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 »
‘Cyst’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: August 1, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cyst, Sam Lipman, score, Soundtrack, Tyler Russell
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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 »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 31, 2022)
Posted: July 31, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Buckley, Drum & Lace, Gaute Storaas, Hulu, Jongnic Bontemps, Netflix, Peacock, Prey, Raashi Kulkarni, Sarah Schachner, The Sandman, They/Them, Wedding Season
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remiering on Thursday, August 4, is the Netflix original film Wedding Season directed by Tom Dey and starring Pallavi Sharda, Suraj Sharma, Rizwan Manji, Arianna Afsar, Sean Kleier, Sonia Dhillon Tully, Veena Sood, Manoj Sood and Julius Cho. The movie’s original music is composed by Jongnic Bontemps (4400, United Skates, My Name Is Pauli Murray, The Land) & Raashi Kulkarni. Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score this past Friday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the romantic comedy.
Premiering on Friday is the Hulu original movie Prey directed by Dan Trachtenberg and starring Amber Midthunder, Dakota Beavers, Michelle Thrush, Stormee Kipp and Julian Black Antelope. Sarah Schachner (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, The Lazarus Effect, Assassin’s Creed Origins) has composed the film’s original music. Check out our previous news article for more information about the Predator prequel, which will be available to stream exclusively on Hulu. Read the rest of this entry »
James L. Venable Scoring Kevin Smith’s ‘Clerks III’
Posted: July 31, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Clerks, Clerks 3, James L. Venable, Kevin Smith
James L. Venable (Scary Movie 3, 4 & 5, Samurai Jack, EuroTrip, The Powerpuff Girls) is returning as the composer of the upcoming comedy sequel Clerks III. The film is written and directed by Kevin Smith and stars Brian O’Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Trevor Fehrman, Jason Mewes, Austin Zajur, Rosario Dawson, Marilyn Ghigliotti, as well as Smith himself. The movie follows Randal who – after experiencing a massive heart attack – enlists his friends and fellow clerks to make a movie immortalizing his life at the convenience store that started it all. Smith is also producing the project with Liz Destro (Life of Crime, Lizzie) and Jordan Monsanto (Yoga Hosers). Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Royal’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: July 30, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jeff Cardoni, Marcel Sarmiento, score, Soundtrack, The Royal
Fallout Shelter Recordings has released a soundtrack album for the biographical drama The Royal. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jeff Cardoni (Silicon Valley, The Kominsky Method, Heels, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, Just Friends, CSI: Miami). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The Royal is directed by Marcel Sarmiento and stars Amin Joseph, Olivia Taylor Cruz, Andrea Navedo, Olivia Holguín, Nic Bishop and Elisabeth Rohm. The movie tells the story of baseball legend Willie Mays Aikens who survived a historically unjust incarceration. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 29, 2022)
Posted: July 29, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Love Song, Ali & Ava, Benjamin Wallfisch, DC League of Super-Pets, Finneas O'Connell, Harry Escott, Jim Williams, Mark Smythe, Ramzi Bashour, Resurrection, Steve Jablonsky, The Reef: Stalked, Thirteen Lives, Vengeance
Opening in theaters nationwide is the animated feature DC League of Super-Pets directed by Jared Stern and starring Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, John Krasinski, Natasha Lyonne, Kate McKinnon, Diego Luna, Vanessa Bayer and Keanu Reeves. The film’s original music is composed by Steve Jablonsky (Transformers,Deepwater Horizon, Ender’s Game, Lone Survivor, The Island). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as an original song performed by Jac Ross today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Also opening wide is the comedic thriller Vengeance written and directed by B.J. Novak and starring Novak himself, Boyd Holbrook, Issa Rae, Dove Cameron, J. Smith-Cameron, Lio Tipton and Ashton Kutcher. Finneas O’Connell (The Fallout) has composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer/songwriter’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Focus Features release. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Last Blockbuster’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: July 29, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dave Trichter, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, Steve Soboslai, Taylor Morden, The Last Blockbuster
Enjoy the Ride Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the documentary The Last Blockbuster. The album features the film’s original score composed by Dave Trichter and Steve Soboslai of Punchline, as well as songs Punchline and Wordburglar and covers of Kiss Me and All Star. The soundtrack is now available to order as a limited vinyl and cassette tape edition (in several different variants) on the label’s official website. The Last Blockbuster is directed by Taylor Morden, produced by Zeke Kamm and follows the manager of the last Blockbuster as she struggles to keep the store open and reveals why Blockbuster corporate really went out of business. Read the rest of this entry »
