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 »
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
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‘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 »
Alexandre Desplat Scoring Mathieu Vadepied’s ‘Father & Soldier’
Posted: May 10, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Father & Soldier, Mathieu Vadepied, Tirailleurs
Alexandre Desplat (The Shape of Water, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, The King’s Speech, The Queen) has composed the original music for the upcoming World War I drama Father & Soldier (Tirailleurs). The film is directed by Mathieu Vadepied (Learn by Heart) and stars Omar Sy, Alassane Diong and Jonas Bloquet. The Franco-Senegalese production tells the story of Bakary Diallo, a father who enlists in the French army to join his 17-year-old son who has been forcibly recruited. Vadepied co-wrote the screenplay with Olivier Demangel (Atlantics). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Oliver’s World’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 10, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexis Morante, El Universo de Óliver, Julio de la Rosa, Oliver's World, score, Soundtrack
Ernie Records has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish coming-of-age comedy drama Oliver’s World (El Universo de Óliver). The album features the film’s original music composed by Julio de la Rosa (Smoke & Mirrors, Juan of the Dead, Sara’s Notebook, Unit 7, The Plague). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. Oliver’s World is directed by Alexis Morante and stars María León, Juan Diego, Ruth Gabriel, Salva Reina, Rubén Fulgencio and Luna Berroa. The movie is set in the winter of 1984 and tells the story of a boy who is used to find refuge in his imagination and turns to his grandfather to deal with his problems. Read the rest of this entry »
Christopher Stracey & Mato Wayuhi Scoring Riley Keough’s & Gina Gammell’s ‘War Pony’
Posted: May 10, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chris Stracey, Gina Gammell, Mato Wayuhi, Riley Keough, War Pony
Christopher Stracey (Maid) & hip-hop artist Mato Wayuhi (Reservation Dogs) have teamed up to score the upcoming drama War Pony. The film marks the feature directorial debut of actress Riley Keough and Gina Gammell (Manodrome) and stars Jojo Bapteise Whiting and LaDainian Crazy Thunder. The movie is based on real events and tells the interlocking stories of two Lakota boys growing up on Pine Ridge Reservation in the U.S. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Bold and the Beautiful’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: May 9, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: CBS, John Nordstrom, score, Soundtrack, The Bold and the Beautiful
John Nordstrom (One Tree Hill, 5ive Days to Midnight, Las Vegas, Nearing Grace, According to Greta, Unhitched, Past Life) has released the first-ever score album for the daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. The Vol. 1 soundtrack features selections of the show’s original music written by the composer who has been scoring the series for the last decade and has received two Daytime Emmy Awards for his work on the drama. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album. The Bold and the Beautiful created by William J. Bell & Lee Phillip Bell first premiered in 1987 airs every weekday on CBS and has recently been renewed through the 2023-2024 broadcast season. Read the rest of this entry »
Christopher Spelman Scoring James Gray’s ‘Armageddon Time’
Posted: May 9, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Armageddon Time, Christopher Spelman, James Gray
Composer Christopher Spelman is reuniting with director James Gray on the upcoming coming-of-age drama Armageddon Time. The film is written and directed by Gray (Ad Astra, Little Odessa) and stars Anthony Hopkins, Anne Hathaway, Jeremy Strong, Andrew Polk and Tovah Feldshuh. The movie is inspired by Gray’s life in a pre-Reagan America in Queens, New York and tells a story of the strength of family and the generational pursuit of happiness. Read the rest of this entry »
New Soundtrack Album for John Frankenheimer’s ‘Seconds’ Announced
Posted: May 9, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jerry Goldsmith, John Frankenheimer, score, Seconds, Soundtrack
Quartet Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1966 horror/sci-di drama Seconds directed by John Frankenheimer and starring Rock Hudson, Salome Jens, Will Geer and John Randolph. The album features the remastered, restored and (slightly) expanded original score from the Paramount Pictures production composed by Academy Award winner Jerry Goldsmith (The Omen, Chinatown, Planet of the Apes, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Papillon, Basic Instinct, L.A. Confidential, Poltergeist), as well as the source music for the movie’s cocktail sequence. Visit the label’s official website to check out the full album details and to order the CD version, which is limited to 1,000 copies. Read the rest of this entry »
‘My Name Is Lopez’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: May 9, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: James Peter Moffatt, My Name Is Lopez, P. David Ebersole, score, Soundtrack, Todd Hughes
James Peter Moffatt (House of Cardin, Mansfield 66/67) has released a soundtrack album for the documentary My Name Is Lopez. The album features the composer’s original score from the film, as well as the songs from the movie and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. My Name Is Lopez is directed by P. David Ebersole & Todd Hughes and centers on Trinidad Trini Lopez III who was born in Dallas as the son of undocumented Mexican immigrants and fought his way out of the ghetto with a guitar to become a true American rock and roll legend and one of the first Latino rock stars. Read the rest of this entry »
Terence Blanchard Scoring HBO Max’s ‘Father of the Bride’ Reboot
Posted: May 9, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Father of the Bride, Gaz Alazraki, HBO Max, Terence Blanchard
Terence Blanchard (BlacKkKlansman, Malcolm X, 25th Hour, Harriet, Da 5 Bloods, One Night in Miami…) has composed the original score for the upcoming HBO Max original movie Father of the Bride. The film is directed by Gaz Alazraki (We Are the Nobles) and stars Andy Garcia, Gloria Estefan, Adria Arjona, Isabela Merced, Diego Boneta and Chloe Fineman. The romantic comedy revolves around a father as he is coming to grips with his daughter’s upcoming wedding through the prism of multiple relationships within a big, sprawling Cuban-American clan. Read the rest of this entry »
