong, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) & Xander Rodzinski (Dead for a Dollar, Light & Magic). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the Lucasfilm production, which will be available to stream on Disney+.
Premiering on Thursday, December 1, is the HBO Max original movie A Hollywood Christmas directed by Alex Ranarivelo and starring Jessika Van, Josh Swickard, Missi Pyle and Anissa Borrego. Jamie Christopherson (A California Christmas, Running Wild, Perfect Harmony, Bennett’s War, American Wrestler: The Wizard, The Ride) has composed the film’s original music. The romantic comedy, which follows a young filmmaker in Hollywood who has made a name for herself directing Christmas movies and her relationship with a network executive, will be available to stream exclusively on HBO Max. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Missile from the East’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: November 26, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Benji Merrison, Justin Stokes, Missile from the East, score, Soundtrack, Will Slater
Silva Screen Records has announced a soundtrack album for the documentary Missile from the East. The album features the film’s original music composed by Benji Merrison (SAS: Red Notice, The Beatles and India, General Magic) & Will Slater (Dynasties, The Green Planet). The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 9. Check back on this page for the streaming/download link. Missile from the East is directed by Justin Stokes and tells the true story of champion East German motorcycle racer Ernst Degner who risked his and his family’s life to defect to West Germany during the Swedish Grand Prix in 1961, taking MZ’s groundbreaking engine technology with him and helping Suzuki win its first Grand Prix Championship. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mickey Saves Christmas’ Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: November 26, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: ABC, Ben Zeadman, Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Laura Schein, Mickey Saves Christmas, Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack EP for Disney’s stop-motion holiday special Mickey Saves Christmas. The 5-track EP features the original songs from the special written by Laura Schein and Ben Zeadman (Honor Society) and a cover of the Christmas carol Up on the Housetop. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Listen to all five songs below. Mickey Saves Christmas is directed by David H. Brooks and stars real-life couple Brock Powell and Camryn Grimes. The Disney Branded Television production follows Mickey and his friends must travel to the North Pole to save Christmas when Pluto’s attempts to play fetch accidentally cause Santa to crash his sleigh and lose all the presents. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 25, 2022)
Posted: November 25, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, Bartek Gliniak, Chanda Dancy, Danny Elfman, Devotion, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Henry Jackman, Isabella Summers, Lady Chatterley's Lover, Nanny, Nathan Johnson, Soundwalk Collective, Strange World, Tanerélle, White Noise
Opening in theaters nationwide this week is the animated feature Strange World directed by Don Hall, co-directed by Qui Nguyen and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Dennis Quaid, Jaboukie Young-White and Gabrielle Union. The film’s original music composed by Henry Jackman (Wreck-It-Ralph, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Big Hero 6, X-Men: First Class, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle). Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as an original song written by Jackman & Kevin Del Aguila earlier this week. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Walt Disney Animation Studios production.
Also opening nationwide this week is the war drama Devotion directed by J.D. Dillard and starring Jonathan Majors, Glen Powell, Christina Jackson, Thomas Sadoski and Joe Jonas. Chanda Dancy (The Defeated, I Wanna Dance with Somebody, Aftershock) has composed the film’s original score. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music last Friday (click here for the full album details). Available separately from Republic Records is Joe Jonas’ & Khalid’s original song Not Alone from the movie (click here to listen to the track). Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Blood & Water’ Released
Posted: November 25, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Blood & Water, Mr Kamera, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
Netflix Music has released the first soundtrack album for the streamer’s South African original series Blood & Water. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s third season composed by Mr Kamera. Also included is the drama’s theme song by Mr Kamera & Frya (previously released as a digital single in 2020). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Blood & Water is written and directed by Nosipho Dumisa-Ngoasheng, Daryne Joshua & Travis Taute and stars Ama Qamata, Khosi Ngema, Gail Mabalane, Thabang Molaba, Dillon Windvogel, Arno Greeff and Natasha Thahane. Read the rest of this entry »
DreamWorks Animation Premieres New Logo Sequence Featuring Music by Harry Gregson-Williams
Posted: November 25, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Dreamworks Animation, Harry Gregson-Williams
DreamWorks Animation has premiered the studios’ new animated logo sequence, which will be first seen in front of its latest animated feature Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, which is receiving sneak preview showings in select theaters this Saturday, November 26 and is set to be released in theaters on December 21. Harry Gregson-Williams (The Martian, The Chronicles of Narnia, Kingdom of Heaven, Man on Fire) has composed the sequence’s music, which features his (and John Powell’s) theme from the original 2001 Shrek movie and was also used in the studios’ previous logo sequence. Check out the Moonchild theatrical opener after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
‘One Way’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: November 25, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andrew Baird, One Way, Raffertie, score, Soundtrack
Atlantic Screen Music/Filmtrax has released a soundtrack album for the action thriller One Way. The album features the film’s original music composed by Raffertie (aka Benjamin Stefanski) (White Dragon, Bull, Zone 414, Alex Rider). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. One Way is directed by Andrew Baird and stars Colson Baker, Storm Reid, Kevin Bacon, Drea de Matteo, Travis Fimmel, Meagan Holder and Luis “Trikz” Da Silva Jr. The movie revolves around a man on the run with a one way ticket to salvage what is left of his crime-ridden life. Read the rest of this entry »
