Matthew Herbert (A Fantastic Woman, Disobedience, The Beast Must Die, Gloria Bell, The Cave, Port Authority, Temple) is the composer of the new BBC drama The Responder. The show is written by ex-police officer Tony Schumacher and stars Martin Freeman, Ian Hart, Adelayo Adedayo, Warren Brown, MyAnna Buring, Romi Hyland-Rylands, Emily Fairn, Josh Finan, Rita Tushingham, Elizabeth Berrington and David Bradley. The series revolves around a morally compromised and unconventional urgent response officer tackling a series of night shifts on the beat in Liverpool who is forced to take on a new rookie partner while trying to keep his head above water both personally and professionally. Read the rest of this entry »
Matthew Herbert Scoring BBC’s ‘The Responder’
Posted: January 24, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: AMC, BBC, Matthew Herbert, The Responder
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‘The Gilded Age’ Main Title Theme Released
Posted: January 23, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Harry Gregson-Williams, HBO, Julian Fellowes, Rupert Gregson-Williams, The Gilded Age
WaterTower Music has released the main title theme from the new HBO original series The Gilded Age. The track written by the show’s composers Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, The Martian, Shrek, The Last Duel, Kingdom of Heaven, Mulan) & Rupert Gregson-Williams (Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Hacksaw Ridge, Smallfoot) is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also listen to the theme after the jump. A full soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score is expected to come out later this year. The Gilded Age is written by Julian Fellowes & Sonja Warfield and stars Carrie Coon, Morgan Spector, Denée Benton, Taissa Farmiga, Louisa Jacobson, Simon Jones, Blake Ritson, Thomas Cocquerel, Harry Richardson, Jack Gilpin, Cynthia Nixon and Christine Baranski. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 23, 2022)
Posted: January 23, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Amazon, Apple TV +, Batu Sener, Daniel Pemberton, Disney Plus, Finneas, Gustavo Santaolalla, Harry Gregson-Williams, HBO, HBO Max, Kevin Kiner, Nami Melumad, Neal Acree, Netflix, Promised Land, Rupert Gregson-Williams, The Afterparty, The Fallout, The Gilded Age, The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild, The Legend of Vox Machina, The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
Premiering tomorrow, January 24, is the HBO original series The Gilded Age created by Julian Fellowes and starring Carrie Coon, Morgan Spector, Taissa Farmiga, Denée Benton, Louisa Jacobson, Harry Richardson, Blake Ritson, Simon Jones, Jack Gilpin, Thomas Cocquerel, Cynthia Nixon and Christine Baranski. The show’s original music is composed by Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, The Martian, Shrek, Mulan, Man on Fire, The Last Duel) & Rupert Gregson-Williams (Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Hacksaw Ridge, The Legend of Tarzan). Check out our previous article to learn more about the drama, which will air Monday nights on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.
Also premiering tomorrow is the ABC drama Promised Land created by Matt Lopez and starring John Ortiz, Cecilia Suárez, Christina Ochoa, Augusto Aguilera, Tonatiuh, Katya Martín, Mariel Molino, Andres Velez and Rolando Chusan. The show’s original music is composed by Gustavo Santaolalla (Brokeback Mountain, The Book of Life, Babel, The Motorcycle Diaries) & Kevin Kiner (Star Wars: The Clone Wars, The Bad Batch & Rebels, Peacemaker, City on a Hill, CSI: Miami). Hollywood Records has released a cover version of Marvin Gaye’s I Heard It Through the Grapevine produced by Santaolalla and performed by paopao for the series last month. Click here to listen to the track and for more information about the drama, which will every Monday on ABC and will also be available to stream on Hulu. Read the rest of this entry »
Toby Chu Scoring Netflix’s ‘Fistful of Vengeance’
Posted: January 23, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Fistful of Vengeance, Netflix, Roel Reine, Toby Chu
Toby Chu (Bao, Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return, Covert Affairs, Found, Unforgettable, Centaurworld, Henchmen) has composed the original score for the new Netflix original film Fistful of Vengeance. The movie based on the streamer’s 2019 series Wu Assassins is directed by Roel Reiné (The Admiral, Redbad, Death Race 2) and stars Iko Uwais, Lewis Tan, Lawrence Kao, Pearl Thusi, Jason Tobin, Francesca Ploypailin Corney, Yayaying Rhatha Phongam, Simon Kook and JuJu Chan Szeto. The supernatural martial arts action thriller follows super-powered assassin Kai Jin and his friends as they track a killer from San Francisco’s Chinatown to Thailand to avenge the death of a loved one. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: January 22, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Apple TV +, Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock, Harvey Mason Jr., Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the Apple TV+ original series Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock. The album features the original songs from the reboot of the classic Fraggle Rock series produced by Harvey Mason Jr. and performed by the title characters and special guest stars such as Patti LaBelle, Daveed Diggs, Cynthia Erivo, Ed Helms and Kenan Thompson. Also included is Foo Fighters’ Fraggle Rock Rock inspired by the original Fraggle Rock theme song (listen to the full track below). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 21, 2022)
Posted: January 21, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Breton Vivian, Brian Tyler, Don Harper, Grant Kirkhope, Home Team, Joseph Metcalfe, Redeeming Love, Rupert Gregson-Williams, The King's Daughter, The Tiger Rising, Tommy Emmanuel
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the romantic drama Redeeming Love co-written and directed by D.J. Caruso and starring Abigail Cowen, Tom Lewis, Logan Marshall-Green, Famke Janssen, Eric Dane, Nina Dobrev, Ke-Xi Wu and Livi Burch. The film’s original music is composed by Brian Tyler (Iron Man 3, Fast & Furious, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Crazy Rich Asians, Scream, Thor: The Dark World) & Breton Vivian (Five Feet Apart, 1883, Yellowstone). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Universal Pictures release.
Also opening wide is the fantasy adventure The King’s Daughter directed by Sean McNamara and starring Pierce Brosnan, Kaya Scodelario, Benjamin Walker, Rachel Griffiths, Bingbing Fan and William Hurt. Joseph Metcalfe (Sleeping Beauty, The Hard Cops), John Coda (Bratz, Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite) & Grant Kirkhope (Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, Civilization: Beyond Earth) have composed the film’s original score. Sum of All Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score, as well as a track by Nicholas Britell who contributed the original dance music to the project today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Gravitas Ventures release. Read the rest of this entry »
Lana Del Rey’s Original Song ‘Watercolor Eyes’ from ‘Euphoria’ Season 2 Soundtrack Released
Posted: January 21, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Euphoria, HBO, Lana Del Rey, Nasri, Soundtrack
Interscope Records has released the original song Watercolor Eyes from the soundtrack of the second season of the HBO original series Euphoria. The track, which is featured in this coming Sunday’s third episode, is co-written (with Nasri) and performed by Lana Del Rey is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Check out the official lyric video after the jump. The label has also announced a full soundtrack featuring a selection of songs from Season 2 to be released digitally on February 25. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version, which is scheduled to come out on April 22. Check back on this page for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: January 21, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Batu Sener, Disney Plus, Ice Age, John C. Donkin, score, Soundtrack, The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild
Batu Sener has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the animated feature The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild. The album features the film’s original music composed by Sener who has incorporated John Powell’s themes from Ice: Age: The Meltdown and & Dawn of the Dinosaurs into his score. The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, January 28 by Hollywood Records and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild is directed by John C. Donkin and features the voice of Simon Pegg, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Justina Machado, Vincent Tong and Aaron Harris. Read the rest of this entry »
Andrè Schuen & Daniel Heide to Perform ‘A Winter’s Journey’ Animated Film Soundtrack
Posted: January 21, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Winter's Journey, Alex Helfrecht, Andrè Schuen, Daniel Heide
Sony Pictures Classics announced today that baritone Andrè Schuen and pianist Daniel Heide will perform the soundtrack of the upcoming animated film adaptation of Franz Schubert’s classical song cycle Winterreise, The movie, entitled A Winter’s Journey, is directed by Alex Helfrecht (The White King) and features the voice talent of John Malkovich, Jason Isaacs, Gabriella Moran, Marcin Czarnik, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson and Martina Gedeck. Deutsche Grammophon will release the soundtrack album for the film, which blends live action with CGI and painted animation and follows an itinerant lovelorn poet who undertakes a hazardous walk across mountains, ice, and snow. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Last Thing Mary Saw’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: January 21, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Edoardo Vitaletti, Keegan DeWitt, score, Shudder, Soundtrack, The Last Thing Mary Saw
Open Memory Music has released a soundtrack album for the period horror thriller The Last Thing Mary Saw. The album features the film’s original music composed by Keegan DeWitt (Hearts Beat Loud, A Teacher, I’ll See You in My Dreams, Divorce, All Together Now, Sorry for Your Loss, The Hero). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. The Last Thing Mary Saw is written and directed by Edoardo Vitaletti and stars Stefanie Scott, Isabelle Fuhrman, Rory Culkin and Judith Roberts. The movie is set in Southold, New York in 1843 and revolves around a young woman who is under investigation following the mysterious death of her family’s matriarch. Read the rest of this entry »
