Composer Bullet Shields (aka Ryan Shields) has released his Leatherface theme from the Netflix original film Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The track written and performed by Shields is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also listen to the full theme below. As previously announced, Milan Records has released the film’s official soundtrack album featuring Colin Stetson’s score from the movie. Texas Chainsaw Massacre is directed by David Blue Garcia and stars Sarah Yarkin, Elsie Fisher, Mark Burnham, Moe Dunford, Jacob Latimore, Alice Krige, Olwen Fouéré, Jessica Allain and Nell Hudson. Read the rest of this entry »
Bullet Shields’ Leatherface Theme from Netflix’s ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Released
Posted: April 4, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Aviva, Bullet Shields, Creating a Character, David Blue Garcia, Netflix, Texas Chainsaw Massacre
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Heitor Pereira Scoring Richard Wong’s Hulu Film ‘The Valet’
Posted: April 4, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Heitor Pereira, Richard Wong, The Valet
Heitor Pereira (Despicable Me, Minions, Smallfoot, The Angry Birds Movie, The Smurfs, Paw Patrol: The Movie, Beverly Hills Chihuahua) has recently scored the upcoming comedy The Valet. The film is directed by Richard Wong (Come As You Are) and stars Eugenio Derbez, Samara Weaving, Max Greenfield, Betsy Brandt, Carmen Salinas Lozano, Amaury Nolasco, Diany Rodriguez, Marisol Nichols, Tiana Okoye, Ravi Patel, John Pirruccello, Noemi Gonzáles, and Lunay. The movie is based on the French feature La doublure and follows a world famous movie star who faces a PR disaster when a paparazzi snaps a photo of her with her married lover and enlists a hard-working valet who accidentally appears in the same photo to pose as her new boyfriend as a cover up. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Sophie Jones’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: April 4, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jessie Barr, Nate Heller, score, Sophie Jones, Soundtrack
Gardener Recordings has released a soundtrack album for the coming-of-age drama Sophie Jones. The album features the film’s original score composed by Nate Heller (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, The Diary of a Teenage Girl). Also included are songs by artists such as Ezza Rose, Mutt, Beverly, Valley Hush, Max Tartaglia, Kye Kye, Josh White, James Meyers, Mero, Candace and The Cheaters. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Sophie Jones is co-written and directed by Jessie Barr and stars Jessica Barr, Skyler Verity, Claire Manning, Charlie Jackson and Dave Roberts. Read the rest of this entry »
David Buckley Scoring Netflix’s ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’
Posted: April 4, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Buckley, David E. Kelley, Netflix, Ted Humphrey, The Lincoln Lawyer
David Buckley (Nobody, Angel Has Fallen, Papillon, The Forbidden Kingdom, The Stranger, Greenland, Unhinged) has been tapped to score the upcoming Netflix original series The Lincoln Lawyer. The show is developed by David E. Kelley (The Practice, Big Little Lies, Ally McBeal) & Ted Humphrey (Wisdom of the Crowd) based on based on Michael Connelly’s bestselling novels and stars Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Neve Campbell, Becki Newton, Christopher Gorham, Jazz Raycole and Angus Sampson. The drama revolves around hotshot Los Angeles lawyer Mickey Haller sidelined after an accident as he restarts his career when he takes on a murder case. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Infiniti’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: April 4, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Canal+, Frédéric Kooshmanian, Infiniti, score, Soundtrack, Thomas Couzinier
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the French mini-series Infiniti. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Thomas Couzinier & Frederic Kooshmanian (Black Spot, The Shiny Shrimps, Goal of the Dead). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Infiniti is created by Stéphane Pannetier & Julien Vanlerenberghe and stars Céline Sallette, Daniar Alshinov, Lex Shrapnel, Vlad Ivanov, Karina Arutyunyan, Ellora Torchia, Anatolii Panchenko, Laurent Capelluto, Jarreth Merz, Samal Yeslyamova and Mikhail Gorevoy. The 6-part sci-fi thriller directed by Thierry Poiraud follows a French astronaut and a Kazakh cop who team up to solve the mystery after the International Space Station has gone silent and a wax-covered decapitated body is found on a roof in Kazakhstan. Read the rest of this entry »
Carlos Rafael Rivera, Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross Win Grammy Awards for ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ & ‘Soul’ Scores
Posted: April 3, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Atticus Ross, Carlos Rafael Rivera, Grammy Awards, Jon Batiste, Soul, The Queen's Gambit, Trent Reznor
In a tie, Carlos Rafael Rivera has won his first Grammy Award for his score for the Netflix limited series The Queen’s Gambit and Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross were honored for their music for Pixar’s Soul in the Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media category at today’s 64th Annual Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony in Las Vegas. Bo Burnham has has received the award in the Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media category for the song All Eyes On Me from the comedy special Inside. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 3, 2022)
Posted: April 3, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Danny Bensi, H. Scott Salinas, HBO, HBO Max, Jeff Cardoni, Jeff Russo, Perrine Virgile, Saunder Jurriaans, Spectrum, The Invisible Pilot, Tokyo Vice, Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off
Premiering tomorrow, April 4 is the Spectrum original series Long Slow Exhale created by Pam Veasey and starring Rose Rollins, Josh Lucas, Ian Harding, Samantha Bartow, Shalini Bathina, Tony Gonzalez, Lyriq Bent and Famke Janssen. The show’s original music is composed by Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery & Picard, The Night Of, Lucy in the Sky, The Act) & Perrine Virgile (The Umbrella Academy). The drama, which follows a successful head coach of a competitive women’s college basketball team who finds herself in the middle of a potentially career-shattering sexual abuse scandal, will be available to stream on Spectrum.
Also premiering tomorrow is the HBO docuseries The Invisible Pilot directed by Phil Lott & Ari Mark and executive produced by themselves, Adam McKay, Todd Schulman, Craig Hodges and Jon Bryant Crawford. H. Scott Salinas (The Banker, Warrior, A Private War, The Ballad of Lefty Brown, Birth of the Dragon, Cartel Land, Baghdad Central) has composed the show’s original music. The 3-parter, which tells the true story of a charismatic, daredevil husband and father who unexpectedly jumped off a bridge in 1977, despite a seemingly happy home life and a lucrative career as a pilot, will premiere on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max. Read the rest of this entry »
Jonathan Sanford Scoring Peacock’s ‘Killing It’
Posted: April 2, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jonathan Sanford, Killing It, Peacock
Jonathan Sanford (National Champions, Teenage Bounty Hunters, As We See It, Dare Me, Good on Paper) is the composer of the new Peacock original series Killing It. The show is created by Dan Goor & Luke Del Tredici (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) and stars Craig Robinson, Claudia O’Doherty, Scott MacArthur, Rell Battle, Stephanie Nogueras, Wyatt Walter and Jet Miller. The comedy revolves around an underdog pursuing the American Dream, facing obstacles in order to make it big. 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
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 »
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 »
