Neil Davidge (UnleashedPushHalo 4, Earth Moods, BritanniaMonsters: 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 »

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 CupsTo 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 »

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 (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 News
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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 (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 »

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 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 »

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 »

Stephen Rennicks (Room, Normal People, Frank, The Little Stranger, What Richard Did, Rebellion) has been tapped to score the upcoming British comedy drama Good Luck to You, Leo Grande. The film is directed by Sophie Hyde (52 Tuesdays, Animals) and stars Emma Thompson and Daryl McCormack. The movie follows a retired school teacher yearning for some adventure, human connection and good sex who devises a plan and hires the services of a young sex worker for a night of bliss. Comedian Katy Brand wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »