Germaine Franco (Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Tag, Dope Little) has recently been recording her score for the upcoming animated feature Encanto. The film is directed by Byron Howard (Tangled, Bolt) & Jared Bush (Zootopia) and features the voices of Stephanie Beatriz, María Cecilia Botero, Wilmer Valderrama, Adassa, Diane Guerrero, Angie Cepeda, Mauro Castillo, Jessica Darrow, Rhenzy Feliz and Carolina Gaitan. The movie tells the story of the Madrigals family who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia in a wondrous place called an Encanto and follows an ordinary 15-year-old who’s struggling to find her place in her family. Lin-Manuel Miranda has composed the original songs for the Walt Disney Animation Studios production. Read the rest of this entry »
Germaine Franco Scoring Disney’s ‘Encanto’
Posted: September 10, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Byron Howard, Encanto, Germaine Franco, Jared Bush
Amandla Stenberg’s Original Song ‘The Anonymous Ones’ from ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Released
Posted: September 10, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Amandla Stenberg, Benj Pasek, Dear Evan Hansen, Justin Paul, Stephen Chbosky, SZA
Interscope Records & Universal Studios have released the original song The Anonymous Ones from the film adaptation of the stage musical Dear Evan Hansen. The song performed by Amandla Stenberg who also co-wrote the track with songwriters Benj Pasek & Justin Paul is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also being released today is SZA‘s version of the song (click here to stream/download). Listen to both full tracks after the jump. As previously reported, a full soundtrack album will be released digitally and physically on September 24 (visit Amazon to pre-order) and several other songs are already available now. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Copshop’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: September 10, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Clinton Shorter, Copshop, Joe Carnahan, score, Soundtrack
Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album for the action thriller Copshop. The album features the film’s original music composed by Clinton Shorter (District 9, The Expanse, Contraband, 2 Guns, Pompeii, Boss Level). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and to check out audio samples. Copshop is directed by Joe Carnahan and stars Gerard Butler, Frank Grillo, Alexis Louder and Toby Huss. The movie follows a wily con artist on the run from a lethal hitman who devises a scheme to hide out inside a small-town police station, but when the assassin turns up at the precinct, an unsuspecting rookie cop finds herself caught in the crosshairs. Read the rest of this entry »
Jonathan Goldsmith Scoring Michael McGowan’s ‘All My Puny Sorrows’
Posted: September 10, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: All My Puny Sorrows, Jonathan Goldsmith, Michael McGowan, The Middle Man
Jonathan Goldsmith (Away from Her, Take This Waltz, Casino Jack, Burn Your Maps, Dreamland, Stories We Tell) has composed the original music for the new drama All My Puny Sorrows. The film is written and directed by Michael McGowan (Still Mine, Saint Ralph) and stars Alison Pill, Sarah Gadon, Mare Winningham, Amybeth McNulty and Donal Logue. The movie is based on Miriam Toews’ novel of the same title and revolves around two sisters: a writer who’s tormented by self-doubt and is going through a tough divorce and her a well-known concert pianist whose struggle with depression threaten to consume her. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Show Me The Father’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 10, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Kyle McCuiston, Rick Altizer, score, Show Me the Father, Soundtrack
Kyle McCuiston (Like Arrows, Snitches) has released a soundtrack album for the faith-based documentary Show Me The Father. The album features the composer’s original score from the movie and is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and any other major digital music services), where you can also check out audio samples. Show Me The Father is directed by Rick Altizer and produced by the Kendrick Brothers (War Room, Overcomer, Courageous) features personal interviews from former NFL players Sherman Smith, Deland McCullough & Eddie George, author and pastor Dr. Tony Evans, Focus on the Family President Jim Daly, among others. Read the rest of this entry »
World Soundtrack Awards Discovery of the Year & Public Choice Category Nominations Announced
Posted: September 10, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: World Soundtrack Awards
The World Soundtrack Academy has announced the second wave of nominees for the 2021 World Soundtrack Awards in the categories Discovery of the Year, Public Choice Award and Sabam Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer. The winners will be announced at the World Soundtrack Awards & concert on Saturday, October 23 at the Ghent International Film Festival. Also check our previous news article for the previously announced nominees. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Albums for Netflix’s ‘Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami’ to Be Released
Posted: September 9, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Billy Corben, Carlos José Alvarez, Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
Maisie Music Publishing will release two soundtrack albums for the Netflix docuseries Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami. The albums include the show’s original music composed by Carlos José Alvarez (Exposed, Of Mind and Music, Locked In, Revolution Rent, Cubamerican). Both volumes will be released digitally tomorrow, September 10. Click here to stream/download the Vol. 1 album and click here for the Vol. 2 soundtrack. Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami is directed by Billy Corben who previously helmed the 2006 feature Cocaine Cowboys and tells the story of two childhood friends go who from high school dropouts to the most powerful drug kingpins in Miami. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Queenpins’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: September 9, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Aron Gaudet, Gita Pullapilly, Queenpins, score, Siddhartha Khosla, Soundtrack
Sony Classical will release the official soundtrack album for the comedy Queenpins. The album features the film’s original score composed by Emmy Award nominee Siddhartha Khosla (This Is Us, Only Murders in the Building, Runaways, Looking for Alaska, The Royals). Also included is a new mix of Steady Holiday’s song Living Life. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 10 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Queenpins is directed by Aron Gaudet & Gita Pullapilly and stars Kristen Bell, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Paul Walter Hauser, Vince Vaughn and Bebe Rexha. The movie tells the true story of a bored and frustrated suburban homemaker and her best pal, a vlogger with dreams, who turn a hobby into a multi-million dollar counterfeit coupon caper. Read the rest of this entry »
David Holmes Scoring RTÉ’s & AMC+’s ‘Kin’
Posted: September 9, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: AMC, David Holmes, Kin, RTÉ
David Holmes (Ocean’s Eleven, Out of Sight, Killing Eve, Haywire, No Sudden Move, Analyze That) is the composer of the new Irish TV series Kin. The show is created by Peter McKenna (Red Rock) & Ciarán Donnelly (Harley and the Davidsons, Titanic: Blood and Steel) and stars Charlie Cox, Clare Dunne, Aidan Gillen, Ciarán Hinds, Sam Keeley, Emmett J. Scanlan, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Hannah Adeogun and Yasmin Seky. The crime drama charts the lives of a small but tight-knit crime family embroiled in a war against a powerful drug kingpin. Read the rest of this entry »
‘What If… Zombies!?’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: September 9, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Disney Plus, Laura Karpman, Marvel, score, Soundtrack, What If
The details of the soundtrack album for the fifth episode of Marvel Studios’ Disney+ animated series What If…? have been revealed. The album features the original music from the fifth episode (What If… Zombies!?) of the show composed by Emmy Award winner Laura Karpman (Lovecraft Country, Paris Can Wait, Underground, Set It Up, Step, Why We Hate, Black Nativity). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, September 10 by Marvel Music & Hollywood Records and will be available to stream/download here. Karpman’s music from Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3 & Episode 4 has been released over the last couple of weeks. Episode 5 of What If…? is written by Matthew Chauncey, directed by Bryan Andrews and follows the Avengers as they are infected by a zombie plague and are searching for a cure. Read the rest of this entry »
