Tyler Strickland (Sly, The American Meme, Audrie & Daisy, Trial by Media, Navajo Police: Class 57, Changing the Game) is scoring the upcoming HBO original documentary Faye. The film is directed by Laurent Bouzereau (Five Came Back, Untitled upcoming John Williams documentary) and centers on Academy Award-winning actress Faye Dunaway (Network, Bonnue & Clyde, Chinatown) who candidly discusses the triumphs and challenges of her illustrious career. The movie also features interviews with her son Liam Dunaway O’Neill, as well as her colleagues and friends including Sharon Stone, James Gray & Mickey Rourke. Read the rest of this entry »
Tyler Strickland Scoring Laurent Bouzereau’s HBO Documentary ‘Faye’
Posted: April 29, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Faye, HBO, Laurent Bouzereau, Tyler Strickland
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‘Day Labor’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: April 29, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chris Bezold, Day Labor, R. Ellis Frazier, score, Soundtrack
Chris Bezold (Repeater, Larceny, As Good as Dead, Hustle Down) will release a soundtrack album for the action thriller Day Labor. The album features the composer’s original score from the film and will be released digitally this Friday, May 3 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Day Labor is directed by R. Ellis Frazier and stars Amy Johnston, Danny Arroyo, Corin Nemec, Louis Mandylor, Gary Cairns, Chris Ashworth and Kevin Gage. The movie revolves around a Latino American veteran day laborer who finds himself caught in a battle for survival after he is mistakenly dropped off at a private ranch in Texas to be hunted for sport. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: April 29, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar, Netflix, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Soundtrack
Bhansali Music has released a soundtrack album for the Indian Netflix original series Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar. The album features nine songs from the show written by Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Gangubai Kathiawadi, Bajirao Mastani, Padmaavat). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to several tracks below. Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar is created by Bhansali and stars Manisha Koirala, Sonakshi Sinha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Sharmin Segal, Richa Chadha and Sanjeeda Sheikh. The period drama is set in pre-independent India against the backdrop of the freedom movement and follows two nemeses who are locked in a battle for succession of the titular district, where courtesans reign as queens. Read the rest of this entry »
Barry Jenkins’ ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ to Feature Original Songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda
Posted: April 29, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Barry Jenkins, Lebo M, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mark Mancina, Mufasa: The Lion KIng
Disney announced today that Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton, Encanto, Moana, In the Heights) is writing the original songs for the upcoming musical adventure drama Mufasa: The Lion King. He is also producing the songs with Mark Mancina (Tarzan, Speed, Twister, Brother Bear, Bad Boys). Lebo M is providing additional music and performances. The movie is directed by Barry Jenkins (Moonlight, If Beale Street Could Talk) and stars Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Kagiso Lediga, Tiffany Boone, Preston Nyman, Mads Mikkelsen, Lennie James, Thandiwe Newton, Anika Noni Rose, John Kani, Keith David, Seth Rogen, Donald Glover, Billy Eichner, Blue Ivy Carter and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter. The prequel to 2019’s The Lion King remake explores the unlikely rise of the beloved king of the Pride Lands. Read the rest of this entry »
‘In the Company of Kings’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: April 29, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ade Fenton, In the Company of Kings, score, Soundtrack, Steve Read, Tim Slade
Silva Screen Records has announced a soundtrack album for the documentary In the Company of Kings. The album features the film’s original score composed by Ade Fenton & Tim Slade (Nails, Angel of Decay, The Head Hunter). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Tuesday, April 30 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. In the Company of Kings is directed by Steve Read, produced by Robert Douglas and follows a fight fan’s journey into the dark heart of American boxing to talk to eight former world champions and those closest to his hero Muhammad Ali. Read the rest of this entry »
Atli Örvarsson Wins BAFTA TV Craft Award for ‘Silo’ Score
Posted: April 28, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Atli Orvarsson, BAFTA TV Craft Awards, Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland, Silo, Simon Russell
Atli Örvarsson has won his first BAFTA TV Craft Award for his music from the Apple TV+ original series Silo created by Graham Yost based on Hugh Howey’s trilogy of novels and starring Rebecca Ferguson at tonight’s awards ceremony at The Brewery in London. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score has been released by Platoon. Check out Örvarsson’s acceptance speech below. The other nominees in the Original Music – Fiction category were Adiescar Chase for Heartstopper, Blair Mowat for Nolly and Natalie Holt for Loki. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 28, 2024)
Posted: April 28, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Man in Full, Alex Heffes, Craig DeLeon, Guy Moon, Hans Zimmer, Hulu, Ian Hultquist, Jon Opstad, Kara Talve, Max, Max Richter, Nainita Desai, Netflix, Paul Leonard Morgan, Peacock, Philip Glass, Shardlake, The Contestant, The Green Veil, The Network, The Tattooist of Auschwitz, The Veil, Turtles All the Way Down
Premiering on Tuesday, April 30, is the FX limited series The Veil created by Steven Knight and starring Elisabeth Moss, Yumna Marwan, Josh Charles and Dali Benssalah. The show’s original music is composed by Max Richter (The Leftovers, Ad Astra, Mary Queen of Scots, Hostiles, Waltz with Bashir, Spaceman) and Jon Opstad (Bodies, Black Mirror: White Bear & White Christmas, The Woman in White, We Hunt Together) . Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ music on May 3. Check out our previous article to learn more about the 6-part spy thriller, which will be available to stream exclusively on Hulu.
Premiering on Wednesday, May 1, is the British Disney+/Hulu original series Shardlake developed by Stephen Butchard based on C.J. Sansom’s novels and starring Arthur Hughes, Anthony Boyle,Sean Bean, Ruby Ashbourne Serkis, Babou Ceesay, Paul Kaye, Brian Vernel, Matthew Steer, Peter Firth, Miles Barrow and David Pearse. Alex Heffes (The Last King of Scotland, The Regime, Queen of Katwe, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, State of Play, Touching the Void) has composed the show’s original music. Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past Friday. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the 4-parter, which will be available to stream in the U.S. on Hulu. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mamífera’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 28, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Joan Pons Villaró, Mamífera, score, Soundtrack
Bankrobber has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish comedy drama Mamífera. The album features the film’s original music composed by Joan Pons Villaró. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the the songwriter/composer’s first track (Com les coses quan s’acaben) below. Mamífera is written and directed by Liliana Torres and stars Maria Rodríguez Soto, Enric Auquer, Anna Alarcón, Ruth Llopis, Ann Perelló, Maria Ribera, Amparo Fernández and Anna Bertran. The movie revolves around a 40-year old woman who enjoys a happy life until an unforeseen pregnancy throws her plans into disarray. Read the rest of this entry »
Yungblud’s ‘I Was Made for Lovin’ You’ Cover from David Leitch’s ‘The Fall Guy’ Released
Posted: April 27, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Leitch, The Fall Guy, Yungblud
Locomotion Recordings & Geffen Records have released the cover version of Kiss’ I Was Made for Lovin’ You from the action comedy The Fall Guy. The track (originally written by Desmond Child, Vincent Poncia & Paul Stanley) produced by Dominic Lewis (who also composed the film’s score) & Chris Greatti and performed by YUNGBLUD is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the song below. A full soundtrack album featuring Lewis’ original score from the movie is expected to be released next week by Back Lot Music. The Fall Guy is directed by David Leitch and stars Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Winston Duke, Hannah Waddingham and Stephanie Hsu. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 26, 2024)
Posted: April 26, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Andrew Simon McAllister, Atticus Ross, Bloodline Killer, Boy Kills World, Breathe, Brent McCorkle, Cash Out, Challengers, Charlie Sun, El Michels Affair, Humane, Isabella Summers, Ludvig Forssell, Nima Fakhrara, Nowhere Special, Savan Kotecha, Siddhartha Khosla, The Idea of You, Todor Kobakov, Trent Reznor, Unsung Hero, Yagmur Kaplan
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the romantic comedy drama Challengers directed by Luca Guadagnino and starring Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist. The film’s original music composed by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Watchmen, Soul, Gone Girl, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Bones and All, Empire of Light, Mank). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score, as well as an original song today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Amazon MGM Studios release.
Also opening nationwide is the action thriller Boy Kills World directed by Moritz Mohr and starring Bill Skarsgård, Jessica Rothe, Andrew Koji, Michelle Dockery, Sharlto Copley, Famke Janssen, Yayan Ruhian, Brett Gelman and Isaiah Mustafa. Ludvig Forssell (Death Stranding, P.T., Belle) has composed the film’s original score and El Michels Affair have contributed the original songs. Lakeshore Records has released two soundtrack albums featuring the songs and score today. Click here for the details of the score album and click here for the details of the song album. Read the rest of this entry »
