GENRE FILM MUSIC NEWS

April 4, 2024

French Horror Film Finds Low-Rent Opportunity for Venomous Spiders in INFESTED

INFESTED (aka VERMINES) is a French horror film that follows a young man named Kaleb, who is about to turn 30 and has never been lonelier. Somehow, Kaleb’s His fascination with these exotic creatures leads him to a venomous discovery — the spider that soon turns his flat into a terrifying webbed prison, while residents of the rundown French apartment building battle against an army of deadly, rapidly reproducing spiders. The film is scored by Douglas Cavanna, known for an the short films CROCS (2018), AEMETH (2018), and others, and newcomer Xavier Caux. In visualizing the environment, Vanicek was led to spiders infesting the low income housing areas. Whenever spiders are spotted, they’re swatted. Everyone in the story (people as well as the spiders) are treated like vermin by society, so the title came to him naturally.

Read more details, and watch the film trailer, here.

March 15, 2024

YOU SHOULDN’T HAVE LET ME IN – New Vampire Horror Scored by Penka Kouneva

During a bachelorette party in Italy, a group of girls invite a handsome stranger into their home, not realizing he’s a vampire looking for a bride. Film stars Diana Gardner, Nathaniel Ansbach, Mary O’Neil, and Fabián Castro, directed by Dave Parker (PUPPET MASTER: DOKTOR OF DEATH, IT WATCHES, THE HILLS RUN READ). The film is scored by composer Penka Kouneva (ENCOUNTER, ZERO GRAVITY, MIRA MIRA, OUR NEIGHBOR’S SHADOW, DEVIL’S WHISPER, ICE SPIDERS), a Bulgarian-American composer, orchestrator and soundtrack producer.

Read more details, and watch film’s trailer, here.

February 26, 2024

David C. Williams Scores Eerie Thriller THE WOMB

Composer David C. Williams scores THE WOMB, a new horror thriller from director Frank A. Cappello (AMERICAN YAKIZA, NO WAY BACK, STEELE WOOL, MALIBU GOTHIC), starring Cami Varela, Anzu Lawson, Jamison Jones, and Chase Coleman. THE WOMB centers around Sami (Varela), a deaf woman who waits for a family that never returns. The mystery of “why” is at the heart of this psychological thriller that involves a malevolent entity that has left her entire neighborhood barren. As a visual cinematic experience that pushes the boundaries of storytelling, Frank Cappello’s psychological thriller invites viewers to unravel the psyche of a damaged mind and will keep them guessing until the shocking climax.

Read more details, and watch the film’s trailer, here.

February 21, 2024

Composer Max Lombardo Scores THE WINDIGO… As Family Seeks to Break its Curse

An ancient Chippewa demon, the WINDIGO, is resurrected by a Native American teenager and his grandmother to protect their family after a run-in with back-woods meth dealers. They soon discover that the creature’s lust for killing cannot be controlled. As each killing bonds the teen and the Windigo ever closer, the family must find a way to break the curse before all of them become the blood-thirsty creature’s next victims… Music produced by Bryan Tyler, music score by Max Lombardo,

Read more details as watch the film’s trailer, here.

February 16, 2004

DAMSEL is an upcoming American dark fantasy film directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo and written by Dan Mazeau. The film stars Millie Bobby Brown, Ray Winstone, Nick Robinson, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Angela Bassett, and Robin Wright. DAMSEL sees Brown as a dutiful… well, damsel, who agrees to marry a handsome prince – only to discover it was all a trap: the royal family recruits her as a sacrifice to repay an ancient debt. Composer David Flemming (MR. & MRS. SMITH, THE LAST OF US, THE NIGHT LOGAN WOKE UP, BLUE PLANET II) provides the film’s score).

Read more details, and watch the film trailer, here.

January 31, 2024

Andrew Morgan Smith Scores Psychological Thriller ALTERED REALITY

Prepare to immerse yourself in a world where reality bends, secrets lurk in the shadows, and the line between good and evil blurs. K Street Pictures’ supernatural thriller ALTERED REALITY, directed by Don E FauntLeRoy, starring genre superstars Tobin Bell and Lance Henriksen, with Charles Agron and the late Edward Asner, will be released exclusively in U.S. theaters February 16 nationally… The film is scored by composer Andrew Morgan Smith, known for THE OLD WAY (2023), BUNKER (2022), THE MACHINERY OF DREAMS (2021), THE OWL HOUSE (2020), YOU MIGHT BE THE KILLER (2018).

Read more details and watch the film’s trailer, here.

January 30, 2024

Joseph Bishara Scoring TAROT Horror Film

TAROT is a horror film set for release this coming May 10^th. Directed by Spenser Cohen and Anna Halberg, both known for 2023’s EXPEND4BLES, 2022’s MOONFALL, and 2018’s EXTINCTION), the film is about a group of friends who recklessly violate the sacred rule of Tarot readings, unknowingly unleashing an unspeakable evil trapped within the cursed cards… The film is scored by noted horror composer Joseph Bishara (THE CELLO, MALIGNANT, THE CURSE OF LA LLORONA, the INSIDIOUS and CONJURING movies, and much more).

Read more details and watch the film trailer, here.

January 25, 2024

Robert Lydecker & Kevin Lax Score Animated Fantasy ORION AND THE DARK for Netflix

Emmy Award-winning co-composers Robert Lydecker and Kevin Lax recently scored DreamWorks Animation’s ORION AND THE DARK, an upcoming American animated fantasy adventure comedy film directed by Sean Charmatz (in his feature directorial debut) and is animated by Mikros Animation. Written by Charlie Kaufman, the movie is based on the children’s book of the same name by Emma Yarlett. The film’s voice talent includes Jacob Tremblay as Orion, Colin Hanks as Adult Orion, Paul Walter Hauser as Dark, Angela Bassett as Sweet Dreams, Ike Barinholtz as Light, Carla Gugino as Orion’s Mom, Matt Dellapina as Orion’s Dad, Werner Herzog as the Narrator, and others…

Read more details, and watch the film trailer, here.

January 22, 2024

Apple TV+ drops trailer for action-packed psychological thriller CONSTELLATION

Apple TV+ today unveiled the trailer for CONSTELLATION, an upcoming eight-part conspiracy-based psychological thriller drama series starring Noomi Rapace (THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, YOU WON’T BE ALONE, LAMB, WHAT HAPPENED TO MONDAY) and Emmy Award nominee Jonathan Banks (BREAKING BAD, BETTER CALL SAUL). Created and written by Peter Harness (WALLANDER, THE WAR OF THE WORLDS), CONSTELLATION stars Rapace as Jo – an astronaut who returns to Earth after a disaster in space – only to discover that key pieces of her life seem to be missing… The series music is composed by Ben Salisbury and Suvi-Eeva Äikäs.

Read more details, and watch the film trailer, here.

January 16, 2024

Christopher Young Scores A Deadly Tune in Horror Thriller THE PIPER

Christopher Young (HELLRAISER, SPECIES, URBAN LEGEND, THE GRUDGE, THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE, DRAG ME TO HELL, THE EMPTY MAN, SPIDER-MAN 3) has composed the music for THE PIPER, Erlingur Thoroddsen’s (RIFT, CHILD EATER, INTO THE DARK, COLD) horror film about a young composer who, when she is tasked with finishing her late mentor’s concerto, soon discovers that playing the music summons deadly consequences, leading her to uncover the disturbing origins of the melody and an evil that has awakened. Read more details, and watch the film trailer, here.

December 15, 2023

AVAILABLE NOW: The Big Score | Laura Karpman on THE MARVELS

Hollywood Records has released its newest episode of their music docuseries & podcast – THE BIG SCORE. In this episode, Emmy® winning composer Laura Karpman delves into her exceptional work on her score for THE MARVELS. Laura’s journey from a childhood passion for music to achieving her dream of composing for a major Marvel project is highlighted. She discusses the collaborative process with director Nia DeCosta and her goal to create a recognizable and adaptable theme for the MCU, utilizing a diverse palette of musical traditions, including the expansive use of French horns and vocal traditions.

Read more details, and watch the THE BIG SCORE postcast featuring Laura Karpman, here.

November 24, 2023

Five New Soundtracks from La-La Land Records Just For Christmas Time

One Fun Fantasy, a Hitchcock Thriller, Two Expanded James Horner Scores, and a John Williams Fantasy to Hook you have graced the label’s holiday offerings for December… Read the details here!

November 16, 2023

Trailer has dropped for Marvel’s MADAME WEB – film score by Swedish composer Johan Söderqvist

A new and relatively little-known Marvel character, one of Marvel publishing’s most enigmatic heroines, is coming to the big screen with MADAME WEB. The film tells the origin story of a superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. The movie is produced by Columbia Pictures and Di Bonaventura Pictures in association with Marvel Entertainment. Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, it is intended to be the fourth film in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe (SSU)… The movie is scored by Swedish composer Johan Söderqvist, known for Tomas Alfredson’s LET THE RIGHT ONE IN.

For more details, and to watch the film’s trailer, see here.

October 3, 2023

THE EXORCIST: BELIEVER Comes to Theaters October 6 – Music by Amman Abbasi & David Wingo

Exactly 50 years ago this fall, the most terrifying horror film in history landed on screens, shocking audiences worldwide. Now, on Friday, October 6, a new chapter begins. From Blumhouse and director David Gordon Green, who shattered the status quo with their resurrection of the Halloween franchise, comes THE EXORCIST: BELIEVER… Composer David Wingo is an American film and television composer known for collaborating with directors David Gordon Green and Jeff Nichols. Amman Abbasi is a Pakistani-American writer-director, editor, and composer from Little Rock, Arkansas.

Read more details, and watch the film trailer, here.

August 5, 2023

Bobby Krlic Scores DC’s Upcoming BLUE BEETLE Superhero Movie

BLUE BEETLE is an upcoming superhero film based on the DC Comics character Jaime Reyes aka Blue Beetle, produced by DC Studios and The Safran Company… The music for the film is by Bobby Krlic (aka The Haxan Cloak), a British artist, composer, music producer based in Los Angeles, known for scoring Ari Aster’s MIDSOMMAR (for which he won the Ivor Novello in 2020) and a number of major network television shows including TNT’s Snowpiercer and ANGEL OF DARKNESS, Hulu’s REPRISAL and Netflix’s SEVEN SECONDS.

Read more details and watch the film trailer, here.

July 27, 2023

Aussie Horror TALK TO ME Opens Tomorrow in Theaters from A24, Score by Cornel Wilczek

Directed by Australian twins/YouTube sensations Danny and Michael Philippou, TALK TO ME follows a group of friends who discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far – spending more than 90 seconds playing host, the legend goes, and the ghostly guest becomes permanent, unleashing terrifying supernatural forces on them all. The film score is by Cornel Wilczek, an award winning Australian screen composer and music producer…

Read more details and watch the film’s trailer, here.

July 26, 2023

SAW 10 Carving Its Way Into Theaters in September – Charlie Clouser To Score

The most chilling installment of the SAW franchise yet explores the untold chapter of Jigsaw’s most personal game. Set between the events of SAW and SAW II, a sick and desperate John Kramer travels to Mexico for a risky and experimental medical procedure in hopes of a miracle cure for his cancer — only to discover the entire operation is a scam to defraud the most vulnerable. Armed with a newfound purpose, the infamous serial killer returns to his work, turning the tables on the con artists in his signature visceral way through devious, deranged and ingenious traps… Score by Charlie Clouser – having scored the entire SAW franchise to date, Clouser has also composed the music for Deepwater (2005), Dead Silence (2007), Death Sentence (2007), and Resident Evil: Extinction (2007),

Read more details here.

July 23, 2023

Junji Ito’s Supernatural Horror UZUMAKI Animated Series On Its Way from Adult Swim – Scored by Colin Stetson

Director Hiroshi Nagahama’s striking new film UZUMAKI, based on supernatural horror manga by legendary author Junji Ito, was announced way back in 2019, and, as of a year ago, delayed with no ETA. A brand-new trailer unveiled today at San Diego Comic-Con indicates that the upcoming series may be more than worth the wait… The four-episode series has been scored by American composer Colin Stetson, known for his scores to genre projects like THE MENU (2022), TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (2022), COLOR OUT OF SPACE (2019), HEREDITARY (2018) and OUTLAWS & ANGELS (2016).

Read more details here.

July 12, 2023

Sofia Alessandri-Hultquist (Drum & Lace) Scores Horror Thriller COBWEB

COBWEB is an upcoming American horror thriller film directed by Samuel Bodin in his directorial debut. It stars Lizzy Caplan, Woody Norman, Cleopatra Coleman and Antony Starr. In the film, horror strikes when an eight-year-old boy named Peter tries to investigate the mysterious knocking noises that are coming from inside the walls of his house… The music is by composer Drum & Lace, aka Sofia degli Alessandri-Hultquist… Having a toddler at home, Sofia had all this “weird kid” percussion around, much of which she sampled and used to create instruments for the horror fairytale-like quality of some cues. The instrumentation is very heavy on string ensemble and string effects, as well as synth.

Read more details, and watch the film’s trailer, here.

Asylum’s END TIMES Zombie Film Opens July 14, Music Score by Alun Richards

Directed by Jim Towns (HOUSE OF BAD, STATE OF DESOLATION, THE BEAST INSIDE), END TIMES is a post-apocalyptic sci-fi zombie horror film about a mismatched couple trying to survive nearly fatal encounters. With more than a few touches of THE LAST OF US, we follow Claire and Freddie (Bernadette and Stark), as they try to escape a deadly pandemic that has turned Los Angeles into a zombie-infested wasteland… Composer Alun Richards (STATE OF DESOLUTION, THE HEX, THE FURNACE, THE ALGIERS MURDERS, DISCREET) has composed the film’s score.

See more details here.

June 30, 2023

Composer Pierre Földes directs and scores the animated feature BLIND WILLOW, SLEEPING WOMAN

Based on short stories by acclaimed author Haruki Murakami, BLIND WILLOW, SLEEPING WOMAN is now available to own on DVD and to buy and rent digitally on Kino Now as well as from Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, and Google Play.

A giant talking frog and an elusive cat help a listless bank employee, his traumatized wife, and a lonely accountant seek meaning in their lives and possibly save Tokyo from catastrophe in the animated feature BLIND WILLOW, SLEEPING WOMAN.

Read more details here.

June 22, 2023

Bear McCreary Assumes Composing Duties on THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER, Originally Assigned to Thomas Newman

Originally Thomas Newman (SKYFALL, FINDING NEMO, THE GREEN MILE, AMERICAN BEAUTY, THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION) was announced as composer for the film, but this was changed and only recently announced, officially, that Bear McCreary (THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER, THE WITCHER: BLOOD ORIGIN, FOUNDATION, THE WALKING DEAD, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA) has assumed composing duties on the film due to Newman’s scheduling conflicts. “As far as I know Newman didn’t record anything for the film” reported Mikael Carlsson of MovieScore Media/MovieScore Wire.

Read more details here.

June 20, 2023

Animated series SKULL ISLAND launches June 22, Score by Joseph Trapanese & Jason Lazarus

SKULL ISLAND is a new adult animated adventure television series, serving as an installment of the Legendary and Warner Bros.’ MonsterVerse. The plot centers around further adventures of human characters who, lost in the South Pacific, find themselves stranded on Skull Island, encounter a menagerie of fearsome, giant-sized creatures — including the giant ape who rules the island: KONG. The series score is composed by Joseph Trapanese (THE WITCHER, SHADOW AND BONE, PRISONERS OF THE GHOSTLAND, ALLEGIANT, INSERGENT) and Jason Lazarus (THE GATES, ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK, PHANTOM HALO, TEEN TITANS GO! VS. TEEN TITANS), with additional music provided by Brian Parkhurst.

Read more details and watch the film’s trailer, here.

June 13, 2023

SECRET INVASION Debut’s Marvel’s MCU Phase Five – Kristopher Bowers Scored the 6-Episode Series

In Marvel Studios’ new mini-series SECRET INVASION, set in the present day MCU, Nick Fury learns of a clandestine invasion of Earth by a faction of shapeshifting Skrulls. Fury joins his allies, including Everett Ross, Maria Hill, and the Skrull Talos, who has made a life for himself on Earth. Together they race against time to thwart an imminent Skrull invasion and save humanity. The series is scored by Kristopher Bowers, an American composer and pianist.

Read more details, and watch the series’ trailer, here.

Horror-omedy THE BLACKENING Open in Theaters June 16 – Music by Dexter Story

THE BLACKENING centers around a group of Black friends who reunite for a Juneteenth weekend getaway only to find themselves trapped in a remote cabin with a twisted killer. Forced to play by his rules, the friends soon realize this ain’t no game… Directed by Tim Story… The film is scored by Dexter Story, a multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, and producer based in Los Angeles.

Read more details and watch the film’s trailer, here.

May 24, 2023

New INVISIBLE MAN & FRANKENSTEIN Films Coming this Summer from Director/Producer Paul Dudbridge, Composers Alexander Arntzen & Samu Csernák

Coming in September 2023, is FEAR THE INVISIBLE MAN. A young British widow shelters an old medical school colleague, a man who has somehow turned himself invisible. As his isolation grows and his sanity frays, he schemes to create a reign of wanton murder and terror across the city – and she’s the only one who knows that he even exists. Directed by prolific filmmaker Paul Dudbridge, with a score by Alexander Arntzen… Still underway from Dudbridge is FRANKENSTEIN: LEGEND: A century after Victor Frankenstein’s doomed experiment, his journals have traded hands for decades; and his secrets did not die with him. The FRANKENSTEIN film is scored by Samu Csernák is a Hungarian musician and composer who has been creating original acoustic and electronic music since 2002…

Read more details, and watch trailers for both films, here.

May 17, 2023

Tyler Bates Scores Blumhouse’s FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S – Based on the Hit Video Game

The terrifying horror video game phenomenon becomes a blood-chilling cinematic event, as Blumhouse – the producer of M3GAN, THE BLACK PHONE and THE INVISIBLE MAN – brings FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S to the big screen. In the movie, a troubled security guard, starts a night-time job at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza, a once-successful, but now generally abandoned family entertainment center, where he discovers its four animatronic mascots — Freddy Fazbear, Bonnie the Bunny, Chica the Chicken, and Foxy the Pirate Fox — move and kill anyone that is still there after midnight… The musical score is provided by Tyler Bates (JOHN WICK franchise, PEARL, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 1 & 2, ATOMIC BLONDE, 300).

Read more details and watch the trailer, here.

May 8, 2023

Harry Gregson-Williams returns to THE TRENCH in new MEG 2 movie

MEG 2: THE TRENCH is the upcoming science fiction action sequel to the 2018 film THE MEG, which was based on Steve Alten’s series of MEG novels set around the fictitious survival of the megalodon, a giant, prehistoric shark. Composer Harry Gregson-Williams (THE MEG, THE MARTIAN, INFINITE, THE LAST DUEL, MULAN) provides the film’s score.

Read more details and watch the film’s trailer, here.

May 5, 2023

Elia Cmiral Scores SEVEN CEMETERIES for John (FEAST) Gulager

A loose adaptation of THE SEVEN SAMURAI and THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN , SEVEN CEMETERIES follows a recent parolee named Bravo (Danny Trejo) who sets out to round up his old posse to save a woman’s ranch from a ruthless drug lord. Only problem is that all his desperado friends are dead. Prolific film composer Elia Cmiral (RONIN, SPLINTER, RESIDENT EVIL: APOCALYPSE, THE WIND & THE RECKONING, FERAL, PULSE 3) has composed the film’s score.

See more details here.

May 3, 2023

Danny Elfman to Score Tim Burton’s forthcoming BEETLEJUICE 2

In a May 3rd interview with Deadline, Danny Elfman confirmed that he is going to score Tim Burton’s upcoming BEETLEJUICE sequel. It’s expected that Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder will reprise their roles from the original 1988 movie…

See more details here.

April 30, 2023

Composer Mark Sayfritz scores SF-thriller I’LL BE WATCHING

I’LL BE WATCHING is a science fiction-esque home invasion thriller directed by Erik Bernard from a screenplay by Elisa Manzini and Sara Sometti Michaels. The film stars Eliza Taylor and Bob Morley (both from the 2014 sci-fi series THE 100), along with Bryan Batt (12 YEARS A SLAVE), David Keith (AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN), Hannah Fierman (VHS), and Seth Michaels (RED NOTICE).

The film is scored by Mark Sayfritz, known for scoring the films DEATH OF ME, DARK TIDE, ST. AGATHA, DEADTECTIVES, ABATTOIR, DARK TIDE…

Read more details and watch the film trailer, here.

April 17, 2023

Max Aruj Scores Horror Creature Film THE TANK

Composer Max Aruj has scored the new creature-feature, THE TANK. After mysteriously inheriting an abandoned coastal property, Ben and his family accidentally unleash an ancient, long-dormant creature that terrorized the entire region-including his own ancestors-for generations. Aruj’s score represents the most primal of human experiences: survival. The sound palette uses scraping metals to reflect the cold, metallic water tank where the creature lies. Using a detuned orchestra, Max’s music ebbs and flows, mimicking the slow breathing of the beast. Max comments, “The predatory nature of the creature is mostly slow, and then it strikes quickly when it attacks, and the score is the same. We mimic the slowness of the creature. Then, when it comes time to attack, that’s when the whole ensemble plays together.”

For more details, or to watch the film trailer, see here.

April 13, 2023

Death & Resurrection – THE ANGRY BLACK GIRL AND HER MONSTER – Music by Nima Fakhrara

Inspired by Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, THE ANGRY BLACK GIRL AND HER MONSTER tells the story of teenage anti-hero, Vicaria, who is on a desperate quest to cure death after her brother is killed… Versatile composer Nima Fakhrara (LOU, BECKY, THE GIRL IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS, THE SIGNAL, THE COURIER) is credited with scoring the film. In her 2023 review of the film’s premiere at SXSW for the Black Girl Nerds website, Cassandra Feltus wrote that “the sound design… is effective, and the classical music by Nima Fakhara adds a sense of sophistication to Vicaria’s movements, She may be bringing the dead back to life, but she does it with precision.”

Read more details and watch the film’s trailer, here.

Thomas Newman Scores Bram Stoker’s THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER – In Theaters August 11

Based on a single chilling chapter from Bram Stoker’s classic novel Dracula, THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER tells the terrifying story of the merchant ship Demeter, which was chartered to carry private cargo – fifty unmarked wooden crates – from Carpathia to London. Strange events befall the doomed crew as they attempt to survive the ocean voyage, stalked each night by a merciless presence onboard the ship… Multi-Oscar winning composer Thomas Newman (1917, SKYFALL, THE HELP, FINDING NEMO, THE GREEN MILE, AMERICAN BEAUTY, THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION) is scoring the film.

Read more details and watch the film trailer, here.

Bryan E. Miller Scores Demonic Horror Film NEFARIOUS

In the 2023 horror film NEFARIOUS, a convicted serial killer, on the day of his scheduled execution, gets a psychiatric evaluation during which he claims he is a demon, and further claims that before their time is over, the psychiatrist will commit three murders of his own… The film is composed by Bryan E. Miller, a creative film composer whose goal is to help maximize the emotional impact of visual media by creating powerful, evocative film scores.

Read more details, and watch the film’s trailer, here.

April 8, 2023

Kevin Kiner & David Glen Russell Score AHSOKA Mini-Series

The latest STAR WARS limited mini-series is AHSOKA. The new series is officially a spin-off from the series THE MANDALORIAN, sharing the same timeframe as that series and its other interconnected spin-offs after the events of RETURN OF THE JEDI. AHSOKA is developed by Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni for Disney+. Kevin Kiner, known for scoring the animated STAR WARS series THE CLONE WARS, REBELS, THE BAD BATCH, and TALES OF THE JEDI, is composing the AHSOKA series, assisted by composer David Glen Russell, whose been providing additional music for Kiner’s animated STAR WARS series as well as serving as a co-composer for several of Kiner’s TV series scores and other works big and small since the late ‘90s.

Read more details, and watch the latest AHSOKA trailer here.

April 5, 2023

Carlos Rafael Rivera Scores family fantasy CHUPA for Netflix

In the Netflix fantasy adventure movie CHUPA, a teenage named Alex, while visiting family in Mexico, gains an unlikely companion when he discovers a young chupacabra hiding in his grandfather’s shed. To save the mythical creature, Alex and his cousins must embark on the adventure of a lifetime. The film is scored by composer Carlos Rafael Rivera, a Grammy and Emmy winning composer, whose career has spanned several genres of the music industry.

For more details, or to watch the film trailer, see here.

March 21, 2023

Composer David Russo Returns To Score His Third DC Batman TV Series, GOTHAM KNIGHTS

Composer David Russo returns to DC’s Batman television franchise to compose the score for the newest DC “Arrowverse” series, CW’s GOTHAM KNIGHTS. Russo began in the Batman Universe as a protégé of composer Graeme Revell (SIN CITY, THE CROW, THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK), co-composing the first season of the award-winning GOTHAM with Revell. Russo became the sole composer by the second season when Revell retired. He went on to compose the series theme and first season of GOTHAM’S HBOMax spin-off, PENNYWORTH; and now he continues with the foreboding and moody musical landscape of the lawless city with his GOTHAM KNIGHTS score.

Read more details, and watch the series trailer, here.

February 26, 2023

Morgan Kibby Scores THE POWER for Amazon Prime Video

THE POWER is an upcoming British science fiction drama television series… The world of The Power is our world, but for one twist of nature. Suddenly, and without warning, all teenage girls in the world develop the power to electrocute people at will. It’s hereditary, it’s inbuilt, and it can’t be taken away from them. Coming alive to the thrill of pure power: the ability to hurt or even kill by releasing electrical jolts from their fingertips, they rapidly learn they can awaken the Power in older women. Soon enough nearly every woman in the world can do it. And then everything is different.

Read more details, and see the serie’s trailer, here.

February 25, 2023

WAKANDA FOREVER Wins Numerous NAACP Image Awards Including Music & Songs

Congratulations to Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson, Archie Davis and Dave Jordan (Hollywood Records) for their NAACP Image Award win for Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album for Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: WAKANDA FOREVER. Among other music wins for the film is Nigerian singer-songwriter Tems for “No Woman No Cry” for Outstanding International Song, and Rihanna won for Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album for “Lift Me Up.”

Read more details here.

February 17, 2023

Danny Elfman & Chris Bacon Score Sci-Fi Thriller ‘65’

From the writers of A QUIET PLACE and producer Sam Raimi comes 65, a sci-fi thriller in which Adam Driver is an astronaut who crash lands on a mysterious planet only to discover he’s not alone. Ariana Greenblatt and Chloe Coleman co-star. Ariana Greenblatt, and Chloe Coleman. Danny Elfman and Chris Bacon have scored the project, having previously collaborated with Raimi on several of his directorial projects.

Read for more details, and to watch the film trailer, here.

February 15, 2023

Outlander: Season 7 – Opening Title Sequence Features Skye Boat Song by Sinéad O’Connor

Here’s a look at the newest iteration of the OUTLANDER opening title sequence. The latest rendition of the Outlander opening title is performed by Sinéad O’Connor. Season 7 of the romantic, time-traveling drama series will return in Summer 2023.

Music for the series is composed by Bear McCreary. The title song is an adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s poem “Sing Me a Song of a Lad That Is Gone,” set to the tune of the Scottish folk song “The Skye Boat Song.”

Read more details here.

January 15, 2023

Composer Aldo Shllaku Scores Horror Thriller THE PRICE WE PAY

Directed by acclaimed Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter Ryuhei Kitamura (NIGHTMARE CINEMA, LUPIN THE 3RD, THE MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN, GODZILLA: FINAL WARS, BATTLEFIELD BASEBALL, AZUMI, VERSUS), the film stars Emile Hirsch (INTO THE WILD), Stephen Dorff (BLADE), and Gigi Zumbado… Composer Aldo Shllaku, an Albanian born, classically-trained film and TV composer based in Los Angeles, has scored the thriller. He is known for the films VANQUISH, THE COMEBACK TRAIL, THE POISON ROSE, NIGHTMARE CINEMA, KILL ‘EM ALL, DOWNRANGE, PARANORMAL ASYLUM, and many more since 2001.

Read more details and watch the film’s trailer, here.

January 12, 2023

Nima Fakhrara Scores Sequel Film THE WRATH OF BECKY

Written and directed by Matt Angel and Suzanne Coote, THE WRATH OF BECKY is based on the 2020 film in which a teenager’s weekend at a lake house with her father takes a turn for the worse when a group of convicts wreaks havoc on their lives… and she goes after them with a vengeance. The new film features Lulu Wilson returning as Becky: after living off the grid for two years, Becky finds herself going toe to toe against Darryl (Seann William Scott), the leader of a fascist organization, on the eve of an organized attack. Composer Nima Fakhara (LOU, AMERICAN CARNAGE) scored the first BECKY film, and has returned to the franchise to score the sequel…

Read more details here.

January 8, 2023

Tyler Bates & Tim Williams Score AGENT ELVIS for Netflix Animation

Directed by Fletcher Moules (ENTERGALACTIC, LEGO STAR WARS: THE PADAWAN MENACE, CLASH OF CLANS: REVENGE), AGENT ELVIS (formerly titled AGENT KING) is a forthcoming animated series from Sony Pictures Animation, to be released worldwide by Netflix… The series follows Elvis as he trades in his jumpsuit for a jetpack, joining a secret government spy program to help battle the dark forces that threaten the country. Composers Tyler Bates (JOHN WICK series, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY series; ATOMIC BLONDES, DEADPOOL 2, WATCHMEN, 300) and Tim Williams (THE SWEARING JAR, SHE CAME FROM THE WOODS, FINAL FREQUENCY, BRIGHTBURN) are scoring the film – they recently collaborated on the score to Ti West’s PEARL.

Read more details here.

Composer Imrad Ahmad Scores Forthcoming Horror Film WITCH

Directed by Craig Hinde (producer on ONE THOUSAND FLAMES, UNRAVEL, BLACK SITE) and Marc Zammit (ONE THOUSAND FLAMES, HOMELESS ASHES), WITCH is a forthcoming film taking place in a small town in 1575 England. William (Ryan Spong) embarks on a journey to prove the innocence of his wife, Twyla (Sarah Alexandra Marks), falsely accused of being a witch and will be put to death if found guilty. William must hunt down the real witch, to save Twyla from death… Composer Imrad Ahmad, known for scoring The Ford Brothers’ acclaimed zombie films THE DEAD (2010) and its sequel, THE DEAD 2: INDIA (2013), as well as (NEVER LET GO, ADVENTURE BOYZ, THE LOCKDOWN HAUNTINGS), has scored the film.

Read more details and watch the film’s trailer, here.

January 4, 2023

Max Aruj & Ruth Barrett to Score THE OLD GUARD 2

Serving as a sequel to the original 2020 sci-fi action thriller, THE OLD GUARD 2 stars Charlize Theron, KiKi Layne, Henry Golding, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Uma Thurman. The new movie is directed by Victoria Mahoney (LOVECRAFT COUNTRY, THE RED LINE), and will premiere this year on Netflix… Composers Max Aruj (LANSKY, THE ICE ROAD, CRAWL) and Ruth Barrett (CITY OF TINY LIGHTS, VICTORIA, THE TERMINAL LIST and LAW & ORDER: ORGANIZED CRIME are composing the new film… The first film followed a covert team of immortal mercenaries, all centuries-old immortals with the ability to heal themselves, discover someone is onto their secret, and they must fight to protect their freedom. THE OLD GUARD 2 is a sequel to the first film (released July 2020) but its plot has not yet been revealed.

Read more details here.

December 13, 2022

Composers Bartek Gliniak & Tanerélle Score Psychological Horror Fable NANNY

In this psychological fable of horror, Aisha, a woman who recently emigrated from Senegal, is hired to care for the daughter of an affluent couple living in New York City. Haunted by the absence of the young son she left behind, Aisha… becomes increasingly unsettled by the family’s volatile home life. As his arrival approaches, a violent presence begins to invade both her dreams and her reality, threatening the American dream she is painstakingly piecing together… The film has been composed by Bartek Gliniak and actress/composer Tanerélle… Pilar Galvan writes “the audience is immersed in Tanerelle’s delicately blended aquatic soundscape,” and J. Don Birnam comments that “Bartek Gliniak’s score heightens Aisha’s feeling of being trapped by using the typical spooky notes that you hear in horror movies and then accelerating them until your ears feel like they are being pressed down.”

Read more details, and watch the film’s trailer, here.

December 7, 2023

STAR WARS: THE BAD BATCH Season 2 Streams on Disney+ January 4^th

The Second Season of STAR WARS: THE BAD BATCH, a 16-episode animated series created by Dave Filoni for the streaming service launches on Jan 4th on Disney+ and runs through March 29, 2023. The series is part of the STAR WARS franchise, acting as both a sequel to, and spin-off from, the series STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS. The second season will follow Hunter, Wrecker, Echo, Tech, and Omega as they try to survive in the wake of Order 66. Composer Kevin Kiner, assisted by his sons Sean and Dean, return to score the Second Season, after scoring the first season, as well as Filoni’s previous animated series STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS and STAR WARS: REBELS…

Read more details, and watch the Season 2 trailer, here.

December 2, 2022

Roger Neill Scores Hulu’s DARBY AND THE DEAD – Premiers Today

DARBY AND THE DEAD (Originally titled Darby Harper Wants You to Know) is a new supernatural teen comedy film directed by Silas Howard…. The film follows Darby Harper, who is granted the ability to see ghosts after suffering a near death experience in her childhood and, as a result, opens a side business counseling local spirits in her spare time. The film is scored by Roger Neill, an accomplished film composer known for scoring all 13 seasons of KING OF THE HILL, collaborating with Mike Mills on acclaimed films BEGINNERS and 20TH CENTURY WOMEN, and Amazon’s MOZART IN THE JUNGLE…

Read more details and watch the film’s trailer, here.

November 29, 2022

Penka Kouneva Scores Netflix series DRAGON AGE: ABSOLUTION based on BioWare Game Franchise

DRAGON AGE: ABSOLUTION is an animated streaming television series premiere on Netflix on December 9, 2022, based on the Dragon Age media franchise. The series explores mature subjects concerning freedom, power, and corruption set against the backdrop of adult animation. Set in the Tevinter Empire, the oldest of several human nations in Thedas, the series will feature new characters as a group of rebels, mages, and thieves go head-to-head against a sinister force possessing a dangerous artifact. The series has been scored by composer Penka Kouneva who began working in film and television in 1999… her music is a blend of Bulgarian influences, classical training, rock sensibility, and modern film and game soundtracks.

Read more details, and watch the series’ trailer, here.

November 18, 2022

Alonso Lozano Arellano Joins Joseph Bishara to Score Creepy LULLABY Horror Thriller

A malevolent spirit is coming to haunt the holiday season. Directed by John R. Leonetti (MORTAL KOMBAT: ANNIHILATION, ANNABELLE, WISH UPON) and starring Oona Chaplin, Rámon Rodríguez, Liane Balaban, Kira Guloien and Moni Ogunsuyi, LULLABY from Vertical Entertainment comes to theaters and VOD December 16…. The film’s music is composed by Joseph Bishara (INSIDIOUS, THE CONJURING, THE CURSE OF LA LLORONA, THE UNHOLY, MALIGNANT) and Alonso Lozano Arellano (RESTLESS – short), a composer, actor and sound director who makes his feature film co-scoring debut on this picture.

For more details, and to watch the film’s trailer, see here.

November 14, 2022

Howard Shore Scores Gothic Horror Mystery Film THE PALE BLUE EYE

Christian Bale as Detective Augustus Landor in THE PALE BLUE EYE

THE PALE BLUE EYE is a forthcoming gothic horror mystery film written and directed by Scott Cooper (OUT OF THE FURNACE, BLACK MASS, HOSTILES, ANTLERS), adapted from the 2003 novel of the same name by Louis Bayard. In 1830, world-weary veteran detective Augustus Landor investigates a series of murders at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York. Stymied by the cadets’ code of silence, he enlists one of their own to help unravel the case – a young man the world would come to know as Edgar Allan Poe.

Howard Shore (CRIMES OF THE FUTURE, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, THE HOBBIT, THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, HUGO, THE CELL, DOGMA) has composed the original music for the picture.

Read more details, and watch the film’s trailer, here.

November 12, 2022

Lovecraftian Horror Film FREEZE Scored by Duncan Ritchie

From Dark Temple Motion Pictures comes FREEZE, the latest horror movie from director Charlie Steeds (THE BARGE PEOPLE). the Lovecraftian horror film follows a rescue mission to the North Pole, spearheaded by Captain Mortimer (Wilton) to retrieve an old friend and his lost expedition crew. But he gets more than he bargained for when his ship is frozen into the ice sheet and set upon by bloodthirsty fish-creatures…

The film has been scored by photographer, digital artist, and musician Duncan Ritchie, known for scoring the horror film BLACK LAKE (2020)…

Read more details, and watch the film’s trailer, here.

October 26, 2022

PUPPET MASTER Begets DOKTOR DEATH Spinoff – Music by Richard Band & Jerry Smith

The PUPPET MASTER horror film series focuses on a group of anthropomorphic puppets animated by an Egyptian spell, each one equipped with its own unique and dangerous device and are represented as heroes, antiheroes, and antagonists… This latest spin-off features music by Richard Band, who wrote the original PUPPET MASTER theme and score most of the films in the franchise, and Jerry Smith, the latter in his first feature length credit after scoring a number of horror-related shorts (STITCHES, TAXI, HANGNAIL) and music for featured interviews in the HALLOWEEN 4K Collection (1995-2002). Welcome aboard, Jerry!

Read more details here.

Kevin Kiner Scores STAR WARS: TALES OF THE JEDI

The new STAR WARS franchise, TALES OF THE JEDI, is an animated anthology series created by Dave Filoni for the streaming service Disney+. The show explores different Jedi characters from the prequel trilogy era. The 6-episode series is produced by Lucasfilm Animation, with Filoni as supervising director. Veteran STAR WARS animation composer Kevin Kiner (STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS, STAR WARS: REBELS, THE BAD BATCH, also PEACEMAKER) has scored the series.

Read more details, and watch the series trailer, here.

October 17, 2022

EDM Duo Crush Effect Scores new animated series TRANSFORMERS: EARTHSPARK

Meet a new generation of heroes in TRANSFORMERS: EARTHSPARK, a fun kid-friendly streaming series premiering on Nov. 11 exclusively on Paramount+. The computer-animated television series has been co-developed for the new series by Hasbro’s Entertainment One and Nickelodeon Animation Studio…The first season will consist of 26 episodes; the series has already been renewed for a second season. The series is composed by Crush Effect (producer duo Jesse Molloy and David Veith) from Southern CA, who make genre-bending music that spans from nu-funk to nu-disco to electronic Motown…

Read more details here, and watch the first season’s trailer, here.

October 14, 2022

Christopher Lennertz Serves Shrieks in BRIDGE HOLLOW Score

The film stars Priah Ferguson, Lauren Lapkus, Marlon Wayans, Nia Vardalos, and Rob Riggle and is composed by Christopher Lennertz (THE BOYS, LOST IN SPACE, SUPERNATURAL, BAD MOMS, AGENT CARTER). The film premiered on Netflix today, accompanied by a soundtrack album of Lennertz’s score from Netflix Music…

Read more details, and listen to a track from the soundtrack, here.

October 11, 2022

Composer Christopher Drake Explores THE LAIR

Directed by Neil Marshall (DOG SOLDIERS, THE DESCENT) and starring Charlotte Kirk, Jonathan Howard, Jamie Bamber, THE LAIR tells the tale of Royal Air Force pilot Lt. Kate Sinclair, who is shot down over Afghanistan and finds refuge in an abandoned underground bunker where deadly man-made biological weapons – half human, half alien – are awakened. Christopher Drake has scored the film.

Read more details, and watch the film’s trailer, here.

Michael Brook Scores Canadian Monster Movie SLASH/BACK

SLASH/BACK is a 2022 Canadian Inuit science fiction film directed by Nyla Innuksuk in her feature debut. The film is set in Pangnirtung, Nunavut, a sleepy hamlet nestled in the majestic mountains of Baffin Island in the Arctic Ocean. For Maika and her ragtag friends, the expected casual summer is suddenly not in the cards when they discover an alien invasion threatening their hometown. These teenagers have been underestimated their whole lives but, using makeshift weapons and their horror movie knowledge, they show the aliens you don’t f*** with the girls from Pang. The film’s score has been composed by Canadian-born composer Michael Brook, who has been scoring films since the early 1990s,

Read more details and watch the film’s trailer, here.

October 8, 2022

Trailer to WEDNESDAY (Addams) Released – Danny Elfman & Craig Bacon to Score

Based on the ADDAMS FAMILY cartoons and TV/film series, WEDNESDAY is a sardonic coming-of-age supernatural mystery comedy focusing on Wednesday Addams and her years as a high school student at Nevermore Academy, wherein she attempts to master her psychic powers, stop a monstrous killing spree of the town citizens… Danny Elfman has composed an original series theme for WEDNESDAY, and both he and Craig Bacon (MEN IN BLACK: INTERNATIONAL, BATES MOTEL series, SHERLOCK GNOMES) will score the series’ episodes.

Read more details, and watch the series trailer, here.

October 6, 2022

Vincent Gillioz Scores Malaysian Horror Film DON’T LOOK AT THE DEMON

The Malaysian supernatural horror film DON’T LOOK AT THE DEMON follows a team of paranormal investigators heading for the highlands of Fraser’s Hill, Malaysia, to probe a series of alleged disturbances at a house with a dark past. Directed and from a story by Brando Lee (GANGSTER WARS, CHOW KIT), the film stars Jordan Belfi, Ashlyn Boots, Malin Crépin… The film has been scored by Vincent Gillioz (THE SAND, CHAIN LETTER, THE INVOCATION, EROSION, DARK HOUSE, SCARECROW).

Read more details and watch the film’s trailer here.

Brian Tyler Scoring the Animated Comedy THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE

It’s been confirmed that Brian Tyler (BUBBA HO-TEP, AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON, TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES, POWER RANGERS, 7 of the FAST & FURIOUS movies) is set to compose the score for the film, collaborating with Japanese composer Koji Kondo, best known for his numerous contributions to the SUPER MARIO and LEGEND OF ZELDA series of video games, among others. This is the third feature film adaptation of Nintendo’s Mario video game franchise…

Read more details, and watch the film’s teaser trailer, here.

Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross Score Cannibalistic Lovers Drama BONES AND ALL

BONES AND ALL is a tasteful 2022 coming-of-age romantic cannibal road film directed by Luca Guadagnino from a screenplay by David Kajganich, based on the 2015 novel of the same name by Camille DeAngelis. The movie is scored by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (WATCHMAN series, BIRD BOX, GONE GIRL, THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, THE SOCIAL NETWORK).

Read more details, and watch the film’s trailer, here.

October 5, 2022

Dominic Lewis Scores Black Comedy Action Thriller VIOLENT NIGHT

VIOLENT NIGHT is a coal-dark holiday action-comedy that says you should always bet on red. When a team of mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage, the team isn’t prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus (David Harbour, BLACK WIDOW, STRANGER THINGs series) is on the grounds, and he’s about to show why this Nick is no saint. Composer Dominic Lewis (THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE, THE KING’S MEN series, JOLT, BAYMAX!, BULLET TRAIN) is scoring the film.

Read more details and watch the film’s trailer here.

October 4, 2022

Alan Howarth Joins Christopher Cano & Chris Ridenour to Score Horror Film NIX

NIX sees a return of director Anthony Ferrante from his audacious comedic SHARKNADO thrillers to a more psychological blend of horror. Inspired by Germanic folklore, a family finds themselves on a dark, scary journey into their own self-created madness when a mysterious entity manifests itself… For NIX’s musical score, Ferrante is rejoined by his SHARKNADO composing team of Christopher Cano and Chris Ridenhour, veteran composers of the Asylum movies and more, with Alan Howarth (John Carpenter’s go-to associate on the scores to HALLOWEEN 2-5, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, CHRISTINE, PRINCE OF DARKNESS, and THEY LIVE, and veteran sci-fi/horror synthesist and composer) also onboard to co-create NIX’s surplus of musically spooky sonorities.

Read more details and watch the NIX trailer here.

Holly Amber Church Scores Main Title Theme for del Toro’s CABINET OF CURIOSITIES

Guillermo del Toro’s CABINET OF CURIOSITIES (also known as Guillermo del Toro Presents 10 AFTER MIDNIGHT) is a forthcoming horror anthology streaming television series created by del Toro for Netflix, featuring eight unique horror stories – two of the episodes are original works by del Toro himself, while most of the others are based on classic short stories… Holly Amber Church announced on twitter that she has composed the anthology’s main title music. Composers of the individual stories are reported to include Anne Chmelewsky, Jeff Danna, Tim Davies, Jed Kurzel, Michael Yezerski, and Christopher Young.

Read more details, and watch the series’ trailer here.

October 3, 2022

HALLOWEEN ENDS In Theaters and Streaming on Peacock October 14

Jamie’s Journey: In HALLOWEEN ENDS, Jamie Lee Curtis says goodbye to Laurie Strode – the character that launched her career more than four decades ago… and HALLOWEEN’s original creator and composer John Carpenter also resumes scoring the franchise with his music and iconic themes for HALLOWEEN ENDS, along with co-composers, his son Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies…

Read more details and watch the final HALLOWEEN ENDS trailer #2 here.

September 24, 2022

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio Scored by Alexandre Desplat – Behind the Craft Video Posted Today

GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO (or simply PINOCCHIO) is an upcoming stop-motion animated musical fantasy drama film directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson… The film has been a long time coming due to extensive stop-motion animation work… Alexandre Desplat began composing the film’s score back in 2020… Today’s release of a “Behind the Craft” video prompts this updated post, as del Toro takes viewers inside the stop-motion magic behind his whimsical Pinocchio movie.

Watch the “Behind the Craft” Video and the film’s teaser trailer, here.

September 23, 2022

New Horror Trailer for PREY FOR THE DEVIL Released – Score by Nathan Barr

Lionsgate has issued its second trailer for the supernatural horror film PREY FOR THE DEVIL, which is directed by Daniel Stamm and stars Jacqueline Byers, Virginia Madsen, and Ben Cross (his final film before his death in 2020)… Nathan Barr (HEMLOCK GROVE, TRUE BLOOD, HOSTEL) has scored the film, as I announced here back in June…

Watch the new trailer here.

September 22, 2022

Composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer Scoring Horror Film SMILE

SMILE is an upcoming American supernatural horror film written and directed by Parker Finn in his feature film debut, based on his 2020 short film Laura Hasn’t Slept. The film is about a doctor who, after witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can’t explain. As an overwhelming terror begins taking over her life, Rose must confront her troubling past in order to survive and escape her horrifying new reality… The film has been scored by Multiple award winning, Chilean born composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer, who is based in Montreal, Canada and is known for scoring UTOPIA, BLACK MIRROR, THE THIRD DAY, and THE WHITE LOTUS.

Read more details, and watch the film’s trailer, here.

September 17, 2022

Ben Frost Scoring 1899 Sci-Fi/Horror Series for Netflix

1899 is an upcoming German epic period mystery-horror 8-episode streaming television series created by Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar. Starring Emily Beecham, Aneurin Barnard, Andreas Pietschmann, and Miguel Bernardeau, 1899 is set to premiere on Netflix in late 2022. The series is being scored by composer Ben Frost, known for scoring (RAISED BY WOLVES, DARK, FORTITUDE, FROST, IN HER SKIN, and the Palme dOr nominated SLEEPING BEAUTY).

Watch the teaser trailer and read more details here.

September 16, 2022

Daniel Hart to Score AMC’s INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE series

Based on Anne Rice’s iconic novel, the forthcoming horror vampire limited television series Interview with The Vampire stars Sam Reid as the vampire Lestat de Lioncourt, Jacob Anderson as his lover and protégé Louis de Pointe du Lac, Bailey Bass as the child vampire Claudia, and Assad Zaman as Rashid… Daniel Hart (THE GREEN KNIGHT, A GHOST STORY, THE OLD MAN AND THE GUN, PETER PAN AND WENDY) is scoring the series.

Read more details, and watch the film’s trailer, here.

September 12, 2022

New Season of FATE: THE WINX SAGA debuts Friday – Scored by Anne Nikitin

School’s back in session but Alfea’s old regime has gone, and it’s time to embrace the new one. The second season of FATE: THE WINX SAGA premieres Friday Sept. 16th…. The music is composed by Anne Nikitin, who scored the first season.

Read the details, and watch the Season 2 trailer, here.

September 10, 2022

Marvel Drops Trailer for WEREWOLF BY NIGHT

WEREWOLF BY NIGHT is an upcoming television special directed by Michael Giacchino for the streaming service Disney+, based on Marvel Comics… The hour long film follows a lycanthrope superhero who fights crime using the abilities given to him by a curse brought on by his bloodline. Composer Michael Giacchino is directing the special. It’s not the composer’s first time in the director’s chair…

Read more details and watch the trailer, released today, here.

September 9, 2022

Alan Menken to score Disney’s fantasy sequel DISENCHANTED

Disenchanted is an upcoming live-action/animated musical fantasy romantic comedy as a sequel to the 2007 film ENCHANTED. Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden, and Idina Menzel reprise their roles from the first film. Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz return, as the film’s songwriters, and Menken again composing the score; their work on ENCHANTED garnered three Academy Award nominations…

Read the details and watch the new trailer, here.

September 5, 2022

Henry Jackman to Score Disney’s STRANGE WORLD Animated Feature

STRANGE WORLD is an upcoming computer-animated science-fiction action adventure film about a legendary family of explorers who are exploring a mysterious planet inhabited by surreal lifeforms. According to a listing of upcoming film scoring assignments by MovieScore Media, Henry Jackman has been announced as the movie’s composer.

Read more details, and watch the film’s teaser trailer, here.

September 3, 2022

Marco Beltrami & Crew Score animated s.f. drama PANTHEON

“I’m very excited to finally share this incredibly innovative show from creator Craig Silverstein,” Marco Beltrami wrote in an Instagram post. “The score was completely electronically scored based on sounds created by Buck, who really did a great job capturing the feel of the show.”

Read more details here.

September 2, 2022

Ben Lovett to Score David Bruckner’s HELLRAISER

As reported in Collider this morning, Ben Lovett has been signed as the composer on David Bruckner’s HELLRAISER. The film is directed by David Bruckner, for whom Lovett has scored the compelling horror films THE NIGHT HOUSE and THE RITUAL…

Read more details and sample a bit from Lovett’s score, here.

August 16, 2022

THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS & SNAKES: James Newton Howard Returns to THE HUNGER GAMES

THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES is an upcoming science fiction action film directed by Francis Lawrence from a screenplay by Michael Arndt, based on the 2020 novel of the same name by Suzanne Collins. It is a prequel to the film series THE HUNGER GAMES, and will be the fifth overall installment in the franchise. James Newton Howard will return to the franchise and score the new film. Howard beautifully scored the first four HUNGER GAMES movies…

Read more details here.

August 11, 2022

Tim Williams Scores BAD SISTERS for Apple TV

BAD SISTERS (originally titled EMERALD) is an upcoming dark comedy thriller television series created by Sharon Horgan for Apple TV+. Set between London and Dublin, it is based on the Flemish series CLAN, which was created by Malin-Sarah Gozin. A delicious blend of both dark comedy and thriller, BAD SISTERS follows the lives of the Garvey sisters, who are bound together by the premature death of their parents and a promise to always protect one another… British composer Tim Williams has created the 10-episode series’ score.

Read the details, and watch the series’ trailer, here.

August 5, 2022

Daniele Luppi Scores Marvel Short Film Series I AM GROOT

I AM GROOT is a of short films created by Kirsten Lepore for the streaming service Disney+, based on the Marvel Comics character Groot. It features characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) following Baby Groot going on various adventures… The series is scored by Daniele Luppi. “Daniele Luppi was the perfect choice as our composer. He has done so much work with that early electronic sound He’s able to do music that sounds like it came out of a spaghetti western with the same kind of patina on it from that era. He’s using old microphones and keyboards—analog instruments that really give it an authentic, more organic sound,” said show creator Kirsten Lepore…

Read more details here.

August 3, 2022

Christopher Lennertz Scores Family Fantasy Film CURSE OF BRIDGE HOLLOW for Netflix

THE CURSE OF BRIDGE HOLLOW is an upcoming family fantasy adventure comedy about a teenage girl (Priah Ferguson) who accidentally releases an ancient and mischievous spirit on Halloween which causes decorations to come alive and wreak havoc. As a result she must team up with the last person she’d want to in order to save their town – her skeptical father (Marlon Wayans). Christopher Lennertz has scored the film…

Read more details here.

July 29, 2022

Bobby Krlic Scores PAPER GIRLS for Prime Video

PAPER GIRLS, follows four young girls who, while out delivering papers on the morning after Halloween in 1988, become unwittingly caught in a conflict between warring factions of time-travelers… As they travel between our present, the past, and the future, they encounter future versions of themselves and now must choose to embrace or reject their fate… The film’s music is composed by British composer Bobby Krlic, known for scoring MIDSOMMAR…

Read more details, and watch the series’ trailer, here.

July 28, 2022

Tyler Bates & Tim Williams to Score Ti West’s X Movie Sequel, PEARL

PEARL is an upcoming American slasher film serving as a prequel to the horror film X (2022). The film is directed by Ti West, and co-written by West and Mia Goth, who reprises her role as Pearl from the previous film… Tyler Bates, who scored X with recording artist Chelsea Wolfe, joins with composer Tim Williams (BRIGHTBURN, FINAL FREQUENCY, WE SUMMON THE DARKNESS) to co-score PEARL.

Read more details, and watch the film’s trailer, here.

July 25, 2022

REGINALD THE VAMPIRE Coming to SyFy in October – Adam Lastiwka Scores the Series

In a world populated by beautiful, fit, and vain vampires, Reginald tumbles into it as an unlikely hero who will navigate every kind of obstacle and discovers he has a few unrecognized powers of his own. Premiering October 5^th on SyFy, REGINALD THE VAMPIRE is based on Johnny B. Truant’s Fat Vampire book series. Composer Adam Lastiwka, a Canadian-born composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist, is scoring the series. He has written music for more than seven hundred episodes of television as well as an extensive series of films, video games and albums…

Read more details, and watch the REGINALD trailer, here.

July 24, 2022

David Buckley Scoring THE SANDMAN series for Netflix

Neil Gaiman’s critically acclaimed graphic novel series comes to TV on August 5^th on Netflix. THE SANDMAN is a rich, character-driven blend of myth and dark fantasy woven together over the course of ten epic chapters following Dream’s many adventures… David Buckley (THE GOOD WIFE, THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM, PAPILLON [2017], GREENLAND, THE LINCOLN LAWYER) has composed the original music for the upcoming Netflix original series The Sandman.

Read more details, and watch the new trailer for the series, here.

July 23, 2022

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS Movie To be Scored by Lorne Balfe

Lorne Balfe is set to score DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: HONOR AMONG THIEVES, a new fantasy action-adventure comedy film based on the tabletop role-playing game. The film stars Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis, and Hugh Grant and takes place in the campaign setting of the Forgotten Realms. This film is serving as a reboot to its film series.

Read more details, and watch the film’s trailer, here.

July 21, 2022

Bear McCreary Scoring THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER – Main Theme by Howard Shore

Rolling Stone revealed this morning that Bear McCreary will score the anticipated series, while Howard Shore returns to Middle-earth for the show’s theme tune. “As I set out to compose the score for this series, I strove to honor Howard Shore’s musical legacy,” McCreary told Rolling Stone. “When I heard his majestic main title, I was struck by how perfectly his theme and my original score, though crafted separately, fit together so beautifully. I am excited for audiences to join us on this new musical journey to Middle-earth.”

Read more details, link to sample tracks, and watch show’s trailer, here.

July 20, 2022

Matthew Margeson Will Score YOUNG JEDI ADVENTURES For Disney Junior

Lucasfilm’s STAR WARS: YOUNG JEDI ADVENTURES is the first animated STAR WARS series focused for preschoolers, grade schoolers, and their families. It is scheduled for release in Spring 2023 on Disney+ and Disney Junior. and a group of Younglings… Composer Matthew Margeson (KINGSMAN SERIES, ROCKETMAN, MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN, PAM & TOMMY) will to score the series. The series will follow Jedi Master Yoda and a group of Younglings as they are swept off into adventures and start their journeys on the path to becoming Jedi Knights, learning valuable skills for our galaxy and the galaxy far, far away.

Read more details here.

GAME OF THRONES: HOUSE OF THE DRAGON Trailer Dropped

HOUSE OF THE DRAGON is a prequel to GAME OF THRONES based on George R. R. Martin’s 2018 novel Fire & Blood. The 10-episode series will chronicle the rise and the downfall of the Targaryens, who is the only family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyria. It will take place 300 years before the events of GAME OF THRONES, and dramatizes the Targaryen civil war, known as the “Dance of the Dragons.” GAME OF THRONES composer Ramin Djawadi returns to Westeros to score the new series…

Read more details and watch the trailer here.

July 19, 2022

HALLOWEEN ENDS Trailer Released Today

What may or may not be the final HALLOWEEN movie from John Carpenter, HALLOWEEN ENDS is the thirteenth installment of the Halloween film franchise, and a sequel to 2021’s HALLOWEEN KILLS… HALLOWEEN ENDS is a direct sequel to the original film, and is scheduled to be released by Universal Pictures on October 13, 2023… The music for this movie, as with the 2018 film HALLOWEEN, HALLOWEEN KILLS, and the 2022 remake FIRESTARTER, is provided by John Carpenter, his son Cody, and Daniel Davies (son of guitarist Dave Davies of The Kinks, and the godson of John Carpenter).

Read more details, and watch the HALLOWEEN ENDS Trailer, here.

Sarah Schachner Scores PREDATOR Origin Story PREY, which will include Comanche Language Option

The upcoming science fiction/horror/action film PREY is the fifth installment in the PREDATOR franchise and a prequel to the first four films… The film tells the origin story of the Predator in the world of the Comanche Nation 300 years ago… The film is being scored by Sarah Schachner, an American composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist based in Los Angeles. Recent credits include: ASSASSIN’S CREED VALHALLA (2020), CALL OF DUTY MODERN WARFARE (2019), ANTHEM (2019), ASSASSIN’S CREED ORIGINS (2017)…

In additional news, it’s been revealed that PREY will be the first film ever to get a full dub in Comanche.

Read more details, and watch film’s trailer, here.

July 16, 2022

The Los Angeles Film Orchestra Celebrates the 40th Anniversary Of CONAN THE BARBARIAN: Basil Poledouris: The Music And The Movies

The Los Angeles Film Orchestra announces their debut performance, Basil Poledouris: The Music and The Movies at The Music Center’s Walt Disney Concert Hall on July 22 at 8pm PT. The orchestra, under the direction of Maestro Steven Allen Fox, will also be joined by the SoCal Chorale led by Choir Maestra Marya Basaraba.

Read the details here.

July 15, 2022

Lorne Balfe Scoring Paramount+ Superhero Film SECRET HEADQUARTERS

SECRET HEADQUARTERS is an upcoming American comedy-adventure superhero film directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, who co-wrote the movie with Christopher L. Yost and Josh Koenigsberg, based on a story by Yost. Starring Owen Wilson, Walker Scobell, Jesse Williams, Keith L. Williams, and Michael Peña, the plot follows Young Charlie Kincaid who, while hanging out with his friends after school, discover his father is a superhero when they find a secret headquarters under his home… The film is being scored by Lorne Balfe (AMBULANCE, BLACK WIDOW, THE TOMORROW WAR…)

Read more details, and watch the film’s trailer, here.

July 14, 2022

2022 Emmy Nominations for Music

Nominations for the 74th Emmy® Awards were announced on July 12, 2022. Here are the nominations for original music composition (click here).

July 14, 2022

Nathan Barr Scores Exorcism Thriller PREY FOR THE DEVIL

In PREY FOR THE DEVIL (formerly titled The Devil’s Light) is an upcoming American supernatural horror film about a nun who is studying how to perform exorcisms when she encounters a demonic force… Nathan Barr (THE GREAT, CARNIVAL ROW, HEMLOCK GROVE, TRUE BLOOD, HOSTEL) has scored the film.

Read more details here.

July 13, 2022

John Debney to Score HOCUS POCUS Sequel

The upcoming Disney film HOCUS POCUS 2 is a sequel to the 1993 fantasy-comedy film HOCUS POCUS. Taking place twenty-nine years after the events of the original film, the sequel begins when three young women accidentally bring back the Sanderson Sisters to modern day Salem, and must figure out how to stop the child-hungry witches from wreaking havoc on the world. Composer John Debney, who scored the original film, has come onboard to score the sequel.

Read more details, and watch the film’s teaser trailer, here.

Rob Zombie’s THE MUNSTERS Features Original Score by Composer Zeuss

THE MUNSTERS is a new comedy horror film written and directed Rob Zombie. The movie is a prequel to the 1960s family television sitcom of the same name. The film stars Sheri Moon Zombie, Jeff Daniel Phillips, Daniel Roebuck as the titular family, with Sylvester McCoy as Igor and Richard Brake as Dr. Henry Augustus Wolfgang. The film has been scored by Christopher Harris, a record producer, mixer, guitarist, composer, and songwriter known professionally as Zeuss (he scored Zombie’s 2017 film 31 and his 2019 3 FROM HELL film).

Read more details here.

July 12, 2022

Jamie Foxx: Vampire Hunter – Tyler Bates Scores DAY SHIFT

DAY SHIFT is an upcoming horror-action film directed by J.J. Perry in his directorial debut. Jamie Foxx stars as a hard-working, blue-collar dad who just wants to provide a good life for his quick-witted 8-year-old daughter. His mundane San Fernando Valley pool cleaning job is a front for his real source of income: hunting and killing vampires… The film is scored by Tyler Bates (X, JOHN WICK series, WATCHMEN, SUCKER PUNCH, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, FAST & FURIOUS PRESENTS: HOBBS & SHAW, Rob Zombies HALLOWEEN films, DAWN OF THE DEAD 2004).

Read more details, and watch the film’s trailer, here.

July 8, 2022

Christophe Beck Returns to MCU to Score ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA

ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA is the sequel to ANT-MAN (2015) and ANT-MAN AND THE WASP (2018) and the 31st film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Composer Christophe Beck, who composed the music for the first two ANT-MAN Films (as well as WANDAVISION and HAWKEYE (the latter with Michael Paraskevas) is scoring Marvel’s forthcoming sequel. The film is said to focus more on the Quantum Realm, which was introduced in the first ANT-MAN film and explored further in the second, ANT-MAN AND THE WASP…

Read more details here.

THE SUMMONED Scored by Brian Satterwhite

In this new horror film, a young man and his rock star girlfriend are forced to settle a supernatural debt that dates back generations when they and another couple are summoned to an exclusive self-help retreat with a sinister side… The film has been scored by composer Brian Satterwhite, a professional film composer based in Austin, Texas whose music has been featured in over one hundred and sixty short and feature films.

Read more details, and watch the film’s trailer, here.

July 7, 2022

Marvel’s SHE-HULK Series Scored by Amie Doherty

Amie Doherty (SPIRIT UNTAMED, UNDONE, BATTLE AT BIG ROCK, HERE AND NOW) is composing the original music for Marvel Studios’ upcoming Disney+ original series SHE-HULK: ATTORNEY AT LAW. Based on the Marvel Comics character She-Hulk, the 9-part comedy follows an attorney specializing in superhuman-oriented legal cases who must navigate the complicated life of a single, 30-something who also happens to be a green 6-foot-7-inch superpowered hulk.

Read more details here.

June 23, 2022

John Frizzell Scores BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD DO THE UNIVERSE – Streaming Now

Paramount+’s original movie BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD DO THE UNIVERSE is now available on the streaming service, marking the duo’s first on-screen appearance in more than a decade. The occasion also reunites Composer John Frizzell with the franchise. Mike Judge hired Frizzell for the first Beavis & Butthead film BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD DO AMERICA. The composer sent a demo of the film’s score to Mike Judge with comments from Beavis & Butt-head including “this guy sucks.” Judge knew he had found his musical collaborator, which led to Frizzell composing his other projects including OFFICE SPACE, KING OF THE HILL, and TALES FROM THE TOUR BUS. To create the score to BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD DO THE UNIVERSE, the music needed to reflect the emotional and physical journey our heroes would embark on. To accomplish this, Frizzell composed an epic score and recorded with a 69-piece orchestra in Vienna. Soundtrack coming from Paramount Music.

Read more details here.

June 21, 2022

Miriam Mayer Scores UNCANNY Horror Film

Directed by actress/director Clara Gabrielle, who co-wrote the script with Marie Laurin, THE UNCANNY is a horror thriller about a therapist who, after a life altering trauma, seeks a fresh start in a new home. As she attempts to focus on her own fledgling art career, she soon realizes you can’t outrun memories… The film has been scored by Miriam Mayer (composer for LIFE INTERRUPTED, TRIALS OF EMBER, BLOOD OF THE MUMMY, and numerous shorts; additional music composer/musician on more than a hundred film scores since 1994 on more than a hundred film scores since 1994).

Read more details here.

June 13, 2022

Mark Smythe Scores Shark Thriller Sequel THE REEF: STALKED

Cinema’s Next-in-Line Shark Terror Movie is THE REEF: STALKED, directed by horror maestro Andrew Traucki (the potent croc thriller BLACK WATER and its sequel BLACK WATER: ABYSS, THE JUNGLE), is the latest shark terror movie sequel to join the post-JAWS Carcharodon carcharias horror wave, and a sequel to the director’s 2010 shark thriller THE REEF… The film is scored by New Zealand-born, LA-based composer Mark Smythe. He is known for scoring 2021’s romcom LOVE YOU LIKE THAT and exorcism thriller THE POSSESSED…

Read more details here.

June 11, 2022

Rich Walters (VAN HELSING) Has Scored Amazon Prime Vampire v Vampire Thriller V FOR VENGEANCE

V FOR VENGEANCE is a 2022 horror film about two estranged vampire sisters who join forces to rescue their younger sister from a coven of wicked vampires. Directed by Kelly Halihan, the movie stars Jocelyn Hudon, Grace Van Dien, and Sean Maguire. The movie is scored by Rich Walters, a long-time music editor since 2000 who recently scored the thrillers CRAWLSPACE (2022), HEATWAVE (2022), the comedy DRINKWATER (2021), and all five seasons of the horror TV series VAN HELSING (2016-2021).

Read more details and watch the film’s trailer, here.

June 7, 2022

MOTHERLAND: FORD SALEM Season 3 Launches June 21 on Freeform/Hulu

Freeform has released the third (and final) season trailer for MOTHERLAND: FORT SALEM, the sci-fi fantasy drama series about a trio of witches trained to become powerful weapons for the American military.

The series is scored by Brandon Roberts who had been a co-composer for veteran composers Bear McCreary and Marco Beltrami.

Watch the S3 trailer and read more details here.

Wednesday (Addams, of course) – First Teaser Trailer Released

From the imagination of Tim Burton comes WEDNESDAY – a twisted new series coming soon to Netflix, based on the Charles Addams cartoons and the television and film adaptations thereof. WEDNESDAY — starring Jenna Ortega in the title role, alongside Catherine Zeta-Jones (Morticia), Luis Guzman (Gomez)…

Danny Elfman and Chris Bacon are handling the show’s music…

Read more details and watch the teaser trailer here.

June 1, 2022

Mark Korven Scores Scott Derrickson’s New Horror Feature THE BLACK PHONE

Finney Shaw, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer’s previous victims. And they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn’t happen to Finney. Mark Korven (THE WITCH, THE LIGHTHOUSE, CUBE, RESIDENT EVIL: WELCOME TO RACCOON CITY, THEM, THE TERROR: INFAMY) has composed the original music…

Read more details here.

May 31, 2022

Charlie Clouser Scores New Horror Comedy UNHUMAN

UNHUMAN is an upcoming made-for-television horror comedy film directed by Marcus Dunstan, and written by Dustan and Patrick Melton. Blumhouse Television and Epix bring viewers the story of a high school field trip gone bloodily awry. Horror specialist Charlie Clouser (SAW, (THE STEPFATHER, AMERICAN HORROR STORY, WAYWARD PINES) has scored the film. He previously scored Dunstan’s last two features, THE COLLECTION and THE NEIGHBOR…

Read more details and watch the film’s trailer, here.

May 29, 2022

Disney+ Drops Trailer for STAR WARS: THE BAD BATCH Season 2

It is time for the new Era. The second season of Disney’s splendidly animated series THE BAD BATCH, which follows a team of elite and experimental clones who make their way through an ever-changing galaxy in the immediate aftermath of the Clone Wars. STAR WARS animation music vet Kevin Kiner (THE CLONE WARS, REBELS, PEACEMAKER) scores the new season as he did with the first. See my interview with Kiner about scoring the first season of TYHE BAD BATCH at Soundtrax.

Watch the powerfully edited trailer for THE BAD BATCH season 2:

May 29, 2022

Kevin Kiner Scoring New STAR WARS Series TALES OF THE JEDI for Disney+

Composer Kevin Kiner (STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS, REBELS and THE BAD BATCH, PEACEMAKER, NARCOS: MEXICO, HELL ON WHEELS) will be composing the music for Lucasfilm’s upcoming Disney+ series TALES OF THE JEDI. This 6-part anthology series showcases animated shorts that feature Jedi from the prequel era…

Read more details here.

May 26, 2022

Disney Drops Trailer for Forthcoming ANDOR Series – Nicholas Brittel Scores

ANDOR is an upcoming television series created by Tony Gilroy for the streaming service Disney+. It is a prequel to the Star Wars film ROGUE ONE (2016), following the character Cassian Andor five years before the events of the film. The series will explore a new perspective from the STAR WARS galaxy, focusing on Cassian Andor’s journey to discover the difference he can make. The show’s music is composed by Nicholas Britell (CRUELLA, DON’T LOOK UP, THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD)…

Read more details and watch the ANDOR trailer here.

May 20, 2022

Tom Holkenborg Scores George (MAD MAX) Miller’s Genie Fantasy

THREE THOUSAND YEARS OF LONGING is a 2022 fantasy film co-written and directed by George Miller (MAD MAX series, BABE: PIG IN THE CITY, HAPPY FEET 1 & 2). An adaptation of the short story “The Djinn in the Nightingale’s Eye” by A. S. Byatt, the film stars Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton. The film is being scored by Tom Holkenborg (aka Junkie XL). He previously scored Miller’s MAD MAX: FURY ROAD and is known for composing the music for DEADPOOL, TERMINATOR: DARK FATE, ZACH SNYDER’S JUSTICE LEAGUE, GODZILLA VS KONG, ARMY OF THE DEAD, THE 355, and much more. In addition to Holkenborg’s score, this film will also feature an original song recorded by Italian tenor/singer/songwriter Matteo Bocelli (son of opera star Andrea Bocelli)…

Read more details and watch the film’s trailer, here.

May 19, 2022

Remembering Vangelis

Composer Vangelis has died at the age of 79, the Athens News Agency said today. Best known for his music to CHARIOTS OF FIRE, which won an Oscar for best score, and BLADE RUNNER, his representatives said he died in a hospital in France where he was being treated… Vangelis also composed the subdued score for Costa Gavras’ Palme d’Or-winning political thriller MISSING, which was followed by Ridley Scott’s BLADE RUNNER. While Vangelis’ music was accepted by Scott, the director wound up significantly editing the score throughout the picture and adding in supplemental and source music…

Read the full story here.

May 17, 2022

Marvel Drops Trailer for SHE-HULK Series – Watch it here – 9-Episode Show Premieres Aug 17

SHE-HULK: ATTORNEY AT LAW is based on the Marvel Comics character She-Hulk. It is intended to be the eighth television series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) produced by Marvel Studios, sharing continuity with the films of the franchise. Jennifer Walters (Tatiana Maslany, known for ORPHAN BLACK) is a lawyer who, after an injury, receives an emergency blood transfusion from her cousin, Bruce Banner, and thus acquires a milder version of his Hulk condition. As such, Walters becomes a large, powerful, green-hued version of herself; however, unlike Banner, she still largely retains her personality, intelligence, and emotional control while in “She-Hulk mode.”

The series is scheduled to premiere on August 17, 2022 on Disney+, and will consist of nine episodes, concluding on October 12. It will be part of Phase Four of the MCU. The series composer has now yet been announced.

Watch the trailer below, via YouTube:

May 16, 2022

WHAT IF…? Composer Laura Karpman Scores Marvel’s Latest Series, MS. MARVEL

Variety reports that Laura Karpman has composed the score for MS. MARVEL, which debuts on Disney + on June 8. MS. MARVEL is an upcoming television miniseries created by Bisha K. Ali, based on the Marvel Comics featuring the character Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel. It is intended to be the seventh television series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) produced by Marvel Studios, sharing continuity with the films of the franchise.

Read more details, and check out the MS. MARVEL trailer, here.

May 10, 2022

First Teaser Trailer for James Cameron’s AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER Released – Watch It Here:

Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER begins to tell the story of the Sully family, the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure.

Former James Horner associate Simon Franglen has scored the film, which is currently planned for a release on December 16, 2022, with the three following sequels to be released, respectively, on December 20, 2024, December 18, 2026 and December 22, 2028.

April 22, 2022

LOKI Composer Natalie Holt is Composing OBI-WAN KENOBI Series

Composer Natalie Holt (Marvel’s LOKI) has been revealed as the composer for the forthcoming Disney+ series, OBI-WAN KENOBI. She is the first woman to score a live-action STAR WARS project.

Holt spoke exclusively with Vanity Fair today about what fans can expect to hear when OBI-WAN KENOBI debuts on May 27. Read the details here.

April 20, 2022

Roque Baños scores Álex de la Iglesia Latest Flourish of Visceral Horror in VENECIAFRENIA

VENECIAFRENIA is a 2021 Spanish slasher thriller film directed by Álex de la Iglesia (THE LAST CIRCUS, PERFECT STRANGERS, THE DEVIL AND THE BLACKSMITH, 800 BULLETS, WITCHING AND BITCHING). It is the first film belonging to the “Fear Collection” label created by Sony Pictures International Productions and Pokeepsie Films in association with Amazon Prime Video… The film has been scored by Spanish composer Roque Baños (DON’T BREATHE, THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER’S WEB, EVIL DEAD 2013, THE COMMUTER, Spike Lee’s OLDBOY), who has been scoring both Spanish and English-language films. He has received numerous awards for his compositional work, including the Spanish Goya Award for Best Original Score in both 2008 and 2009.

Read more details here.

April 18, 2022

Marvel has dropped official trailer for THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER (2022). Watch here.

Watch Marvel Studios’ Official THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER trailer, starring Chris Hemsworth, Christian Bale, Tessa Thompson, Taika Waititi, and Natalie Portman:

April 14, 2022

Teaser Trailer Dropped for Cronenberg’s new CRIMES OF THE FUTURE – Howard Shore set to Score

The movie is a deep dive into the not-so-distant future in which humankind is learning to adapt to its synthetic surroundings. This evolution moves humans beyond their natural state and into a metamorphosis, which alters their biological makeup. Their bodies undergo new transformations and mutations… Cronenberg’s usual composer Howard Shore is scoring the movie.

Read more details, and watch the film’s teaser trailer, released today, here.

Watch JURASSIC WORLD DOMINION Legacy Featurette

Universal has launched a new featurette spanning the original 1993 JURASSIC PARK to the forthcoming JURASSIC WORLD DOMINION, scheduled for theatrical release on June 10, 2022. The film’s musical score was composed by Michael Giacchino, who scored the previous Jurassic World films.

Watch the featurette below:

April 11, 2022

The Godfather of Modern Sound: Walter Murch Receives Lifetime Achievement Award at SoundTrack_Cologne 19

For six decades he has revolutionized Hollywood in editing and sound design – now the three-time Academy Award winner will be coming to Cologne to accept the Lifetime Achievement Award at SoundTrack_Cologne 19. The award ceremony will take place on Saturday, June 11, 2022 at the IHK Köln. Walter Murch will also speak about his vast body of work on a panel on Saturday afternoon.

Read more details here.

April 7, 2022

Alex Heffes Scores Home Invasion Thriller INTRUSION

INTRUSION is a psychological thriller about a married therapist who moves to a small town with her husband, but her world is shattered by a nightmarish home invasion – and the suspicion it sparks… The film features a dark synth & percussion score by composer Alex Heffes (THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND, STATE OF PLAY, THE RITE, TOUCHING THE VOID, MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM).

Read more details, and watch the film trailer, here.

April 3, 2022

Federico Vaona Scores Future Crime Thriller SUITCASE CITY

SUITCASE CITY is a new futuristic crime thriller series taking place in the year 2054. An alliance from what’s left of the police force attempts to restore justice in a city controlling all the last resources for survival ran by an organized gang leader. The series is written, directed by, and stars Keith Sutliff (STREET SURVIVORS: THE TRUE STORY OF THE LYNYRD SKYNYRD PLANE CRASH)… and is scored by Italian composer Federico Vaona, known for scoring numerous Italian TV series and video shorts.

Read more details here.

April 1, 2022

New FIRESTARTER Movie Scored by John Carpenter & Crew

In a new adaptation of Stephen King’s classic thriller from the producers of 2020’s THE INVISIBLE MAN, a girl with extraordinary pyrokinetic powers fights to protect her family and herself from sinister forces that seek to capture and control her… Rather than bringing in a new composer, John Carpenter along with his son Cody Carpenter, and collaborator Daniel Davies are set to compose the new film’s score, after previously collaborating with Blumhouse Productions on HALLOWEEN (2018) and HALLOWEEN KILLS (2021).

Read more details here.

March 31, 2022

The Prodigy’s Liam Howlett Scores Brit Horror Thriller CHOOSE OR DIE

CHOOSE OR DIE (formerly titled CURS>R) is an upcoming British horror thriller film directed by Toby Meakins in his feature directorial debut. The film has to do with Kayla, a broke college student, who decides to play an obscure 1980s survival computer game in pursuit of an unclaimed $100,000 prize. After a series of unexpectedly terrifying moments, Kayla soon realizes she’s no longer playing for the money, but for her own life. The film features the scoring debut of Liam Howlett, the founding member of the EDM band The Prodigy which was formed in 1990.

Read more details here.

March 24, 2022

Blair Brothers to Score TOXIC AVENGER Reboot

Composers Brooke Blair & Will Blair (GREEN ROOM, VAMPIRES VS. THE BRONX, BLACK CHRISTMAS, NIGHT STALKER: THE HUNT FOR A SERIAL KILLER) are reteaming with writer/director/actor Macon Blair on the upcoming superhero action comedy THE TOXIC AVENGER. The film, starring Peter Dinklage, Jacob Tremblay, Taylour Paige, Kevin Bacon, Julia Davis and Elijah Wood, is based on Troma Entertainment’s 1984 cult classic of the same title…

Read more details here.

March 20, 2022

Sean Callery Scores HALO Sci-fi/Action Series Based on the Video Game Franchise

Dramatizing an epic 26th-century conflict between humanity and an alien threat known as the Covenant, HALO The Series will weave deeply drawn personal stories with action, adventure and a richly imagined vision of the future. In a war for humanity’s very survival, our deadliest weapon is our greatest hope. The series has been scored by Sean Callery – with 17 Emmy nominations and 4 wins, including 3 for Outstanding Music Composition for his work on Fox’s 24 (starring Kiefer Sutherland) and 1 for his work on Netflix’s Peabody Award-winning JESSICA JONES (starring Krysten Ritter).

Read more details and watch the HALO trailer, here.

March 13, 2022

DUNE Wins Best Score at British BAFTAs

Hans Zimmer has won the British BAFTA Award for best original score for DUNE. It’s his first BAFTA win after twelve nominations (across film, tv, and games); DUNE won five awards in total – aside from best score, it won best cinematography, production design, sound, and special visual effects.

For more information on the 75th BAFTA Award winners, see here.

March 9, 2022

Premiere Soundtrack Release for 1981 Horror Film STRANGE BEHAVIOR – Score by Tangerine Dream

BSX Records presents the soundtrack release of STRANGE BEHAVIOR, the 1981 horror film directed by Michael Laughlin (STRANGE INVADERS), written by Michael Laughlin and Bill Condon (GODS AND MONSTERS), starring Michael Murphy, Louise Fletcher, Dan Shor, Dey Young, Arthur Dignam, Marc McClure and Fiona Lewis… The music was composed by the pioneering German electronica band Tangerine Dream; STRANGE BEHAVIOR was produced early in their career, following the success of their scores for SORCERER in 1977 and THIEF also in 1981.

Read more details, and watch the 1981 trailer for STRANGE BEHAVIOR, here.

March 8, 2022

Marvel’s MOON KNIGHT to feature Music by Composer Hesham Nazih

Hesham Nazih has composed original music for Marvel’s upcoming Disney+ original series MOON KNIGHT. Nazih is an award winning Egyptian music composer and one of the most talented and famous composers in the Middle East. MOON KNIGHT marks the first major English language project of the composer.

Read more details here.

March 6, 2022

Roque Baños Scores Horror Thriller UMMA

UMMA, an upcoming American supernatural horror film written and directed by Iris K. Shim, is about a Korean immigrant, Amanda, and her daughter who live on a rural farm, raising bees and living without modern technology. When Amanda receives the cremated ashes of her estranged mother, it unleashes a vicious spirit intent on taking her body for itself. Roque Baños has scored the film, which is scheduled for release on March 18, 2022, by Sony Pictures Releasing.

Read more details, and watch the film’s trailer (which features some of Roque’s score), here

February 25, 2022

Adams Family-Made Coming of Age Vampire Witch HELLBENDER Scored by co-director/co-writer John Adams

“At the very beginning of creating HELLBENDER we all knew we wanted the musical soundtrack to drive the joyful aspect of the mother/daughter relationship,” said John Adams. “Fun, revealing, dark lyrics tucked into tribal grooves or a sparse warped acoustic guitar. The band music had to be primitive and stripped down so it could actually be just the two of them. Keeping it simple really helped to keep a fluid tone to the main numbers and was incredibly fun to record.”

Read more details here.

February 22, 2022

Composer Michael Giacchino Reportedly to Direct Marvel’s WEREWOLF BY NIGHT

A number of sources have reported today that Academy Award-winning composer Michael Giacchino will direct Disney’s upcoming WEREWOLF BY NIGHT Halloween special. Based on the 1972-1977 Marvel comics series (one of several Universal monster comics that Marvel published in the ‘70s), the studio has cast Gael García Bernal and Laura Donnelly in undisclosed roles.

Read more details here.

February 19, 2022

New STAR WARS ROGUE ONE Spinoff ANDOR To Be Scored by Nicholas Brittel

ANDOR is an upcoming American television series created by Tony Gilroy for Disney+. The new series follows the adventures of rebel spy Cassian Andor during the formative years of the Rebellion and prior to the events of ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY… Nicholas Brittel (left; IMDB photo) has been announced as the series’ composer. He has been most recently known for scoring Disney’s CRUELLA as well as the films DON’T LOOK UP, THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD, IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK…

Read more details here.

February 17, 2022

Brian Tyler Scores Disney’s New CHIP ‘N DALE RESCUE RANGERS

A comeback 30 years in the making, this hybrid live-action/CG animated action-comedy catches up with the former Disney Afternoon television stars in modern-day Los Angeles. CHIP ‘N DALE: RESCUE RANGERS is an upcoming American live-action/animated adventure comedy film based on, and a continuation of, the animated TV series of the same name (1989-90).

Read the details and watch the teaser trailer here.

Variety: John Williams has Composed ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Theme for New Disney TV Series

Jon Burlingame reports in an exclusive to Variety that John Williams had written a new main character theme for the forthcoming Disney+ series, OBI-WAN KENOBI. The theme was recorded last week in Los Angeles.

Read details here.

New Genre Soundtracks from Dragon’s Domain

Dragon’s Domain Records presents a new release featuring newly recorded music from MASTERS OF HORROR, to be distributed through buysoundtrax.com. MASTERS OF HORROR includes music composed by Richard Band (RE-ANIMATOR, FROM BEYOND, TROLL) from the 2005 – 2007 series created by director Mick Garris from three episodes, presented on two discs: from the first season, ‘Dreams In The Witch House’ and from the second season, ‘Valerie On The Stairs’ and ‘The Washingtonians.’ Also announced by the label is THE CRAIG SAFAN COLLECTION, Volume 1, featuring music composed by Craig Safan from two projects in his extensive filmography, for the first time. The collection comprises the time travel thriller TIMESTALKERS (1987) and the science fictionesque chase movie DIE LAUGHING.

For more details, see here.

International Film Music Critics Association Announces Winners Of 2021 IFMCA Awards

The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) announces its list of winners for excellence in musical scoring in 2021, in the 2021 IFMCA Awards.

Read the details here.

February 15, 2022

Experimental Band Son Lux Scores Multiverse Science Fiction Adventure EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE

EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE is an upcoming American science fiction film written and directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert. It stars Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, Stephanie Hsu, Jenny Slate, Harry Shum Jr., James Hong, and Jamie Lee Curtis. The movie follows an aging Chinese immigrant (Yeoh) who is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save the world by exploring other universes connecting with the lives she could have led. The film is being scored by American experimental band Son Lux, comprised of founding member Ryan Lott (keyboards, vocals, composer), Rafiq Bhatia (guitars, producer, composer) and Ian Chang (drums, producer, composer).

Read more details here.

February 13, 2022

THE CURSED Showing In Theaters Feb 18 – Score by Robin Foster

THE CURSED is an American-French horror film directed and written by Sean Ellis (ANTHROPOID, METRO MANILLA). The film premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival under the title EIGHT FOR SILVER; when LD Entertainment purchased the film last January, the title was changed to THE CURSED. Composer Robin Foster (UNTOGETHER, ANTHROPOID, METRO MANILLA) has scored the film. An unnamed reviewer for filmupdates at Sundance cited the film being film being “aided by a brilliant score courtesy of Robin Foster,” while Chris Bumbray at JoBlo.com noted the film’s “score by Robin Foster that hits some John Carpenter-style notes.”

Read the details, and watch the film’s trailer here.

Suspenseful & Stylistic Score for SHAPELESS from Mandy Hoffman

Directed by Samantha Aldana, SHAPELESS is a psychological horror/thriller about a woman trapped in the hidden underworld of an eating disorder, during which the line between nightmares and reality fractures as her personal demons threaten to turn her into something monstrous. The movie has been scored by Mandy Hoffman, a composer and music producer known for having a broad stylistic range and unique voice, whose nuanced scores support both story and vision.

Read the details, and watch the film’s trailer, here.

Michael Abels Rejoins Director Jordon Peele for New Horror Thriller, NOPE

… The film also reunited Peele with his composer of GET OUT and US, Michael Abels. Abels has recently scored David Yarovesky’s NIGHTBOOKS for Netflix, Abi Damaris Corbin’s 892 for Bleecker Street, and the documentary miniseries ALLEN V. FARROW for HBO.

NOPE is scheduled to be released by Universal Pictures on July 22, 2022.

Read more details, and watch the film’s trailer, here.

February 12, 2022

Arnaud Rebotini Scores Argento’s New Film DARK GLASSES

Asia also serves as the film’s associate producer, reported Nick Vivarelli in Variety yesterday, adding that “She was also instrumental… , along with [fellow director Gaspar] Noe, in getting French techno composer Arnaud Rebotini [CURIOSA (2019), BPM (Beats Per Minute; 2017), BLAIR WITCH (2016; writer/performer of “Pagan Dance Move”), EASTERN BOYS (2013)] to score the film after Daft Punk allegedly dropped out because they broke up.”

Read more details, and watch the film’s trailer, here.

February 11, 2022

Craig Safan’s Complete Original Score for 2019 Commission & Performance of Lon Chaney 1925 PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Now Showing on YouTube

A few years back, composer Craig Safan (THE LAST STARFIGHTER, SON OF THE MORNING STAR, STAND AND DELIVER) was commissioned to write an original score the1925 silent film version of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, starring Lon Chaney, which premiered at “Opera at the Shore” on July 11, 2019, where The Marina del Rey Symphony performed a live-to-picture medley of the music accompanying scenes from the movie. Safan has now posted his complete score, to picture, on YouTube…

Read the details here.

STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS Scored by Nami Melumad

Nami Melumad (STAR TREK: PRODIGY, ABSENTIA, THE WOMAN IN THE HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE GIRL IN THE WINDOW) is the score composer of the upcoming Paramount+ series STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS. Jeff Russo (STAR TREK: DISCOVERY & PICARD, FARGO, LEGION) has composed the main and end titles music…

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February 3, 2022

The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) have announced their award nominations for 2021 film scores

The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) announces its list of nominees for excellence in musical scoring in 2021, for the 18th annual IFMCA Awards. Composers James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer lead a very open field with the most number of nominations, both receiving a total of four. Composers Panu Aaltio, Nicholas Britell, Jonny Greenwood, Maurizio Malagnini, and Bear McCreary all received three nominations.

See here for more details.

January 28, 2022

Remembering Composer/Music Editor Ken Wannberg (1930-2022)

Word has come from several sources that Ken Wannberg, legendary composer and acclaimed music editor, reportedly passed away on January 27, 2022. Details have not yet been released. Wannberg was one of those unsung heroes of film music, a quiet musician who labored tirelessly behind the scenes for more than forty years on some of Hollywood’s biggest scores and biggest films.

Read the obit here.

January 22, 2022

Mark Bradshaw Scores Goran Stolevski’s Folk Horror Movie YOU WON’T BE ALONE

YOU WON’T BE ALONE is a 2022 internationally co-produced folk horror film, written and directed by Goran Stolevski in his directorial debut. Starring Noomi Rapace, Anamaria Marinca, Alice Englert, Carloto Cotta, Félix Maritaud and Sara Klimoska, the film takes place in an isolated mountain village in 19th century Macedonia, where a young girl is kidnapped and then transformed into a witch by an ancient spirit… Australian-born, UK-based composer Mark Bradshaw has composed the film’s score…

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January 13, 2022

Cliff Martinez Scores Steven Soderbergh’s Sci-fi-ish Thriller KIMI

KIMI is an upcoming techno-fear thriller film directed by Steven Soderbergh, starring Zoë Kravitz and Rita Wilson, written and produced by David Koepp. Soderbergh’s frequent collaborator, composer Cliff Martinez (SEX, LIES, AND VIDEOTAPE, SOLARIS, CONTAGION, TRAFFIC) is scoring the film…

Read more details here.

Sundance’s Sci-Fi Thriller SOMETHING IN THE DIRT Features Score by Jimmy LaValle

Composer Jimmy LaValle (THE ENDLESS, SYNCHRONIC) has scored his fourth collaboration with directors Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead in their new, mysterious sci-fi/horror feature SOMETHING IN THE DIRT. In the film, written by Benson and which also stars both Benson and Moorhead, two neighbors investigate supernatural events in their L.A. apartment building, diving deep into a supernatural rabbit hole that frays their friendship and uncovers the dangers of the phenomena, the city, and each other.

Read more details here.

Composer Tori Letzler’s industrial synth score brings us IN FROM THE COLD on Netflix

Netflix’s new sci-fi spy series IN FROM THE COLD is coming to streaming on January 28. The series tells the story of an American single mom, exposed as an ex-Russian spy, who must juggle family life and her unique shape-shifting skills in a battle against an insidious enemy. Showrunner Adam Glass (COLD CASE, SUPERNATURAL) wanted a synthetic score in which vocals were going to be prominent and selected Tori Letzler to provide an industrial, synth-heavy score for the series.

Read more details and watch trailer here.

What If Laura Karpman Scored The Captain Marvel Sequel?

In an exclusive released today, Variety reports that Marvel’s WHAT IF…? composer Laura Karpman (LOVECRAFT COUNTRY) will compose the music for the Studios’ THE MARVELS, the sequel to 2019’s CAPTAIN MARVEL.

Read details here.

January 12, 2022

Shawn Levy’s THE ADAM PROJECT Is Being Scored by Rob Simonsen

Rob Simonsen (GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE, THE WAY BACK, FOXCATCHER, THE SPECTACULAR NOW) in composing the original music for the upcoming Netflix original film THE ADAM PROJECT. This science fiction 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.

Read more details here.

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