Mamut Records has released a soundtrack album for the sci-fi thriller Shadow of the Cat (La Sombra del Gato). The album features the film’s original music composed by Nahuel Maeso & April May June. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and any other major digital music services), where you can also check out audio samples. Shadow of the Cat is written and directed by José María Cicala and stars Danny Trejo, Maite Lanata, Guillermo Zapata, Mónica Antonópulos, Rita Cortese and Miguel Ángel Solá. The movie revolves around a family living on an isolated farmwithout telephones or internet, when the teenage daughter runs away into town one day and gets her hands on a mobile phone. Read the rest of this entry »

Tony Morales (Elena of Avalor, BloodlineThe Bag ManAn Actor PreparesIn Your Eyes) is scoring the upcoming Amazon original series Reacher. The show is developed by Nick Santora (Prison Break) based on Lee Child’s first Jack Reacher novel Killing Floor and stars Alan Ritchson, Malcolm Goodwin, Willa Fitzgerald, Hugh Thompson, Chris Webster, Maria Sten, Kristin Kreuk, Harvey Guillén, Currie Graham, Willie C. Carpenter, Marc Bendavid, Maxwell Jenkins and Bruce McGill. The crime thriller follows the title character as he is arrested for a murder he did not commit and finds himself in the middle of a deadly conspiracy full of dirty cops, shady businessmen and scheming politicians. Read the rest of this entry »

East Prussian Archive has released a soundtrack album for the HBO documentary Four Hours at the Capitol. The album features the film’s original music composed by David Schweitzer (EmmaWonders of Life, The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty, Inside North Korea’s DynastyCharlie & Lola). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Four Hours at the Capitol is produced and directed by Jamie Roberts and chronicles the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, when thousands of American citizens from across the country gathered in Washington D.C. to protest the results of the 2020 presidential election. Read the rest of this entry »

Alex Somers Scoring Mimi Cave’s ‘Fresh’

Posted: December 27, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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Alex Somers (Captain Fantastic, Honey Boy, Dawson City: Frozen Time, Together, Together, Miss AmericanaAlohaCharm City Kings) has composed the original score for the upcoming thriller Fresh. The film is directed by Mimi Cave and stars Daisy Edgar-Jones, Sebastian Stan, Jojo T. Gibbs, Charlotte Le Bon, Andrea Bang and Dayo Okeniyi. Lauryn Kahn (Ibiza) wrote the screenplay. The movie follows a young woman who accepts an invitation to an impromptu weekend getaway with her new boyfriend, only to find that her new paramour has been hiding some unusual appetites. Read the rest of this entry »

 Königskinder has released a soundtrack album for the German event series The Palace (Der Palast). The album features the show’s original score composed by Martin Lingnau & Ingmar Süberkrüb (Luis and the Aliens, Charité). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples. The Palace is directed by Uli Edel, written by Rodica Doehnert and stars Svenja Jungl Anja Kling, Heino Ferch, Inka Friedrich, Friedrich von Thun, Ursula Werner, Jeanette Hain, Hermann Beyer, August Wittgenstein, Hannes Wegener, Annabella Zetsch, Luise Befort, Alina Levshin and Daniel Donskoy. The Constantin Television production takes place at the end of the 1980s and centers around two twin sisters who meet for the first time in their lives as adults in what proves to be a fateful encounter. Read the rest of this entry »

Premiering on Tuesday, December 28, is the HBO documentary The Super Bob Einstein Movie written and directed by Danny Gold, produced by Gold, George Shapiro, Aimee Hyatt about the life and legacy of the late actor, writer and producer Bob Einstein. The movie features music by the Barenaked Ladies, including the original song Landed on My Head, which has been released as a digital single earlier this month by Raisin’ Records. Check out our previous news article to listen to the track and for more information about the movie, which is premiering on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.

Premiering on Wednesday, December 29, is Lucasfilm’s Disney+ original series The Book of Boba Fett created by Jon Favreau and starring Temuera Morrison an Ming-Na Wen. Ludwig Göransson (Black Panther, The Mandalorian, Tenet, Creed. VenomCommunity) & Joseph Shirley (The Mysterious Benedict SocietyBad TripFairfax) are composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about The Mandalorian spin-off, which will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+. Read the rest of this entry »

Lonestar Music has released a new soundtrack album for the Viaplay original series Face to Face (Forhøret). The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Mikkel Maltha Anthony Lledo (A Taste of Hunger, The Purity of Vengeance, Frostbite). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. A first album featuring the composers’ score from Season 1 was released in late 2019. Face to Face is co-written and directed by Christoffer Boe and stars Trine Dyrholm, Ulrich Thomsen, Alma Ekehed Thomsen, Søren Malling, Olaf Johannessen، Fanny Leander Bornedal and Danica Curcic. Read the rest of this entry »

Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Eternals, Iron Man, A Wrinkle in Time, Pacific Rim, Clash of the Titans, Prison Break) has recently been scoring the upcoming film adaptation of the video game series Uncharted. The movie is directed by Ruben Fleischer (Venom, Zombieland) and stars Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg, Sophia Ali, Tati Gabrielle and Antonio Banderas. The action adventure follows a young street-smart Nathan Drake on his first treasure hunting adventure with wisecracking partner Victor “Sully” Sullivan in a dangerous pursuit of “the greatest treasure never found” while also tracking clues that may lead to Nathan’s long-lost brother. Read the rest of this entry »

Five new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this week:

Already playing in theaters since this past Wednesday is the animated sequel Sing 2 written and directed by Garth Jennings and starring Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Taron Egerton, Bono, Tori Kelly, Nick Kroll, Bobby Cannavale, Halsey, Letitia Wright and Pharrell Williams. The film’s original score is composed by Joby Talbot (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the GalaxyClosed CircuitPenelope). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music earlier this week (click here for the full album details) and Republic Records has released a separate album featuring the songs from the movie (including original tracks by  Sam I, Anitta, BIA & Jarina De Marco) last week (click here for more information).

Also playing in theaters since Wednesday is the sci-fi action sequel The Matrix Resurrections co-written and directed by Lana Wachowski and starring Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Neil Patrick Harris, Jessica Henwick, Jonathan Groff, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Jada Pinkett Smith. Johnny Klimek & Tom Tykwer (Cloud Atlas, Run Lola Run, The International, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer) have composed the film’s original music. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score, as well as eleven remixes last week. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Warner Bros. Pictures production, which is now also available to stream on HBO Max. Read the rest of this entry »

Mark Bradshaw (Bright Star, Top of the Lake, The Daughter, Resistance) has composed the original music for the upcoming Australian supernatural horror thriller You Won’t Be Alone. The film is written and directed by Goran Stolevski and stars Sara Klimoska, Anamaria Marinca, Noomi Rapace, Alice Englert, Carloto Cotta and Félix Maritaud. The movie is set in an isolated mountain village in 19th century Macedonia and follows a young girl who is kidnapped and then transformed into a witch by an ancient spirit. Read the rest of this entry »