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Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 9, 2025)

May 9, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the action thriller Shadow Force co-written and directed by Joe Carnahan and starring Kerry Washington, Omar Sy, Cliff “Method Man” Smith, Mark Strong and Da’Vine Joy Randolph. The film’s original music is composed by Craig DeLeon (Strange Darling, The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, A Man in Full, Fatal Attraction, End of the Road, Velma, Music, Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul). Lionsgate Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Lionsgate release.

Also opening wide is the action thriller Fight or Flight directed by James Madigan and starring Josh Hartnett, Katee Sackhoff, Marko Zaror, Charithra Chandran and Julian Kostov. Paul Saunderson (Trying, Love at First Sight, Three Identical Strangers, Starfish, The More You Ignore Me, Picture This, The Grand Duke of Corsica) has composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as a song performed by Stephen Warwick this past March when the movie premiered in the UK. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being distributed stateside by Vertical.

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‘Shadow Force’ Soundtrack Album Details

May 8, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Craig DeLeon, Joe Carnahan, score, Shadow Force, Soundtrack

Lionsgate Records will release the official soundtrack album for the action thriller Shadow Force. The album features the film’s original score composed by Craig DeLeon (Strange Darling, A Man in Full, The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, Fatal Attraction, Velma, End of the Road, Music, Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 9 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first track (Kyrah Rooftop) below. Shadow Force is co-written and directed by Joe Carnahan and stars Kerry Washington, Omar Sy, Mark Strong, Cliff “Method Man” Smith and Da’Vine Joy Randolph. The movie revolves around two leaders of a multinational special forces group who broke the rules by falling in love and went underground in order to protect their son and are now being hunted by a unit of shadow ops that has been sent to kill them.

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‘Strange Darling’ Score Album to Be Released

November 7, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Craig DeLeon, JT Mollner, score, Soundtrack, Strange Darling

Lakeshore Records will release a new soundtrack album for the thriller Strange Darling. The album features the film’s original score composed by Craig DeLeon (The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, A Man in Full, Velma, Fatal Attraction, End of the Road, Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul, Music). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 8. The streaming/download link will be added to this page within the next day. Warner Records has previously released an album featuring Z Berg’s original songs from the movie back in August. Strange Darling is written and directed by JT Mollner and stars Willa Fitzgerald, Kyle Gallner, Giovanni Ribisi, Madisen Beaty, Barbara Hershey, Ed Begley Jr., Steven Michael Quezada and Bianca Santos.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 23, 2024)

August 23, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Events 0 comments

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the psychological thriller Blink Twice co-written and directed by Zoë Kravitz and starring Naomi Ackie, Channing Tatum, Adria Arjona, Kyle MacLachlan, Christian Slater, Haley Joel Osment, Simon Rex, Geena Davis and Alia Shawkat. The film’s original music is composed by Chanda Dancy (Lawmen: Bass Reeves, Devotion, I Wanna Dance with Somebody, The Defeated, Aftershock). Lakeshore 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 Amazon MGM Studios release.

Also opening wide is the action thriller The Crow directed by Rupert Sanders and starring Bill Skarsgard, FKA Twigs, Sami Bouajila, Karel Dobry, Jordan Bolger, Josette Simon, Laura Birn and Danny Huston. Volker Bertelmann (All Quiet on the Western Front, Hotel Mumbai, Lion, Adrift, Patrick Melrose, The Old Guard, Ammonite) has composed the film’s original music. No word yet on a soundtrack release. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the Lionsgate release and click here to check out the project’s music team credits.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 28, 2024)

April 28, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Premiering on Tuesday, April 30, is the FX limited series The Veil created by Steven Knight and starring Elisabeth Moss, Yumna Marwan, Josh Charles and Dali Benssalah. The show’s original music is composed by Max Richter (The Leftovers, Ad Astra, Mary Queen of Scots, Hostiles, Waltz with Bashir, Spaceman) and Jon Opstad (Bodies, Black Mirror: White Bear & White Christmas, The Woman in White, We Hunt Together) . Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ music on May 3. Check out our previous article to learn more about the 6-part spy thriller, which will be available to stream exclusively on Hulu.

Premiering on Wednesday, May 1, is the British Disney+/Hulu original series Shardlake developed by Stephen Butchard based on C.J. Sansom’s novels and starring Arthur Hughes, Anthony Boyle,Sean Bean, Ruby Ashbourne Serkis, Babou Ceesay, Paul Kaye, Brian Vernel, Matthew Steer, Peter Firth, Miles Barrow and David Pearse. Alex Heffes (The Last King of Scotland, The Regime, Queen of Katwe, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, State of Play, Touching the Void) has composed the show’s original music. Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past Friday. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the 4-parter, which will be available to stream in the U.S. on Hulu.

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‘A Man in Full’ Soundrack Album Released

April 26, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: 'The Sound of Philadelphia, A Man in Full, Craig DeLeon, score, Soundtrack

Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the streamer’s limited series A Man in Full. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Craig DeLeon (The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, Fatal Attraction, Strange Darling, Velma, End of the Road, Music, Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Also listen to the composer’s first track (Broken Cowboy) below. Available separately as a digital single is Tobe Nwigwe’s feat. Coast Contra’s original song If I Catch You from the drama. A Man in Full is developed by David E. Kelley based on Tom Wolfe’s bestselling novel of the same title and stars Jeff Daniels, Diane Lane, Tom Pelphrey, Lucy Liu, Aml Ameen, William Jackson Harper, Chanté Adams, Sarah Jones and Jon Michael Hill.

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Craig DeLeon Scoring Netflix’s ‘A Man in Full’

March 20, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: A Man in Full, Craig DeLeon, David E. Kelley, Netflix

Craig DeLeon (The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, Fatal Attraction, Velma, End of the Road, Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul, Music, The Last Survivors) is scoring the upcoming Netflix limited series A Man in Full. The show is developed by David E. Kelley (Ally McBeal, The Practice, Big Little Lies) based on the New York Times bestselling novel of the same title by Tom Wolfe and stars Jeff Daniels, Tom Pelphrey, Diane Lane, Lucy Liu, Aml Ameen, William Jackson Harper, Sarah Jones, Jon Michael Hill and Chanté Adams. The 6-part drama follows a Atlanta real estate mogul facing sudden bankruptcy as he has to defend his empire from those attempting to capitalize on his fall from grace.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 8, 2023)

October 8, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Andreas Tengblad, Apple TV +, Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul, Bruce Miller, Carlos Rafael Rivera, Craig DeLeon, Frasier, Jason Miller, Lessons in Chemistry, Netflix, Paramount+, The Conference, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Newton Brothers

Premiering on Wednesday, October 11, is the Netflix documentary series Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul executive produced and directed by R.J. Cutler about the controversial electronic cigarette company Juul. The show’s original music is composed by Craig DeLeon (The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, Fatal Attraction, Velma, Strange Darling, End of the Road, Music). Check out our previous news article for more information about the 4-parter, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.

Premiering on Thursday, October 12, is the Netflix limited series The Fall of the House of Usher created by Mike Flanagan and starring Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood, Mary McDonnell, Carl Lumbly, Henry Thomas and Mark Hamill. The Newton Brothers (Doctor Sleep, The Haunting of Hill House, The Forever Purge, Midnight Mass, Oculus) have composed the show’s original music. Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score this past Friday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the horror drama, which will also be available to stream on Netflix.

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Craig DeLeon Scoring Netflix’s ‘Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul’

September 21, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul, Craig DeLeon, Netflix, R.J. Cutler

Craig DeLeon (Fatal Attraction, The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, Velma, End of the Road, Music, The Last Survivors) has recently scored the upcoming Netflix documentary series Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul. The show is directed by R.J. Cutler (The September Issue, Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry) and tells the story of the controversial electronic cigarette company Juul which transformed from a Silicon Valley tech start-up run by two Stanford graduate students intent on making the world a better place into a multi-billion-dollar tobacco company that sparked an epidemic of lung disease and youth addiction.

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Soundtrack Album for Paramount+’s ‘Fatal Attraction’ to Be Released

July 11, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Craig DeLeon, Fatal Attraction, Paramount+, score, Soundtrack

Paramount Music has released a soundtrack album for the Paramount+ original series Fatal Attraction. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Craig DeLeon (Velma, The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, Music, End of the Road, The Last Survivors). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Fatal Attraction is developed by Alexandra Cunningham & Kevin J. Hynes based on Adrian Lyne’s 1987 feature of the same title and stars Joshua Jackson, Lizzy Caplan, Toby Huss, Amanda Peet, Brian Goodman, Reno Wilson and Alyssa Jirrels.

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