Tag: Satoshi Takebe

Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 28, 2023)

July 28, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the supernatural horror family comedy Haunted Mansion directed by Justin Simien and starring LaKeith Stanfield, Owen Wilson, Tiffany Haddish, Danny DeVito, Chase W. Dillon, Rosario Dawson and Jamie Lee Curtis. The film’s original score is composed by Kris Bowers (Bridgerton, Green Book, Secret Invasion, King Richard, Queen Charlotte). Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past Wednesday. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the movie.

Also opening wide is the Australian supernatural horror thriller Talk to Me directed by Danny & Michael Philippou and starring Sophie Wilde, Alexandra Jensen, Otis Dhanji, Joe Bird and Miranda Otto. Cornel Wilczek (Clickbait, These Final Hours, Nowhere Boys) has composed the film’s original score. No word on a soundtrack release. The movie, which follows a group of friends who discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is being distributed in the U.S. by A24.

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‘The First Slam Dunk’ Soundtrack Album Released

May 31, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: 10-FEET, Satoshi Takebe, score, Soundtrack, Takehiko Inoue, The First Slam Dunk

Universal Music has released the official soundtrack album for Toei Animation’s feature The First Slam Dunk. The album features the film’s original music composed by Satoshi Takebe (From Up on Poppy Hill, Earwig and the Witch) and the Japanese rock band 10-FEET. Also included is the opening theme song Love Rockets by The Birthday and the ending theme song Dai Zero Kan by 10-FEET. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. A limited edition CD version is also being released in Japan and is available to order as an import here. The First Slam Dunk is written and directed by Takehiko Inoue based on his Slam Dunk manga series and follows a teenager who enrolls in Shohoku High School’s basketball team as they take the stage at the Inter-High School National Championship.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 5, 2021)

February 5, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Aaron Boudreaux, Antony Partos, Christopher Drake, Earwig and the Witch, Falling, Keegan DeWitt, Little Fish, Rams, Satoshi Takebe, Son of the South, Steven Argila, The Reckoning, The Wanting Mare, Viggo Mortensen

Opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the sci-fi romance Little Fish directed by Chad Hartigan and starring Olivia Cooke, Jack O’Connell, Raúl Castillo, David Lennon, Carmen Moore and Soko. The film’s original music is composed by Keegan DeWitt (Hearts Beat Loud, Gemini, A Teacher, I’ll See You in My Dreams, All Together Now, Divorce, The Hero). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the IFC Films release.

Also opening in limited release and on VOD today is the drama Falling written and directed by Viggo Mortensen and starring Mortensen himself, Lance Henriksen, Terry Chen, Laura Linney, Hannah Gross, Sverrir Gudnason and Bracken Burns. Mortensen has also composed the film’s original score. Perceval Press has released a soundtrack album featuring the actor/director’s music, as well as a song by Skating Polly. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Quiver Distribution release.

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‘Earwig and the Witch’ Soundtrack Album Details

January 5, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 1 comment

Tags: Earwig and the Witch, Goro Miyazaki, Satoshi Takebe, score, Soundtrack

Studio Ghibli will release a soundtrack album for the animated feature Earwig and the Witch. The album features the film’s original music composed by Satoshi Takebe (From Up on Poppy Hill, The Adventures of Super Monkey, Ronja, the Robber’s Daughter). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, January 6 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Earwig and the Witch is directed by Goro Miyazaki and features the voices of Richard E. Grant, Kacey Musgraves and Dan Stevens. The movie is based on the children’s novel by Diana Wynne Jones and follows the title character whose life changes dramatically when a strange couple takes her in and she is forced to live with a selfish witch and discovers a world of spells and potions.

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