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 Posted:   Jul 9, 2024 - 3:28 AM   
 By:   Jimmyt76   (Member)

I've just seen that GSA Music has updated both Thomas & Julia Newman's official credits listings as co-composers on the new Ryan Murphy miniseries Monsters: The Lyle & Erik Menendez Story.
Can't find any official announcement but to my mind, if the composer's agent lists it, then it's confirmed.

I'm guessing it'll be more of a case of Thomas Newman composing the credits theme and Julia handling the full score, which is fine by me. I really enjoyed their work on Capote vs the Swans and still play it regularly.
Also, if Thomas Newman is training Julia Newman to be 'the new Thomas Newman', that's fine by me too!

 
 Posted:   Jul 9, 2024 - 8:30 AM   
 By:   Justin Boggan   (Member)

Sorry, but this reminds me of a Norm MacDonald "the fake news" joke on SNL. This is pretty close to being verbatim without looking it up:

Erik and Lyle Menendez are back in the news this week. The two claimed they shot-gunned their parents over ten times to death because they claimed they possessed super natural powers. Though, looking back on it they admit they were … they were probably wrong.

 
 
 Posted:   Jul 9, 2024 - 1:14 PM   
 By:   Ford A. Thaxton   (Member)

Well, film scoring is a Newman Family Business, after all, and the next generation is now taking over.


Ford A. Thaxton

 
 
 Posted:   Aug 25, 2024 - 3:22 AM   
 By:   Jimmyt76   (Member)

September 19th on Netflix.
I guess we'll find out soon enough if T & J Newman have scored this!
It's still listed on their agency credits CV...

 
 
 Posted:   Aug 27, 2024 - 2:19 AM   
 By:   Jimmyt76   (Member)

https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/08/26/thomas-newman-julia-newman-scoring-netflixs-monsters-the-lyle-and-erik-menendez-story/

Double-confirmed! And this time it's a shared project.
Great to have this in September and then White Bird (FINALLY!) in October.

 
 
 Posted:   Sep 11, 2024 - 12:16 PM   
 By:   Night   (Member)



The album will be released digitally on Friday, September 13.

Tracklist:

1. North Elm (1:42)
2. Hum (3:28)
3. Baijiu (1:48)
4. Hotel Bel Air (2:22)
5. Leslie (1:36)
6. Goodbye Dominique (2:12)
7. They Didn’t Look Real (3:17)
8. August 20 (2:30)
9. I Love You Daddy (2:26)
10. Haha (1:12)
11. Shotgun Murders (2:36)
12. Stop Like You Promised (1:36)
13. You Adored Me (1:35)
14. Apology Tour (2:08)
15. Alfa Romeo (3:09)
16. Hangman (2:25)
17. Flor (1:30)
18. Hey Mafia (2:09)
19. Tony (1:40)
20. Christmas (1:09)
21. Rubik’s Cube (1:07)
22. Beverly Hills (0:49)
23. The Gas Chamber (1:29)
24. Judelon Rats (3:13)
25. Norma (1:08)
26. Ice Cream (0:48)
27. Suicide Note (1:26)
28. Jerome (4:14)
29. White Bronco (5:05)
30. The Juice (1:12)
31. Skeleton (1:34)
32. C. Gessler (0:58)
33. Buckshot (0:47)
34. Anna (1:18)
35. Say You One (1:13)
36. Tequila Sunrise (2:01)
37. Chum (1:13)

https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/09/11/monsters-the-lyle-and-erik-menendez-story-soundtrack-album-details/

 
 
 Posted:   Sep 13, 2024 - 2:11 AM   
 By:   Night   (Member)

I just had a listen to it, and as I expected, it's a very minor work. I didn't expect it to be among his better or more substantial works (I expected it to be similar to his The Little Things score - which I actually quite liked, this one less so), and it certainly wasn't.

I expect far more from his solo work, like the upcoming White Bird score, even if I don't think that will be a masterpiece or anything truly special either (the movie certainly doesn't seem to be of that kind what would inspire something extraordinary), but hopefully White Bird will be at least a pleasant new entry in the Newman catalogue. This effort wasn't much, and it will probably only be of interest to hardcore Newman fans, especially those who enjoy his more ambient, textural, low-key scores.

 
 
 Posted:   Sep 20, 2024 - 12:16 PM   
 By:   chriswg24   (Member)

Watched the first episode of this tonight after feeling underwhelmed when I listened to the album last week. It works really well in context, especially the track “August 11”.

 
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