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 »
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
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Brian Goodman’s ‘Last Seen Alive’ to Feature Theme by Bear McCreary and Score by Sam Ewing
Posted: April 23, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bear McCreary, Brian Goodman, Last Seen Alive, Sam Ewing
Bear McCreary (Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Outlander, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Battlestar Galactica, Child’s Play, Happy Death Day) has composed a theme for the upcoming mystery thriller Last Seen Alive. Sam Ewing (The Walking Dead, The Shed, Victor Crawley) has written the score for the film directed by Brian Goodman (What Doesn’t Kill You, Black Butterfly) and starring Gerard Butler, Jaimie Alexander, Russell Hornsby, Ethan Embry, Michael Irby, Cindy Hogan and Bruce Altman. The movie centers on a man whose desperate search to find his wife who suddenly vanished at a gas station leads him down a path that forces him to run from authorities and take the law into his own hands. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 22, 2022)
Posted: April 22, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Cowgirl's Song, Charlotte, Daniel Pemberton, George Fenton, Hostile Territory, John Koutselinis, Leo Birenberg, Mark Isham, Michelino Bisceglia, Petite Maman, Robin Carolan, Sebastian Gainsborough, The Bad Guys, The Duke, The Imaginaries, The Northman, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, Unpluggig
Opening in theaters nationwide is the animated feature The Bad Guys directed by Pierre Perifel and starring Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Anthony Ramos, Awkwafina, Craig Robinson, Zazie Beetz, Lilly Singh, Richard Ayoade and Alex Borstein. The film’s original music is composed by Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, The Trial of the Chicago 7, Birds of Prey, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Enola Holmes, Being the Ricardos, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, Steve Jobs). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as songs by performed by Ramos, The Heavy and Elle King. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the DreamWorks Animation production, which is being released by Universal Pictures.
Also opening nationwide is the historical fantasy epic The Northman co-written and directed by Robert Eggers and starring Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Anya Taylor-Joy, Claes Bang, Ethan Hawke, Gustav Lindh, Björk and Willem Dafoe. Robin Carolan and Sebastian Gainsborough (aka Vessel) have composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the Focus Features release. Read the rest of this entry »
Kris Bowers Scoring HBO’s ‘We Own This City’
Posted: April 22, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Simon, George Pelecanos, HBO, Kris Bowers, Reinaldo Marcus Green, We Own This City
Kris Bowers (Bridgerton, Green Book, Space Jam: A New Legacy, Mrs. America, Inventing Anna, Dear White People, When They See Us) has recently scored the new HBO limited series We Own This City. The show is developed by George Pelecanos & David Simon (The Wire, Treme, The Deuce) and stars Jon Bernthal, Wunmi Mosaku, Jamie Hector, Josh Charles, McKinley Belcher III, Dagmara Domińczyk, Don Harvey, Rob Brown, David Corenswet, Ian Duff, Larry Mitchell and Lucas Van Enge. The 6-part drama is directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green and chronicles the rise and fall of the Baltimore Police Department’s Gun Trace Task Force and the corruption and moral collapse that befell an American city in which the policies of drug prohibition and mass arrest were championed at the expense of actual police work. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Amazon’s ‘Outer Range’ Released
Posted: April 22, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Danny Bensi, Outer Range, Saunder Jurriaans, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the Amazon original series Outer Range. The album features selections of the original score from the show’s first season composed by Emmy Award nominees Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Ozark, The Gift, Enemy, Boy Erased, The Devil All the Time, Tokyo Vice, The White Tiger, Pieces of Her). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Outer Range is created by Brian Watkins and stars Josh Brolin, Imogen Poots, Lili Taylor, Lewis Pullman, Tamara Podemski, Tom Pelphrey, Shaun Sipos, Noah Reid, Isabel Arraiza, Olive Abercrombie and Will Patton. The mystery drama centers on a rancher fighting for his land and family, who discovers an unfathomable mystery at the edge of Wyoming’s wilderness. Read the rest of this entry »
Natalie Holt Scoring Disney+’s ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’
Posted: April 22, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Disney Plus, Natalie Holt, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Wars
Natalie Holt (Loki, Knightfall, Journey’s End, Herself, Fever Dream, Beecham House, Press) has composed the original score for the upcoming Disney+ original series Obi-Wan Kenobi. The show is directed by Deborah Chow and stars Ewan McGregor Hayden Christensen, Moses Ingram, Joel Edgerton, Kumail Nanjiani, Bonnie Piesse, Indira Varma, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Rupert Friend, Sung Kang, Simone Kessell and Benny Safdie. The drama takes place 10 years after the events of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith where Obi-Wan faced the downfall and corruption of his best friend and Jedi apprentice, Anakin Skywalker, who turned to the dark side as evil Sith Lord Darth Vader. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Charlotte’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: April 22, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Charlotte, Eric Warin, Michelino Bisceglia, score, Soundtrack, Tahir Rana
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the animated feature Charlotte. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Michelino Bisceglia (Hannah, Thieves of the Wood, In the Name of the Son, Valentino, Mixed Kebab). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Charlotte is directed by Eric Warin & Tahir Rana and features the voice talent of Keira Knightley, Brenda Bleythyn, Jim Broadbent, Sam Claflin, Helen McCrory, Eddie Marsan, Sophie Okonedo and Mark Strong. The movie tells the true story of Charlotte Salomon, a young German-Jewish painter who comes of age in Berlin on the eve of the Second World War and dreams of becoming an artist. Read the rest of this entry »
Music from Disneyland’s Avengers Campus Released
Posted: April 22, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Avengers Campus, John Paesano
Hollywood Records & Marvel Music have released music written for the Avengers Campus, which opened last year at Disney California Adventure. The music is arranged and produced by John Paesano (Daredevil, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, The Maze Runner, Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, Invincible, Diary of a Wimpy Kid) who combined themes from the films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (including Alan Silvestri’s Avengers theme, Michael Giacchino’s Spider-Man & Doctor Strange themes, Tyler Bates’ Guardians of the Galaxy theme, Christophe Beck’s Ant-Man theme, Pinar Toprak’s Captain Marvel theme and Ludwig Göransson’s Black Panther theme) to play as visitors move throughout the the different sections of the park. The 12-minute track, entitled Welcome Recruits, is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also listen to the full track below. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Pieces of Her’ Soundtrack Album to Be Released
Posted: April 21, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Danny Bensi, Netflix, Pieces of Her, Saunder Jurriaans, score, Soundtrack
Netflix Music will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Pieces of Her. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Ozark, Boy Erased, The Gift, The White Tiger, Tokyo Vice, The Devil All the Time, Outer Range, Enemy). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 22 and will be available to stream/download here. Pieces of Her i developed by Charlotte Stoudt based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Karin Slaughter and stars Toni Collette, Bella Heathcote, Jessica Barden, Omari Hardwick, Joe Dempsie, David Wenham, Jacob Scipio, Gil Birmingham and Aaron Jeffery. Read the rest of this entry »
Utkarsh Ambudkar to Write Music for Roshan Sethi’s Disney+ Movie ‘World’s Best’
Posted: April 21, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Charlie B. Wilder, Disney Plus, Roshan Sethi, Utkarsh Ambudkar, World's Best
Deadline is reporting that actor/rapper/singer Utkarsh Ambudkar (best known for his lead role in CBS’ Ghosts) is writing original music for the upcoming Disney+ original movie World’s Best. The film is directed by Roshan Sethi (7 Days) is set to star himself, Punam Patel and Manny Magnus. The comedy revolves around a 12-year old math kid who vows to become the world’s best MC. Ambudkar is co-producing the music with Charlie B. Wilder. Savan Kotecha (Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga) serves as the project’s music director. Read the rest of this entry »
