Antonio Pinto (City of God, The Mosquito Squad, McFarland, USA, Lord of War, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind) has composed the original score for the new Apple TV+ docu-series The Me You Can’t See. The show is co-created by Oprah Winfrey & Prince Harry who guide honest discussions about mental health and emotional well-being while opening up about their mental health journeys and struggles. The 5-parter directed by Dawn Porter (The Way I See It, John Lewis: Good Trouble) & Asif Kapadia (The Return, The Warrior) features guests including Lady Gaga, Glenn Close, Phoenix Suns’ Langston Galloway, San Antonio Spurs’ DeMar DeRozan, and others, alongside a wide range of people from across the globe living with the challenges of mental health issues and addressing their emotional well-being. Read the rest of this entry »
Apple TV+’s ‘The Me You Can’t See’ to Feature Music by Antonio Pinto
Posted: May 19, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Antonio Pinto, Apple TV +, The Me You Can’t See
Christopher Young to Score Oliver Park’s ‘Abyzou’ & Erlingur Thoroddsen’s ‘The Piper’
Posted: May 19, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Abyzou, Christopher Young, Erlingur Thoroddsen, Oliver Park, The Piper
Christopher Young (Hellraiser, Spider-Man 3, The Hurricane, Sinister, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, The Shipping News, Drag Me to Hell) has revealed during a recent composer panel hosted by Dread Central that he is currently composing the music for the upcoming horror thriller Abyzou. The film is directed by Oliver Park and stars Nick Blood, Emm Wiseman, Allan Corduner, Paul Kaye, Daniel Ben Zenou and Jodie Jacobs. The film is set in a Hasidic community and follows a family struggling with unresolved trauma which finds itself at the mercy of an ancient demon bent on destroying them from the inside. Hank Hoffman wrote the screenplay based on a story by himself & Jonathan Yunger. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Nine Days’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: May 19, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Antonio Pinto, Edson Oda, Nine Days, score, Soundtrack
Warner Classics will release a soundtrack album for the drama Nine Days. The album features the film’s original music composed by Antonio Pinto (City of God, McFarland, USA, The Mosquito Coast, Lord of War, Amy, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, Senna). The soundtrack is set to be released digitally and physically on July 9, 2021 (click here to stream/download the album). The CD version will be available to order on Amazon within the next few weeks. Nine Days is written and directed by Edson Oda and stars Winston Duke, Zazie Beetz, Benedict Wong, Tony Hale, Bill Skarsgård, David Rysdahl and Arianna Ortiz. The movie follows a reclusive man who is conducting a series of interviews with human souls for a chance to be born. Read the rest of this entry »
Cristobal Tapia de Veer Scoring HBO’s ‘The White Lotus’
Posted: May 19, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cristobal Tapia de Veer, HBO, Mike White, The White Lotus
Cristobal Tapia de Veer (Utopia, The Girl with All the Gifts, The Third Day, National Treasure, Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency) is scoring the upcoming HBO limited series The White Lotus. The show is created by Mike White (Enlightened, Brad’s Status, The Good Girl) and stars Murray Bartlett, Connie Britton, Jennifer Coolidge, Alexandra Daddario, Fred Hechinger, Jake Lacy, Brittany O’Grady, Natasha Rothwell, Sydney Sweeney and Steve Zahn. The 6-parter is set at an exclusive Hawaiian resort and follows the vacations of various hotel guests over the span of a week as they relax and rejuvenate in paradise. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Affair’ (‘The Glass Room’) Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: May 19, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Antoni Komasa-Lazarkiewicz, Julius Sevcik, score, Soundtrack, The Affair, The Glass Room
MovieScore Media has announced a soundtrack album for the Czech drama The Affair (aka The Glass Room). The album features the film’s original music composed by Antoni Komasa-Łazarkiewicz (In Darkness, Copying Beethoven, Charlatan, Rosemary’s Baby, Spoor). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, May 21 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A first track (Reunion) has already been released as a digital single last Friday and can be checked out after the jump. The Affair is directed by Julius Sevcik and stars Hanna Alström, Claes Bang, Carice van Houten, Alexandra Borbély and Martin Hofmann. The movie is set in 1930s Czechoslovakia and follows two newlyweds who are filled with optimism and happiness in their new home, when extramarital temptations bring out their darkest secrets and desires. Read the rest of this entry »
Gabriel Mann to Score Michael Lembeck’s ‘The J Team’
Posted: May 18, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Gabriel Mann, Michael Lembeck, Nickelodeon, The J Team
Gabriel Mann (Modern Family, Rectify, Rosewood) has signed on to score the upcoming movie musical The J Team. The film is directed by Michael Lembeck (The Santa Clause 2 & 3, Tooth Fairy) and stars JoJo Siwa (who is contributing six new songs to the project), Tisha Campbell-Martin, Laura Soltis, Julia Marley, Kerrynton Jones and Kiara T. Romero. The movie follows a young girl whose life is turned upside down when her beloved dance coach decides to retire and is replaced by a sparkle-hating instructor. Eydie Faye wrote the screenplay. Ron French (Five Star Christmas) is producing the Nickelodeon and Awesomeness Films production. Read the rest of this entry »
‘A Glitch in the Matrix’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: May 18, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Glitch in the Matrix, Jonathan Snipes, Rodney Ascher, score, Soundtrack
Fat Beat Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary A Glitch in the Matrix. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jonathan Snipes (Starry Eyes, Room 237, Rebirth, Trespassers, Mope, The Veil). The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, May 28 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A first track (Flashing Lights in Unison) is already available to stream/download now and can be checked out below. A Glitch in the Matrix directed by Rodney Ascher is being describes as a multi-media exploration of simulation theory through the eyes of those who suspect our world isn’t real. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Yezerski & Ambrose Akinmusire Scoring Starz’s ‘Blindspotting’ TV Series
Posted: May 18, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ambrose Akinmusire, Blindspotting, Michael Yezerski, Starz
Michael Yezerski (The Tax Collector, The Devil’s Candy, Mental, Feel the Beat, The Vigil) has teamed up with jazz trumpeter and composer Ambrose Akinmusire to score the upcoming Starz original series Blindspotting. The show is created by Rafael Casal & Daveed Diggs based on the 2018 feature of the same title and stars Jasmine Cephas Jones, Casal himself, Benjamin Turner, Candace Nicholas-Lippman, Jaylen Barron, Atticus Woodward and Helen Hunt. The comedy drama centers on the character of Ashley, who is nipping at the heels of a middle class life in Oakland until her partner of 12 years and father of their son is suddenly incarcerated. Read the rest of this entry »
Devonté Hynes Tapped as Composer of HBO’s ‘In Treatment’ Season 4
Posted: May 18, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Blood Orange, Devonté Hynes, HBO, In Treatment
Devonté Hynes (aka Blood Orange) (Queen & Slim, We Are Who We Are, Palo Alto) is the new composer of the HBO original series In Treatment. He is composing the fourth season of the show starring Uzo Aduba, Anthony Ramos, Liza Colón-Zayas, John Benjamin Hickey, Quintessa Swindell and Joel Kinnaman. The new season is set in present-day Los Angeles and follows a therapist as she helps her patients navigate a variety of modern concerns and issues such as the global pandemic and recent major social and cultural shifts. Read the rest of this entry »
Rael Jones to Score Anthony Fabian’s ‘Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris’
Posted: May 18, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anthony Fabian, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, Rael Jones
Rael Jones (Harlots, My Cousin Rachel, Kids in Love, The Salisbury Poisonings) has been hired to score the upcoming British drama Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris. The film is directed by Anthony Fabian (Louder Than Words, Skin) and stars Lesley Manville, Isabelle Huppert, Jason Isaacs, Lambert Wilson, Lucas Bravo and Alba Baptista. The movie is based on Paul Gallico’s novella and tells the story of a widowed cleaning lady in 1950s London who falls madly in love with a couture Dior dress, and embarks on an adventure to Paris to get one of her own. Fabian also co-wrote the screenplay with Carroll Cartwright (What Maisie Knew) and Keith Thompson (The Sapphires, Introducing the Dwights), with additional writing by Olivia Hetreed (Girl with a Pearl Earring). Read the rest of this entry »
