Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the French comedy Say Cheese (On sourit pour la photo). The album features the film’s original music composed by Ben Mazué & Guillaume Poncelet, as well as their cover of I Will Survive (originally written by Dino Fekaris & Frederick Perren). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. Say Cheese is written and directed by François Uzan and stars Jacques Gamblin, Pascale Arbillot, Pablo Pauly, Agnès Hurstel and Ludovik. The Radar Films production follows man who wants to spend one last week with his wife and their children on a family vacation in Greece before announcing their separation. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Say Cheese’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 11, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ben Mazué, François Uzan, Guillaume Poncelet, On sourit pour la photo, score, Soundtrack
George Miller’s ‘Three Thousand Years of Longing’ to Feature Original Song by Matteo Bocelli
Posted: May 11, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Augusta Gore, George Miller, Junkie XL, Matteo Bocelli, Three Thousand Years of Longing, Tom Holkenborg
Italian tenor and singer/songwriter Matteo Bocelli (and son of opera star Andrea Bocelli) has recorded an original song for the sci-fi romance Three Thousand Years of Longing. The track written by the film’s composer Tom Holkenborg (aka Junkie XL) (Zack Snyder’s Justice League, Deadpool, Alita: Battle Angel), director George Miller & co-writer Augusta Gore is expected to be featured during the movie’s end titles sequence. Bocelli also stars in the film as Prince Mustafa. Read the rest of this entry »
Blake Neely Scoring HBO’s ‘The Time Traveler’s Wife’
Posted: May 11, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Blake Neely, David Nutter, HBO, Steven Moffat, The Time Traveler's Wife
Blake Neely (The Flight Attendant, Arrow, The Flash, You, Greyhound, The Pacific) is the composer new HBO original series The Time Traveler’s Wife. The show is developed by Steven Moffat (Doctor Who, Sherlock) and stars Rose Leslie, Theo James, Desmin Borges and Natasha Lopez. The 6-part sci-fi romantic drama is based on the novel of the same title by Audrey Niffenegger (which has previously turned into the 2009 feature scored by Mychael Danna) and tells the story of Clare and Henry, and a marriage with a problem – time travel. Read the rest of this entry »
Songs from Apple TV+’s’ Lovely Little Farm’ Released
Posted: May 11, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Apple TV +, Freedom Fry, Lovely Little Farm, Soundtrack
Apple Video Programming has released a digital single featuring three songs from the upcoming Apple TV+ live-action animated hybrid kids and family series Lovely Little Farm. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music platforms is the theme song Animals, as well as Believe and Begins with Love written by the French & American duo Freedom Fry (Marie Seyrat & Bruce Driscoll) who also composed the score for the show. Listen to all three tracks after the jump. Lovely Little Farm is created by Maddy Darrall, Billy Macqueen & Catherine Williams and stars Levi Howden, Kassidi Roberts, Shirley Henderson, Dominique Moore, Joel Fry and Canan Yildiz-Husbands. Read the rest of this entry »
Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans Scoring Saela Davis’ & Anna Rose Holmer’s ‘God’s Creatures’
Posted: May 11, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anna Rose Holmer, Danny Bensi, God's Creatures, Saela Davis, Saunder Jurriaans
Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Ozark, The Gift, The Outsider, Boy Erased, The Staircase, Enemy, Fear the Walking Dead, Outer Range) have recently scored the upcoming psychological drama God’s Creatures. The film is directed by Saela Davis & Anna Rose Holmer and stars Emily Watson, Paul Mescal and Aisling Franciosi. The movie is set in an Irish windswept fishing village and revolves around a mother who is torn between protecting her beloved son and her own sense of right and wrong. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Cracow Monsters’ Released
Posted: May 11, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Antoni Komasa-Lazarkiewicz, Cracow Monsters, Krakowskie Potwory, Mary Komasa, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the Polish Netflix original series Cracow Monsters (Krakowskie Potwory). The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Mary Komasa (Charlatan) and Antoni Komasa-Łazarkiewicz (Copying Beethoven, In Darkness, Quo Vadis, Aida?, Rosemary’s Baby, The Affair). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Cracow Monsters is created by Kasia Adamik & Olga Chajdas and stars Barbara Liberek, Stach Linowski, Andrzej Chyra, Małgorzata Bela-Pawlikowska, Anna Paliga and Daniel Namiotko. The supernatural fantasy thriller centers on a young woman haunted by her past who joins a mysterious professor and his group of gifted students who investigate paranormal activity — and fight demons. Read the rest of this entry »
Charlie Clouser Scoring Marcus Dunstan’s ‘Unhuman’
Posted: May 10, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Charlie Clouser, Epix, Marcus Dunstan, Unhuman
Composer Charlie Clouser (Saw, Resident Evil: Extinction, Numbers, Spiral, Death Sentence, Dead Silence) is reteaming with director Marcus Dunstan (The Collector) on the upcoming Epix original film Unhuman. The movie starring Brianne Tju, Benjamin Wadsworth, Uriah Shelton, Ali Gallo and Peter Giles follows seven misfit students who must band together against a growing gang of unhuman savages and take down the murderous zombie-creatures. Dunstan also co-wrote the screenplay with Patrick Melton (Beast, Piranha 3DD). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Borgen: Power & Glory’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: May 10, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: August Fenger Janson, Borgen: Power & Glory, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
The Bank Records will release a soundtrack album for the Danish TV series Borgen: Power & Glory. The album features selections of the original music from the fourth season of Borgen composed by August Fenger Janson (aka ELOQ) (Chosen). The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 2 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The composer’s main title theme is already available to stream/download now. Borgen: Power & Glory is created by Adam Price and stars Sidse Babett Knudsen, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Simon Bennebjerg, Magnus Millang and Özlem Saglanmak. The political drama follows Foreign Minister Birgitte Nyborg as she finds her career in jeopardy when a dispute over oil in Greenland threatens to become an international crisis. Read the rest of this entry »
Katy Perry to Write and Perform Original Songs for Zeremy Zag’s ‘Melody’
Posted: May 10, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Katy Perry, Melody, Zeremy Zag
Deadline is reporting that singer/songwriter Katy Perry will write and perform original songs for the upcoming animated musical Melody. The film created and directed by Zeremy Zag (Ladybug & Cat Noir: Awakening) is set against the backdrop of New York City and follows a kind-hearted, insecure singer (voiced by Perry herself) who has seven musical notes that set her apart and have magical qualities who must overcome the evil plans of a jealous wicked pop queen who has vowed to destroy her. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: May 10, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Heitor Pereira, Jack Antonoff, Minions, Minions: The Rise of Gru, Soundtrack
Decca Records has announced a soundtrack album for Illumination’s animated comedy Minions: The Rise of Gru. The album is produced by Grammy Award winner Jack Antonoff features the new track Turn Up the Sunshine by Diana Ross ft. Tame Impala (to be released as a digital single on May 20), St. Vincent’s cover of Lipps Inc’s Funkytown, H.E.R.’s rendition of Sly and The Family Stone’s Dance to the Music, Bleachers’ version of John Lennon’s Instant Karma! and Phoebe Bridgers’ interpretation of The Carpenters’ 1972 Goodbye to Love, as well as the Minions’ performance of Simon & Garfunkel’s Cecilia. Also included is a score suite by the film’s composer Heitor Pereira (Despicable Me, The Smurfs, The Angry Birds Movie). The soundtrack will be released digitally, on 3-panel CD digipack, standard black double LP, yellow & blue splattered double LP, yellow cassette and a limited-edition picture disc on July 1. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD and vinyl editions. Read the rest of this entry »
