Rael Jones (Harlots, Suite Francaise, My Cousin Rachel, The Salisbury Poisonings, Kids in Love) is scoring the upcoming British adaptation of the French hit series Call My Agent. John Morton (Twenty Twelve) has written and directed the first two episodes of the show, which stars Jack Davenport, Chelsey Crisp, Lydia Leonard, Jim Broadbent, Maggie Steed, Prasanna Puwanarajah, Hiftu Quasem, Fola Evans-Akingbola, Harry Trevaldwyn, Rebecca Humphries, Tim McInnerny, Natasha Little, Edward Bluemel and Eleonore Arnaud. The comedy, which is set at a London talent agency where agents scramble to keep their business afloat after the sudden death of their founder, will also feature guest appearances by Kelly Macdonald, Helena Bonham Carter, Olivia Williams, Dominic West, Phoebe Dynevor, Jessica Oyelowo, David Oyelowo, among others. Read the rest of this entry »
Rael Jones Scoring ‘Call My Agent!’ UK Remake
Posted: January 26, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Call My Agent!, Rael Jones, Sundance Now
‘Eli: A Dog in Prison’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: January 26, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Eli: A Dog in Prison, Heavy Color, Jason Kohl, Nora Mandray, score, Soundtrack, Topic
Post-World Music will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Eli: A Dog in Prison. The album features the film’s original music composed by modern-music ensemble Heavy Color (Ben Cohen and Sam Woldenberg). The soundtrack will be released digitally next Wednesday, February 2 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Eli: A Dog in Prison is directed by Jason Kohl & Nora Mandray and tells the true story of three incarcerated men who face the challenge of a lifetime: transform an adorable but unruly Labrador puppy into a highly disciplined guide dog in just 12 months. Read the rest of this entry »
Tove Lo’s Song ‘How Long’ from ‘Euphoria’ Season 2 Released
Posted: January 26, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Euphoria, HBO, Tove Lo
Interscope Records has released the original song How Long from the next episode (You Who Cannot See, Think of Those Who Can) of the HBO original series Euphoria. The track co-written (with Ludvig Söderberg, Sibel Redzep & Tim Nelson) and performed by Tove Lo is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also listen to the song after the jump. A first song (Watercolor Eyes by Lana Del Rey) from the Season 2 soundtrack was released last week and a full soundtrack album is set to be released on February 25 (click here to order the CD version, which will be coming out a couple of weeks later). Read the rest of this entry »
Rob Simonsen Scoring Darren Aronofsky’s ‘The Whale’
Posted: January 26, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Darren Aronofsky, Rob Simonsen, The Whale
Rob Simonsen (Ghostbusters: Afterlife, The Way Back, Foxcatcher, (500) Days of Summer, The Age of Adeline, Nerve) has recently been recording his score for the upcoming psychological drama The Whale. The film is directed by Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan, Requiem for a Dream, The Wrestler) and stars Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Samantha Morton, Hong Chau and Ty Simpkins. The movie is Samuel D. Hunter’s play of the same name and centers on a reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity and his attempts to reconnect with his 17-year-old daughter. Read the rest of this entry »
Sean Ellis’ ‘The Cursed’ to Feature Updated Score by Lorne Balfe
Posted: January 26, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Eight for Silver, Lorne Balfe, Robin Foster, Sean Ellis, The Cursed
LD Entertainment and director Sean Ellis announced today that Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Black Widow, His Dark Materials, The Wheel of Time, The Lego Batman Movie, Bad Boys for Life) has contributed an updated score to the gothic thriller The Cursed. The film, which premiered at last year’s Sundance Film Festival under the title Eight for Silver with an original score by Robin Foster, is written and directed by Ellis (Cashback, The Broken) and stars Boyd Holbrook, Kelly Reilly, Alistair Petrie, Roxane Duran and Áine Rose Daly. The movie is set in the late 1800s and follows a man who arrives in a remote country village to investigate an attack by a wild animal but discovers a much deeper and sinister force that has the manor and its townspeople in its grip. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Promises’ (‘Les promesses’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: January 26, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Grégoire Auger, Les promesses, Promises, score, Soundtrack, Thomas Kruithof
2425 Films has released a soundtrack album for the French political drama Promises (Les promesses). The album features the film’s original music composed by Grégoire Auger (Burn Out, The Eavesdropper). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. Promises is co-written and directed by Thomas Kruithof and stars Isabelle Huppert, Reda Kateb, Naidra Ayadi, Jean-Paul Bordes, Hervé Pierre, Lauren Poitrenaux and Walid Afkir. The movie follows the fearless mayor of a town near Paris who is completing the final term of her political career, when she is approached to become Minister and has to question her devotion and commitment to her citizens. Read the rest of this entry »
Brendan Angelides Scoring Showtime’s ‘Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber’
Posted: January 25, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brendan Angelides, Brian Koppelman, David Levien, ESKMO, Showtime, Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
Brendan Angelides (aka ESKMO) (Billions, 13 Reasons Why, Naked Singularity) has been tapped to score the upcoming Showtime anthology series Super Pumped. The first installment, entitled The Battle for Uber, is based on Mike Isaac’s bestselling book of the same title and stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Kyle Chandler, Uma Thurman, Elisabeth Shue, Kerry Bishé, Jon Bass, Bridget Gao Hollitt and Babak Tafti. Brian Koppelman (Rounders, The Girlfriend Experience), David Levien (The Illusionist, Runaway Jury) & Beth Schacter serve as the writers and showrunners of the drama, which depicts the roller-coaster ride of the upstart transportation company, embodying the highs and lows of Silicon Valley. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Alice’s Wonderland Bakery’ Main Title Theme Song Released
Posted: January 25, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Alice's Wonderland Bakery, Chelsea Beyl, Disney Junior, John Kavanaugh
Walt Disney Records has released the main title theme song from the new Disney Junior animated series Alice’s Wonderland Bakery. The track written by the show’s music director John Kavanaugh & executive producer Chelsea Beyl, produced by Kavanaugh & Danny Jacob and performed by Libby Rue (who stars in the title role) is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also listen to the full song after the jump. Alice’s Wonderland Bakery is inspired by the world of Alice in Wonderland and centers on the great-granddaughter of the original heroine and a budding young baker at the enchanted Wonderland Bakery. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Giacchino Scoring Pixar’s ‘Lightyear’
Posted: January 25, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Angus MacLane, Lightyear, Michael Giacchino, Pixar
Michael Giacchino (Spider-Man: No Way Home, Lost, Jurassic World, Star Trek, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Doctor Strange, War for the Planet of the Apes) has recently been scoring Pixar Animation Studios’ upcoming feature Lightyear. The film is directed by Angus MacLane and stars Chris Evans in the title role. The sci-fi action adventure tells the origin story of Buzz Lightyear – the hero who inspired the toy – introducing the legendary Space Ranger who would win generations of fans. Galyn Susman (Toy Story 4) is producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Today We Fix the World’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: January 25, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ariel Winograd, Hoy se arregla el mundo, Pedro Onetto, score, Soundtrack, Today We Fix the World
Los Años Luz Discos has released a soundtrack album for the Argentine comedy drama Today We Fix the World (Hoy se arregla el mundo). The album features the film’s original music composed by Pedro Onetto (The Sleepwalkers, The Silent Party, The Adopters). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. Today We Fix the World is directed by Ariel Winograd and stars Leonardo Sbaraglia, Luis Luque and Martín Piroyansky. The movie follows a busy talk show producer who discovers he is not the real father of the 9-year-old in his household and sets out to find the boy’s real father. Read the rest of this entry »
