Plaza Mayor Company has released a soundtrack album for the Italian/Belgian biographical drama Miss Marx. The album features the film’s original Gatto Ciliegia contro il Grande Freddo (Nico, 1988, The Stonebreaker) and the punk rock band Downtown Boys. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music outlet to stream/download the soundtrack and to check out audio samples. Miss Marx is written and directed by Susanna Nicchiarelli and stars Romola Garai, Patrick Kennedy, Felicity Montagu, John Gordon Sinclair, Karina Fernandez, Oliver Chris and Philip Gröning. The movie centers on Karl Marx’s youngest daughter as she takes part in the workers’ battles and fights for women’s rights and the abolition of child labor in the late 19th Century and details her tragic relationship with Edward Aveling. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Miss Marx’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: June 7, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Downtown Boys, Gatto Ciliegia contro il Grande Freddo, Miss Marx, Susanna Nicchiarelli
Soundtrack Album for Peter Chelsom’s ‘Security’ Released
Posted: June 7, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andrea Farri, Peter Chelsom, score, Security, Soundtrack
Decca Classics has released a soundtrack album for the Italian thriller Security. The album features the film’s original music composed by Andrea Farri (The First King, Non mi uccidere, Latin Lover, Italian Race). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples. Security is directed by Peter Chelsom (Serendipity, Shall We Dance?) and stars Marco D’Amore, Maya Sansa, Silvio Muccino, Ludovica Martino, Valeria Bilello, Giulio Pranno, Beatrice Grannò, Tommaso Ragno, Antonio Zavatteri and Fabrizio Bentivoglio. The movie based on the novel of the same title by Stephen Amidon. The film is set in the posh Tuscan seaside town of Forte Dei Marmi and revolves around a cop looking into a web of sexual abuse cases. Read the rest of this entry »
Expanded ‘Weekend at Dunkirk’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: June 7, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Maurice Jarre, score, Soundtrack, Week-end à Zuydcoote, Weekend at Dunkirk
Music Box Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1964 French war drama Weekend at Dunkirk (Week-end à Zuydcoote) directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Catherine Spaak. The album features the expanded and remastered original score from the film composed and conducted by Academy Award winner Maurice Jarre (Lawrence of Arabia, Ghost, Doctor Zhivago, No Way Out, Witness, Gorillas in the Mist, Jacob’s Ladder), including previously unreleased music and unused cues. Visit the label’s official website to check out the full album details, to check out audio samples and to order the CD, which is limited to 1,000 copies. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 6, 2021)
Posted: June 6, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anne Nikitin, Dean Kiner, Disney Plus, Domina, Epix, Kevin Kiner, Little Birds, Loki, Natalie Holt, Netflix, Rael Jones, Samuel Sim, Sean Kiner, Showtime, Skater Girl, Starz, The Kings, Trese
Premiering in the U.S. today is the historical drama series Domina created by Simon Burke and starring Kasia Smutniak, Liam Cunningham, Colette Tchantcho, Claire Forlani, Christine Bottomley, Nadia Parkes, Ben Batt, Matthew McNulty and Isabella Rossellini. The show’s original music is composed by Samuel Sim (The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, The Halcyon, The Spanish Princess, Home Fires). Dubois Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last month when the drama premiered in the UK on Sky Atlantic. Check out our previous article for the full album details. The series is making its U.S. debut on Epix.
Also premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British series Little Birds created by Sophia Al-Maria based on short stories by Anais Nin and starring Juno Temple, Yumna Marwan, Hugh Skinner, Raphael Acloque, Nina Sosanya, Jean-Marc Barr, Amy Landecker and Matt Lauri. Anne Nikitin (American Animals, Mrs. Wilson, The Pale Horse, Lost Girls, Calibre, Untouchable, This Beautiful Fantastic) has composed the show’s original music. SATV has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last fall when the drama premiered in the UK on Sky Atlantic. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the series, which is making its U.S. debut on Starz. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Showtime’s ‘The Kings’ Released
Posted: June 6, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Rael Jones, score, Showtime, Soundtrack, The Kings
Dubois Records has released a soundtrack album for the Showtime docu-series The Kings. The album features selections of the original music from the show composed by Rael Jones (Harlots, My Cousin Rachel, Suite Francaise, Kids in Love, The Salisbury Poisonings). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The Kings is directed by Mat Whitecross, executive produced by James Gay-Rees & Paul Martin and chronicles the the dramatic and divergent ascents to greatness of “Four Kings” – Roberto “Manos de Piedra” Durán, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Thomas “The Hitman” Hearns & Sugar Ray Leonard – and the legendary matches they produced. Read the rest of this entry »
H.E.R.’s Original Song ‘Change’ from Netflix’s ‘We The People’ Released
Posted: June 5, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: H.E.R., Netflix, We the People
MBK Entertainment and RCA Records have released the first song from the Netflix animated short-form series We the People. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music platforms (including Amazon) is the original song Change performed by H.E.R. (who received her first Academy Award earlier this year for the song Fight for You from Judas and the Black Messiah) from the episode Active Citizenship. Listen to the track and also watch the full episode after the jump. We the People created by Chris Nee, executive produced by Barack & Michelle Obama and Kenya Barris combines music and animation to educate a new generation of young Americans about the basics of rights and citizenship. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 4, 2021)
Posted: June 4, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Amie Doherty, Bill Brown, Daniel Heath, Edge of the World, Erick Schroder, Flashback, Gully, Hero Mode, Joseph Bishara, Pilotpriest, Spirit Untamed, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, Under the Stadium Lights, Will Bates
Opening in theaters nationwide today is the supernatural horror sequel The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It directed by Michael Chaves and starring Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Ruairi O’Connor, Sarah Catherine Hook and Julian Hilliard. The film’s original score is composed by Joseph Bishara (The Conjuring, Insidious, Annabelle, The Curse of La Llorona, The Unholy). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music last week. Check out our previous news article for more information about the New Line Cinema production, which is being released by Warner Bros. Pictures and is also premiering on HBO Max today.
Also opening wide is the animated feature Spirit Untamed Isabela Merced, Eiza González, Julianne Moore, Jake Gyllenhaal, Andre Braugher, Walton Goggins, McKenna Grace and Marsai Martin. Amie Doherty (Happiest Season, The High Note, Undone, Battle at Big Rock, Here and Now) has composed the film’s original score. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as songs performed by the movie’s voice cast and Becky G last Friday. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the DreamWorks Animation production, which is being released by Universal Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Gully’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: June 4, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Daniel Heath, Dua Lipa, Gully, Nabil Elderkin, Soundtrack
Epic Records has released a soundtrack album for the drama Gully. The album features the songs from the movie by artists such as 21 Savage, Don Toliver, Miguel, Gary Clark Jr., ScHoolboy Q feat. Ty Dolla $ign & B-Real and others. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Also being released separately as a digital single by Warner Records is the original song Can They Hear Us performed by Dua Lipa. Click here to stream/download the track, which incorporates Daniel Heath’s original score from the film and also listen to the full song below.. Gully is directed by Nabil Elderkin and stars Kelvin Harrison Jr., Amber Heard, John Corbett, Terrence Howard, Jacob Latimore, Charlie Plummer, Jonathan Majors and Travis Scott. The movie revolves around three boyhood friends who find their escape from LA’s roughest neighborhoods in one out-of-control night of partying. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Hero Mode’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: June 4, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A.J. Tesler, Bill Brown, Hero Mode, score, Soundtrack
MovieScore Media will release a soundtrack album for the family comedy Hero Mode. The album features the film’s original music composed by Bill Brown (CSI: NY, Dominion, The Devil’s Tomb, Infamous, Wolfenstein, Rainbow Six, Desiree). The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, June 11 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Hero Mode is directed by A.J. Tesler and stars Chris Carpenter, Mira Sorvino, Sean Astin, Indiana Massara, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Phillip Solomon, Kimia Behpoornia, Monte Markham and Creed Bratton. The movie follows a teenage coding genius who has just 30 days to create the world’s greatest video game when his family’s indie video game business faces bankruptcy. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Battlestar Galactica’ Live Album ‘So Say We All’ Released
Posted: June 4, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Battlestar Galactica, Bear McCreary, Syfy
Sparks and Shadows has released a new album featuring music from the Syfy original series Battlestar Galactica. So Say We All (Battlestar Galactica Live) features thirteen tracks recorded at various live performances of music from the show composed by Bear McCreary (Godzilla: King of the Monsters, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Outlander, The Walking Dead, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Happy Death Day). The album is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services. A CD version is available to order on Amazon. Check out the music video of the track All Along the Watchtower (feat. Katee Sackhoff) after the jump. Also being released today are newly remastered digital versions of the four original soundtrack albums featuring the composer’s music from Season 1, Season 2, Season 3 and Season 4. Read the rest of this entry »
