Fallout Shelter Recordings has released a soundtrack album for the comedy Ride the Eagle. The album features the film’s original score composed by Jeff Cardoni (Silicon Valley, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, CSI: Miami, The Kominsky Method, Turner & Hooch, Step Up All In, Just Friends). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Ride the Eagle is is directed by Trent O’Donnell and stars Jake Johnson, D’Arcy Carden, J.K. Simmons and Susan Sarandon. The movie revolves around a man whose estranged mother leaves him a “conditional inheritance” following her death and has to complete her elaborate dubious to-do list before he can move into her picturesque Yosemite cabin. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Ride the Eagle’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: July 28, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jeff Cardoni, Ride the Eagle, score, Soundtrack, Trent O'Donnell
Bear McCreary Scoring Adam Sherman’s ‘This Game’s Called Murder’
Posted: July 28, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adam Sherman, Bear McCreary, Netflix, The Witcher: Blood Origin, This Game's Called Murder
Bear McCreary (Godzilla: King of the Monsters, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Battlestar Galactica, Happy Death Day, Colossal) has recently scored the upcoming thriller This Game’s Called Murder. The film is written and directed by Adam Sherman (Happiness Runs, producer of Marfa Girl) and stars Ron Perlman, Vanessa Marano, Natasha Henstridge, James Lastovic, Judson Mills, Tyler Steelman, Annabel Barrett and Tory Devon Smith. The movie follows the daughter an of iconic women’s luxury footwear designer Mr. Wallendorf who sabotages her sadistic father’s business. Sherman is also producing the project with Hagai Shaham (Mean Creek, The Details) and Paul Laurens. Read the rest of this entry »
Mychael & Jeff Danna to Return for ‘The Addams Family 2’
Posted: July 28, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Conrad Vernon, Greg Tiernan, Jeff Danna, Mychael Danna, The Addams Family, The Addams Family 2
Over the last couple of days, Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Moneyball, Capote) and Jeff Danna (The Boondock Saints, Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Tales of Arcadia) have been recording their score for the upcoming animated comedy sequel The Addams Family 2. The film is directed by Greg Tiernan (Sausage Party) & Conrad Vernon (Shrek 2, Monsters vs. Aliens) and features the voice talent of Charlize Theron, Oscar Isaac, Chloë Grace Moretz, Javon “Wanna” Walton, Bill Hader, Bette Midler, Nick Kroll and Snoop Dogg. The movie follows Morticia and Gomez as they try to reclaim their bond with Wednesday, Pugsley, Uncle Fester and the crew and hit the road for one last miserable family vacation. Read the rest of this entry »
Alberto Iglesias Scoring Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘Parallel Mothers’
Posted: July 28, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alberto Iglesisas, Madres paralelas, Maixabel, Parallel Mothers, Pedro Almodovar
Composer Alberto Iglesias (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Kite Runner, The Constant Gardener, Exodus: Gods and Kings) is reuniting with director Pedro Almodóvar on the upcoming Spanish drama Parallel Mothers (Madres paralelas). The film is written and directed by Almodóvar and stars Penélope Cruz, Milena Smit, Israel Elejalde, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Julieta Serrano and Rossy De Palma. The movie tells the story of two mothers – both single women who got pregnant by accident – who enter the same hospital ward to give birth. Agustín Almodóvar & Esther García (Wild Tales, The Secret Life of Words) are producing the El Deseo production. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Pact’ (‘Pagten’) Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: July 27, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bille August, Frederic Vercheval, Pagten, score, Soundtrack, The Pact
MovieScore Media has announced a soundtrack album for the Danish psychological drama The Pact (Pagten). The album features the film’s original music composed by Frederic Vercheval (This Is Our Land, The Sower, Pas son genre, Diamond 13, Mother’s Instinct). The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, August 6, 2021 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Pact is directed by Bille August (Pelle the Conqueror, The House of the Spirits) and stars Birthe Neumann, Simon Bennebjerg, Asta August and Nanna Skaarup Voss. The movie centers on the intense friendship between Karen Blixen, the Danish author best known for her autobiographical novel Out of Africa and Thorkild Bjørnvig, a young poet she met after returning from Africa. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Abels to Reteam with Jordan Peele on ‘Nope’
Posted: July 27, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jordan Peele, Michael Abels, Nope
Composer Michael Abels (Bad Education, Allen v. Farrow, Fake Famous, See You Yesterday) is set to reteam with director Jordan Peele on the upcoming horror movie Nope. The film written and directed by Peele will star Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Steven Yeun, Barbie Ferreira, Brandon Perea and Michael Wincott. No plot details have been announced yet. Peele is also producing the project through his Monkeypaw Productions company, alongside Ian Cooper (Candyman). Abels has previously scored the director’s first two features, Get Out and Us, for which he was shortlisted in Original Score category at last year’s Academy Awards. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Jungle Cruise’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: July 27, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: James Newton Howard, Jaume Collet-Serra, Jungle Cruise, score, Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records will release the official soundtrack album for the action adventure Jungle Cruise. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, The Sixth Sense, King Kong, Maleficent, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Signs, Raya and the Last Dragon). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, July 30 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music stores. Jungle Cruise is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and stars Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Edgar Ramirez, Jack Whitehall, Jesse Plemons and Paul Giamatti. The movie is inspired by the famous Disneyland theme park ride and follows a charismatic riverboat captain and a determined explorer on a research mission through Amazon jungle. Read the rest of this entry »
Mathieu Lamboley Scoring Netflix’s ‘The Last Mercenary’
Posted: July 27, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Charhon, Le dernier mercenaire, Mathieu Lamboley, Netflix, The Last Mercenary
Mathieu Lamboley (Lupin, A Minuscule Adventure, Sisters in Arms, Lolo, Return of the Hero) has composed the original music for the new French Netflix original film The Last Mercenary (Le dernier mercenaire). The movie is directed by David Charhon (On the Other Side of the Tracks, Cyprien) and stars Jean-Claude Van Damme, Alban Ivanov, Éric Judor, Patrick Timsit, Miou-Miou, Assa Sylla, Samir Decazza, Valérie Kaprisky, Djimo and Nassim Lyes. The action comedy revolves around a legendary secret agent-turned-mercenary who comes out of hiding to save the son he’s never met and who is being framed by an international terrorist organization. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Black Medicine’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: July 27, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Black Medicine, Colum Eastwood, James Everett, score, Soundtrack
JaJo Records has released a soundtrack album for the Irish thriller Black Medicine. The album features the film’s original music composed by James Everett (The Dig, Bad Day for the Cut, The Dakota Entrapment Tapes). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Black Medicine is written and directed by Colum Eastwood and stars Amybeth McNulty, Orla Brady and Antonia Campbell-Hughes. The movie centers on a black-market medic carrying out illegal operations for the criminal underworld who is given refuge to a young girl and must choose between breaking her medical oath or crossing her ruthless employers. Read the rest of this entry »
Expanded ‘Sleepy Hollow’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: July 26, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Danny Elfman, score, Sleepy Hollow, Soundtrack, Tim Burton
Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for Tim Burton’s 1999 gothic horror movie Sleepy Hollow starring Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson, Michael Gambon and Casper Van Dien. The 4-CD set features the film’s original music composed by Danny Elfman (Batman, Spider-Man, Alice in Wonderland, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas), including the content of the original 1999 soundtrack album (released by Hollywood Records) on the first disc and the composer’s complete score, as well as alternate cues on the second, third and fourth discs, Visit the label’s official website to order the soundtrack, to check out audio samples and for more details about the release. Read the rest of this entry »
