Thirty Six Minutes will release a soundtrack album for the British drama After Love. The album features the film’s original music composed by Chris Roe (Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo, Armstrong, Death of a Gentleman). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, May 28 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music stores, including Amazon. After Love is written and directed by Aleem Khan and stars Joanna Scanlan, Nathalie Richard, Nasser Memarzia and Talid Ariss. The movie revolves around a woman who, having converted to Islam after meeting her husband, suffers an identity crisis following his sudden death and travels to the French town of Calais to find his secret family. Read the rest of this entry »
‘After Love’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: May 26, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: After Love, Aleem Khan, Chris Roe, score, Soundtrack
‘Baggio: The Divine Ponytail’ (‘Il Divin Codino’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 26, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Baggio: The Divine Ponytail, Il Divin Codino, Matteo Buzzanca, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
Concertone has released a soundtrack album for the Italian Netflix original film Baggio: The Divine Ponytail (Il Divin Codino). The album features the movie’s original score composed by Matteo Buzzanca (aka Teodorf) (Trash). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. As reported last week, Carosello Records has previously released Diodato’s original song L’uomo dietro il campione from the film. Baggio: The Divine Ponytail is directed by Letizia Lamartire and stars Andrea Arcangeli, Valentina Bellè, Andrea Pennacchi, Anna Ferruzzo, Antonio Zavatteri and Riccardo Goretti. The biographical drama retraces the 22-year-long career of soccer star Roberto Baggio, focusing on the champions’ story and the one of the man behind it. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for CNN Films’ ‘President in Waiting’ Released
Posted: May 25, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Jeffrey Roth, Mark Kilian, President in Waiting, score, Soundtrack
Gravy Street Music has released a soundtrack album for the documentary President in Waiting. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mark Kilian (Tsotsi, Pitch Perfect, Rendition, Traitor, Eye in the Sky). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. President in Waiting is directed by Jeffrey Roth and follows President Joe Biden as he discusses his deliberation in accepting his nomination of Vice President, and explores his relationship with President Barack Obama, and the key counsel he offered at pivotal moments during their time in office. The movie features interviews with all six living Vice Presidents and the former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Jimmy Carter. Read the rest of this entry »
Isabella Manfredi Scoring Natalie Morales’ Hulu Film ‘Plan B’
Posted: May 25, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Hulu, Isabella Manfredi, Natalie Morales, Plan B
Austrlian singer/songwriter Isabella Manfredi (of the indie rock band The Preature) has made her film scoring debut on the new comedy Plan B. The film is directed by actress Natalie Morales and stars Kuhoo Verma, Victoria Moroles, Michael Provost, Mason Cook, Jacob Vargas, Jolly Abraham,Myha’la Herrold, Rachel Dratch, Timothy Grandaderos, Edi Patterspon, Moses Storm and Jay Chandrasekhar. The movie follows a straight-laced high school student who teams up with her slacker best friend to hunt down a Plan B pill after she has a regrettable first sexual encounter. Read the rest of this entry »
Netflix’s ‘Fear Street’ Trilogy to Feature Original Score by Marco Beltrami, Marcus Trumpp, Brandon Roberts & Anna Drubich
Posted: May 25, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anna Drubich, Brandon Roberts, Fear Street, Fear Street Part 1: 1994, Fear Street Part 2: 1978, Fear Street Part 3: 1666, Marco Beltrami, Marcus Trumpp, Netflix
Marco Beltrami (Logan, Scream, 3:10 to Yuma, World War Z, Ford v Ferrari, The Hurt Locker, The Wolverine) has teamed up with Marcus Trumpp (Love and Monsters, The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death), Brandon Roberts (Chaos Walking, Motherland: Fort Salem, Underwater) & Anna Drubich (Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark) to score the upcoming Fear Street trilogy. The three movies are co-written and directed by Leigh Janiak (Honeymoon) and will star Kiana Madeira, Ashley Zukerman, Olivia Scott Welch, Sadie Sink, Gillian Jacobs, Benjamin Flores Jr., Emily Rudd, Ryan Simpkins, Mccabe Slye, Ted Sutherland, Julia Rehwald, Fred Hechinger, Maya Hawke, Darrell Britt-Gibson, Jordana Spiro and Jordyn Dinatale. Read the rest of this entry »
Heitor Pereira Scoring Cal Brunker’s ‘PAW Patrol: The Movie’
Posted: May 25, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cal Brunker, Heitor Pereira, Minions: The Rise of Gru, PAW Patrol, PAW Patrol: The Movie
Heitor Pereira (Despicable Me, Minions, The Angry Birds Movie, The Smurfs, Beverly Hills Chihuahua) has recently recorded his score for the upcoming animated feature PAW Patrol: The Movie. The film based on Nickelodeon’s animated series of the same title is directed by Cal Brunker (Escape from Planet Earth) and features the voices of Beckett Hipkiss, Kingsley Marshall, Shayle Simons, Keegan Hedley,Lilly Bartlam & Ron Pard who reprise their characters from the show. They are joined by Iain Armitage, Kim Kardashian, Jimmy Kimmel, Tyler Perry, Randall Park, Dax Shepard, Yara Shahidi, Marsai Martin and Will Brisbin. The movie follows the pups as they are called to Adventure City to stop Mayor Humdinger from turning the bustling metropolis into a state of chaos. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Small Axe’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: May 25, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Mica Levi, score, Small Axe, Soundtrack, Steve McQueen
Motown Records will release a soundtrack album for the Amazon anthology films series Small Axe. The album features selections of the original score from the movies composed by Mica Levi (Jackie, Under the Skin, Monos), as well as several songs from the series, including two exclusive tracks: Michael Kiwanuka’s rendition of the Nina Simone’s To Be Young, Gifted And Black and Tiana Major9’s cover of Janet Kay’s Silly Games. Also included are spoken word pieces written by poet Linton Kwesi Johnson and performed by himself and cast members Sheyi Cole, Rochenda Sandall, and Shaun Parkes. The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 11 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A limited edition vinyl edition will be coming out the following day, on Record Store Day, Saturday, June 12. Read the rest of this entry »
Marlon Williams & Mark Perkins Scoring Matthew J. Saville’s ‘Juniper’
Posted: May 25, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Juniper, Mark Perkins, Marlon Williams, Matthew J. Saville
Singer/songwriters Marlon Williams & Mark Perkins (aka Merk) are co-scoring the upcoming New Zealand comedy Juniper. The film is written and directed by Matthew J. Saville and stars Charlotte Rampling, Marton Csokas and George Ferrier. The movie revolves around a self-destructive teenager who gets suspended from school and whose life turns around when he is asked to look after his feisty alcoholic grandmother as a punishment. Desray Armstrong (Stray, Coming Home in the Dark) and Angela Littlejohn are producing the film, which marks both composers’ first feature film scoring assignment. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Showtime’s ‘Belushi’ Documentary to Be Released
Posted: May 24, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Belushi, R.J. Cutler, score, Showtime, Soundtrack, Tree Adams
Six Degrees Records will release a soundtrack album for the Showtime documentary Belushi. The album features the film’s original score composed by Tree Adams (The 100, Californication, NCIS: New Orleans, Perception, Swelter). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 25 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music outlets. Belushi is directed by R.J. Cutler (The September Issue) and centers on the too-short life of John Belushi, the once-in-a-generation talent who captured the hearts and funny-bones of audiences worldwide. The movie features interviews with Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, Penny Marshall, Lorne Michaels, Gilda Radner, Harold Ramis, among others. Read the rest of this entry »
David Holmes Scoring Steven Soderbergh’s ‘No Sudden Move’
Posted: May 24, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Holmes, HBO Max, No Sudden Move, Steven Soderbergh
David Holmes has composed the original score for the upcoming HBO Max original movie No Sudden Move. The film is directed by Steven Soderbergh (Traffic, Erin Brockovich, Contagion) and stars Don Cheadle, Benicio Del Toro, David Harbour, Brendan Fraser, Ray Liotta, Jon Hamm, Julia Fox and Kieran Culkin. The crime thriller is set in 1954 Detroit and centers on a group of small-time criminals who are hired to steal what they think is a simple document when their plan goes horribly wrong. Ed Solomon (Men in Black, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
