WaterTower Music has released the main title theme from the OWN original series The Kings of Napa. The track is written and performed by show composers Transcenders (Gossip Girl, Black-ish, Madam Secretary, Our Family Wedding) feat. Black Violin and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also listen to the full song below. The Kings of Napa is created by Janine Sherman Barrois and stars Ebonee Noel, Rance Nix, Yaani King Mondschein, Karen LeBlanc, Ashlee Brian, and Devika Parikh. Read the rest of this entry »
Transcenders’ The Kings of Napa’ Main Title Theme Released
Posted: February 7, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Black Violin, OWN, The Kings of Napa, Transcenders
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Lorne Balfe to Score Jon S. Baird’s ‘Tetris’
Posted: February 7, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Apple TV +, Jon S. Baird, Lorne Balfe, Matthew Vaughn, Tetris
Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Black Widow, The LEGO Batman Movie, Bad Boys for Life, The Crown) has been hired to score the upcoming biographical drama Tetris. The film is directed by Jon S. Baird (Stan & Ollie, Filth) and stars Taron Egerton as Henk Rogers, a Dutch video game designer who first secured the rights to distribute Tetris on consoles, Nikita Efremov as Russian software engineer Alexey Pajitnov who first created the game, Roger Allam & Anthony Boyle as businessmen Robert and Kevin Maxwell, as well as Toby Jones. The movie centers on the legal battle that arose over the franchise’s copyright in the 1980s. Read the rest of this entry »
John Williams to Reteam with Steven Spielberg on ‘The Fabelmans’
Posted: February 7, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: John Williams, Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans
Variety has confirmed that John Williams is reteaming with Steven Spielberg on the upcoming drama The Fabelmans. The composer is currently scoring the film and will be recording his music next month in Los Angeles. The movie, which is loosely based on Spielberg’s childhood, stars Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen, Paul Dano and Gabriel LaBelle. Spielberg also co-wrote the screenplay with Tony Kushner (Munich, West Side Story). Read the rest of this entry »
Daniel Wohl Scoring Kim Farrant’s Netflix Film ‘The Weekend Away’
Posted: February 7, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Daniel Wohl, Kim Farrant, Netflix, The Weekend Away
Daniel Wohl (Project Blue Book, Search Party, The Stand In, They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead) has composed the original music for the upcoming Netflix original film The Weekend Away. The movie is directed by Kim Farrant (Strangerland, Angel of Mine) and stars Leighton Meester, Christina Wolfe, Ziad Bakri, Luke Norris, Iva Mihalić, Amar Bukvić, Adrian Pezdirc and Parth Thakerar. The thriller is based on a novel by Sarah Alderson (who also wrote the screenplay) and follows two best friends on a weekend getaway in Croatia when one of them is accused of killing the other and her efforts to get to the truth uncover a painful secret. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 6, 2022)
Posted: February 6, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Angela Black, Cliff Martinez, Danny Bensi, HBO Max, I Want You Back, Inventing Anna, KIMI, Kris Bowers, Mark Batson, Mateo Messina, Netflix, Pierre Charles, Power Book IV: Force, Saunder Jurriaans, Siddhartha Khosla, Spectrum, Starz, Stuart Eartl, Tall Girl 2, The Girl Before
Premiering today is the Starz original series Power Book IV: Force executive produced by Courtney A. Kemp & Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and starring Joseph Sikora, Isaac Keys, Gabrielle Ryan, Lili Simmons, Shane Harper, Anthony Fleming III, Kris D. Lofton, Lucien Cambric and Tommy Flanagan. The show’s original score is composed by Mark Batson (Dude, Sisters on Track). G-Unit Records has released the drama’s opening titles song Power Powder Respect by 50 Cent feat. Jeremih and Lil Durk last month. Check out our previous article to listen to the track and to learn more about the series.
Premiering in the U.S. tomorrow, February 7, is the British series Angela Black created by Harry & Jack Williams and starring Joanne Froggatt, Michiel Huisman and Samuel Adewunmi. Stuart Earl (And Then There Were None, Ordeal by Innocence, My Brother the Devil, Rillington Place, The Accident) has composed the show’s original music. The 6-part psychological thriller, which revolves around a woman trapped in a relationship she cannot escape who is approached a private investigator and starts spilling the her husband’s darkest secrets, premiered last year in the UK on ITV and is making its U.S. premiere on Spectrum. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Playlist for Amazon’s ‘Reacher’ Released
Posted: February 6, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Reacher
Amazon Music has published an official playlist featuring the songs from the Amazon original series Reacher. Among the artists featured are Howlin’ Wolf, The Rolling Stones, Patsy Cline, Howard Tate, The Shys, Jordan Max, Lowpass Lushes, Corey Harris, Jade Jackson, Kansas, Naked Blue, Boz Scaggs & others. Click here to stream all songs. No word on a soundtrack release for the show. Reacher is developed by Nick Santora based on Lee Child’s first Jack Reacher novel Killing Floor and stars Alan Ritchson, Malcolm Goodwin, Willa Fitzgerald, Chris Webster, Bruce McGill, Maria Sten, Hugh Thompson, Kristin Kreuk, Currie Graham, Harvey Guillén, Willie C. Carpenter, Marc Bendavid and Maxwell Jenkins. Read the rest of this entry »
Mario Grigorov Scoring Maggie Peren’s ‘The Forger’ (‘Der Passfälscher’)
Posted: February 5, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Der Passfälscher, Maggie Peren, Mario Grigorov, The Forger
Mario Grigorov (Precious, The Paperboy, Shadowdancer, Kill Chain, Petals on the Wind) has recently scored the upcoming German drama The Forger (Der Passfälscher). The film is written and directed by Maggie Peren (Color of the Ocean, Stellungswechsel) and stars Louis Hofmann, Jonathan Berlin, Luna Wedler, Nina Gummich, André Jung, Marc Limpach and Yotam Ishay. The movie tells the true story of Cioma Schönhaus, a Jewish man who, during the Second World War, repeatedly escaped the Gestapo thanks to his ability to forge passports. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Pharma Bro’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 5, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brent Hodge, Graham Walsh, Pharma Bro, score, Soundtrack
Ionophone has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Pharma Bro. The album features the film’s original music composed by Graham Walsh. 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. Pharma Bro is directed by Brent Hodge and tells story of pharmaceutical tycoon Martin Shkreli, known for raising the price of an AIDS drug 5500% overnight, buying the sole copy of a Wu-Tang Clan album for $2 million dollars and being convicted of securities fraud. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 4, 2022)
Posted: February 4, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Armand Amar, David Deutsch, Harald Kloser, Jackass Forever, Joseph Shirley, Last Looks, Last Survivors, Moonfall, Ola Flottum, Paul Haslinger, Peter Nashel, Sherri Chung, The Long Night, The Other Me, The Wolf and the Lion, The Worst Person in the World, Thomas Wander
Opening in theaters nationwide is the disaster movie Moonfall co-written and directed by Roland Emmerich and starring Halle Berry, John Bradley, Patrick Wilson, Michael Peña, Charlie Plummer, Kelly Yu, Eme Ikwuakor, Carolina Bartczak and Donald Sutherland. The film’s original score is composed by Thomas Wander & Harald Kloser (The Day After Tomorrow, 2012, Midway, White House Down, Independence Day: Resurgence). Atlantic Screen Music/Filmtrax has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score, as well as the original song One More Time by Luka Kloser. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Lionsgate release.
Also opening wide is the comedy Jackass Forever directed by Jeff Tremaine and starring Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Chris Pontius, Danger Ehren, Dave England, Wee Man and Preston Lacy. Joseph Shirley (The Book of Boba Fett, The Mysterious Benedict Society, Bad Trip, Fairfax) has composed the score for the film’s opening sequence. Paramount Music has released a new version of the song If You’re Gonna Be Dumb, You Gotta Be Tough recorded for the movie by Yelawolf & DJ Paul. Click here to listen to the track and for more information about the Paramount Pictures release. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Last Survivors’ Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: February 4, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Baker Grace, Drew Mylrea, Last Survivors, Soundtrack
Riveting Music has released a soundtrack EP for the sci-fi thriller Last Survivors. The 4-track EP features the original songs from the film co-written and performed by singer/songwriter Baker Grace. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to all four songs after the jump. Last Survivors is directed by Drew Mylrea and stars Drew Van Acker, Stephen Moyer and Alicia Silverstone. The movie takes place in a post-apocalyptic world and tells the story of a father and son who have been living off grid for 20 years and encounter an outsider who threatens to destroy the utopia they’ve built. Read the rest of this entry »
