Apple Video Programming has released the theme song from the new Apple TV+ original series Amber Brown. The track, entitled All Good, written by Joshua Varnadore & Taylor Scott and performed by Revel Day is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Amber Brown based on the bestselling book series by Paula Danziger is written and directed by Bonnie Hunt and stars Carsyn Rose, Sarah Drew, Darin Brooks and Liliana Inouye. The family comedy revolves around a girl finding her voice through art and music in the wake of her parents’ divorce. Read the rest of this entry »
Theme Song from Apple TV+’s ‘Amber Brown’ Released
Posted: July 11, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amber Brown, Apple TV +, Revel Day, Soundtrack
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Monty Norman (1928 – 2022)
Posted: July 11, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Monty Norman
Monty Norman has passed away at age 94. The singer, composer and lyricist, best known for writing the James Bond theme and the score for first James Bond movie, 1962’s Dr. No directed by Terence Young and starring Sean Connery has composed numerous songs and scores for stage and screen starting in the late 1950s. His other film/TV scoring credits include Hammer Films’ 1960 feature The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll directed by Terence Fisher, 1963’s Call Me Bwana directed by Gordon Douglas and the 1976 miniseries Dickens of London. Read the rest of this entry »
Jed Kurzel & Kevin Kiner Scoring Julius Avery’s ‘Samaritan’
Posted: July 11, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jed Kurzel, Julius Avery, Kevin Kiner, Samaritan
Jed Kurzel (Alien: Covenant, The Babadook, Assassin’s Creed, The Mustang) and Kevin Kiner (Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Narcos: Mexico, CSI: Miami, Making a Murderer) have composed the original music for the upcoming action thriller Samaritan. The film is directed by Julius Avery and stars Sylvester Stallone, Javon “Wanna” Walton, Pilou Asbæk, Dascha Polanco and Moises Arias. The movie follows a thirteen-year-old who suspects that his mysterious and reclusive neighbor is actually a superhero legend hiding in plain sight. Read the rest of this entry »
Ramin Djawadi’s ‘Bad Guy’ & ‘Enter Sandman’ Covers from ‘Westworld’ Season 4 Released
Posted: July 11, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: HBO, Ramin Djawadi, Westworld
WaterTower Music has released two new tracks from the soundtrack of the fourth season of the HBO original series Westworld. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services are the cover versions of Billie Eilish’s Bad Guy and Metallica’s Enter Sandman by the show’s composer Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Uncharted, Iron Man, Pacific Rim, Eternals, Clash of the Titans) as featured in the third episode of the new season, which just premiered last night. Also listen to to both tracks after the jump. The label has previously released Djawadi’s Video Games cover from the season premiere last month. Read the rest of this entry »
‘For Jojo’ (‘Für Jojo’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: July 11, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Barbara Ott, For Jojo, Für Jojo, Jan Miserre, John Gürtler, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
Paradox Paradise Berlin has released a soundtrack album for the German Netflix original film For Jojo (Für Jojo). The album features the movie’s original music composed by John Gürtler (System Crasher, A Mouthful of Air) & Jan Miserre (Space Dogs, Kids Run, Fig Tree). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. For Jojo is directed by Barbara Ott and stars Caro Cult, Nina Gummich, Steven Sowah, Louis Nitsche, Anne Zander, Tristan López, Pascal Houdus, Iskander Madjitov, Tom Lass, Sidsel Hindhede, Kalle Perlmutter and Doguhan Kabadayi. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 10, 2022)
Posted: July 10, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: 1UP, Amazon, Amit May Cohen, Antonio Sanchez, Disney Plus, Don't Make Me Go, George S. Clinton, Gregory Reveret, HBO, Jessica Rose Weiss, Kevin Lax, Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight, Mychael Danna, Netflix, Paramount+, Peter Chapman, Resident Evil, Robert Carli, Robert Lydecker, SkyMed, The Anarchists, Zombies 3
Premiering tonight is the HBO original docuseries The Anarchists directed by Todd Schramke and executive produced by Jason Blum, Jeremiah Crowell, Kim Kylland, Mary Lisio, Chris McCumber, Jeremy Gold, James Buddy Day, Andre Gaines & Allen Bain. The show’s original music is composed by Antonio Sanchez (Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), Get Shorty, Politics, Instructions Manual). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the 6-parter, which is premiering on HBO today and will also available to stream on HBO Max.
Also in the U.S. today is the Canadian TV series SkyMed created by Julie Puckrin and starring Natasha Calis, Ace “Aason” Nadjiwon, Morgan Holmstrom, Praneet Akilla, Thomas Elms, Kheon Clarke, Mercedes Morris and Braeden Clarke. Peter Chapman & Robert Carli (Wynonna Earp, Workin’ Moms) are composing the show’s original music. The drama, which follows the triumphs, heartbreaks and tribulations of budding nurses and pilots flying air ambulances in remote Northern Canada, is premiering today in Canada on CBC and is making its U.S. debut on Paramount+. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Welcome to Siegheilkirchen’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: July 10, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gerd Baumann, Marcus H. Rosenmüller, Santiago López Jover, score, Soundtrack, Willkommen in Siegheilkirchen
Millaphon Records has released a soundtrack album for the Austrian animated feature Welcome to Siegheilkirchen (Willkommen in Siegheilkirchen). The album features the film’s original music composed by Gerd Baumann (Our Last Tango, The Keeper, Open Water 2: Adrift, My Life in Orange, Grave Decisions). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples. Welcome to Siegheilkirchen directed by Marcus H. Rosenmüller & Santiago López Jover is set in a small town in the Austrian hinterland during the 1960s and follows the son of respectable innkeepers as he struggles with the narrow-mindedness and proudly cultivated xenophobia of his home village. Read the rest of this entry »
Main Title Theme Song ‘Gimme That Money’ from Apple TV+’s ‘Loot’ Released
Posted: July 9, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Apple TV +, Craig Smith, Loot, Relaye, Soundtrack, The Math Club
Lakeshore Records has released the main title theme song Gimme That Money from the Apple TV+ original series Loot. The track written and performed by The Math Club feat. Craig Smith & Relaye and produced by Cheapshot & Spinowitz is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the full song after the jump. Loot is created by Alan Yang & Matt Hubbard and stars Maya Rudolph, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Nat Faxon, Ron Funches and Joel Kim Booster. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 8, 2022)
Posted: July 8, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Both Sides of the Blade, Dan Romer, Dreaming Walls: Inside the Chelsea Hotel, Fire of Love, Hello Goodbye and Everything in Between, Michael Andrews, Michael Giacchino, Mike Tuccillo, Nami Melumad, Nicolas Godin, Thor: Love and Thunder, Tindersticks
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is Marvel Studios’ Thor: Love and Thunder directed by Taika Waititi and starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tessa Thompson, Christian Bale and Russell Crowe. Michael Giacchino (Up, The Batman, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Doctor Strange, Jurassic World, Lost) has composed the themes and has co-scored the movie with Nami Melumad (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds & Prodigy, An American Pickle). Hollywood Records/Marvel Music have released a soundtrack featuring the composers’ score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and click here to listen to all songs in the film.
Opening in select U.S. theaters is the French drama Both Sides of the Blade (Avec amour et acharnement) co-written and directed by Claire Denis and starring Juliette Binoche, Vincent Lindon, Grégoire Colin, Bulle Ogier, Issa Perica and Mati Diop. The film’s original music composed by Tindersticks (High Life, White Material, Bastards). No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which premiered at this year’s Berlin Film Festival and is being distributed stateside by IFC Films. Read the rest of this entry »
Christopher Lennertz Scoring Netflix’s ’13: The Musical’
Posted: July 8, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: 13: The Musical, Christopher Lennertz, Netflix, Tamra Davis
Christopher Lennertz (The Boys, Lost in Space, Sausage Party, Horrible Bosses, Agent Carter) has composed the underscore for the upcoming Netflix original film 13: The Musical. The movie based on the stage musical of the same title by Jason Robert Brown, Robert Horn & Dan Elishis is directed by Tamra Davis (Billy Madison, Crossroads) and stars Eli Golden, Gabriella Uhl, JD McCrary, Lindsey Blackwell, Frankie McNellis, Jonathan Lengel, Ramon Reed, Nolen Dubuc, Luke Islam, Shechinah Mpumlwana, Kayleigh Cerezo, Liam Wignall, Wyatt Moss, Khiyla Aynne, Debra Messing, Rhea Perlman, Josh Peck and Peter Hermann. Read the rest of this entry »
