Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album for the Disney+ animated series Cars on the Road. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Jake Monaco (Dumplin’, Flora & Ulysses, Let’s Be Cops, Forky Asks a Question, Jerry & Marge Go Large, Lamp Life, Out). Also included is the main title song written by Monaco & Bobby Podesta and performed by Bobby Hamrick (check out the main title sequence after the jump), as well as two other songs performed by the series’ voice cast. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 5 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Cars on the Road is directed by Steve Purcell, Podesta & Brian Fee, produced by Marc Sondheimer and stars Owen Wilson and Larry the Cable Guy. The Pixar Animation Studios production follows Lightning McQueen and his best friend Mater as they head east from Radiator Springs on a cross-country road trip to meet up with Mater’s sister. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Cars on the Road’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: September 4, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Cars on the Road, Disney Plus, Jake Monaco, Pixar, score, Soundtrack
Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 4, 2022)
Posted: September 4, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alan Silvestri, Apple TV +, Cars on the Road, Dan Deacon, Disney Plus, Felix White, Genevieve Vincent, Glen Ballard, Gutsy, Hulu, Jake Monaco, Last Light, McEnroe, Peacock, Pinocchio, Showtime, Wedding Season
Premiering in the U.S. today is the Showtime sports documentary McEnroe directed by Barney Douglas about the tennis legend and four-time US Open champion. The film’s original music is composed by The Maccabees guitarist and songwriter Felix White (The Edge). A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score was released digitally this summer and a vinyl edition will be coming out in 2023. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie.
Premiering on Thursday, September 8, is the Disney+ original movie Pinocchio directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks, Luke Evans, Cynthia Erivo, Keegan-Michael Key and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth. Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Avengers: Endgame, Forrest Gump, Cast Away) has composed the film’s original score and also co-wrote original songs with Glen Ballard. Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album featuring both songs and score this coming week. Click here for the full list of song and check back on this page for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
David Schwartz Wins Emmy Award for ‘Lucy and Desi’ Score
Posted: September 3, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Adam Blackstone, David Schwartz, Emmy Awards, Lucy and Desi
David Schwartz has won his first Primetime Emmy Award in the Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (Original Dramatic Score) category for his score for the Amazon documentary Lucy and Desi at today’s first night of the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards. He has previously been Emmy-nominated three times for his Arrested Development score and his main title theme music from Deadwood: The Movie and Wolf Lake. The composer’s music from Lucy and Desi has been released this past July by Amazon Content Services. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Showtime’s ‘McEnroe’ Documentary Released
Posted: September 3, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Barney Douglas, Felix White, McEnroe, score, Showtime, Soundtrack
Felix White (of the indie rock band The Maccabees) has released a soundtrack album for the Showtime sports documentary McEnroe. The album features the composer/songwriter/guitarist’s original score from the film and is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. A limited vinyl edition (in different variants) is set to come out next year and is available to order here. McEnroe is directed by Barney Douglas (who previously collaborated with White on 2019’s The Edge) and centers on the four-time US Open champion from New York as he explores his pursuit of perfection, his rockstar lifestyle and painful personal life and shares his losses of mental health and family life to win at all costs. Read the rest of this entry »
John Williams Premieres ‘Helena’s Theme’ from ‘Indiana Jones 5’ at Hollywood Bowl Concert
Posted: September 2, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Indiana Jones, Indiana Jones 5, James Mangold, John Williams
John Williams has premiered a new theme from his score for the upcoming fifth installment in the Indiana Jones series at tonight’s Maestro of the Movies – Celebrating John Williams at 90 concert at the Hollywood Bowl. Helena’s Theme is written for the character played by Phoebe Waller-Bridge in the untitled sequel. Check out several videos of the performance shared on social media below. Williams has reportedly been working on his fifth Indiana Jones score over the last couple of months, with the most recent scoring sessions taking place last week. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 2, 2022)
Posted: September 2, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alex Baranowski, Blind Ambition, Burial, Clare Manchon, Clément Ducol, Craig DeLeon, End of the Road, Gigi & Nate, Helena Czajka, Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul., Marcus Norris, Olivier Manchon, One Way, Paul Leonard Morgan, Peter von Kant, Raffertie, Waiting for Bojangles
Opening in theaters nationwide while also premiering on Peacock today is the satirical comedy Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. written and directed by Adamma Ebo and starring Regina Hall and Sterling K. Brown. The film’s original music is composed by Marcus Norris. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Focus Features release.
Also opening wide is the drama Gigi & Nate directed by Nick Hamm and starring Charlie Rowe, Josephine Langford, Zoe Colleti, Hannah Alligood, Marcia Gay Harden, Jim Belushi and Diane Ladd. Paul Leonard-Morgan (Limitless, Dredd, Tales from the Loop, Wormwood, Dynasty) has composed the film’s original score and also co-wrote an original end credits song. A soundtrack album is in the works. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about movie, which is being released by Roadside Attractions. Read the rest of this entry »
Isabella Summers Scoring Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre’s ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’
Posted: September 2, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Isabella Summers, Lady Chatterley's Lover, Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, Netflix
Isabella Summers (aka Isa Machine of Florence + the Machine) (Little Fires Everywhere, The Offer, Physical, Sex/Life) has composed the original music for the upcoming Netflix original film Lady Chatterley’s Lover. The movie is directed by Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre (The Mustang) and stars Emma Corrin, Jack O’Connell, Joely Richardson, Matthew Duckett, Faye Marsay and Ella Hunt. The drama is based on the classic D.H. Lawrence novel of the same name and tells the story of a woman born to a life of wealth and privilege, who soon finds herself married to a man that she eventually falls out of love with and engages in a torrid affair with a gamekeeper on their English estate. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for HBO Max’s ‘Rap Sh!t’ Released
Posted: September 2, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: HBO Max, Rap Sh*t, Soundtrack
Raedio has released the first soundtrack album for the HBO Max original series Rap Sh!t. The album features the songs from the show’s first season performed by Shawna & Mia (played by lead actresses Aida Osman & KaMillion), as well as new, original material from Dreezy, Tokyo Jetz, BEAM, Jean Deaux, and Raedio acts including NCognita, TeaMarr & others. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Also check out a video featurette about the music from the comedy after the jump. Rap Sh!t is created by Issa Rae and also stars Jonica Booth, Devon Terrell and RJ Cyler. Read the rest of this entry »
‘South of Heaven’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: September 2, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Aharon Keshales, David Fleming, score, Soundtrack, South of Heaven
David Fleming (Hillbilly Elegy, The Unforgivable, Blue Planet II, The Perfect Guy) will release a soundtrack album for the crime thriller South of Heaven. The album features the composer’s original score from the movie and will be released digitally on September 22 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. A first track (Crossing the River) is already available to stream/download now and can be checked out after the jump. South of Heaven is co-written and directed by Aharon Keshales and stars Jason Sudeikis, Evangeline Lilly, Mike Colter, Shea Whigham, Michael Paré, Jeremy Bobb and Amaury Nolasco. The movie follows a convicted felon who gets early parole after serving twelve years for armed robbery and, upon release from prison, vows to give his childhood love, who is dying from cancer, the best last year of her life. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Ivy + Bean’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: September 2, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Elissa Down, Ivy + Bean, Michael Yezerski, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the Netflix original film series Ivy + Bean. The album features the movies’ original music composed by Michael Yezerski (Blindspotting, The Tax Collector, The Vigil, Feel the Beat, The Devil’s Candy, Mental). Also included are the songs Get Along by beabadoobee, Rules R Made 2 B Broken by Salem Ilese, and Two Left Feet by Tayla Parx and Harloe. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. All three installments in the film series (Ivy + Bean, Ivy + Bean: The Ghost That Had to Go & Ivy + Bean: Doomed to Dance) based on the New York Times bestselling book series by Annie Barrows are directed by Elissa Down and starring Keslee Blalock and Madison Sky Validum. Read the rest of this entry »
