22D Music has released a soundtrack album for the drama Looking for Oum Kulthum. The album features the film’s original music composed by Amine Bouhafa (Timbuktu, The Man Who Sold His Skin, Gagarine, Beauty and the Dogs, A Son). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and any other major digital music services), where you can also check out audio clips. Looking for Oum Kulthum is directed by Shirin Neshat and stars Neda Rahmanian, Yasmin Raeis, GK Tahmid, Mehdi Moinzadeh and Kais Nashef. The movie centers an ambitious Persian director’s attempts to film the life and legacy of legendary Egyptian singer Oum Kulthum and her struggle with the daunting task of capturing the essence of the great diva. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Looking for Oum Kulthum’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: July 20, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Amine Bouhafa, Looking for Oum Kulthum, score, Shirin Neshat, Soundtrack
‘The Justice of Bunny King’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: July 19, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gaysorn Thavat, Karl Steven, score, Soundtrack, The Justice of Bunny King
Stay Drab will release the official soundtrack album for the New Zealand drama The Justice of Bunny King. The album features the film’s original music composed by Karl Steven (Come to Daddy, The Girl on the Bridge, Bellbird, This Giant Papier-Mache Boulder Is Actually Really Heavy). The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 2, 2021 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Justice of Bunny King is directed by Gaysorn Thavat and stars Essie Davis and Thomasin McKenzie. The movie follows a troublemaking mother who is cleaning car windscreens for a living as she is given new purpose when she takes her niece under her wing. Read the rest of this entry »
Émoi to Score Kevin Lewis’ ‘The Accursed’
Posted: July 19, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Émoi, Kevin Lewis, The Accursed
Composer Émoi is set to reteam with director Kevin Lewis on the upcoming horror movie The Accursed. The film starring Mena Suvari, Sarah Grey, Alexis Knapp, Meg Foster and Sarah Dumont focuses on a young woman who is forced to return home from volunteering as a nurse abroad after her estranged mother dies by suicide and finds herself haunted by terrifying visions of her mother. Consumed by guilt and eager for a quick escape, she accepts the offer as a temporary caregiver to look after a comatose woman in her isolated cabin, where she is confronted by a witch hunter who is hellbent on lifting the demonic curse that has plagued her family for generation. Rob Kennedy (Midnight Man) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Summertime’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: July 19, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Carlos López Estrada, John W. Snyder, score, Soundtrack, Summertime
Good Deed Music Group will release a soundtrack album for the indie comedy drama Summertime. The album features the film’s original score composed by John W. Snyder (The Veil, High & Mighty) and other music from the movie. The soundtrack will be released digitally this coming Friday, July 23 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Summertime is directed by Carlos Lopez Estrada (Raya and the Last Dragon, Blindspotting) and stars Tyris Winter, Marquesha Babers, Maia Mayor, Austin Antoine, Bryce Banks, Amaya Blankenship, Bene’t Benton, Gordon Ip and Jason Alvarez. The movie chronicles the intersecting stories of 25 young spoken word poets over a day in Los Angeles. Read the rest of this entry »
Nathan Barr Scoring Cedric Nicolas-Troyan’s Netflix Film ‘Kate’
Posted: July 19, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, Kate, Nathan Barr, Netflix
Nathan Barr (True Blood, The Americans, The House with a Clock in Its Walls, Hollywood, Cabin Fever) has composed the original music for the upcoming Netflix original film Kate. The movie is directed by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan (The Huntsman: Winter’s War) and stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Woody Harrelson, Michiel Huisman, Tadanobu Asano, Jun Kunimura, Miyavi Lee Ishihara and Miku Martineau. The thriller revolves around a ruthless criminal operative who – after getting poisoned – has less than 24 hours to exact revenge on her enemies and in the process forms an unexpected bond with the daughter of one of her past victims. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Vanquish’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: July 19, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Aldo Shllaku, George Gallo, score, Soundtrack, Vanquish
Notefornote Music has released a soundtrack album for the action thriller Vanquish. The album features the film’s original music composed by Aldo Shllaku (The Comeback Trail, The Poison Rose, The Doorman, Downrange, Kill ‘Em All). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Vanquish is co-written and directed by George Gallo and stars Morgan Freeman, Ruby Rose, Nick Vallelonga, Miles Doleac and Patrick Muldoon. The movie follows a former drug courier who is trying to put her dark past behind her, when a retired cop forces her to do his bidding by holding her daughter hostage. Read the rest of this entry »
Isobel Waller-Bridge Scoring Craig Roberts’ ‘The Fantastic Flitcrofts’
Posted: July 19, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Craig Roberts, Isobel Waller-Bridge, The Fantastic Flitcrofts
Last week, Isobel Waller-Bridge (Emma, Fleabag, Vanity Fair, Vita & Virginia, The Split, The ABC Murders) has recorded her score for the upcoming British comedy drama The Fantastic Flitcrofts. The film is directed by Craig Roberts (Just Jim, Eternal Beauty) and stars Mark Rylance, Sally Hawkins, Rhys Ifans, Jake Davies, Christian Lees, Jonah Lees, Mark Lewis Jones and Johann Myers. The movie tells the true story of Maurice Flitcroft, a dreamer and unrelenting optimist, who managed to gain entry to The British Open Golf Championship qualifying in 1976 and subsequently shot the worst round in Open history. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Channel 4’s ‘Before We Die’ Released
Posted: July 19, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Before We Die, Channel 4, Jeroen Swinnen, score, Soundtrack
Silva Screen Records has released a soundtrack album for the Channel 4 series Before We Die. The album features selections of the original music from the show composed by Jeroen Swinnen (Red Light, Hotel Beau Séjour, The Twelve, GR5). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music platforms to stream/download the soundtrack. Before We Die is written by Matt Baker based on the Swedish hit series of the same title and stars Lesley Sharp, Patrick Gibson, Vincent Regan, Tony Gojanovic, Issy Knopfler, Rebecca Scroggs, Steve Toussaint, Kazia Pelka, Petar Cvirn and Ryszard Turbiasz . The crime thriller revolves around a detective who faces impossible choices in a murky world where loyalties are tested and lines are blurred. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 18, 2021)
Posted: July 18, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhamma, Amazon, Antony Partos, Bear McCreary, Daniel Hart, Disney Plus, Dominic Lewis, Jeff Cardoni, Jeff Danna, Jolt, Masters of the Universe: Revelation, Netflix, Power Book III: Raising Kanan, Showtime, Starz, The End, The Last Letter from Your Lover, Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans, Turner & Hooch
Premiering today is the new Starz original series Power Book III: Raising Kanan created by Sascha Penn and starring Patina Miller, London Brown, Malcolm M. Mays, Joey Bada$$, Shanley Caswell, Mekai Curtis, Toby Sandeman, Omar Epps, Lovie Simone and Hailey Kilgore. The show’s original score is composed by Ali Shaheed Muhammad & Adrian Younge (Luke Cage, The Equalizer, Run This Town, Boogie). G-Unit Records has released the project’s theme song Part of the Game performed by 50 Cent feat. NLE Choppa & Rileyy Lanez earlier this year. Check out our previous article to learn more about the show, which will air every Sunday on Starz.
Premiering in the U.S. today is the Australian comedy The End created by Samantha Strauss and starring Frances O’Connor, Harriet Walter, Noni Hazlehurst, Robyn Nevin, John Waters and Luke Arnold. Antony Partos (Animal Kingdom, The Rover, Mystery Road, 99 Homes, Fahrenheit 451, Jasper Jones) has composed the show’s original music. The series, which follows three generations of a family live with separate but intersecting obsessions, premiered last year in Australia on Showcase and is making its U.S. debut on Showtime. Visit the official show website for more information. Read the rest of this entry »
Andrea Laszlo De Simone Scoring Amanda Sthers’ ‘Promises’
Posted: July 18, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amanda Sthers, Andrea Laszlo De Simone, Promises
Italian singer/songwriter Andrea Laszlo De Simone is making his film scoring debut on the upcoming French/Italian romantic drama Promises. The movie is written and directed by Amanda Sthers (Holy Lands, Madame) and stars Kelly Reilly, Pierfrancesco Favino, Jean Reno, Cara Theobold, Deepak Verma and Kris Marshall. The film is based on Sthers’ novel of the same title and centers on an unfulfilled love affair between a man and a woman. Fabio Conversi (The Lookout, L’attesa), Marco Cohen, Benedetto Habib & Fabrizio Donvito (Human Capital, The Leisure Seeker) and Daniel Campos Pavoncelli (The App) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
