MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the period drama The Road Dance. The album features the film’s original music composed by Carlos José Alvarez (Exposed, Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami, Of Mind and Music, Revolution Rent). Also included is the song Fil O Ro performed by Ellen MacDonald and produced/arranged by Alasdair White. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. The Road Dance is written and directed by Richie Adams and stars Hermione Corfield, Morven Christie, Mark Gatiss, Will Fletcher and Ali Whitney. The movie is based on the 2002 novel by John MacKay and revolves around a young girl who lives in the Outer Hebrides in a small village in the years surrounding World War II and whose life takes a dramatic turn when a terrible tragedy befalls her. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Road Dance’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: May 24, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Carlos José Alvarez, Richie Adams, score, Soundtrack, The Road Dance
Dario Marianelli to Score Travis Knight’s ‘Wildwood’
Posted: May 24, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dario Marianelli, LAIKA, Travis Knight, Wildwood
Composer Dario Marianelli (Atonement, Pride and Prejudice, V for Vendetta, Darkest Hour, Anna Karenina, Paddington 2) is reuniting with director Travis Knight on LAIKA’s upcoming animated feature Wildwood. The film is based on the bestselling novel written by The Decemberists lead singer and songwriter Colin Meloy and illustrated by artist Carson Ellis and follows the adventures of Prue McKeel as she sets off to the forests outside Portland’s city limits to find her baby brother who has been taken by a murder of crows. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Dam’ Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: May 24, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ali Cherri, Rob, Robin Coudert, score, Soundtrack, The Dam
Hippocampus has released a soundtrack EP for the drama The Dam. The 6-track EP features the film’s original music composed by Rob (aka Robin Coudert) (Maniac, Gretel & Hansel, Horns, Revenge, Oxygen, Troy: Fall of a City, Planetarium). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The Dam is co-written and directed by Ali Cherri and stars Maher El Khair. The movie is set against the backdrop of the 2018 Sudanese revolution and revolves around a man who works in a traditional brickyard fed by the waters of the Nile and regularly wanders off into the desert to build a mysterious construction made of mud. Read the rest of this entry »
Jake Monaco Scoring David Frankel’s ‘Jerry & Marge Go Large’
Posted: May 23, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Frankel, Jake Monaco, Jerry & Marge Go Large, Paramount+
Jake Monaco (Dumplin’, Let’s Be Cops, Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, Out, Like a Boss, Forky Asks a Question, Keeping Up with the Joneses) has recently scored the upcoming Paramount+ original movie Jerry & Marge Go Large. The film is directed by David Frankel (The Devil Wears Prada, Marley & Me) and stars Bryan Cranston, Annette Bening, Rainn Wilson, Larry Wilmore, Anna Camp, Ann Harada, Jake McDorman, Michael McKean and Uly Schlesinger. The comedy is inspired by a true story about a retiree Jerry Selbee who discovers a mathematical loophole in the Massachusetts lottery and, with the help of his wife wins millions and uses the money to revive their small Michigan town. Read the rest of this entry »
‘9 Bullets’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: May 23, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: 9 Bullets, Gigi Gaston, Hugo de Chaire, score, Soundtrack
Hugo de Chaire (Crooked House, Surviving Christmas with the Relatives, Capsule) has released a soundtrack album for the crime thriller 9 Bullets. The album features the composer’s original score from the movie and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. 9 Bullets is written and directed by Gigi Gaston and stars Lena Headey, Sam Worthington, Dean Scott Vazquez and Barbara Hershey. The movie follows a former burlesque dancer turned author who discovers a second chance at life and redemption when she risks everything to rescue her young neighbor after he witnesses his parents’ murder. Read the rest of this entry »
George S. Clinton & Amit May Cohen Scoring Disney’s ‘Zombies 3’
Posted: May 23, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amit May Cohen, Disney Channel, Disney Plus, George S. Clinton, Paul Hoen, Zombies, Zombies 3
George S. Clinton (Austin Powers, Mortal Kombat, Beverly Hills Ninja, Tooth Fairy, Deck the Halls, Wild Things) and Amit May Cohen (Hollywood Fringe) are returning as the score composers of Disney’s upcoming movie musical Zombies 3. The film is directed by Paul Hoen (Let It Shine, Camp Rock 2) and stars Milo Manheim, Meg Donnelly, Chandler Kinney, Ariel Martin, Pearce Joza, Carla Jeffery, Kylee Russell, Terry Hu, Trevor Tordjman, Kyra Tantao, Matt Cornett, James Godfrey and Kingston Foster, as well as RuPaul Charles as the voice of “The Mothership.” Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Woodcutter Story’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 23, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jonas Struck, Metsurin tarina, Mikko Myllylahti, score, Soundtrack, The Woodcutter Story
Sound by Struck has released a soundtrack album for the Finnish comedy The Woodcutter Story (Metsurin tarina). The album features the film’s original score composed by Jonas Struck (Borg vs McEnroe, Idealisten, The Good Traitor, Conrad & Michelle: If Words Could Kill, Sex, Drugs & Taxation). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here (and most other major digital music services), where you can also check out audio samples. The Woodcutter Story is written and directed by Mikko Myllylahti and stars Rooleissa Jarkko Lahti, Hannu-Pekka Björkman, Iivo Tuuri, Katja Küttner, Armi Toivanen, Ulla Tapaninen, Tomi Alatalo and Omar Abdi. The movie follows a woodcutter in an idyllic small town in Finland whose quiet and happy life gets destroyed by a series of tragic events over the she span of a couple of days. Read the rest of this entry »
Antonio Pinto Scoring Netflix’s Jennifer Lopez Documentary ‘Halftime’
Posted: May 23, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amanda Micheli, Antonio Pinto, Halftime, Netflix
Antonio Pinto (City of God, McFarland, USA, Nine Days, Senna, Amy, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, Lord of War) has composed the original score for the upcoming documentary Halftime. The film is directed by Amanda Micheli and focuses on international superstar Jennifer Lopez who has sold 80 million records and inspired people for decades with her perseverance and cultural contributions. The movie serves as the kickoff to the second half of Lopez’s life and centers on her evolution as a Latina, a mother, and an artist. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: May 23, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Daniel Salomon, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem
Labeleh Records has released a soundtrack album for the Israeli TV series The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Daniel Salomon (The Secrets). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem is created by Shlomo Mashiach, Ester Namdar Tamam & Oded Davidof and stars Michael Aloni, Hila Saada, Swell Ariel Or, Irit Kaplan, Mali Levi, Israel Ogalbo and Eli Steen. The period drama is set in 1919 Jerusalem and tells the story of a housecleaner who weds a shopkeeper who loves another woman, a choice that impacts her dynamic with her eldest daughter for decades. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 22, 2022)
Posted: May 22, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anže Rozman, Apple TV +, Disney Plus, Hans Zimmer, John Williams, Kara Talve, Natalie Holt, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Prehistoric Planet, Sami Jano
Premiering tomorrow, May 23, is the Apple TV+ natural history series Prehistoric Planet narrated by David Attenborough and executive produced by Jon Favreau and Mike Gunton. The show’s original score is composed by Hans Zimmer (Gladiator, Inception, The Dark Knight, Dune), Anze Rozman (The Planets, Universe) and Kara Talve. Zimmer also co-wrote the project’s theme with ndrew Christie (The Flood) for Bleeding Fingers Music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the 5-parter, which will be available to stream exclusively on Apple TV+.
Premiering on Friday, May 27, is Lucasfilm’s Disney+ limited series Obi-Wan Kenobi directed by Deborah Chow and starring Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen, Moses Ingram, Joel Edgerton, Kumail Nanjiani, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Rupert Friend, Sung Kang and Benny Safdie. John Williams (Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark) has written a new theme for the title character and Natalie Holt (Loki, Journey’s End, Knightfall, Herself, Beecham House) has composed the original score. Check out our previous article for more information about the 6-part drama, which will be available to stream on Disney+. Read the rest of this entry »
