WaterTower Music has released two more tracks from the soundtrack for the HBO original series House of the Dragon. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services are the tracks Lament & Fate of the Kingdoms composed by the show’s Emmy Award-winning composer Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Westworld, Eternals, Pacific Rim, Uncharted, Iron Man). Listen to both tracks below. The label has previously released two first tracks ((The Prince That Was Promised and Protector of the Realm) in previous weeks. A full soundtrack album is expected to come out after the season finale premieres next week. Read the rest of this entry »
Two New Tracks from Ramin Djawadi’s ‘House of the Dragon’ Score Released
Posted: October 16, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: HBO, House of the Dragon, Ramin Djawadi
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Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross Scoring Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Challengers’
Posted: October 16, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Atticus Ross, Challengers, Luca Guadagino, Trent Reznor
Luca Guadagnino has revealed in a recent interview with Variety that Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Mank, Soul, Gone Girl, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) are currently scoring the director’s upcoming romantic sports comedy Challengers. The film starring Zendaya, Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor follows a tennis player-turned-coach who has transformed her husband from a mediocre player into a world-famous Grand Slam champion and makes him play a “Challenger” event, where he finds himself standing across the net from his former best friend. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: October 16, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons, Kristopher Carter, Lolita Ritmanis, Matt Peters, Michael McCuistion, score, Soundtrack
Dynamic Soundtrack Records will release a soundtrack album for the DC animated movie Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons. The album features the film’s original music composed by Kristopher Carter, Michael Mccuistion & Lolita Ritmanis (aka Dynamic Music Partners) (Young Justice, Teen Titans, Justice League, Avengers Assemble, Batman: The Animated Series, Batman: The Brave and the Bold). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 17 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon. Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons is directed by Matt Peters and features the voices of Jack Dylan Grazer, Jack Griffo, Laura Bailey, Troy Baker and Darin De Paul. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 16, 2022)
Posted: October 16, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Éric Demarsan, From Scratch, HBO, Laura Karpman, Mama's Boy, Mark Korven, Netflix, Notre Dame, Oliver Coates, Raphael Saadiq, Raphaelle Thibaut, The Peripheral, The Stranger
Premiering on Tuesday, October 18, is the HBO original documentary Mama’s Boy directed by Laurent Bouzereau and produced by Mickey Liddell, Pete Shilaimon, Steven Shareshian, Darryl Frank & Justin Falvey. The film’s original music is composed by Raphaelle Thibaut (Secrets of the Whales, Introducing, Selma Blair, Fantastic Beasts: A Natural History). The Amblin Television and Playtone production, which centers on the upbringing of Academy Award-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black (Milk) and is based on his 2019 memoir Mama’s Boy: A Story from Our Americas, will air on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.
Premiering on Wednesday, October 19, is the Australian thriller The Stranger directed by Thomas M. Wright and starring Joel Edgerton, Sean Harris, Jada Alberts, Cormac Wright, Steve Mouzakis and Matthew Sunderland. Oliver Coates (Aftersun, Significant Other) has composed the film’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score is in the works. The movie, which premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, was released theatrically in Australia earlier this month and will be available to stream worldwide on Wednesday on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
First Tracks from Starz’s ‘Step Up’ Season 3 Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 15, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: EmmoLei Sankofa, NE-YO, Starz, Step Up, Stephanie Economou
Lionsgate Records has released the first two tracks from the soundtrack for the third season of the Starz original series Step Up. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is the new Step Up Main Theme by Ne-Yo (who also stars in the drama as High Water founder Sage Odom) and a score suite by the show’s composers Stephanie Economou (Jupiter’s Legacy, The Chair, Manhunt: Deadly Games) & EmmoLei Sankofa (Horror Noire, Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls). Also listen to both tracks after the jump. More music from Season 3 is expected to be released over the next couple of weeks. Read the rest of this entry »
John Paesano Scoring Disney+’s ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules’
Posted: October 15, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, Disney Plus, John Paesano, Luke Cormican
John Paesano (The Maze Runner, Daredevil, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, Cheaper by the Dozen) is returning as the composer of the upcoming Disney+ animated movie Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules. The film is directed by Luke Cormican and features the voices of Brady Noon, Ethan William Childress, Chris Diamantopoulos, Edward Asner, Erica Cerra and Hunter Dillon. The animated feature is based on the second book in Jeff Kinney’s bestselling book series and focuses on Greg Heffley’s complicated relationship with older brother Rodrick, a lazy and undisciplined high school student who spends way too much time practicing with his rock band. Read the rest of this entry »
Choral Version of David Buckley’s ‘The Sandman’ Main Title Theme Released
Posted: October 15, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: David Buckley, Netflix, The Sandman
WaterTower Music has released a choral version of the main title theme from the Netflix original series The Sandman. The track written by the show’s composer David Buckley (The Good Wife, Papillon, Nobody, Evil, The Forbidden Kingdom) and performed by the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the theme after the jump. The label has previously released a full soundtrack album featuring selections of Buckley’s score from the fantasy drama in August. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 14, 2022)
Posted: October 14, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Abel Korzeniowski, Cho Young Wuk, Cody Carpenter, Daniel Davies, Decision to Leave, Halloween Ends, Jeff Beal, Joe Kraemer, John Carpenter, Old Man, Raymond & Ray, Stars at Noon, The School for Good and Evil, The Soundtrackings, Theodore Shapiro, Till, Tindersticks
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend while also premiering on Peacock today is the slasher sequel Halloween Ends directed by David Gordon Green and starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Andi Matichak, Rohan Campbell, Kyle Richards and James Jude Courtney. The film’s original music is composed by John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter & Daniel Davies (Firestarter) who previously scored 2018’s Halloween and last year’s Halloween Kills. Sacred Bones Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Universal Pictures release.
Opening in select theaters today before expanding nationwide over the next couple of weeks is the biographical drama Till directed by Chinonye Chukwu and starring Danielle Deadwyler, Jalyn Hall, Whoopi Goldberg, Jayme Lawson, Frankie Faison, Tosin Cole and Haley Bennett. Abel Korzeniowski (Penny Dreadful, A Single Man, Nocturnal Animals, The Nun, The Courier) has composed the film’s original score. Mercury Classics will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score on October 28. Click here for the full album details and to listen to a first track. Available separately is the original end credits song Stand Up performed by Jazmine Sullivan (click here for more information). Read the rest of this entry »
2 Chainz’s Song ‘2 Step’ from ‘House Party’ Remake Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 14, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: 2 Chainz, Calmatic, House Party
Def Jam Recordings has released the first song from the soundtrack for the upcoming House Party remake. Available to stream/download now is 2 Step co-written, produced and performed by 2 Chainz. Also listen to the full track, which features a sample from Kool & the Gang’s Hollywood Swinging, after the jump and check back on this page for the details of the full soundtrack album. House Party is directed by Calmatic and stars Jacob Latimore, Tosin Cole, Karen Obilom, DC Young Fly and Scott Mescudi. The remake of the 1990 comedy classic will be released in theaters nationwide on January 13, 2023 by Warner Bros. Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Decision to Leave’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: October 14, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cho Young Wuk, Decision to Leave, Park Chan-wook, score, Soundtrack, The Soundtrackings
CJ ENM has released a soundtrack album for the South Korean romantic thriller Decision to Leave. The album features the film’s original music composed by Cho Young-wuk (Oldboy, The Handmaiden, The Little Drummer Girl, Lady Vengeance, Thirst) and The Soundtrackings. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download in most international markets. No word yet on a domestic release. Visit the British iTunes/Apple Music and Amazon stores to check out audio samples. Decision to Leave is co-written and directed by Park Chan-wook and stars Tang Wei and Park Hae-il. The movie follows a detective investigating a murder who begins to suspect the dead man’s wife may know more than she initially lets on and finds himself trapped in a web of deception and desire. Read the rest of this entry »
