Premiering tonight is the National Geographic documentary Apollo: Missions to the Moon directed by Tom Jennings about the United States’ remarkable journey to land on the Moon before 1970. The film’s original music is composed James Everingham for Bleeding Fingers Music and produced by Hans Zimmer & Russell Emanuel. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring Everingham’s score. Check out our previous news article for the full album details.
Also premiering tonight is the CNN docu-series The Movies executive produced by Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman & Mark Herzog and featuring interviews with Steven Spielberg, Julia Roberts, Ron Howard, Morgan Freeman, Robert De Niro, among others. Blake Neely (Arrow, The Flash, Riverdale, Into the West, Life As We Know It) & Nathaniel Blume (The Seventies, The Eighties, Deception) have composed the show’s original music. Visit the official show website for more information about the documentary, which explores American cinema through the decades and the cultural, societal and political shifts that framed its evolution.
Premiering tomorrow, July 8, is the documentary Chasing the Moon directed by Robert Stone about the race to the moon. The film’s original music is composed by Gary Lionelli (O.J.: Made in America, Last Days in Vietnam, Luck). Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’ score this coming Friday, July 12. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which will air on PBS.
Premiering on Tuesday, July 9 is the HBO documentary I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth v. Michelle Carter directed by Erin Lee Carr about Michelle Carter, who was on trial for supposedly convincing the late Conrad Roy to commit suicide via text messages. The film’s original music is composed by Ian Hultquist (Assassination Nation, A-X-L, The First Monday in May, Animals, My Blind Brother). Little Twig Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this coming Friday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.
Premiering on Thursday, July 11 is the sci-fi drama Cities of Last Things directed by Ho Wi Ding and starring Jack Kao, Li Hong-Chi, Louise Grinber, Ding Ning, Stone, Huang Lu, Liu Rui-Chi, Hsin Yin, Liu Juei-Chi and Shin Yin. The film’s original music is composed by Rob (Maniac, Horns, Troy: Fall of a City, Revenge, Planetarium). Milan Records has released a soundtrack featuring the composer’ score. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the film, which will be available to stream in the U.S. exclusively on Netflix.
Premiering on Friday, July 12 is the Netflix original movie Point Blank directed by Joe Lynch and starring Frank Grillo, Anthony Mackie and Marcia Gay Harden. Mitch Lee (El Chicano) has composed the film’s original music. The thriller, which follows an emergency room nurse who unwillingly partners with an injured murder suspect in a race against time and renegade cops to save his pregnant wife, will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
Also premiering on Friday is the Showtime docu-series Shangri-La directed by Morgan Neville & Jeff Malmberg about creative conversation and the emotional side of music-making, using legendary music producer and Def Jam Records co-founder Rick Rubin’s iconic Malibu, CA studio as the backdrop. The show’s original score is composed by Daniel Wohl (Project Blue Book, They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead). Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the series.
