Devonté Hynes (aka Blood Orange) (Queen & Slim, We Are Who We Are, Passing, Palo Alto, Mainstream) has composed the original score for the upcoming crime thriller Master Gardener. The film is written and directed by Paul Schrader (First Reformed, Taxi Driver, Affliction) and stars Joel Edgerton, Sigourney Weaver, Quintessa Swindell and Esai Morales. The movie follows the gardener of an American estate who is forced to confront his dark past when the estate’s wealthy dowager forces him to take her wayward great-niece on as a new apprentice. Read the rest of this entry »
Devonté Hynes Scoring Paul Schrader’s ‘Master Gardener’
Posted: August 24, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Devonté Hynes, Master Gardener, Paul Schrader
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‘The Green Shutters’ (‘Les volets verts’) Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: August 24, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Frederic Vercheval, Jean Becker, Les volets verts, score, Soundtrack
MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack EP for the French drama The Green Shutters (Les volets verts). The 4-track EP features the film’s original music composed by Frederic Vercheval (The Pact, Secret Name, The Sower, This Is Our Land). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here. Les volets verts is co-written and directed by Jean Becker and stars Gérard Depardieu, Fanny Ardant, Stéfi Celma and Benoît Poelvoorde. The movie is based on the book by Georges Simenon and centers on the twilight years of a sacred monster, Jules Maugin, an actor at the height of his glory. Read the rest of this entry »
‘All I Have to Do Is Dream’ Cover from Netflix’s ‘Lost Ollie’ Released
Posted: August 24, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Hayde Bluegrass Orchestra, Lost Ollie, Netflix, Scot Stafford
Netflix Music has released the cover version of the Everly Brothers’ song All I Have to Do Is Dream from the soundtrack of the new Netflix limited series Lost Ollie. The track (originally written by Boudleaux Bryant) is arranged and co-produced by show’s composer Scot Stafford (Trash Truck, Presto) & performed by the Hayde Bluegrass Orchestra and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also listen to the full song below. Lost Ollie is created by Shannon Tindleb inspired by William Joyce’s book Ollie’s Odyssey and stars Jonathan Groff, Mary J. Blige, Gina Rodriguez, Jake Johnson, Tim Blake Nelson and Kesler Talbot. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mid-Century’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 23, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Mid-Century, score, Sonja O'Hara, Soundtrack, Vivek Maddala
Gardener Recordings has released a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Mid-Century. The album features the film’s original music composed by Vivek Maddala (The Tom and Jerry Show, Asian Americans, White Sun). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Mid-Century is directed by Sonja O’Hara and stars Shane West, Sarah Hay, Stephen Lang and Bruce Dern. The movie revolves around a couple renting a vacation home who meet the spirits of the architect and his two wives – plus their deranged, living son. Read the rest of this entry »
‘He-Man and the Masters of the Universe’ Vol. 2 Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: August 23, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Ali Dee, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Michael Kramer, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
Arts Music will release a new soundtrack album for the Netflix animated series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Michael Kramer (Ninjago, LEGO Star Wars: Terrifying Tales & Summer Vacation, The Ghost and Molly McGee). Also included is a new song (Nobody’s Better Baby) by Ali Dee. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, August 24 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The label has previously released an album featuring Kramer’s score from Season 1 and Ali Dee’s theme song The Power Is Ours last year. Read the rest of this entry »
Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum Scoring Catherine Hardwicke’s ‘Prisoner’s Daughter’
Posted: August 23, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Catherine Hardwicke, Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum, Prisoner's Daughter
Composer Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum (Stockholm, Pennsylvania, Bird Karma, Regarding Susan Sontag, Grand-Daddy Day Care) is reuniting with director Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight, Thirteen, Lords of Dogtown) on the upcoming family drama Prisoner’s Daughter. The film starring Kate Beckinsale, Brian Cox, Tyson Ritter & Christopher Convery follows a former boxer seeking one last chance to redeem himself in the eyes of his beloved daughter and grandson. Mark Bacci (Northern Rescue) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Ruth B.’s Original Song ‘Paper Airplanes’ from Tyler Perry’s ‘A Jazzman’s Blues’ Released
Posted: August 23, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Jazzman's Blues, Netflix, Ruth B., Terence Blanchard, Tyler Perry
Milan Records has released the original song Paper Airplanes from the upcoming Netflix original film A Jazzman’s Blues. The track is co-written (with Academy Award-nominated composer Terence Blanchard) and performed by Ruth B. is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the full song, which is also featured in the movie’s just released trailer, after the jump. A Jazzman’s Blues is written, directed and produced by Tyler Perry and stars Joshua Boone, Solea Pfeiffer, Amirah Vann, Austin Scott, Brent Antonello, Milauna Jemai Jackson, Brad Benedict, Lana Young, Kario Marcel and Ryan Eggold. Read the rest of this entry »
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross Scoring Sam Mendes’ ‘Empire of Light’
Posted: August 23, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Atticus Ross, Empire of Light, Sam Mendes, Trent Reznor
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Watchmen, Soul, Gone Girl, Mank, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) have recently been scoring the upcoming drama Empire of Light. The film is written and directed by Sam Mendes (American Beauty, 1917) and stars Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Colin Firth, Toby Jones, Tom Brooke, Tanya Moodie and Crystal Clarke. The movie is set in an English seaside town in the early 1980s and tells a story about human connection and the magic of cinema. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Rumba Therapy’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: August 23, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Franck Dubosc, Rumba la vie, Rumba Therapy, score, Soundtrack
Gaumont has released a soundtrack album for the French comedy Rumba Therapy (Rumba la vie). The album features the film’s original music composed by Sylvain Goldberg (Rolling to You, Ibiza, Play or Die) & Matteo Locasciulli (Champagne!, Connectés). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also listen to audio samples and check out the full track list. Rumba Therapy is written and directed by Franck Dubosc and stars Dubosc himself, Louna Espinosa, Jean-Pierre Darroussin and Marie-Philomène Nga. The movie follows man who lives alone after having abandoned his wife and baby decades earlier and signs up for dance classes to reconnect with his daughter who has become a dance teacher. Read the rest of this entry »
Aska Matsumiya Scoring Steve Buscemi’s ‘The Listener’
Posted: August 22, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Aska Matsumiya, Steve Buscemi, The Listener
Aska Matsumiya (Skate Kitchen, Betty, Bruised, After Yang, I’m Your Woman, Selah and the Spades) has composed the original music for the upcoming drama The Listener. The film is directed by actor Steve Buscemi (who previously helmed such features as Lonesome Jim & Interview) and stars Tessa Thompson as a helpline volunteer who is part of the small army that gets on the phone every night across America, fielding calls from all kinds of people feeling lonely, broken, hopeless, and worried. Read the rest of this entry »
