Christopher Willis (The Death of Stalin, The Personal History of David Copperfield, Veep, Schmigadoon!, Old Dads) is scoring the upcoming Disney Junior animated series Ariel. The show is based on Disney’s animated classic The Little Mermaid and stars Mykal-Michelle Harris in the title role, alongside Taye Diggs as King Triton, Amber Riley as Ursula, as well as Gracen Newton, Cruz Flateau, Elizabeth Phoenix Caro, Yvette Nicole Brown, Melissa Villaseñor, Kevin Michael Richardson and Ron Funches. The Wild Canary production is set in the Caribbean-inspired fairytale kingdom of Atlantica and follows the titular young mermaid princess as she embarks on underwater adventures with her family and friends. Read the rest of this entry »
Christopher Willis Scoring Disney Junior’s ‘Ariel’ TV Series
Posted: May 8, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ariel, Christopher Willis, Disney Junior
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‘A Gentleman in Moscow’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: May 8, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: A Gentleman in Moscow, Federico Jusid, Paramount+, score, Showtime, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the Showtime/Paramount+ limited series A Gentleman in Moscow. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Federico Jusid (The Secret In Their Eyes, The English, Watership Down, Misconduct, The Head, Life Itself, Loving Pablo) . The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, May 10 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the composer’s opening titles track below. A Gentleman in Moscow is developed by Ben Vanstone based on the novel of the same name by Amor Towles and stars Ewan McGregor, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Alexa Goodall, Johnny Harris, Fehinti Balogun, Leah Harvey, Lyès Salem, Paul Ready, John Heffernan and Björn Hlynur Haraldsson. The 8-part drama takes place in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution and follows Count Alexander Rostov who is banished by a Soviet tribunal to an opulent Hotel Metropol and threatened with death if he ever sets foot outside again. Read the rest of this entry »
Oliver Coates to Score Harry Lighton’s ‘Pillion’
Posted: May 8, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Harry Lighton, Oliver Coates, Pillion
Oliver Coates (Aftersun, Mary & George, Occupied City, The Stranger, Foe, Significant Other) is attached to score the upcoming romance Pillion. The film marks the feature directorial debut of Harry Lighton (Wren Boys) and will star Alexander Skarsgard and Harry Melling. The movie is based on Adam Mars-Jones’ Box Hill and follows a weedy wallflower who is letting life pass him by, when he meets the handsome leader of a motorbike club who takes him on as his submissive. Read the rest of this entry »
‘David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: May 8, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dan Hartley, David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived, HBO, score, Soundtrack, Tandis Jenhudson
Medical Records will release a soundtrack album for the HBO original documentary David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived. The album features the film’s original music composed by Tandis Jenhudson (Shadows of Liberty, The Cameron Years, Gracie). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, May 10 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived is directed by Dan Hartley and tells the coming-of-age story of stuntman David Holmes, a teenage gymnast from Essex, England, who is selected to play Daniel Radcliffe’s stunt double in the first Harry Potter film, when the actor was just 11. The movie explores the pair’s relationship and focuses on the tragic accident on set that left David paralyzed with a debilitating spinal injury. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Twisters – The Album’ Announced
Posted: May 8, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Lee Isaac Chung, Luke Combs, Soundtrack, Twisters
Atlantic Records will release Twisters – The Album, the official soundtrack album for the disaster movie directed by Lee Isaac Chung and starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos, Maura Tierney, Brandon Perea, Sasha Lane, Nik Dodani, Daryl McCormack and Kiernan Shipka. Tracks featured on the album include the new song Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma by Luke Combs (to be released as a digital single on May 16). The full album will be coming out digitally, on CD and vinyl on July 19. Visit the official album website to pre-order the soundtrack in all formats. Read the rest of this entry »
Lele Marchitelli Scoring Paolo Sorrentino’s ‘Parthenope’
Posted: May 8, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Lele Marchitelli, Paolo Sorrentino, Parthenope
Composer Lele Marchitelli (Mare of Easttown, There’s Still Tomorrow, I’m Crazy About Iris Blond) is reteaming with director Paolo Sorrentino on the upcoming Italian drama Parthenope. The film is written and directed by Sorrentino (Youth, Il Divo, This Must Be The Place) and stars Celeste Dalla Porta, Stefania Sandrelli, Gary Oldman, Silvio Orlando, Luisa Ranieri, Silvia Degrandi, Isabella Ferrari, Lorenzo Gleijeses, Daniele Rienzo and Dario Aita. The movie follows the title character, born in the sea of Naples in 1950, as she searches for happiness over the long summers of her youth, falling in love with her home city and its many memorable characters. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Chasing Johnny’ (‘Un Homme en Fuite’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 8, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Baptiste Debraux, Feu! Chatterton, score, Soundtrack, Un homme en fuite
22D Music has released a soundtrack album for the French thriller Chasing Johnny (Un homme en fuite). The album features the film’s original music composed by the Paris-based pop band Feu! Chatterton (The Great Magic). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the band’s first track (Le grand saut) after the jump. Chasing Johnny is co-written and directed by Baptiste Debraux and stars Léa Drucker, Pierre Lottin, Bastien Bouillon and Marion Barbeau. The movie follows an investigator who is looking for an activist who is wanted by the police after a robbery gone wrong, while his childhood friend is also trying to find him before the police. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Goodbye Earth’ to Be Released
Posted: May 7, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Goodbye Earth, Hwang Sang-jun, Netflix, Soundtrack
Netflix Music will release a soundtrack album for the South Korean Netflix original series Goodbye Earth. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Hwang Sang-jun (Extracurricular, Confidential Assignment, Money, The Himalayas) who has collaborated with artists such as Noh Hyung-woo, Ma Sang-woo, Ryu Ji-yeon, Park Eun-ji, among others, on the project. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 8 (visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download). Listen to the first song (Revolution) below. Goodbye Earth is directed by Kim Jin-min, written by Jeong Seong-joo and stars Ahn Eun-jin, Yoo Ah-in, Jeon Seong-woo and Kim Yoon-hye. The dystopian sci-fi drama is based on the novel of the same name by Kotaro Isaka and revolves a determined teacher who fights to keep her former students safe when an asteroid hurtles towards Earth with nothing to stop it. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Rooster’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: May 7, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Mark Leonard Winter, score, Soundtrack, Stefan Gregory, The Rooster
Noisy Miner will release a soundtrack album for the Australian comedy drama The Rooster. The album features the film’s original music composed by Stefan Gregory (The Dig, Cottontail). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 8 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Rooster is written and directed by Mark Leonard Winter and stars Phoenix Raei, Hugo Weaving, Rhys Mitchell and John Waters. The movie follows an introverted police officer in a small country town who begins to unravel after he fails to follow police protocol when dealing with an incident involving his childhood friend. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Foil’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: May 7, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Foil, Jake Weston, score, Soundtrack, Zach Green
Jake Weston will release a soundtrack album for the sci-fi comedy Foil. The album features the composer’s original score from the film and will be released digitally tomorrow, May 8. Visit Amazon to pre-order the soundtrack. Foil is co-written and directed by Zach Green and stars Chris Doubek, Brian McGuire, Devin O’Rourke, Green himself, Ari Stidham, Jasmine Wattar and Ashley Rae Spillers. The movie follows a failed filmmaker and a rebellious conspiracy theorist who – after opting out of their high school reunion – reconnect on a desert camping trip, but quickly realize their intentions for the weekend are at odds. Read the rest of this entry »
