Polydor Records has released a soundtrack album for the French drama Waiting for Bojangles (En attendant Bojangles). The album features the film’s original music composed by Olivier & Clare Manchon (Black Box, Colliding Dreams, The Drummer, Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay). Also included is a song by Lola Flores, as well as Marlon Williams’ cover of Jerry Jeff Walker’s Mr. Bojangles arranged by Clare & Olivier Manchon (listen to the track after the jump). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. A CD version is also being released overseas this Friday. Waiting for Bojangles is directed by Régis Roinsard and stars Virginie Efira, Romain Duris, Grégory Gadebois and Solan Machado-Graner. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Waiting for Bojangles’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: January 5, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Clare Manchon, En attendant Bojangles, Olivier Manchon, Regis Roinsard, score, Soundtrack, Waiting for Bojangles
Neil Davidge Scoring Sky’s ‘The Fear Index’
Posted: January 4, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Neil Davidge, Sky, The Fear Index
Neil Davidge (Unleashed, Push, Halo 4, Earth Moods, Britannia, Monsters: Dark Continent, Good People) has recently been recording his score for the upcoming Sky original limited series The Fear Index. The show is written by Caroline Bartleet & Paul Andrew Williams (London to Brighton, Unfinished Song, White Dragon) based on the best-selling novel by Robert Harris (Enigma, An Officer and a Spy) and stars Josh Hartnett, Leila Farzad, Arsher Ali and Grégory Montel. The 4-part thriller follows an American ex-pat physicist and computer genius who creates an AI-driven system that exploits fear in the financial markets and operates at lightning speed to make big returns. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for HBO’s ‘Simple as Water’ to Be Released
Posted: January 4, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hanan Townshend, HBO, HBO Max, Megan Mylan, score, Simple as Water, Soundtrack
Plaza Mayor Company will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Simple as Water. The album features the film’s original music composed by Hanan Townshend (Knight of Cups, To the Wonder, Blue Miracle, Outcry, Semper Fi, The Book of Vision). The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, January 14 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Simple as Water directed by Megan Mylan (Lost Boys of Sudan, Smile Pinki) was filmed over the course of five years in five countries including Turkey, Greece, Germany, Syria and the US and explores the impact of war, separation, and displacement and takes audiences into Syrian families’ quests for normalcy and building a new life. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Four to Dinner’ (‘4 Metà’) Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: January 4, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: 4 Metà, Daiana Lou, Four to Dinner, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, v
Radiocattleya will release a soundtrack album for the Italian Netflix original film Four to Dinner (4 Metà). The album features the movie’s original music composed by Italian pop duo Daiana Lou (Daiana Mingarelli and Luca Pignalberi). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, January 5 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Four to Dinner is directed by Alessio Maria Federici, written by Martino Coli and stars Ilenia Pastorelli, Matilde Gioli, Giuseppe Maggio, Matteo Martari, Marta Gastini, Flavio Furno and Nicola Lagioia. The romantic comedy is told across parallel storylines that portray four single friends as they pair up in different couple combinations. Read the rest of this entry »
Craig Wedren & Annie Clark (St. Vincent) Scoring Stephanie Allynne’s & Tig Notaro’s ‘Am I OK?’
Posted: January 4, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Am I OK?, Annie Clark, Craig Wedren, Stephanie Allynne, Tig Notaro
Craig Wedren (Role Models, School of Rock, Wet Hot American Summer, GLOW, How to Be a Latin Lover) & Annie Clark (aka St. Vincent) (The Nowhere Inn) have teamed up score the upcoming drama Am I OK? The film marks the feature directorial debut of actresses Stephanie Allynne & Tig Notaro and stars Dakota Johnson, Sonoya Mizuno, Jermaine Fowler, Kiersey Clemons, Molly Gordon and Sean Hayes. The movie follows two best friends as they are working through the complexities of self-discovery and personal awakening. Lauren Pomerantz wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Nominations for 3rd Annual SCL Awards Announced
Posted: January 4, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: SCL Awards
The Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) has announced the nominees for the 3rd Annual SCL Awards, which will take place on February 1st at the Skirball Cultural Center. The evening will be hosted by Darren Criss will include musical performances from Grammy-nominated singers/songwriters Abigail Barlow & Emily Bear (Bridgerton: The Unofficial Musica;), Grammy winner Judith Hill, and more. Check out the full list of nominations below. Carter Burwell and Joel Coen & Ethan Coen who have collaborated on 17 films (including last year’s The Tragedy of Macbeth directed and adapted by Joel Coen) will receive the Spirit of Collaboration Award, which is presented to a composer and filmmaker who have had an enduring and distinguished creative partnership representing a significant body of work. Read the rest of this entry »
Geoff Barrow & Ben Salisbury Scoring Netflix’s ‘Archive 81’
Posted: January 4, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Archive 81, Ben Salisbury, Geoff Barrow, Netflix
Geoff Barrow & Ben Salisbury (Ex Machina, Annihilation, Devs, Hanna, Luce, Free Fire) are the composers of the new Netflix original series Archive 81. The show is inspired by the popular horror podcast of the same name and stars Mamoudou Athie, Dina Shihabi, Evan Jonigkeit, Matt McGorry, Martin Donovan, Julia Chan and Ariana Neal. The supernatural thriller follows an archivist who takes a job restoring damaged videotapes and gets pulled into the vortex of a mystery involving the missing director and a demonic cult. Read the rest of this entry »
Theme Song from Netflix’s ‘Action Pack’ Released
Posted: January 3, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Action Pack, Dena Diamond, Mike Barnett, Netflix, Shea Fontana
Maisie Music Publishing has released the theme song from the new Netflix animated series Action Pack. The track written by the show’s composer Mike Barnett, with lyrics by Barnett, Dena Diamond & Shea Fontana and vocals by Barnett & Keira Moran is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Action Pack is created by William Harper and features the voice talent of Sydney Thomas, Oscar Reyez, Julieta Cortes, Nevin Kar and Giancarlo Sabogal. The ICON Creative Studios production follows a group of heroic kids who use their incredible super powers as they take on the biggest threats in Hope Springs and fulfill their ultimate mission of bringing out the good in everything. Read the rest of this entry »
Son Lux Scoring Daniel Kwan’s & Daniel Scheinert’s ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’
Posted: January 3, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Son Lux
Son Lux are providing the original music for the upcoming sci-fi adventure comedy Everything Everywhere All at Once. The film is directed by Daniels (aka Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert (Swiss Army Man, The Death of Dick Long) and stars Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, Stephanie Hsu, Jenny Slate, James Hong, Harry Shum Jr. and Jamie Lee Curtis. The movie revolves around an exhausted Chinese American woman who can’t seem to finish her taxes. Kwan and Scheinert are also producing the project with Jonathan Wang (False Positive), as well as AGBO’s Anthony & Joe Russo (Avengers: Endgame, Captain America: The Winter Soldier) and Mike Larocca (21 Bridges, Extraction). Read the rest of this entry »
The CW’s ‘Naomi’ to Feature Original Score by Amanda Jones
Posted: January 3, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amanda Jones, Naomi, The CW
Amanda Jones (Twenties, Cherish the Day, Good Trouble, Adventure Time: Distant Lands) is scoring the new CW drama Naomi. The show is developed by Ava DuVernay (Selma, A Wrinkle in Time) & Jill Blankenship based on DC Entertainment’s comic book series of the same title co-written by Brian Michael Bendis & David F. Walker and illustrated by Jamal Campbell and stars Kaci Walfall, Mary-Charles Jones, Cranston Johnson, Camila Moreno, Barry Watson, Mouzam Makkar, Will Meyers, Aidan Gemme and Alexander Wraith. The series revolves a cool, confident, comic book–loving teenager as she pursues her hidden destiny and sets out the origins of a supernatural event that shakes her hometown of Port Oswego to the core. Read the rest of this entry »
