Este Haim (of HAIM) (Maid, Cha Cha Real Smooth) and Amanda Yamate have teamed up to score the upcoming Netflix original film You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah. The movie is directed by Sammi Cohen (Crush) and stars Idina Menzel, Jackie Sandler, Adam Sandler, Sadie Sandler, Sunny Sandler, Dylan Hoffman, Samantha Lorraine, Dan Bulla, Sarah Sherman, Ido Mosseri, Jackie Hoffman and Luis Guzmán. The family comedy is based on the book of the same name by Fiona Rosenbloom and follows two BFFs who’ve always dreamed about having epic bat mitzvahs, but things start to go awry when a popular boy and middle school drama threatens their friendship and their rite of passage.
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Christophe Beck Scoring Nick Bruno’s & Troy Quane’s ‘Nimona’
Christophe Beck (Ant-Man, Frozen, WandaVision, Edge of Tomorrow, Free Guy, The Hangover, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) has composed the original score for the upcoming Netflix animated film Nimona. The movie is directed by Nick Bruno & Troy Quane (Spies in Disguise) and features the voices of Chloë Grace Moretz, Riz Ahmed, Frances Conroy, Eugene Lee Yang, Lorraine Toussaint, Indya Moore, Beck Bennett, RuPaul Charles, Sarah Sherman and Julio Torres. The animated feature is based on the best-selling graphic novel by ND Stevenson and tells the story of a knight framed for a terrible crime who turns to a shape-shifting teenage girl to prove his innocence.
‘Spirit Rangers’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Released
Netflix Music has released a new soundtrack album for the streamer’s original animated series Spirit Rangers. The album features the original songs from the show’s second season written by Raye Zaragoza and Michael Kooman & Christopher Dimond. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The label has previously released a first soundtrack featuring the songs from Season 1 last year. Spirit Rangers is created by Karissa Valencia and stars Wačíŋyeya Isis Celilo Rogers, Iwáš’aka Yracheta and Talon Proc Alford.
Gustavo Santaolalla to Score Rodrigo Prieto’s ‘Pedro Páramo’
Gustavo Santaolalla (Brokeback Mountain, The Motorcycle Diaries, Babel, The Book of Life) is set to score the upcoming Mexican Netflix original film Pedro Páramo. The movie marks the directorial debut of Academy Award-nominated cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto (The Wolf of Wall Street, The Irishman) and stars Manuel García-Rulfo in the title role, alongside Tenoch Huerta, Ilse Salas, Mayra Batalla, Roberto Sosa, Héctor Kotsifakis, Dolores Heredia, Noé Hernández, Giovanna Zacarías and Yoshira Escárrega. The drama is based on the novel by Juan Rulfo about a man who travels to his recently deceased mother’s hometown to find his father, only to come across a literal ghost town.
Music Video for Alicia Keys’ Orchestral Version of ‘If I Ain’t Got You’ from ‘Queen Charlotte’ Released
Netflix has released the official music video for the orchestral version of If I Ain’t Got You by Alicia Keys from the Netflix limited series Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story. The cover was recorded with a newly formed 74-piece Global Orchestra, made up entirely of women of color, on the 20th anniversary of the song. The track is now available as a digital single on all major digital music platforms (including Amazon) and is also included on the Covers from the Netflix Series soundtrack album, which has been released last Thursday. Check out the music video after the jump.
‘Hellhole’ Soundtrack Album Released
Carl-Johan Sevedag (Borg vs McEnroe, Horizon Line, Opponent, Red Dot) has released a soundtrack album for the Polish horror drama Hellhole (Ostatnia wieczerza). The album features the composer’s original score from the film and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Hellhole is co-written and directed by Bartosz M. Kowalski and stars Piotr Żurawski, Olaf Lubaszenko, Sebastian Stankiewicz, Rafał Iwaniuk, Lech Dyblik and Krzysztof Satała. The movie is set in 1987 Poland and follows a police officer investigating mysterious disappearances who infiltrates a remote monastery and discovers a dark truth about its clergy.
‘Copycat Killer’ Soundtrack Album Released
Warner Chapell Music has released a soundtrack album for the first Taiwanese Netflix original series Copycat Killer. The album features the show’s original music composed by Tzu Chieh Wen (The Bridge Curse, On Happiness Road). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Copycat Killer is based on Japanese author Miyabe Miyuki’s bestselling novel of the same name and stars Wu Kang-ren, Alice Ko, Ruby Lin, Tou Tsung-hua, Yao Chun-yao and Fandy Fan. The crime thriller follows a tenacious prosecutor who must brace for a cat-and-mouse game against a dangerous manipulator when a series of murders throws a city into chaos.
‘The Mother’ Soundtrack Album Details
Netflix Music will release a soundtrack album for the streamer’s original film The Mother. The album features the movie’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Germaine Franco (Encanto, Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Vida, Little, Tag). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 5 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The Mother is directed by Niki Caro and stars Jennifer Lopez, Joseph Fiennes, Gael García Bernal, Omari Hardwick, Paul Raci, Lucy Paez, Jesse Garcia, Yvonne Senat Jones and Edie Falco. The action thriller follows a deadly assassin who comes out of hiding out in the Alaskan wilderness to protect the daughter she’s never met from ruthless criminals gunning for revenge.
Germaine Franco Scoring Niki Caro’s ‘The Mother’
Germaine Franco (Encanto, Tag, Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Vida, Little) has composed the original music for the new Netflix original film The Mother. The movie is directed by Niki Caro (Mulan, Whale Rider, North Country) and stars Jennifer Lopez, Joseph Fiennes, Gael García Bernal, Omari Hardwick, Lucy Paez, Paul Raci, Yvonne Senat Jones, Jesse Garcia and Edie Falco. The action thriller revolves around a military-trained assassin who comes out of hiding to protect the daughter she’s never met from ruthless criminals gunning for revenge.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 30, 2023)
Premiering today is the Paramount+ original series Fatal Attraction developed by Alexandra Cunningham and starring Joshua Jackson, Lizzy Caplan, Amanda Peet, Toby Huss, Brian Goodman, Alyssa Jirrels and Reno Wilson. The show’s original music is composed by Craig DeLeon (The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, Velma, End of the Road, Music, The Last Survivors). The thriller, which is based on Adrian Lyne’s 80s hit movie of the same title, will be available to stream exclusively on Paramount+.
Also premiering today is the British limited series Tom Jones written by Gwyneth Hughes based on Henry Fielding’s novel The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling and starring Solly McLeod, Sophie Wilde, Hannah Waddingham, Shirley Henderson, James Fleet, Felicity Montagu, Alun Armstrong, James Wilbraham, Pearl Mackie and Tamzin Merchant. Matthew Slater (Grace, Endeavour) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our previous article to learn more about the 4-part drama, which is making its U.S. debut on PBS as part of the Masterpiece series.