Brian Robertson (Screwball, 537 Votes) & Michael John Hancock will release a soundtrack album for the Hulu original documentary God Forbid: The Sex Scandal That Brought Down a Dynasty. The album features the composers’ original music from the film and will be released digitally tomorrow, November 1 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. God Forbid is directed by Billy Corben and centers on the relationship between Giancarlo Granda, former pool attendant at the Fontainebleau Hotel and Becki Falwell, and her husband, the Evangelical Trump stalwart Jerry Falwell Jr.. Read the rest of this entry »
‘God Forbid: The Sex Scandal That Brought Down a Dynasty’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: October 31, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brian Robertson, God Forbid: The Sex Scandal That Brought Down a Dynasty, Hulu, Michael John Hancock, score, Soundtrack
Disney+’s ‘Zootopia+’ Episode ‘Duke: The Musical’ to Feature Original Music by Michael Giacchino
Posted: October 31, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Disney Plus, Elyssa Samsel, Kate Anderson, Michael Giacchino, Zootopia
Michael Giacchino (Up, Lost, Spider-Man: No Way Home, The Batman, Jurassic World, Star Trek, The Incredibles, Ratatouille) has composed the original music for the episode Duke: The Musical from the new Disney+ original animated shorts series Zootopia+. He also co-wrote the original song Big Time with lyrics by Elyssa Samsel & Kate Anderson (Olaf’s Frozen Adventure, Central Park) for the episode, which centers on small-time weasel crook Duke Weaselton (voiced by Alan Tudyk) as he rethinks his life and pictures himself as a good guy. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: October 31, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Let's Eat Grandma, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself
Transgressive Records has released a soundtrack album for the British Netflix original series The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Let’s Eat Grandma (Rosa Walton & Jenny Hollingworth) who have made their scoring debut on the project. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself is created by Joe Barton and stars Jay Lycurgo, Nadia Parkes, Emilien Vekemans, Isobel Jesper Jones, Paul Ready, Karen Connell and Fehinti Balogun. The fantasy drama centers on the son of a notorious witch responsible for a deadly massacre as he tries to find his place in the world – and his powers. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Freevee’s ‘High School’ Released
Posted: October 31, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Anna Waronker, Freevee, High School, score, Soundtrack
Amazon Content Services has released a soundtrack album for the Freevee original series High School.The album features the original music from the show’s first season composed by Anna Waronker (Yellowjackets, Shrill, Call Me Kat, Harriet the Spy, Santa, Inc., The Republic of Sarah). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. High School is created by Clea DuVall & Laura Kittrell based on Tegan and Sara Quin’s best-selling memoir of the same title and stars Railey & Seazynn Gilliland, Cobie Smulders and Kyle Bornheimer. The YA comedy drama is told through a backdrop of ‘90s grunge and rave culture and revolves around two twin sisters growing up down the hall from one another. Read the rest of this entry »
Walter Mair Scoring Renny Harlin’s ‘The Bricklayer’
Posted: October 31, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Renny Harlin, The Bricklayer, Walter Mair
Walter Mair (Formula 1: Drive to Survive, The Same Sky, Shark Bait, Knuckledust, Glue, Ronaldo, Cuffs) has been tapped to score the upcoming action thriller The Bricklayer. The film is directed by Renny Harlin (Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger) and stars Aaron Eckhart, Nina Dovrev, Clifton Collins Jr., Tim Blake Nelson and Ilfenesh Hadera. The movie follows a former CIA operative who is forced out of retirement to confront and unravel an international conspiracy. Matt Johnson (Into the Blue, Torque) and Hanna Weg (Septembers of Shiraz) wrote the screenplay based on Noah Boyd’s novel. Read the rest of this entry »
‘We Need to Do Something’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 31, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Chapdelaine, score, Sean King O'Grady, Soundtrack, We Need to Do Something
David Chapdelaine has released a soundtrack album for the psychological horror thriller We Need to Do Something. The album features the composer’s original music from the film and is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and any other major digital music services), where you can also check out audio samples. We Need to Do Something is directed by Sean King O’Grady and stars Sierra McCormick, Vinessa Shaw, Pat Healy, John James Cronin, Lisette Alexis, as well as Ozzy Osbourne as the voice of Good Boy. The movie follows a family seeking shelter from a storm who find themselves trapped for days with no sign of rescue and untold evils lurking just beyond the walls. Read the rest of this entry »
Howard Shore Scoring Scott Cooper’s ‘The Pale Blue Eye’
Posted: October 31, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Howard Shore, Netflix, Scott Cooper, The Pale Blue Eye
Howard Shore (The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Silence of the Lambs, The Aviator, Hugo, Mrs. Doubtfire, Big) has composed the original music for the upcoming Netflix original film The Pale Blue Eye. The movie is written and directed by Scott Cooper (Black Mass, Hostiles) and stars Christian Bale, Harry Melling, Gillian Anderson, Lucy Boynton, Toby Jones, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Harry Lawtey, Hadley Robinson, Simon McBurney, Timothy Spall and Robert Duvall. The thriller based on the novel by Louis Bayard is set in West Point, 1830 and follows a detective who is hired to investigate the gruesome murder of a cadet and enlists one of their own to help unravel the case – a young man the world would come to know as Edgar Allan Poe. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Young Royals’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: October 31, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Matti Bye, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, Young Royals
Netflix Music has released a new soundtrack album for the Swedish Netflix original series Young Royals. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Matti Bye (Young Wallander, Tove, The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared, Everlasting Moments, A Serious Game). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Milan Records has previously released a soundtrack featuring the composer’s score from Season 1 last year. Young Royals is created by Lisa Ambjörn, Lars Beckung & Camilla Holter and stars Edvin Ryding, Omar Rudberg, Malte Gårdinger, Nikita Uggla, Frida Argento and Pernilla August. Read the rest of this entry »
Main Title Theme from HBO’s ‘The White Lotus’ Season 2 Released
Posted: October 30, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Cristobal Tapia de Veer, HBO, The White Lotus
WaterTower Music has released the main title theme from the second season of the HBO original series The White Lotus. The track, entitled Renaissance, is written by the show’s Emmy Award-winning composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer (Smile, Utopia, The Girl with All the Gifts, Hunters, The Third Day, National Treasure) and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the theme below and check back on this page for updates on the release of a full soundtrack album for the new season. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 30, 2022)
Posted: October 30, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Afterhere, AMC, Berenice Scott, Blockbuster, David Arnold, Glenn Gregory, Inside Man, Jesse Novak, Jessica Rose Weiss, Leo Birenberg, Netflix, Peacock, Roku Channel, Sundance Now, The Independent, The Suspect, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Zach Robinson
Premiering in the U.S. tomorrow, October 31, is the British limited series Inside Man created by Steven Moffat and starring David Tennant, Dolly Wells, Stanley Tucci, Lydia West, Louis Oliver, Lyndsey Marshal, Atkins Estimond and Dylan Baker. The show’s original music is composed by David Arnold (Independence Day, Casino Royale, Tomorrow Never Dies, Sherlock, Stargate). Bella Union has released the drama’s title song God’s Gonna Cut You Down produced by Arnold and performed by John Grant. Click here for more information and to learn more about the 4-parter, which premiered in the UK earlier this fall on BBC One and is making its worldwide debut on Netflix.
Premiering on Wednesday, November 2, is the political thriller The Independent directed by Amy Rice and starring Jodie Turner-Smith, Brian Cox, John Cena, Luke Kirby, Ann Dowd, Stephen Lange, Julianne Arrieta and Alicia Reiner. Jessica Rose Weiss (Cinderella, Don’t Make Me Go, Dog Gone Trouble, 1UP) has composed the film’s original music. The movie, which revolves around two journalists who hold the fate of the election in their hands, will be available to stream exclusively on Peacock. Read the rest of this entry »