Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for Aaron Sorkin’s Amazon original movie Being the Ricardos. The album features the film’s original music composed by Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Steve Jobs, The Trial of the Chicago 7, Birds of Prey, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Enola Holmes, Ocean’s 8). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, December 3 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Being the Ricardos is written and directed by Sorkin and stars Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, Desi Arnaz, J.K. Simmons, Nina Arianda,Tony Hale, Alia Shawkat, Jake Lacy and Clark Gregg. The drama follows Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz as the are threatened by shocking personal accusations, a political smear and cultural taboos during one critical production week of their groundbreaking sitcom I Love Lucy. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Being the Ricardos’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: December 2, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Aaron Sorkin, Amazon, Being the Ricardos, Daniel Pemberton, score, Soundtrack
‘Love Gets a Room’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: December 2, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Love Gets a Room, Rodrigo Cortes, score, Soundtrack, Victor Reyes
Quartet Records has announced a soundtrack album for the Spanish drama Love Gets a Room (El amor en su lugar). The album features the film’s original music written by Emmy Award winner Victor Reyes (The Night Manager, Buried, Grand Piano, Red Lights, Down a Dark Hall, Perfect Strangers) who composed both the songs and the score for the project. The soundtrack is expected to be released digitally within the next couple of days. A CD version, which is limited to 500 copies, is now available to order on the label’s official website. Love Gets a Room is co-written and directed by Rodrigo Cortés and stars Clara Rugaard, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Mark Ryder and Valentina Belle. The movie is set in German-occupied Warsaw during World War II and follows a band of Jewish actors contemplating escape while staging the Jerzy Jurandot-penned play of the same name. Read the rest of this entry »
Dan Finnerty’s & David Wilder’s Title Song from Netflix’s ‘Single All the Way’ Released
Posted: December 1, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dan Finnerty, David Wilder, Michael Mayer, Netflix, Single All the Way
Maisie Music Publishing has released the title song from the Netflix original film Single All the Way. The track is performed by Dan Finnerty (of The Dan Band) who also appears in the movie and is co-written by himself & David Wilder. The song is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon and can also be checked out after the jump. Single All the Way is directed by Michael Mayer and stars Michael Urie, Philemon Chambers, Kathy Najimy, Jennifer Coolidge, Luke MacFarlane, Barry Bostwick, Madison Brydges, Jennifer Robertson and Alexandra Beaton. Read the rest of this entry »
Jessica Rose Weiss Scoring Kyle Newman’s ‘1UP’
Posted: December 1, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: 1UP, Jessica Rose Weiss, Kyle Newman
Jessica Rose Weiss (Cinderella, Trouble, Afterlife of the Party, Friendsgiving) has recently been scoring the upcoming comedy 1UP. The film is directed by Kyle Newman (Fanboys, Barely Lethal) and stars Paris Berelc, Ruby Rose, Taylor Zakhar Perez, Hari Nef and Nicholas Coombe. The movie centers on a young woman who quits her college esports team due to gaslighting from her male counterparts and tries to find a coach and assemble a whole new varsity-caliber team capable of reaching the State Finals. Julia Yorks wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for NBC’s ‘Annie Live!’ to Be Released
Posted: December 1, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Annie Live!, NBC, Soundtrack
Sony Masterworks will release a soundtrack album for the NBC television event Annie Live! The album features the Tony and Grammy Award-winning score from the musical composed by Charles Strouse & Martin Charnin as performed by cast members Harry Connick, Jr., Nicole Scherzinger, Tituss Burgess, Megan Hilty, Celina Smith (who stars in the titular role) and Taraji P. Henson. The soundtrack is expected to be released digitally within the next week and will be available to stream/download here. A CD version is set to come out on January 21, 2022 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Annie Live! is executive produced by Robert Greenblatt & Neil Meron, directed by Alex Rudzinski and also stars Andrea McArdle (as Eleanor Roosevelt), Alan Toy (as President Roosevelt), as well as Felice Kakaletris, Cate Elefante, Sophie Knapp, Tessa Frascogna, Arwen Monzon-Sanders and Audrey Cymone. Read the rest of this entry »
HBO Max’s ‘And Just Like That…’ to Feature Original Score by Aaron Zigman
Posted: December 1, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Aaron Zigman, And Just Like That.., HBO Max, Sex and the City
Aaron Zigman (The Notebook, John Q, Bridge of Terabithia, The Proposal, Wakefield, Escape from Planet Earth, The Ugly Truth) is the composer of the new HBO Max original series And Just Like That…. The Sex and the City revival is developed by Michael Patrick King and stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis, Sara Ramírez, Nicole Ari Parker, Sarita Choudhury, Karen Pittman, Mario Cantone, Chris Noth, David Eigenberg, Willie Garson and Evan Handler. The show follows Carrie, Miranda & Charlotte as they navigate the journey from the complicated reality of life and friendship in their 30s to the even more complicated reality of life and friendship in their 50s. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Albums for BBC Earth’s ‘The Mating Game’ Announced
Posted: December 1, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC Earth, score, Soundtrack, The Mating Game, Tom Howe
Silva Screen Records has announced five soundtrack albums for the BBC Earth natural history series The Mating Game. The albums feature the original music from the show composed by Tom Howe (Ted Lasso, Early Man,Great British Bake Off, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, Professor Marston & the Wonder Women) . The first two albums for the first two episodes (Grasslands: In Plain Sight & Oceans: Out of the Blue) have been released digitally last Friday and are now available to stream. Two more albums for the episodes Jungles: In the Thick of It & Freshwater: Timing Is Everything will be coming out this Friday, December 3 and a final soundtrack featuring the score from the episode Against All Odds will be released on December 10. The Mating Game is narrated by Sir David Attenborough and tells the story behind the most fascinating, hilarious and dramatic quests to find a mate and leave a lasting legacy. Read the rest of this entry »
First Track from ‘West Side Story’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: December 1, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Newman, Leonard Bernstein, Soundtrack, Stephen Sondheim, Steven Spielberg, West Side Story
Hollywood Records has released the first track from the soundtrack for Steven Spielberg’s new film adaptation of West Side Story. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music platforms is Balcony Scene (Tonight) performed by cast members Rachel Zegler & Ansel Elgort. The song originally written by Leonard Bernstein (music) and Stephen Sondheim (lyrics) is produced by David Newman (who also arranged the track), Matt Sullivan and Jeanine Tesori. The full soundtrack album will be released digitally this Friday, December 3 and physically next week. Check out our previous article for the full details and to pre-order the album. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Accusation’ (‘Les choses humaines’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: December 1, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Les choses humaines, Mathieu Lamboley, score, Soundtrack, Yvan Attal
Grande Ourse has released a soundtrack album for the French drama The Accusation (Les choses humaines). The album features the film’s original music composed by Mathieu Lamboley (Lupin, A Minuscule Adventure, The Last Mercenary, Sisters in Arms, Lolo, Return of the Hero). Also included are songs by King Pleasure and Elle Fitzgerald & Joe Pass. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and any other major digital music stores), where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. The Accusation is co-written and directed by Yvan Attal and stars Ben Attal, Suzanne Jouannet, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Mathieu Kassovitz, Audrey Dana, Pierre Arditi, Benjamin Lavernhe and Judith Chemla. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Cyril Dion’s ‘Animal’ Released
Posted: December 1, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Animal, Cyril Dion, score, Sébastien Hoog, Soundtrack, Xavier Polycarpe
Tôt Ou Tard has released a soundtrack album for the French documentary Animal. The album features the film’s original music composed by Sébastien Hoog & Xavier Polycarpe (J’irai mourir dans les Carpates). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. A vinyl edition will also be coming out overseas. Animal is produced an directed by Cyril Dion (Tomorrow) and follows two teenage activists who travel around the world to meet with scientists and activists, searching for another way of living alongside other species, as co-habitants rather than predators. Read the rest of this entry »
