Jongnic Bontemps (My Name Is Pauli Murray, United Skates, We Are: The Brooklyn Saints, The Land, The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel) and Raashi Kulkarni have teamed up to score the upcoming Netflix original film Wedding Season. The movie is directed by Tom Dey (Shanghai Noon, Failure to Launch) and stars Suraj Sharma, Pallavi Sharda, Rizwan Manji, Sean Kleiner and Ari Asfar. The romantic comedy follows two Indian-Americans who pretend to date in order to survive a summer of weddings, but find themselves falling for each other as they struggle to balance who they are with who their parents want them to be.
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‘Angela’s Christmas’ Soundtrack Albums Released
9 Story Media Group has released two soundtrack albums for the animated specials Angela’s Christmas and its sequel Angela’s Christmas Wish. The albums feature the original score from both films composed by Darren Hendley, as well as the songs from the Brown Bag Films production performed by Lucy O’ Connell (who stars in the title role), Brendan Mullins, Dolores O’Riordan, Lisa Hannigan and Allie Sherlock. Click here to stream/download the Angela’s Christmas soundtrack and click here for the Angela’s Christmas Wish album. Both movies are co-written and directed by Damien O’Connor and also star Ruth Negga and Caitriona Balfe, The films based on the children’s story by Frank McCourt are now available to stream on Netflix.
Nathan Johnson to Return for Rian Johnson’s ‘Knives Out 2’
Nathan Johnson has confirmed in a recent interview with Film Music Institute that he is returning to score the upcoming sequel Knives Out 2. The film is written and directed by Rian Johnson and stars Daniel Craig (who reprises his role as Benoit Blanc), as well as new cast members Dave Bautista, Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Leslie Odom Jr., Kathryn Hahn, Kate Hudson, Madelyn Cline and Jessica Henwick. No plot details have been announced yet. Rian Johnson is also producing the project with Ram Bergman (Don Jon, Self/less).
Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 26, 2021)
Premiering on Tuesday, December 28, is the HBO documentary The Super Bob Einstein Movie written and directed by Danny Gold, produced by Gold, George Shapiro, Aimee Hyatt about the life and legacy of the late actor, writer and producer Bob Einstein. The movie features music by the Barenaked Ladies, including the original song Landed on My Head, which has been released as a digital single earlier this month by Raisin’ Records. Check out our previous news article to listen to the track and for more information about the movie, which is premiering on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.
Premiering on Wednesday, December 29, is Lucasfilm’s Disney+ original series The Book of Boba Fett created by Jon Favreau and starring Temuera Morrison an Ming-Na Wen. Ludwig Göransson (Black Panther, The Mandalorian, Tenet, Creed. Venom, Community) & Joseph Shirley (The Mysterious Benedict Society, Bad Trip, Fairfax) are composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about The Mandalorian spin-off, which will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+.
Original Songs from Maggie Gyllenhaal’s ‘The Lost Daughter’ Released
Royal Music has released a new soundtrack album for Maggie Gyllenhaal’s directorial debut The Lost Daughter. The album features the original songs from the film by Greek singer/songwriter Monika (aka Monika Christodoulou). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. As previously reported, Milan Records has released a separate album featuring the movie’s original score by Dickon Hinchliffe. The Lost Daughter is directed by Gyllenhaal and stars Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Dakota Johnson, Peter Sarsgaard, Ed Harris, Paul Mescal, Jack Farthing, Dagmara Dominczyk, Alba Rohrwacher, Oliver Jackson-Cohen and Panos Koronis.
Ashley Park’s Original Song ‘Mon Soleil’ from ‘Emily in Paris’ Season 2 Soundtrack Released
Milan Records has released the original song Mon Soleil from the second season of the Netflix original series Emily in Paris. The track written by Freddy Wexler and performed by actress Ashley Park (who stars as Mindy Chen) and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also listen to the full song below. Emily in Paris is created by Darren Star and also stars Lily Collins, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, Lucas Bravo, Kate Walsh, Samuel Arnold, Bruno Gouery, Camille Razat, Lucien Laviscount and Kevin Dias.
Kris Bowers & Pierre Charles Scoring Netflix’s ‘Inventing Anna’
Kris Bowers (Green Book, King Richard, Dear White People, Space Jam: A New Legacy, Mrs. America, When They See Us) & Pierre Charles have teamed up to score the upcoming Netflix limited series Inventing Anna. The show is created by Shonda Rhimes (Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal) inspired by the New York Magazine article How Anna Delvey Tricked New York’s Party People by Jessica Pressler and stars Anna Chlumsky, Julia Garner, Arian Moayed, Alexis Floyd, Anders Holm, Terry Kinney, Katie Lowes, Jeff Perry, Anna Deavere Smith and Laverne Cox. The 9-part drama tells the true story of a journalist who chases down the story of Anna Delvey, who convinced New York’s elite she was a German heiress.
Danny Elfman & Chris Bacon to Score Netflix’s ‘Wednesday’ TV Series
Netflix announced today that Danny Elfman (Spider-Man, Batman, Alice in Wonderland, The Nightmare Before Christmas) and Chris Bacon (Source Code, Gnomeo & Juliet, Bates Motel) are set to compose the original music for the streamer’s upcoming original series Wednesday. Elfman is writing the theme and is collaborating with Bacon to score the show created by Al Gough & Miles Millar (Smallville, Shanghai Noon) based on the characters from The Addams Family and starring Jenna Ortega in the title role, Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams and Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams. Tim Burton is directing multiple episodes of the live-action coming-of-age comedy, which charts Wednesday’s years as a student at the peculiar Nevermore Academy.
Details for ‘The Witcher’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Revealed
The track list of the new soundtrack album for the Netflix original series The Witcher has been revealed. The album features selections of the original score from the show’s second season composed by Joseph Trapanese (Shadow and Bone, Oblivion, Straight Outta Compton, Lady and the Tramp, The Greatest Showman, Project Power). Also included are three additional vocal tracks performed by actor Joey Batey who plays the role of Jaskier in the series. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, December 17 by Milan Records. A CD version is set to come out on February 25, 2022 and a vinyl edition will be released on July 29, 2022 (click here to pre-order). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album. Two first tracks (Power and Purpose and Kaer Morhen) are already available to stream/download now. The label has previously released a soundtrack featuring the music from Season 1 in early 2020.
Everly’s Original Song ‘Forever Kind of Way’ from Netflix’s ‘A California Christmas: City Lights’ Released
CodaWave Records has released the original song Forever Kind of Way from the Netflix original film A California Christmas: City Lights. The track performed by Everly and co-written by herself and the movie’s composer Jamie Christopherson is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also listen to the full song below. A California Christmas: City Lights is directed by Shaun Paul Piccinino and stars Lauren Swickard, Josh Swickard, Ali Afshar, Natalia Mann, David Del Rio, Gunnar Anderson, Raquel Dominguez, Noah James and Laura James.