Over the last couple of days, John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Elf, Iron Man 2, The Jungle Book) has been recording his score for the upcoming animated feature Luck. The film is directed by Peggy Holmes (Secret of the Wings, The Pirate Fairy) and features the voice talent of Jane Fonda and Whoopi Goldberg. The movie centers around the unluckiest girl in the world who – after stumbling upon the never-before-seen world of good and bad luck – must join together with magical creatures to uncover a force more powerful than even luck itself. Read the rest of this entry »
John Debney Scoring Skydance Animation’s ‘Luck’
Posted: November 15, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Apple TV +, John Debney, Luck, Peggy Holmes, Skydance Animation
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‘Life Like’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: November 15, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Josh Janowicz, Katy Jarzebowski, Life Like, score, Soundtrack
The Heard Bird Publishing has released a soundtrack album for the sci-fi thriller Life Like. The album features the film’s original music composed by Katy Jarzebowski (Clementine, The Mad Hatter, The Tribe, In the Dark of the Valley). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Life Like is written and directed by Josh Janowicz and stars Drew Van Acker, Addison Timlin, James D’Arcy and Steven Strait. The movie follows a couple who buys a lifelike robot to care for their new home, but through his A.I., the android starts to understand – and act on – the couple’s hidden desires. Read the rest of this entry »
Paul Leonard-Morgan Scoring Nick Hamm’s ‘Gigi & Nate’
Posted: November 15, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Evolution of Nate Gibson, Gigi & Nate, Nick Hamm, Paul Leonard Morgan
Paul Leonard-Morgan (Limitless, Dredd, Wormwood, Tales from the Loop, Walking with Dinosaurs 3D) is currently scoring the upcoming drama Gigi & Nate (aka Evolution of Nate Gibson). The film is directed by Nick Hamm (The Hole, Godsend, Driven) and stars Charlie Rowe, Josephine Langford, Marcia Gay Harden, Zoe Colleti, Hannah Alligood, Jim Belushi and Diane Ladd. The movie is inspired by a true story and follows a young man with a bright future who suffers a near fatal accident and recreates his new life with the help of an unlikely animal friend. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Casablanca Beats’ (‘Haut et fort’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: November 15, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Casablanca Beats, Fabien Kourtzer, Haut et fort, Mike Kourtzer, Nabil Ayouch, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the French/Moroccan drama Casablanca Beats (Haut et fort). The album features the film’s original music composed by Mike and Fabien Kourtzer (15 Minutes of War, Corporate, Number One). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples. Casablanca Beats is written and directed by Nabil Ayouch and stars Anas Basbousi, Ismail Adouab, Zineb Boujemaa, Meryem Nekkach, Nouhaila Arif, Abdelilah Basbousi, Soufiane Bellali and Mehdi Razzouk. The movie revolves around a former rapper who takes a job at a cultural center in an underprivileged neighborhood in Casablanca. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 14, 2021)
Posted: November 14, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Andrew Lockington, Anna Waronker, Cowboy Bebop, Daniel Rojas, Hulu, Jina Hyojin An, Lorne Balfe, Marvel's Hit-Monkey, Mayor of Kingstown, Netflix, Paramount+, Shirley Song, Showtime, The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star, The Wheel of Time, Theodore Shapiro, Yellowjackets, Yoko Kanno
Premiering today is the Paramount+ original series Mayor of Kingstown created by Taylor Sheridan & Hugh Dillon and starring Jeremy Renner, Dianne Wiest, Kyle Chandler, Taylor Handley, Dillon himself, Emma Laird and Tobi Bamtefa. The show’s original music is composed by Andrew Lockington (San Andreas, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Frontier, Rampage, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, City of Ember, The Space Between Us). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Paramount+.
Also premiering today is the Showtime original series Yellowjackets created by Ashley Lyle & Bart Nickerson and starring Melanie Lynskey, Christina Ricci, Juliette Lewis, Warren Kole, Tawny Cypress, Ella Purnell, Samantha Hanratty, Sophie Nélisse, Sophie Thatcher, Steven Krueger and Jasmin Savoy Brown. Theodore Shapiro (The Devil Wears Prada, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Bombshell, Tropic Thunder, Destroyer, Ghostbusters) has composed the original score for the pilot episode and Anna Waronker (Shrill, The Republic of Sarah, Call Me Kat) is scoring the later episodes. Click here for more information about the drama, which will air Sunday nights on Showtime. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Colour Room’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: November 14, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Claire McCarthy, Nitin Sawhney, score, Sky, Soundtrack, The Colour Room
SATV will release a soundtrack album for the British drama The Colour Room. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nitin Sawhney (The Namesake, Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, Traitors, Breathe, A Girl from Mogadishu, Lila Says). The soundtrack will be released digitally within the next day and will bw available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. The Colour Room is directed by Claire McCarthy, written by Claire Peate and stars Phoebe Dynevor, Matthew Goode, David Morrissey, Kerry Fox, Darci Shaw, and Luke Norris. The movie tells the true story of pioneering ceramic artist Clarice Cliff and follows the determined, working class woman as she breaks the glass ceiling and revolutionizes the workplace in the 20th century. Read the rest of this entry »
Showtime’s ‘Yellowjackets’ to Feature Music by Theodore Shapiro, Craig Wedren & Anna Waronker
Posted: November 14, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anna Waronker, Craig Wedren, Showtime, Theodore Shapiro, Yellowjackets
Theodore Shapiro (The Devil Wears Prada, Bombshell, Spy, Tropic Thunder, Ghostbusters, Marley & Me) has composed the original score for the first episode of the new Showtime original series Yellowjackets. Craig Wedren (Role Models, We Hot American Summer, The School of Rock, GLOW) & Anna Waronker (Shrill, Call Me Kat, The Republic of Sarah) are scoring the later episodes of the show created by Ashley Lyle & Bart Nickerson and starring Melanie Lynskey, Juliette Lewis, Christina Ricci, Tawny Cypress, Warren Kole, Ella Purnell, Samantha Hanratty, Sophie Thatcher, Sophie Nélisse, Steven Krueger and Jasmin Savoy Brown. The drama follows a team of wildly talented high school girls soccer players who become the survivors of a plane crash deep in the remote northern wilderness. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Apple TV+’s ‘The Shrink Next Door’ Released
Posted: November 13, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Apple TV +, Joshua Moshier, score, Soundtrack, The Shrink Next Door
Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the Apple TV+ original limited series The Shrink Next Door. The album features the original music from the show composed by Joshua Moshier (Baskets, Looney Tunes Shorts, Special, Happy Anniversary, Dragons: Rescue Riders). 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 Shrink Next Door is developed by Georgia Pritchett based on the podcast of the same name by Joe Nocera and stars Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd, Kathryn Hahn, Cornell Womack and Casey Wilson. The drama centers on the relationship between psychiatrist to the stars Dr. Isaac “Ike” Herschkopf and his patient Martin “Marty” Markowitz and explores how a seemingly normal doctor/patient dynamic morphs into an exploitative relationship. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 12, 2021)
Posted: November 12, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Belfast, Clifford the Big Red Dog, John Debney, Jonathan Larson, Julia, Laura Karpman, Love is Love is Love, Rachel Portman, tick tick... BOOM!, Van Morrison
Opening in theaters nationwide this week is the family comedy Clifford the Big Red Dog directed by Walt Becker and starring Jack Whitehall, Darby Camp, Tony Hale, Sienna Guillory, David Alan Grier, Russell Wong and John Cleese. The film’s original music is composed by John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Elf, The Jungle Book, Iron Man 2, Hocus Pocus). Paramount Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today (click here for the full album details). Epic Records has released the original song Room for You performed by Madison Beer last week (click here to listen to the track). The movie opened in theaters on Wednesday and is also available to stream on Paramount+.
Opening semi-wide in around 600 theaters is the drama Belfast written and directed by Kenneth Branagh and starring Caitriona Balfe, Judi Dench, Jamie Dornan, Ciaran Hinds and Jude Hill. Van Morrison has composed the film’s original music, including a few score cues and the original song Down to Joy. No soundtrack album has been announced yet. The movie, which tells the story of a boy’s childhood, amid the music and social tumult of the late 1960s, premiered at this year’s Telluride and Toronto Film Festivals and is being released by Focus Features. Read the rest of this entry »
Beyoncé’s Original Song ‘Be Alive’ from ‘King Richard’ Released
Posted: November 12, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Beyoncé, Dixson, King Richard, Reinaldo Marcus Green
Parkwood Entertainment & Columbia Records have released the original song Be Alive from the biographical drama King Richard. The track performed by Beyoncé and co-written by herself & Dixson (who also produced the song) is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Check out the official lyric video after the jump. A full soundtrack album featuring Kris Bowers’ original score from the movie is expected to be released next week by WaterTower Music. King Richard is directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green and stars Will Smith, Aunjanue Ellis, Saniyaa Sidney, Demi Singleton, Tony Goldwyn, Jon Bernthal, Kevin Dunn and Andy Bean. Read the rest of this entry »
