Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the Japanese animated feature My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission. The album features the film’s original music is composed by Yuki Hayashi who previously scored the My Hero Academia TV series and the first two features, Two Heroes and Heroes Rising. 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. My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission is directed by Kenji Nagasaki and features the voices of Daiki Yamashita, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Yuki Kaji, Tetsu Inada, Yūichi Nakamura, Ryo Yoshizawa, Megumi Hayashibara, Yōko Honna and Kazuya Nakai. Read the rest of this entry »
‘My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 10, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Kenji Nagasaki, My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission, score, Soundtrack, Yuki Hayashi
‘Free Guy’ Score Album Details
Posted: August 10, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christophe Beck, Free Guy, score, Shawn Levy, Soundtrack
The full details of the score album for the adventure comedy Free Guy have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Christophe Beck (WandaVision, Frozen, Ant-Man, The Hangover, The Muppets, Edge of Tomorrow, Buffy the Vampire Slayer). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, August 11 by Hollywood Records and will be available to stream/download on Amazon or any other major digital music stores. As previously reported, a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie and four tracks from Beck’s score will also be coming out tomorrow. Free Guy is directed by Shawn Levy and stars Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer, Lil Rel Howery, Joe Keery, Utkarsh Ambudkar and Taika Waititi. Read the rest of this entry »
Cliff Martinez Scoring Steven Soderbergh’s ‘KIMI’
Posted: August 10, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cliff Martinez, HBO Max, KIMI, Steven Soderbergh
Composer Cliff Martinez (Drive, Game Night, The Neon Demon, The Lincoln Lawyer, Arbitrage) is reuniting with director Steven Soderbergh on the upcoming thriller KIMI. The film ‘s cast includes Zoë Kravitz, Byron Bowers, Jaime Camil, Jacob Vargas, Erika Christensen and Derek DelGaudio. No plot details have been announced yet. David Koepp (Jurassic Park, Premium Rush, Secret Window) wrote the screenplay and is also producing the New Line Cinema production with Michael Polaire (Mulholland Dr., Behind The Candelabra). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Noughts + Crosses’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: August 10, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, Matthew Herbert, Noughts + Crosses, Peacock, score, Soundtrack
Accidental Editions has released a soundtrack album for the British TV series Noughts + Crosses. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Matthew Herbert (A Fantastic Woman, Disobedience, Gloria Bell, The Beast Must Die, The Cave, Temple). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Noughts + Crosses is based on the YA novel series of the same title by Malorie Blackman and stars Jack Rowan, Masali Baduza, Bonnie Mbuli, Kike Brimah, Helen Baxendale, Paterson Joseph, Ian Hart, Josh Dylan and Shaun Dingwall. The sci-fi drama tells the love story of two star-crossed young adults who are divided by their color but united in their love for one another. Read the rest of this entry »
Expanded ‘The Eiger Sanction’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: August 9, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Clint Eastwood, John Williams, score, Soundtrack, The Eiger Sanction
Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1975 action thriller The Eiger Sanction directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Eastwood himself, George Kennedy, Vonetta McGee and Jack Cassidy. The 2-CD set features the expanded original score from the Universal Pictures production composed and conducted by John Williams (Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jurassic Park, Jaws, Schindler’s List, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial), including the world premiere release of the complete score on the first disc and a remastered version of the original soundtrack album, as well as bonus tracks on the second disc. Visit the label’s official website for the full album details, to check out audio samples and to order the soundtrack, which will also be available to purchase on Amazon within the next few days. Read the rest of this entry »
Genevieve Vincent Scoring Fox’s ‘Fantasy Island’ Reboot
Posted: August 9, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Fantasy Island, Fox, Genevieve Vincent
Genevieve Vincent (The Broken Hearts Gallery, Modern Art) has been tapped to score the new Fox drama Fantasy Island. The show is developed by Liz Craft & Sarah Fain (The 100, Lie to Me) based on the classic TV series of the same title created by Gene Levitt and stars Roselyn Sanchez, Kiara Barnes and John Gabriel Rodriquez. Among the guest stars of the first season are Bellamy Young, Dave & Odette Annable, Leslie Jordan, Laura Leighton, Josie Bissett and Daphne Zuniga. The series takes place at a luxury resort, where literally any fantasy requested by guests is fulfilled, although they rarely turn out as expected, and will tell stories about people who arrive with dreams and desires and depart enlightened and transformed through the magical realism of Fantasy Island. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Anthony Giacchino’s ‘Colette’ Released
Posted: August 9, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Anthony Giacchino, Colette, Nami Melumad, score, Soundtrack
EA Music & Lakeshore Records have released a soundtrack album for the documentary short Colette. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nami Melumad (An American Pickle, Star Trek: Prodigy, Absentia, Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond, Miss Arizona). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music platforms to stream/download the soundtrack. Colette is directed by Anthony Giacchino and centers on Colette Marin-Catherine who fought the Nazis as a member of the French Resistance when she was a young girl and – decades later – is encouraged by a young history student to visit the concentration camp where the Nazis killed her brother. Read the rest of this entry »
Marco Beltrami & Miles Hankins Scoring Hulu’s ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’
Posted: August 9, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: David E. Kelley, Hulu, Jonathan Levine, Marco Beltrami, Miles Hankins, Nine Perfect Strangers
Marco Beltrami (Logan, A Quiet Place, Scream, 3:10 to Yuma, Hellboy, The Hurt Locker) and Miles Hankins (Len & Company, Being Serena) have teamed up to score the new Hulu limited series Nine Perfect Strangers. The show is deeveloped by David E. Kelley (Ally McBeal, The Practice, The Undoing) & John Henry Butterworth (Edge of Tomorrow, Ford v Ferrari) based on the New York Times bestselling book by Liane Moriarty (Big Little Lies) and stars Nicole Kidman, Melissa McCarthy, Michael Shannon, Luke Evans, Bobby Cannavale, Samara Weaving, Regina Hall, Asher Keddie, Melvin Gregg, Grace Van Patten, Tiffany Boone and Manny Jacinto. The drama takes place at a boutique health-and-wellness resort that promises healing and transformation as nine stressed city dwellers try to get on a path to a better way of living and have no idea what is about to hit them. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Red Soil’ (‘Rouge’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 9, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Farud Bentoumi, Pierre Desprats, Red Soil, Rouge, score, Soundtrack
Les Films Velvet has released a soundtrack album for the French drama Red Soil (Rouge). The album features the film’s original music composed by Pierre Desprats (The Wild Boys, Perfect Nanny, Don’t Look Down). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audios samples. Red Soil is directed by Farud Bentoumi and stars Zita Hanrot, Sami Bouajila, Céline Sallett, Olivier Gourmet, Henri-Noël Tabary and Alka Balbir. The movie follows a young nurse working at her dad’s chemical factory who uncovers long hidden secrets and arrangements between the syndicates, politicians and industry leaders and has to choose between her father or become a whistleblower. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 8, 2021)
Posted: August 8, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Beckett, Disney Channel, Disney Plus, Jay Wadley, Laura Karpman, Marius de Vries, Modern Love, Netflix, Patrick Kirst, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Spin, The Kissing Booth 3, What If
Premiering on Wednesday, August 11, is Marvel Studios’ animated series What If…? developed by A.C. Bradley and starring Jeffrey Wright, Andy Serkis, Angela Bassett, Benedict Cumberbatch, Benicio Del Toro, Bradley Whitford, Chadwick Boseman, Chris Hemsworth, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Don Cheadle, Evangeline Lilly, Hayley Atwell, Jeremy Renner, Jon Favreau, Josh Brolin, Karen Gillan, Kat Dennings, Kurt Russell, Mark Ruffalo, Michael B. Jordan, Michael Douglas, Michael Rooker, Natalie Portman, Paul Bettany, Paul Rudd, Rachel House, Rachel McAdams, Samuel L. Jackson, Sebastian Stan, Stanley Tucci, Taika Waititi, Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston. The show’s original music is composed by Laura Karpman (Lovecraft Country, Underground, Step, Set It Up, Why We Hate, Paris Can Wait). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the series, which will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+.
Also premiering on Wednesday is the Netflix original film The Kissing Booth 3 directed by Vince Marcello and starring Joey King, Joel Courtney, Jacob Elordi, Molly Ringwald, Taylor Zakhar Perez, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Meganne Young and Stephen Jennings. Patrick Kirst (Inherit the Viper, Breaking Surface, Grace Stirs Up Success, Convergence) who previously scored the first two installments has composed the movie’s original music. The romantic comedy, which follows Elle as she plans the ultimate bucket list to make the most of her final summer before college, will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »