Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, Shrek, The Martian, Gladiator II, Mulan, Man on Fire, Kingdom of Heaven) has teamed up with Ryder McNair (Yosemite, Andy Kaufman Is Me, Uncle Kent) to compose the music for the upcoming action thriller Normal. The film is directed by Ben Wheatley (High-Rise, Free Fire) and stars Bob Odenkirk, Lena Headey, Henry Winkler, Ryan Allen, Billy MacLellan, Brendan Fletcher, Jess McLeod, Reena Jolly, Peter Shinkoda, Derek Barnes and David Lawrence Brown. The movie follows a provisional sheriff who gets pitted against his constituents when the exposure of a small town’s sordid secret sparks a rip-roaring firefight.. Read the rest of this entry »
Harry Gregson-Williams & Ryder McNair Scoring Ben Wheatley’s ‘Normal’
Posted: August 12, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ben Wheatley, Harry Gregson-Williams, Normal, Ryder McNair
‘Site’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: August 12, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bvdub, Jason Eric Perlman, score, Site, Soundtrack
Bvdub (aka Brock Van Wey) has released a soundtrack album for the sci-fi thriller Site. The album features the film’s original music composed by the electronic music artist (who has made his feature scoring debut on the project) and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to the first track (Harbinger of Harbin) after the jump. Site is written and directed by Jason Eric Perlman and stars Jake McLaughlin, Arielle Kebbel, Theo Rossi, Yoson An and Miki Ishikawa. The movie revolves around a man who suffers traumatic visions of other lives and distant places after inspecting an abandoned military site and must uncover the truth of his hallucinations. Read the rest of this entry »
Christopher Bear Scoring Derek Cianfrance’s ‘Roofman’
Posted: August 12, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christopher Bear, Derek Cianfrance, Roofman
Christopher Bear (of the rock band Grizzly Bear) (Past Lives, Mother, Couch, High Maintenance, Adults, Swallowed, The Passenger) has been been tapped to score the upcoming crime comedy drama Roofman. The film is directed by Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine, The Place Beyond the Pines) and stars Channing Tatum, Kirsten Dunst, Ben Mendelsohn, Juno Temple, LaKeith Stanfield, Melonie Diaz, Lily Collias, Uzo Aduba, Jimmy O. Yang and Peter Dinklage. The movie follows an Army Ranger and struggling father who turns to robbing McDonald’s restaurants by cutting holes in their roofs and whose double life begins to unravel when he falls fora divorced mom drawn to his undeniable charm. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Joqtau’ Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: August 11, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Aruan Anartayev, Joqtau, Sanzhar Baiterekov, score, Soundtrack
Alem Oner has released a soundtrack EP for the Kazakh drama Joqtau. The 5-track EP features the film’s original music composed by Sanzhar Baiterekov. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composer’s title track below. Joqtau is written and directed by Aruan Anartayev and stars Yermek Shynbolatov, Irina Balkova, Isbek Abilmazhinov, Rakhilyam Mashurova, Aydos Auesbayev and Alibek Anartayev. The movie tells the story of a young scientist who – accompanied by his girlfriend – returns home after a seven-year absence and gets invited to join his grandfather on a journey to his ancestral homeland deep inland, where they must confront the challenge of acceptance and understanding. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Fixed’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: August 11, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Fixed, Genndy Tartakovsky, Joanne Higginbottom, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, Tyler Bates
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix original animated film Fixed. The album features the movie’s original music composed by Tyler Bates (Guardians of the Galaxy, John Wick, 300, Deadpool 2, Atomic Blonde, X, Watchmen, Dawn of the Dead) and Joanne Higginbottom (Primal, Criminal Minds: Evolution, The Public, Tracker). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Wednesday, August 13 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composers’ first two tracks below. Fixed is co-written and directed by Genndy Tartakovsky and features the voice talent of Adam Devine, Idris Elba, Kathryn Hahn, Beck Bennett, Fred Armisen, Bobby Moynihan, River Gallo and Michelle Buteau. The adult animated comedy follows an average, all-around good dog who learns he’s going to be neutered in the morning and goes on one last adventure with his pack of best friends as these are the last 24 hours with his balls. Read the rest of this entry »
Brocker Way Scoring Netflix’s ‘America’s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys’
Posted: August 11, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: America's Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys, Brocker Way, Chapman Way, Maclain Way, Netflix
Composer Brocker Way (Death and Other Details) is reteaming with directors Chapman & Maclain Way on the new Netflix original documentary series America’s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys. The show produced by Skydance Sports in association with NFL Films and Stardust Frames Productions explores the controversies that defined the Dallas Cowboys and led them to three Super Bowl championships. The 8-parter features interviews with Troy Aikman, Michael Irvin, Emmitt Smith, Jimmy Johnson, Deion Sanders, Barry Switzer, among others. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder’ Season 3 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: August 11, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Disney Plus, Roccstar, Soundtrack, The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
Walt Disney Records has released a new soundtrack album for the Disney+ original animated series The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder. The album features eight songs from the show’s third season co-written and produced by Roccstar and performed by artists including Tamar Davis, Ne-Yo, Keke Palmer, Deraj & Kirk Franklin, Mariah Meshae & others. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to several songs below. The label has previously released an album featuring the songs from Season 1 back in 2022. The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder is created by Bruce W. Smith & Ralph Farquhar and stars Kyla Pratt, Tommy Davidson, Paula Jai Parker, Cedric the Entertainer, JoMarie Payton, Soleil Moon Frye, Karen Malina White, Alisa Reyes, Carlos Mencia, Raquel Lee Bolleau, Marcus T. Paul and Melissa De Sousa. Read the rest of this entry »
Chanda Dancy Scoring Yaniv Raz’s ‘Eternal Return’
Posted: August 11, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chanda Dancy, Eternal Return, Yaniv Raz
Chanda Dancy (Blink Twice, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Devotion, One of Them Days,Lawmen: Bass Reeves, I Wanna Dance with Somebody, The Defeated) has composed the original score for the upcoming romantic fantasy drama Eternal Return. The film is written and directed by Yaniv Raz (Dr. Bird’s Advice For Sad Poets) and stars Naomi Scott, Kit Harington, Simon Callow, Sonoya Mizuno and Jay Lycurgo. The movie follows an adventurous trio as they are journeying back through time in search of the power to love again. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Alien: Earth’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: August 11, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Alien: Earth, FX, Hulu, Jeff Russo, score, Soundtrack
Hollywood Records will release the official soundtrack album for the FX original series Alien: Earth. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Emmy Award winner Jeff Russo (Fargo, Ripley, Star Trek: Discovery & Picard, Legion, The Night Of, Untamed, For All Mankind, Zero Day). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, August 12 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to two tracks below. Alien: Earth is created by Noah Hawley and stars Sydney Chandler, Timothy Olyphant, Alex Lawther, Samuel Blenkin, Babou Ceesay, Essie Davis, Adrian Edmondson, Lily Newmark, Adarsh Gourav, David Rysdahl, Erana James, Jonathan Ajayi, Diêm Camille, Kit Young, Moe Bar-El and Sandra Yi Sencindiver. Read the rest of this entry »
Nick Cave & Warren Ellis Scoring Sky’s ‘The Death of Bunny Munro’
Posted: August 11, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Nick Cave, Sky, The Death of Bunny Munro, Warren Ellis
Sky has confirmed that Nick Cave & Warren Ellis (The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The Road, Hell or High Water, Blonde, Dahmer: Monster – The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, The Proposition) have written the original music for the upcoming Sky original drama The Death of Bunny Munro. The show is written by Pete Jackson (Somewhere Boy) based Cave’s second novel and stars Matt Smith, Rafael Mathé, Sarah Greene, Johann Myers, Robert Glenister, Lindsay Duncan, Alice Feetham, David Threlfal and Elizabeth Berrington. The 6-part drama follows a sex-addicted door-to-door salesman and self-professed lothario who – after his wife’s death – takes his young son on a sales tour around Brighton and beyond, where he is forced to confront what kind of man he really is. Read the rest of this entry »