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 »
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
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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 »
Harry Escott Wins BAFTA TV Craft Award for ‘Roadkill’
Posted: May 24, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BAFTA TV Craft Award, Harry Escott, Roadkill
Harry Escott (Shame, Hard Candy, Welcome to the Punch, The Wedding Guest, The English Game) has won his first BAFTA TV Craft Award today for his music for the BBC series Roadkill created by David Hare and starring Hugh Laurie, Helen McCrory, Sidse Babett Knudsen and Saskia Reeves. The composer’s score has been released by Silva Screen Records. Check out Escott’s acceptance speech after the jump. The other nominees in the Original Music category were Cristobal Tapia De Veer for The Third Day (episode 3), H. Scott Salinas for Baghdad Central and Martin Phipps for The Crown. Read the rest of this entry »
Matthew Herbert Scoring BritBox’s & AMC’s ‘The Beast Must Die’
Posted: May 24, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: AMC, BritBox, Matthew Herbert, The Beast Must Die
Matthew Herbert (Disobedience, A Fantastic Woman, Gloria Bell, The Cave) has composed the original music for the new BritBox and AMC original series The Beast Must Die. The show is developed by Gaby Chiappe (Their Finest, Misbehaviour) based on the novel by Nicholas Blake and stars Jared Harris, Cush Jumbo OBE, Billy Howle, Nathaniel Parker and Geraldine James. The 6-part thriller is directed by Dome Karukoski (Tolkien, Tom of Finland) and tells the story of a grieving mother who infiltrates the life of the man she believes killed her son. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Felix and the Hidden Treasure’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: May 24, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Felix and the Hidden Treasure, Gilles Léveillé, Nicola Lemay, score, Soundtrack
(SME Canada) Audiogram has released a soundtrack album for the animated feature Felix and the Hidden Treasure. The album features the film’s original music composed and orchestrated by Gilles Léveillé (Jersey Devil, Bugs Bunny: Lost in Time). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music service to stream/download the soundtrack. Felix and the Hidden Treasure is directed by Nicola Lemay and features the voices of Elias Harger, Karine Vanasse, Vlasta Vrana, Jérôme Boiteau and Holly Gauthier-Frankel. The movie tells the story of a twelve-year-old boy who sets off to find his missing father at sea with the help of a retired sailor, a one-legged parrot, and a cat who thinks he’s a dog. Read the rest of this entry »
Nainita Desai Scoring Netflix’s ‘Sophie: A Murder in West Cork’
Posted: May 24, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: John Dower, Nainita Desai, Netflix, Sophie: A Murder in West Cork
Nainita Desai (For Sama, American Murder: The Family Next Door, Enslaved, Fierce Queens, Enemy Within, Telling Lies) has recently scored the upcoming Netflix docu-series Sophie: A Murder in West Cork. The 3-parter is directed by John Dower (My Scientology Movie, The Mystery of D.B. Cooper) and centers on the shocking murder of French film and TV producer Sophie Toscan Du Plantier who was killed while at her isolated holiday cottage in West Cork, Ireland, in 1996 and that set off an increasingly convoluted quest for justice that spans decades and cuts across national borders. Simon Chinn (Searching for Sugar Man, Man on Wire), Jonathan Chinn (Whitney, Tina, Untouchable) and Suzanne Lavery are producing the Lighbox production. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 23, 2021)
Posted: May 23, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Blue Miracle, Brian H. Kim, Devonté Hynes, Eden, Hanan Townshend, HBO, In Treatment, Isabella Summers, Jeff Russo, Kevin Penkin, Netflix, Oslo, Panic, Zoe Keating
Premiering tonight is the fourth season of the HBO original series In Treatment developed by Jennifer Schuur & Joshua Allen and starring Uzo Aduba, Anthony Ramos, Liza Colón-Zayas, Quintessa Swindell, John Benjamin Hickey and Joel Kinnaman. Devonté Hynes (aka Blood Orange) (Queen & Slim, We Are Who We Are, Mainstream, Palo Alto) is composing the original music for the new season. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the drama, which will air Sunday nights on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.
Premiering on Thursday, May 27, is the Netflix anime series Eden created by Justin Leach and starring Ruby Rose Turner, David Tennant, Rosario Dawson, Neil Patrick Harris, JP Karliak, Cassandra Lee Morris and Julie Nathanson. Kevin Penkin (Tower of God, Made in Abyss, The Rising of the Shield Hero) is composing the show’s original music. Milan Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score on Friday, May 28. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to listen to a first track. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Blast Beat’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 23, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Blast Beat, David Murillo R., Esteban Arango, score, Soundtrack
Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album for the coming-of-age drama Blast Beat. The album features the film’s original score composed by David Murillo R. (Who Killed Sara?, Dad Wanted, Between Sea and Land). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Blast Beat is co-written and directed by Esteban Arango and stars Mateo Arias, Moises Arias, Wilmer Valderrama, Kali Uchis, Ashley Jackson, Diane Guererro and Daniel Dae Kim. The movie tells the story of a metalhead science prodigy and his aimless younger brother who leave their native Colombia for the United States in the summer of ‘99 and struggle to align the American Dream with their new reality. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Above the Rim’ Deluxe Edition Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: May 22, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Above the Rim, Jeff Pollack, Soundtrack
Death Row Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1994 sports drama Above the Rim co-written and directed by Jeff Pollack and starring Duane Martin, Tupac Shakur, Leon Robinson, Marlon Wayans and Wood Harris. The album features the songs from the film, including three bonus tracks that were not included on the original 2xPlatinum best-selling 1994 record: Pain by 2Pac & Stretch, Mi Monie Rite! by Lord G and Loyal to the Game by 2Pac, Treach, & Riddler. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music outlets, including Amazon. The album will also be available on cassette tape, for the first time again since its original release. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 21, 2021)
Posted: May 21, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Benjamin Woodgates, Dream Horse, Peter Raeburn, Seance, Sicker Man, The Dry, Volker Bertelmann, When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
The only movie opening in theaters nationwide this week is the sports comedy drama Dream Horse directed by Euros Lyn and starring Toni Collette, Damian Lewis, Owen Teale, Joanna Page, Anthony O’Donnell, Karl Johnson, Steffan Rhodri, Nicholas Farrell and Sian Phillips. The film’s original music is composed by Benjamin Woodgates. Decca Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Bleecker Street release.
Opening in select U.S. theaters and on VOD today is the Australian crime thriller The Dry co-written and directed by Robert Connolly and starring Eric Bana, Genevieve O’Reilly, Keir O’Donnell and John Polson. Peter Raeburn (Woodshock, Nancy, Tell Me Your Secrets, Photograph) has composed the film’s original music. Decca Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this year when the movie opened in Australian theaters. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the IFC Films release. Read the rest of this entry »
