WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album for the Riverdale special episode Next to Normal the Musical. The album features the songs from the musical episode performed by cast members Lili Reinhart, Mädchen Amick, Jacquie Lee, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse, Tyson Ritter, Erinn Westbrook, Casey Cott, KJ Apa, Madelaine Petsch, Vanessa Morgan & others. The songs were originally written by Tom Kitt (music) and Brian Yorkey (lyrics) for the stage rock musical of the same title. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. The label has previously released the soundtracks for the musical episodes from the previous seasons (Carrie the Musical, Heathers the Musical and Hedwig and the Angry Inch the Musical), as well as multiple other albums featuring music from the show. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for ‘Riverdale’ Special Episode ‘Next to Normal the Musical’ Released
Posted: September 30, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Riverdale, Soundtrack, The CW
‘The Addams Family 2’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: September 30, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Conrad Vernon, Greg Tiernan, Soundtrack, The Addams Family, The Addams Family 2
Sony Music Entertainment will release a soundtrack album for the animated sequel The Addams Family 2. The album features the songs from the movie, including Christina Aguilera’s rendition of The Addams Family theme, tracks by Snoop Dogg & October London, Yoshi Flower, Rock Mafia & OPlus, Donna Missal and Dominic Lewis. Also included is Crazy Family by Megan Thee Stallion, Maluma & Rock Mafia (already available to stream/download as a digital single here). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 1 and is now available for pre-order here. The Addams Family 2 is directed by Greg Tiernan & Conrad Vernon and features the voices of Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, Chloë Grace Moretz, Nick Kroll, Wallace Shawn, Javon “Wanna” Walton, Snoop Dogg himself, Bette Midler and Bill Hader. Read the rest of this entry »
Mychael Danna, Shigeru Umebyashi & Gabriel Yared ‘Music in Film’ Series Albums Announced
Posted: September 30, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gabriel Yared, Mychael Danna, Shigeru Umebayashi, World Soundtrack Awards
Film Fest Ghent has announced the expanded editions of three of its earlier albums, featuring music by Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Moneyball, Capote), Shigeru Umebayashi (In the Mood for Love, House of Flying Daggers, A Single Man) and Gabriel Yared (The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Cold Mountain) respectively, reissuing them in the Music for Film album series. The three albums have been updated with newly recorded music in collaboration with the composers, and will be released during the 48th edition of Film Fest Ghent, which will take place from October 12-23. All music is performed by Brussels Philharmonic and Vlaams Radiokoor and conducted by Film Fest Ghent music director Dirk Brossé. Read the rest of this entry »
Emily Bear Scoring ‘The Premise’ Episode ‘The Commenter’
Posted: September 30, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Emily Bear, FX on Hulu, Hulu, The Premise
Composer, pianist and singer/songwriter Emily Bear (The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical) has written the original score for the fourth episode of the FX on Hulu anthology series The Premise. The Commenter is written Jia Tolentino & series creator B.J. Novak, directed by Darya Zhuk and stars Lola Kirke, Soko, Sylvia Grace Crim and Benjamin Clement. The episode follows a young woman with a happy life and loving partner who becomes obsessed with a critical anonymous comment online, eventually upending her life in a quest for the commenter’s approval. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Adventures of a Mathematician’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: September 30, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Adventures of a Mathematician, Antoni Komasa-Lazarkiewicz, score, Soundtrack, Thor Klein
MovieScore Media has announced a soundtrack album for the biographical drama Adventures of a Mathematician. The album features the film’s original music composed by Antoni Komasa-Łazarkiewicz (Copying Beethoven, In Darkness, Quo Vadis, Aida?, Rosemary’s Baby, The Affair, Charlatan). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, October 1 and is now available for pre-order here. Adventures of a Mathematician is directed by Thor Klein and stars Joel Basman, Esther Garrel, Philippe Tlokinski, Sam Keeley, Fabian Kociecki, Ryan Gage and Sabin Tambrea. The movie tells the true story of Polish immigrant and mathematician Stan Ulam, who moved to the U.S. in the 1930s and dealt with the difficult losses of family and friends, all while helping to create the hydrogen bomb and the first computer. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeff Cardoni Scoring CBS’ ‘Ghosts’
Posted: September 29, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: CBS, Ghosts, Jeff Cardoni
Jeff Cardoni (Silicon Valley, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, The Kominsky Method,, Turner & Hooch) is scoring the new CBS comedy Ghosts. The show is developed by Joe Port & Joe Wiseman based on the BBC series of the same title and stars Rose McIver, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Brandon Scott Jones, Richie Moriarty, Danielle Pinnock, Asher Grodman, Román Zaragoza, Sheila Carrasco, Rebecca Wisocky and Devan Chandler Long. The series revolves around a cheerful freelance journalist and up-and-coming chef who throw both caution and money to the wind when they decide to convert a rundown country estate they inherited into a bed & breakfast – only to find it’s inhabited by the many spirits of deceased residents who now call it home. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Wildhood’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 29, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bretten Hannam, Neil Haverty, score, Soundtrack, Wildhood
Indie rock band Bruce Peninsula has released a soundtrack album for the Canadian drama Wildhood. The album features the film’s original music composed by the band’s vocalist/guitarist Neil Haverty (Avocado Toast the Series, Body and Bones). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Wildhood is written and directed by Bretten Hannam and stars Phillip Lewitski, Joshua Odjick, Avery Winters-Anthony and Michael Greyeyes. The movie follows a teenager who flees his abusive father and – with his half-brother – embarks on a journey where Link discovers his sexuality and rediscovers his Mi’kmaw heritage. Read the rest of this entry »
‘November Criminals’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: September 29, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Norland, November Criminals, Sacha Gervasi, score, Soundtrack
Denovali Records will release the first-ever soundtrack album for the 2017 crime drama November Criminals. The album features the film’s original music composed by David Norland (Anvil! The Story of Anvil, My Dinner with Hervé). The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 15, 2021 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A first track (Lost Watching TV) is already available to stream/download now and can be checked out after the jump. November Criminals is directed by Sacha Gervasi and stars Chloë Grace Moretz, Ansel Elgort, Catherine Keener and David Strathairn. The movie follows a pair of college bound friends who find themselves falling for one another, but after the mysterious murder of their classmate, they must defy the authorities to uncover the truth. Read the rest of this entry »
Mogwai to Score Apple TV+’s Carlos Ghosn Docuseries
Posted: September 29, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Apple TV +, James Jones, Mogwai
The Scottish post-rock band Mogwai is set to score an untitled Apple TV+ docuseries about the rise and fall of former Nissan and Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn. The 4-parter is directed by James Jones (On the President’s Orders) and – with the involvement of the people who were there, alongside the reporting of WSJ reporters Nick Kostov & Sean McLain – will tell the full story of how one of the most admired businessmen on the planet became its most famous international fugitive. James Gay-Rees (Amy, Senna, 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything), Paul Martin (Diego Maradona, Formula 1: Drive to Survive, The Kings) and Martin Conway (Becoming You) are executive producing the Box to Box Films production. Read the rest of this entry »
The Divine Comedy’s Neil Hannon to Write Original Songs for Paul King’s ‘Wonka’
Posted: September 29, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Neil Hannon, Paul King, Wonka
Warner Bros. Pictures announced today that Neil Hannon (of the band The Divine Comedy) is writing original songs for the upcoming fantasy movie Wonka. The film is directed by Paul King (Paddington) and stars Timothée Chalamet, Rowan Atkinson, Olivia Colman, Keegan-Michael Key, Sally Hawkins, Mathew Baynton, Jim Carter, Tom Davi, Simon Farnaby (who also co-wrote the screenplay with King), Rich Fulcher, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Paterson Joseph, Calah Lane, Matt Lucas, Colin O’Brien, Natasha Rothwell, Rakhee Thakrar and Ellie White. The movie is based on characters by Roald Dahl, including Willy Wonka, and will take place before the events of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Read the rest of this entry »
