Gilad Benamram (Fauda, Suspicion, Club Life, Bard of Blood, The Girl on the Train) has composed the original score for the upcoming crime thriller 1992. The film is directed by Ariel Vromen (The Iceman, Criminal) and stars Tyrese Gibson, Scott Eastwood, Ray Liotta, Clé Bennett, Christopher A’mmanuel, Dylan Arnold, Michael Beasley, Tosin Morohunfola, Ori Pfeffer and Oleg Taktarov. The movie follows a father who is desperately trying to rebuild his life and his relationship with his son amidst the turbulent 1992 LA uprising following the Rodney King verdict, while – across town – another father and son put their own strained relationship to the test as they plot a heist to steal catalytic converters. Read the rest of this entry »
Gilad Benamram Scoring Ariel Vromen’s ‘1992’
Posted: July 1, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: 1992, Ariel Vromen, Gilad Benamram
World Premiere Release of Original ‘Invaders from Mars’ Score Announced
Posted: July 1, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Elisabeth Lutyens, Invaders from Mars, Montgomery Tully, Raoul Kraushaar, score, Soundtrack, The Terrornauts, William Cameron Menzies
Dragon’s Domain Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1953 sci-fi classic Invaders from Mars directed by William Cameron Menzies and starring Helena Carter, Jimmy Hunt and Arthur Franz. The film’s original score written by Raoul Kraushaar (who is the credited composer, while Mort Glickman is believed to be the actual composer) is being released as part of the label’s The Golden Age of Science Fiction – Vol. 5 , which also includes the first-ever release of the music from the 1967 British sci-fi movie The Terrornauts (directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Simon Oates & Zena Marshall) composed by Elisabeth Lutyens. Visit the label’s official website to order the soundtrack, to check out audio samples and for more information about the limited edition CD. Read the rest of this entry »
David Fleming Scoring Donald Glover’s ‘Bando Stone & The New World’
Posted: July 1, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bando Stone & The New World, David Fleming, Donald Glover
David Fleming (The Last of Us, Damsel, Blue Planet II, Hillbilly Elegy, The Unforgivable, The Night Logan Woke Up, Jim Henson Idea Man) is scoring the upcoming sci-fi feature Bando Stone & The New World. The film is directed by Donald Glover (Atlanta) and stars Glover himself, Jessica Allain and Legend. No plot details have been announced yet for the movie, which will accompanied by a new album/soundtrack from Glover as Childish Gambino. Evi Wilder wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: July 1, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Beverly Hills Cop, Beverly Hills Cop 4, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, Harold Faltermeyer, Lorne Balfe, Mark Molloy, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
The full details of the soundtrack album for the Netflix original film Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout & Dead Reckoning, Black Widow, His Dark Materials, Bad Boys for Life & Ride or Die, The LEGO Batman Movie, Top Gun: Maverick). Harold Faltermeyer has written the original Beverly Hills Cop themes used in Balfe’s score. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Wednesday, July 3 by Netflix Music (visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download). La-La Land Records will release CD version (limited to 3,000 copies). Click here to check out the project’s music team credits. A first track from Balfe’s score (Axel’s Return) is already available to stream/download now and available separately as a a digital single is Lil Nas X’s “theme song” Here We Go!. Read the rest of this entry »
Hans Zimmer Scoring Steve McQueen’s ‘Blitz’
Posted: July 1, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Apple TV +, Blitz, Hans Zimmer, Steve McQueen
Composer Hans Zimmer is reuniting with director Steve McQueen on the upcoming historical drama Blitz. The film is written and directed by McQueen (Shame, Small Axe) and stars Saoirse Ronan, Elliott Heffernan, Harris Dickinson, Kathy Burke, Benjamin Clementine, Paul Weller, Leigh Gill, Stephen Graham, Mica Ricketts, Alex Jennings, CJ Beckford, Joshua McGuire, Hayley Squires, Erin Kellyman and Sally Messham. The movie follows a 9-year-old boy in World War II London who – after being sent to safety in the English countryside – is determined to return home and finds himself in immense peril, while his distraught mother searches for her missing son. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Blue Lights’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: July 1, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, Blue Lights, BritBox, Eoin O'Callaghan, score, Soundtrack
Amelia Records has released the first soundtrack album for the BBC drama Blue Lights. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Eoin O’Callaghan. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the composer’s first track below. Blue Lights is created by Declan Lawn & Adam Patterson and stars Nathan Braniff, Sian Brooke, Katherine Devlin, Martin McCann, Joanne Crawford, Hannah McClean, Andi Osho, Paddy Jenkins, Desmond Eastwood, Andrea Irvine, Jonathan Harden, Frank Blake, Seána Kerslake, Seamus O’Hara and Dearbhláile McKinney . The series is set in Belfast, Northern Island and follows three PSNI recruits as they try to quell a loyalist feud in the city. Read the rest of this entry »
Colapesce Scoring Fabio Grassadonia’s & Antonio Piazza’s ‘Sicilian Letters’ (‘Iddu’)
Posted: July 1, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Antonio Piazza, Colapesce, Fabio Grassadonia, Iddu, Sicilian Letters
Sicilian singer/songwriter Colapesce is making his feature scoring debut on the upcoming Italian biographical drama Sicilian Letters (Iddu). The film is written and directed by Fabio Grassadonia & Antonio Piazza (Sicilian Ghost Story, Salvo) and stars Elio Germano, Toni Servillo, Daniela Marra, Barbora Bobulova and Tommaso Ragno. The movie centers on Cosa Nostra boss Matteo Messina Denaro (known as “the last godfather”) and focuses on the period when he was at the peak of his nefarious powers as a fugitive from Italian justice. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Geek Girl’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: July 1, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Geek Girl, Netflix, Nikhil Seetharam, score, Soundtrack
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for British/Canadian Netflix original series Geek Girl. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Nikhil Seetharam (Children Ruin Everything, Utopia Falls). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Geek Girl is created by Holly Smale & Jessica Ruston based on Smale’s novel of the same name and stars Emily Carey, Emmanuel Imani, Liam Woodrum, James Murray, Tim Downie, Jemima Rooper, Sarah Parish and Rochelle Harrington. The comedy drama centers awkward teen who has always wanted to fit in and whose life is turned upside down when she gets scouted by a top London model agent and is thrust into the world of fashion. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 30, 2024)
Posted: June 30, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, John Debney, Space Cadet
Premiering on Thursday, July 4, is the comedy Space Cadet written and directed by Liz W. Garcia and starring Emma Roberts, Tom Hopper, Gabrielle Union, Poppy Liu, Desi Lydic, Sebastián Yatra, Kuhoo Verma, Andrew Call, Troy Iwata, Yasha Jackson, Josephine Huang, Dave Foley, Sam Robards and Joshua Harto.. The film’s original music is composed by John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, The Jungle Book, Elf, Horizon: An American Saga, Iron Man 2, Hocus Pocus, Liar Liar, Bruce Almighty). Check out our previous news article for more information about the movie, which will be available to stream exclusively on Prime Video.
Tokio Hotel’s Original Song ‘Home’ from Netflix’s ‘Kaulitz & Kaulitz’ Released
Posted: June 30, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Kaulitz & Kaulitz, Netflix, Tokio Hotel
Netflix Music has released the original song Home from the German Netflix original reality series Kaulitz & Kaulitz. The track written by Tom and Bill Kaulitz and performed by Tokio Hotel is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen check out the official lyric video after the jump. Kaulitz & Kaulitz is directed by Michael Schmitt & Annika Blendl, produced by Otto Steiner and follows the Kaulitz brothers and as the musicians offer a glimpse into their private lives in LA and Germany. Read the rest of this entry »