Mervyn Warren (The Wedding Planner, A Walk to Remember, Joyful Noise, Honey) has been hired to score the upcoming drama Lola James. The film marks the directorial debut of actresses Nicola Peltz (Transformers: Age of Extinction, Bates Motel) & Bria Vinaite (The Florida Project) and stars Peltz herself, alongside Virginia Madsen, Richie Merritt, Trevor Long, Raven Goodwin and Luke David Blumm. The movie is set in middle America and revolves around the 19-year old title character who is working to save enough money to get her little brother out of their toxic home, when she she spirals into a drug addiction that threatens to consume her. Read the rest of this entry »
Mervyn Warren to Score Nicola Peltz’s & Bria Vinaite’s ‘Lola James’
Posted: December 22, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bria Vinaite, Lola James, Mervyn Warren, Nicola Peltz
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‘Cardo’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 22, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Álex de Lucas, Cardo, score, Soundtrack
Atresmúsica has released a soundtrack album for the Atresplayer Premium original series Cardo. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Álex de Lucas. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. Cardo is created by Claudia Costafreda & Ana Rujas and stars Rujas herself, Clara Sans, Ana Telenti, Juani Ruiz, Alberto San Juan, Diego Ibáñez and Yolanda Ramos. The drama centers on a 30-something woman who has seen better days and tries to turn her life around without a real sense of introspection. Read the rest of this entry »
Ashley Park’s Original Song ‘Mon Soleil’ from ‘Emily in Paris’ Season 2 Soundtrack Released
Posted: December 21, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Ashley Park, Emily in Paris, Freddy Wexler, Netflix
Milan Records has released the original song Mon Soleil from the second season of the Netflix original series Emily in Paris. The track written by Freddy Wexler and performed by actress Ashley Park (who stars as Mindy Chen) and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also listen to the full song below. Emily in Paris is created by Darren Star and also stars Lily Collins, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, Lucas Bravo, Kate Walsh, Samuel Arnold, Bruno Gouery, Camille Razat, Lucien Laviscount and Kevin Dias. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Hawkeye’ Vol. 2 (Episodes 4-6) Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: December 21, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Christophe Beck, Disney Plus, Hawkeye, Marvel, Michael Paraskevas, score, Soundtrack
The full details of the second soundtrack album for Marvel Studios’ Disney+ original series Hawkeye have been revealed. The album features the original music from the show’s final three episodes composed by Emmy Award winner Christophe Beck (WandaVision, Frozen, Ant-Man, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Edge of Tomorrow, Free Guy, The Hangover) & Michael Paraskevas (The Christmas Chronicles). Also included is the Marc Shaiman- & Scott Wittman-penned original song Save The City, which has previously been available as a digital single. The Vol. 2 (Episodes 4-6) soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 22 by Hollywood Records and Marvel Music and will be available to stream/download on Amazon (and any other digital music services). Read the rest of this entry »
Original Score & Song Shortlists for 94th Academy Awards Announced
Posted: December 21, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced the shortlists for several categories for the 94th Academy Awards, including Original Score and Original Song. The shortlisted scores and songs are listed in alphabetical order below. The nominations for the 94th Academy Awards will be announced on February 8, 2022 and the awards show will be held on March 27. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Sing 2’ Score Album Details
Posted: December 21, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Garth Jennings, Joby Talbot, score, Sing, Sing 2, Soundtrack
Back Lot Music will release a score album for Illumination Entertainment’s animated sequel Sing 2. The album features the film’s original score composed by Joby Talbot (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Closed Circuit, Penelope, Son of Rambow). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 22 and will be available to stream/download here. As previously reported, Republic Records has released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie last Friday. Talbot’s score from the original film was released back in 2016 by Back Lot Music. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The King’s Man’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: December 21, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dominic Lewis, Matthew Margeson, Matthew Vaughn, score, Soundtrack, The King's Man
Hollywood Records will release the official soundtrack album for Matthew Vaugn’s Kingsman prequel The King’s Man. The album features the film’s original score composed by Matthew Margeson (Rocketman, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Eddie the Eagle) and Dominic Lewis (Peter Rabbit, The Man in the High Castle, Money Monster). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 22. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album. Parlaphone Records has previously released the original end credits song Measure of a Man (co-written by Margeson & Lewis) performed by FKA twigs feat. Central Cee last month. Read the rest of this entry »
Nominations for 49th Annie Awards Announced
Posted: December 21, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Annie Awards
The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, has announced the nominations for the 49th Annual Annie Awards this morning. Here are the music-related nominees:
Music in an Animated Feature Production
- Encanto – Lin-Manuel Miranda & Germaine Franco – Walt Disney Animation Studios |
- Luca – Dan Romer – Pixar Animation Studios
- Poupelle of Chimney Town – Youki Kojima & Yuta Bandoh – Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., Ltd.
- Raya and the Last Drago – James Newton Howard & Jhené Aiko – Walt Disney Animation Studios
- Vivo – Alex Lacamoire & Lin-Manuel Miranda – Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix
Alexandre Desplat Scoring Michel Hazanavicius’ ‘Final Cut’
Posted: December 21, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Final Cut, Michel Hazanavicius, Z (comme Z)
Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Shape of Water, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, The Queen, The King’s Speech) has been tapped to score the upcoming French horror comedy Final Cut (Z (comme Z)). The film is written and directed by Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist, OSS 117) and stars Romain Duris, Bérénice Bejo, Grégory Gadebois, Finnegan Oldfield, Matilda Lutz and Raphaël Quenard. The movie is based on Shinichiro Ueda’s Japanese feature One Cut of the Dead and follows an abusive director of a low-budget zombie horror as he tries to inject energy and excitement into the project by unlocking a real-life ancient zombie curse. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for BBC’s ‘In My Skin’ Released
Posted: December 21, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, Hulu, In My Skin, Nick Foster, Oli Julian, score, Soundtrack
Manners McDade has released a soundtrack album for the BBC series In My Skin. The album features selections of the original music from the show composed by Nick Foster (Thunderbirds Are Go, The A List, Misha and the Wolves, Year of the Rabbit) and Oli Julian ( Sex Education, Catastrophe, How to Build a Girl, Code 404, Episodes). 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. In My Skin is created by Kayleigh Llewellyn and stars Gabrielle Creevy, Jo Hartley, Di Botcher, Rhodri Meillir, Rebekah Murrell, Poppy Lee Friar and James Wilbraham. The coming-of-age comedy drama follows a Welsh teenager who lives a double life as she tries to keep her mother’s mental illness and her father’s alcoholism a secret. Read the rest of this entry »
