Jeff Rona (White Squall, Exit Wounds, Generation Iron, Chicago Hope, Claws, Powers, Traffic) has composed the original music for the new Netflix original film A Castle for Christmas. The movie is directed by Mary Lambert (Pet Sematary) and stars Brooke Shields, Cary Elwes, Lee Ross, Andi Osho, Tina Gray, Eilidh Loan, Stephen Oswald, Vanessa Grasse and Desiree Birch. The romantic comedy follows a bestselling author trying to escape from a scandal who journeys to Scotland, where falls in love with a castle and faces off with the grumpy duke who owns it. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeff Rona Scoring Netflix’s ‘A Castle for Christmas’
Posted: November 9, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Castle for Christmas, Jeff Rona, Mary Lambert, Netflix
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‘The Power of the Dog’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: November 9, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jane Campion, Jonny Greenwood, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, The Power of the Dog
The full details of the soundtrack album for Jane Campion’s western The Power of the Dog have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Jonny Greenwood (Phantom Thread, There Will Be Blood, Spencer, Inherent Vice, The Master). The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 17 by Lakeshore and INVADA Records and is now available for pre-order here. Two first tracks have been released as a digital single last month (listen to both tracks after the jump). The Power of the Dog is written and directed by Campion and stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Frances Conroy, Thomasin McKenzie, Keith Carradine and Geneviève Lemon. The movie follows a domineering but charismatic rancher who wages a war of intimidation on his brother’s new wife and her teen son – until long-hidden secrets come to light. Read the rest of this entry »
Alanis Morissette to Write Music for ABC’s ‘Relatable’
Posted: November 9, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: ABC, Alanis Morissette, Relatable
THR is reporting that Alanis Morissette will contribute original music to the ABC comedy Relatable. The show created by Elizabeth Beckwith and Christopher Moynihan (Marlon, Man Up!) is based on the family life of the Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter. The series revolves around a woman in her 40s, married with three kids, who spent her young adult life as an international rock star. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Licorice Pizza’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: November 9, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jonny Grennwood, Licorice Pizza, Paul Thomas Anderson, Soundtrack
Republic Records will release the official soundtrack album for Paul Thomas Anderson’s coming-of-age comedy drama Licorice Pizza. The album features a selection of the songs from the movie by artists including Nina Simone, David Bowie, The Doors, Sonny & Cher, Chuck Berry, Donovan, Paul McCartney, Gordon Lightfoot, Taj Mahal, Mason Williams & others. Also included is a track from the movie’s original score composed by Jonny Greenwood who previously scored the director’s last four features, There Will Be Blood, The Master, Inherent Vice and Phantom Thread. The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 26, 2021. A CD version and a double vinyl edition will be coming out on December 10 and are now available for pre-order on Amazon. Licorice Pizza is written and directed by Anderson and stars Alana Haim, Cooper Hoffman, Sean Penn, Tom Waits, Bradley Cooper and Benny Safdie. Read the rest of this entry »
BJ McDonnell’s ‘Studio 666’ to Feature Original Score by Roy Mayorga & Song by John Carpenter
Posted: November 9, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: BJ McDonnell, John Carpenter, Roy Mayorga, Studio 666
Roy Mayorga, drummer of Ministry, Hellyeah and Stone Sour, has announced that he has composed the original score for the upcoming horror comedy Studio 666. John Carpenter (Halloween, Assault on Precint 13, The Fog) has written the theme song for the the film, which is directed by BJ McDonnell (Slayer: The Repentless Killogy, Hatched III) and stars all six members of the Foo Fighters (Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Pat Smear, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett & Rami Jaffee), as well as Whitney Cummings, Leslie Grossman, Will Forte, Jenna Ortega and Jeff Garlin. The movie follows the Foo Fighters as they move into a haunted San Fernando Valley mansion to record 2021’s Medicine at Midnight, when they find themselves grappling with supernatural forces that threaten both the completion of the album and the lives of the band. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Passing’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: November 9, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Blood Orange, Devonté Hynes, Netflix, Passing, Rebecca Hall, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release for Rebecca Hall’s feature directorial debut Passing. The album features music from and inspired by the film composed by Devonté Hynes (aka Blood Orange) (Queen & Slim, We Are Who We Are, Palo Alto, Mainstream). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 10 and will be available to stream/download here. Passing is written and directed by Hall and stars Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga, André Holland and Alexander Skarsgård. The movie based on the Harlem Renaissance novel by Nella Larsen is set in 1920s New York City and follows a Black woman who finds her world upended when her life becomes intertwined with a former childhood friend who’s passing as white. Read the rest of this entry »
Nitin Sawhney Scoring Shekhar Kapur’s ‘What’s Love Got to Do With It?’
Posted: November 9, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Nitin Sawhney, Shekhar Kapur, What's Love Got to Do With It?
Nitin Sawhney (The Namesake, Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, Traitors, Breathe, Lila Says) has been tapped to score the upcoming British romantic comedy What’s Love Got to Do With It?. The film is directed by Shekhar Kapur (Elizabeth, The Four Feathers) and stars Lily James, Shazad Latif, Emma Thompson, Rob Brydon, Asim Chaudhry, Sajal Ali and Shabana Azmi. No plot details have been announced yet for the movie, which is set between London and South Asia and centers on a cross-cultural romance. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Above Water’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: November 8, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Above Water, Aïssa Maïga, Marcher sur l'eau, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the French documentary Above Water (Marcher sur l’eau). The album features the film’s original music composed by Uèle Lamore. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (or any other major digital music services), where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples. Above Water directed by Aïssa Maïga is set in a tiny village in Niger, one of the sub-Saharan countries hardest hit by global warming and follows a 14-year old girl who travels several kilometers each day under the beating sun to fetch water. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Quo Vadis, Aida?’ Soundtrack EP Announced
Posted: November 8, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Antoni Komasa-Lazarkiewicz, Jasmila Zbanic, Quo Vadis Aida?, score, Soundtrack
MovieScore Media has announced a soundtrack EP for the Bosnian war drama Quo Vadis, Aida?. The 3-track EP features the film’s original music composed by Antoni Komasa-Łazarkiewicz (Copying Beethoven, In Darkness, Adventures of a Mathematician, Rosemary’s Baby, The Affair, Charlatan). . The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, November 12 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Quo Vadis, Aida? is written and directed by Jasmila Zbanic and stars Jasna Đuričić, Izudin Bajrović and Boris Ler. The movie is set in the summer of 1995 during the Serbian occupation of Srebrenica, declared to be safe zone by the United Nations, and revolves around a translator for the UN peacekeeping task force. Read the rest of this entry »
Dan Romer Scoring HBO Max’s ‘Station Eleven’
Posted: November 8, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dan Romer, HBO Max, Patrick Somerville, Station Eleven
Dan Romer (Luca, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Beasts of No Nation, Atypical, Wendy) is scoring the upcoming HBO Max limited series Station Eleven. The show is created by Patrick Somerville based on the bestseller of the same name by Emily St. John Mand and stars Mackenzie Davis, Himesh Patel, Daniel Zovatto, Matilda Lawler, David Wilmot, Philippine Velge, Nabhaan Rizwan and Lori Petty. Gael Garcìa Bernal and Danielle Deadwyler appear in recurring roles. The post-apocalyptic drama tells the stories of survivors of a devastating flu as they attempt to rebuild and reimagine the world anew while holding on to the best of what’s been lost. Read the rest of this entry »
