A soundtrack album has been released for the Hungarian drama Evolution. The album features the film’s original music composed by Dascha Dauenhauer (Blood Red Sky, Berlin Alexanderplatz, Bliss). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Evolution is directed by Kornél Mundruczó (Pieces of a Woman, Jupiter’s Moon), written by Kata Wéber and stars Lili Monori, Annamária Láng, Goya Rego, Padmé Hamdemir and Jule Böwe. The movie traces three generations of a family, from a surreal memory of World War II to modern day Berlin, unable to process their past in a society still coping with the wounds of its history. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Kornél Mundruczó’s ‘Evolution’ Released
Posted: November 24, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dascha Dauenhauer, Evolution, Kornél Mundruczó, score, Soundtrack
Marvel’s ‘Spidey and His Amazing Friends’ Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: November 24, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Disney Junior, Patrick Stump, Soundtrack, Spidey and His Amazing Friends
Walt Disney Records has released the first soundtrack EP for the Disney Junior animated series Spidey and His Amazing Friends. The EP features six songs written by Grammy Award nominee Patrick Stump (of Fall Out Boy), including an extended version of the theme song, which has previously been released as a digital single, and Time to Spidey Save the Day (check out the track’s official music video after the jump) as featured in the show, as well as four additional songs inspired by the series. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Spidey and His Amazing Friends follows Peter Parker, Miles Morales and Gwen Stacy as they embark on heroic adventures to protect their community. Read the rest of this entry »
Jonathan Sanford Scoring Amazon’s ‘As We See It’
Posted: November 24, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, As We See It, Jason Katims, Jonathan Sanford
Jonathan Sanford (Teenage Bounty Hunters, Dare Me, Good on Paper, Social Distance) is scoring the upcoming Amazon original series As We See It. The show is developed by Jason Katims (Friday Night Lights, Parenthood) based on the Israeli format On the Spectrum created by Dana Idisis & Yuval Shafferman and stars Rick Glassman, Albert Rutecki, Sue Ann Pien, Sosie Bacon, Chris Pang and Joe Mantegna. The drama follows three twentysomething roommates on the autism spectrum, as they strive to get and keep jobs, make friends, fall in love, and navigate a world that eludes them. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Coppelia’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: November 24, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ben Tesseur, Coppelia, Jeff Tudor, Maurizio Malagnini, score, Soundtrack, Steven de Beul
Dubois Records will release a soundtrack album for the ballet movie Coppelia. The album features the film’s original music composed by Maurizio Malagnini (Call the Midwife, Peter and Wendy, The Paradise, The C Word) and performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 25 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Coppelia is directed by Jeff Tudor, Steven de Beul & Ben Tesseur and stars Michaela DePrince, Daniel Camargo, Vito Mazzeo, Sasha Mukhamedov, Irek Mukhamedov and Dame Darcey Bussell. The movie based on the classic ballet of the same name is a modern retelling of the love story between Swan and Franz, jeopardized by cosmetic surgeon Dr. Coppelius and his uncannily beautiful protégé Coppelia. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Mancina Scoring Chris Williams’ Netflix Animated Film ‘The Sea Beast’
Posted: November 24, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chris Williams, Mark Mancina, Netflix, The Sea Beast
Mark Mancina (Twister, Speed, Bad Boys, Tarzan, August Rush, Brother Bear, Training Day) has recently started recording his score for the upcoming Netflix animated film The Sea Beast. The movie is directed by Chris Williams (Bolt, Big Hero 6) and tells the story of a legendary sea monster hunter whose life is turned upside down when a young girl stows away on his ship and befriends the most dangerous beast of them all. No voice casting announcements have been made yet. Williams also wrote the screenplay inspired by the fantastical beasts that adorned 16th and early 17th century nautical maps. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: November 24, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Benito Zambrano, Joan Valent, Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake, Pan de Limón Con Semillas de Amapola, score, Soundtrack
Filmax has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish drama Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake (Pan de Limón Con Semillas de Amapola). The album features the film’s original music composed by Joan Valent (Witching and Bitching, Compadres, As Luck Would Have It, My Big Night, Childish Games). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples. Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake is co-written and directed by Benito Zambrano and stars Elia Galera, Eva Martin, Tommy Schlesser, Marilu Marini, Claudia Faci and Pere Arquillue. The movie is set in a small town located on the island of Mallorca and follows two sisters who were separated when they were teenagers and meet again to sell a bakery they’ve inherited from a mysterious benefactor they know nothing about. Read the rest of this entry »
Original Song ‘Save The City’ from Marvel’s ‘Hawkeye’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: November 23, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Disney Plus, Hawkeye, Marc Shaiman, Marvel, Scott Wittman
Hollywood Records and Marvel Music have released the original song Save The City from Rogers: The Musical, the fictional musical about Captain America featured in the first episode of Marvel Studios’ new Disney+ original series Hawkeye. The track is composed by Academy Award nominee and Tony Award winner Marc Shaiman (Hairspray, Mary Poppins Returns, Smash, A Few Good Men), with lyrics by Shaiman & Scott Wittman and performed by Adam Pascal, Ty Taylor, Rory Donovan, Derek Klena, Bonnie Milligan, Christopher Sieber and Shayna Steele. Visit Amazon (or any other major digital music services) to stream/download Save The City and also listen to the full song after the jump. A full soundtrack album featuring Christophe Beck’s & Michael Paraskevas’s original score from the first three episodes will be released on December 10 and a second soundtrack featuring Beck’s music from Episodes 4-6 will be coming out on December 24. Check back on this page for updates. Hawkeye is developed by Jonathan Igla, directed by Rhys Thomas & Bert and Bertie and stars Jeremy Renner, Hailee Steinfeld, Vera Farmiga, Fra Fee, Tony Dalton, Zahn McClarnon, Brian d’Arcy James and Alaqua Cox. Read the rest of this entry »
Netflix’s ‘True Story’ to Feature Original Score by Wendy & Lisa
Posted: November 23, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Lisa Coleman, Netflix, True Story, Wendy Melvoin
Wendy Melvoin & Lisa Coleman (Heroes, Dangerous Minds, Nurse Jackie, Crossing Jordan)are the composers of the new Netflix limited series True Story. The show is created by Eric Newman (Narcos, Children of Men, Dawn of the Dead) and stars Kevin Hart, Wesley Snipes, Tawny Newsome, Theo Rossi, Will Catlett, Paul, Adelstein, Ash Santos, John Ales, Chris Diamantopoulos, Lauren London and Billy Zane. The 7-part drama follows a world-famous comedian who desperately searches for a way out after a night in Philadelphia with his brother threatens to sabotage more than his success. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Robin Robin’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: November 23, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Daniel Ojari, Michael Please, Netflix, Robin Robin, score, Soundtrack, The Bookshop Band
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix animated holiday special Robin Robin. The album features the short’s original music composed by The Bookshop Band. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 24. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Robin Robin is directed by Daniel Ojari & Michael Please and features the voices of Gillian Anderson, Richard E. Grant, Bronte Carmichael, Adeel Akhtar, Amira Macey-Michael, Tom Pegler, Endeavour Clutterbuck and Megan Harris. The Aardman Animation production follows a optimistic young robin raised by a family of mice who makes a heartfelt wish on a Christmas star. Read the rest of this entry »
Lorne Balfe to Score Mikael Håfström’s ‘Slingshot’
Posted: November 23, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Lorne Balfe, Mikael Hafstrom, Slingshot
Composer Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Black Widow, His Dark Materials, The Wheel of Time, The Lego Batman Movie) is set to reteam with director Mikael Håfström (1408, Derailed) on the upcoming psychological sci-fi thriller Slingshot. The film starring Casey Affleck, Laurence Fishburne, Emily Beecham, Tomer Capone and David Morrissey centers on an astronaut struggling to maintain his grip on reality aboard a possibly fatally compromised mission to Saturn’s moon, Titan. R. Scott Adams (Donner Pass) and Nathan Parker (Moon, Our House) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »