Linda Perry (of the former rock band 4 Non Blondes) has made her narrative feature scoring debut on the upcoming drama To Leslie. The film is directed by Michael Morris (Bloodline, Locke & Key) and stars Andrea Riseborough, Allison Janney, Marc Maron, Owen Teague, Andre Royo, Stephen Root, Matt Lauria, James Landry Hebert and Catfish Jean. The movie revolves around a West Texas single mother who won the lottery and after the money is gone fights to rebuild her life and find redemption. Ryan Binaco (3022) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Linda Perry Scoring Michael Morris’ ‘To Leslie’
Posted: February 2, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Linda Perry, Michael Morris, To Leslie
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‘Blacklight’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: February 2, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Blacklight, Mark Isham, Mark Williams, score, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album has been released for the action thriller Blacklight. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Mark Isham (A River Runs Through It, Crash, Once Upon a Time, Miracle, The Accountant, Warrior, Judas and the Black Messiah). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Blacklight is co-written and directed by Mark Williams and stars Liam Neeson, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Taylor John Smith and Aidan Quinn. The movie centers on a freelance government operative living on the fringes and coming to terms with his shadowy past who discovers an undercover team that’s targeting U.S. citizens and finds himself in the crosshairs of the FBI director he once helped protect. Read the rest of this entry »
Pino Donaggio Scoring Jeff Baena’s ‘Spin Me Round’
Posted: February 2, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jeff Baena, Pino Donaggio, Spin Me Round
Pino Donaggio (Carrie, Dressed to Kill, Body Double, The Howling, Blow Out) has been tapped to score the upcoming comedy Spin Me Round. The film is directed by Jeff Baena (The Little Hours, Horse Girl) and stars Alison Brie, Alessandro Nivola, Aubrey Plaza, Molly Shannon, Ayden Mayeri, Zach Woods, Ben Sinclair, Tim Heidecker, Debby Ryan and Fred Armisen. The movie follows the manager of an Italian restaurant chain who travels to Italy when she wins the opportunity to attend the franchise’s educational immersion program. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Borrego’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 2, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Borrego, Jesse Harris, score, Soundtrack, The Newton Brothers
Algorithm has released a soundtrack album for the survival thriller Borrego. The album features the film’s original music composed by The Newton Brothers (The Haunting of Hill House & Bly Manor, Doctor Sleep, Midnight Mass, The Forever Purge, Life of Crime, The Walking Dead: World Beyond). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Borrego is written and directed by Jesse Harris and stars Lucy Hale, Nicholas Gonzalez, Seynar Gómez, Olivia Trujillo and Jorge A. Jimenez. The movie follows a young botanist who is kidnapped and taken to a remote drop off point after witnessing a drug mule’s plane crash in the Borrego desert and has to risk her life to escape from her captor’s clutches. Read the rest of this entry »
Roque Banos Scoring Iris K. Shim’s ‘Umma’
Posted: February 2, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Iris K. Shim, Roque Banos, Umma
Roque Banos (The Machinist, In the Heart of the Sea, The Girl in the Spider’s Web, Sexy Beast, Come Play) has recently been scoring the upcoming supernatural horror movie Umma. The film is written and directed by Iris K. Shim and stars Sandra Oh, Fivel Stewart, Dermot Mulroney, Odeya Rush, MeeWha Alana Lee and Tom Yi. The movie follows a mother and her daughter living a quiet life on an American farm, but when the remains of her estranged mother arrive from Korea, she becomes haunted by the fear of turning into her own mother. Read the rest of this entry »
Claire Denis’ ‘Both Sides of the Blade’ to Feature Original Song & Score by Tindersticks
Posted: February 2, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Avec amour et acharnement, Both Sides of the Blade, Claire Denis, Tindersticks
Tindersticks are reteaming with director Claire Denis on the upcoming French drama Both Sides of the Blade (Avec amour et acharnement). The rock band has contributed both the original score and an original song, which will be released as part of the album PAST IMPERFECT: The best of tindersticks ’92 – ’21, which will be released on March 25 (visit Amazon to pre-order the CD and vinyl version and check out the official music video below). The film starring Juliette Binoche, Vincent Lindon, Grégoire Colin, Issa Perica, Bulle Ogier and Mati Diop revolves around a woman who caught between two men, her long-time partner and his best friend, her former lover. Read the rest of this entry »
Ben Sollee Scoring Jamie Sisley’s ‘Stay Awake’
Posted: February 1, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ben Sollee, Jamie Sisley, Stay Awake
Cellist, singer/songwriter & composer Ben Sollee has written the original score for the upcoming comedy drama Stay Awake. The film is written and directed by Jamie Sisley and stars Wyatt Oleff, Fin Argus, Chrissy Metz, Cree Cicchino, Quinn McColgan, Albert Jones and Lorrie Odom. The movie is set in a small community in Virginia and revolves around a loving and well-meaning mother of two whose struggle with prescription drug addiction is adversely affecting her entire family. Read the rest of this entry »
R.I.P. Xavier EP Released
Posted: February 1, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Apple TV +, The Afterparty, Xavier
In the wake of his shockingly tragic death, Milan Records has released a new EP featuring four tracks by pop music superstar Xavier, including his platinum-selling single X Marks the G Spot, as well as three new songs from the People’s Choice Award nominee’s unfinished sophomore album. The R.I.P. Xavier 4-track collection EP is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also listen to all four songs and check out the newly-released music video for the EP lead single Imma Live Forever after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
Photek Scoring Martin Campbell’s ‘Memory’
Posted: February 1, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Martin Campbell, Memory, Photek, Rupert Parkes
Composer Photek (aka Rupert Parkes) (How to Get Away with Murder, Station 19, Life in a Year, Gang Related, Mosul) is reuniting with director Martin Campbell (Casino Royale, The Mask of Zorro, Goldeneye) on the upcoming action thriller Memory. The film starring Liam Neeson, Guy Pearce, Monica Bellucci and Ray Stevenson follows an expert assassin with a reputation for discreet precision who refuses to complete a job that violates his code and must quickly hunt down and kill the people who hired him before they and an FBI agent find him first. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Caged’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: February 1, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Aaron Fjellman, Caged, Cj Johnson, score, Soundtrack
The Attic has released a soundtrack album for the social thriller Caged. The album features the film’s original music composed by Cj Johnson. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Caged is co-written and directed by Aaron Fjellman and stars Edi Gathegi, Melora Hardin, Angela Sarafyan, Tony Amendola, and James Jagger. The movie follows an affluent African American psychiatrist convicted of murdering his wife who is sentenced to life in federal prison whose life becomes a living nightmare when he’s sent to solitary confinement. Read the rest of this entry »
