Singer/songwriter Perfume Genius (aka Michael Alden Hadreas) has contributed original music to the upcoming drama National Anthem. Nick Urata (Paddington, Little Miss Sunshine, Focus, Crazy, Stupid, Love., Ruby Sparks) has composed the original score for the film directed by Luke Gilford and starring Charlie Plummer, Eve Lindley, Rene Rosado, Mason Alexander Park and Robyn Lively. The movie revolves around a 21 year-old construction worker in New Mexico who joins a community of queer rodeo performers in search of their own version of the American dream.
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Nick Urata to Score Steve Hudson’s ‘Stitch Head’
Nick Urata (Paddington, Little Miss Sunshine, Crazy, Stupid, Love., I Love You Phillip Morris, Ruby Sparks) is attached to score the upcoming animated feature Stitch Head. The film is written and directed by Steve Hudson (True North), co-directed by Toby Genkel (The Amazing Maurice) and features the voices of Asa Butterfield, Joel Fry, Tia Bannon, Alison Steadman, Rob Brydon, Fern Brady and Jamali Maddix. The movie based on the first installment in the book series of the same title by Guy Bass and tells the story of a small creature who is awoken to almost-life by a mad professor in a castle and must protect the professor’s other creations from the townspeople.
Nick Urata Scoring Fox’s ‘Animal Control’
Nick Urata (Paddington, Ruby Sparks,Crazy, Stupid, Love., I Love You Phillip Morris, Love the Coopers) is scoring the new Fox comedy Animal Control. The show is created by Bob Fisher (Wedding Crashers, We’re the Millers), Rob Greenberg (Overboard, The Valet) & Dan Sterling (Long Shot, The Office) and stars Joel McHale, Michael Rowland, Vella Lovell, Ravi Patel, Grace Palmer, Alvina August, Kelli Ogmundso and Gerry Dee. The series follows a group of local Animal Control workers whose lives are complicated by the fact that animals are simple, but humans are not.
‘Measure of Revenge’ Soundtrack Album Released
Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the thriller Measure of Revenge. The album features the film’s original score composed by Nick Urata (Paddington, Crazy, Stupid, Love., Ruby Sparks, I Love You Phillip Morris, Love the Coopers, Joe vs. Carole, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot). Also included are two songs by Jumero. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Measure of Revenge is directed by Peyfa and stars Melissa Leo, Bella Thorne, Jake Weary and Kevin Corrigan. The movie centers on a Broadway actress who conducts her own investigation after her famous son dies suddenly from a supposed overdose.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 18, 2022)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror movie X written and directed by Ti West and starsring Mia Goth, Jenna Ortega, Brittany Snow, Martin Henderson, Stephen Ure, Owen Campbell and Scott Mescudi. The film’s original music is composed by Tyler Bates (Guardians of the Galaxy, Deadpool 2, Watchmen, Hobbs & Shaw, John Wick, 300, Dawn of the Dead) and singer/songwriter Chelsea Wolfe. A24 Music will release a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score next Friday, March 25. Already available now is Wolfe’s cover of Oui Oui Marie. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to listen to the song.
Also opening wide is the thriller The Outfit written and directed by Graham Moore and starring Mark Rylance, Dylan O’Brien, Zoey Deutch, Johnny Flynn, Simon Russell Beale, Nikki Amuka Bird and Alan Mehdizade. Alexandre Desplat (The Shape of Water, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The King’s Speech, The Imitation Game, The Queen, Godzilla) has composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details for the full album details and to learn more about the Focus Features release.
Nick Urata Scoring Peacock’s ‘Joe vs. Carole’
Nick Urata (Paddington, Crazy, Stupid, Love., Ruby Sparks, I Love You Phillip Morris, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, Love the Coopers) is the composer of the new Peacock limited series Joe vs. Carole The show is written by Etan Frankel (Shameless, Animal Kingdom) and stars John Cameron Mitchell & Kate McKinnon in the title roles, alongside Kyle MacLachlan, Brian Van Holt, Nat Wolf, Sam Keeley, Marlo Kelly, Dean Winters, William Fichtner and David Wenham. The 8-part drama based on the Wondery podcast Joe Exotic hosted and reported by Robert Moor centers on Carole Baskin, a big cat enthusiast, who learns that fellow exotic animal lover Joe “Exotic” Schreibvogel is breeding and using his big cats for profit and sets out to shut down his venture.
‘A Loud House Christmas’ Soundtrack Album Released
Viacom International has released a soundtrack album for Nickelodeon’s live-action movie A Loud House Christmas. The album features the songs from the film by written by Doug Rockwell, Michelle Robin Lewis, Oh, Hush!, Grayson DeWolfe Alex Geringas & others. Also included is the movie’s original score composed by Nick Urata (Paddington, Crazy, Stupid, Love., Little Miss Sunshine, Focus). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and any other major digital music stores), where you can also check out audio samples. A Loud House Christmas is written by Liz Maccie, directed by Jonathan Judge and stars Wolfgang Schaeffer, Jahzir Bruno, Brian Stepanek, Muretta Moss, Lexi DiBenedetto, Dora Dolphin, Sophia Woodward, Catherine Ashmore Bradley, Morgan McGill, Aubin Bradley, Ella Allan , Mia Allan, Lexi Janicek and Charlotte Ann Tucker.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 30, 2020)
The only movie opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror thriller Come Play written and directed by Jacob Chase (based on his short story of the same title) and starring Azhy Robertson, Gillian Jacobs and John Gallagher Jr.. The film’s original music is composed by Roque Banos (Don’t Breathe, In the Heart of the Sea, Evil Dead, The Girl in the Spider’s Web, The Machinist, Sexy Beast). A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score is in the works. Check out our scoring assignment announcement and the official movie website to learn more about the movie, which is being released by Focus Features.
Opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the horror thriller Spell directed by Mark Tonderai and starring Omari Hardwick, Loretta Devine, John Beasley and Lorraine Burroughs. Ben Onono (Safe, Paranoid, Half of a Yellow Son) has composed the film’s original music. Paramount Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being distributed by Paramount Pictures.
‘The True Adventures of Wolfboy’ Soundtrack Details
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the drama The True Adventures of Wolfboy. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nick Urata (Paddington, Crazy, Stupid, Love., I Love You Phillip Morris, Ruby Sparks). Also included is Cécile McLorin Salvant’s cover of Nina Simone’s song Marriage Is for Old Folks. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 30 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music services. The True Adventures of Wolfboy is directed by Martin Krejcí and stars Jaeden Martell, Chris Messina, Eve Hewson, Sophia Giannamore, Chloë Sevigny and John Turturro. The movie tells the story of a boy with an illness that causes hair growth over the entirety of his face and body who goes in search of his mother who abandoned him at birth.
Nick Urata Scoring Josh Greenbaum’s ‘Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar’
Nick Urata (Crazy, Stupid, Love, Paddington, I Love You Phillip Morris, Ruby Sparks) is scoring the upcoming comedy Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar. The film is directed by Josh Greenbaum (Becoming Bond, The Short Game) and stars Kristen Wiig, Annie Mumolo, Jamie Dornan, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Damon Wayans Jr. The movie centers on two best friends who leave their small Midwestern town for the first time to go on vacation in Vista Del Mar, Fla., where they soon find themselves tangled up in adventure, love, and a villain’s evil plot to kill everyone in town.