Lakeshore Records will release the official soundtrack album for the spy drama Operation Mincemeat. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Thomas Newman (American Beauty, 1917, The Shawshank Redemption, Finding Nemo, Skyfall, Wall-E). The soundtrack is set to be released on April 22, 2022. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version and click here for the digital version. Operation Mincemeat is directed by John Madden and stars Colin Firth, Matthew Macfadyen, Kelly Macdonald, Penelope Wilton, Johnny Flynn, Jason Isaacs, Mark Gatiss, Hattie Morahan, Mark Bonnar, Paul Ritter, Alex Jennings and Simon Russell Beale. The movie is based on a true story and follows two British intelligence officers as they hatch an outlandish scheme to trick the Nazis and alter the course of World War II. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Operation Mincemeat’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: March 1, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Madden, Netflix, Operation Mincemeat, score, Soundtrack, Thomas Newman
Terence Blanchard to Score Gina Prince-Bythewood’s ‘The Woman King’
Posted: March 1, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Gina Prince-Bythewood, Terence Blanchard, The Woman King
Composer Terence Blanchard (BlacKkKlansman, Malcolm X, Harriet, 25th Hour, Da 5 Bloods, One Night in Miami…) is reuniting with director Gina Prince-Bythewood (The Old Guard, Beyond the Lights) on the upcoming historical drama The Woman King. The film starring Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch and John Boyega is set in Africa’s Kingdom of Dahomey and tells the story of Nanisca, the general of the all-female military unit, and Nawi, an ambitious recruit, who together fought enemies who who violated their honor and enslaved their people. As previously reported, Lebo M has written original songs for the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Power of the Dog’ in Concert Live-to-Screen Performance Announced
Posted: March 1, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Jane Campion, Jonny Greenwood, The Power of the Dog
Netflix has announced the world premiere live-to-screen performance of the Academy Award-nominated score composed by Jonny Greenwood (Phantom Thread, There Will Be Blood, Inherent Vice, Spencer) from Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog. The music will be performed by the Wordless Music Orchestra, which has previously been involved in live-to-picture concerts for films including Moonlight, Jackie, The Tree of Life, Creed, Punch-Drunk Love, Birdman and Beasts of the Southern Wild. The event present by Netflix in partnership with KCRW will take on March 10 at 7:30pm at The Theatre at Ace Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles. Free tickets for The Power of the Dog in Concert are now available here. Read the rest of this entry »
Anne Nikitin to Score Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s ‘ISS’
Posted: March 1, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anne Nikitin, Gabriela Cowperthwaite, I.S.S.
Anne Nikitin (American Animals, Mrs. Wilson, Fate: The Winx Saga, Lost Girls, The Pale Horse, Calibre, This Beautiful Fantastic) has been hired to score the upcoming thriller ISS. The film is directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite (Megan Leavey, Our Friend) and stars Ariana DeBose, Chris Messina, Pilou Asbaek, John Gallagher Jr., Costa Ronin and Masha Mashkova. The movie follows six astronauts living aboard the International Space Station (ISS) who have to take action after receiving distressing information from Earth that threatens their missions and their lives. Nick Shafir wrote the Black List-honored screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Operación Marea Negra’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 1, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Carlos Jean, Operacion Marea Negra, score, Soundtrack
Sony Music Latin has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish Amazon limited series Operación Marea Negra. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Carlos Jean (Sky High, The Absent, Warriors). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Operación Marea Negra is written by Patxi Amezcua & Patxi Amezcua and stars Álex González, Nerea Barros, Nuno Lopes, Miquel Insua, and Luis Zahera. The 4-part drama is based on a true story and follows three companions as they attempt to cross the Atlantic in a homemade submarine loaded with more than 3,000 kilos of cocaine. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Viaplay’s ‘Harmonica’ Released
Posted: February 28, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Harmonica, Jonas Karlsson, score, Soundtrack, Viaplay
Music Super Circus has released a soundtrack album for the Viaplay original drama Harmonica. The album features selections of the original score from the show composed by series co-creator and star Jonas Karlsson. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and to check out the track list. Harmonica is created by Karlsson & Josephine Bornebusch and stars themselves, Eric Ericson, Nina Zanjani, Jorgen Thorrson and Dag Malmberg. The Swedish-language drama follows a married couple who once ruled the pop-country world with their band Harmonica and – as their marriage is on the brink of collapse – have to decide whether to embark on a reunion tour or stay firmly planted in their present-day, lives. Read the rest of this entry »
Composer Lineup of Amazon’s ‘The Boys Presents: Diabolical’ Announced
Posted: February 28, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Christopher Lennertz, Hyesu Wiedmann, Julie Bernstein, Leo Birenberg, Matt Bowen, Ryan Elder, Sherri Chung, Steven Bernstein, The Boys, The Boys Presents: Diabolical, Zach Robinson
The full composer lineup of the new Amazon animated anthology series The Boys Presents: Diabolical has been revealed. Christopher Lennertz (who is scoring streamer’s original live action The Boys series) & Matt Bowen (The Binge) have composed the music for the episodes I’m Your Pusher written by Garth Ennis and directed by Giancarlo Volpe and One Plus One Equals Two written by Simon Racioppa and directed by Volpe & Jae Kim. Steven & Julie Bernstein (Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain) have scored the classic American animated shorts- inspired episode Laser Baby’s Day Out written by Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg. Ryan Elder (Rick & Morty) has composed the music for the Justin Roiland- & Ben Bayouth-scripted episode An Animated Short Where Pissed-Off Supes Kill Their Parents. Read the rest of this entry »
Nico Muhly Scoring Apple TV+’s ‘Pachinko’
Posted: February 28, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Apple TV +, Nico Muhly, Pachinko, Soo Hugh
Nico Muhly (The Reader, Margaret, Kill Your Darlings, The Humans, Howards End, Joshua, Worth) has composed the original music for the upcoming Apple TV+ original series Pachinko. The show is created by Soo Hugh (The Terror) based on his New York Times bestselling novel and stars Youn Yuh Jung, Lee Minho, Jin Ha, Minha Kim, Anna Sawai, Jung Eun-chae, Inji Jeong, Jimmi Simpson, Junwoo Han, Kaho Minami, Steve Sanghyun Noh, Soji Arai and Yu-na Jeon. The drama is told across three languages – Korean, Japanese, and English and chronicles the hopes and dreams of a Korean immigrant family across four generations as they leave their homeland in an indomitable quest to survive and thrive. Read the rest of this entry »
Original Song ‘I’m Tired’ by Labrinth & Zendaya from ‘Euphoria’ Season 2 Released
Posted: February 28, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Euphoria, HBO, Labrinth, Sam Levinson, Zendaya
Columbia Records has released the original song I’m Tired from the HBO original series Euphoria. The track, which was featured the second season’s fourth episode (You Who Cannot See, Think of Those Who Can), is written (with show creator Sam Levinson) and performed by Labrinth & Zendaya and is now available to stream/download as a digital single on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also listen to the song after the jump. Several other songs from Season 2 have been released in previous weeks and a full soundtrack album, which was originally set to be released last Friday, is expected to come out in the next few weeks (click here e to pre-order the CD version). Read the rest of this entry »
Kris Bowers Scoring HBO Max’s ‘DMZ’
Posted: February 28, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ava DuVernay, DMZ, HBO Max, Kris Bowers
Kris Bowers (Green Book, King Richard, Space Jam: A New Legacy, Dear White People, Mrs. America, Inventing Anna, Respect) has been tapped to score the upcoming HBO Max limited series DMZ. The show is developed by Roberto Patino (Westworld) based on the comic series of the same title published by DC and stars Rosario Dawson, Benjamin Bratt, Hoon Lee, Freddy Miyares and Jordan Preston Carter. The drama is set in the near future when America is embroiled in a bitter civil war and chronicles the journey of a fearless and fierce medic who sets out to find the son she lost in the evacuation of New York City at the onset of the conflict. Read the rest of this entry »
