Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the thriller Measure of Revenge. The album features the film’s original score composed by Nick Urata (Paddington, Crazy, Stupid, Love., Ruby Sparks, I Love You Phillip Morris, Love the Coopers, Joe vs. Carole, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot). Also included are two songs by Jumero. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Measure of Revenge is directed by Peyfa and stars Melissa Leo, Bella Thorne, Jake Weary and Kevin Corrigan. The movie centers on a Broadway actress who conducts her own investigation after her famous son dies suddenly from a supposed overdose. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Measure of Revenge’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: April 2, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jumero, Measure of Revenge, Nick Urata, Peyfa, score, Soundtrack
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 1, 2022)
Posted: April 1, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alex Belcher, Amine Bouhafa, Evgueni Galperine, Gagarine, Jed Kurzel, Jon Ekstrand, Mark Bradshaw, Mathieu Lamboley, Michael Andrews, Morbius, Nitram, Sacha Galperine, The Bubble, The Contractor, The Rose Maker, You Won't Be Alone
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the superhero movie Morbius directed by Daniel Espinosa and starring Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, Al Madrigal, Jared Harris and Tyrese Gibson. The film’s original music is composed by Jon Ekstrand (Life, Child 44, Easy Money, Borg vs. McEnroe, Queen of Hearts, I Am Greta). A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score will be released next week by Madison Gate Records. The full album details will be announced soon. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the Sony Pictures release.
Opening in select theaters this weekend is the supernatural horror movie You Won’t Be Alone written and directed by Goran Stolevski and starring Noomi Rapace, Anamaria Marinca, Sara Klimoska, Alice Englert, Carloto Cotta and Félix Maritaud. Mark Bradshaw (Top of the Lake, Bright Star, Resistance, The Daughter) has composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the Focus Features release. Read the rest of this entry »
Adam Levine’s Original Song ‘Wings of Stone’ from Judd Apatow’s Netflix Film ‘The Bubble’ Released
Posted: April 1, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Adam Levine, Judd Apatow, Netflix, The Bubble
Interscope Records has released the original song Wings of Stone from the new Netflix original film The Bubble. The track written by the movie’s director Judd Apatow, Josh Klinghoffer, Andrew Watt, Louis Bell & Dan Bern and performed by Adam Levine is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also check out the official lyric video after the jump. The Bubble is co-written and directed by Apatow and stars Karen Gillan, Iris Apatow, Fred Armisen, Maria Bakalova, Vir Das, David Duchovny, Samson Kayo, Keegan-Michael Key, Guz Khan, Leslie Mann, Kate McKinnon, Pedro Pascal, Peter Serafinowicz, Harry Trevaldwyn and Danielle Vitalis. Read the rest of this entry »
Hans Zimmer Scoring Apple TV+’s ‘Prehistoric Planet’
Posted: April 1, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andrew Christie, Anže Rozman, Apple TV +, Hans Zimmer, Kara Talve, Prehistoric Planet
Hans Zimmer is composing original music for the upcoming Apple TV+ natural history series Prehistoric Planet. The composer is co-scoring the show with Anze Rozman (The Planets, Universe) and Kara Talve (Perpetual Planet: Heroes of the Oceans) for Bleeding Fingers Music. He also co-wrote the series’ theme with Andrew Christie (The Flood) for Bleeding Fingers Music. The 5-part documentary is narrated by Sir David Attenborough and recreates the last days of the dinosaurs and uses CGI to take viewers back in time, experiencing the wonders of planet Earth 66 million years ago. Jon Favreau (Iron Man, The Mandalorian, The Jungle Book) and Mike Gunton (Dynasties, The Green Planet) are executive producing the project from BBC Studios’ Bristol-based Natural History Unit. Read the rest of this entry »
John Williams’ & Yo-Yo Ma’s ‘A Gathering of Friends’ Album Announced
Posted: April 1, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Williams, Schindler's List, Yo-Yo Ma
Sony Classical has announced the album A Gathering of Friends, an all-new recording of two concert works by Academy Award winner John Williams (Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jaws, Jurassic Park, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone) written for cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Also included are selections of Williams’ film scores from Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List, Lincoln and Munich conducted by the composer himself and performed by the New York Philharmonic. The recording also includes special appearances by the Spanish guitarist Pablo Sáinz-Villegas and harpist Jessica Zhou. The album w ill be released digitally and physically on May 20 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A first track (Theme from Schindler’s List) is already available to stream/download now. Check out a visualizer featuring Williams and Yo-Yo Man discussing the theme after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Dropout’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: April 1, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Anne Nikitin, Hulu, score, Soundtrack, The Dropout
Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album for the Hulu limited series The Dropout. The album features the show’s original score composed by Anne Nikitin (American Animals, Lost Girls, Fate: The Winx Saga, Mrs. Wilson, The Pale Horse, Calibre, This Beautiful Fantastic). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and to check out audio samples. The Dropout is created by Elizabeth Meriwether based on ABC News’ podcast of the same name and stars Amanda Seyfried as Elizabeth Holmes and Naveen Andrews as Sunny Balwani, as well as Utkarsh Ambudkar, Kate Burton, William H. Macy, LisaGay Hamilton, Michel Gill, Elizabeth Marvel, Laurie Metcalf, Dylan Minnette, Alan Ruck, Sam Waterston and Michaela Watkins. Read the rest of this entry »
Mick Jagger’s ‘Slow Horses’ Theme Song ‘Strange Game’ Released
Posted: April 1, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Apple TV +, Daniel Pemberton, Mick Jagger, Slow Horses
Polydor Records has released the theme song from the new Apple TV+ original series Slow Horses. The track, entitled Strange Game, is performed by Mick Jagger who also co-wrote the track with the show’s composer Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Steve Jobs, Enola Holmes, The Trial of the Chicago 7). The song is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms (including Apple Music and Amazon). Also check out the official lyric video below. Slow Horses is developed by Will Smith (Veep, Avenue 5) based on Mick Herron’s first novel in the book series of the same title and stars Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Jonathan Pryce, Jack Lowden and Olivia Cooke. Read the rest of this entry »
‘True Things’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: April 1, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alex Baranowski, Harry Wootliff, score, Soundtrack, True Things
Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album for the British psychological drama True Things. The album features the film’s original music composed by Alex Baranowski (The Windmere Children, A Christmas Carol, A Perfect Enemy, Staged). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. True Things is co-written and directed by Harry Wootliff and stars Ruth Wilson, Tom Burke and Hayley Squires. The movie is based on Deborah Kay Davies’ novel True Things About Me and revolves around a woman who is sleep-walking through life when a chance sexual encounter with a charismatic stranger awakens her. Read the rest of this entry »
First Tracks from James Newton Howard’s ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore’ Score Released
Posted: March 31, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Yates, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, James Newton Howard
WaterTower Music has released the first two tracks from the soundtrack of the fantasy adventure Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, Available to stream/download now on all major digital music platforms are the tracks Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore and The Room We Require written by the film’s composer James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, King Kong, Maleficent, The Sixth Sense, Jungle Cruise, The Fugitive, Raya and the Last Dragon, Signs). Listen to both tracks below and check back on this page for the details of the full soundtrack album to be released next month. The third installment in the Fantastic Beasts series is directed by David Yates and stars Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law, Ezra Miller, Dan Fogler, William Nadylam, Alison Sudol, Callum Turner, Victoria Yeates, Katherine Waterston and Mads Mikkelsen. Read the rest of this entry »
Richard Mason & Christopher Read to Compose Music for Hulu’s ‘History of a Pleasure Seeker’
Posted: March 31, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christopher Read, History of a Pleasure Seeker, Hulu, Richard Mason
Deadline is reporting that novelist Richard Mason (The Drowning People, The Lighted Rooms) and Christopher Read will compose the original music for the Hulu musical drama pilot History of a Pleasure Seeker. The show written by Mason based on his 2012 book of the same name is set in early 20th Century Amsterdam and tells the story of a charismatic young man’s explosive adventures through all the temptations of the Belle Époque. Julie Anne Robinson (Bridgerton, One for the Money, The Catch) will direct the pilot episode. Read the rest of this entry »
