La-La Land Records has announced a soundtrack album for the 1983 sci-fi horror movie Videodrome written and directed by David Cronenberg and starring James Woods, Deborah Harry, Sonja Smits, Peter Dvorsky and Les Carlson. The album features the complete restored original score composed by Academy Award winner Howard Shore (The Lord of the Kings, The Hobbit, The Aviator, The Silence of the Lambs, The Departed, Hugo, Mrs. Doubtfire, Big, Ed Wood), including previously unreleased music. The CD, which is limited to 2,000 copies, will be available to order at noon today on the label’s official website. A vinyl edition is being released by Mondo and a digital version will be released by Back Lot Music. Read the rest of this entry »
Howard Shore’s Complete ‘Videodrome’ Score to Be Released
Posted: February 22, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Cronenberg, Howard Shore, score, Soundtrack, Videodrome
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‘Heart of Oak’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 21, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cyrille Aufort, Heart of Oak, Laurent Charbonnier, Le Chêne et ses habitants, Michel Seydoux, score, Soundtrack
Camera One, Winds and Gaumont have released a soundtrack album for the French documentary Heart of Oak (Le Chêne). The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Emmy Award winner Cyrille Aufort (March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step, Splice, A Royal Affair, The Other Story, Ombline, Knock) . Also included is the original song Et tu restes written by Tim Dup and arranged by Aufort. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download overseas on all major digital music services. Visit the British Amazon store to check out audio samples. Music Box Records will release a CD version this week. For more information and to order the CD, visit the label’s official website. Read the rest of this entry »
Original Song ‘Rock My Boy’s Body’ from ‘The Righteous Gemstones’ Season 2 Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 21, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Edi Patterson, HBO, Joseph Stephens, The Righteous Gemstones
Milan Records has released the original song Rock My Boy’s Body from the fourth episode (As To How They Might Destroy Him) of the second season of the HBO original series The Righteous Gemstones. The track written by the show’s composer Joseph Stephens (Vice Principals, Eastbound & Down, Observe and Report, Never Have I Ever, Flower) & Edi Patterson (who stars as Judy Gemstone) and feat. vocals by Stephens is featured during the episode’s end credits and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. A first song from the Season 2 soundtrack (Sassy on Sunday) was released last week. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Big Nate’ Theme Song Released
Posted: February 21, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Big Nate, Frederik Wiedmann, Mitch Watson, Paramount+
Viacom International has released the theme song from the new Paramount+ animated series Big Nate. The track written by the show’s composer Frederik Wiedmann (The Dragon Prince, Green Lantern: The Animated Series, Doom: Annihilation, Occupation: Rainfall) and series producer Mitch Watson is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also available now is the The Butt Cheeks Song from the Big Nate short of the same name (click here to stream/download the track). Also listen to both songs after the jump. Big Nate is based on Lincoln Peirce’s best-selling children’s books and features the voices of Ben Giroux, Rob Delaney, Dove Cameron, Daniel MK Cohen, Arnie Pantoja, Charlie Schlatter, Bryce Charles, Kevin M Richardson and Carolyn Hennessy. Read the rest of this entry »
Alex Belcher Scoring Tarik Saleh’s ‘The Contractor’
Posted: February 21, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Belcher, Tarik Saleh, The Contractor
Alex Belcher (Extraction, 21 Bridges, Made in America, IO) has recently scored the upcoming action thriller The Contractor. The film is directed by Tarik Saleh (The Nile Hilton Incident, Metropia) and stars Chris Pine, Kiefer Sutherland, Ben Foster, Gillian Jacobs, Eddie Marsan, Fares Fares, Nina Hoss and Amira Casar. The movie follows a Special Forces Sergeant who is involuntarily discharged from the Army and – desperate to provide for his family – contracts with a private underground military force and finds himself hunted when his very first assignment goes awry. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtracks for Netflix Shorts ‘Forgive Us Our Trespasses’, ‘Erax’ & ‘Heart Shot’ Released
Posted: February 21, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alex Weston, Emma-Jean Thackray, Erax, Forgive Us Our Trespasses, Gingger Shankar, Heart Shot, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
Maisie Music Publishing has released the soundtracks for three shorts of Netflix’s inaugural Emerging Filmmaker Initiative. Available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms are the scores for Ashley Eakin’s Forgive Us Our Trespasses starring Knox Gibson, Hanneke Talbot & Justin Mader about a boy targeted by Nazis in 1939 Germany feat. music by Alex Weston (The Farewell, The Novice, Wander Darkly), Hebru Brantley’s Erax starring Jasmine Cephas Jones, Genesis White & Lance Gross feat. music by Emma-Jean Thackray who made her film scoring debut on the project, as well as Marielle Woods’ Heart Shot starring Elena Heuzé & Nia Sondaya as two teenagers in love who are planning their future together feat. music by Gingger Shankar (Heartbeats, Circumstance, Stray Dolls). Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Invisible Thread’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 21, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Aldo De Scalzi, Il filo invisibile, Marco S. Puccioni, Netflix, Pivio, score, Soundtrack, The Invisible Thread
I dischi dell’Espleta has released a soundtrack album for the Italian Netflix original film The Invisible Thread (Il filo invisibile). The album features the movie’s original music composed by Pivio & Aldo De Scalzi (We Can Do That, Love and Bullets, Diabolik, Song of Napoli, Thou Shall Not Help, Game Therapy). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. The Invisible Thread is co-written and directed by Marco S. Puccioni and stars Filippo Timi, Francesco Scianna, Francesco Gheghi, Matteo Oscar Giuggioli, Giulia Maenza, Jodhi May, Valentina Cervi, Emanuele, Maria Di Stefano, Alessia Giuliani, Mauro Conte and Gerald Tyler. The dramatic comedy follows a teenage son of two fathers who makes a documentary about his parents but is surprised when a real-life plot twist occurs in his family. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 20, 2022)
Posted: February 20, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: All American: Homecoming, Blake Neely, Brian Tyler, Cat Burglar, Chris Tilton, Christopher Willis, Epix, From, Hulu, Kurt Farquhar, Marco Beltrami, Miles Hankins, NBC, Netflix, No Exit, Philip White, The CW, The Endgame, The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder, Tony Morales, Trevor Morris, Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming, Vikings: Valhalla
Premiering today is the Epix original series From created by John Griffin and starring Harold Perrineau, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Hannah Cheramy, Eion Bailey, Simon Webster, Chloe Van Landschoot, Ricky He, Shaun Majumder, Pegah Ghafoori, Corteon Moore David Alpay, Elizabeth Moy, Elizabeth Saunders and Avery Konrad. The show’s original music is composed by Chris Tilton (Fringe, Alias, Zoo). The Pixies have recoded a cover version of Livingston & Evans’ Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) for the sci-fi horror drama’s opening titles. Check out our previous article for more details and to learn more about the series, which will debut Sundays on Epix.
Premiering tomorrow, February 21, is the NBC drama The Endgame created by Nicholas Wootton & Jake Coburn and starring Morena Baccarin, Ryan Michelle Bathé, Costa Ronin, Kamal Bolden, Jordan Johnson-Hinds, Noah Bean and Mark Damon Espinoza. Tony Morales (Reacher, Scorpion, Elena of Avalor, Bloodline, An Actor Prepares, The Fugitive) is composing the show’s original score. The composer also co-wrote the music for the pilot episode with Brian Tyler (Fast & Furious, Iron Man 3, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Crazy Rich Asians,). Click here for more information about the series, which will air Monday nights on NBC. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Another World’ (‘Un autre monde’) Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: February 19, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Another World, Camille Rocailleux, Stéphane Brizé, Un autre monde
Nord-Ouest Films has released a soundtrack EP for the French drama Another World (Un autre monde). The 5-track EP features the film’s original music composed by Camille Rocailleux (Three Dancing Slaves , Our Paradise, Catch the Train). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. Another World is co-written and directed by Stéphane Brizé and stars Vincent Lindon, Sandrine Kiberlain, Anthony Bajon and Marie Drucker. The movie revolves around an executive manager, his wife and his family, at the point when his professional choices are about to overturn all their lives.. Read the rest of this entry »
Epix’s ‘From’ to Feature ‘Que Sera, Sera’ Cover by the Pixies as Main Title Song
Posted: February 19, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chris Tilton, Epix, From, Pixies
The Pixies have recorded a new version of Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) for the new Epix original series From. The track (originally written by Jay Livingston & Ray Evans for Alfred Hitchcock’s The Man Who Knew Too Much) will be featured as the opening titles song of the show created by John Griffin (Crater) and starring Harold Perrineau, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Eion Bailey, Hannah Cheramy, Simon Webster, Ricky He, Chloe Van Landschoot, Shaun Majumder, Corteon Moore, Pegah Ghafoori, David Alpay, Elizabeth Saunders, Elizabeth Moy and Avery Konrad. Read the rest of this entry »
