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 »
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
‘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 »
‘ONI: Thunder God’s Tale’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: October 29, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Netflix, ONI: Thunder God's Tale, Pep Magic, score, Soundtrack
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the streamer’s original animated event series ONI: Thunder God’s Tale. The album features the original music from the show’s first season composed by Pep Magic (aka Zach Johnston & Matteo Robert) (The Dam Keeper). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. ONI: Thunder God’s Tale is created by Daisuke ‘Dice’ Tsutsumi and features the voices of Momona Tamada, Craig Robinson, Archie Yates, George Takei, Seth Carr, Tantoo Cardinal and Brittany Ishibashi. The Tonko House & Netflix Animation production is set in a mystical world of Japanese gods and spirits and follows a courageous girl who strives to follow in her mysterious father’s footsteps and find her true powers. Read the rest of this entry »
Theme Song from Nickelodeon’s ‘Monster High’ Released
Posted: October 29, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Monster High, Nickelodeon
Arts Music has released the theme song from the new Nickelodeon animated series Monster High. The track written by Glenda R Proby, Ivan LaFever, Jason W Gleed, Kelsey Kovar, Michael Kotch, Paul Jason Robb & Stefanie Robyn Fink and produced by Stef Fink is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the song after the jump. Monster High is based on Mattel’s fashion doll franchise and stars Gabrielle Nevaeh Green, Courtney Lin, Tony Revolori, Iris Menas, Kausar Mohammed, Valeria Rodriguez, Alexander Polinsky, Alexa Kahn, Debra Wilson, Ken Marino, Felicia Day, Valeria Rodriquez, Scott Menville and Cole Massie. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 28, 2022)
Posted: October 28, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alex Somers, Armageddon Time, Call Jane, Causway, Christopher Spelman, Daniel Davies, Daniel Pemberton, Enola Holmes 2, Harry Gregson-Williams, Isabella Summers, Let There Be Drums!, Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues, Nathan Barr, Prey for the Devil, Sebastian Robertson, Terence Blanchard, The Ambush
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the supernatural horror movie Prey for the Devil directed by Daniel Stamm and starring Jacqueline Byers, Colin Salmon, Christian Navarro, Virginia Madsen, Nicholas Ralph, Lisa Palfrey and Ben Cross. The film’s original music is composed by Nathan Barr (True Blood, The House with a Clock in Its Walls, The Americans, Hollywood, Hemlock Grove, Cabin Fever). Lionsgate Records is set to release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous article to learn more about the Lionsgate release.
Also opening wide is the drama Call Jane directed by Phyllis Nagy and starring Elizabeth Banks, Sigourney Weaver, Chris Messina, Kate Mara, Wunmi Mosaku, Cory Michael Smith, John Magaro and Grace Edwards. Isabella Summers (of Florence + the Machine) (Little Fires Everywhere, Physical, The Offer, Sex/Life) has composed the film’s original music. No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is being released by Roadside Attractions. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Let There Be Drums!’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 28, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Daniel Davies, Justin Kreutzmann, Let There Be Drums!, score, Sebastian Robertson, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Let There Be Drums! The album features the film’s original music composed by Sebastian Robertson (Survivors Guide to Prison, Condemned) and Daniel Davies (Halloween, Halloween Kills, Halloween Ends, Firestarter). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Let There Be Drums! is directed by Justin Kreutzmann and centers on the world’s greatest drummers as they reflect on the art of drumming and how it has shaped their lives. The movie features interviews with The Beatles’ Ringo Starr, Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins, The Police’s Stewart Copeland, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith, among others. Read the rest of this entry »
Erick Schroder to Score Asif Akbar’s ‘Skeletons in the Closet’
Posted: October 28, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Asif Akbar, Erick Schroder, Skeletons in the Closet
Erick Schroder (The Ultimate Playlist of Noise, Under the Stadium Lights, American Christmas, No Man’s Land) has been hired to score the upcoming horror thriller Skeletons in the Closet. The film is directed by Asif Akbar (The Commando) and stars Terrence Howard, Cuba Gooding Jr., Clifton Powell, Valery M. Ortiz, Udo Kier, Sally Kirkland and Louis Mandylor. The movie follows a desperate mother who has been haunted by a malevolent spirit since childhood and allows herself to become possessed in order to save the life of her terminally ill daughter. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Big Mouth’ Volume 2 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: October 28, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Big Mouth, Mark Rivers, Netflix, Soundtrack
Netflix Music has released a new soundtrack album for the streamer’s original animated series Big Mouth. The album features a selection of the original songs from the show’s most recent seasons written by composer Mark Rivers and performed by the animated comedy’s voice cast, including Nick Kroll, Maya Rudolph, Andrew Rannells, Ed Helms, John Mulaney, Jason Mantzoukas, Jon Daly, Paula Pell, Adam Levine, Keke Palmer, Annaleigh Ashford, Jean Smart, David Thewlis & others. Super Songs of Big Mouth – Volume 2 is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. BMG has previously released a soundtrack featuring a selections of songs from the first three seasons back in 2019. Read the rest of this entry »
