Milan Records will release the official soundtrack album for the sci-fi adventure The Tomorrow War. The album features the film’s original music composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, His Dark MaterialsBad Boys for LifeThe Lego Batman MovieGenius, The Crown). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, July 2 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The Tomorrow War is directed by Chris McKay and starring Chris Pratt, Yvonne Strahovski, Keith Powers, Betty Gilpin, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Mike Mitchell, Sam Richardson and J.K. Simmons. The movie follows a family man who is drafted to fight in a future global war against a deadly alien species where the fate of humanity relies on his ability to confront the past. Read the rest of this entry »

Irony Point has released a soundtrack album for the musical drama Becks. The album features the songs from the movie written by Alyssa RobbinsSteve Salett and performed by Lena Hall who stars in the title role. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on most major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Becks is directed by Elizabeth Rohrbaugh & Daniel Powell and also stars Mena Suvari, Christine Lahti, Dan Fogler, Michael Zegen and Hayley Kiyoko. The movie follows a musician who moves back to her childhood home in St. Louis after a crushing breakup with her longtime girlfriend and strikes up a unique friendship with the wife of an old nemesis while performing for tips at a local tavern and struggling to reconnect with her ultra-Catholic mother. Read the rest of this entry »

The details of the first soundtrack album for Marvel Studios’ Disney+ original series Loki have been revealed. The album features the original score from the show’s first three episodes composed by Natalie Holt (Journey’s End, Knightfall, Herself, Deadwater Fell, Press). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, July 2 by Hollywood Records and Marvel Music and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music services. A first track (TVA) from the score has been released earlier this month and a second album featuring Holt’s music from Episodes 4-6 will be coming out on July 23. Loki is developed for television by Michael Waldron, directed by Kate Herron and stars Tom Hiddleston, Owen Wilson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Wunmi Mosaku, Sophia Di Martino and Richard E. Grant. Read the rest of this entry »

Academy Announces Updates Rules in Music Categories

Posted: June 30, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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The Academy’s Board of Governors has approved rules and campaign regulations for the 94th Academy Awards, including two changes in the music categories. In the Original Score category, “for a score to be eligible, it must comprise a minimum of 35% of the total music in the film, lowered from 60%” and in the Original Song category, “no more than five songs from any one film may be submitted.” Submission deadline for both categories has been set for Monday, November 1, 2021. Visit Oscars.org for the full list of rules and regulations. Read the rest of this entry »

Soundtrack Album for BBC’s ‘Time’ Released

Posted: June 30, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums
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Silva Screen Records has released a soundtrack album for the BBC miniseries Time. The album features the show’s original music composed by Sarah Warne (Humans, Des, Prey, Dark Money, She’s FrenchThe Drowning).. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital platforms overseas and will be available in U.S. stores (including Amazon) later this week. Time is created by Jimmy McGovern and stars  Sean Bean, Stephen Graham, Siobhan Finneran, Sue Johnston, Hannah Walters, David Calder, Nadine Marshall, Michael Socha, Aneurin Barnard, James Nelson-Joyce and Jack McMulllen. Read the rest of this entry »

Grande Ourse has released a soundtrack album for the French comedy The Rose Maker (La fine fleur). The album features the film’s original score composed by Mathieu Lamboley (Lupin, A Minuscule AdventureReturn of the Hero, Daddy CoolSisters in Arms). Also included are songs by Melan, Antoine Elie, Dean Martin and Tino Rossi. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples. The Rose Maker is co-written and directed by Pierre Pinaud and stars Catherine Frot, Fatsah Bouyahmed, Olivier Breitman, Vincent Dedienne, Olivia Côte,  Melan Omerta and Marie Petiot. The movie revolves around a childless woman who hires three lame ducks enrolled in a back-to-work program to save her business. Read the rest of this entry »

The details of the soundtrack album for the Cannes Edition soundtrack album for Leos Carax’s musical drama Annette have been revealed. The album features selections of the the music from the film written by legendary art-pop duo Sparks (Ron and Russell Mael), lyrics co-written by the band and Carax, and performed by Sparks and the cast of the movie. The soundtrack will be released digitally in the U.S. on August 6 by Milan Records and will be available to stream/download here. A vinyl edition of the soundtrack is set to come out on August 27, 2021 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A CD version (to be released overseas next month) is available to order as an import here. Two songs featured on the Cannes Edition (So May We Start & We Love Each Other So Much) are already available to stream/download now. Annette is co-written and directed by Carax and stars Adam Driver, Marion Cotillard, Simon Helberg and Devyn McDowell. Read the rest of this entry »

‘F9’ Score Album Details

Posted: June 29, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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The full details of the score album for F9, the ninth installment in the Fast & Furious series, have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Brian Tyler (Avengers: Age of Ultron, Iron Man 3, Crazy Rich Asians, Now You See Me, Thor: The Dark World, Yellowstone) who previously scored the third, fourth, fifth, seventh and eighth part in the series. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, July 2 by Back Lot Music and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Atlantic Records has previously released a separate album featuring the songs from the movie earlier this month. F9 is directed by Justin Lin and stars Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, John Cena, Sung Kang, Jordana Brewster, Nathalie Emmanuel, Helen Mirren and Charlize Theron. Read the rest of this entry »

Shogun Music will release a soundtrack album for the drama The Secret: Dare to Dream. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award nominee George Fenton (Dangerous LiaisonsGroundhog Day, Hitch, The Blue PlanetAnna and the King, Ever After). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, June 30 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Lightning Glasses & Tone Tree Music have previously released Striking Matches’ original song Waiting from the movie. The Secret: Dare to Dream is directed by Andy Tennant and stars Katie Holmes, Josh Lucas, Jerry O’Connell and Celia Weston. The movie is based on Rhonda Byrne’s best-selling book and follows a young widow trying to make ends meet while raising her three children and dating her boyfriend. Read the rest of this entry »

Karen O (of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs) and Ben Goldwasser (of the rock band MGMT) have composed the original music for the upcoming animated feature Where Is Anne Frank. The film is written and directed by Ari Folman (Waltz with Bashir, The Congress) and features the voices of Emily Carey, Ruby Stokes, Sebastian Croft, Ralph Prosser and Michaël Maloney and Tracy Ann Oberman. The movie tells the story of Kitty, Anne Frank’s imaginary friend, the one that Anne devoted her entire diary to, as she magically comes to life at the Anne Frank house in Amsterdam and sets out on a relentless quest to find Anne. Read the rest of this entry »