Sony Classical will release a new soundtrack album for the Starz original series Outlander. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s sixth season composed by Emmy Award winner Bear McCreary (Godzilla: King of the Monsters, 10 Cloverfield Lane, The Walking Dead, Child’s Play, Battlestar Galactica, Foundation, Happy Death Day). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, March 4 (click here to stream/download). A CD version is set to come out on April 15 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out the music video for a new Gaelic Version of The Skye Boat Song created for the album and featuring vocals by Griogair Labhruidh below. Madison Gate Records has previously released the soundtracks for the first five seasons of the series. Outlander is created by Ronald D. Moore based on Diana Gabaldon’s best-selling books and stars Caitrona Balfe and Sam Heughan. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Outlander’ Season 6 Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: March 2, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Bear McCreary, Outlander, score, Soundtrack, Starz
Steven Price Scoring Michael Grandage’s ‘My Policeman’
Posted: March 2, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Michael Grandage, My Policeman, Steven Price
Steven Price (Gravity, Our Planet, Last Night in Soho, Suicide Squad, Baby Driver, Fury, Over the Moon) has recently been scoring the upcoming romantic drama My Policeman. The film is directed by Michael Grandage (Genius) and stars Harry Styles, Emma Corrin, Gina McKee, Linus Roache, David Dawson and Rupert Everett. The movie based on the novel of the same title by Bethan Roberts takes place in the late 1990s, when the arrival of elderly invalid Patrick into Marion and Tom’s home triggers the exploration of seismic events from 40 years previous: the passionate relationship between Tom and Patrick at a time when homosexuality was illegal. Ron Nyswaner (Philadelphia, The Painted Veil) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Murder Party’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: March 2, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Amaury Chabauty, Murder Party, Nicolas Pleskof, score, Soundtrack
Amaury Chabauty (Teddy) will release a soundtrack album for the French crime comedy Murder Party. The album features the composer’s original score from the film and will be released digitally next Wednesday, March 9. Visit Amazon to pre-order the soundtrack. A first track is already available to stream/download now. Murder Party is directed by Nicolas Pleskof and stars Alice Pol, Miou Miou, Eddy Mitchell, Pablo Pauly, Gustave Kervern, Pascale Arbillot, Sarah Stern andd Zabou Breitman. The movie follows a brilliant architect who gets assigned to renovate the sumptuous Daguerre mansion owned by an eccentric family, when the landlord and patriarch is found dead and everyone present becomes a suspect. Read the rest of this entry »
Claudia Sarne Scoring Apple TV+’s ‘Shining Girls’
Posted: March 2, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Apple TV +, Claudia Sarne, Shining Girls
Claudia Sarne (The Book of Eli, Earthquake Bird, Triple 9, Broken City, Dispatches from Elsewhere) is scoring the upcoming Apple TV+ original series Shining Girls. The show is developed by Silka Luisa based on Lauren Beukes’ bestselling novel of the same title and stars Elisabeth Moss, Jamie Bell, Wagner Moura, Phillipa Soo and Amy Brenneman. The 8-part thriller revolves around a woman who learns that a recent murder is linked to a brutal attack left her in a constantly shifting reality and teams with a veteran reporter to understand her ever-changing present and confront her past. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Shepherd’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: March 2, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Callum Donaldson, Russell Owen, score, Shepherd, Soundtrack
Decal Audio has released a soundtrack album for the British supernatural horror thriller Shepherd. The album features the film’s original music composed by Callum Donaldson (Forever Tomorrow). 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. Shepherd is written and directed by Russell Owen and stars Tom Hughes, Kate Dickie, Gaia Weiss & Greta Scacchi. The movie follows a man who finds work on a remote Scottish island after the sudden death of his wife and has to confront his past trauma to survive when he gets plagued by terrifying visions. Read the rest of this entry »
Marco Beltrami’s Scores from ‘The Florentine’, ‘Land’s End’ & ‘The Bicyclist’ Released
Posted: March 1, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums, TV Music AlbumsTags: Land's End, Marco Beltrami, score, Soundtrack, The Bicyclist, The Florentine
Over the last few weeks, Marco Beltrami (3:10 to Yuma, Logan, Scream, Ford v. Ferrari, A Quiet Place, The Wolverine, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, The Hurt Locker) has released three of his early scores from his first projects in the 1990s. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music platforms is the composer’s music from the 1999 indie drama The Florentine directed by Nick Stagliano and starring Jeremy Davies, Virginia Madsen, Luke Perry, Mary Stuart Masterson, Chris Penn, Michael Madsen and Tom Sizemore, the 1995 TV series Land’s End starring Fred Dryer, Geoffrey Lewis & Tim Thomerson, as well as the 1995 short The Bicyclist directed by Robert Stark Hickey and starring Richmond Harrison & Scott Vance. Check out the full details of all three titles after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Operation Mincemeat’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: March 1, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Madden, Netflix, Operation Mincemeat, score, Soundtrack, Thomas Newman
Lakeshore Records will release the official soundtrack album for the spy drama Operation Mincemeat. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Thomas Newman (American Beauty, 1917, The Shawshank Redemption, Finding Nemo, Skyfall, Wall-E). The soundtrack is set to be released on April 22, 2022. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version and click here for the digital version. Operation Mincemeat is directed by John Madden and stars Colin Firth, Matthew Macfadyen, Kelly Macdonald, Penelope Wilton, Johnny Flynn, Jason Isaacs, Mark Gatiss, Hattie Morahan, Mark Bonnar, Paul Ritter, Alex Jennings and Simon Russell Beale. The movie is based on a true story and follows two British intelligence officers as they hatch an outlandish scheme to trick the Nazis and alter the course of World War II. Read the rest of this entry »
Terence Blanchard to Score Gina Prince-Bythewood’s ‘The Woman King’
Posted: March 1, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Gina Prince-Bythewood, Terence Blanchard, The Woman King
Composer Terence Blanchard (BlacKkKlansman, Malcolm X, Harriet, 25th Hour, Da 5 Bloods, One Night in Miami…) is reuniting with director Gina Prince-Bythewood (The Old Guard, Beyond the Lights) on the upcoming historical drama The Woman King. The film starring Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch and John Boyega is set in Africa’s Kingdom of Dahomey and tells the story of Nanisca, the general of the all-female military unit, and Nawi, an ambitious recruit, who together fought enemies who who violated their honor and enslaved their people. As previously reported, Lebo M has written original songs for the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Power of the Dog’ in Concert Live-to-Screen Performance Announced
Posted: March 1, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Jane Campion, Jonny Greenwood, The Power of the Dog
Netflix has announced the world premiere live-to-screen performance of the Academy Award-nominated score composed by Jonny Greenwood (Phantom Thread, There Will Be Blood, Inherent Vice, Spencer) from Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog. The music will be performed by the Wordless Music Orchestra, which has previously been involved in live-to-picture concerts for films including Moonlight, Jackie, The Tree of Life, Creed, Punch-Drunk Love, Birdman and Beasts of the Southern Wild. The event present by Netflix in partnership with KCRW will take on March 10 at 7:30pm at The Theatre at Ace Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles. Free tickets for The Power of the Dog in Concert are now available here. Read the rest of this entry »
Anne Nikitin to Score Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s ‘ISS’
Posted: March 1, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anne Nikitin, Gabriela Cowperthwaite, I.S.S.
Anne Nikitin (American Animals, Mrs. Wilson, Fate: The Winx Saga, Lost Girls, The Pale Horse, Calibre, This Beautiful Fantastic) has been hired to score the upcoming thriller ISS. The film is directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite (Megan Leavey, Our Friend) and stars Ariana DeBose, Chris Messina, Pilou Asbaek, John Gallagher Jr., Costa Ronin and Masha Mashkova. The movie follows six astronauts living aboard the International Space Station (ISS) who have to take action after receiving distressing information from Earth that threatens their missions and their lives. Nick Shafir wrote the Black List-honored screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
