Hollywood Records has released a new soundtrack album for the Apple TV+ original series Central Park. The album features the songs from the first part of the show’s second season written by Kate Anderson & Elyssa Samsel (Olaf’s Frozen Adventure), as well as guest songwriters including They Might Be Giants, Rufus Wainwright, Tank & The Bangas, Regina Spektor, John Cameron Mitchell and Ingrid Michaelson. The Songs in the Key of Park (Vol. 1) is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. The label has previously released a full soundtrack album featuring the songs from Season 1, as well a multiples digital EPs and singles featuring the songs from each episode. Central Park is created by Loren Bouchard, Nora Smith & Josh Gad and stars Kristen Bell, Daveed Diggs, Gad himself, Tituss Burgess, Kathryn Hahn, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Leslie Odom Jr. and Stanley Tucci. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Central Park’ Season 2 – Vol. 1 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: August 2, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Apple TV +, Central Park, Elyssa Samsel, Kate Anderson, Soundtrack
Batu Sener Scoring Disney+’s ‘Ice Age: Adventures of Buck Wild’
Posted: August 2, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Batu Sener, Disney Plus, Ice Age, Ice Age: Adventures of Buck Wild
Batu Sener is currently recording his score for the upcoming animated feature Ice Age: Adventures of Buck Wild. The film stars Simon Pegg as the voice of the title character (who appeared in the Ice Age features Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Continental Drift and Collision Course) and follows Buck Wild as he goes go on a new adventure in the Dinosaur World, alongside Crash and Eddie. No other casting announcements have been made yet for the 20th Century Animation production. Sener has previously contributed additional music to several scores by composer John Powell, including How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, The Call of the Wild and Solo: A Star Wars Story. Powell has scored the second, third and fourth installment in the Ice Age feature series, while David Newman scored the original 2002 film and John Debney composed the music for the fifth installment. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for BritBox’s & ITV’s ‘Professor T’ to Be Released
Posted: August 2, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BritBox, Hannes De Maeyer, ITV, PBS, Professor T, score, Soundtrack
Silva Screen Records will release a soundtrack album for the BritBox/ITV drama Professor T. The album features selections of the original music from the show composed by Hannes De Maeyer (Gangsta, The Racer, Torpedo, Rafaël, Black). The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 20, 2021 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Professor T is developed by Matt Baker & Malin-Sarah Gozin based on the Belgian series of the same title created by Paul Piedfort and stars Ben Miller, Emma Naomi, Barney White, Andy Gathergood, Sarah Woodward, Juliet Aubrey and Frances de la Tour. The 6-part drama follows a genius Cambridge University criminologist who is obsessed with cleanliness, structure and order as he advises the police. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 1, 2021)
Posted: August 1, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amaury Chabauty, Apple TV +, Laura Karpman, Mr. Corman, Nathan Johnson, Netflix, Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum, Pray Away, Shudder, Teddy
Premiering on Tuesday, August 3, is the documentary Pray Away directed by Kristine Stolakis and executive produced by Ryan Murphy. The film’s original music is composed by Laura Karpman (Lovecraft Country, What If…?, Underground, Paris Can Wait, Set It Up, Step, Black Nativity) & Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum (Bird Karma, Stockholm, Pennsylvania, Regarding Susan Sontag, Don’t Look Deeper, Half the Picture). The movie, which follows a group of ex-leaders and a survivor of the so-called “conversion therapy” movement as they speak out about its harm to the LGBTQ+ community and its devastating persistence, premiered at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival and will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
Premiering in the U.S. on Thursday, August 5 is the French horror comedy Teddy written and directed by Ludovic & Zoran Boukherma and starring Anthony Bajon, Noémie Lvovsky and Christine Gautier. Amaury Chabauty (Vendeur) has composed the film’s original music. 22D Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score in June when the movie opened in French theaters. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the comedy, which is making its U.S. debut exclusively on Shudder. Read the rest of this entry »
Jonny Greenwood Scoring Jane Campion’s ‘The Power of the Dog’
Posted: August 1, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jane Campion, Jonny Greenwood, Netflix, The Power of the Dog
Film at Lincoln Center confirmed this week that Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood (Phantom Thread, There Will Be Blood, Inherent Vice, The Master, You Were Never Really Here) has composed the original score for the upcoming drama The Power of the Dog. The film is written and directed by Jane Campion (The Piano, The Portrait of a Lady) and stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons and Kodi Smit-McPhee. The movie is based on Thomas Savage 1967 novel of the same name and follows a domineering, magnetic rancher who responds with mocking cruelty when his brother brings home a new wife and her son, until the unexpected comes to pass. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Titane’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: July 31, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jim Williams, Julia Ducournau, score, Soundtrack, Titane
Milan Records will release the official soundtrack album for the French horror thriller Titane. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jim Williams (Raw, Possessor, Beast, Sightseers, Kill List, A Field in England). Also included is Lisa Abbott’s rendition of the folk song Wayfaring Stranger. The soundtrack is now available in French digital music stores and will be released in the U.S. on October 1, 2021. Visit Amazon to pre-order the digital version. A vinyl edition is also in the works. Titane is written and directed by Julia Ducournau and stars Agathe Rousselle, Vincent Lindon, Laïs Salameh and Garance Marillier. The movie follows a father who is reunited with his son who disappeared ten years ago following a series of unexplained crimes. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 30, 2021)
Posted: July 30, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alex Lacamoire, Antonio Pinto, Ben Lovett, Christoph Bauschinger, Daniel Hart, James Newton Howard, Jeff Cardoni, Jeff Russo, Jungle Cruise, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Lorelei, Masquerade, Michael Smith, Mychael Danna, Neil Athale, Nine Days, Ride the Eagle, Stillwater, The Exchange, The Green Knight, Twist, Vivo
Three new movies are opening in theaters nationwide today:
Opening in most theaters is the fantasy adventure Jungle Cruise directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and starring Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Edgar Ramirez, Jesse Plemons, Jack Whitehall and Paul Giamatti. The film’s original music is composed by James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, King Kong, Maleficent, The Sixth Sense, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, The Fugitive, The Village). Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is also available to stream on Disney+ with Premiere Access today.
Also opening wide is the fantasy adventure The Green Knight written and directed by David Lowery and starring Dev Patel, Joel Edgerton, Alicia Vikander,Sean Harris, Sarita Choudhury, Barry Keoghan, Kate Dickie and Ralph Ineson. Daniel Hart (A Ghost Story, Pete’s Dragon, The Old Man and the Gun, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, Strange Angel) has composed the film’s original music. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details, to listen to a track from the score and for more information about the movie, which is being released by A24. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack for Apple TV+’s ‘Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson’ Released
Posted: July 30, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Apple TV +, Mark Ronson, Soundtrack, Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson
Columbia Records has released a soundtrack album for the Apple TV+ original docuseries Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson. The 6-track record features collabrations between Ronson and Diana Gordon & Jónsi, Paul McCartney, Gary Numan, King Princess, Santigold & Kathleen Hanna, as well as a song by DJ Premier feat. Wale. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music platforms to stream/download the album and also listen to all tracks below. Watch the Sound is executive produced by Ronson, Morgan Neville, Mark Monroe, Jason Zeldes & Kim Rozenfeld and examines sound creation and the revolutionary technology that has shaped music as we know it. The 6-parter follows Ronson as he explores the intersection of technology and musical innovation with his heroes and fellow hitmakers, including Paul McCartney, Charli XCX, Dave Grohl, DJ Premier, and Questlove. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Schmigadoon!’ Episode 4 Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: July 30, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Apple TV +, Christopher Willis, Cinco Paul, Schmigadoon!, Soundtrack
Milan Records has released the fourth soundtrack for the Apple TV+ original series Schmigadoon! The 6-track EP features the original songs from the fourth episode of the show written by Cinco Paul (Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax), as well as two score cues composed by Christopher Willis (The Death of Stalin,The Personal History of David Copperfield, Veep). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also listen to all tracks after the jump. The label has previously released the music from Episode 1, Episode 2 and Episode 3 earlier this month and two more soundtracks for the fifth and sixth episodes will be coming out in August. Schmigadoon! is created by Paul & Ken Daurio and stars Cecily Strong, Keegan-Michael Key, Alan Cumming, Aaron Tveit, Kristin Chenoweth, Fred Armisen, Dove Cameron, Ariana DeBose, Jaime Camil, Jane Krakowski and Ann Harada. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Disney Channel’s ‘Spin’ Released
Posted: July 30, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Disney Channel, Manjari Makijany, Marius de Vries, Soundtrack, Spin
Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album for the Disney Channel original movie Spin. The album features the film’s original songs written, produced and performed by Grammy Award winner Marius de Vries (Coda, Kick-Ass, Strange Magic, Easy Virtue, Sucker Punch). Fiora Cutler co-wrote several of the tracks. Also included are two cues from de Vries’ original score. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Spin is directed by Manjari Makijany and stars Abhay Deol, Meera Syal, Aryan Simhadri, Michael Bishop, Anna Cathcart, Jahbril Cook and Kerri Medders. The movie revolves around an Indian American teen who discovers her passion for creating DJ mixes that blend the rich textures of her South Asian culture and the world around her. Read the rest of this entry »
