Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the Japanese animated feature Belle. The album features the film’s original score composed by Ludvig Forssell (Death Stranding) and Yuta Bandoh (It Comes), as well as Taisei Iwasaki and Miho Hazama. Also included are the songs from the movie written by Iwasaki performed by Kaho Nakamura (who stars in the title role) & others. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music stores to stream/download the soundtrack. Belle is directed by Mamoru Hosoda (Mirai, Wolf Children) and tells the story of a 17-year-old high school student as she enters “U,” a virtual world of 5 billion members on the Internet, where she is a world-famous singer and, alongside a mysterious creature, embarks on a journey of adventures, challenges and love. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Mamoru Hosoda’s ‘Belle’ Released
Posted: August 3, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Belle, Ludvig Forssell, Mamoru Hosoda, Miho Hazama, Soundtrack, Taisei Iwasaki, Yuta Bando
Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans Scoring Netflix’s ‘Pieces of Her’
Posted: August 3, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Danny Bensi, Netflix, Pieces of Her, Saunder Jurriaans
Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Ozark, Boy Erased, The White Tiger, The Gift, The Devil All the Time, Enemy) are composing the original music for the upcoming Netflix original series Pieces of Her. The show is developed by Charlotte Stoudt based on Karin Slaughter’s best-selling novel of the same title and stars Toni Collette, Bella Heathcote, David Wenham, Jessica Barden, Joe Dempsie, Jacob Scipio and Omari Hardwick. The dramatic thriller centers on a young woman whose view of her mother is forever changed when an afternoon outing explodes into violence. Read the rest of this entry »
Disney+’s ‘Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.’ to Feature Re-Imagined ‘Doogie Howser, M.D.’ Theme by Wendy Wang & Jake Shimabukuro
Posted: August 3, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Disney Plus, Doogie Kamealoha M.D, Jake Shimabukuro, Mike Post, Wendy Wang
Disney+ announced today that composer Wendy Wang and ukulele player Jake Shimabukuro have created and recorded a new version of the Doogie Howser, M.D. theme (written by Mike Post) for the upcoming Disney+ original series Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.. The streamer also released the opening titles sequence featuring the song, which can be checked out after the jump. Doogie Kamealoha, M.D is created by Kourtney Kang (How I Met Your Mother) and stars Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Kathleen Rose Perkins, Jason Scott Lee, Matthew Sato, Wes Tian, Emma Meisel, Mapuana Makia and Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman. The coming-of-age dramedy follows a 16-year-old prodigy juggling a budding medical career and life as a teenager who is determined to make the most of her teenage years and forge her own path. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse’ Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: August 3, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Christopher Willis, Disney Plus, Elyse Willis, Soundtrack, The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse.
Walt Disney Records has released a new soundtrack EP for the Disney+ animated shorts series The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse. The 4-track EP features four new original songs from the show written by series composer Christopher Willis (The Death of Stalin, The Personal History of David Copperfield, Schmigadoon!). Three of the four tracks (As Long As I’m With You, Bubble Gum Day & Feelin’ the Love) are co-written by Elyse Willis. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music stores. Listen to all four songs after the jump. The label has previously released two first songs from the series last fall. Read the rest of this entry »
Missy Elliott’s ‘My Own Drum’ Remix from Netflix’s ‘Vivo’ Released
Posted: August 3, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Kirk DeMicco, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Missy Elliott, Netflix, Vivo, Ynairaly Simo
Atlantic Records has released the second song from the soundtrack for the animated movie Vivo. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music platforms (including Amazon) is Missy Elliott‘s remix of the song My Own Drum written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and performed by Ynairaly Simo. Check out the official music & lyrics video after the jump. A first song (Keep the Beat) performed by Miranda & Simo was released last month and a full soundtrack album will be announced soon. Vivo is directed by Kirk DeMicco and stars Miranda himself, Simo, Zoe Saldana, Brian Tyree Henry, Gloria Estefan, Juan de Marcos, Michael Rooker and Nicole Byer. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Cinderella’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: August 2, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cinderella, Jessica Weiss, Kay Cannon, Mychael Danna, Soundtrack
Epic Records will release a soundtrack album for the musical comedy Cinderella. The album features the songs from the movie performed by cast members Camila Cabello, Idina Menzel, Nicholas Galitzine, Billy Porter & others. Also included a score suite by composers Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Moneyball, Onward) & Jessica Weiss (Dog Gone Trouble, Friendsgiving). The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on September 3 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A first song (Galitzine’s cover of Queen’s Somebody to Love) will be released tomorrow (listen to the full track below). Cinderella is written and directed by Kay Cannon and also stars Pierce Brosnan, Minnie Driver, James Corden, James Acaster, Romesh Ranganathan, Maddie Baillio and Charlotte Spencer.The new take on the classic story follows the title character as an ambitious young woman whose dreams are bigger than the world will allow. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Orton to Score Netflix’s ‘Love Hard’
Posted: August 2, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Hernan Jimenez, Love Hard, Mark Orton, Netflix
Mark Orton (Nebraska, The Good Girl, The Last Shift, People Places Things) has been hired to score the upcoming Netflix original film Love Hard. The movie is directed by Hernán Jiménez and stars Nina Dobrev, Jimmy O. Yang, Darren Barnet. Harry Shum Jr., Mikaela Hoover, James Saito and Heather McMahan. The romantic comedy revolves around an LA girl, unlucky in love, who falls for an East Coast guy on a dating app and decides to surprise him for Christmas, only to discover that she’s been catfished. Danny Mackey and Rebecca Ewing wrote the screenplay. McG (Charlie’s Angels, Terminator Salvation) and Mary Viola (The DUFF, I Feel Pretty) are producing the project for their Wonderland Sound and Vision production company. 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
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 »
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 »
