Birdy has contributed an original song for the new Netflix original film Persuasion. The track, entitled Quietly Yours, is written and performed by the English singer/songwriter and produced by Rich Cooper. Jordan Lehning (Old Henry, The Dead Center) has provided the string arrangement. The song will be released this Friday, July 15. Persuasion is directed by Carrie Cracknell and stars Dakota Johnson, Cosmo Jarvis, Richard E. Grant, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Mia McKenna-Bruce and Henry Golding. Read the rest of this entry »

Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible: Fallout, Black WidowTop Gun: MaverickThe LEGO Batman MovieHis Dark MaterialsBad Boys for Life) has been tapped to score the upcoming romantic comedy Ticket to Paradise. The film is directed by Ol Parker (Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, Imagine Me & You) and stars George Clooney and Julia Roberts. The movie follows two exes who find themselves on a shared mission to stop their lovestruck daughter from making the same mistake they once made. Parker also co-wrote the screenplay with Daniel Pipski. Read the rest of this entry »

DEATH Recordings will release a soundtrack album for the Irish psychological horror drama You Are Not My Mother. The album features the film’s original music composed by Die Hexen (aka Dianne Lucille Campbell) (A Bump Along the Way). The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 22 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. You Are Not My Mother is written and directed by Kate Dolan and stars Aoife Spratt, Ingrid Craigie and Hazel Doupe. The movie follows a teenage girl whose mother goes missing only to return with an increasingly frightening change in personality. Read the rest of this entry »

BPH Music has released the first soundtrack album for the Thai Netflix limited series Hurts Like Hell. The album features the original music from the first chapter of the show composed by Bill Hemstapat (Ghost Lab). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. A second album featuring the composer’s score from Chapter 3 & 4 will be released on July 27 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Hurts Like Hell is written by Siwat Decharat and stars Nat Kitcharit, Thaneth Warakulnukroh and Vithaya Pansringarm. The 4-part drama directed by Kittichai Wanprasert is inspired by true events set in the seedy underworld behind the once-revered sport of Muay Thai, where pain not only manifests on the body, but all the players involved also pay with lasting psychological pain and suffering. Read the rest of this entry »

BMG has released a soundtrack album for the New Zealand/Australian comedy Nude Tuesday. The album features the songs from the movie by Moniker (This Town, Wellington Paranormal). Also included are three tracks from the movie’s original score composed by Cam Ballantyne (James & Isey). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Nude Tuesday is directed by Armagan Ballantyne and stars Jackie Van Beek, Damon Herriman and Jemaine Clement. The movie follows two 40-somethings who head to a 3-day couples’ retreat run by relationship and sexual healing guru in an effort to rekindle the spark in their troubled marriage. Read the rest of this entry »

Sh-K-Boom Records  will release the official soundtrack album for the Netflix original film 13: The Musical. The album features the songs from the movie written by Jason Robert Brown (The Last Five Years, The Bridges of Madison Country, Honeymoon in Vegas) and performed by cast members including Eli Golden, Gabriella Uhl, JD McCrary, Lindsey Blackwell, Frankie McNellis, Jonathan Lengel, Shechinah Mpumlwana, Nolen Dubuc, Ramon Reed, Kayleigh Cerezo, Luke Islam & others. Also included is a new version of Tell Her performed by Alec Benjamin. The soundtrack will be released on August 12, 2022 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A first song (13) is already available to stream/download now and can also be checked out below. Read the rest of this entry »

Gardener Recordings has released a soundtrack album for the sci-fi romance The Time Capsule. The album features the film’s original music composed by René G. Boscio (Emergency, 30 Miles from Nowhere, Like Dogs). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. The Time Capsule is directed by Erwann Marshall and stars Todd Grinnell, Brianna Hildebrand, KaDee Strickland, Ravi Patel, Baron Vaughn and Nelson Bonilla. The movie is set in the near future and follows a politician fresh off an electoral loss who escapes to his family’s summer lake house when his vacation is disrupted by the appearance of his first love, who has just returned from a 20-year space voyage and hasn’t aged a day. Read the rest of this entry »

Hollywood Records has released the original song Come Back Home from the Netflix original film Purple Hearts. The track co-written (with Justin Tranter, Eren Cannata, Daniel Crean & Skyler Stonestreet) and performed by Sofia Carson is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Purple Hearts is directed by Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum and stars Sofia Carson, Nicholas Galitzine, Chosen Jacobs, Kat Cunning, Linden Ashby, Anthony Ippolito and John Harlan Kim. Read the rest of this entry »

The full details of the second soundtrack album for Marvel Studios’ Disney+ original series Ms. Marvel have been revealed. The album features selections of the original music from the fourth, fifth and sixth episode of the show composed by Emmy Award winner Laura Karpman (What If…?Lovecraft Country, Set It Up, Why We HateUnderground, Paris Can Wait). The Vol. 2 soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, July 13 by Hollywood Records & Marvel Music and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. A first volume featuring the composer’s score from the first three episodes was released last month. Read the rest of this entry »

2022 Emmy Awards Nominations Announced

Posted: July 12, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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emmysThe nominations for the 74th Emmy Awards were announced this morning. The awards will be given out at the 74th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards on September 3 & 4 in Los Angeles and will be broadcast on September 10 on FXX. Here are the music-related categories:

Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score):

Loki – “Glorious Purpose” – Natalie Holt
Only Murders in the Building – “The Boy From 6B” – Siddhartha Khosla
Schmigadoon! – “Schmigadoon!” – Christopher Willis
Severance – “The We We Are” – Theodore Shapiro
Succession – “Chiantishire” – Nicholas Britell
The Flight Attendant – “The Reykjavík Ice Sculpture Festival Is Lovely This Time Of Year” – Blake Neely

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