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Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 4, 2022)

November 4, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Opening in theaters nationwide today is the Japanese anime fantasy adventure One Piece Film: Red is directed by Gorō Taniguchi and starring Mayumi Tanaka, Shuichi Ikeda, Kaori Nazuka, Kazuya Nakai, Akemi Okamura and Kappei Yamaguchi. The film’s original score is composed by Yasutaka Nakata. Virgin Music has released a soundtrack album featuring songs from the movie performed by Ado. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Crunchyroll release.

Opening semi-wide in a few hundred U.S. theaters today is the British comedy The Estate written and directed by Dean Craig and starring Toni Collette, Anna Faris, David Duchovny, Rosemarie DeWitt, Kathleen Turner and Ron Livingston. Will Bates (Unbelievable, The Path, The Magicians, Away, The Looming Tower, I Origins) has composed the film’s original music. No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our previous article for more information about the movie.

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Matthew Herbert Scoring Sebastián Lelio’s ‘The Wonder’

July 19, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Matthew Herbert, Netflix, Sebastian Lelio, The Wonder

Composer Matthew Herbert (The Beast Must Die, The Cave, The Responder, Port Authority, Temple) is reuniting with director Sebastián Lelio on the upcoming Netflix original film The Wonder. The movie is based on the novel of the same name by Emma Donoghue and stars Florence Pugh, Tom Burke, Niamh Algar, Elaine Cassidy, Toby Jones, Kíla Lord Cassidy, Dermot Crowley, Brían F. O’Byrne and Ciaran Hinds. The psychological thriller is set in the Irish Midlands in 1862 and revolves around an 11-year old girl who stops eating but remains miraculously alive and well and an English nurse who is brought to her tiny village to observe.

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‘The Responder’ Soundtrack Album Released

March 14, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: AMC, BBC, Matthew Herbert, score, Soundtrack, The Responder

Accidental Editions has released a soundtrack album for the BBC drama The Responder. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Matthew Herbert (Disobedience, A Fantastic Woman, Gloria Bell, The Beast Must Die, The Cave, Temple, Port Authority). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. The Responder is created by ex-police officer Tony Schumacher and stars Martin Freeman, Adelayo Adedayo, Warren Brown, MyAnna Buring, Ian Hart, Emily Fairn, Josh Finan, Elizabeth Berrington, Rita Tushingham, and David Bradley. The series follows a morally compromised and unconventional urgent response officer tackling a series of night shifts on the beat in Liverpool who is forced to take on a new rookie partner while trying to keep his head above water both personally and professionally.

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Matthew Herbert Scoring BBC’s ‘The Responder’

January 24, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: AMC, BBC, Matthew Herbert, The Responder

Matthew Herbert (A Fantastic Woman, Disobedience, The Beast Must Die, Gloria Bell, The Cave, Port Authority, Temple) is the composer of the new BBC drama The Responder. The show is written by ex-police officer Tony Schumacher and stars Martin Freeman, Ian Hart, Adelayo Adedayo, Warren Brown, MyAnna Buring, Romi Hyland-Rylands, Emily Fairn, Josh Finan, Rita Tushingham, Elizabeth Berrington and David Bradley. The series revolves around a morally compromised and unconventional urgent response officer tackling a series of night shifts on the beat in Liverpool who is forced to take on a new rookie partner while trying to keep his head above water both personally and professionally.

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‘Port Authority’ Soundtrack Album Announced

August 18, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Danielle Lessovitz, Matthew Herbert, Port Authority, score, Soundtrack

MovieScore Media has announced a soundtrack album for the French/American drama Port Authority. The album features the film’s original music composed by Matthew Herbert (A Fantastic Woman, Disobedience, Gloria Bell, The Beast Must Die, The Cave, Temple, Noughts + Crosses). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, August 20 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Port Authority is written and directed by Danielle Lessovitz and stars Fionn Whitehead, Leyna Bloom and McCaul Lombardi. The movie follows a displaced teen from the rust belt as he navigates his attraction to a trans girl from the kiki ballroom scene and gets lost along the way.

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‘Noughts + Crosses’ Soundtrack Album Released

August 10, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: BBC, Matthew Herbert, Noughts + Crosses, Peacock, score, Soundtrack

Accidental Editions has released a soundtrack album for the British TV series Noughts + Crosses. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Matthew Herbert (A Fantastic Woman, Disobedience, Gloria Bell, The Beast Must Die, The Cave, Temple). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Noughts + Crosses is based on the YA novel series of the same title by Malorie Blackman and stars Jack Rowan, Masali Baduza, Bonnie Mbuli, Kike Brimah, Helen Baxendale, Paterson Joseph, Ian Hart, Josh Dylan and Shaun Dingwall. The sci-fi drama tells the love story of two star-crossed young adults who are divided by their color but united in their love for one another.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 4, 2021)

July 4, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: AMC, Brandon Roberts, Disney Plus, Dominic Lewis, Fear Street Part 2: 1978, Marco Beltrami, Matthew Herbert, Monsters at Work, Netflix, Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness, The Beast Must Die, Yugo Kanno

Premiering in the U.S. tomorrow, July 5, is the British series The Beast Must Die developed by Gaby Chiappe based on the novel of the same title by Nicholas Blake and starring Jared Harris, Cush Jumbo OBE, Nathaniel Parker, Billy Howle and Geraldine James. The show’s original music is composed by Matthew Herbert (A Fantastic Woman, Gloria Bell, Disobedience, Temple, The Cave, Noughts + Crosses). Accidental Editions has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past May when the drama premiered in the UK on BritBox. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the series, which is making its U.S. debut on AMC+ before airing on AMC every Monday starting July 12.

Premiering on Wednesday, July 7, is the Disney+ original series Monsters at Work developed by Bobs Gannaway based on Pixar’s feature Monsters, Inc. and starring Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Jennifer Tilly, John Ratzenberger, Bonnie Hunt, Ben Feldman, Henry Winkler, Mindy Kalling, Lucas Neff and Alanna Ubac. Dominic Lewis (The Man in the High Castle, Peter Rabbit, DuckTales, Free Birds, Money Monster) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous article for more information about the Disney Television Animation production, which will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 28, 2021)

May 28, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: A Quiet Place Part II, Blake Matthew, Cruella, Endangered Species, Feral State, Funhouse, Isabella Manfredi, Kubilay Uner, Lionel Cohen, Marco Beltrami, Matthew Herbert, Nicholas Britell, Plan B, Port Authority, Scott Shields

Opening in theaters nationwide today is the horror sequel A Quiet Place Part II written and directed by John Krasinski and stars Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe and Djimon Hounsou. The film’s original music is composed by Marco Beltrami (Logan, 3:10 to Yuma, Scream, Ford v. Ferrari, World War Z, Hellboy). La-La Land Records and Paramount Music have released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this week. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Paramount Pictures release.

Also opening wide (while also premiering on Disney+ with Premier Access for an additional fee) is the live-action comedy Cruella directed by Craig Gillespie and starring Emma Stone, Emma Thompson, Joel Fry, Paul Walter Hauser, Mark Strong. Emily Beecham and Kirby Howell-Baptiste. Nicholas Britell (Moonlight, Succession, The Big Short, If Beale Street Could Talk, Vice) has composed the film’s original score. Walt Disney Records has released two soundtrack albums featuring the composer’s score and the songs from the movie last Friday. Click here for the full details of the song album and click here for the details of the score album.

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Soundtrack Album for BritBox’s & AMC’s ‘The Beast Must Die’ Soundtrack Released

May 28, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums 2 comments

Tags: AMC, Matthew Herbert, score, Soundtrack, The Beast Must Die

Accidental Editions has released a soundtrack album for the BritBox and AMC original series The Beast Must Die. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Matthew Herbert (A Fantastic Woman, Disobedience, Gloria Bell, Temple, The Cave, Noughts + Crosses). The soundtrack is now available to stream on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. The Beast Must Die is developed by Gaby Chiappe based on the novel of the same title by Nicholas Blake and stars Jared Harris, Cush Jumbo OBE, Billy Howle, Nathaniel Parker and Geraldine James. The 6-parter directed by Dome Karukoski tells the story of a grieving mother who infiltrates the life of the man she believes killed her son.

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Matthew Herbert Scoring BritBox’s & AMC’s ‘The Beast Must Die’

May 24, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: 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.

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