Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album for Marvel’s Hulu animated series Hit-Monkey. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Daniel Rojas (Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts, Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K.). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 17 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Hit-Monkey is created by Josh Gordon & Will Speck based on the Marvel Comics characters and features the voice talent of Fred Tatasciore, Jason Sudeikis, George Takei, Nobi Nakanishi, Ally Maki and Olivia Munn. The Marvel Studios production follows a Japanese snow monkey who joins forces with an American assassin’s ghost after his tribe is slaughtered, and together, they begin killing their way through the Yakuza underworld. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Marvel’s ‘Hit-Monkey’ to Be Released
Posted: November 16, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Daniel Rojas, Hit-Monkey, Hulu, Marvel, score, Soundtrack
Trevor Jones to Score Myles Clohessy’s ‘The Redeemer’
Posted: November 16, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Myles Clohessy, The Redeemer, Trevor Jones
Trevor Jones (The Dark Crystal, The Last of the Mohicans, Labyrinth, Merlin, Mississippi Burning, Cliffhanger, Excalibur, Dark City) has signed on to score the upcoming indie western The Redeemer. The film is written and directed by Myles Clohessy and stars Chris Mulkey, Titus Welliver, Brandon Routh, Robert Clohessy, Mo Brings Plenty, Eddie Spears, Irene Bedard, Timothy V. Murphy and Baylee Toney. The movie tells the story of Butch a washed up war hero in 1880s Montana who embark on a life-or-death rescue mission into the frontier, alongside his estranged son, to save his Indigenous wife and daughter-in-law after they are kidnapped by a gang of violent outlaws. Read the rest of this entry »
Danny Elfman to Compose Music for and Produce Disney+ Series ‘Rhona Who Lives by the River’
Posted: November 16, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Danny Elfman, Disney Plus, Rhona Who Lives by the River
Deadline is reporting that Danny Elfman (Spider-Man, Batman, Alice in Wonderland, Nightmare Before Christmas, Edward Scissorhands) will create and oversee music on the upcoming Disney+ original animated series Rhona Who Lives by the River. The show is created by Emily Kapnek (Suburgatory, Splitting Up Together) and will star Karen Gillan as Rhona #3, the third-most-interesting Rhona in a small Scottish town, whose star rises after a freak clootie well accident results in bacterial pinkeye and the ability to make her own wishes come true. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Aline’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: November 16, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Aline, Soundtrack, Valérie Lemercier
Milan Records will release the official soundtrack album for the French musical comedy drama Aline. The album features the Celine Dion songs from the film performed by Victoria Sio, the singing voice of the movie’s title character (portrayed by Valérie Lemercier). Also included is Elvis Presley’s Love Me Tender and Rufus Wainwright’s Going to a Town. The soundtrack will be released this Friday, November 19 and will be available to stream/download here. A CD version is available to order as an import on Amazon. Aline is co-written and directed by Lemercier and also stars Sylvain Marcel, Danielle Fichaud, DieuRoc LaFortune, Antoine Vézina, Pascale Desrochers and Jean-Noël Brouté. The movie is inspired by the life of Celine Dion and follows a young woman who grows up in a large Canadian family in the 1960s and – after being discovered as a teenager – becomes a global sensation. Read the rest of this entry »
Anton Sanko Scoring Michael Mayer’s ‘Single All the Way’
Posted: November 15, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anton Sanko, Michael Mayer, Netflix, Single All the Way
Anton Sanko (Rabbit Hole, The Possession, Big Love, Ouija, The Half of It) has composed the original music for the new Netflix original film Single All the Way. The movie is directed by Michael Mayer (Flicka, A Home at the End of the World) and stars Michael Urie, Philemon Chambers, Kathy Najimy, Luke MacFarlane, Jennifer Coolidge, Barry Bostwick, Jennifer Robertson, Madison Brydges and Alexandra Beaton. The romantic comedy follows a man who – desperate to avoid his family’s judgment about his perpetual single status – convinces his best friend to join him for the holidays and pretend that they’re now in a relationship. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Incident’ (‘El incidente’) Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: November 15, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Edy Lan, El incidente, Isaac Ezban, score, Soundtrack, The Incident
The 2014 Mexican sci-fi thriller The Incident (El incidente) will be receiving its first-ever soundtrack release. The album featuring the film’s original music composed by Edy Lan (Parallel, The Similiars, The Containment) will be released digitally this Friday, November 19 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Incident is written and directed by Isaac Ezban and stars Raul Mendez, Nailea Norvind, Hernan Mendoza, Humberto Busto, Fernando Alvarez Rebeil, Gabriel Santoyo and Paulina Montemayor. The movie tells two parallel stories about characters trapped in illogical endless spaces: a family locked on an infinite road and two brothers and a detective locked on an infinite staircase. 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
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 »
‘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 »