Volker Bertelmann (aka Hauschka) (Lion, Hotel Mumbai, Adrift, Stowaway, The Old Guard, Ammonite, Your Honor, Patrick Melrose) has been hired to score the upcoming BBC series Life After Life. The show is written by Bash Doran (Traitors, Outlaw Kings) based on Kate Atkinson’s novel of the same title and stars Thomasin McKenzie, Sian Clifford ,James McArdle, Jessica Brown Findlay, Jessica Hynes, Patsy Ferran, Harry Michell, Joshua Hill,Laurie Kynaston, Maria Laird and Sean Delaney . The 4-part drama centers on the alternate lives of Ursula Todd, who dies one night in 1910, only to be born and survive on the same night, and finds herself time and again, living and dying in different circumstances only to be reborn into a new, alternative iteration of life once more. Read the rest of this entry »
Volker Bertelmann to Score BBC’s ‘Life After Life’
Posted: March 15, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, Hauschka, John Crowley, Life After Life, Volker Bertelmann
‘Last Film Show’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: March 15, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chhello Show, Cyril Morin, Last Film Show, Pan Nalin, score, Soundtrack
MovieScore Media will release a soundtrack album for the Indian drama Last Film Show (Chhello Show). The album features the film’s original music composed by Cyril Morin (Samsara, The Syrian Bride, Angry Indian Godesses, Borgia). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, March 18 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Last Film Show is written and directed by Pan Nalin and stars Bhavin Rabari, Bhavesh Shrimali, Richa Meena, Dipen Raval, Alpesh Tank, Paresh Mehta, Vikas Bata, Rahul Koli, Vijay Mer, Kishan Parmar and Shoban Makwa. The movie tells the story of a 9-year-old boy living with his family in a remote village in India who discovers films and – against his father’s wishes – returns to the cinema day after day as he sets off to become a filmmaker at all costs. Read the rest of this entry »
Alex Baranowski Scoring Ben Parker’s ‘Burial’
Posted: March 15, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Baranowski, Ben Parker, Burial
Alex Baranowski (The Windmere Children, A Perfect Enemy, A Christmas Carol, Staged) has composed the original music for the upcoming British thriller Burial. The film is written and directed by Ben Parker (The Chamber) and stars Charlotte Vega, Tom Felton, Harriet Walter, Barry Ward, Bil Milner and Dan Skinner. The movie is set in the last days of World War II and follows a small band of Russian soldiers who is tasked with trafficking the remains of Hitler back to Stalin in Russia. Matthew James Wilkinson (Yesterday, Amulet), Paul Higgins (Hangar 10) and Hugh Spearing are producing the Altitude Film Entertainment production. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Family’ (‘La Vraie Famille’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 14, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Fabien Gorgeart, Gabriel des Forêts, La Vraie Famille, score, Soundtrack, The Family
Gabriel des Forêts has released a soundtrack album for the French drama The Family (La vraie famille). The album features the composer’s original music from the film and is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples. The Family is written and directed by Fabien Gorgeart and stars Mélanie Thierry, Felix Moati and Lyes Salem. The movie follows a woman who happily lives with her her husband and children, including a boy who was placed with her by the Social Care services when he was only 18 months, whose life gets torn apart when the child’s father decides that he is ready to take his son back with him. Read the rest of this entry »
Original Song ‘Machinery of Torment’ from Netflix’s ‘Metal Lords’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 14, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Carl Restivo, D.B. Weiss, Metal Lords, Netflix, Tom Morello
Maisie Music Publishing has released the first track from the soundtrack of the Netflix original film Metal Lords. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music platforms (including Amazon) is the original song Machinery of Torment written by the movie’s executive music producer Tom Morello (of Rage Against the Machine), screenwriter/producer D.B. Weiss (Game of Thrones) & Carl Restivo and performed by the fictional band Skullflower. Also listen to the full track after the jump. Metal Lords is directed by Peter Sollett and stars Jaeden Martell, Isis Hainsworth, Adrian Greensmith, Noah Urrea, Sufe Bradshaw, Analesa Fisher, Phelan Davis, Michelle Fang, Brett Gelman and Joe Manganiello. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Sideshow’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: March 14, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Adam Oldroyd, Michael Csányi-Wills, score, Sideshow, Soundtrack
MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the British comedy thriller Sideshow. The album features the film’s original music composed by Michael Csányi-Wills (The Little Polar Bear, The Thief Lord, Will, The Little Vampire, The Rocket Post, Baseline, The King of Nerac). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Sideshow is written and directed by Adam Oldroyd and stars Les Dennis, April Pearson, Nathan Clarke and Anthony Head. The movie revolves around two inept young criminals who break into the home of a washed-up psychic and get a lot more than they bargained for. Read the rest of this entry »
Aaron Zigman Scoring Tyler Perry’s ‘A Jazzman’s Blues’
Posted: March 14, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Jazzman's Blues, Aaron Zigman, Netflix, Tyler Perry
Composer Aaron Zigman (The Notebook, Bridge of Terabithia, John Q, The Proposal, Sex and the City, Wakefield, Escape from Planet Earth, The Ugly Truth) is reuniting with director Tyler Perry on the upcoming Netflix original film A Jazzman’s Blues. The movie is written and directed by Perry and stars Joshua Boone, Solea Pfeiffer, Amirah Vann, Austin Scott, Brent Antonello, Milauna Jackson, Kario Marcel, Brad Benedict, Lana Young and Ryan Eggold. The period drama is set from 1937-87 and centers on an investigation into an unsolved murder unveiling a story full of forbidden love, deceit and a secret that has been held for 40 years. Read the rest of this entry »
World Premiere Soundtrack Release for Bruno Mattei’s ‘Hell of the Living Dead’ (‘Virus’) Announced
Posted: March 14, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bruno Mattei, Gianni Dell’Orso, Hell of the Living Dead, score, Soundtrack, Virus
Quartet Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1980 zombie horror cult classic Hell of the Living Dead (Virus) directed by Bruno Mattei and starring Margit Evelyn Newton, Frank Garfield and Selan Karay. The album features the original score from the film composed by Gianni Dell’Orso (John the Bastard). Also included are several Goblin tracks (from Zombi and Contamination), as well as Luis Bacalov’s theme from Fernando Di Leo’s Diamanti Sporchi Di Sangue as used in the movie. To order the limited edition CD, visit the label’s official website, where you can also check out the full album details and listen to audio samples. Hell of the Living Dead is now available on VOD and DVD. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Responder’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: March 14, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: AMC, BBC, Matthew Herbert, score, Soundtrack, The Responder
Accidental Editions has released a soundtrack album for the BBC drama The Responder. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Matthew Herbert (Disobedience, A Fantastic Woman, Gloria Bell, The Beast Must Die, The Cave, Temple, Port Authority). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. The Responder is created by ex-police officer Tony Schumacher and stars Martin Freeman, Adelayo Adedayo, Warren Brown, MyAnna Buring, Ian Hart, Emily Fairn, Josh Finan, Elizabeth Berrington, Rita Tushingham, and David Bradley. The series follows a morally compromised and unconventional urgent response officer tackling a series of night shifts on the beat in Liverpool who is forced to take on a new rookie partner while trying to keep his head above water both personally and professionally. Read the rest of this entry »
Hans Zimmer Wins Critics Choice Award for ‘Dune’ Score
Posted: March 13, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Billie Eilish, Critics Choice Awards, Dune, Finneas, Hans Zimmer, No Time to Die
Hans Zimmer was honored with the Critics Choice Award in the Best Score category for his music for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune at tonight’s 27th Critics Choice Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. He previously won the award back in 2001 for his scores for Gladiator, Mission: Impossible 2 and The Road to El Dorado and was nominated multiple other times. The other composers nominated in the category were Nicholas Britell for Don’t Look Up, Jonny Greenwood for The Power of the Dog and Spencer and Nathan Johnson for Nightmare Alley. Read the rest of this entry »
