Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the drama The Son. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Hans Zimmer (The Lion King, Dune, Inception, Gladiator, The Dark Knight, Interstellar, Pirates of the Caribbean). The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, November 18 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The Son is co-written (with Christopher Hampton) and directed by Florian Zeller and stars Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern, Vanessa Kirby, Zen McGrath and Anthony Hopkins. The movie based on Zeller’s stage play of the same title follows a man whose hectic life with his infant and new partner is upended when his ex-wife appears at his door to discuss their son, who is now a teenager. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Son’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: November 12, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Florian Zeller, Hans Zimmer, score, Soundtrack, The Son
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 11, 2022)
Posted: November 11, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Benj Pasek, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Christmas with You, Dominic Lewis, Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, John Williams, Justin Paul, Ludwig Göransson, Pancho Burgos-Goizueta, Paradise City, Pinar Toprak, Roger O’Donnell, Sam & Kate, Sam Ewing, Slumberland, Spirited, Steven Price, The Fabelmans, The Swimmers
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the superhero movie Black Panther: Wakanda Forever directed by Ryan Coogler and starring Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong’o, Angela Bassett, Florence Kasumba, Winston Duke and Michaela Coel. The film’s original score is composed by Ludwig Göransson (The Mandalorian, Creed, Tenet, Community, Turning Red). Hollywood Records & Marvel Music have released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today (click here for the full album details) and a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from and inspired by the movie was released last Friday by Hollywood & Roc Nation Records & Def Jam Recordings (click here for more information).
Opening in select theaters today is the coming-of-age drama The Fabelmans directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Gabriel LaBelle, Seth Rogen, Julia Butters, Robin Bartlett, Jeannie Berlin, Keeley Karsten and Judd Hirsch. John Williams (Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jurassic Park, Jaws, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Schindler’s List) has composed the film’s original music. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as several classical pieces today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Universal Pictures release. Read the rest of this entry »
Ludwig Göransson Scoring Disney+’s ‘Zen – Grogu and Dust Bunnies’
Posted: November 11, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Disney Plus, Katsuya Kondo, Ludwig Göransson, Zen – Grogu and Dust Bunnies
Disney+ announced today that Ludwig Göransson (Black Panther, Creed, Tenet, Venom, Turning Red) has composed the original music for the new animated short Zen – Grogu and Dust Bunnies. The film is directed by Katsuya Kondo and produced by Lucasfilm and Japanese animation studio Studio Ghibli. Göransson has previously scored the first two seasons of Lucasfilm’s The Mandalorian, which introduced the character of Grogu/Baby Yoda and also contributed music to The Book of Boba Fett. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Buried: The 1982 Alpine Meadows Avalanche’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: November 11, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Buried: The 1982 Alpine Meadows Avalanche, Jared Drake, Julian Scherle, score, Soundtrack, Steven Siig
Gardener Recordings has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Buried: The 1982 Alpine Meadows Avalanche. The album features the film’s original music composed by Julian Scherle (Heart of the Champions, Princess of the Row, Let’s Be Evil, Disrupted). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Buried: The 1982 Alpine Meadows Avalanche is directed by Jared Drake & Steven Siig and centers on the massive avalanche that descended on Alpine Meadows Ski Resort in Lake Tahoe, California in 1982 that triggered a desperate five day search for eight missing people. Read the rest of this entry »
Rihanna’s Original Song ‘Born Again’ from ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Released
Posted: November 11, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Black Panther, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Ludwig Göransson, Marvel, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler
Roc Nation Records, Def Jam Recordings & Hollywood Records have released an additional song from Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music platforms is the end credits song Born Again co-written (with James Fauntleroy, Terius Nash (aka The-Dream), Busiswa Gqulu & Ludwig Göransson) and performed by Rihanna. Also listen to the full track after the jump. The song has also been added to the official soundtrack album, which also features Rihanna’s other song Lift Me Up and is available to stream/download here and will be coming out physically next Friday (click here to pre-order). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Holy Spider’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: November 11, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ali Abbasi, Holy Spider, Martin Dirkov, score, Soundtrack
Profile Pictures has released a soundtrack album for the crime thriller Holy Spider. The album features the film’s original music composed by Martin Dirkov (Shorta, Border, Knocking, The Charmer, Shelley, Holiday). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Holy Spider is co-written and directed by Ali Abbasi and stars Zar Amir-Ebrahimi, Mehdi Bajestani and Arash Ashtiani. The movie follows a family man as he embarks on his own religious quest – to “cleanse” the holy Iranian city of Mashhad of immoral and corrupt street prostitutes. Read the rest of this entry »
Joe Jonas’ & Khalid’s Original Song ‘Not Alone’ from ‘Devotion’ Released
Posted: November 11, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Devotion, HARV, J.D. Dillard, Joe Jonas, Khalid, Ryan Tedder
Republic Records has released the original song Not Alone from the war epic Devotion. The track co-written (with Ryan Tedder & HARV) and performed by Joe Jonas & Khalid is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also listen to the full song after the jump. Devotion is directed by J.D. Dillard and stars Jonathan Majors, Glen Powell, Jonas himself, Christina Jackson and Thomas Sadoski. Read the rest of this entry »
‘R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: November 11, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: J. Peter Robinson, Paul Leyden, R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned, score, Soundtrack
Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album for the supernatural action comedy R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned. The album features the film’s original music composed by J. Peter Robinson (Cocktail, The Bank Job, Wayne’s World, The World’s Fastest Indian). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Listen to the composer’s RIPD 2 Theme (Roy’s Mission) below. R.I.P.D. 2 is directed by Paul Leyden and stars Jeffrey Donovan, Penelope Mitchell, Richard Brake, Jake Choi and Kerry Knuppe. The movie follows Sheriff Roy Pulsipher as he becomes the newest officer for the Rest In Peace Department (R.I.P.D.) enforcing the afterlife’s laws who is given a mission to stop a dangerous demon from opening a portal to the underworld. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Christmas with You’ Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: November 11, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Aimee Garcia, Christmas with You, Gabriela Tagliavini, Netflix, Soundtrack
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack EP for the Netflix original film Christmas with You. The EP features four songs from the movie, including Christmas Without You (written by Robert Treves & Sam Bennett), A Christmas Thing (aka Quince Ballad) (written by Mellisa Goodwin & Joe Wolfe) and Sweet and Spicy (written by Monica Rodriguez) performed by lead actress Aimee Garcia, as well as Feliz Navidad Mi Amor written by Andy Abad & Chi Chong Fong and performed by Jasmine Lopez. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and also listen to all four tracks below. Christmas with You is directed by Gabriela Tagliavini and also stars Freddie Prinze Jr., Deja Monique Cruz, Zenzi Williams, Kyndra Sanchez and Socorro Santiago. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: November 10, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Knives Out, Nathan Johnson, Rian Johnson, score, Soundtrack
The full details of the soundtrack album for the Netflix original film Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery have been revealed. The album features the movie’s original music composed by Nathan Johnson (Looper, Nightmare Alley, Brick, Don Jon, The Brothers Bloom, Kill the Messenger) who previously scored the 2019 original film. The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 25 by Netflix Music and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The composer’s Theme from Glass Onion is already available to stream/download now. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery is written and directed by Rian Johnson and stars Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Dave Bautista, Leslie Odom Jr., Kathryn Hahn, Kate Hudson, Jessica Henwick and Madelyn Cline. Read the rest of this entry »
