Tamar-kali (Mudbound, Shirley, The Assistant, Palmer, Come Sunday, The Lie) has composed the original score for the new Netflix original film Mixtape. The movie is directed by Valerie Weiss (The Archer, Losing Control) and stars Gemma Brooke Allen, Audrey Hsieh, Olga Petsa, Julie Bowen, Jackson Rathbone and Nick Thune. The coming-of-age drama is set in 1999 and follows a 12-year old girl who discovers a broken mixtape made by her late parents and sets out to find the songs – and learn more about her mom and dad. Read the rest of this entry »
Tamar-kali Scoring Valerie Weiss’ Netflix Film ‘Mixtape’
Posted: November 23, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Mixtape, Netflix, Tamar-Kali, Valerie Weiss
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Lebo M to Compose Original Songs for Gina Prince-Bythewood’s ‘The Woman King’
Posted: November 22, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Gina Prince-Bythewood, Lebo M, The Woman King
Sowetan is reporting that Lebo M is composing and producing five original songs for the upcoming historical drama The Woman King. The film is directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood (The Old Guard, Love & Basketball) and stars Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch and John Boyega. The movie is set in the Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries, and tells the story of Nanisca, the general of the all-female military unit, and Nawi, an ambitious recruit, who together fought enemies who violated their honor, enslaved their people and threatened to destroy everything they’ve lived for. Read the rest of this entry »
‘A Mouthful of Air’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: November 22, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Mouthful of Air, Amy Koppelman, Jan Miserre, John Gürtler, score, Soundtrack
Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album for the drama A Mouthful of Air. The album features the film’s original music composed by John Gürtler (System Crasher) & Jan Miserre (Space Dogs, Kids Run, Fig Tree). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. A Mouthful of Air is written and directed by Amy Koppelman and stars Amanda Seyfried, Finn Wittrock, Jennifer Carpenter, Amy Irving, Michael Gaston and Paul Giamatti. The movie based on Koppelman’s own novel of the same title and follows a bestselling children’s author whose books deal with unlocking childhood fears as she faces a battle of survival after the birth of her daughter unlocks an old trauma. Read the rest of this entry »
Tom Howe Scoring Luis Prieto’s ‘Shattered’
Posted: November 22, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Luis Prieto, Shattered, Tom Howe
Tom Howe (Ted Lasso, Early Man, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, Professor Marston & the Wonder Women, Charming) has been tapped to score the upcoming thriller Shattered. The film is directed by Luis Prieto (Kidnap, Pusher) and stars Cameron Monaghan, Lilly Krug, Frank Grillo, Sasha Luss, Ash Santos, Ridley Bateman and John Malkovich. The movie follows a wealthy divorcee living in a high-tech house in Montana whose life changes when he meets a mysterious young woman and becomes a prisoner in his own home at the mercy of a killer. David Loughery (Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Passenger 57, Obsessed) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: November 22, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jeff Beal, JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass, Oliver Stone, score, Showtime, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the documentary JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass. The album features the film’s original music composed by Emmy Award winner Jeff Beal (House of Cards, Monk, Carnivale, Rome, Appaloosa, Pollock, The Biggest Little Farm, Blackfish). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass is directed by Oliver Stone and presents a fresh look at the vast archive of material that has been declassified, re-examined and placed in the public records since the director’s 1991 narrative feature JFK (scored by John Williams). The Ingenious Media production is narrated by Whoopi Goldberg and Donald Sutherland features a renowned team of historians and witnesses. Read the rest of this entry »
John Paesano Scoring National Geographic’s ‘The Hot Zone: Anthrax’
Posted: November 22, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Hulu, John Paesano, National Geographic, The Hot Zone, The Hot Zone: Anthrax
John Paesano (Daredevil, The Maze Runner, Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, Invincible, When the Game Stands Tall, The Star) has composed the original music for the new National Geographic limited series The Hot Zone: Anthrax. The show’s cast includes Daniel Dae Kim, Tony Goldwyn, Dawn Olivieri, Ian Colletti, Morgan Kelly, Denyce Lawton, Carlos Gonzalez-Vio, Vanessa Matsui, Enrico Colantoni and Harry Hamlin. The 6-parter takes place in 2001, just weeks after 9/11, when letters containing anthrax were sent to unsuspecting victims in Florida, Washington, D.C., and New York, claiming five lives, and follows a team of FBI agents and scientists as they slowly close in on a prime suspect. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Night Night’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: November 22, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Michelle Richards, Night Night, Niki Koss, score, Soundtrack
Michelle Richards has released a soundtrack album for the psychological thriller Night Night. The album features the composer’s original music from the film and is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and any other major digital music services), where you can also check out audio samples. Night Night is directed by Niki Koss, witten by Robert Johnson and stars Brenna D’Amico, Deric Augustine, Nick Marini, Matty Cardarople, Eric Roberts and Tony Todd. The movie follows a woman who awakens from a coma to discover she was in a terrible automobile accident and turns to alcohol and pain pills to help cope with her actions and events that haunt her day and night. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 21, 2021)
Posted: November 21, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: 8-Bit Christmas, A Boy Called, A Castle for Christmas, Christophe Beck, Dario Marianelli, Disney Plus, Hawkeye, HBO Max, Jeff Rona, Joseph Trapanese, Netflix, Robin Robin, The Bookshop Band
Premiering on Wednesday, November 24, is Marvel Studios’ Disney+ limited series Hawkeye developed by Jonathan Igla, directed by Rhys Thomas & Bert and Bertie and starringJeremy Renner, Hailee Steinfeld, Vera Farmiga, Tony Dalton, Fra Fee, Zahn McClarnon, Brian d’Arcy James and Alaqua Cox. The show’s original score is composed by Christophe Beck (Frozen, Ant-Man, WandaVision, Edge of Tomorrow, The Hangover, Free Guy, The Muppets, Buffy the Vampire Slayer). Check out our previous article to learn more about the series, which will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+.
Also premiering on Wednesday is the HBO Max original movie 8-Bit Christmas directed by Michael Dowse and starring Neil Patrick Harris, Winslow Fegley, David Cross, June Diane Raphael and Steve Zahn. Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, Shadow and Bone, Straight Outta Compton, The Witcher, Stuber, The Raid: Redemption, The Greatest Showman, Arctic) has composed the film’s original music. WaterTower Music 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 family comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on HBO Max. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Terminal Exposure’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: November 21, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Double Exposure, Hans Zimmer, Nico Mastorakis, score, Soundtrack, Terminal Exposure
Notefornote Entertainment has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1987 action comedy Terminal Exposure (aka Double Exposure) co-written and directed by Nico Mastorakis and starring Nico Mastorakis and starring Mark Hennessy, Scott King, Hope Marie Carlton, John Vernon, Steve Donmyer, Joe Estevez and Ted Lange. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award winner Hans Zimmer (Gladiator, The Lion King, Inception, The Dark Knight, Pirates of the Caribbean, Dune, Interstellar, Rain Man, Thelma & Louise), as well as additional music by Mel Wesson and Roger Bolton . The CD, which is limited to 1,000 copies, is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out the full album details and listen to audio samples. Read the rest of this entry »
Steve Jablonsky Scoring Jared Stern’s ‘DC League of Super-Pets’
Posted: November 20, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: DC League of Super-Pets, Jared Stern, Steve Jablonsky
Steve Jablonsky (Transformers, The Island, Deepwater Horizon, Ender’s Game, Desperate Housewives) has recently been scoring the upcoming animated feature DC League of Super-Pets. The film is directed by Jared Stern (Green Eggs and Ham, Happy Anniversary) and features the voices of Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, John Krasinski, Kate McKinnon, Vanessa Bayer, Natasha Lyonne, Diego Luna and Keanu Reeves. The movie is based on the DC Comics title and follows the pets of superheroes Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and Supergirl who team up with a flying cat to stop crime. Read the rest of this entry »
