Leo Birenberg & Zach Robinson (Cobra Kai, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Impractical Jokers: The Movie, Die Hart) are composing the original score for the upcoming Peacock original series Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin. The show is based on the Pitch Perfect feature franchise and stars Adam Devine, Flula Borg, Jameela Jamil, Lera Abova and Sarah Hyland. The comedy is set several years after the second Pitch Perfect movie and follows Devine’s character Bumper Allen as he moves to Germany to revive his music career when one of his songs becomes big in Berlin. Read the rest of this entry »
Leo Birenberg & Zach Robinson Scoring Peacock’s ‘Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin’
Posted: November 2, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Leo Birenberg, Peacock, Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin, Zach Robinson
‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: November 2, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Black Panther, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Ludwig Göransson, Marvel, Ryan Coogler, Soundtrack
Roc Nation Records, Def Jam Recordings & Hollywood Records have announced the track list of the soundtrack album for Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. The album features nineteen songs from and inspired by the film by artists such as Rihanna (whose original song Lift Me Up was released last Friday), Tems, Fireboy DML, CKay Ft. PinkPantheress, OG DAYV Ft. Future, E-40 & others. Director Ryan Coogler, composer Ludwig Göransson, Archie Davis and music supervisor Dave Jordan have produced the soundtrack, which will be released digitally this Friday, November 4. Click here to stream/download the soundtrack and visit Amazon to order the CD version (coming out on November 18) and vinyl edition (scheduled to be released on February 3, 2023). Read the rest of this entry »
Remastered ‘Three O’Clock High’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: November 2, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Phil Joanou, score, Soundtrack, Sylvester Levay, Tangerine Dream, Three O'Clock High
Varese Sarabande has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1987 teen comedy Three O’Clock High directed by Phil Joanou and starring Casey Siemaszko, Richard Tyson, Anne Ryan, Jonathan Wise, Stacey Glick, Jeffrey Tambor and Philip Baker Hall. The album features the remastered original score from the film composed by Tangerine Dream (Thief, Legend, Risky Business, Miracle Mile, Near Dark), as well as additional music composed by Sylvester Levay (Hot Shots!, Mannequin) and the song Something to Remember Me By by Jim Walker. The soundtrack is now available to order as a CD version (limited to 1,000 copies) on the label’s official website. A vinyl edition (in a black and blue variant) is set to come out on January 27, 2023 (the black version is also available to order on other retailers, including Amazon). Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Magic Flute’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: November 2, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Florian Sigl, Martin Stock, score, Soundtrack, The Magic Flute, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Deutsche Grammophon will release a soundtrack album for the fantasy adventure adaptation of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s opera The Magic Flute. The album features the film’s music, which consists of Mozart’s arias and a complementary orchestral score by German composer Martin Stock. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, November 4 and is now available for pre-order here. A CD version is set to come out on December 16 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Listen to two first tracks below. The Magic Flute is directed by Florian Sigl and stars Jack Wolfe, Iwan Rheon, F. Murray Abraham, Stéfi Celma, Elliot Courtiour, Niamh McCormack, Waldemar Kobus, Tedros Teclebrhan, Jeanne Goursaud, Jasmin Shakeri, Larissa Sirah Herden, Asha Banks and Amir Wilson. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Innocent’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: November 2, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gregoire Hetzel, L'innocent, Louis Garrel, score, Soundtrack, The Innocent
Cristal Publishing & Editions Musicales François 1er have released a soundtrack album for the French comedy The Innocent (L’innocent). The album features the film’s original music composed by Grégoire Hetzel (Incendies, Ismael’s Ghosts, My Golden Days, Summertime, Oh, Mercy!, The Midwife). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples. The Innocent is directed by Louis Garrel and stars Roschdy Zem, Anouk Grinberg, Noémie Merlant and Garrel himself. The movie centers on a dedicated son who, in trying to protect his mother, finds himself embroiled in an elaborate heist. Read the rest of this entry »
Dan Lévy to Score Frédéric & Valentin Potier’s ‘Prodigies’
Posted: November 2, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dan Levy, Frédéric Potier, Prodigies, Valentin Potier
Dan Lévy (I Lost My Body, Vesper, Empire of the Wolves). is attached to score the upcoming French drama Prodigies. The film is directed by Frédéric & Valentin Potier and will star Camille Razat, Mélanie Robert, Franck Dubosc and Isabelle Carré. The movie is inspired by the true story of two twin sisters who are training to to become piano soloists at the Karlsruhe Conservatory, when they discover they are suffering from a serious illness which causes them to lose the use of their hands. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish’ to Feature Original Songs by Karol G, Daniel Oviedo, Heitor Pereira & Others
Posted: November 1, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Dan Navarro, Daniel Oviedo, Gaby Moreno, Heitor Pereira, KAROL G, Paul Fisher, Puss in Boots, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Latin Grammy Award winner Karol G has recorded an original song for DreamWorks Animation’s feature Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. The track, entitled La Vida es Una, is co-written by herself & Daniel Oviedo who also produced the song (as Ovy on the Drums). The movie also features two original songs co-penned by the film’s composer Heitor Pereira (Despicable Me, Minions): Fearless Hero (co-written with Dan Navarro & screenwriter Paul Fisher) performed by Antonio Banderas (who stars in the title role) and Por Que Te Vas co-written (with Pereira) and performed by Grammy Award nominee Gaby Moreno. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Women Talking’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: November 1, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hildur Guðnadóttir, Sarah Polley, score, Soundtrack, Women Talking
Mercury Classics Soundtrack & Score will release the official soundtrack album for the drama Women Talking. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Hildur Guðnadóttir (Joker, Chernobyl, Tár, Sicario: Day of the Soldado, Mary Magdalene). The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 2 and is set to come out physically on December 16. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version and click here to order the vinyl edition. Listen to a first track (Speak Up) after the jump. Women Talking is written and directed by Sarah Polley and stars Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Judith Ivey, Ben Whishaw and Frances McDormand. The movie is based on the best-selling novel by Miriam Toews and follows a group of women in an isolated religious colony as they struggle to reconcile their faith with a series of sexual assaults committed by the colony’s men. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Silent River’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: November 1, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brian Ralston, Chris Chan Lee, score, Silent River, Soundtrack
Harmonic Design Records (to be distributed in partnership with Notefornote Music) will release a soundtrack album for the sci-fi mystery drama Silent River. The album features the film’s original music composed by Brian Ralston (Crooked Arrows, Being Rose, Awaken, Don’t Fade Away). The soundtrack will be released on all major digital music platforms next Friday, November 11. The composer’s score has been remixed from the original multi-track audio sessions in the Dolby Atmos surround/spacial audio format and will be available on all platforms that support the format the following Friday, November 18. Silent River is written and directed by Chris Chan Lee and stars West Liang, Amy Tsang, Max Faugno, Chandra Anderson and Dakota Loesch. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for HBO’s ‘Mama’s Boy’ Released
Posted: November 1, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: HBO, Laurent Bouzereau, Mama's Boy, Raphaelle Thibaut, score, Soundtrack
Gardener Recordings has released a soundtrack album for the HBO original documentary Mama’s Boy. The album features the original music from the Amblin Television and Playtone production composed by Raphaelle Thibaut (Secrets of the Whales, Introducing, Selma Blair). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Mama’s Boy directed by Laurent Bouzereau is based on Dustin Lance Black’s 2019 memoir Mama’s Boy: A Story from Our Americas and centers on the upbringing of the Academy Award-winning screenwriter of Milk. Read the rest of this entry »