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 »
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
‘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 »
Theme Song from ABC’s ‘The Wonder Years’ Reboot Released
Posted: November 8, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: ABC, Jacob Yoffee, Roahn Hylton, Scotty Granger, The Wonder Years
Hollywood Records has released the theme song All I Know from ABC’s The Wonder Years reboot. The track written by series composers Roahn Hylton & Jacob Yoffee (Free Meek, Sherwood) and featuring vocals by Scotty Granger is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the full song after the jump. The Wonder Years is developed by Saladin K. Patterson based on the 80s series, narrated by Don Cheadle and stars Elisha “EJ” Williams, Dulé Hill, Saycon Sengbloh, Julian Lerner, Laura Kariuki, Amari O’Neil and Milan Ray. Read the rest of this entry »
Chanda Dancy Scoring J.D. Dillard’s ‘Devotion’
Posted: November 8, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chanda Dancy, Devotion, J.D. Dillard
Over the last few days, Chanda Dancy (The Defeated, Dramarama, Everything Before Us, After We Leave) has recorded her score for the upcoming Korean war drama Devotion. The film is directed by J.D. Dillard (Sleight, Sweetheart) and stars Jonathan Majors, Glen Powell, Joe Jonas, Thomas Sadoski, Serinda Swan, Daren Kagasoff, Spencer Neville and Nick Hargrove. The movie is based on the bestselling book Devotion: An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship and Sacrifice by Adam Makos and tells the story of two U.S. Navy fighter pilots who are initiated together into the VF-32 squadron and pushed to their limits and whose friendship is tested when one of them is shot down behind enemy lines. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Freaks Out’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: November 8, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Freaks Out, Gabriele Mainetti, Michele Braga, score, Soundtrack
Carosello Records has released a soundtrack album for the Italian fantasy drama Freaks Out. The album features the film’s original music composed by Michele Braga (Dogman, Rose Island, Blessed Madness, Shadows, The Bad Poet, Nevia) and the movie’s director Gabriele Mainetti (They Call Me Jeeg). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples. Freaks Out is written and directed by Mainetti and stars Claudio Santamaria, Aurora Giovinazzo, Pietro Castellitto, Giancarlo Martini, Giorgio Tirabassi, Max Mazzotta and Franz Rogowski. The movie is set in 1943 Rome and follows four circus performers who are left to their own devices when the Eternal City is bombed by Allied Forces. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 7, 2021)
Posted: November 7, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Apple TV +, Dexter: New Blood, Disney Plus, Home Sweet Home Alone, John Debney, Joshua Moshier, Kurt Farquhar, Paramount+, Pat Irwin, Showtime, The Game, The Shrink Next Door
Premiering today is the Showtime limited series Dexter: New Blood developed by Clyde Phillips based on the Dexter novels created by Jeff Lindsay and starring Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, Jack Alcott, Julia Jones. Johnny Sequoyah, Alano Miller and Clancy Brown. The show’s original score is composed by Pat Irwin (The Good Cop, Feed the Beast, But I’m a Cheerleader, Nurse Jackie, Bored to Death). The crime drama also features additional music by late composer Daniel Licht who scored the original Dexter series. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the 10-part series, which will air every Sunday night on Showtime.
Premiering on Thursday, November 11 is Paramount+’s reboot of The CW’s & BET’s The Game created by Mara Brock Akil and starring Wendy Raquel Robinson, Hosea Chanchez, Adriyan Rae, Vaughn Hebron, Analisa Velez and Toby Sandeman. Kurt Farquhar (Black Lightning, The King of Queens, Sister, Sister, Moesha, Being Mary Jane) who scored the original series is composing the show’s original music. The drama, which features a mix of new players and original cast and follows the pro-football team as they tackle racism, sexism, classism and more as they fight for fame, fortune, respect and love, will be available to stream exclusively on Paramount+. Read the rest of this entry »
