Éditions Appærent has released a soundtrack album for the drama I Was a Simple Man. The album features the film’s original music is composed by Alex Zhang Hungtai & Pierre Guerineau. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. I Was a Simple Man is written and directed by Christopher Makoto Yogi and stars Steve Iwamoto and Constance Wu. The movie is in the pastoral countryside of the north short of O’ahu, Hawai’i and tells the story of an elderly man facing the end of his life who is visited by the ghosts of his past. Read the rest of this entry »
‘I Was a Simple Man’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: March 21, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alex Zhang Hungtai, I Was a Simple Man, Pierre Guerineau, score, Soundtrack
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Dustin O’Halloran & Herdís Stefánsdóttir Scoring Apple TV+’s ‘The Essex Serpent’
Posted: March 21, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Apple TV +, Dustin O'Halloran, Herdís Stefánsdóttir, The Essex Serpent
Dustin O’Halloran (Lion, Transparent, Like Crazy, The Old Guard, The Hate U Give, The Art of Racing in the Rain) & Herdís Stefánsdóttir (The Sun Is Also a Star, Y: The Last Man, We’re Here) have teamed up to score the upcoming Apple TV+ original series The Essex Serpent. The show is developed by Anna Symon (Mrs. Wilson, Deep Water) based on the novel of the same title by Sarah Perry and stars Claire Danes, Tom Hiddleston, Frank Dillane, Clémence Poésy and Hayley Squires. The drama follows a London widow who moves to Essex to investigate reports of a mythical serpent and forms an unlikely bond with the village vicar, but when tragedy strikes, locals accuse her of attracting the creature. Read the rest of this entry »
‘So Cold the River’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 21, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ariel Marx, Paul Shoulberg, score, So Cold the River, Soundtrack
Ariel Marx (Shiva Baby, The Tale, To Dust, Rebel Hearts, Ted Bundy: Falling for a Killer, The Devil Has a Name) has released a soundtrack album for the thriller So Cold the River. The album is now available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music services. So Cold the River is written and directed by Paul Shoulberg and stars Bethany Joy Lenz, Katie Sarife, Andrew J. West, Michael J. Rogers, Kingston Vernes, Kevin Cahoon, Alysia Reiner and Deanna Dunagan. The movie is based on the New York Times bestseller of the same title by Michael Koryta and follows an acclaimed documentary filmmaker who is hired to profile an enigmatic millionaire and soon realizes her subject isn’t who he claims to be. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Gilded Age’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: March 20, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Harry Gregson-Wiliams, HBO, Julian Fellowes, Rupert Gregson-Williams, score, Soundtrack, The Gilded Age
The full details of the first soundtrack album for the HBO original series The Gilded Age have been revealed. The album features selections of the original score from the show’s first season composed by Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, Shrek, The Martian, Mulan, The Last Duel, Kingdom of Heaven) & Rupert Gregson-Williams (Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Hacksaw Ridge, Smallfoot). Also included is the composers’ main title theme, which has previously been released as a digital single back in January. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, March 21 by WaterTower Music and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. The Gilded Age is created by Julian Fellowes and stars Carrie Coon, Morgan Spector, Denée Benton, Louisa Jacobson, Taissa Farmiga, Harry Richardson, Simon Jones, Blake Ritson, Jack Gilpin, Thomas Cocquerel, Cynthia Nixon and Christine Baranski. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 20, 2022)
Posted: March 20, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Apple TV +, Halo, Nico Muhly, Pachinko, Paramount+, Sean Callery
Premiering on Thursday, March 24, is the Paramount+ original series HALO developed by Kyle Killen & Steven Kane based on the Xbox franchise and starring Pablo Schreiber, Jen Taylor, Natascha McElhone, Bokeem Woodbine, Shabana Azmi, Natasha Culzac, Olive Gray, Yerin Ha, Bentley Kalu and Kate Kennedy. The show’s original music is composed by Sean Callery (24, Jessica Jones, La Femme Nikita, Homeland, Bones, Inhumans, Bull). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the sci-fi drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Paramount+. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Dune’ Wins Cinema Audio Society Award
Posted: March 19, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: CAS Awards, Cinema Audio Society, Dune, Encanto
The team behind the sound mixing of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune has won the award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing in the Motion Pictures – Live Action category at tonight’s 58th annual Cinema Audio Society Awards ceremony at the InterContinental in Downtown Los Angeles. Scoring mixer Alan Meyerson, along with production mixer: Mac Ruth, re-recording mixers Ron Bartlett & Douglas Hemphill, ADR mixer Tommy O’Connell and foley mixer Don White received the award for the sci-fi epic scored by Hans Zimmer. In the Motion Pictures – Animated category, scoring mixer Alvin Wee was honored as part of the sound mixing team of Disney’s Encanto (scored by Germaine Franco). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Tethered’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 19, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Daniel Robinette, Matt Vucic, score, Soundtrack, Tethered
Matt Vucic has released a soundtrack album for the psychological horror thriller Tethered. The album features the composer’s original music from the film and is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and any other major digital music services), where you can also check out audio samples. Tethered is directed by Daniel Robinette and stars Alexandra Paul, Kareem Ferguson, Brody Bett, Jared L. Cook and Chris Demm. The movie is set in the remote woods of North Carolina and follows a blind boy living by himself in total isolation and the hunter he befriends as they are stalked by a shadowy creature lurking in the woods. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 18, 2022)
Posted: March 18, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Alice, Burniss Travis, Chelsea Wolfe, Common, Danny Bensi, Isaiah Sharkey, Karriem Riggins, Master, Measure of Revenge, Nick Urata, Patrick Warren, Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, Roque Banos, Saunder Jurriaans, The Outfit, Tyler Bates, Umma, Windfall, X
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror movie X written and directed by Ti West and starsring Mia Goth, Jenna Ortega, Brittany Snow, Martin Henderson, Stephen Ure, Owen Campbell and Scott Mescudi. The film’s original music is composed by Tyler Bates (Guardians of the Galaxy, Deadpool 2, Watchmen, Hobbs & Shaw, John Wick, 300, Dawn of the Dead) and singer/songwriter Chelsea Wolfe. A24 Music will release a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score next Friday, March 25. Already available now is Wolfe’s cover of Oui Oui Marie. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to listen to the song.
Also opening wide is the thriller The Outfit written and directed by Graham Moore and starring Mark Rylance, Dylan O’Brien, Zoey Deutch, Johnny Flynn, Simon Russell Beale, Nikki Amuka Bird and Alan Mehdizade. Alexandre Desplat (The Shape of Water, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The King’s Speech, The Imitation Game, The Queen, Godzilla) has composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details for the full album details and to learn more about the Focus Features release. Read the rest of this entry »
‘We’re All Going to the World’s Fair’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: March 18, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alex G, HBO Max, Jane Schoenbrun, score, Soundtrack, We're All Going to the World's Fair
Milan Records has announced a soundtrack album for the coming-of-age horror drama We’re All Going to the World’s Fair. The album features the film’s original music composed by singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Alex G (aka Alex Giannascoli) who has made his feature scoring debut on the project. The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 15, 2022 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A first track (End Song) is already available to stream/download now. Check out the official lyric video after the jump. We’re All Going to the World’s Fair is written and directed by Jane Schoenbrun and stars Anna Cobb and Michael J Rogers. The movie follows a teenager who becomes immersed in an online role-playing horror game, wherein she begins to document the changes that may or may not be happening to her. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Raised by Wolves’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: March 18, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: HBO Max, Marc Streitenfeld, Raised by Wolves, score, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music has released a new soundtrack album for the HBO Max original series Raised by Wolves. The album features selections of the original score from the show’s second season composed by Marc Streitenfeld (Robin Hood, Prometheus, American Gangster, Body of Lies, The Grey, A Good Year, Poltergeist). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. The label has previously released a soundtrack featuring Streitenfeld’s & Ben Frost’s music from the first season last year. Raised by Wolves is created by Aaron Guzikowski and stars Amanda Collin, Travis Fimmel, Abubakar Salim, Winta McGrath, Matias Varela, Niamh Algar, Jordan Loughran, Felix Jamieson, Aasiya Shah, Ivy Wong, Ethan Hazzard, Kim Engelbrecht. Matias Verla, James Harkness, Morgan Santo, Peter Christoffersen, Selina Jones and Jennifer Saayeng. Read the rest of this entry »
