Blacksand has released a soundtrack album for the HBO original documentary How to Survive a Pandemic. The album features the film’s original music composed by Osei Essed (Finders Keepers, Dear Mr. Brody, Jim: The James Foley Story, Farewell Amor, Always in Season). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. How to Survive a Pandemic is directed by David France (Welcome to Chechnya) and centers on the historic, multi-national race to research, develop, regulate, and roll out COVID-19 vaccines in the war against the coronavirus pandemic. Read the rest of this entry »
‘How to Survive a Pandemic’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: May 27, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: David France, HBO, How to Survive a Pandemic, Osei Essed, score, Soundtrack
Kali Uchis’ ‘Desafinado’ Cover from ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ Released
Posted: May 27, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jack Antonoff, Kali Uchis, Minions: The Rise of Gru
Decca Records has released the cover version of Stan Getz’s & Joao Gilberto’s Desafinado by Kali Uchis from Illumination Entertainment’s animated feature Minions: The Rise of Gru. The song produced by Jack Antonoff is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the full track below. A first song from the movie (Turn Up the Sunshine by Diana Ross ft. Tame Impala) has been released last week and the full soundtrack album will be coming out on July 1. Read the rest of this entry »
John Williams’ ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Theme Released
Posted: May 27, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Disney Plus, John Williams, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Soundtrack, Star Wars
Walt Disney Records has released the theme from Lucasfilm’s Disney+ limited series Obi-Wan Kenobi. The 4-minute track composed by Academy Award winner John Williams who previously scored all nine installments of the Skywalker Saga and also wrote the theme for Solo: A Star Wars Story is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also listen to the theme after the jump. Obi-Wan Kenobi is directed by Deborah Chow and stars Ewan McGregor Hayden Christensen, Moses Ingram, Joel Edgerton, Bonnie Piesse, Kumail Nanjiani, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Indira Varma, Sung Kang, Rupert Friend, Simone Kessell and Benny Safdie. Read the rest of this entry »
‘We Own This City’ Soundtrack Release Announced
Posted: May 27, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: HBO, Kris Bowers, Soundtrack, We Own This City
WaterTower Music has announced a soundtrack release for the HBO limited series We Own This City. The digital single includes the show’s main title and end title theme by Emmy Award nominee Kris Bowers (Bridgerton, Mrs. America, Green Book, Space Jam: A New Legacy, Inventing Anna, Dear White People, When They See Us). Both tracks feature Baltimore native trumpeter Dontae Winslow. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also listen to both full tracks below. We Own This City is developed by George Pelecanos & David Simon, directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green and stars Jon Bernthal, Wunmi Mosaku, Josh Charles, Jamie Hector, McKinley Belcher III, Don Harvey, Dagmara Domińczyk, David Corenswet, Rob Brown, Larry Mitchell, Ian Duff and Lucas Van Enge. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: May 27, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Schweitzer, Luke Sewell, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King. The album features the film’s original music composed by David Schweitzer (Emma, Our Great National Parks, Wonders of Life, Four Hours at the Capitol, The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty, Charlie & Lola). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King is directed by Luke Sewell and follows a group of investors turned sleuths as they try to unlock the suspicious death of cryptocurrency multimillionaire Gerry Cotten and the missing $250 million they believe he stole from them. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Stranger Things’ Season 4 Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: May 26, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Netflix, Soundtrack, Stranger Things
The track list of the first soundtrack album for the fourth season of the Netflix original series Stranger Things have been revealed. In addition to the previously released Bryce Miller/Alloy Tracks remix of Journey’s Separate Ways (as featured in the new season’s trailer), the album, which is conceptualized and produced by series creators The Duffer Brothers and music supervisor Nora Felder, features tracks by The Beach Boys, Kate Bush, Talking Heads, Kiss, Falco, The Cramps, Dead Or Alive, Ricky Nelson & others. The Season 4 – Vol. 1 soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 27 by Legacy Recordings and will be available to stream/download here. A Vol. 2 album will be coming out on July 1. A physical (CD, cassette and vinyl) version featuring the songs from both volumes will be released on September 9 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Read the rest of this entry »
Julia Hart’s ‘Hollywood Stargirl’ to Feature Original Score by Rob Simonsen & Duncan Blickenstaff and Songs by Michael Penn
Posted: May 26, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Disney Plus, Duncan Blickenstaff, Hollywood Stargirl, Julia Hart, Michael Penn, Rob Simonsen
Rob Simonsen (Ghostbusters: Afterlife, The Adam Project, Foxcatcher, The Way Back, (500) Days of Summer, The Age of Adeline) and Duncan Blickenstaff (Alex, Inc., Outmatched, LA to Vegas) have composed the original score for the new Disney+ original movie Hollywood Stargirl. Michael Penn (Girls, Boogie Nights, Masters of Sex) has previously been announced to compose music for the film and is credited as the project’s executive music producer and for providing additional music to the teen comedy drama co-written and directed by Julia Hart and starring Grace VanderWaal, Judy Greer, Elijah Richardson, Tyrel Jackson Williams, Nija Okoru, Al Madrigal, Judd Hirsch and Uma Thurman. Read the rest of this entry »
John Williams Premieres ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Theme at Star Wars Celebration
Posted: May 26, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: John Williams, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Wars
John Williams has premiered his theme from Lucasfilm’s Disney+ limited series Obi-Wan Kenobi at today’s first day of Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim, California. The composer himself appeared at the event to conduct his theme, as well the Imperial March and the Indiana Jones theme. Check out several videos of the performance shared on social media below and check back on this page for updates on the release of music from the show. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Jump, Darling’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: May 26, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Harry Knazan, Jump Darling, Phil Connell, score, Soundtrack
MovieScore Media will release a soundtrack album for the drama Jump, Darling. The album features the film’s original music composed by Harry Knazan. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, May 27 and will be available to stream/download here. Jump, Darling is written and directed by Phil Connell and stars Thomas Duplessie, Cloris Leachman, Jayne Eastwood and Linda Kash. The movie follows a rookie drag queen reeling from a breakup who escapes to the country, where he finds his grandmother in steep decline yet desperate to avoid the local nursing home. Read the rest of this entry »
Details for ‘The Flight Attendant’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Revealed
Posted: May 26, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Blake Neely, HBO Max, score, Soundtrack, The Flight Attendant
WaterTower Music will release a new soundtrack album for the HBO Max original series The Flight Attendant. The album features selections of the original music from the original music from the show’s second season composed by Blake Neely (Arrow, The Flash, The Pacific, Greyhound, The Time Traveler’s Wife, Everwood, Supergirl, Riverdale) who has received his first Emmy Award for his opening titles theme from the series last year. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 27 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The label has previously released a soundtrack featuring the composer’s music from Season 1 back in 2020. The Flight Attendant is developed by Steve Yockey based on Chris Bohjalian’s novel of the same name and stars Kaley Cuoco, Rosie Perez, Zosia Mamet, Griffin Matthews, Deniz Akdeniz, Mo McRae, Callie Hernandez, J.J. Soria, T. R. Knight and Cheryl Hines. Read the rest of this entry »