Singer/songwriter Angel Olsen has made her feature film scoring debut on the the upcoming Australian drama Blaze. She has co-scored the film directed by painter Del Kathryn Barton (The Nightingale and the Rose) and starring Julia Savage, Simon Baker, Yael Stone, Josh Lawson and Sofia Hampson with Sam Petty. The movie centers on a teenager who is the sole witness to a shocking crime and – struggling to make sense of what she saw – unleashes the wrath of a dragon coming from her wild imagination. Read the rest of this entry »
First Track from ‘Ms. Marvel’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: June 7, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Disney Plus, Laura Karpman, Marvel, Ms. Marvel
Hollywood Records and Marvel Music have released the first track from the soundtrack for the new Disney+ original series Ms. Marvel. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is Ms. Marvel Suite written by the show’s composer Laura Karpman (Lovecraft Country, What If…?, Paris Can Wait, Set It Up, Why We Hate, Underground). Listen to the full track after the jump. The label will release two full soundtrack albums, Vol. 1 (Episodes 1-3) and Vol. 2 (Episodes 4-6) on June 22 and July 13. Check back on this page for the full details. Ms. Marvel is developed by Bisha K. Ali based on the Marvel Comics property and stars Iman Vellani, Aramis Knight, Rish Shah, Saagar Shaikh, Zenobia Shroff, Matt Lintz, Yasmeen Fletcher, Mohan Kapur, Laith Nakli, Travina Springer, Azhar Usman and Nimra Bucha. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Orton Scoring Ray Romano’s ‘Somewhere in Queens’
Posted: June 7, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Mark Orton, Ray Romano, Somewhere in Queens
Mark Orton (Nebraska, The Good Girl, 12 Mighty Orphans, The Last Shift, Love Hard, People Places Things) has composed the original score for the upcoming comedy drama Somewhere in Queens. The film marks the feature directorial debut of actor Ray Romano and stars Romano himself, Laurie Metcalf, Tony Lo Bianco, Jennifer Esposito, Sebastian Maniscalco, Jacob Ward, Sadie Stanley, Jon Manfrellotti and Dierdre Friel. The movie follows a father who secretly meddles in teen social dynamics to make sure his basketball star son continues playing well when the prospect of athletic scholarships becomes more likely. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Valet’ Soundtrack Album to Be Released
Posted: June 7, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Heitor Pereira, Hulu, Richard Wong, score, Soundtrack, The Valet
Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album for the romantic comedy The Valet. The album features the film’s original score composed by Heitor Pereira (Despicable Me, Minions, The Angry Birds Movie, Smallfoot, The Smurfs, Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Paw Patrol: The Movie). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, June 10 and will be available to stream/download here. The Valet is directed by Richard Wong and stars Eugenio Derbez, Samara Weaving, Max Greenfield, Carmen Salinas Lozano, Betsy Brandt, Amaury Nolasco, Marisol Nichols, Diany Rodriguez, Ravi Patel and Lunay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Basil Poledouris: The Music and the Movies’ Concert Announced
Posted: June 7, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Basil Poledouris
The Los Angeles Film Orchestra has announced their debut performance, Basil Poledouris: The Music and The Movies at The Music Center’s Walt Disney Concert Hall on July 22, 2022 at 8:00pm PT. The orchestra, under the direction of Maestro Steven Allen Fox, will be joined by the SoCal Chorale led by Choir Maestra Marya Basaraba. The concert will feature suites from some of Poledouris’ best known film scores including The Blue Lagoon, The Hunt for Red October, Free Willy and more. Special presenters and guest conductors will include composers John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, The Jungle Book), John Frizzell (Alien: Resurrection, Office Space), John Ottman (X2, The Usual Suspects), Christopher Lennertz (The Boys, Lost in Space), and filmmakers Randal Kleiser (The Blue Lagoon), Paul Verhoeven (RoboCop, Starship Troopers), John Milius (Conan The Barbarian, Red Dawn), and surprise guests. Read the rest of this entry »
Fil Eisler Scoring Chris Nelson’s ‘Reunion’
Posted: June 7, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chris Nelson, Christian Ditter, Fil Eisler, Reunion, The Present
Fil Eisler (Revenge, Empire, Outer Banks, Thunder Force, UnReal, Superintelligence, The Titan) has recently been recording his score for the upcoming comedy Reunion. The film is directed by Chris Nelson (The Perfect Date, Date and Switch) and stars Lil Rel Howery, Billy Magnussen, Jillian Bell, Nina Dobrev, Jamie Chung, Michael Hitchcock and Chace Crawford. The movie centers on a murder that takes place during a snowstorm at a high school reunion party, which leaves guests trapped in an isolated mansion trying to piece together clues. Read the rest of this entry »
Dolly Parton to Write Original Songs for ‘Run, Rose, Run’ Film Adaptation
Posted: June 7, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Dolly Parton, Run Rose Run
Deadline is reporting that Dolly Parton will write original songs for the upcoming film adaptation of the Academy Award-nominated singer/songwriter’s & James Patterson’s best-selling novel Run, Rose, Run. The book tells the story of young woman who moves to Nashville to pursue her music-making dreams and is taken under the wing of a giant female musical icon. Parton & Patterson are also producing the project with Hello Sunshine’s Reese Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter (Little Fires Everywhere, The Morning Show). Read the rest of this entry »
Harry Gregson-Williams Scoring Nimrod Antal’s ‘Retribution’
Posted: June 7, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Harry Gregson-Williams, Nimrod Antal, Retribution
Harry Gregson-Williams (Shrek, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Martian, The Last Duel, Mulan, Kingdom of Heaven) has been tapped to score the upcoming thriller Retribution. The film is directed by Nimrod Antal (Predators, Control) and stars Liam Neeson, Matthew Modine, Embeth Davidtz, Arian Moayed, Noma Dumezweni, Jack Champion and Lilly Aspel. The movie is based on the Spanish feature El Desconocido and follows a banking executive whose life is thrown upside down when a bomb is placed inside his car with him and his family, and the banker’s children are forced to go through the harrowing events with him. Read the rest of this entry »
‘C’est magnifique!’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: June 7, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: C'est magnifique!, Clovis Cornillac, Guillaume Roussel, score, Soundtrack
MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the French comedy C’est magnifique! The album features the film’s original music composed by Guillaume Roussel (3 Days to Kill, Black Beauty, Happy!, The Spy, BAC Nord, The Takedown, The Man with the Iron Heart). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. C’est magnifique! is co-written and directed by Clovis Cornillac and stars Cornillac himself, alongside Alice Pol and Lilou Fogli. The movie follows a man raised in nature who – after learning that his parents are not his actual parents – teams up with a woman who helps him in his quest to find out where he comes from. Read the rest of this entry »
Zachary Dawes Scoring Amazon’s ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’
Posted: June 6, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Jenny Han, The Summer I Turned Pretty, Zachary Dawes
Zachary Dawes (Big Time Adolescence, The Peanut Butter Falcon, Generation, There’s Someone Inside Your House) is scoring the new Amazon original series The Summer I Turned Pretty. The show is created by Jenny Han (To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before) based on her bestselling book of the same title and stars Lola Tung, Jackie Chung, Christopher Briney, Rachel Blanchard, Colin Ferguson, Gavin Casalegno, Alfredo Narciso, Sean Kaufman, Minnie Mills and Tom Everett Scott. The coming-of-age drama centers on an ordinary teenage girl who spends the summer in Cousin’s Beach, where she reunites with her childhood friend, only to become tangled up in a love triangle between him and his brother. Read the rest of this entry »
