Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the Italian Netflix original film Robbing Mussolini. The album features the film’s original music composed by David Holmes (Ocean’s Eleven, Killing Eve, Haywire, Out of Sight, Analyze That, No Sudden Move). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Robbing Mussolini is written and directed by Renato De Maria and stars Pietro Castellitto, Matilda De Angelis, Filippo Timi, Tommaso Ragno, Maccio Capatonda and Isabella Ferrari. The heist comedy follows a Milanese wartime entrepreneur who forms a band of misfits to conduct an elaborate heist of the legendary treasure belonging to the Duce of Fascism, Benito Mussolini. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Robbing Mussolini’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: October 24, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Holmes, Netflix, Renato De Maria, Robbing Mussolini, score, Soundtrack
Justin Tranter to Serve as Executive Music Producer on Larin Sullivan’s ‘The Young King’
Posted: October 24, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Justin Tranter, Larin Sullivan, The Young King
Grammy Award-nominated singer/songwriter Justin Tranter will serve as the executive music producer on the upcoming comedy drama The Young King. He will also be contributing original music to the film, which marks the feature directorial debut of Larin Sullivan and will star Kiersey Clemons, Michael Shannon and Barbie Ferreira. The movie follows an aspiring drag king who comes to Las Vegas to reconnect with her estranged father and to make her debut performance in America’s biggest drag king revue. Read the rest of this entry »
‘House of the Dragon’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: October 23, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: HBO, House of the Dragon, Ramin Djawadi, score, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music has released the first soundtrack album for the HBO original series House of the Dragon. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Emmy Award winner Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Westworld, Eternals, Iron Man, Uncharted, Clash of the Titans, A Wrinkle in Time). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. A CD version is available to order here. House of the Dragon is created by Ryan Condal & George R. R. Martin and stars Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Steve Toussaint, Emma D’Arcy, Eve Best, Sonoya Mizuno, Fabien Frankel and Rhys Ifans. The fantasy drama based on Martin’s Fire & Blood is set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones and tells the story of House Targaryen. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 23, 2022)
Posted: October 23, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alec Puro, Amazon, Anne Chmelewsky, Blade of the 47 Ronin, Christopher Young, Daniel Lopatin, Daniele Luppi, Disney Plus, Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities, Holly Amber Church, Jed Kurzel, Jeff Danna, Joe Hahn, Kevin Kiner, Michael Yezerski, Netflix, Rob, Run Sweetheart Run, Tales of the Jedi, The Devil's Hour, The Newton Brothers, Tim Davies
Premiering on Tuesday, October 25, is the Netflix anthology series Cabinet of Curiosities created by Guillermo del Toro. Tim Davies (Maya and the Three), Jeff Danna (Onward), Christopher Young (Spider-Man 3), Daniele Luppi (Magic City), Michael Yezerski (Blindspotting), Anne Chmelewsky (Where Hands Touch), Daniel Lopatin (Good Time) and Jed Kurzel (Alien: Covenant) have composed the score for the eight episodes and Holly Amber Church (Open 24 Hours) has written the main title and prologue music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ scores. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the series.
Also premiering on Tuesday is the fantasy adventure Blade of the 47 Ronin directed by Ron Yuan and starring Anna Akana, Mark Dacascos, Dustin Nguyen, Akira Koieyama, Chris Pang and Mike Moh. The film’s original score is composed by Linkin Park’s Joe Hahn and Alec Puro (Black Summer, The Art of Getting By, All Nighter). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the score and songs (by BlvckNeon, Maddie The Baddie, Simon Morel, Ian Valentine & others) this past Friday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which will be available to stream on Netflix and will also be coming out on VOD, Blu-ray and DVD on the same day. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Stay with Us’ (‘Reste un peu’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 23, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gad Elmaleh, Ibrahim Maalouf, Reste un peu, score, Soundtrack, Stay with Us
Mister Ibé has released a soundtrack album for the French comedy Stay with Us (Reste un peu). The album features the film’s original music composed by Ibrahim Maalouf (Yves Saint Laurent, Leave No Traces, Who You Think I Am, One Man and His Cow, Radiance). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. Stay with Us is directed by Gad Elmaleh and stars the comedian/actor himself, David Elmaleh, Régine Elmaleh and Delphine Horvilleur. The movie follows Gad, established in the United States for three years, who decides to leave New York and move back to Paris to get baptized and become a Catholic. Read the rest of this entry »
Jonny Greenwood Named Film Composer of the Year at World Soundtrack Awards
Posted: October 22, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: World Soundtrack Awards
Jonny Greenwood was named Film Composer of the Year at the 22nd World Soundtrack Awards, tonight’s closing event of the 49th Ghent Film Festival, for his scores for Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog and Pablo Larrain’s Spencer. Nicholas Britell was honored as TV Composer of the Year today for his score for the third season of the HBO original series Succession. He previously won the award in the same category in 2020 and also won Film Composer of the Year in 2019, Discovery of the Year in 2017 and for Best Original Song in 2021. Read the rest of this entry »
‘My Fairy Troublemaker’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: October 22, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Caroline Origer, Ingmar Süberkrüb, Martin Lingnau, My Fairy Troublemaker, score, Soundtrack
Universal Music has released a soundtrack album for the animated feature My Fairy Troublemaker. The album features the film’s original music composed by Martin Lingnau & Ingmar Süberkrüb (Luis and the Aliens, Charité, The Palace). Also included is the song Special performed by Stephanie Hundertmark The soundtrack is now available to stream on Amazon and any other major digital music services. My Fairy Troublemaker is directed by Caroline Origer and produced by Fabrique d’Images Luxembourg, Ella Filmproduktion and SERU Animation. The movie follows a curious and cheeky fairy who gets lost in the human world and teams up with the human girl to find her way back to the fairy world. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 21, 2022)
Posted: October 21, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Aftersun, All That Breathes, Biosphere, Black Adam, Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power, Bruno Coulais, Carter Burwell, Lorne Balfe, My Policeman, Oliver Coates, Roger Goula, Sharon Farber, Steven Price, The Banshees of Inisherin, The Good Nurse, Ticket to Paradise, Wendell & Wild
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the superhero movie Black Adam directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and starring Dwayne Johnson, Aldis Hodge, Noah Centineo, Quintessa Swindell, Marwan Kenzari and Pierce Brosnan. The film’s original music is composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Black Widow, Top Gun: Maverick, The LEGO Batman Movie, His Dark Materials). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last Friday. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Also opening nationwide is the romantic comedy Ticket to Paradise co-written and directed by Ol Parker and starring George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Kaitlyn Dever, Lucas Bravo, Maxime Bouttier and Billie Lourd. Lorne Balfe has composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last month when the movie was released overseas. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Universal Pictures release. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Argentina, 1985’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 21, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Argentina 1985, Michael Giacchino, Pedro Osuna, Santiago Mitre, score, Soundtrack
5020 Records has released a soundtrack album for the Argentine historical drama Argentina, 1985. The album features the film’s original music composed by Pedro Osuna and produced by Academy Award winner Michael Giacchino (Up, Lost, Star Trek, Spider-Man: Far from Home, The Batman). Also included is the song Nunca Más written and produced by Osuna and performed by Kany García. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Listen to García’s song and a track from Osuna’s score after the jump. Argentina, 1985 is co-written and directed by Santiago Mitre and stars Ricardo Darín, Peter Lanzani, Alejandra Flechner and Norman Briski. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: October 21, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power, Nina Menkes, score, Sharon Farber, Soundtrack
MovieScore Media’s Reality Bytes has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power. The album features the film’s original music composed by Sharon Farber (When Nietzsche Wept, Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff: The Kristine Carlson Story, They Call Me Sirr). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power is directed by Nina Menkes and investigates the politics of cinematic shot design, and how this meta-level of filmmaking intersects with the twin epidemics of sexual assault/abuse and employment discrimination against women. Read the rest of this entry »
