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 »
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
‘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 »
‘The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: March 31, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Nami Melumad, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
Maisie Music Publishing will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix limited series The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Nami Melumad (Star Trek: Prodigy & Strange New Worlds, An American Pickle, Absentia, Far from the Tree, Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 1. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album. The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window is created by Rachel Ramras, Hugh Davidson & Larry Dorf and stars Kristen Bell, Michael Ealy, Tom Riley, Mary Holland, Samsara Yett, Shelley Hennig, Christina Anthony, Cameron Britton and Benjamin Levy Aguilar. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for HBO Max’s ‘Julia’ to Be Released
Posted: March 31, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: HBO Max, Jeff Danna, Julia, score, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the HBO Max original series Julia. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Emmy Award nominee Jeff Danna (The Good Dinosaur, Onward, Tyrant, Camelot, The Boondock Saints, Alias Grace, The Addams Family, Storks). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 1 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music stores. Julia is created by Daniel Goldfarb and stars Sarah Lancashire, David Hyde Pierce,Bebe Neuwirth, Brittany Bradford, Fran Kranz and Fiona Glascott. The comedy is inspired by author and television star Julia Child’s life and her long-running TV series The French Chef , which pioneered the modern cooking show. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Contractor’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: March 31, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alex Belcher, score, Soundtrack, Tarik Saleh, The Contractor
Sony Classical will release the official soundtrack album for the action thriller The Contractor. The album features the film’s original music composed by Alex Belcher (Extraction, 21 Bridges, Made in America, IO). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, April 1 and will be available to stream/download here. The Contractor is directed by Tarik Saleh and stars Chris Pine, Kiefer Sutherland, Ben Foster, Gillian Jacobs, Fares Fares, Eddie Marsan, Nina Hoss and Amira Casar. The movie follows a Special Forces Sergeant desperate to provide for his family after being voluntarily discharged from the Army who contracts with a private underground military force and finds himself hunted when his very first assignment goes awry. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Extinct’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: March 31, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Silverman, Extinct, Michael Giacchino, Mick Giacchino, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
Maisie Music Publishing will release a soundtrack album for the animated feature Extinct. The album features the film’s original score composed by Mick Giacchino (Turkey Hollow, That Dirty Black Bag) with themes written by himself and Academy Award winner Michael Giacchino (Up, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Lost, Star Trek, The Batman, The Incredibles). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 1 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Extinct is directed by David Silverman and features the voices of Adam Devine, Rachel Bloom, Ken Jeong, Zazie Beetz, Jim Jefferies, Catherine O’Hara, Henry Winkler and Alex Borstein. The animated comedy follows two donut-shaped creatures called flummels as they accidentally time-travel from 1835 to modern-day Shanghai where they discover traffic, trans fats, and the fact that flummels have become extinct. Read the rest of this entry »
