Billie Eilish & Finneas O’Connell were honored with their first Oscar at tonight’s 94th Academy Awards ceremony at the DolbyTheatre in Hollywood for their title song from Cary Fukunaga’s James Bond film No Time to Die. Check out their acceptance speech after the jump. Earlier in the evening, Hans Zimmer received his second Academy Award for his score for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune. He previously won his first Oscar in 1995 for Disney’s The Lion King. Read the rest of this entry »
Billie Eilish, Finneas & Hans Zimmer Win Academy Awards for ‘No Time to Die’ & ‘Dune’
Posted: March 27, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Billie Eilish, Dune, Finneas, Hans Zimmer, No Time to Die
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 27, 2022)
Posted: March 27, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Dan Jones, David Boman, Disney Plus, HBO Max, Hesham Nazih, Hulu, Leopold Ross, Moon Knight, Moonshot, Nick Chuba, Stew Jackson, The Girl from Plainville, The Outlaws
Premiering on Tuesday, March 29, is the Hulu limited series The Girl from Plainville created by Liz Hannah & Patrick Macmanus based on a Esquire article by Jesse Barron and starring Elle Fanning, Chloë Sevigny, Colton Ryan, Cara Buono, Kai Lennox and Norbert Leo Butz. The show’s original music is composed by Leopold Ross (The Book of Eli, Triple 9, The Defiant Ones, Broken City) & Nick Chuba (Operation Varsity Blues, Dr. Death). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the 8-part drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Hulu.
Premiering on Wednesday, March 30, is Marvel’s Disney+ original series Moon Knight developed by Jeremy Slater, directed by Mohamed Diab, Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead and starring Oscar Isaac, Ethan Hawke and May Calamawy. Hesham Nazih (The Blue Elephant, Ibrahim Labyad, Born a King, Tito) has composed the show’s original music. Click here for more information about the Marvel Studios production, which will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+ and check back on this page for updates about the release of music from the show. Read the rest of this entry »
‘I Am Zlatan’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 26, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: I Am Zlatan, Jag är Zlatan, Jens Sjörgren, Markus Jägerstedt, score, Soundtrack
Paalsund has released a soundtrack album for the biographical drama I Am Zlatan (Jag är Zlatan). The album features the film’s original score composed by Markus Jägerstedt. Also included is the song Ain’t My Fault performed by Mapei, Jägerstedt & Fredrik Okazaki (listen to the full track below). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music stores. I Am Zlatan is directed by Jens Sjörgren and stars Granit Rushiti, Dominic Bajraktari Andersson , Cedomir Glisovic and Merima Dizdarevic. The movie is based on Zlatan Ibrahimović’s autobiography, which he wrote with journalist David Lagercrantz and follows the footballer’s journey from his childhood in a rough suburb of Malmö in Sweden, to becoming one of the greatest players in the world. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mondocane’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: March 26, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alessandro Celli, Davide Tomat, Federico Bisozzi, Mondocane, score, Soundtrack
Cinevox & GDM Music have released a soundtrack album for the Italian sci-fi thriller Mondocane. The album features the film’s original music composed by Davide Tomat & Federico Bisozzi. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Mondocane is co-written and directed by Alessandro Celli and stars Dennis Protopapa, Giuliano Soprano, Alessandro Borghi, Barbara Ronchi, Federica Torchetti and Ludovica Nasti. The movie is set on Italy’s southern coast in the near future and follows two best friends who hope to escape the city of Taranto, which has become a toxic wasteland. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 25, 2022)
Posted: March 25, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Ariel Marx, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Infinite Storm, Lorne Balfe, Morgan Kibby, Mothering Sunday, Pinar Toprak, So Cold the River, Son Lux, The Lost City
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the adventure comedy The Lost City directed by Adam Nee & Aaron Nee and starring Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Brad Pitt, Patti Harrison, Oscar Nuñez and Bowen Yang. The film’s original score is composed by Pinar Toprak (Captain Marvel, Us Again, Stargirl, Krypton, The Angel, McMillions). Paramount Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as three original songs written by Cheche Alara today. La-La Land Records will release a CD version next week. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Paramount Pictures production.
Also opening wide is the survival drama Infinite Storm ddrected by Małgorzata Szumowska and starring Naomi Watts, Billy Howle, Denis O’Hare and Parker Sawyers. Lorne Balfe (Black Widow, Mission: Impossible – Fallout, The LEGO Batman Movie, His Dark Materials, The Wheel of Time) has composed the film’s original score. Eliot Sumner has contributed an original song. No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our previous news article for more information about the movie, which is being released by Bleecker Street. Read the rest of this entry »
Beach House Scoring Sofia Alvarez’s Netflix Film ‘Along for the Ride’
Posted: March 25, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Along for the Ride, Beach House, Netflix, Sofia Alvarez
The indie-pop duo Beach House (Victoria Legrand & Alex Scally) have made their feature scoring debut on the upcoming Netflix original film Along for the Ride. The movie is written and directed by Sofia Alvarez (who scripted the streamer’s To All the Boys films) and stars Emma Pasarow, Belmont Cameli, Andie MacDowell, Dermot Mulroney, Kate Bosworth, Laura Kariuki, Marcus Scribner, Genevieve Hannelius, Samia Finnerty, Ricardo Hurtado and Paul Karmiryan. The teen drama is based on Sarah Dessen’s bestselling YA novel a follows a studious teenage girl who meets a mysterious, fellow insomniac who helps her experience the carefree life she was missing during the summer before college. Read the rest of this entry »
Kid Cudi’s Original Song ‘Stars in the Sky’ from ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 2’ Released
Posted: March 25, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jeff Fowler, Kid Cudi, Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Republic Records has released the original song Stars in the Sky from the adventure comedy Sonic the Hedgehog 2. The track is co-written (with Denzel Baptiste, Dot da Genius, David Biral, Brandon Benjamin & Lil Nas X) and performed by Kid Cudi. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the song and also check out the official music video below. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is directed by Jeff Fowler and stars James Marsden, Ben Schwartz, Tika Sumpter, Natasha Rothwell, Idris Elba, Shemar Moore, Adam Pally and Jim Carrey. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Far From the Tree’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 25, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Far from the Tree, Nami Melumad, Natalie Nourigat, score, Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack for Walt Disney Animation Studios’ short Far From the Tree. The digital single features the film’s original score composed by Nami Melumad (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds & Prodigy, An American Pickle, Absentia, Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond, The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window) and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the full score below. Far From the Tree is written and directed by Natalie Nourigat and revolves around a young raccoon whose frustrated parent attempts to keep them both safe. Read the rest of this entry »
Elle King’s ‘Feelin’ Alright’ Cover from ‘The Bad Guys’ Released
Posted: March 25, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dreamworks Animation, Elle King, Pierre Perifel, The Bad Guys
Back Lot Music has released the new cover version of Traffic’s Feelin’ Alright from DreamWorks Animation’s feature The Bad Guys. The track (originally written by Dave Mason) is produced by Wendy Wang (Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.) and performed by Elle King and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also listen to the full song after the jump. The track will be included on the movie’s official soundtrack album, which also features Daniel Pemberton’s original score and other songs from the movie. Click here for the full details of the album, which will be released on March 31. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Pachinko’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: March 25, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Apple TV +, Nico Muhly, Pachinko, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the Apple TV+ original series Pachinko. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Nico Muhly (The Reader, Kill Your Darlings, , Margaret, Worth, Howards End, The Humans, Joshua). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download exclusively on Apple Music/iTunes and will be added to other digital music services (including Amazon) in the coming weeks. Pachinko is created by Soo Hugh based on his bestselling novel of the same title and stars Youn Yuh Jung, Lee Minho, Jin Ha, Anna Sawai, Minha Kim, Jung Eun-chae, Jimmi Simpson, Inji Jeong, Junwoo Han, Steve Sanghyun Noh, Kaho Minami, Soji Arai and Yu-na Jeon. Read the rest of this entry »
