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Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 4, 2025)

April 4, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: A Minecraft Movie, A Nice Indian Boy, Cam Ballantyne, Evgueni Galperine, Freaky Tale, Hell of a Summer, Jay McCarrol, John Carroll Kirby, Mark Mothersbaugh, Nathan Klein, Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer, Raashi Kulkarni, Raphael Saadiq, Sacha Galperine, Steven Price, The Luckiest Man in America, We Were Dangerous, When Fall Is Coming, William Tell

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the fantasy adventure comedy A Minecraft Movie directed by Jared Hess and starring Jack Black, Jason Momoa, Danielle Brooks, Emma Myers, Sebastian Eugene Hansen and Jennifer Coolidge. The film’s original score is composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, The Royal Tenenbaums, The LEGO Movie, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, 21/22 Jump Street). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as songs by Black, Bret McKenzie, Dayglow, Dirty Honey, Jamieson Shaw & BENEE last Friday. Check out our previous article for the full album details and click here to check out the music team credits of the Warner Bros. Pictures release.

Also opening wide is the horror comedy Hell of a Summer directed by Finn Wolfhard & Billy Bryk and starring Fred Hechinger, Abby Quinn, Wolfhard & Bryk themselves, Adam Pally, Pardis Saremi, Rosebud Baker, D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai and Krista Nazaire. Jay McCarrol (BlackBerry, The Kid Detective, The Dirties, Operation Avalanche) has composed the film’s original score. A soundtrack album is expected to be released in the coming weeks by Lakeshore Records. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival and is being released by Neon.

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‘The Luckiest Man in America’ Soundtrack Album Details

April 4, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: John Carroll Kirby, Samir Oliveros, score, Soundtrack, The Luckiest Man in America

Stones Throw Records will release a soundtrack album for the dramatic thriller The Luckiest Man in America. The album features the film’s original music composed by John Carroll Kirby (Cryptozoo). The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 2 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A first track (The Whammy) is already available to stream/download now and can be checked out below. The Luckiest Man in America is co-written and directed by Samir Oliveros and stars Paul Walter Hauser, Walton Goggins, Shamier Anderson, Maisie Williams, David Strathairn, Patti Harrison, Haley Bennett, Brian Geraghty, Johnny Knoxville, David Rysdahl, Ricky Russert, Shaunette Renée Wilson, Lilli Kay and James Wolk. The movie tells the true story of the most infamous episode in game show history, as an ice cream truck driver harboring a powerful secret charms his way onto Press Your Luck.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 20, 2021)

August 20, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Ben Lovett, Cryptozoo, Demonic, Flag Day, Heitor Pereira, John Carroll Kirby, Johnny Lloyd, Joseph Vitarelli, Nathan Coen, Ola Strandh, PAW Patrol: The Movie, Photek, Ramin Djawadi, Rare Beasts, Reminiscence, The Night House, The Protégé

Four new movies are opening in theaters nationwide:

Opening in most theaters is the sci-fi thriller Reminiscence written and directed by Lisa Joy and starring Hugh Jackman, Rebecca Ferguson, Thandiwe Newton, Angela Sarafyan, Cliff Curtis, Marina de Tavira, Daniel Wu, Mojean Aria, Brett Cullen, Natalie Martinez and Nico Parker. The film’s original music is composed by Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Iron Man, Westworld, Pacific Rim, Clash of the Titans). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the songs from the movie performed by Rebecca Ferguson and Lonr. feat. Amber Mark today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is also premiering on HBO Max today.

Also opening wide is the animated feature PAW Patrol: The Movie directed by Cal Brunker and starring Beckett Hipkiss, Kingsley Marshall, Shayle Simons, Lilly Bartlam, Keegan Hedley, Ron Pard, Iain Armitage, Yara Shahidi, Marsai Martin, Randall Park, Dax Shepard, Kim Kardashian West, Tyler Perry, Jimmy Kimmel and Will Brisbin. Heitor Pereira (Despicable Me, Minions, The Angry Birds Movie, Smallfoot) has composed the film’s original score. No word on a score release. 222 Records & Interscope Records have released the original song Good Mood performed Adam Levine earlier this month. Click here to listen to the track and for more information about the Paramount Pictures release, which is also available to stream on Paramount+.

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‘Cryptozoo’ Soundtrack Album Details

July 13, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Cryptozoo, Dash Shaw, John Carroll Kirby, score, Soundtrack

Stones Throw Records will release a soundtrack album for the animated feature Cryptozoo. The album features the film’s original music composed by John Carroll Kirby. The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 13, 2021 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon and Apple Music/iTunes. A first track (Phoebe’s Theme) is already available to stream/download now and can be checked out after the jump. A vinyl edition is also in the works. Cryptozoo is directed by Dash Shaw and features the voice talent of Lake Bell, Zoe Kazan, Michael Cera, Peter Stormare, Louisa Krause, Thomas Jay Ryan, Grace Zabriskie and Angeliki Papoulia. The movie follows cryptozookeepers through a richly-drawn hallucinatory world as they struggle to capture a baku and begin to wonder if they should display these rare beasts in the confines of a zoo, or if these mythical creatures should remain hidden and unknown.

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