Ryuichi Sakamoto (The Last Emperor, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, The Revenant, Little Buddha) & Aska Matsumiya (Skate Kitchen, I’m Your Woman, Selah and the Spades, 37 Seconds) have composed the original music for the upcoming sci-fi drama After Yang. Sakamoto has contributed the film’s theme, which has been released as part of the composer’s vinyl box set 2020S earlier this year. Matsumiya has composed the score for the movie written and directed by Kogonada (Columbus) and starring Colin Farrell, Jodie Turner-Smith, Justin Min, Sarita Choudhury, Haley Lu Richardson and Clifton Jones, Jr.. The drama is based on the short story Saying Goodbye to Yang by Alexander Weinstein and tells the story of a father and daughter as they try to save the life of their robotic family member. Read the rest of this entry »
Kogonada’s ‘After Yang’ to Feature Music by Ryuichi Sakamoto & Aska Matsumiya
Posted: June 22, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: After Yang, Aska Matsumiya, Kogonada, Ryuichi Sakamoto
Daniel Pemberton to Score DreamWorks Animation’s ‘The Bad Guys’
Posted: June 22, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Daniel Pemberton, Dreamworks Animation, Pierre Perifel, The Bad Guys
Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, The Trial of the Chicago 7, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Birds of Prey, Enola Holmes, Steve Jobs) has been tapped to score DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming feature The Bad Guys. The film directed by Pierre Perifel (Bilby) is based on Aaron Blabey’s best-selling Scholastic book series of the same name and follows five notorious bad guys who’ve been behind big heists – Mr. Wolf, Mr. Snake, Mr. Piranha, Mr. Shark and Ms. Tarantula – as they attempt their most challenging job yet…going good. Read the rest of this entry »
Expanded Soundtrack Album for Steven Spielberg’s ‘Always’ Announced
Posted: June 22, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Always, John Williams, score, Soundtrack, Steven Spielberg
La-La Land Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1989 romance fantasy drama Always directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, John Goodman, Brad Johnson and Audrey Hepburn. The album features the expanded and remastered original score from the Universal Pictures/Amblin Entertainment production composed and conducted by John Williams (Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jaws, Jurassic Park, Schindler’s List, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, E.T.), including previously unreleased music and alternate cues. The CD, which is limited to 3,500 copies, will be available to order on the label’s official website at noon today. MCA Records has released the original 1990 soundtrack album featuring twelve score tracks and six songs from the movie. Read the rest of this entry »
Jim Williams Scoring Julia Ducournau’s ‘Titane’
Posted: June 22, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jim Williams, Julia Ducournau, Titane
Altitude Films has announced that composer Jim Williams (Possessor, Sightseers, Beast, Kill List, A Field in England) is reteaming with director Julia Ducournau on the upcoming French horror thriller Titane. The film is written and directed by Ducournau and stars Agathe Rousselle, Vincent Lindon, Laïs Salameh and Garance Marillier. The movie revolves around a father who is reunited with his son who disappeared ten years ago following a series of unexplained crimes. Jean-Christophe Reymond (Arab Blues, Neither Heaven nor Earth) is producing the project for Kazak Productions. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for AcornTV’s ‘Ms. Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries’ to Be Released
Posted: June 21, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Acorn TV, Brett Aplin, Burkhard Dallwitz, Dmitri Golovko, Ms. Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries
The first-ever soundtrack album has been announced for the Acorn TV series Ms. Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries. The album features selections of the original music from the show composed by Burkhard Dallwitz (The Truman Show, The Way Back), Brett Aplin (The Bureau of Magical Things) and Dmitri Golovko (Red Hill, The Gloaming). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, June 25 and is now available for pre-order here. Ms. Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries is created by Deb Cox & Fiona Eagger and stars Geraldine Hakewill, Joel Jackson, Catherine McClements, James Mason and Toby Truslove, The drama is a spin-off to the Australian mystery series Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries and revolves around Phryne Fisher’s long-lost niece, Peregrine, as she decides to follow in her stylish footsteps as a lady detective for a new era. Read the rest of this entry »
Joel P West Scoring Marvel’s ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’
Posted: June 21, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Destin Daniel Cretton, Joel P. West, Marvel, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Joel P West has recently been recording his score for Marvel Studios’ upcoming feature Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. The film is directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and stars Simu Liu, Awkwafina, Tony Leung, Michelle Yeoh, Meng’er Zhang, Fala Chen, Florian Munteanu and Ronny Chieng. The movie follows the title character who must confront the past he thought he left behind when he is drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization. Cretton also co-wrote the screenplay with David Callaham (Wonder Woman 1984, The Expendables) and Andrew Lanham (The Shack). Kevin Feige (Avengers, Black Panther, Iron Man) and Jonathan Schwartz are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Minamata’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: June 21, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andrew Levitas, Minamata, Ryuichi Sakamoto, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the drama Minamata. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Ryuichi Sakamoto (The Last Emperor, The Revenant, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, Little Buddha, Snake Eyes). Also included is the end credits song One Single Voice performed by Welsh mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins who also stars in the movie. The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 30 and is available for pre-order here. A vinyl edition coming out on the same date is also available to order on Amazon. Minamata is directed by Andrew Levitas and stars Johnny Depp, Hiroyuki Sanada, Minami, Bill Nighy, Ryo Kase,Jun Kunimura, Tadanobu Asano and Akiko Iwase. The movie follows celebrated war photographer W. Eugene Smith who has disconnected from the world but takes a final assignment from his Life Magazine editor and travels back to Japan to investigate the poisoning of the inhabitants of a fishing village called Minamata. Read the rest of this entry »
Joseph Bishara Scoring John R. Leonetti’s ‘Lullaby’
Posted: June 21, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: John Leonetti, Joseph Bishara, Lullaby
Composer Joseph Bishara (The Conjuring, Insidious, The Curse of La Llorona, Dark Skies, The Unholy) is reuniting with director John R. Leonetti (Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, Wish Upon) on the upcoming horror movie Lullaby. The film starring Oona Chaplin & Ramon Rodriguez tells the story of a new mother who discovers a lullaby in an ancient book and soon regards the song as a blessing, but her world transforms into a nightmare when the lullaby brings forth the ancient demon Lilith. Alex Greenfield & Ben Powell (The Sand) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Expanded and Remastered ‘Chimes at Midnight’ (‘Falstaff’) Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: June 21, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Angelo Francesco Lavagnino, Chimes at Midnight, Falstaff, Orson Welles, score, Soundtrack
Quartet Records has announced a new soundtrack album for Orson Welles’ 1965 drama Chimes at Midnight (Falstaff) starring the director himself, Jeanne Moureau, Margaret Rutherford, Fernando Rey, John Gielgud and Alan Webb. The 2-CD set features the expanded and remastered original music from the film composed by Angelo Francesco Lavagnino (Lost Continent, An American in New York, Othello, The Naked Maja), including the restored original 1966 soundtrack album on the first disc and the complete score on the second disc. Visit the label’s official website to order the album, which is limited to 500 copies, to check out audio samples and for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 20, 2021)
Posted: June 20, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, AMC, Danny Bensi, Disney Plus, False Positive, Good on Paper, Hulu, Isabella Summers, James Newberry, Jonathan Sanford, Jordi Nus, Joseph Shirley, Keegan DeWitt, Kevin Can F**k Himself, Lucy Railton, Mark Isham, Mary J. Blige's My Life, Max Aruj, Mervyn Warren, Netflix, Oli Julian, PBS, Saunder Jurriaans, Sex/Life, The Ice Road, The Mysterious Benedict Society, Theodore Shapiro, Us, Wolfgang, Yair Elazar Glotman
Premiering tonight is the AMC original series Kevin Can F**k Himself created by Valerie Armstrong and starring Annie Murphy, Eric Petersen, Mary Hollis Inboden, Brian Howe, Raymond Lee and Alex Bonifer. The show’s original music is composed by Keegan DeWitt (Hearts Beat Loud, A Teacher, I’ll See You in My Dreams, Gemini, Divorce, Her Smell, The Hero). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the comedy, which will air Sunday nights on AMC and is also available to stream on AMC+.
Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British mini-series Us adapted by David Nicholls from his novel of the same title, directed by Geoffrey Sax and starring Tom Hollander, Saskia Reeves, Tom Taylor, Sofie Gråbøl, Iain De Caestecker and Thaddea Graham. Oli Julian (Catastrophe, Sex Education, How to Build a Girl, Code 404, Episodes, Plebs) has composed the show’s original music. Manners McDade has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last year when the comedy drama premiered in the UK on BBC One. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the series, which is making its U.S. premiere on PBS. Read the rest of this entry »
