Firestep has released a soundtrack album for the French musical comedy Tenor. The album features the film’s original score composed by Laurent Perez Del Mar (The Red Turtle, I Kill Giants, The Mystery of Henri Pick, My Son, Zarafa, The Kitchen Brigade). Also included are the songs from the movie performed by beatboxing world champion and lead actor MB14. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. Tenor is co-written and directed by Claude Zidi Jr. and stars MB14 and Michèle Laroque. The movie tells the story of a talented young underdog who rises from suburban streets to the grand stage of the Paris Opéra. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Tenor’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 9, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Claude Zidi Jr., Laurent Perez Del Mar, score, Soundtrack, Tenor
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Michael Lira Scoring Matthew Reilly’s Netflix Film ‘Interceptor’
Posted: May 9, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Interceptor, Matthew Reilly, Michael Lira, Netflix
Michael Lira (The Hunter, Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead, Growing Up Smith, Nekrotronic, Black Water: Abyss) has recently scored the upcoming Australian Netflix original film Interceptor. The movie is directed by Matthew Reilly and stars Elsa Pataky, Luke Bracey, Aaron Glenane, Mayen Mehta, Belinda Jombwe, Rhys Muldoon, Marcus Johnson, Colin Friels and Zoe Carides. The action thriller follows an army captain who must use her years of tactical training and military expertise when a simultaneous coordinated attack threatens the remote missile interceptor station she is in command of. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 8, 2022)
Posted: May 8, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Apple TV +, Ariel Marx, David Buckley, Disney Plus, Dustin O'Halloran, Elvin Ross, Gregory Tripi, Herdís Stefánsdóttir, Hulu, Netflix, Our Father, Sneakerella, The Essex Serpent, The Lincoln Lawyer
Premiering tomorrow, May 9, is the Hulu limited event series Candy created by Robin Veith and starring Jessica Biel, Timothy Simons, Pablo Schreiber, Melanie Lynskey and Raúl Esparza. The show’s original music is composed by Ariel Marx (Shiva Baby, The Tale, American Horror Stories, Rebel Hearts, Ted Bundy: Falling for a Killer, To Dust, The Devil Has a Name). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the true crime drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Hulu.
Premiering on Wednesday, May 11, is the Netflix original documentary Our Father directed by Lucie Jourdan and produced by Jason Blum. Gregory Tripi (Ma, Manhunt: Unabomber, Warning, Rememory, Dark Places, The Fix) has composed the film’s original music. The Blumhouse production, which tells the story of a woman who – after an at-home DNA test reveals she has multiple half-siblings – discovers a shocking scheme involving donor sperm and a popular fertility doctor, will be available to stream on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
Mogwai Scoring Apple TV+’s ‘Black Bird’
Posted: May 8, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Apple TV +, Black Box, Dennis Lehane, Mogwai
The Scottish post-rock band Mogwai is composing the original music for the upcoming Apple TV+ limited series Black Bird. The show is developed by Dennis Lehane (Shutter Island, The Outsider) based on the true crime memoir In with the Devil: A Fallen Hero, a Serial Killer, and a Dangerous Bargain for Redemption by James Keene & Hillel Levin and stars Taron Egerton, Paul Walter Hauser, Sepideh Moafi, Greg Kinnear and Ray Liotta. The 6-part thriller follows a high school football hero who is sentenced to 10 years in a minimum security prison and given the choice of a lifetime — enter a maximum-security prison for the criminally insane and befriend a suspected serial killer or stay where he is and serve his full sentence with no possibility of parole. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Pleasure’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: May 7, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Karl Frid, Ninja Thyberg, Pleasure, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records has announced the worldwide release of the soundtrack album for the drama Pleasure. The album features the film’s original score composed by Karl Frid (Wild Nights with Emily, Crimes of Passion: Death of a Loved One, Alena, Citizen Schein). The soundtrack, which has already been available in several international territories since last fall, will be released in the U.S. and other markets next Friday, May 13 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Two first tracks (Confutatis and Hard to the Core) are available to stream/download now and can be checked out after the jump. Pleasure is written and directed by Ninja Thyberg and stars Sofia Kappel, Revika Anne Reustle, Chris Cock, Evelyn Claire, Dana Dearmond and Kendra Spade. The movie revolves around a newcomer in the Los Angeles porn industry who embarks on a mission to become the best at any cost. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 6, 2022)
Posted: May 6, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Along for the Ride, Beach House, Black Box, Callum Donaldson, Chad Cannon, Danny Elfman, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Evgueni Galperine, Happening, Have You Heard About Greg?, Jesse Carmichael, Operation Mincemeat, Philippe Rombi, Sacha Galperine, Shepherd, Thomas Newman, Timothy Williams
Opening in theaters nationwide this week is Marvel Studios’ Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness directed by Sam Raimi and starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Xochitl Gomez, Michael Stühlbarg, Benedict Wong and Rachel McAdams. The film’s original music composed by Danny Elfman (Spider-Man, Batman, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Alice in Wonderland). Hollywood Records & Marvel Music have released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this week. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Marvel production.
Opening in select U.S. theaters today is the French drama Happening (L’événement) co-written (based on Annie Ernaux’s novel) and directed by Audrey Diwan and starring Anamaria Vartolomei, Marcia Romano, Luàna Bajrami, Marcia Romano, Louise Orry Diquero and Louise Chevillotte. Evgueni Galperine & Sacha Galperine (The Undoing, Scenes from a Marriage, Radioactive, Loveless, The Family, Wizard of Lies) have composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced. Read the rest of this entry »
Ian Hultquist and Drum & Lace Scoring Karen Maine’s Hulu Film ‘Rosaline’
Posted: May 6, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Drum & Lace, Hulu, Ian Hultquist, Karen Maine, Rosaline
This week, Ian Hultquist and Drum & Lace (Dickinson, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Dickinson, Night Teeth, Good Girls) have been recording their score for the upcoming romantic comedy Rosaline. The film is directed by Karen Maine and stars Kaitlyn Dever, Kyle Allen, Isabela Merced, Minnie Driver, Christopher McDonald and Bradley Whitford. The movie is based on Rebecca Serle’s 2010 novel When You Were Mine. The movie is being described as a comedic retelling of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, told from the perspective of Juliet’s cousin, Rosaline, who happens to be Romeo’s ex. Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber (The Fault in Our Stars, (500) Days of Summer) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Flying Lotus’ ‘They Call Me Magic’ Main Title Theme Released
Posted: May 6, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Apple TV +, Flying Lotus, They Call Me Magic
Warp Records has released the main title theme from the Apple TV+ original docuseries They Call Me Magic. The track is written by Flying Lotus and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. They Call Me Magic is directed by Rick Famuyiwa and explores Earvin “Magic” Johnson’s journey from being the face of the LA Lakers and cementing himself as an all-time NBA legend, to changing the conversation around HIV and transforming into a successful entrepreneur and activist. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Have You Heard About Greg?’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 6, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chad Cannon, Have You Heard About Greg?, Jesse Carmichael, score, Soundtrack, Steven Ecclesine, Timothy Williams
MovieScore Media’s Reality Bytes has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Have You Heard About Greg?. The album features the film’s original music composed by Timothy Williams (Brightburn, Finding You, Walking with the Enemy, Wild Horses), Chad Cannon (American Factory, Paper Lanterns, Devil’s Tree: Rooted Evil) and Jesse Carmichael. Also included is Chris Mann’s “anthem for Alzheimer’s disease” Remember Me. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Have You Heard About Greg is directed by Steven Ecclesine and centers on the terrifying disease of Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia and shines a light on issues that affect half of Americans over the age of 55. Read the rest of this entry »
Doja Cat’s Song ‘Vegas’ from Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Elvis’ Released
Posted: May 6, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Baz Luhrmann, Doja Cat, Elvis
Kemosabe Records & RCA Records have released the first song from the soundtrack for the biographical drama Elvis. The track, entitled Vegas, produced by Yeti Beats & Rogét Chahayed and featuring a sample of Hound Dog written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller (and later covered by Elvis Presley) is co-written and performed by Doja Cat and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also listen to the full song below. A full soundtrack album for the movie is expected to be announced soon. Elvis is directed by Baz Luhrmann and stars Austin Butler in the title role, alongside Tom Hanks, Olivia DeJonge, Helen Thomson, Luke Bracey, Richard Roxburgh, David Wenham, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Xavier Samuel and Natasha Bassett. Read the rest of this entry »
