Music Box Records has announced a soundtrack album for the French comedy drama Driving Madeleine (Une belle course). The album features the film’s original music composed, orchestrated and conducted by Philippe Rombi (Swimming Pool, Joyeux Noel, In the House, Angel, Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion). Also included are two songs by Dinah Washington and Etta James. The soundtrack will be released this coming Friday, September 16. Visit the label’s official website to check out the full album details and to order the CD. A digital version (without the songs) will be coming out on the same day and will be available to stream/download on Amazon. Driving Madeleine is co-written and directed by Christian Carion and stars Line Renaud, Dany Boon and Alice Isaaz. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Driving Madeleine’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: September 12, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christian Carion, Driving Madeleine, Philippe Rombi, score, Soundtrack, Une belle course
‘The Alleys’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 12, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Bassel Ghandour, Nasser Sharaf, score, Soundtrack, The Alleys
SMP has released a soundtrack album for the Jordanian thriller The Alleys (Al Harra). The album features the film’s original music composed by Nasser Sharaf. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. The Alleys is written and directed by Bassel Ghandour and stars Emad Azmi, Baraka Rahmani, Munther Rayahnah, Nadira Omran and Maisa Abd Elhadi. The movie is set in East Amman and follows a hustler who passes himself off as a regular businessman, trying to scam enough money to legitimize his relationship with his secret lover. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Gigi & Nate’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: September 11, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gigi & Nate, JP Cooper, Nick Hamm, Paul Leonard Morgan, score, Soundtrack
Decca Records will release a soundtrack album for the drama Gigi & Nate. The album features the film’s original music composed by Paul Leonard-Morgan (Limitless, Dynasty, Tales from the Loop, Dredd, Wormwood) who recorded his score with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Also included is the original end credits song Wave Me On co-written (with Leonard-Morgan, Jackson Hamm, Austin Brenner & Josiah Valerius) and performed by JP Cooper (check out the official music video below). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 12 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Gigi & Nate is directed by Nick Hamm and stars Charlie Rowe, Josephine Langford, Zoe Colletti, Marcia Gay Harden, Hannah Riley, Jim Belushi and Diane Ladd. Read the rest of this entry »
Thomas Newman Scoring Marc Forster’s ‘A Man Called Otto’
Posted: September 11, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Man Called Otto, Marc Forster, Thomas Newman
Composer Thomas Newman (American Beauty, The Shawshank Redemption, Finding Nemo, 1917, Skyfall, Wall-E) is reteaming with director Marc Forster on the upcoming comedy drama A Man Called Otto. The film is based on Fredrik Backman’s 2012 novel and the Swedish 2015 feature A Man Called Ove and stars Tom Hanks, Mariana Treviño, Rachel Keller, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Cameron Britton and Mike Birbiglia. The movie follows a grumpy isolated widower who gives everyone in his neighborhood a hard time, when he starts developing an unlikely and reluctant friendship with his new neighbors. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 11, 2022)
Posted: September 11, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adam Anders, Alex Weston, Amazon, American Gigolo, Bear McCreary, Dave Rowntree, David Martijn, Epix, Fox, Goodnight Mommy, Marcelo Zarvos, Monarch, Showtime, Starz, The Serpent Queen, Trevor Morris, War of the Worlds
Premiering today is the Starz limited series The Serpent Queen developed by Justin Haythe and starring Samantha Morton, Amrita Acharia, Barry Atsma, Enzo Cilenti, Danny Kirrane, Sennia Nanua, Nicholas Burns, Beth Goddard, Antonia Clarke, Charles Dance, Ludivine Sagnier, Colm Meaney and Rupert Everett. The show’s original music is composed by Bear McCreary (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Outlander, The Walking Dead). Click here to learn more about the drama, which will debut every Sunday on Starz.
Also premiering today is the Showtime original series American Gigolo developed by David Hollander and starring Jon Bernthal, Gretchen Mol, Rosie O’Donnell, Gabriel LaBelle, Lizzie Brocheré and Leland Orser. Marcelo Zarvos (Fences, Wonder, The Affair, Ray Donovan, The Good Shepherd) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article for more information about the drama, which will air every Sunday on Showtime and debut every Friday for Showtime subscribers. Read the rest of this entry »
Chad Fischer Scoring Matt Smukler’s ‘Wildflower’
Posted: September 11, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chad Fischer, Matt Smukler, Wildflower
Chad Fischer (Scandal, Private Practice, Weird City, Chasing Mavericks) has recently scored the upcoming coming-of-age drama Wildflower. The film marks the narrative directorial of Matt Smukler and stars Kiernan Shipka, Dash Mihok, Charlie Plummer, Alexandra Daddario, Reid Scott, Brad Garrett, Erika Alexander, Jacki Weaver, Samantha Hyde, Jean Smart and Ryan Kiera Armstrong. The movie revolves around a young woman caring for her intellectually disabled parents while seeking an independent life. Read the rest of this entry »
First Soundtrack EP for Fox’s ‘Monarch’ Released
Posted: September 10, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Adam Anders, Fox, Monarch, Soundtrack
Arista & Monument Records have released the first soundtrack EP for the new Fox drama Monarch. The 5-track EP features the songs from the first episode of the show, including an acoustic version of American Cowgirl, the original song The Brambles written by series executive music producer Adam Anders, Tom Douglas & Jordan Shellhart and performed by cast members Anna Friel & Trace Adkins, as well as cover versions of Hank Williams Jr.’s Family Tradition, Waylon Jennings’ & Willie Nelson’s Good Hearted Woman and the Diane Warren-penned LeAnn Rimes song How Do I Live. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and also listen to all five songs below. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Giacchino Scoring Marvel’s ‘Werewolf by Night’ Halloween Special
Posted: September 10, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Disney Plus, Marvel, Michael Giacchino, Werewolf by Night
Michael Giacchino (Up, Lost, The Batman, Jurassic World, The Incredibles, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) has confirmed that he is scoring Marvel Studios’ upcoming Halloween special Werewolf by Night. The composer is also directing the project, which stars Gael García Bernal in the title role of Jack Russell, as well as Laura Donnelly, Harriet Sansom Harris and Eugenie Bondurant. Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito and Victoria Alonso are executive producing the special. Read the rest of this entry »
Julia Michaels to Compose Original Songs for Disney’s Animated Musical ‘Wish’
Posted: September 10, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Chris Buck, Fawn Veerasunthorn, Julia Michaels, Wish
Disney announced at this weekend’s D23 Expo in Anaheim, California that singer/songwriter Julia Michaels will compose the original songs for the upcoming animated musical Wish. The film directed by Chris Buck (Frozen, Tarzan) & Fawn Veerasunthorn stars Ariana DeBose and explores how the iconic wishing star came to be. Peter Del Vecho (The Princess and the Frog, Raya and the Last Dragon) & Juan Pablo Reyes are producing the Walt Disney Animation Studios production. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 9, 2022)
Posted: September 9, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: About Fate, Alex Baranowski, Amanda Yamate, Anna Drubich, Barbarian, Benjamin Zecker, Do Revenge, Este Haim, Kyle McCuiston, Lifemark, Medieval, Philip Klein, True Things
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror movie Barbarian written and directed by Zach Cregger and starring Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgård, Justin Long,Matthew Patrick Davis, Richard Brake, Kurt Braunohler and Jaymes Butler. The film’s original music is composed by Anna Drubich (Fear Street Part 3 – 1966, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Werewolves Within). No soundtrack album has been announced. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the 20th Century Studios production.
Also opening wide is the historical action drama Medieval written and directed by Petr Jákl and starring Ben Foster, Sophie Lowe, Matthew Goode, Til Schweiger and Michael Caine. Philip Klein (Wish Dragon, The Last Full Measure, Pig) has composed the film’s original music. MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about The Avenue release. Read the rest of this entry »
