The full details of the soundtrack album for Matt Reeves’ The Batman have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Michael Giacchino (Up, Lost, Star Trek, Jurassic World, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, War for the Planet of the Apes). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, February 25 by WaterTower Music and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A CD version will be available to order here. The label has previously released three digital singles featuring Giacchino’s Batman, The Riddler and Catwoman themes. The Batman is co-written and directed by Reeves and stars Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, John Turturro, Peter Sarsgaard Andy Serkis, Jayme Lawson and Colin Farrell. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Batman’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: February 24, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Matt Reeves, Michael Giacchino, score, Soundtrack, The Batman
‘The Legionnaire’ (‘Il Legionario’) Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: February 24, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andrea Boccadoro, Hleb Papou, Il Legionario, score, Soundtrack, The Legionnaire
Air-Edel Records has announced a soundtrack album for the Italian action drama The Legionnaire (Il Legionario). The album features the film’s original music composed by Andrea Boccadoro (Violation, Astrologaster). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. The Legionnaire is directed by Hleb Papou and stars Germano Gentile, Maurizio Bousso, Marco Falaguasta and Félicité Mbezelé. The movie tells the story of the only African- Italian agent in Rome’s Swat team as he is called to evacuate an occupied building where 150 families live, when he realizes that the place is where his own family lives. Read the rest of this entry »
‘You Shall Not Lie’ (‘Todos Mienten’) Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: February 23, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Arnau Bataller, Movistar+, score, Soundtrack, You Shall Not Lie
Movistar Sound has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish limited series You Shall Not Lie (Todos mienten). The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Arnau Bataller (A Perfect Day, [REC] 4: Apocalypse, The Vault, The Chosen, Prey). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. You Shall Not Lie is created and directed by Pau Freixas and stars Irene Arcos, Natalia Verbeke, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Miren Ibarguren,Juan Diego Botto, Eva Santolaria, Ernesto Alterio, Amaia Salamanca and Jorge Bosch. The 6-part thriller follows a group of characters in an upmarket town whose Lives are thrown into chaos when the video of a high school teacher having sex with one of her students goes viral. Read the rest of this entry »
Craig Wedren’s ‘Reno 911!’ Revival Theme Released
Posted: February 23, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Craig Wedren, Reno 911!, Reno 911! Defunded, The Roku Channel
Comedy Central Records has released the theme from the Reno 911! revival. The track is written by the show’s composer Craig Wedren (Role Models, School of Rock, Yellowjackets,Wet Hot American Summer, GLOW, How to Be a Latin Lover) and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and all other major digital music services. Reno 911! is created by Robert Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon & Kerri Kenney-Silver and stars the creators themselves, alongside Niecy Nash, Cedric Yarbrough, Ian Roberts, Carlos Alazraqui, Joe Lo Truglio, Mary Birdsong and Wendi McLendon-Covey. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Unsilenced’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: February 23, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ian Chen, Leon Lee, score, Soundtrack, Unsilenced
Ian Chen (Green Door, A Place We Go To) will release a soundtrack album for the drama Unsilenced. The album features the composer’s original music from the film and will be released digitally tomorrow, February 24. Visit Amazon to pre-order the soundtrack. Unsilenced is co-written and directed by Leon Lee and stars Sam Trammell, Anastasia Lin, James Yi, Tzu-Chiang Wang and Wu Ting. The movie follows a jaded American reporter and a team of innocent students who risk everything to expose the deadly propaganda and fight for freedom when the Chinese Communist Party launches a brutal crackdown against 100 million citizens. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeff Russo Scoring Showtime’s ‘The Man Who Fell to Earth’
Posted: February 23, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Kurtzman, Jeff Russo, Showtime, The Man Who Fell to Earth
Jeff Russo (Fargo, The Night Of, Legion, Lucy in the Sky, The Act) is the composer of the upcoming Showtime original series The Man Who Fell to Earth. The show is developed by Alex Kurtzman (Now You See Me, Eagle Eye) & Jenny Lumet (Rachel Getting Maried) and stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Naomie Harris, Jimmy Simpson, Sonya Cassidy, Rob Delaney, Joana Ribeiro, Annelle Olaleye, Clarke Peters, Kate Mulgrew and Bill Nighy. The sci-fi drama is based on the Walter Tevis novel and the 1976 film of the same title starring David Bowie and follows a new alien character who arrives on Earth at a turning point in human evolution and must confront his own past to determine our future. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder’ Opening Theme Song Released
Posted: February 23, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Disney Plus, Gerald "Gee Gee" Harbour, Joyce Wrice, Kurt Farquhar, The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
Walt Disney Records has released the opening theme song from the new Disney+ animated series The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder. The track written by series composer Kurt Farquhar (Black Lightning, The King of Queens) & Gerald ‘Gee Gee’ Harbour and performed by Joyce Wrice is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also check out the music video after the jump. A full soundtrack album featuring more songs from the show is expected to be released soon. The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder is created by Bruce W. Smith and features the voices of Kyla Pratt, Tommy Davidson, JoMarie Payton, Paula Jai Parker, Cedric the Entertainer, Alisa Reyes, Karen Malina White and Soleil Moon Frye. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Mothersbaugh Scoring HBO Max’s ‘Our Flag Means Death’
Posted: February 23, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: HBO Max, Mark Mothersbaugh, Our Flag Means Death, Taika Waititi
Composer Mark Mothersbaugh (The LEGO Movie, 21/22 Jump Street, The Royal Tenenbaums, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Hotel Transylvania, The Mitchells vs. The Machines) is reuniting with writer/producer David Jenkins on the new HBO Max original series Our Flag Means Death. The show is created by Jenkins and stars Rhys Darby, Taika Waititi, Nathan Foad, Samson Kayo, Ewen Bremner, Vico Ortiz, Joel Fry, Kristian Nairn, Matthew Maher, Con O’Neill, David Fane, Guz Khan, Rory Kinnear, Nat Faxon, Samba Schutte, Fred Armisen and Leslie Jones. The comedy is based on the true adventures of 18th century would-be pirate, Stede Bonnet whose fortunes change after a fateful run-in with the infamous Captain Blackbeard. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Maigret’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: February 23, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bruno Coulais, Maigret, Patrice Leconte, score, Soundtrack
Quartet Records has released a soundtrack album for the French crime drama Maigret. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Bruno Coulais (The Chorus, Coraline, Wolfwalkers, The Crimson Rivers, The Secret of Kells, Winged Migration). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and any other major digital music services), where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples. Maigret is co-written and directed by Patrice Leconte and stars Gerard Depardieu, Melanie Bernier and Jade Labeste. The movie is based on Georges Simenon’s classic novel and follows the titular detective as he investigates the death of a young girl in 1953 and crosses paths with a young offender who reminds him of the dead girl. Read the rest of this entry »
Christopher Nicholas Bangs Scoring Apple TV+’s ‘WeCrashed’
Posted: February 22, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Apple TV +, Christopher Nicholas Bangs, WeCrashed
Christopher Nicholas Bangs (Been So Long, The Battle of the Sexes, Junkhearts) is scoring the upcoming Apple TV+ limited series WeCrashed. The show is created by Lee Eisenberg (The Office, Bad Teacher) & Drew Crevello based on the Wondery podcast WeCrashed: The Rise and Fall of WeWork and stars stars Jared Leto as Adam Neumann, Anne Hathaway as Rebekah Neumann, Kyle Marvin as Miguel McKelvey, as well as America Ferrera and O-T Fagbenle. The drama centers on the love story at the center of the real estate company WeWork that grew from a single coworking space into a global brand worth $47 billion in under a decade. Read the rest of this entry »
