Composer Hanan Townshend (Knight of Cups, To the Wonder, Outcry, Semper Fi) is reteaming with director Julio Quintana on the upcoming Netflix original film Blue Miracle. The movie starring Jimmy Gonzales, Dennis Quaid, Anthony Gonzalez, Bruce McGill, Raymond Cruz, Miguel Angel Garcia, Nathan Arenas, Isaac Arellanes, Steve Gutierrez, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Fernanda Urrejola and Silverio Palacios tells the true story of a guardian and his kids who partner with a washed-up boat captain for a chance to win a lucrative fishing competition in order to save their cash-strapped orphanage. Quintana also co-wrote the screenplay with Chris Dowling (Run the Race, Priceless). Read the rest of this entry »
Hanan Townshend Scoring Julio Quintana’s Netflix Film ‘Blue Miracle’
Posted: May 3, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Apple TV +, Blue Miracle, Drew Xanthopoulos, Fathom, Hanan Townshend, Julio Quintana, Netflix
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‘The Djinn’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: May 3, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Charbonier, Justin Powell, Matthew James, score, Soundtrack, The Djinn
MovieScore Media has announced a soundtrack album for the horror thriller The Djinn. The album features the film’s original music composed by Matthew James (Arkansas, Useless Humans). The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 21 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Djinn is written and directed by David Charbonier & Justin Powell and stars Ezra Dewey, Rob Brownstein, Tevy Poe, Donald Pitts and John Erickson. The movie centers on a mute boy who is trapped in his apartment with a sinister monster when he makes a wish to fulfill his heart’s greatest desire. Read the rest of this entry »
Ben Frost to Score Netflix’s ‘1899’
Posted: May 3, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: 1899, Baran bo Odar, Ben Frost, Jantje Friese, Netflix
Netflix announced today that Ben Frost is set to score the upcoming Netflix original series 1899. The show is created by Jantje Friese & Baran bo Odar and stars Emily Beecham, Aneurin Barnard, Andreas Pietschmann, Miguel Bernardeau, Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen, Maciej Musial, Rosalie Craig,Maria Erwolter, Clara Rosager, Yann Gael, Mathilde Ollivier, Isabella Wei, , José Pimentão, Gabby Wong, Fflyn Edwards, Jonas Bloquet, Alexandre Willaume and Anton Lesser. The 8-parter follows the mysterious circumstances around the voyage of a group of multinational immigrants traveling from the old continent to the new as they encounter a nightmarish riddle aboard a second ship adrift on the open sea. Read the rest of this entry »
‘I, Anna’ Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: May 3, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Barnaby Southcombe, David Braud, I Anna, k.i.d., score, Soundtrack
Les Disques Reset has announced the first-ever soundtrack release for the 2012 thriller I, Anna written and directed by Barnaby Southcombe and starring Charlotte Rampling, Gabriel Byrne, Eddie Marsan, Jodhi May, Ralph Brown, Max Deacon, Honor Blackman and Hayley Atwell. The 6-track EP features the film’s original score composed by k.i.d. (aka J M Derain & David Braud) and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music stores. The movie, which is based on Elsa Lewin’s novel of the same name and revolves around a beautiful divorcee and a troubled detective whose lives intersect during the investigation of a vicious murder, premiered at the 2012 Berlin Film Festival and is now available on VOD and DVD. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 2, 2021)
Posted: May 2, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Acorn TV, Amazon, Disney Plus, H. Scott Salinas, Harvey Mason Jr., Jupiter's Legacy, Justin Melland, Kevin Kiner, Matthew Pusti, Monster, Netflix, Sarah Warne, Sky Rompiendo, Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Starz, Stephanie Economou, Sundance Now, The Boy from Medellín, The Drowning, The Girlfriend Experience, The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness
Premiering tonight is the third season of the Starz anthology series The Girlfriend Experience written and directed by Anja Marquardt (based on Steven Soderbergh’s feature of the same title) and starring Julia Goldani Telles. Matthew Pusti (A Good Woman Is Hard to Find, Whistleblower) has composed the original music for Season 3 and follows Shane Carruth and the Mondo Boys who scored the first two seasons. The third season, which is set amidst the London tech scene and follows a neuroscience major who begins to explore the transactional world of The Girlfriend Experience, only to find herself deep inside the uncanny valley with the relationships she creates, will air Sunday nights on Starz.
Premiering on Tuesday, May 4, is Lucasfilm’s Disney+ original series Star Wars: The Bad Batch created by Dave Filoni and starring Dee Bradley Baker, Ming-Na Wen, Stephen Stanton and Andrew Kishino. The show’s original music is composed by Kevin Kiner (Narcos: Mexico, Doom Patrol, CSI: Miami, Titans, City on a Hill, Making a Murderer) who previously scored all episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars (and the feature of the same title) and Star Wars Rebels. A soundtrack release will be announced soon. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the animated series, which will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Viaplay’s ‘Heder’ Released
Posted: May 2, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Anders Herrlin, Heder, Jennie Löfgren, score, Soundtrack, Viaplay
Cosmos Music AB has released a soundtrack album for the Viaplay original series Heder. The album features selections of the original music from the show composed by Jennie Löfgren & Anders Herrlin (Beck, Mending Hugo’s Heart). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music outlet to stream/download the soundtrack and to check out audio samples. Heder is created by Sofia Helin, Alexandra Rapaport, Anja Lundkvist & Julia Dufvenius and stars Rapaport, Lundkvist, Dufvenius, Eva Röse, Jesper Barkselius, Karin Bjurström, Björn Kjellman, Jakob Eklund, Peter Eggers, Ellen Bökman and Åsa Danielsso. The drama revolves around four partners in a Swedish law firm who have become famous for helping victims of sex crimes and speaking out against patriarchy. Read the rest of this entry »
Peter Nashel Scoring HBO’s ‘The Crime of the Century’
Posted: May 1, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Gibney, HBO, Peter Nashel, The Crime of the Century
Peter Nashel (I, Tonya, Marco Polo, The Night Listener, Book Club, Bee Season) has composed the original score for the new HBO documentary The Crime of the Century. The 2-parter is directed by Alex Gibney (We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks, Taxi to the Dark Side, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room) and explores the origins, extent, and fallout of the opioid crisis, one of the most devastating public health tragedies of our time, with half a million deaths from overdoses this century alone. Gibney is also producing the project with Sarah Dowland and Svetlana Zill. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 30, 2021)
Posted: April 30, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Berlin Alexanderplatz, Brett Detar, Brooke Blair, Cho Young Wuk, Cliff Walkers, Dascha Dauenhauer, Eat Wheaties!, Edward Shearmur, Four Good Days, Hutch Demouilpied, Kevin Krouglow, Limbo, Separation, The Virtuoso, Will Blair
Opening in theaters nationwide today is the horror thriller Separation directed by William Brent Bell and starring Rupert Friend, Brian Cox, Mamie Gummer, Madeline Brewer, Eric T. Miller, Violet McGraw and Simon Quarterman. The film’s original music is composed by Brett Detar (Brahms: The Boy II, The Devil Inside, Wer). MovieScore Media 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 Open Road Films/Briarcliff Entertainment release.
Opening semi-wide in a couple of hundred theaters before coming out on VOD on May 21 is the drama Four Good Days directed by Rodrigo García and starring Mila Kunis, Glenn Close and Stephen Root. Edward Shearmur (Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Escape at Dannemora, Cruel Intentions, Charlie’s Angels, Johnny English) has composed the film’s original score. No word on a score release. The movie also features an original song written by Diane Warren and performed by Reba McEntire. Click here to listen to the track and for more information about the Vertical Entertainment release. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Jupiter’s Legacy’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: April 30, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Jupiter's Legacy, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, Stephanie Economou
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Jupiter’s Legacy. The album features selections of the original score from the show composed by Stephanie Economou (Manhunt: Deadly Games, Step Up: High Water, Marvel’s 616). The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, May 7 and is now available for pre-order here. A first track (Union of Justice) was already released today and can be checked out after the jump. Jupiter’s Legacy is developed by Steven S. DeKnight based on the graphic novels by Mark Millar & Frank Quitely and stars Josh Duhamel, Ben Daniels, Leslie Bibb, Andrew Horton, Elena Kampouris, Matt Lanter, Mike Wade, Tenika Davis, Ian Quinlan, David Julian Hirsh and Tyler Mane. The drama follows the world’s first generation of superheroes who – after nearly a century of keeping mankind safe – must look to their children to continue the legacy. Read the rest of this entry »
21 Savage’s ‘Spiral’ Title Song Released
Posted: April 30, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: 21 Savage, Saw, Spiral
Slaughter Gang & Epic Records have released the title song from the Saw reboot Spiral. The track is written and performed by 21 Savage (who also serves as the executive producer of the film’s soundtrack) who incorporated Charlie Clouser’s Hello Zepp theme from his Saw scores into the track. Kid Hazel produced the song, which is now available on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also check out the official music video after the jump. A full soundtrack album for the movie will be announced soon. Spiral is directed by Darren Lynn Bousman and stars Chris Rock, Max Minghella, Marisol Nichols and Samuel L. Jackson. Read the rest of this entry »
