Laura Karpman (Lovecraft Country, Set It Up, Paris Can Wait, Step, Why We Hate, Underground) has recently been scoring Marvel Studios’ upcoming Disney+ original series Ms. Marvel. The show is developed by Bisha K. Ali based on the Marvel Comics property and stars Iman Vellani, Aramis Knight, Saagar Shaikh, Rish Shah, Zenobia Shroff, Mohan Kapur, Matt Lintz, Yasmeen Fletcher, Laith Nakli, Azhar Usman, Travina Springer and Nimra Bucha. The series revolves around Kamala Khan, a Muslim American teenager growing up in Jersey City, an avid gamer and a Super Hero megafan with an oversized imagination. Read the rest of this entry »
Laura Karpman Scoring Disney+’s ‘Ms. Marvel’
Posted: May 16, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Disney Plus, Laura Karpman, Marvel, Ms. Marvel
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‘The Last Bus’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: May 16, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gillies MacKinnon, Nick Lloyd Webber, score, Soundtrack, The Last Bus
Decca Records has released a soundtrack album for the British comedy drama The Last Bus. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nick Lloyd Webber (Love, Lies and Records). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and any other major digital music services), where you can also check out audio samples. The Last Bus is directed by Gillies Mackinnon and stars Timothy Spall, Phyllis Logan, Natalie Mitson and Ben Ewing. The movie follows a pensioner as he travels the length of the UK by bus, retracing the journey he made with his late wife years before, so that he can visit his hometown and his memories one last time. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Spectrum’s ‘Joe Pickett’ Released
Posted: May 16, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Joe Pickett, score, Soundtrack, Spectrum, The Newton Brothers
Paramount Music has released a soundtrack album for the Spectrum original series Joe Pickett. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by The Newton Brothers (The Haunting of Hill House, Doctor Sleep, Midnight Mass, Life of Crime, The Forever Purge, The Walking Dead: World Beyond). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Joe Pickett is developed by John Erick & Drew Dowdle based on the bestselling book series by C.J. Box and stars Michael Dorman, David Alan Grier, Julianna Guill, Sharon Lawrence, Paul Sparks, Mustafa Speaks, Skywalker Hughes and Kamryn Pliva. The drama follows a dedicated game warden and his family as they navigate the shifting socio-political climate of a small rural town on the verge of economic collapse. Read the rest of this entry »
Main Title Theme from HBO’s ‘The Time Traveler’s Wife’ Released
Posted: May 15, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Blake Neely, HBO, The Time Traveler's Wife
WaterTower Music has released the main title theme from the new HBO original series The Time Traveler’s Wife. The track written by the show’s composer Blake Neely (The Flight Attendant, The Flash, Arrow, Greyhound, You, The Pacific, Riverdale, Everwood) is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also listen to the theme after the jump. A full soundtrack album featuring Neely’s score is expected to be released in a couple of weeks. The Time Traveler’s Wife is developed by Steven Moffat and stars Rose Leslie, Theo James, Desmin Borges and Natasha Lopez. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 15, 2022)
Posted: May 15, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, AMC, Angelyne, Apple TV +, Blake Neely, Brian Tyler, Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers, Conversations with Friends, Danny Bensi, Disney Plus, Federico Jusid, HBO, Heitor Pereira, Hulu, Jonathan Sadoff, Night Sky, Now and Then, Peacock, Saunder Jurriaans, Stephen Rennicks, The Ipcress File, The Time Traveler's Wife, The Valet, Tom Hodge
Premiering tonight is the HBO original series The Time Traveler’s Wife developed by Steven Moffat based on Audrey Niffenegger’s novel of the same title and starring Rose Leslie, Theo James, Desmin Borges and Natasha Lopez. The show’s original music is composed by Blake Neely (The Flash, Arrow, The Flight Attendant, Greyhound, You, The Pacific). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the sci-fi romantic drama, which will air Sunday nights on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.
Also premiering today is the Hulu limited series Conversations with Friends based on Sally Rooney’s novel of the same title and starring Alison Oliver, Joe Alwyn, Jemima Kirke and Sasha Lane. Stephen Rennicks (Room, Normal People, The Little Stranger, Frank) has composed the show’s original music. Element Pictures has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the drama, which also features an original song by Phoebe Bridgers. Read the rest of this entry »
Camille Scoring Marie Kreutzer’s ‘Corsage’
Posted: May 15, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Camille, Corsage, Marie Kreutzer
French singer/songwriter Camille (aka Camille Dalmais) has composed the original music for the upcoming historical drama Corsage. The film is written and directed by Marie Kreutzer (The Ground Beneath My Feet) and stars Vicky Krieps, Florian Teichtmeister, Katharina Lorenz, Jeanne Werner, Alma Hasun and Manuel Rubey. The movie centers on the short period in 19th-century Empress Elisabeth of Austria’s life around Christmas 1877 as she turns 40 and starts to question what her future holds as her renowned beauty starts to fade. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Conversations with Friends’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: May 14, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, Conversations with Friends, Hulu, score, Soundtrack, Stephen Rennicks
Element Pictures will release the official soundtrack album for the Hulu limited series Conversations with Friends. The album features the show’s original music composed by Stephen Rennicks (Room, Normal People, Frank, The Little Stranger, What Richard Did). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 15 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. As previously reported, Dead Oceans has released the original song Sidelines by Phoebe Bridgers from the series last month. Conversations with Friends is based on Sally Rooney’s best-selling novel of the same name and stars Alison Oliver, Joe Alwyn, Sasha Lane and Jemima Kirke. Read the rest of this entry »
Jonathan Sadoff Scoring Peacock’s ‘Angelyne’
Posted: May 14, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Angelyne, Jonathan Sadoff, Peacock
Jonathan Sadoff (The Peanut Butter Falcon, The Meddler, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, The Mick) is scoring the new Peacock limited series Angelyne. The show is created by Nancy Oliver (Lars and the Real Girl) and stars Emmy Rossum, Martin Freeman, Hamish Linklater, Alex Karpovsky, Charlie Rowe, Lukas Gage, Michael Angarano, Philip Ettinger, Molly Ephraim, Antjuan Tobias, Tonatiuh and David Krumholtz. The 8-part drama tells the story of the titular D-list celebrity who garnered attention in the 1980s through a series of provocative billboards throughout Los Angeles. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 13, 2022)
Posted: May 13, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Cody Carpenter, Daniel Davies, Family Camp, Firestarter, John Carpenter, Karl Frid, Kevin Morby, Montana Story, Nicholas Poss, On the Count of Three, Owen Pallett, Pessi Levanto, Pleasure, The Innocents
Opening in theaters nationwide today is the supernatural horror movie Firestarter directed by Keith Thomas and starring Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Zac Efron, Sydney Lemmon, Kurtwood Smith, John Beasley, Michael Greyeyes and Gloria Reuben. The film’s original music is composed by John Carpenter (Assault on Precint 13, Christine, The Fog), Cody Carpenter & Daniel Davies (Halloween, Halloween Kills). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score today and Sacred Bones Records will release a physical version later this year. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Blumhouse production, which is now also available to stream on Peacock.
Also opening wide this weekend is the faith-based comedy Family Camp directed by Brian Cates and starring Tommy Woodward, Eddie James, Robert Amaya, Allyn Baker, Gigi Orsillo, Heather Land and Mark Christopher Lawrence. Nicholas Poss (Agnes, Climate of the Hunter) has composed the film’s original score. Provident Label Group has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as songs by Rhett Walker, Kansas, Ben Kilgore and Caleb + Kelsey last month. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the Roadside Attractions release. Read the rest of this entry »
Expanded and Remastered ‘Spacecamp’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: May 13, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Harry Winer, John Williams, score, Soundtrack, SpaceCamp
Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1986 sci-fi adventure SpaceCamp directed by Harry Winer and starring Kate Capshaw, Kelly Preston, Lea Thompson, Larry B. Scott, Tate Donovan, and Joaquin Phoenix. The 2-CD set features the film’s original music composed and conducted by John Williams (Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Schindler’s List, Jurassic Park, Jaws, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial), including the full score (with previously unreleased tracks) on the first disc and the content of the original soundtrack album on the second disc. Visit the label’s official website to check out the full album details, to listen to audio samples and to order the album. Read the rest of this entry »
