Hollywood Records has announced the official soundtrack album Steven Spielberg’s new film adaptation of West Side Story. The album features the songs from the movie originally written for the stage musical by Leonard Bernstein and with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The record is produced by David Newman who arranged and adapted Bernstein’s original score for the film, Jeanine Tesori who supervised the cast on vocals and music supervisor Matt Sullivan who serves as executive music producer. Gustavo Dudamel conducted the New York Philharmonic during the first recording sessions in 2019, with additional recording by the Los Angeles Philharmonic done the following year. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, December 3 (in two version, including a Dolby Atmos Music edition) and physically next Friday, December 10. Click here to stream/download the album and visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version, which features liner notes by John Williams who served as the project’s score consultant. A vinyl edition is set to come out in early 2022. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’ Announced
Posted: November 29, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Newman, Gustavo Dudamel, Leonard Bernstein, Soundtrack, Stephen Sondheim, Steven Spielberg, West Side Story
‘The Waltons’ Homecoming’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: November 29, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: score, Soundtrack, Tena Clark, The Waltons, The Waltons' Homecoming, Tim Heintz
WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album for the CW original movie The Waltons’ Homecoming. The album features the film’s original score composed by Tena Clark and Tim Heintz (Deadly Prey, The Bounty Hunter). Also included is Marilyn McCoo’s & Billy Davis Jr.’s rendition of Silent Night. 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. The Waltons’ Homecoming is directed by Lev L. Spiro, executive produced by Sam Haskell and stars Bellamy Young, Logan Shroyer, Ben Lawson, Marcelle LeBlanc, Christian Finlayson, Tatum Matthews, Samuel Goergen, Callaway Corrick, Alpha Tivette and Rebecca Koon Richard Thomas who originally starred as John Boy Walton in the classic series narrates the movie as adult John Boy. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for HBO Max’s ‘Santa Inc.’ Released
Posted: November 28, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Anna Waronker, HBO Max, Santa Inc., score, Soundtrack
Lionsgate Records has released a soundtrack album for the HBO Max original series Santa Inc. The album features the original songs from the first season of the show written by Anna Waronker (Shrill, Yellowjackets, The Republic of Sarah, Call Me Kat), as well as selections of the composer’s original score. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and to check out audio samples. Santa Inc. is created and executive produced by Alexandra Rushfield and features the voice talent of Sarah Silverman, Seth Rogen, Leslie Grossman, Craig Robinson, Gabourey Sidibe, Maria Bamford, Nicholas Braun and Joel Kim Booster. The adult stop-motion animated comedy revolves around an intrepid elf who is currently the No. 2 executive vice president of Santa Inc. and will do anything to be named as the first female Santa. Read the rest of this entry »
‘All Light, Everywhere’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: November 28, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: All Light Everywhere, Dan Deacon, score, Soundtrack, Theo Anthony
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary All Light, Everywhere. The album features the film’s original music composed by Dan Deacon (Twixt, Ascension, Rat Film, Well Groomed, Strawberry Mansion). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 29 and will be available to stream/download here. All Light, Everywhere is directed by Theo Anthony and explores the shared histories of cameras, weapons, policing and justice. The movie interrogates the complexity of an objective point of view, probing the biases inherent in both human perception and the lens as surveillance technologies become a fixture in everyday life. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 28, 2021)
Posted: November 28, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible, Adrienne, Andrew Hollander, Anna Waronker, Anton Sanko, HBO, HBO Max, John Paesano, Mixtape, Nainita Desai, National Geographic, Netflix, Santa Inc., Single All the Way, Tamar-Kali, The Hot Zone: Anthrax
Premiering tonight is the National Geographic event series The Hot Zone: Anthrax created by Kelly Souders & Brian Peterson and starring Daniel Dae Kim, Tony Goldwyn, Dawn Olivieri,Morgan Kelly, Ian Colletti, Denyce Lawton, Vanessa Matsui, Carlos Gonzalez-Vio, Enrico Colantoni and Harry Hamlin. The show’s original music is composed by John Paesano (Daredevil, The Maze Runner, Invincible, Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, When the Game Stands Tall, The Star). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the 6-parter, which will air on National Geographic and will also be available to stream on Hulu.
Premiering tomorrow, November 29, is the documentary 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible directed by Torquil Jones and executive produced by Jimmy Chin & Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi. Nainita Desai (For Sama, The Reason I Jump, The Tower, American Murder: The Family Next Door, Sophie: A Murder in West Cork, Telling Lies, Enemy Within) has composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past Friday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which will be available to stream on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Nora’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: November 28, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Lara Izagirre, Nora, Pascal Gaigne, Paula Olaz, score, Soundtrack
MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish drama Nora. The album features the film’s original music composed by Paula Olaz (Crónica de una tormenta) & Pascal Gaigne (The Giant, The Endless Trench, The Olive Tree, Remember Me). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Nora is written and directed by Lara Izagirre and stars Ane Pikaza, Hector Alterio, Ramon Barea and Itziar Ituno. The movie follows a 30-year-old woman who inherits her grandfather’s old van after his death and decides to take a road trip along the Basque coast to deliver the man’s remains in the south of France, where her grandmother is buried. Read the rest of this entry »
Anna Waronker Scoring HBO Max’s ‘Santa Inc.’
Posted: November 27, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anna Waronker, HBO Max, Santa Inc.
Anna Waronker is the composer of the new HBO Max animated series Santa Inc.. She has written by the score and original songs for the show created by Alexandra Rushfield (Love) and featuring the voices of Sarah Silverman, Seth Rogen, Leslie Grossman, Gabourey Sidibe, Craig Robinson, Maria Bamford, Nicholas Braun and Joel Kim Booster. The adult stop-motion animated comedy revolves around an intrepid elf who will do anything to be named as the first female Santa. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Netflix Documentary ‘Procession’ Released
Posted: November 27, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dabney Morris, Keegan DeWitt, Netflix, Procession, Robert Greene, score, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album has been released for the Netflix original documentary Procession. The album features the film’s original score composed by Keegan DeWitt (Hearts Beat Loud, A Teacher, I’ll See You in My Dreams, Gemini, The Hero, Divorce, All the Bright Places) & Dabney Morris (Broken Diamonds, Almost Love). 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. Procession is directed by Robert Greene and follows six midwestern men who were sexually abused by Catholic clergy as boys and come together to direct a drama therapy-inspired experiment designed to collectively work through their trauma. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 26, 2021)
Posted: November 26, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Amine Bouhafa, David Fleming, Encanto, Germaine Franco, Hans Zimmer, Harry Gregson-Williams, House of Gucci, Jonny Greenwood, Licorice Pizza, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mark Korven, Nico Muhly, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, The Humans, The Summit of the Gods, The Unforgivable
Three new movies have opened in theaters nationwide this past Wednesday:
Opening in most theaters is the animated feature Encanto directed by Byron Howard & Jared Bush and starring Stephanie Beatriz, María Cecilia Botero,Wilmer Valderrama, Adassa, Diane Guerrero, Jessica Darrow, Angie Cepeda, Rhenzy Feliz, Mauro Castillo and Carolina Gaitan. The film’s original score is composed by Germaine Franco (Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Dope, Tag, Little) and Lin-Manuel Miranda (Moana, Hamilton, In the Heights) has written the movie’s original songs. Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs and score last Friday and a CD version will be coming out next month. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the Walt Disney Animation Studios production.
Also opening wide is the biographical crime drama House of Gucci directed by Ridley Scott and starring Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Jared Leto, Reeve Carney, Jack Huston, Jeremy Irons, Salma Hayek and Al Pacino. Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, The Martian, Shrek, Mulan, Kingdom of Heaven, Man on Fire, The Town) has composed the film’s original score. Interscope Records & Decca Records are set to release a soundtrack album according to the movie’s end credits, but no announcement has been made yet. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the drama, which is being distributed by MGM Studios/United Artists. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Super Crooks’ to Be Released
Posted: November 26, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Netflix, score, Soundtrack, Super Crooks, Towa Tai
Maisie Music Publishing will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix anime series Super Crooks. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by DJ/record producer Towa Tai (Big Man Japan). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 27 and will be available to stream/download here. A CD and vinyl edition will be released by Columbia Records Japan on December 10 and is available to order as an import on Amazon. Super Crooks is written by Dai Sato based on the graphic novel of the same name by Mark Millar and artist Leinil Yu, directed by Motonobu Hori and produced by Japanese anime studio bones. The series follows a crew of small-time crooks with super powers who are recruited by Johnny Bolt for one last heist targeting a ruthless super-powered crime boss. Read the rest of this entry »
