Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Black Widow, The LEGO Batman Movie, Bad Boys for Life, The Crown, The Tomorrow War) has recently been scoring the upcoming Amazon original series The Wheel of Time. The show is developed by Rafe Judkins and stars Rosamund Pike, Josha Stradowski, Marcus Rutherford,Madeleine Madden, Barney Harris, Zoë Robins, Daniel Henney, Hammed Animashaun, Álvaro Morte, Johann Myers, Priyanka Bose, Taylor Napier and Emmanuel Imani . The fantasy drama based on Robert Jordan’s fantasy epic of the same title follows Moiraine, a member of the incredibly powerful all-female organization called the Aes Sedai, as she arrives in the small town of Two Rivers, where she embarks on a dangerous, world-spanning journey with five young villagers. Read the rest of this entry »
Lorne Balfe Scoring Amazon’s ‘The Wheel of Time’
Posted: September 4, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Lorne Balfe, The Wheel of Time
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 3, 2021)
Posted: September 3, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alec Puro, Cinderella, Gavin Brivik, Jessica Rose Weiss, Joel P. West, Kate, Mychael Danna, Nathan Barr, Raffertie, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, The Gateway, Wild Indian, Zone 414
The only movie opening in theaters nationwide is Marvel Studios’ Shang-Chi and the Legend of The Ten Rings directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and starring Simu Liu, Tony Leung, Awkwafina, Michelle Yeoh, Fala Chen,Meng’er Zhang, Florian Munteanu and Ronny Chieng. The film’s original score is composed by Joel P West ( Just Mercy, Short Term 12, Grandma, The Glass Castle). Hollywood Records/Marvel Music have released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this week. Check out our previous article for the full album details. The labels and Interscope Records have released a separate soundtrack featuring songs from and inspired by the movie. Click here for more details.
Opening in select theaters and on Amazon Prime today is the musical comedy Cinderella written and directed by Kay Cannon and starring Camila Cabello, Idina Menzel, Nicholas Galitzine, Billy Porter, Pierce Brosnan, Minnie Driver, James Corden and James Acaster. Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Moneyball, Capote, Girl, Interrupted, The Addams Family, Little Miss Sunshine) and Jessica Rose Weiss (Dog Gone Trouble, Friendsgiving, Afterlife of the Party) have composed the film’s original score. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score today (click here for the full album details). Epic Records has released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie (click here for more information). Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Gateway’ Score Album Released
Posted: September 3, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alec Puro, Michele Civetta, score, Soundtrack, The Gateway
Gramoscope Music has released a score album for the crime thriller The Gateway. The album features the film’s original score composed by Alec Puro (The Art of Getting By, Black Summer, Higher Ground, The Fosters, All Nighters, The Scribbler) . Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. As previously reported, Cash NYC Records has released a separate soundtrack featuring six songs from the movie. The Gateway is co-written and directed by Michele Civetta and stars Shea Whigham, Olivia Munn, Frank Grillo, Mark Boone Junior, Taryn Manning, Taegen Burns and Bruce Dern. The movie follows a social worker who gets in over his head when he tries to save one of his clients from her maniacal, drug-dealing husband, just released from prison. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Wild Indian’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 3, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gavin Brivik, Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr., score, Soundtrack, Wild Indian
Gardener Recordings has released a soundtrack album for the dramatic thriller Wild Indian. The album features the film’s original music composed by Gavin Brivik (Cam, Living Undocumented, The Seventh Day, Minor Premise). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Wild Indian is written and directed by Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr. and stars Michael Greyeyes, Chaske Spencer, Jesse Eisenberg, Kate Bosworth, Phoenix Wilson and Julian Gopal. The movie revolves around two men as they learn to confront a traumatic secret they share involving the savage murder of a schoolmate. Read the rest of this entry »
Disasterpeace (Rich Vreeland) Scoring Dean Fleischer-Camp’s ‘Marcel the Shell with Shoes On’
Posted: September 3, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dean Fleischer-Camp, Disasterpeace, Marcel the Shell With Shoes On, Rich Vreeland
Rich Vreeland (aka Disasterpeace) (It Follows, Triple Frontier, Under the Silver Lake) has composed the original music for the new animated feature Marcel the Shell with Shoes On. The film is directed by Dean Fleischer-Camp and features the voices of the director himself, Jenny Slate, Isabella Rossellini, Rosa Salazar, Thomas Mann and Lesley Stahl. The movie is based on the short films and New York Times-bestselling books of the same title and follows a down-and-out documentary filmmaker who moves into an Airbnb and quickly discovers that he’s not alone. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings: The Album’ Released
Posted: September 3, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Destin Daniel Cretton, Marvel, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Soundtrack
Marvel Studios, Hollywood Records & Interscope Records have released the full soundtrack album for the superhero movie Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings: The Album. The album is executive produced by music collective 88rising, the leading music platform for Asian and Asian-American artists across the world and features eighteen songs from and inspired by the film by artists such as 21 Savage, JJ Lin, Saweetie, Anderson .Paak, Rick Ross, Rich Brian, Audrey Nuna, NIKI, Guapdad 4000, Warren Hue & others. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here. A CD version is available to order on Amazon. Several tracks from the record have previously been released as digital singles. Hollywood Records has also released a separate soundtrack featuring Joel P West’s original score from the film earlier this week. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Homeroom’ Score Album Released
Posted: September 3, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dan Romer, Homeroom, Hulu, Mike Tuccillo, Pete Nicks, score, Soundtrack
Drawing Number One has released a score album for the Hulu original documentary Homeroom. The album features the film’s original score composed by Mike Tuccillo (Ramy, Love Life, Shot in the Dark, Out of Omaha). Dan Romer (Luca, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Maniac, Beasts of No Nation) serves as the project’s executive music producer. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. As previously reported, Omnivore Recordings has released a separate soundtrack featuring songs from and inspired by the movie. Homeroom is directed by Pete Nicks and centers on Oakland High School’s class of 2020 confronting an unprecedented year, as anxiety over test scores and college applications gives way to the uncertainty of a rapidly developing pandemic and growing demands for systemic change. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Zone 414’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: September 3, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andrew Baird, Raffertie, score, Soundtrack, Zone 414
Atlantic Screen Music/Filmtrax has released a soundtrack album for the sci-fi thriller Zone 414. The album features the film’s original music composed by Raffertie (aka Benjamin Stefanski) (White Dragon, Alex Rider). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Zone 414 is directed by Andrew Baird and stars Guy Pearce, Matilda Lutz, Jonathan Aris and Travis Fimmel. The movie is set in a dangerous, dark colony of humanoids known as “the city of robots”, whose creator hires a private investigator to track down his missing daughter. Read the rest of this entry »
Sofia Carson’s Original Song ‘Glowin’ Up’ from Netflix’s ‘My Little Pony: A New Generation’ Released
Posted: September 2, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bryan Fryzel, Jenna Andrews, José Ucha, My Little Pony: A New Generation, Netflix, Robert Cullen, Sofia Carson, Taylor Upsahl
eOne Music has released the original song Glowin’ Up from the Netflix animated film My Little Pony: A New Generation. The track is written by Jenna Andrews, Frequency (aka Bryan Fryzel) & Taylor Upsahl and performed by Sofia Carson (who lends her voice to the character of Pipp Petals) and is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and any other major digital music stores). Listen to the full song after the jump and check back on this page for more information about the movie’s soundtrack. My Little Pony: A New Generation is directed by Robert Cullen & José Ucha and also features the voices of Vanessa Hudgens, Kimiko Glenn, James Marsden and Jane Krakowski. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Worth’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: September 2, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Netflix, Nico Muhly, Sara Colangelo, score, Soundtrack, Worth
Filmtrax/Atlantic Screen Music will release a soundtrack album for the drama Worth. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nico Muhly (The Reader, Margaret, Kill Your Darlings, Joshua, Howards End, How to Talk to Girls at Parties). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, September 3 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Worth is directed by Sara Colangelo and stars Michael Keaton, Stanley Tucci, Amy Ryan, Ato Blankson-Wood, Shunori Ramanathan, Tate Donovan, Laura Benanti and Chris Tardio. The movie is based on Kenneth Feinberg’s memoir What Is Life Worth and follows an attorney who learns a lesson in empathy when he is faced with the task of determining how to compensate families who suffered incalculable losses as a result of the 9/11 attacks. Read the rest of this entry »
