A24 Music has released the first track from the soundtrack for Darren Aronofsky’s drama The Whale. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is Midnight Storm written by the film’s composer Rob Simonsen (Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Foxcatcher, The Way Back, Nerve, (500) Days of Summer, The Adam Project). Listen to the full track after the jump and check back on this page for the details of the full soundtrack album. The Whale is written by Samuel D. Hunter based on his play of the same title and stars Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Hong Chau, Samantha Morton and Ty Simpkins.
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Hulu’s ‘Maggie’ to Feature Score by Rob Simonsen & Duncan Blickenstaff
Duncan Blickenstaff (Hollywood Stargirl, Alex, Inc., Outmatched) has composed the original score for the new Hulu original series Maggie. He co-scored the pilot with Rob Simonsen (Ghostbusters: Afterlife, The Way Back, The Spectacular Now, Foxcatcher, The Adam Project, Love, Simon) and wrote the music for the rest of the first season of the show created by Justin Adler & Maggie Mull and starring Rebecca Rittenhouse, David Del Rio, Nichole Sakura, Angelique Cabral, Leonardo Nam, Chloe Bridges, Ray Ford, Kerri Kenney and Chris Elliott. The comedy follows a psychic who is struggling with her own future, despite her ability to read everyone else’s young, and whose life is forever changed when she has a prediction she didn’t see coming.
‘Hollywood Stargirl’ Soundtrack Album Details
The full details of the soundtrack album for the Disney+ original movie Hollywood Stargirl have been revealed. The album features the songs from the film performed by lead actress Grace VanderWaal and other cast members, including the original songs Figure It Out co-written by VanderWaal herself and Heaven Knows written by the show’s executive music producer Michael Penn (Girls), as well as covers of Blondie’s Dreaming, Brian Wilson’s Love and Mercy and Cass Elliot’s Make Your Own Kind of Music. Also included is the original song Miracle Mile written by Penn and performed by Z Berg, a cover of Penn’s No Myth performed by Jasmine Ash & Peter Adams, as well as the movie’s original score composed by Rob Simonsen (Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Love, Simon, The Way Back, The Adam Project, Nerve, The Age of Adeline) and Duncan Blickenstaff (Alex, Inc., LA to Vegas). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, June 3 by Walt Disney Records and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 29, 2022)
Premiering tomorrow, May 31, is the CW drama Tom Swift created by Melinda Hsu Taylor, Noga Landau & Cameron Johnson starring Tian Richards, Ashleigh Murray, April Parker Jones, Marquise Vilsón, Albert Mwangi and LeVar Burton. The show’s original music is composed by Matthew Head (P-Valley, Boomerang, The Family Business). The series, which is inspired by the Tom Swift book series and revolves around the title character who was introduced in the network’s Nancy Drew, will air every Tuesday on the CW.
Premiering in the U.S. on Thursday, June 2, is the British drama This Is Going to Hurt created by Adam Kay based on his book of the same name and starring Ben Whishaw, Hannah Onslow, Ambika Mod, Michele Austin, Rosie Akerman and Andreea Paduraru. JARV IS…, led by Jarvis Cocker (of Pulp), have composed the film’s original music. Rough Trade Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the artist’s score and songs earlier this year. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the series, which premiered in the UK on BBC and will debut in the U.S. on AMC+.
Julia Hart’s ‘Hollywood Stargirl’ to Feature Original Score by Rob Simonsen & Duncan Blickenstaff and Songs by Michael Penn
Rob Simonsen (Ghostbusters: Afterlife, The Adam Project, Foxcatcher, The Way Back, (500) Days of Summer, The Age of Adeline) and Duncan Blickenstaff (Alex, Inc., Outmatched, LA to Vegas) have composed the original score for the new Disney+ original movie Hollywood Stargirl. Michael Penn (Girls, Boogie Nights, Masters of Sex) has previously been announced to compose music for the film and is credited as the project’s executive music producer and for providing additional music to the teen comedy drama co-written and directed by Julia Hart and starring Grace VanderWaal, Judy Greer, Elijah Richardson, Tyrel Jackson Williams, Nija Okoru, Al Madrigal, Judd Hirsch and Uma Thurman.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 11, 2022)
Opening in select theaters while also premiering on Disney+ today is the animated feature Turning Red directed by Domee Shi and starring Rosalie Chiang and Sandra Oh. The film’s original score is composed by Ludwig Göransson (Black Panther, The Mandalorian, Creed, Tenet, Community, Venom). Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell have contributed three original songs for the fictional boy band 4*Town in the movie. Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring both score and songs today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Pixar Animation Studios production.
Also opening in select theaters while also premiering on Netflix this weekend is the family sci-fi adventure The Adam Project directed by Shawn Levy and starring Ryan Reynolds,Walker Scobell, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Garner, Catherine Keener, Walker Scobell and Alex Mallari Jr. Rob Simonsen (Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Foxcatcher, The Way Back, Nerve, (500) Days of Summer, The Spectacular Now, The Age of Adeline) has composed the film’s original music. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for information about the movie.
‘The Adam Project’ Soundtrack Album Details
Milan Records will release the official soundtrack album for the Netflix original film The Adam Project. The album features the movie’s original music composed by Rob Simonsen (Ghostbusters: Afterlife, (500) Days of Summer, Foxcatcher, The Way Back, Nerve, The Age of Adeline, The Spectacular Now) . The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, March 11 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Adam Project is directed by Shawn Levy and stars Ryan Reynolds, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Garner, Zoe Saldana, Walker Scobell, Catherine Keener and Alex Mallari Jr. The sci-fi adventure follows a time-traveling fighter pilot who accidentally crash-lands in 2022 and teams up with his 12-year old self on a mission to save the future.
Rob Simonsen Scoring Darren Aronofsky’s ‘The Whale’
Rob Simonsen (Ghostbusters: Afterlife, The Way Back, Foxcatcher, (500) Days of Summer, The Age of Adeline, Nerve) has recently been recording his score for the upcoming psychological drama The Whale. The film is directed by Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan, Requiem for a Dream, The Wrestler) and stars Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Samantha Morton, Hong Chau and Ty Simpkins. The movie is Samuel D. Hunter’s play of the same name and centers on a reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity and his attempts to reconnect with his 17-year-old daughter.
Rob Simonsen Scoring Shawn Levy’s ‘The Adam Project’
Rob Simonsen (Ghostbusters: Afterlife, The Way Back, (500) Days of Summer, Nerve, The Age of Adeline, Foxcatcher) has composed the original music for the upcoming Netflix original film The Adam Project. The movie is directed by Shawn Levy (Free Guy, Night at the Museum, Real Steel) and stars Ryan Reynolds, Jennifer Garner, Zoe Saldana, Mark Ruffalo, Catherine Keener, Walker Scobell and Alex Mallari Jr. The sci-fi adventure follows a time-traveling pilot who teams up with his younger self and his late father to come to terms with his past while saving the future.
