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 »
‘Wildhood’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 29, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bretten Hannam, Neil Haverty, score, Soundtrack, Wildhood
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‘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 »
‘Tigers’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: September 29, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jonas Colstrup, Ronnie Sandahl, score, Soundtrack, Tigers
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the Swedish biographical drama Tigers. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jonas Colstrup (The Square, In the Blood, President, The Shadow Play). The soundtrack is now available in all major digital music stores overseas. Click here to listen to audio samples. No word yet on a domestic release date. Tigers is written and directed by Ronnie Sandahl and stars Erik Enge, Alfred Enoch, Johannes Kuhnke, Liv Mjönes and Frida Gustavsson. The movie tells the true story of teenage football talent Martin Bengtsson who was hired by the Italian club Inter Milan at age 17 and struggles with the pressures of success. Read the rest of this entry »
Ben Onono Scoring BBC’s ‘Ridley Road’
Posted: September 29, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, Ben Onono, PBS, Ridley Road
Ben Onono (Half of a Yellow Sun, Spell, Safe, Paranoid, Trust Me) has composed the original score for the new BBC series Ridley Road. The show is written by Sarah Solemani based on the novel of the same title by Jo Bloom and stars Agnes O’Casey, Tom Varey, Rory Kinnear, Tamzin Outhwaite, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Eddie Marsan, Samantha Spiro and Rita Tushingham. The 4-part thriller is set against the backdrop of a swinging sixties London and tells the story of a young Jewish woman who – after falling in love with a member of the ‘62 Group – infiltrates the NSM, a neo-Nazi movement which is becoming increasingly prominent in the city. Read the rest of this entry »
‘JJ+E’ (‘Vinterviken’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 29, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexis Almstrom, JJ+E, score, Soundtrack, Vinterviken, Vittorio Grasso
Music Super Circus has released a soundtrack album for the Swedish Netflix original film JJ+E (Vinterviken). The album features the movie’s original music composed by Vittorio Grasso. 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. JJ+E is directed by Alexis Almstrom and stars Elsa Öhrn, Mustapha Aarab, Jonay Pineda Skallak, Magnus Krepper, Loreen, Albin Grenholm and Simon Mezher. The romantic drama based on Mats Wahl’s novel of the same name is set in Stockholm and focuses on the love story between two youngsters who are raised in the same city, yet they live light years apart, separated economically, socially and culturally. Read the rest of this entry »
Chris Stracey & Este Haim Scoring Netflix’s ‘Maid’
Posted: September 28, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chris Stracey, Este Haim, MAID, Netflix
Chris Stracey and Este Haim (of the Grammy Award-nominated band HAIM) have teamed up to compose the original music for the new Netflix limited series Maid. The show is created by Molly Smith Metzler and stars Margaret Qualley, Andie MacDowell, Nick Robinson, Anika Noni Rose, Tracy Vilar, Billy Burke and Rylea Nevaeh Whittet. The drama is inspired by the New York Times best-selling memoir, Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive, by Stephanie Land and revolves around a young mother who – after fleeing an abusive relationship – finds a job cleaning houses as she fights to provide for her child and build them a better future. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The One and Only Dick Gregory’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: September 28, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andre Gaines, Kyle Townsend, Showtime, Soundtrack, The One and Only Dick Gregory
Hillman Grad Records and Def Jam Recordings have released a soundtrack album for the documentary The One and Only Dick Gregory. The album is produced by record producer and composer Kyle Townsend (who also scored the film) and features songs by artists such as Lupe Fiasco, Big K.R.I.T., Bobby Sessions, Cory Henry, Statik Selektah, Danni Baylor, BJ The Chicago Kid & others. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. The One and Only Dick Gregory is directed by Andre Gaines and examines activist and pop-culture icon Dick Gregory, whose work as a self-described ‘agitator’ shaped a generation demanding justice. The movie features Gregory’s personal reflections, archival footage and interviews with the artists he influenced. Read the rest of this entry »
Carlos Rafael Rivera Scoring Disney+’s ‘Just Beyond’
Posted: September 28, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Carlos Rafael Rivera, Disney Plus, Just Beyond, Seth Grahame-Smith
Carlos Rafael Rivera (The Queen’s Gambit, Godless, A Walk Among the Tombstones, Hacks) is the composer of the new Disney+ original anthology series Just Beyond. The show is created by Seth Grahame-Smith (The Lego Batman Movie, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter) inspired by the writings of R.L. Stine (Goosebumps, Fear Street) and tells stories of a reality just beyond the one we know. Each episode introduces viewers to a new cast of characters who must go on a journey of self-discovery in a supernatural world of witches, aliens, ghosts and parallel universes. Read the rest of this entry »
