Xander Rodzinski has revealed on his official website that he is the composer of the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eight episode of the upcoming Disney+ original series Willow. James Newton Howard is scoring the first three episodes of the show, which is developed by Jonathan Kasdan & Wendy Mericle based on Ron Howard’s 1988 feature of the same title and stars Warwick Davis, Erin Kellyman, Ellie Bamber, Ruby Cruz, Tony Revolori and Amer Chadha-Pate. The fantasy drama produced by Lucasfilm follows an unlikely group of heroes who set off on a dangerous quest to places far beyond their home, where they must face their inner demons and come together to save their world. Read the rest of this entry »
Xander Rodzinski Scoring Disney+’s ‘Willow’ Episodes 4-8 and Walter Hill’s ‘Dead for a Dollar’
Posted: August 2, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments, TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dead for a Dollar, Disney Plus, Walter Hill, Willow, Xander Rodzinski
‘Das Boot’ Season 3 Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: August 2, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Das Boot, Matthias Weber, score, Sky, Soundtrack
Bavaria Sonor Mediathek will a new soundtrack album for the Sky sequel series Das Boot. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s third season composed by Matthias Weber (The Dark Valley, The Forsaken, My Best Enemy). The soundtrack will be released on August 19 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The label has previously released albums featuring the composer’s score from Season 1 and Season 2. Season 3 of Das Boot is directed by Matthias Glasner & Rick Ostermann and stars Tom Wlaschiha, Franz Dinda, Ray Stevenson, Ernst Stötzner, Rick Okon, Luise Wolfram, Anna Schudt, Elisa Schlott, Joana Ribeiro, Pierre Kiwitt, Florian Panzner, Alessandro Schuster and Konstantin Gries. Read the rest of this entry »
Isobel Waller-Bridge Scoring Babak Anvari’s ‘I Came By’
Posted: August 2, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Babak Anvari, I Came By, Isobel Waller-Bridge, Netflix
Isobel Waller-Bridge (Fleabag, Emma, The Phantom of the Open, Vita & Virginia, Roar, Munich: The Edge of War) has recently scored the upcoming British Netflix original film I Came By. The movie is directed by Babak Anvari (Under the Shadow, Wounds) and stars George MacKay, Percelle Ascott, Kelly Macdonald, Hugh Bonneville, Varada Sethu, Franc Ashman and Anthony Calf. The thriller centers on a graffiti artist who targets homes of the elite as he uncovers a secret in a hidden basement – triggering events that put his loved ones in danger. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Dark Cloud’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 2, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chad Fjerstad, Dark Cloud, Jay Ness, score, Soundtrack
Ephemerol Night Terrors has released a soundtrack album for the indie sci-fi thriller Dark Cloud. The album features the film’s original music composed by Chad Fjerstad. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Dark Cloud is written and directed by Jay Ness and stars Emily Atack, Alexys Gabrielle, Hugo Armstrong, Justen Jones and Anna Stranz. The movie follows a woman who – in the aftermath of a horrific accident – wants to get her old life back and volunteers to try a new rehabilitation process, using artificial intelligence. Read the rest of this entry »
Heather McIntosh & Allyson Newman Scoring Netflix’s ‘Partner Track’
Posted: August 1, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Allyson Newman, Heather McIntosh, Netflix, Partner Track
Heather McIntosh (Compliance, The Art of Self-Defense, Z for Zachariah, The Quarry) & Allyson Newman (Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound, This Thing with Sarah, Kusama: Infinity) have teamed up to score the upcoming Netflix original series Partner Track. The show is developed by Georgia Lee (Red Doors) based on the novel by Helen Wan and stars Arden Cho, Alexandra Turshen, Bradley Gibson, Dominic Sherwood, Rob Heaps, Nolan Gerard Funk, Matthew Rauch and Roby Attal. The drama revolves around a 1st generation Korean American and the first lawyer in her family as she experiences the trials and tribulations of excelling at a prestigious law firm and her goal of making partner. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Cyst’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: August 1, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cyst, Sam Lipman, score, Soundtrack, Tyler Russell
Inner Urge Records has released a soundtrack album for the sci-fi horror comedy Cyst. The album features the film’s original music composed by Sam Lipman (Thousand Cuts, Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four, Texas Cotton). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Cyst is co-written and directed by Tyler Russell and stars Eva Habermann, George Hardy, Greg Sestero, Terri Merritt Bennett and Jason Douglas. The movie follows an enthusiastic plastic surgeon who creates a cyst-removal device and inadvertently unleashes a deadly monster that terrorizes the office. Read the rest of this entry »
Steven Price Scoring Baltasar Kormákur’s ‘Beast’
Posted: August 1, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Baltasar Kormakur, Beast, Steven Price
Steven Price (Gravity, Our Planet, Last Night in Soho, Over the Moon, Suicide Squad, Fury) has composed the original score for the new thriller Beast. The film is directed by Baltasar Kormákur (Everest, 2 Guns, Adrift) and stars Idris Elba, Sharlto Copley, Iyana Halley and Leah Sava Jeffries. The movie revolves around a father and his two teenage daughters who find themselves hunted by a massive rogue lion intent on proving that the savannah has but one apex predator. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Watership Down’ Digital Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: August 1, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Angela Morley, Martin Rosen, score, Soundtrack, Watership Down
Sony Masterworks has released a digital version of the soundtrack album for the 1978 animated feature Watership Down written and directed by Martin Rosen and starring John Hurt, Richard Briers, Michael Graham Cox, Harry Andrews, Simon Cadell and Zero Mostel. The album features the film’s original score composed and conducted by Angela Morley (Dynasty, Dallas, When Eight Bells Toll, The Looking Glass War, Falcon Crest). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music platforms. The label has announced a CD reissue (click here to order) and a new vinyl edition (exclusively available at Barnes & Noble) of the album. Read the rest of this entry »
Jake Monaco Scoring Disney+’s ‘Cars on the Road’
Posted: August 1, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cars on the Road, Disney Plus, Jake Monaco, Pixar
Jake Monaco (Dumplin’, Let’s Be Cops, Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, Jerry & Marge Go Large, Like a Boss, Keeping Up with the Joneses) has composed the original music for the upcoming Disney+ animated series Cars on the Road. The show is based on Pixar Animation Studios’ feature franchise and 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. Marc Sondheimer is producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Year of the Shark’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 1, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Amaury Chabauty, L'année du requin, Ludovic Boukherma, score, Soundtrack, Year of the Shark, Zoran Boukherma
Les Films Velvet, Baxter Films and France 3 Cinema have released a soundtrack album for the French horror comedy Year of the Shark (L’année du requin). The album features the film’s original music composed by Amaury Chabauty (Murder Party, Teddy). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. Year of the Shark is written and directed by Ludovic & Zoran Boukherma and stars Marina Foïs, Kad Merad and Jean-Pascal Zadi. The movie follows a coast guard on the verge of retirement who goes on her last mission when the disappearance of a vacationer puts the Atlantic Coast on high alert. Read the rest of this entry »