Deadline is reporting that MGM is producing the feature documentary The Sound of 007 about the history of six decades of James Bond music. The film directed by Mat Whitecross (The Road to Guantanamo, Spike Island, Ashes) will go behind the lens into the Bond franchise from the genesis of Dr No and the iconic 007 theme song all the way to No Time To Die, mixing interviews with James Bond archive material. John Battsek (One Day in September, The Rescue, Studio 54) is producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
MGM to Produce James Bond Music Documentary ‘The Sound of 007’
Posted: December 15, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Apple TV +, Mat Whitecross, The Sound of 007
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Michael Abels Scoring Abi Damaris Corbin’s ‘892’
Posted: December 15, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: 892, Abi Damaris Corbin, Michael Abels
Michael Abels (Get Out, Us, Bad Education, See You Yesterday, Allen v Farrow, Fake Famous) has recently been scoring the upcoming dramatic thriller 892. The film is directed by Abi Damaris Corbin and stars John Boyega, Michael Kenneth Williams, Nicole Beharie, Connie Britton, Olivia Washington and Selenis Leyva. The movie revolves around a Marine war veteran who suffers from mental scars and faces cchallenges when he tries to reintegrate back into civilian life. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Boys from County Hell’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: December 15, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Boys from County Hell, Chris Baugh, score, Shudder, Soundtrack, Steve Lynch
MovieScore Media will release a soundtrack album for the Irish horror comedy Boys from County Hell. The album features the film’s original music composed by Steve Lynch (Let Us Prey, Saving the Titanic, Dominion Creek). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, December 17 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Boys from County Hell is written and directed by Chris Baugh and stars Jack Rowan, Nigel O’Neill, Louisa Harland, Michael Hough, Fra Fee and John Lynch. The movie follows a crew of hardy road workers, led by a bickering Father and Son, who must survive the night when they accidentally awaken an ancient Irish vampire. Read the rest of this entry »
Rupert Gregson-Williams Scoring Netflix’s ‘Home Team’
Posted: December 15, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Charles Francis Kinnane, Daniel Kinnane, Home Team, Netflix, Rupert Gregson-Williams
Rupert Gregson-Williams (Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Hacksaw Ridge, Over the Hedge, The Crown, The Legend of Tarzan) has composed the original music for the upcoming Netflix original film Home Team. The movie is directed by Charles Francis Kinnane & Daniel Kinnane and stars Kevin James, Taylor Lautner, Rob Schneider, Jackie Sandler, Gary Valentine, Lavell Crawford, Chloe Fineman, Tait Blum, Maxwell Simkins, Jacob Perez, Bryant Tardy, Isaiah Mustafa and Jared Sandler. The family comedy is based on a true story and follows a suspended NFL coach who hopes to reconnect with his son by coaching his hapless youth football team. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Onoda – 10’000 Nights in the Jungle’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: December 15, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andrea Poggio, Arthur Harari, Enrico Gabrielli, Gak Sato, Olivier Marguerit, Onoda - 10'000 Nights in the Jungle, score, Sebastiano De Gennaro, Soundtrack
La Tempesta International has released a soundtrack album for the historical drama Onoda – 10’000 Nights in the Jungle (Onoda, 10 000 nuits dans la jungle). The album features the film’s original music composed by Sebastiano De Gennaro, Enrico Gabrielli, Olivier Marguerit, Andrea Poggio and Gak Sato. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples. Onoda – 10’000 Nights in the Jungle is co-written and directed by Arthur Harari and stars Yûya Endô, Kanji Tsuda, Yûya Matsuura, Tetsuya Chiba, Shinsuke Kato,, Kai Inowaki and Issei Ogata. The movie tells the story of a Japanese soldier who spent almost 30 years hiding out in a Philippine jungle, oblivious to the fact that World War II had ended and leads his dwindling platoon into a guerilla-war odyssey. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Luca Guadagnino’s ‘O Night Divine’ Released
Posted: December 14, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alberto Iglesias, Luca Guadagnino, O Night Divine, score, Soundtrack
Quartet Records has released a soundtrack album for Luca Guadagnino’s short O Night Divine. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Alberto Iglesias (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Kite Runner, The Constant Gardener, Pain & Glory, Volver, The Skin I Live In). 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. O Night Divine is directed by Guadagnino, written by Michael Mitnick and stars John C. Reilly, Alex Wolff, Hailey Gates, Chloe Park, Samia Benazzouz, Valerio Santucci, Tania Hanyoung Park, Francesca Figus and Shi Yang Shi. The short has just been released yesterday and can be checked out after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
Matthew Compton Scoring Peacock’s ‘MacGruber’ TV Series
Posted: December 14, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: MacGruber, Matthew Compton, Peacock
Matthew Compton (Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping , Palm Springs) is returning to score the new Peacock original series MacGruber. The show is based on the 2010 feature of the same title (scored by Compton) and stars Will Forte, Kristen Wiig, Ryan Phillippe, Sam Elliott, Laurence Fishburne, Billy Zane and Mickey Rourke. The comedy follows the title character who is finally released after rotting in prison for over a decade and must reassemble his old team to take down a mysterious villain from his past. Read the rest of this entry »
Gustavo Santaolalla’s & paopao’s ‘I Heard It Through the Grapevine’ Cover from ABC’s ‘Promised Land’ Released
Posted: December 14, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: ABC, Gustavo Santaolalla, paopao, Promised Land
Hollywood Records has released the cover version of Marvin Gaye’s I Heard It Through the Grapevine from the upcoming ABC drama Promised Land. The song produced by Academy Award winner Gustavo Santaolalla (Brokeback Mountain, Babel, The Motorcycle Diaries, The Book of Life, Narcos: Mexico, Finch) and performed by paopao is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Promised Land is created by Matt Lopez and stars John Ortiz, Cecilia Suárez, Augusto Aguilera, Christina Ochoa, Mariel Molino, Tonatiuh, Andres Velez, Katya Martín and Rolando Chusan. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Isham Scoring Tom Gormican’s ‘The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent’
Posted: December 14, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Mark Isham, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, Tom Gormican
Mark Isham (Crash, Once Upon a Time, A River Runs Through It, Little Fires Everywhere, The Accountant, Miracle) has been hired to score the upcoming action comedy The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. The film is directed by Tom Gormican (That Awkward Moment) and stars Nicolas Cage, Pedro Pascal, Sharon Horgan, Ike Barinholtz, Neil Patrick Harris, Alessandra Mastronardi, Jacob Scipio, Lily Sheen and Tiffany Haddish. The movie centers on the fictionalized version of Cage who is creatively unfulfilled and facing financial ruin and must accept a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of a dangerous superfan, when he is unexpectedly recruited by a CIA operative and forced to live up to his own legend. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Summer of Soul’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: December 14, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hulu, Questlove, Soundtrack, Summer of Soul
Sony Legacy will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised). The album (curated by Questlove) features a collection of the live recordings of classic songs from the movie by artists including B.B. King, The Staple Singers, The 5th Dimension, Nina Simone & others. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on January 28, 2022. Click here to order the digital version and visit Amazon to pre-order the CD edition. A first track (Sing a Simple Song by Sly & the Family Stone) is already available to stream/download now and can be checked out below. Read the rest of this entry »
