Sonoton Music has released a soundtrack album for the German- & Turkish-language comedy drama Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush. The album features the film’s original music composed by Johannes Repka (Combat Girls, Cleo, Schmitke, The Legend of Timm Thaler or The Boy Who Sold His Laughter) & Cenk Erdoğan. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush is directed by Andreas Dresen and stars Meltem Kaptan, Alexander Scheer, Charly Hübner, Nazmi Kirik and Sevda Polat. The movie revolves around an ordinary woman living in Bremen, Germany who sets off on a journey to fight for the release of her son when he is accused of terrorism and shipped off to Guantanamo. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 26, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andreas Dresen, Cenk Erdoğan, Johannes Repka, Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush, score, Soundtrack
Guillaume Roussel Scoring Cédric Jimenez’s ‘November’
Posted: April 25, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cedric Jimenez, Guillaume Roussel, November, Novembre
Composer Guillaume Roussel (Black Beauty, 3 Days to Kill, The Spy, Happy!) is reuniting with director Cédric Jimenez on the upcoming French thriller November (Novembre). The film starring Jean Dujardin, Anais Demoustier and Sandrine Kiberlai takes during the five days following the 2015 Paris terror attacks which shook Paris and centers on the sprawling investigation carried on by a highly-secretive police brigade to track down the masterminds behind the attacks. Olivier Demangel (Atlantics) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Battle Kitty’ Released
Posted: April 25, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Battle Kitty, Max Coburn, Maxo, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
Maisie Music Publishing has released a soundtrack album for the Netflix original animated interactive series Battle Kitty. The album features the show’s original music composed by Max “Maxo” Coburn. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Battle Kitty is created by Matt Layzell (Apple and Onion, Pinky Malinky) and features the voices of Layzell himself, Gideon Adlon, Baker Terry, Grey Griffin
Robbie Daymond, Jaboukie Young-White, Phil LaMarr, Daniele Gaither and Amanda McCann. The Netflix Animation, Choice Provisions, Higher Ground & Laughing Wild production is set in a futuristic-medieval world, in which warriors must find and defeat all the monsters on Battle Island, and follows Kitty and Orc, two best friends on a mission to help Kitty become Champion. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Navalny’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: April 25, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Anna Drubich, CNN, Daniel Roher, HBO Max, Marius de Vries, Matt Robertson, Navalny, score, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Navalny. The album features the film’s original music composed by Marius de Vries (CODA, Strange Magic, Kick-Ass, Sucker Punch), Matt Robertson (The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel, The Forest) & Anna Drubich (Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Fear Street Part 3: 1966, Werewolves Within). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Navalny is directed by Daniel Roher and explores the attempted assassination of enigmatic Russian anti-corruption campaigner and former presidential candidate, Alexey Navalny. Read the rest of this entry »
Alexandre Desplat to Score Roman Polanski’s ‘The Palace’
Posted: April 25, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Roman Polanski, The Palace
Composer Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Shape of Water, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, The King’s Speech, Godzilla) is set to reteam with director Roman Polanski (Chinatown, Rosemary’s Baby, The Pianist) on the upcoming drama The Palace. The film starring Mickey Rourke, Oliver Masucci and Fanny Ardant takes place at a luxurious Swiss hotel on New Year’s Eve in 1999, with hotel guests coming from all over the world flock to the lavish dinner party, when the celebrations take an unexpected turn. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Moon Knight’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: April 25, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Disney Plus, Hesham Nazih, Marvel, Moon Knight, score, Soundtrack
The full details of the soundtrack album for Marvel Studios’ Disney+ original series Moon Knight have been revealed. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Hesham Nazih (The Blue Elephant, Ibrahim Labyad, Born a King, Tito). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Wednesday, April 27 by Hollywood Records & Marvel Music and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. The composer’s end titles track has previously been released as a digital single last month. Moon Knight is developed by Jeremy Slater based on the Marvel Comics property and stars Oscar Isaac, Ethan Hawke, May Calamawy, Karim El Hakim, F. Murray Abraham, Khalid Abdalla, David Ganly, Gaspard Ulliel, Antonia Salib and Ann Akinjirin. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Finding Jack Charlton’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 25, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Finding Jack Charlton, Gabriel Clarke, Jim Copperthwaite, Pete Thomas, score, Soundtrack
Noah Media Group & Soho Film Publishing have released a soundtrack album for the documentary Finding Jack Charlton. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jim Copperthwaite (Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans, Bobby Robson: More Than a Manager). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Finding Jack Charlton is directed by Gabriel Clarke & Pete Thomas and centers on the English World Cup winning legend and also details Jack’s previously undocumented life with dementia. The movie, which was shot on location in Ireland and England, features key characters from throughout Jack’s career, including major figures in football, music, film, politics and his family. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 24, 2022)
Posted: April 24, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: AMC, Apple TV +, Billy the Kid, Claudia Sarne, Epix, Gaslit, Hans Zimmer, HBO, Jeff Russo, Kris Bowers, Lucrecia Dalt, Mac Quayle, Mark Korven, Rael Jones, Shining Girls, Showtime, Starz, Sundance Now, Ten Percent, The Baby, The Man Who Fell to Earth, The Survivor, We Own This City
Premiering today is the Starz limited series Gaslit created by Robbie Pickering based on the first season of the Slow Burn podcast and starring Julia Roberts, Sean Penn, Dan Stevens, Shea Whigham, Betty Gilpin and Darby Camp. The show’s original music is composed by Mac Quayle (Mr. Robot, Feud: Bette and Joan, American Horror Story, American Crime Story, The Politician, Ratched). Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the drama, which will air every Sunday on Starz.
Also premiering today is the Showtime original series The Man Who Fell to Earth developed by Alex Kurtzman & Jenny Lumet based on the Walter Tevis novel and the 1976 film of the same name and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Naomie Harris, Jimmy Simpson, Rob Delaney, Sonya Cassidy, Joana Ribeiro, Clarke Peters, Annelle Olaleye, Kate Mulgrew and Bill Nighy. Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery & Picard, Legion, The Night Of, Lucy in the Sky, The Umbrella Academy) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous article for more information about the sci-fi drama, which will air Sundays on Showtime. Read the rest of this entry »
Arthur Sharpe Wins BAFTA TV Craft Award for ‘Landscapers’
Posted: April 24, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Arthur Sharpe, BAFTA TV Craft Awards, Landscapers
Arthur Sharpe (Guilt, The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, Ghosts, Flowers, The Darkest Universe) has won his first BAFTA TV Craft Award for his music from the HBO/Sky series Landscapers starring Olivia Colman & David Thewlis at tonight’s awards ceremony at The Brewery in London. Check out his acceptance speech after the jump. The composer’s score has been released by Silva Screen Records. Read the rest of this entry »
Paul Haslinger Scoring Alex Winter’s ‘The YouTube Effect’
Posted: April 23, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Winter, Paul Haslinger, The YouTube Effect
Paul Haslinger (Underworld, Halt and Catch Fire, Crank, Monster Hunter, Death Race, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter) has composed the original music for the upcoming documentary The YouTube Effect. The film is directed by Alex Winter (Freaked, Zappa, The Panama Papers) and explores the ascension and potential fall of YouTube, the world’s most popular video-sharing website, and the unforeseen privacy and ethical problems that it created. The movie features a group of YouTubers, reporters, and experts who join Winters in interrogating the effects that could be the can result in the site’s downfall. Read the rest of this entry »
