440Hz has released a soundtrack album for the French Amazon original series On the Darknet (Darknet-sur-Mer). The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Jonathan Leurquin & Thomas Rossi. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. On the Darknet is directed by Remy Four & Julien War and stars Victor-Artus Solaro, Joséphine Draï, Théo Fernandez, Imer Kutllovci, Léon Plazol, Isabelle Candelier, Vincent Dessagnat and Arié Elmaleh. The crime comedy follows two amateur hackers who create a website that offers fake services from contract killers. Read the rest of this entry »
‘On the Darknet’ (‘Darknet-sur-Mer’) Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: October 10, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Darknet-sur-Mer, Jonathan Leurquin, score, Soundtrack, Thomas Rossi
New Track from HBO’s ‘House of the Dragon’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 9, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: HBO, House of the Dragon, Ramin Djawadi
WaterTower Music has released a second track from the soundtrack of the HBO original series House of the Dragon. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is Protector of the Realm written by the show’s composer Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Iron Man, Westworld, Pacific Rim, Uncharted, Eternals). Also listen to the full track after the jump. A first track (The Prince That Was Promised) was released in August and a full soundtrack album is expected to come out later this year. Read the rest of this entry »
‘To Leslie’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: October 9, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Linda Perry, Michael Morris, score, Soundtrack, To Leslie
Linda Perry (Luckiest Girl Alive, Citizen Penn, Kid 90) has released a soundtrack album for the drama To Leslie. The album features the singer/songwriter/composer’s original score from the film and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also included is trailer version of the Perry-penned original song Angels Are Falling. The film version performed by Patty Griffin was released as a digital single last month (listen the track below). To Leslie is directed by Michael Morris and stars Andrea Riseborough, Allison Janney, Owen Teague, Marc Maron, Andre Royo, Matt Lauria, Stephen Root, James Landry Hebert and Catfish Jean. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 9, 2022)
Posted: October 9, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adam Peters, Apple TV +, Dan Romer, David Klotz, Drum & Lace, Giosuè Greco, Hulu, Ian Hultquist, Kormaac, Let the Right One In, Morgan Kibby, Netflix, Professionals, Rosaline, Shantaram, Showtime, The CW, The Watcher
Premiering tonight is the Showtime original series Let the Right One In developed by Andrew Hinderaker and starring Demián Bichir, Anika Noni Rose, Madison Taylor Baez, Grace Gummer, Ian Foreman, Jacob Buster, Kevin Carroll and Nick Stahl. The show’s original music is composed by Dan Romer (Luca, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Station Eleven, Maniac) & Giosuè Greco (Not Going Quietly, Welcome to Wrexham). Check out our previous article to learn more about the drama, which made its streaming debut this past Friday and will air every Sunday night on Showtime.
Premiering in the U.S. on Tuesday, October 11, is the internationally produced TV series Professionals created by Jeff Most & Michael Colleary and starring Tom Welling, Brendan Fraser, Elena Anaya, Jazzara Jaslyn and Ken Duken. Kormac has composed the show’s original music. The action drama, which follows a top-tier security operative who is paid to protect the interests of rich and powerful clients by any means necessary, first premiered in Scandinavian markets on Viaplay back in 2020 and is making its U.S. debut on The CW. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Terrifier 2’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: October 8, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Damien Leone, Paul Wiley, score, Soundtrack, Terrifier 2
Sensory Recordings has released a soundtrack album for the slasher sequel Terrifier 2. The album features the film’s original music composed by Paul Wiley (Frankenstein vs. the Mummy) who previously scored the 2016 original movie. The soundtrack is now available to stream on Amazon, Apple Music/iTunes and most other major digital music services. A limited vinyl edition is available to order on the label’s official website. Terrifier 2 is written and directed by Damien Leone and stars Felissa Rose, David Howard Thornton, Elliott Fullam, Lauren LaVera and Chris Jericho. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 7, 2022)
Posted: October 7, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: All Quiet on the Western Front, Amsterdam, Benj Pasek, Christopher Lennertz, Daniel Pemberton, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Justin Paul, Linda Perry, Lyle Lyle Crocodile, Matthew Margeson, TAR, The Curse of Bridge Hollow, To Leslie, Triangle of Sadness, Volker Bertelmann
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the crime comedy Amsterdam directed by David O. Russell and starring Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Alessandro Nivola, Anya Taylor-Joy, Taylor Swift, Mike Myers, Rami Malek and Robert De Niro. The film’s original score is composed by Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Steve Jobs, Enola Holmes). Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as several songs from the movie (including an original track performed by Giveon) today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the 20th Century Studios release.
Also opening wide is the family musical comedy Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile directed by Will Speck & Josh Gordon and starring Shawn Mendes, Javier Bardem, Constance Wu an Winslow Fegley. Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (Dear Evans Hansen, The Greatest Showman) have written most of the film’s original songs and Matthew Margeson (Kingsman series, Rocketman, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children) has composed the movie’s original score. Island Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie today (click here for the full album details) and Madison Gate Records has released a separate soundtrack featuring Margeson’s score today (click here for more information). Read the rest of this entry »
Jazmine Sullivan’s Original Song ‘Stand Up’ from Chinonye Chukwu’s ‘Till’ Released
Posted: October 7, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chinonye Chukwu, D’Mile, Jazmine Sullivan, Till
RCA Records has released the original end credits song Stand Up from the biographical drama Till. The track co-written (with D’Mile) and performed by Jazmine Sullivan is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the song after the jump. A full soundtrack album featuring Abel Korzeniowski’s original score from the film is expected to be released next week by Mercury Classics. Till is directed by Chinonye Chukwu and stars Danielle Deadwyler, Jalyn Hall, Frankie Faison, Haley Bennett and Whoopi Goldberg. Read the rest of this entry »
Fil Eisler Scoring CBS’ ‘Fire Country’
Posted: October 7, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: CBS, Fil Eisler, Fire Country
Fil Eisler (Revenge, Empire, UnReal, Thunder Force, The Titan, Superintelligence) is the composer of the new CBS drama Fire Country. The show is created by Max Thieriot, Joan Rater & Tony Phelan (Grey’s Anatomy, Council of Dads) and stars Thieriot himself, Billy Burke, Kevin Alejandro, Stephanie Arcila, Diane Farr, Jordan Calloway and Jules Latimer. The series revolves around a young convict seeking redemption and a shortened prison sentence by joining a prison release firefighting program in Northern California where he and other inmates are partnered with elite firefighters to extinguish wildfires across the region. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for David Bruckner’s ‘Hellraiser’ Reboot Released
Posted: October 7, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ben Lovett, David Bruckner, Hellraiser, Hulu, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the Hellraiser reboot. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ben Lovett (The Night House, The Ritual, The Wolf of Snow Hollow, The Signal, The Wind, The Old Ways). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Hellraiser is directed by David Bruckner and stars Odessa A’zion, Jamie Clayton, Adam Faison, Drew Starkey, Brandon Flynn, Jason Liles, Aoife Hinds, Yinka Olorunnife, Zachary Hing, Selina Lo, Kit Clarke, Goran Visnjic and Hiam Abbass. The supernatural horror movie follows a young woman struggling with addiction who comes into possession of an ancient puzzle box, unaware that its purpose is to summon the Cenobites, a group of sadistic supernatural beings from another dimension. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Hans Zimmer LIVE’ Album Announced
Posted: October 7, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hans Zimmer
Sony Classical has announced Hans Zimmer LIVE, a new double album featuring more than two hours of new reimagined arrangements of some Zimmer’s popular compositions. The album was recorded during the concert tour of the same title in Europe in spring of 2022. Among the new “suites” created for the concert and featured on the release are Dune, The Lion King, The Dark Knight, Gladiator, Inception, Interstellar, Man of Steel, No Time to Die, Pirates of the Caribbean and Wonder Woman 1984. The album will released digitally in stereo and the immersive formats Dolby Atmos and Sony 360 RA, as well as a 2-CD DigiPac and a limited 4 x 180 g audiophile vinyl set on March 3, 2023. The 2-CD version is now available for pre-order on Amazon and the vinyl edition can be pre-ordered here. A first suite (The Last Samurai) is already available to stream/download now and can also be checked out below. Read the rest of this entry »