Capitol Records has announced two new soundtrack albums for the Netflix original series Bridgerton. The Bridgerton Season Two (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series) album features selections of the original score from the show’s second season composed by Kris Bowers (King Richard, Green Book, Mrs. America, Space Jam: A New Legacy, Inventing Anna, Dear White People, When They See Us). The Bridgerton Season Two (Covers from the Netflix Series) album features orchestral versions of songs from iconic artists of the past three decades: Vitamin String Quartet return with their interpretations of Nirvana’s Stay Away and Robyn’s Dancing on My Own, Bowers reimagines Madonna’s Material Girl and the Latin-Lalit/Lata Mangeshkar song Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham and Duomo offers fresh takes of Alanis Morissette’s You Oughta Know and P!nk’s What About Us. Both soundtracks will be released digitally this Friday, March 25 (click here to stream/download the score album and click here for the covers album). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Bridgerton’ Season 2 Soundtrack Albums Announced
Posted: March 22, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Bridgerton, Kris Bowers, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
‘The Kitchen Brigade’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 22, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: La brigade, Laurent Perez Del Mar, Louis-Julien Petit, score, Soundtrack, The Kitchen Brigade
Sony Music Publishing France has released a soundtrack album for the French comedy drama The Kitchen Brigade (La Brigade). The album features the film’s original music composed by Laurent Perez Del Mar (The Red Turtle, I Kill Giants, My Son, The Mystery of Henri Pick, Zarafa). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples. The Kitchen Brigade is co-written and directed by Louis-Julien Petit and stars Audrey Lamy, François Cluzet, Chantal Neuwirth and Fatou Kaba. The movie follows a determined 40-year-old sous-chef who dreams of opening her own gourmet restaurant and – when faced with financial difficulties – takes a job in the cafeteria of a shelter for young migrants. Read the rest of this entry »
Siddhartha Khosla to Score Rahul Chittella’s ‘Gulmohar’
Posted: March 21, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Gulmohar, Rahul Chittella, Siddhartha Khosla
Siddhartha Khosla (This Is Us, Queenpins, Runaways, I Want You Back, Looking for Alaska) is set to score the upcoming family drama Gulmohar. The film is directed by Rahul Chittella and stars Suraj Sharma, Sharmila Tagore, Manoj Bajpayee and Kaveri Seth. The movie tracks the final four days of the Batra family, leading up to Holi, as they pack their belongings to move out of their 31-year-old family home. Chitella is also producing the Chalkboard Entertainment, Autonomous Works and Fox Star Studios production with Vikesh Bhutani and Shujaat Saudagar (Rock on 2). Read the rest of this entry »
‘This Is Going to Hurt’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: March 21, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: AMC, BBC, JARV IS, Jarvis Cocker, score, Soundtrack, This Is Going to Hurt
Rough Trade Records has released a soundtrack album for the BBC series This Is Going to Hurt. The album features the original songs and score from the show by the British rock band JARV IS..., led by Jarvis Cocker (of Pulp). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. This Is Going to Hurt is created by Adam Kay based on his book of the same title and stars Ben Whishaw, Ambika Mod, Hannah Onslow, Michele Austin, Rosie Akerman and Andreea Paduraru. The comedy drama centers on a doctor who is juggling his personal life with a hectic job on the labor ward, where he is faced with an irritating frequent flyer and a racist mother-to-be. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Last Glaciers’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: March 21, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Above & Beyond, Craig Leeson, score, Soundtrack, The Last Glaciers
Anjunabeats will release a soundtrack album for the IMAX documentary The Last Glaciers. The album features the film’s original music composed by electronic music group Above & Beyond who made their feature scoring debut on the project and Darren Tate. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, March 22 and will be available to stream/download here. The Last Glaciers is directed by Craig Leeson and follows the filmmaker on journey to discover the loss of glacial ice and the impact of climate change while highlighting his extreme personal risk with para-alpinism and the similarities to the extreme danger our planet currently faces. 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
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 »
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 »