Grammy Award nominee Linda Perry (of the former rock band 4 Non Blondes) is set to compose the music for the upcoming drama Meet the Pumps. The singer/songwriter and film & TV composer will also serve as the music supervisor and an executive producer of the movie directed by Stephen David Brooks (Flytrap, Heads N Tailz) . The film will examine the rise, fall, and ultimate resurrection of charismatic lead singer, Antoinette “Toni” Sabo of the all-female LA punk band The Pumps. Brooks also co-wrote the screenplay with Mike “in Tokyo” Rogers. They are both also producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Linda Perry to Compose Music for Stephen David Brooks’ ‘Meet the Pumps’
Posted: October 10, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Linda Perry, Meet the Pumps, Stephen David Brooks
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‘Annette’ Unlimited Edition Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: October 9, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Annette, Leos Carax, Soundtrack, Sparks
Milan Records will release a new soundtrack album for the musical drama Annette. The album features all the music from the film written by art-pop duo Sparks (Ron and Russell Mael), with lyrics co-written by the band and director Leos Carax, and performed by movie’s cast and Sparks themselves. Also included are six demos and unreleased tracks used during the conception of the film. The 2-CD set, which also includes a 28-page booklet containing all the lyrics of the songs. will be released on November 19 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A digital version is also expected to come out around the same time. The label has previously released the Cannes Edition featuring selections of the film’s music. Annette is co-written and directed by Carax and stars Adam Driver, Marion Cotillard, Simon Helberg and Devyn McDowell. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 8, 2021)
Posted: October 8, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Convergence: Courage in a Crisis, Daniel Pemberton, Darren Morze, David Fleming, Fever Dream, Hans Zimmer, Lamb, Mass, Natalie Holt, No Time to Die, Patrick Jonsson, South of Heaven, Survive the Game, The Rescue, Tim Jones, Tóti Guðnason
The only movie opening nationwide this weekend is the 25th James Bond movie No Time to Die directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga and starring Daniel Craig, Léa Seydoux, Rami Malek, Ben Whishaw, Christoph Waltz, Naomie Harris, Jeffrey Wright, Billy Magnussen, Lashana Lynch, Ana de Armas and Ralph Fiennes. The film’s original score is composed by Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, Inception, Gladiator, The Lion King) and produced by Steve Mazzaro (The Boss Baby, The Rhythm Section). Decca Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the title song co-written and performed by Billie Eilish last week. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the United Artists/MGM release.
Opening semi-wide in a couple of hundred theaters is the supernatural horror movie Lamb co-written and directed by Valdimar Jóhannsson and starring Noomi Rapace, Hilmir Snær Gudnason, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson and Ingvar Sigurdsson. Tóti Guðnason has composed the film’s original music. Milan Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score next Friday, October 15. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details, to listen to a first track and for more information about the A24 release. Read the rest of this entry »
First Song from ‘Cyrano’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 8, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, Carin Besser, Cyrano, Joe Wright, Matt Berninger
Decca Records has released the first song from the soundtrack for the musical drama Cyrano. Available to stream/download now is Someone to Say written by Bryce Dessner & Aaron Dessner (of The National), with lyrics by Matt Berninger & Carin Besser and performed by lead actress Haley Bennett, Víkingur Ólafsson (on piano) and the London Contemporary Orchestra. Also listen to the full track after the jump. A full soundtrack album will be released digitally and physically (on CD and vinyl) on December 10. Visit Amazon to order the CD version and click here to order the vinyl edition. Check back on this page for the full album details. Cyrano is directed by Joe Wright and also stars Peter Dinklage, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Bashir Salahuddin and Ben Mendelsohn. Read the rest of this entry »
Ludwig Göransson to Score Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’
Posted: October 8, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christopher Nolan, Ludwig Göransson, Oppenheimer
Universal Pictures announced today that Ludwig Göransson (Black Panther, Creed, The Mandalorian, Venom, Community) will reteam with Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight, Inception, Memento) on the director’s upcoming historical drama Oppenheimer. The film is written and directed by Nolan and will star Cillian Murphy in the title role of American physicist, J. Robert Oppenheimer. The movie is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird & Martin J. Sherwin and is produced by Nolan, Emma Thomas and Atlas Entertainment’s Charles Roven (Wonder Woman, Man of Steel). Read the rest of this entry »
First Track from Lorne Balfe’s ‘The Wheel of Time’ Score Released
Posted: October 8, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Lorne Balfe, The Wheel of Time
Milan Records has released the first track from the soundtrack for the Amazon original series The Wheel of Time. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music platforms is Al’Naito written by the show’s composer Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, His Dark Materials, Black Widow, The LEGO Batman Movie, Bad Boys for Life). Also listen to the full track below and check back on this page for updates on the release of music from the show. The Wheel of Time is developed by Rafe Judkins based on Robert Jordan’s fantasy epic and stars Rosamund Pike, Josha Stradowski, Marcus Rutherford, Barney Harris, Madeleine Madden, Zoë Robins, Hammed Animashaun, Daniel Henney, Álvaro Morte, Johann Myers, Priyanka Bose, Taylor Napier and Emmanuel Imani. Read the rest of this entry »
Lorne Balfe Scoring Hulu’s ‘Dopesick’
Posted: October 8, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Danny Strong, Dopesick, Hulu, Lorne Balfe
Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Black Widow, The LEGO Batman Movie, His Dark Materials, Bad Boys for Life) has recently been scoring the new Hulu limited series Dopesick. The show is written by Danny Strong (Recount, Game Change, Empire) and stars Michael Keaton, Peter Sarsgaard, Michael Stuhlbarg, Kaitlyn Dever, Rosario Dawson, Will Poulter and John Hoogenakker. The 8-part drama is inspired by the New York Times bestselling book Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company That Addicted America by Beth Macy and examines how one company triggered the worst drug epidemic in American history. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Apple TV+’s ‘Acapulco’ Released
Posted: October 8, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Acapulco, Apple TV +, Soundtrack
Lionsgate Records has released a soundtrack album for the Apple TV+ original series Acapulco. The album features a selection of songs from the first season of the show, including Spanish-language cover versions of such tracks as Daryl Hall’s & John Oates’ You Make My Dreams, Scorpions’ Rock You Like a Hurricane, Twisted Sisters’ We’re Not Gonna Take It, Katrina and the Waves’s Walking on Sunshine & others. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also listen to audio samples. Acapulco is created by Austin Winsberg, Eduardo Cisneros & Jason Shuman and stars Eugenio Derbez Enrique Arrizon, Fernando Carsa, Damián Alcázar, Camila Perez, Chord Overstreet, Vanessa Bauche, Regina Reynoso, Raphael Alejandro, Regina Orozco, Jessica Collins, Rafael Cebrián and Carlos Corona. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Muppets Haunted Mansion’ Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: October 8, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Disney Plus, Ed Mitchell, Muppets Haunted Mansion, Soundtrack, Steve Morrell
Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack EP for the Disney+ Halloween special Muppets Haunted Mansion. The EP features the original songs from the special written by Ed Mitchell & Steve Morrell and performed by cast members Darren Criss, The Muppets feat. Will Arnett and Taraji P. Henson & Pepé the King Prawn, as well as a cover of Dancing in the Moonlight. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also listen to all four tracks after the jump. Muppets Haunted Mansion is directed by Kirk R. Thatcher and follows fearless Gonzo as he takes on the greatest challenge of his life by spending one very daring night in the most grim grinning place on Earth …The Haunted Mansion. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Lamb’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: October 8, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Lamb, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, Tóti Guðnason, Valdimar Jóhannsson
Milan Records will release the official soundtrack album for the Icelandic supernatural horror movie Lamb. The album features the film’s original music composed by Tóti Guðnason. The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, October 15 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A first track (DÝRIÐ) is already being released today and can be checked out after the jump. Lamb is co-written and directed by Valdimar Jóhannsson and stars Noomi Rapace, Hilmir Snær Gudnason, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson and Ingvar Sigurdsson. The movie follows a childless couple in rural Iceland who make an alarming discovery one day in their sheep barn and soon face the consequences of defying the will of nature. Read the rest of this entry »
