Ian Hultquist is composing the music for the upcoming thriller Assassination Nation. The film is written and directed by Sam Robinson (Another Happy Day) and stars Bella Thorne, Maude Apatow, Bill Skarsgard, Joel McHale, Colman Domingo, Suki Waterhouse, Odessa Young, and Hari Nef. The movie follows four teenage girls in a small suburb who become the focus of unwanted, worldwide media attention when their personal information is leaked by an anonymous hacker.
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‘Cold Skin’ Soundtrack Details
Quartet Records will release a soundtrack album for the psychological thriller Cold Skin. The album features the film’s original music composed by Emmy Award winner Victor Reyes (The Night Manager, Buried, Grand Piano, Red Lights). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 17 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. A physical release is set for later this month. Cold Skin is directed by Xavier Gens (Hitman) and stars Ray Stevenson, David Oakes and Aura Garrido. The movie is based on the best-seller of the same title by Albert Sanchez Piñol and revolves around a young man who visits a remote island on the edge of the Antarctic Circle to relieve a weather observer, but finds a deranged castaway who has witnessed a horror he refuses to name.
Ruth Barrett to Score BBC’s ‘Collateral’
Ruth Barrett has been tapped to score the upcoming BBC mini-series Collateral. The show is created by David Hare (The Hours, The Reader, Denial) and stars Carey Mulligan, John Simm, Nicola Walker and Billie Piper. The 4-parter thriller is set over four days in present-day London and explores the spiraling consequences of the fatal shooting of a pizza delivery man. S.J. Clarkson who previously collaborated with Barrett on last year’s Love, Nina is directing all episodes. He is also executive producing the project with Hare, George Faber & Mark Pybus for The Forge and Lucy Richer for the BBC.
‘Montparnasse Bienvenue’ (‘Jeune femme’) Soundtrack Details
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the French drama Montparnasse Bienvenue (Jeune femme). The album features the film’s original music composed by Julie Roué. Also included are songs by Carte Contact, Ludmilla Dabo, Leon Birdman, Thibault Lefranc & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 27, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Montparnasse Bienvenue is written and directed by Leonor Serraille and stars Laetitia Dosch, Gregoire Monsaingeon, Souleymane Seye Ndiaye, Leonie Simiga, Nathalie Richard, Erika Sainte, Lilas Gilberti-Poisot and Audrey Bonnet.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 15, 2017)
Premiering tonight is the Showtime original series White Famous created by Tom Kapinos and starring Jay Pharoa, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Jacob Ming-Trent, Lonnie Chavis and Meagan Good. The show’s original music is composed by Dhani Harrison & Paul Hicks (Learning to Drive, Good Girls Revolt, The Divide, Beautitful Creatures). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the comedy, which will air Sunday nights on Showtime.
Premiering on uesday, October 17, is the new AT&T Audience Network original series Hit the Road created by Peter Tilden & Jason Alexander who also stars in the show alongside Amy Pietz, Richard Dreyfuss, Natalie Sharp, Nick Marini, Tim Johnson Jr. and Maddie Dixon-Poirer. Jeff Toyne (Rogue, 9/11, Dirty Girl, You Me Her, Hot Bot) is composing the show’s original music. The comedy follows the members of a family band who traverse the country in a cramped tour bus sacrificing privacy, comfort and dignity while in search of fame and fortune. Click here to learn more about the show.
‘Number One’ (‘Numéro une’) Soundtrack Released
A soundtrack album has been released for the French drama Number One (Numéro une). The album features the film’s original music composed by Mike Kourtzer (Assault on Precint 13, Of God and Men, 2 Days in Paris) & Fabien Kourtzer. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. Number One is co-written and directed by Tonie Marshall and stars Emmanuelle Devos, Suzanne Clément, Richard Berry and Benjamin Biolay. The movie follows a high-ranking female executive who is forced to consider her options and marshal her forces when she realizes that the glass ceiling is fast approaching.
‘The Square’ Soundtrack Details
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for Ruben Östlund’s satire The Square. The album features Justice’s Genesis, as well as tracks by Bobby McFerrin, Curbi, Amok, Claes Bang, Andreas Franck & more. The soundtrack will be released on October 27 and is now available for pre-oder on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. The Square is written and directed by Östlund (Force Majeure) and stars Claes Bang, Elisabeth Moss, Dominic West and Terry Notary. The movie follows a museum manager in charge of an exhibition space that houses a new installation providing people with a symbolic space where only good things can happen.
‘Beauty and the Dogs’ Soundtrack Released
22D Music has released a soundtrack album for the Tunisian drama Beauty and the Dogs (Aala Kaf Ifrit). The album features the film’s original music composed by Amine Bouhafa (Timbuktu, Looking for Oum Kulthum). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Beauty and the Dogs is written and directed by Kaouther Ben Hania and stars Mariam Al Ferjani, Ghanem Zrelli, Noomane Hamda, Mohamed Akkari and Chedly Arfaoui. The movie centers on a young Tunisian woman who’s raped by police officers after leaving a party and is propelled into a harrowing night in which she must fight for her rights. The drama premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and was picked up by Oscilloscope for a domestic release later this year.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 13, 2017)
Four new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the horror thriller Happy Death Day directed by Christopher Landon and starring Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard, Ruby Modine, Charles Aitken and Laura Clifton. The film’s original music is composed by Bear McCreary (10 Cloverfield Lane, The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica, Outlander, Colossal). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Blumhouse production.
Also opening wide is the action thriller The Foreigner directed by Martin Campbell and starring Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan. Cliff Martinez (Drive, Solaris, Traffic, Contagion, The Knick, Sex, Lies and Videotapes) has composed the film’s original music. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the STX Entertainment release.
John Carpenter Confirmed to Score David Gordon Green’s ‘Halloween’
John Carpenter confirmed in a recent interview with Billboard the he has closed a deal to score the upcoming horror sequel Halloween. David Gordon Green (Pineapple Express, All the Real Girls, Stronger) is set to direct the movie, which will star Jamie Lee Curtis who will reprise her role as Laurie Strode. Judy Greer in talks to play her daughter, Karen Strode. Green also co-wrote the screenplay with Danny McBride. Jason Blum (Get Out, Split, Paranormal Activity, Insidious) is producing the project through his Blumhouse company, alongside Malek Akkad who previously produced Rob Zombie’s Halloween and its sequel.