Jeff Danna (The Good Dinosaur, Onward, The Boondock Saints, The Addams Family, Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans, Storks) has recently scored the new HBO Max original series Julia. The show is created by Daniel Goldfarb and stars Sarah Lancashire, David Hyde Pierce, Brittany Bradford, Bebe Neuwirth, Fran Kranz and Fiona Glascott. The comedy is inspired by legendary cookbook author Julia Child’s life and her long-running television series The French Chef and explores a pivotal time in American history – the emergence of public television as a new social institution, the nature of celebrity, feminism and the women’s movement and America’s cultural evolution. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeff Danna Scoring HBO Max’s ‘Julia’
Posted: March 31, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: HBO Max, Jeff Danna, Julia
‘A Cowgirl’s Song’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: March 30, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Cowgirl's Song, Soundtrack, The Imaginaries, Timothy Armstrong
The details of the soundtrack album for the coming-of-age drama A Cowgirl’s Song have been revealed. The album features the film’s original songs written by The Imaginaries (Maggie McClure and Shane Henry) and performed by themselves and cast members Cheryl Ladd, Savannah Lee May and Darci Lynne. The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 22, 2022 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A Cowgirl’s Song is written and directed by Timothy Armstrong and also stars Rachel Cannon, Dodge Prince, Jared Trevino, Maggie McClure, Bill Jenkins, Amberley Snyder, Shane Henry, Jason Alan Smith and Marcus Mauldin. Read the rest of this entry »
Carter Burwell Scoring Martin McDonagh’s ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’
Posted: March 30, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Carter Burwell, Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
Composer Carter Burwell (Fargo, Carol, True Grit, Twilight, The Tragedy of Macbeth) is reteaming with director Martin McDonagh on the upcoming drama The Banshees of Inisherin. The film is written and directed by McDonagh and stars Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Barry Keoghan and Kerry Condon. The movie follows of a pair of lifelong friends on a remote Irish island who find themselves at an awkward time in their relationship when one of them no longer wants to be friends. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Lily Topples the World’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: March 30, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Carly Comando, Discovery, Jeremy Workman, Lily Topples the World, score, Soundtrack
Carly Comando (The World Before Your Feet, Bittersweet) will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Lily Topples the World. The album features the composer/pianist’s original score from the film and will be released digitally on April 21. Visit Amazon to pre-order the soundtrack. A first track (Washington) is already available to stream/download now and can also be checked out below. Lily Topples the World is directed by Jeremy Workman and follows 20-year-old Domino Artist and YouTube creator Lily Hevesh (known as Hevesh5) as she rises as an artist, role model, and young woman. Read the rest of this entry »
Liam Howlett Scoring Netflix’s ‘Choose or Die’
Posted: March 30, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Choose or Die, Liam Howlett, Netflix, Toby Meakins
Liam Howlett (of the EDM band The Prodigy) has made his film scoring debut on the upcoming British horror thriller Choose or Die. The movie is directed by Toby Meakins and stars Iola Evans, Asa Butterfield, Eddie Marsan, Robert Englund, Ryan Gage, Kate Fleetwood, Angela Griffin and Joe Bolland. The film follows two friends tempted by a chance to win unclaimed prize money who reboot a mysterious 1980s video game and step into a surreal world of next-level terror. Simon Allen (The Watch, The Musketeers) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
First Track from ‘Moon Knight’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 30, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Disney Plus, Hesham Nazih, Marvel, Moon Knight
Hollywood Records & Marvel Music have released the first track from the soundtrack of the Disney+ original series Moon Knight. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music platforms is Moon Knight written by the show’s composer Hesham Nazih (The Blue Elephant, Born a King, Ibrahim Labyad, Tito). Also listen to the full track below. More information about the release of more more music from the show will be announced soon. Moon Knight is developed by Jeremy Slater based on the Marvel Comics property, directed by Mohamed Diab and Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead and stars Oscar Isaac, Ethan Hawke and May Calamawy. Read the rest of this entry »
2022 BAFTA TV Craft Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: March 30, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BAFTA TV Craft Awards
The 2022 BAFTA TV Craft Awards nominations have been announced today. Check out the nominees in the music category after the jump. This year’s awards ceremony will take place on April 24, 2021 at The Brewery in London with host details to be announced. Visit the official BAFTA website for the full list of nominations. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Rise’ (‘En Corps’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 30, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cédric Klapisch, En Corps, Hofesh Shechter, Rise, score, Soundtrack
Because Music has released a soundtrack album for the French drama Rise (En Corps). The album features the film’s original score composed by Israeli choreographer Hofesh Shechter and the movie’s director Cédric Klapisch (Back to Burgundy, Someone, Somewhere). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Rise is co-written and directed by Klapisch and stars Marion Barbeau, Hofesh Shechter, Muriel Robin, Denis Podalydes, Pio Marmaï, François Civil and Souheila Yacoub. The movie follows a ballerina who gets injured in a devastating fall on stage that leaves her unable to dance for up to two years and slowly starts to rebuild her life while redirecting her efforts to contemporary dance. Read the rest of this entry »
Craig DeLeon to Score Millicent Shelton’s Netflix Film ‘End of the Road’
Posted: March 29, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Craig DeLeon, End of the Road, Millicent Shelton, Netflix
Craig DeLeon (The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, Music, Scandalous: The True Story of the National Enquirer, The Last Survivors) has been tapped to score the upcoming Netflix original film End of the Road. The movie is directed by Millicent Shelton (Ride) and stars Queen Latifah, Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges and Beau Bridges. The thriller follows a woman who embarks on a cross-country trip with her family to start a new life, when they become the targets of a mysterious killer in the New Mexico desert and must learn to fight back. Read the rest of this entry »
Score Album for F. Gary Gray’s ‘Friday’ to Be Released
Posted: March 29, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: F. Gary Gray, Frank Fitzpatrick, Friday, Hidden Faces, score, Soundtrack
Envisage Entertainment will release the first-ever score album for the 1995 comedy Friday directed by F. Gary Gray and starring Ice Cube, Chris Tucker, Nia Long, Tom “Tiny” Lister, Jr. and Anna Maria Horsford. The album features the original score from the New Line Cinema production composed by Frank Fitzpatrick (Nuns on the Run, Breaking the Rules, The Larry Sanders Show, Paid in Full, Highway to Hell) & Hidden Faces. The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, April 8 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Priority Records has previously released the original 1995 soundtrack album featuring a selection of songs from the movie. Read the rest of this entry »