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 »
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
‘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 »
‘Malignant’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: September 2, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: James Wan, Joseph Bishara, Malignant, score, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music will release the official soundtrack album for James Wan’s horror movie Malignant. The album features the film’s original music composed by Joseph Bishara (The Conjuring, Insidious, Annabelle, The Curse of La Llorona, The Unholy). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 3 and will be available to stream/download here. Malignant is directed by James Wan and stars Annabelle Wallis, Maddie Hasson, George Young, Michole Briana White, Jacqueline McKenzie, Jake Abel and Ingrid Bisu. The New Line Cinema and Atomic Monsters production follows a woman who is paralyzed by shocking visions of grisly murders and discovers that these waking dreams are in fact terrifying realities. Read the rest of this entry »
Mikis Theodorakis (1925 – 2021)
Posted: September 2, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Mikis Theodorakis
Mikis Theodorakis has passed away today at age 96 at his home in Athens. The Greek composer was known for writing numerous film scores for such titles as Michael Cacoyannis’ Zorba the Greek (1964), Costa-Gavras’ Z (1969) and Sidney Lumet’s Serpico (1973). His other film scoring credits include Etat de Siège, The Trojan Women, The Day the Fish Came Out and Iphegenia in Aulis. Throughout his career, he also wrote several ballets, operas and symphonies. Theodoreakis was also politically active and, during the 60s and 80s, was a Member of Parliament and a minister and received several peace prizes. Read the rest of this entry »
‘What If… Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead of His Hands?’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: September 2, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Disney Plus, Laura Karpman, Marvel, score, Soundtrack, What If
The full details of the fourth soundtrack album for Marvel Studios’ Disney+ animated series What If…? have been revealed. The album features the original score from the fourth episode (What If… Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead of His Hands?) of the show composed by Laura Karpman (Lovecraft Country, Why We Hate, Underground, Set It Up, Black Nativity, Paris Can Wait). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, September 3 by Marvel Music & Hollywood Records (click here to stream/download). The composer’s scores from Episode 1, Episode 2 and Episode 3 have been released last month and more soundtracks will be coming out over the next couple of weeks. Episode 4 of What If…? is written by A.C. Bradley, directed by Bryan Andrews and explores what would happen if the events of 2016’s Doctor Strange feature occurred differently, with Christine Palmer dying rather than Stephen Strange losing the use of his hands. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Cinderella’ Score Album Details
Posted: September 2, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Cinderella, Jessica Rose Weiss, Kay Cannon, Mychael Danna, score, Soundtrack
Sony Classical will release a second soundtrack album for the musical comedy Cinderella. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award winner Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Moneyball, Capote, Onward, The Good Dinosaur, Girl, Interrupted, Little Miss Sunshine) and Jessica Rose Weiss (Dog Gone Trouble, Afterlife of the Party, Friendsgiving). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 3. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album. As previously reported, Epic Records will release a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie, as well as a score suite. Cinderella is written and directed by Kay Cannon and stars Camila Cabello, Pierce Brosnan, Idina Menzel, Nicholas Galitzine, Billy Porter, Minnie Driver, James Corden, James Acaster, Maddie Baillio, Romesh Ranganathan and Charlotte Spencer. Read the rest of this entry »