Composers Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Ozark, The Outsider, The Gift, The Staircase, Boy Erased, Enemy, Tokyo Vice, The Devil All the Time, Fear the Walking Dead) are reteaming with Dave Franco on the actor’s second directorial feature, Somebody I Used to Know. The film starring Alison Brie, Jay Ellis, Kiersey Clemons, Julie Hagerty, Amy Sedaris, Haley Joel Osment, Danny Pudi, Zoe Chao, Olga Merediz, Evan Jonigkeit, Ayden Mayeri and Kelvin Yu follows a workaholic on a trip to her hometown that makes her start to question all of her prior life choices. Read the rest of this entry »
Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans Scoring Dave Franco’s ‘Somebody I Used to Know’
Posted: July 27, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Danny Bensi, Dave Franco, Saunder Jurriaans, Somebody I Used to Know
Amazon’s ‘A League of Their Own’ TV Series to Feature Music by We Are Dark Angels, Zachary Dawes & Nick Sena
Posted: July 27, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: A League of Their Own, Amazon, Deantoni Parks, Nicci Kasper, Nick Sena, We Are Dark Angels, Zachary Dawes
We Are Dark Angels (aka Deantoni Parks & Nicci Kasper) (Dog Eat Dog) have teamed up with Zachary Dawes (Big Time Adolescence, The Peanut Butter Falcon) & Nick Sena (Deep Murder, We Broke Up) to score the new Amazon original series A League of Their Own. The show is created by Will Graham (Mozart in the Jungle) & Abbi Jacobson (Broad City) based on Penny Marshall’s 1992 feature of the same title (scored by Hans Zimmer) and stars Jacobson herself, alongside Chanté Adams, D’Arcy Carden, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Nick Offerman, Roberta Colindrez, Saidah Arrika Ekulona, Kendall Johnson, Kate Berlant, Kelly McCormack, Alex Désert, Aaron Jennings, Priscilla Delgado, Molly Ephraim, Melanie Field and Dale Dickey. The drama follows a group of women who dream of playing professional baseball as they carve their paths toward the fields. Read the rest of this entry »
Tamar-kali Scoring John Ridley’s ‘Shirley’
Posted: July 27, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: John Ridley, Netflix, Shirley, Tamar-Kali
Tamar-kali (Mudbound, Josephine Decker’s Shirley, The Assistant, Palmer, The Lie, Come Sunday) is scoring the upcoming Netflix original film Shirley. The movie is written and directed by John Ridley (12 Years a Slave, American Crime) and stars Regina King in the title role, alongside Lance Reddick, Lucas Hedges, Christina Jackson, André Holland, Michael Cherrie, Dorian Missick, Amirah Vann, W. Earl Brown and Terrence Howard. The biographical drama tells the story of trailblazing political icon Shirley Chisholm, the first Black Congresswoman and the first Black woman to run for President of the U.S. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Stanleyville’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: July 27, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Joseph Shabason, Maxwell McCabe-Lokos, score, Soundtrack, Stanleyville
Western Vinyl has released a soundtrack album for the Canadian comedy Stanleyville. The album features the film’s original music composed by Joseph Shabason. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Stanleyville is written and directed by Maxwell McCabe-Lokos and stars Susanne Wuest, Cara Ricketts, George Tchortov, Christian Serritiello, Adam Brown, Mihály Szabados and Julian Richings. The movie follows a woman who unceremoniously walks away from her boring job, her inept husband, and her obnoxious daughter and – moments later – is swept up in a bizarre contest alongside a handful of idiosyncratic characters. Read the rest of this entry »
Paul Leonard-Morgan to Score Matt Ruskin’s ‘Boston Strangler’
Posted: July 27, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Boston Strangler, Hulu, Matt Ruskin, Paul Leonard Morgan
Paul Leonard-Morgan (Limitless, Dredd, Tales from the Loop, Wormwood) has been hired to score the upcoming crime drama Boston Strangler. The film is written and directed by Matt Ruskin (Crown Heights) and stars Keira Knightley, Carrie Coon, Alessandro Nivola, Morgan Spector, David Dastmalchian, Robert John Burke and Chris Cooper. The 20th Century Studios production tells the true story of Loretta McLaughlin, the first reporter to connect the infamous Boston Strangler murders in the 1960s and break the story. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Giants’ (‘I giganti’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: July 27, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bonifacio Angius, I giganti, Luigi Frassetto, score, Soundtrack, The Giants
Audioimage has released a soundtrack album for the Italian neo-western The Giants (I giganti). The album features the film’s original music composed by Luigi Frassetto. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. The Giants is co-written and directed by Bonifacio Angius and stars Angius himself, Stefano Deffenu, Michele Manca, Riccardo Bombagi and Stefano Manca. The movie follows a group of male friends who gather at an isolated house on the outskirts of Sassari. Read the rest of this entry »
Charli XCX’s Original Song ‘Hot Girl’ from ‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’ Released
Posted: July 26, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bodies Bodies Bodies, Charli XCX, George Daniel, Halina Reijn
A24 Music & Warner Music UK have released the original song Hot Girl from the slasher comedy Bodies Bodies Bodies. The track produced by George Daniel (drummer of the band 1975) and performed by Charli XCX is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also listen to the full song after the jump. Bodies Bodies Bodies is directed by Halina Reijn and stars Amandla Stenberg, Rachel Sennott, Maria Bakalova, Pete Davidson, Lee Pace, Myha’la Herrold, Chase Sui Wonders and Conner O’Malley. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Sadness’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: July 26, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Rob Jabbaz, score, Shudder, Soundtrack, The Sadness, TZECHAR
TZECHAR (Ming Guo & Sara-Ann Sim) have released a soundtrack album for the Taiwanese horror movie The Sadness. The album features the Australasian artist duo’s original music from the film and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The Sadness is written and directed by Rob Jabbaz and stars Regina Lei, Berant Zhu, Tzu-Chiang Wang and In-Ru Chen. The movie follows a young couple trying to reunite amid a city ravaged by a plague that turns its victims into deranged, bloodthirsty sadists. 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 »
