Rupert Gregson-Williams (Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Hacksaw Ridge, The Legend of Tarzan, Smallfoot, Over the Hedge) has composed the original music for the upcoming comedy Brothers. The film is directed by Max Barbakow (Palm Springs) and stars Josh Brolin, Peter Dinklage, Glenn Close, Brendan Fraser and Taylour Page. No plot details have been announced yet for the movie, which will revolve around two siblings played by Brolin and Dinklage. Macon Blair (I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore., The Toxic Avenger) and Etan Cohen (Tropic Thunder, Get Smart) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Amy Allen’s Original Song ‘Couldn’t Forget You’ from ‘Paws of Fury’ Released
Posted: July 26, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Amy Allen, Chris Bailey, Elie Rizk, Mark Koetsier, Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank, Rob Minkoff
Warner Records has released the original song Couldn’t Forget You from the animated feature Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank. The track co-written (with Elie Rizk) and performed by Amy Allen and is now available to stream/download on all digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also listen to the full song after the jump. Sparks and Shadows has previously released a full soundtrack album featuring Bear McCreary’s original score and two other songs from the movie last week. Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank is directed by Rob Minkoff, Mark Koetsier & Chris Bailey and stars Michael Cera, Ricky Gervais, Mel Brooks,Gabriel Iglesias, George Takei, Djimon Hounsou, Michelle Yeoh and Samuel L. Jackson. Read the rest of this entry »
Rob Scoring Rebecca Zlotowski’s ‘Other People’s Children’
Posted: July 26, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Les enfants des autres, Other People's Children, Rebecca Zlotowski, Rob, Robin Coudert
Composer Rob (aka Robin Coudert) (Maniac, Horns, Gretel & Hansel, Revenge, Troy: Fall of a City, Oxygen) is reuniting with director Rebecca Zlotowski on the upcoming French drama Other People’s Children (Les enfants des autres). The film is written and directed by Zlotowski and stars Virginie Efira, Roschdy Zem, Chiara Mastroianni and Callie Ferreira-Goncalves. The movie revolves around a childless woman who forms a deep bond with her boyfriends young daughter. Read the rest of this entry »
Ray BLK to Serve as Executive Music Producer on BBC’s & Netflix’s ‘Champion’
Posted: July 26, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, Champion, Netflix, Ray BLK
British singer/songwriter Ray BLK (aka Rita Ekwhere) will serve as the music executive producer on the upcoming BBC/Netflix series Champion. The show is created by Candice Carty-Williams and stars Déja J Bowens, Malcolm Kamulete, Nadine Marshall, Ray Fearon, Jo Martin, Kerim Hassan, Adeyinka Akinrinade, Genesis Lynea, Tom Forbes, Francis Lovehall, Karl Collins, Corey Weekes and Rachel Adedeji. Ray BLK will also star in the musical drama, which is set in south London and centers on the rivalry between a rap sensation who is home from prison and his dutiful younger sister whose own talent is discovered and steps out of her brother’s shadow. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mi Iubita Mon Amour’ Soundtrack Release
Posted: July 26, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Mi iubita mon amour, Noémie Merlant, Saycet, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the French romantic drama Mi Iubita Mon Amour. The album features the film’s original music composed by Saycet (aka Pierre Lefeuvre) (La Révolution, Man Up, Tycoon). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples. Mi Iubita Mon Amour is co-written and directed by Noémie Merlant and stars Gimi Covaci, Merlant herself, Sanda Codreanu, Clara Lama-Schmit and Alexia Lefaix. The movie follows a young woman who travels to Romania to celebrate her bachelorette party with her friends, when she meets and begins a passionate affair with a younger man. Read the rest of this entry »
Andrew Carroll Scoring Peacock’s ‘The Resort’
Posted: July 25, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andrew Carroll, Peacock, The Resort
Andrew Carroll (Lodge 49, The Grand Son) is the composer of the new Peacock original series The Resort. The comedic thriller starring William Jackson Harper, Cristin Milioti, Skyler Gisondo, Luis Gerardo Méndez, Nina Bloomgarden, Gabriela Cartol & Nick Offerman revolves around a couple on an anniversary trip who find themselves embroiled in one of the Yucatan’s most bizarre unsolved mysteries that took place fifteen years prior. Andy Siara (Palm Springs) serves as the project’s showrunner and is also executive producing the UCP production with co-showrunner Allison Miller (Angelyne), as well as Sam Esmail (Mr. Robot, Gaslit) and Chad Hamilton. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Lucy and Desi’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: July 25, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Amy Poehler, David Schwartz, Lucy and Desi, score, Soundtrack
Amazon Content Services has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Lucy and Desi. The album features the film’s original music composed by David Schwartz (Arrested Development, The Good Place, Northern Exposure, Veep, Standing Up, Falling Down, Lady Dynamite) who has recently received his fourth Primetime Emmy Award nomination for his work on the project. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Lucy and Desi is produced and directed by Amy Poehler and explores the remarkable personal and professional partnership between comedian Lucille Ball and husband Desi Arnaz and the power couple’s enduring legacy. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Prologue Soundtrack Single Released
Posted: July 25, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: amaarae, Black Panther, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Kendrick Lamar, Ludwig Göransson, Marvel, Ryan Coogler, Santa Fe Klan, Tems
Hollywood Records & Marvel Music have the first tracks from the soundtrack for Marvel Studios’ upcoming feature Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. The 3-track Wakanda Forever Prologue single features the cover of Bob Marley’s No Woman No Cry performed by Nigerian singer Tems (as featured in the movie’s first teaser trailer), as well as A Body, A Coffin by amaarae and Soy by Santa Fe Klan. The film’s composer Ludwig Göransson produced all three songs and also co-wrote A Body, A Coffin with Kyu Steed, KZ, Cracker Mallo, Maesu & Amaarae. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the single. Also listen to all three tracks and watch the trailer after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
Theme Song from Cartoon Network’s & HBO Max’s ‘Bugs Bunny Builders’ Released
Posted: July 25, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Bugs Bunny Builders, Cartoon Network, HBO Max, Matthew Janszen
WaterTower Music has released the theme song from the new HBO Max animated series Bugs Bunny Builders. The track written by Matthew Janszen (Aquaman: King of Atlantis, Fatal Affair, Archibald’s Next Best Thing) (with elements of the classic Merrily We Roll Along song written by Charlie Tobias, Murray Mencher & Eddie Cantor) is performed by Jeff Lewis and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also watch the full opening titles sequence after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
Dan the Automator Scoring Jay Chandrasekhar’s ‘Easter Sunday’
Posted: July 25, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dan the Automator, Easter Sunday, Jay Chandrasekhar
Dan the Automator (Booksmart, Control, Dash & Lily, Holidate) has composed the original score for the new comedy Easter Sunday. The film is directed by Jay Chandrasekhar (Super Troopers, The Dukes of Hazzard) and stars Jo Koy, Jimmy O. Yang, Tia Carrere, Brandon Wardell, Eva Noblezada, Lydia Gaston, Asif Ali, Rodney To, Eugene Cordero, Chandrasekhar himself, Tiffany Haddish and Lou Diamond Phillips. The movie follows a Filipino-American man returning home for an Easter celebration with his riotous, bickering, eating, drinking, laughing, loving family. Read the rest of this entry »
