Plaza Mayor Company will release the first-ever soundtrack album for the fantasy adventure Age of the Dragons. The album features the film’s original music composed by J Bateman (Saints and Soldiers, The Swan Princess series, Forever Strong, Christmas Break-In, Skinwalker Ranch). The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 4, 2022 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Age of the Dragons is directed by Ryan Little and stars Danny Glover, Vinnie Jones, Corey Sevier, Larry Bagby and Kepa Kruse. The movie is based on Herman Melville’s classic novel Moby Dick and tells the story of Captain Ahab and his legendary crew as they seek and destroy the one great white dragon for slaughtering his family and leaving him badly burned. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Age of the Dragons’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: January 5, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Age of the Dragons, J Bateman, Ryan Little, score, Soundtrack
Pinar Toprak to Score Francis Lawrence’s ‘Slumberland’
Posted: January 5, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Francis Lawrence, Netflix, Pinar Toprak, Slumberland
Pinar Toprak (Captain Marvel, Stargirl, Us Again, Krypton,McMillions, The Angel) has signed on to score the upcoming Netflix original film Slumberland. The movie is directed by Francis Lawrence (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire & Mockingjay, I Am Legend) and stars Jason Momoa, Kyle Chandler, Chris O’Dowd, Marlow Barkley, Weruche Opia and India de Beaufort. The fantasy adventure is inspired by the comic book strip Little Nemo in Slumberland by Winsor McCay and revolves around a young girl who discovers a secret map to the dreamworld of Slumberland and traverses through dreams and flees nightmares, with the hope to see her late father again. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Rosy’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: January 5, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Marine Barnerias, Matthieu Chedid, Rosy, score, Soundtrack
My Box Productions has released a soundtrack album for the French documentary Rosy. The album features the film’s original music by French singer/songwriter -M- (aka Matthieu Chedid) (Tell No One, Faces Places, Yao, Baby Bump(s)). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack, to check out the track list and to listen to audio samples. Rosy is directed by Marine Barnerias who was diagnosed with a multiple sclerosis at age 21 that threatens her to become partially or fully paralyzed. The movie follows the filmmaker as she decides not to take any treatment but to try to find the answer within herself by taking a a 9-month trip across three countries to reconnect with her body, mind and soul. Read the rest of this entry »
Jim Williams Scoring Andrew Semans’ ‘Resurrection’
Posted: January 5, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andrew Semans, Jim Williams, Resurrection
Jim Williams (Titane, Possessor, Raw, Beast, Sightseers, A Field in England, Kill List) has composed the original score for the upcoming psychological thriller Resurrection. The film is written and directed by Andrew Semans (Nancy, Please) and stars Rebecca Hall, Tim Roth, Grace Kaufman, Michael Esper and Angela Wong Carbone. The movie revolves around a single mother who leads successful and orderly life whose life spirals out of control when she glimpses a man she instantly recognizes, an unwelcome shadow from her past. 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
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 »
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 »
