Natalie Holt (Loki, Herself, Knightfall, Journey’s End, Fever Dream, Beecham House, Press) has been hired to score the upcoming thriller Cocaine Bear. The film is directed by Elizabeth Banks (Pitch Perfect 2, Charlie’s Angels) and stars Keri Russell, O’Shea Jackson, Ray Liotta, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Alden Ehrenreich, Margo Martindale, Kristofer Hivju, Brooklynn Prince, Christian Convery, Kahyun Kim and Scott Seiss. The movie is inspired by true events, which took place in Kentucky in 1985, involving a real-life 175-pound bear who died of an apparent cocaine overdose. Jimmy Warden (The Babysitter: Killer Queen) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Natalie Holt Scoring Elizabeth Banks’ ‘Cocaine Bear’
Posted: February 14, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cocaine Bear, Elizabeth Banks, Natalie Holt
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‘Ninjababy’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 14, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Kåre Chr. Vestrheim, Ninjababy, score, Soundtrack, Yngvild Sve Flikke
Propeller Recordings has released a soundtrack album for the Norwegian comedy Ninjababy. The album features the film’s original music composed by Kåre Chr. Vestrheim (In Order of Disappearance, Two Buddies and a Badger, Women in Oversized Men’s Shirts). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and any other major digital music services), where you can also check out audio samples. Ninjababy is co-written and directed by Yngvild Sve Flikke and stars Kristine Kujath Thorp, Arthur Berning, Nader Khademi and Tora Christine Dietrichson. The movie revolves around a woman whose world changes when she finds out she’s six months pregnant after a not-so-romantic one-night stand, her world changes. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 13, 2022)
Posted: February 13, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Apple TV +, Bel-Air, Big Nate, Colin Stetson, Ego Plum, Fistful of Vengeance, Frederik Wiedmann, Netflix, Paramount+, Peacock, Robert Glasper, Severance, Terrace Martin, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Cuphead Show!, Theodore Shapiro, Toby Chu
Premiering tonight is the Peacock original series Bel-Air based on the classic 80s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and starring Jabari Banks, Adrian Holmes, Cassandra Freeman, O Coco Jones, lly Sholotan, Akira Akbar, Jordan L. Jones, Jimmy Akingbola and Simone Joy Jones. The show’s original music is composed by Terrace Martin and Robert Glasper (Miles Ahead, The Photograph). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the Will Smith-produced drama, which will premiere tonight after the Superbowl with three episodes. The rest of the season will debut weekly every Thursday on Peacock.
Premiering on Thursday, February 17, is the Paramount+ animated series Big Nate based on the best-selling children’s books written and drawn by Lincoln Peirce and starring Ben Giroux, Rob Delaney, Dove Cameron, Arnie Pantoja, Daniel MK Cohen, Charlie Schlatter, Bryce Charles, Kevin M Richardson and Carolyn Hennessy. Frederik Wiedmann (The Dragon Prince, Green Lantern: The Animated Series, Field of Lost Shoes, Occupation: Rainfall, Hangman, Doom: Annihilation) is composing the show’s original music. The Nickelodeon Animation Studios production, which follows an 11-year-old boy and his best friends as they navigate sixth grade with humor and style, will be available to stream on Paramount+. Read the rest of this entry »
Joseph Stephens Scoring Stephanie Laing’s ‘Family Squares’
Posted: February 13, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Family Squares, Joseph Stephens, Stephanie Laing
Joseph Stephens (Eastbound & Down, Vice Principals, Observe and Report, Flower, Arizona) has composed the original music for the new comedy drama Family Squares . The film is directed by Stephanie Laing (Veep, Dollface) and stars Billy Magnussen, Judy Greer, Sam Richardson, Ann Dowd, Scott MacArthur, Margo Martindale, Henry Winkler, Casey Wilson, June Squibb, Elsie Fisher, Timothy Simons and Jessica Miesel. The movie narrated by Rob Reiner centers on a family that has been divided for years and has to come together when their matriarch dies suddenly, only to discover that not only did she keep some secrets, so did everyone else. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Book of Love’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: February 12, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Analeine Cal y Mayor, Book of Love, Michael Knowles, Peter EJ Lee, Sky, Soundtrack
Redrocca has released a soundtrack album for the romantic comedy Book of Love. The album features the film’s original songs from the movie composed by Peter EJ Lee & Michael Knowles. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Book of Love is co-written and directed by Analeine Cal y Mayor and stars Sam Clafin and Veronica Echegui. The movie follows an unsuccessful English writer who discovers that his dull, failing novel has become a smashing success in Mexico, where a Spanish translator has rewritten it into a spicy erotic read. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 11, 2022)
Posted: February 11, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Adam Janota Bzowski, Alex Heffes, Blacklight, Caroline Shaw, Catch the Fair One, Death on the Nile, Here Before, John Debney, Mark Isham, Marry Me, Nathan Halpern, Patrick Doyle, Ronnie's, The Sky Is Everywhere
Opening in theaters nationwide today is the murder mystery Death on the Nile directed by Kenneth Branagh and starring himself, Gal Gadot, Armie Hammer, Russell Brand, Annette Bening, Emma Mackey, Tom Bateman, Dawn French, Ali Fazal, Rose Leslie, Jennifer Saunders, Sophie Okonedo and Letitia Wright. The film’s original music is composed by Patrick Doyle (Thor, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Cinderella, Sense and Sensibility, Murder on the Orient Express, Brave, Rise of the Planet of the Apes). Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the 20th Century Studios release.
Opening wide and also premiering on Peacock today is the romantic comedy Marry Me directed by Kat Coiro and starring Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson, Maluma, John Bradley, Chloe Coleman, Michelle Buteau and Utkarsh Ambudkar. John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Elf, The Jungle Book, Iron Man 2, Hocus Pocus) has composed the film’s original score. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today (click here for the full album details). Sony Music Latin & Arista Records have released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie performed by Lopez & Maluma last week (click here for the full album details and for more information about the Universal Pictures release. Read the rest of this entry »
Nami Melumad Scoring Paramount+’s ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’
Posted: February 11, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jeff Russo, Nami Melumad, Paramount+, Star Trek, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Nami Melumad (An American Pickle, Absentia, The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window, Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond) is the score composer of the upcoming Paramount+ original score Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. She has been recording her score for the show’s first season over the last couple of months in Los Angeles. Jeff Russo (Star Trek: Discovery & Picard, Fargo, Legion) has composed the main and end titles music. The Discovery spin-off is based on the years Captain Christopher Pike manned the helm of the U.S.S. Enterprise and stars Anson Mount as Captain Christopher Pike, Rebecca Romijn as Number One and Ethan Peck as Science Officer Spock. Read the rest of this entry »
‘I Want You Back’ Soundtrack Playlist Released
Posted: February 11, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Amazon, I Want You Back, Jason Orley
Amazon Music has published an official playlist featuring the songs from the Amazon original movie I Want You Back. Among the artists featured are Marvin Gaye & Mary Wells, Jimmy Durante, Chris Staples, Charli XCX, Sean Paul feat. Dua Lipa, Nick Waterhouse, David Ruffin, Lonnie Russ, Froogle, Deorro, Little Kitty, Slayyter, as well as Taylor Goldsmith (feat. Mandy Moore) who contributed the original end credits song Finding You Backwards, which was released as a digital single last Friday. Click here to stream all songs. I Want You Back is directed by Jason Orley, written by Isaac Aptaker & Elizabeth Berger and stars Charlie Day, Jenny Slate, Gina Rodriguez, Scott Eastwood, Clark Backo and Manny Jacinto. The film centers on two thirty-somethings who have been dumped by their respective partners and hatch a plan to win back their exes with unexpected results. Read the rest of this entry »
Dickon Hinchliffe Scoring Rosalind Ross’ ‘Father Stu’
Posted: February 11, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dickon Hinchliffe, Father Stu, Rosalind Ross
Dickon Hinchliffe (Leave No Trace, The Lost Daughter, Winter’s Bone, Locke, Out of the Furnace, Peaky Blinders, Last Chance Harvey) has recently been scoring the upcoming drama Father Stu. The film is written and directed by Rosalind Ross and stars Mark Wahlberg, Mel Gibson, Jacki Weaver and Teresa Ruiz. The movie tells the true story of amateur boxer-turned-priest Father Stuart Long whose journey from self-destruction to redemption inspired countless people along the way. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Amazon’s ‘Reacher’ TV Series Released
Posted: February 11, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Nick Santora, Reacher, score, Soundtrack, Tony Morales
Paramount Music has released a soundtrack album for the Amazon original series Reacher. The album features selections of the original score from the show’s first season composed by Tony Morales (Scorpion, Elena of Avalor, Bloodline, The Fugitive, The Bag Man, In Your Eyes, An Actor Prepares). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and most other major digital music services), where you can also check out audio samples. Reacher is developed by Nick Santora based on the first Jack Reacher novel Killing Floor by Lee Child and stars Alan Ritchson, Malcolm Goodwin, Willa Fitzgerald, Bruce McGill, Chris Webster, Maria Sten, Kristin Kreuk, Hugh Thompson, Currie Graham, Harvey Guillén, Marc Bendavid, Willie C. Carpenter and Maxwell Jenkins. Read the rest of this entry »
