MovieScore Media has announced a soundtrack album for the Danish drama Held for Ransom (Ser du månen, Daniel). The album features the film’s original music composed by Johan Söderqvist (Let the Right One In, Kon-Tiki, After the Wedding,The Last Vermeer, In a Better World, The King’s Choice). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, October 29 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Held for Ransom is directed by Niels Arden Oplev and stars Esben Smed, Anders W. Berthelsen, Toby Kebbell, Ardalan Esmaili, Sofie Torp and Sara Hjort Ditlevsen. The movie tells the true story of Danish photojournalist Daniel Rye who was held hostage for 398 days in Syria by the terror organization ISIS along with several other foreign nationals including the American journalist, James Foley.
Category: Film Music Albums
Soundtrack Album for Tommy Wirkola’s ‘The Trip’ Released
Christian Wibe (What Happened to Monday, Dead Snow, Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead, Dead of Night) has released a soundtrack album for the Norwegian comedy The Trip (I onde dager). The album features the composer’s original music from the film and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. The Trip is co-written and directed by Tommy Wirkola and stars Noomi Rapace, Aksel Hennie, Atle Antonsen, Christian Rubeck, André Eriksen, Nils Ole Oftebro and Stig Frode Henriksen. The movie follows a a husband and wife who head to a remote cabin to end their marriage by murdering each other, but soon find themselves facing an even bigger threat.
‘CLUE: The Maltese Mystery’ Soundtrack Released
Henrik Skram (Snøfall, Satisfaction 1720, All the Beauty) has released a soundtrack album for the Norwegian family adventure CLUE: The Maltese Mystery (CLUE: Maltesergåten. The album features the composer’s original music from the film and is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and any other major digital music services), where you can also check out audio samples. CLUE: The Maltese Mystery is directed by Thale Persen and stars Julia Mælumshagen Nymoen, Kenza Olympia Iteka, Felix Sollie, Kyrre Haugen Sydness, Bjørn Floberg, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Marlon Valdés Langeland, Henrik Mestad and Line Verndal. The movie is based on the on the first four titles of Jørn Lier Horst’ book series, which revolves around three young detectives.
‘Snakehead’ Soundtrack Album Details
Mirrortone will release a soundtrack album for the crime thriller Snakehead. The album features the film’s original music composed by Roman Molino Dunn (aka Electropoint). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, October 29 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Snakehead is written and directed by Evan Jackson Leong and stars Shuya Chang, Sung Kang, Jade Wu, Perry Yung, Yacine Djoumbaye, Catherine Jiang, Devon Diep, Celia Au, Richie Ng, Jamie Choi and Sandra Eloani. The movie tells the story of a Chinese immigrant who rises through the ranks of the gang that smuggled her into New York City.
Expanded and Remastered ‘Legend’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Music Box Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1985 fantasy adventure Legend directed by Ridley Scott and starring Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, David Bennent and Tim Curry. The 2-CD set features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Academy Award winner Jerry Goldsmith (The Omen, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Poltergeist, Planet of the Apes, Patton, Papillon, Basic Instinct), including the composer’s expanded score feat. two previously unreleased cues, plus two alternate tracks on the first disc, and a remastered version of the original soundtrack album on the second disc. Visit the label’s official website to check out the full album details, to listen to audio samples and to order the soundtrack, which is limited to 2,000 copies.
‘The Man in the Basement’ Soundtrack Released
Quartet Records has released a soundtrack album for the French thriller The Man in the Basement (L’homme de la cave). The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Bruno Coulais (Coraline, The Chorus, The Crimson Rivers, Wolfwalkers, The Secret of Kells, Winged Migration). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples. The Man in the Basement is directed by Philippe Le Guay and stars François Cluzet, Jérémie Renier, Bérénice Bejo and Jonathan Zaccaï. The movie follows a Parisian couple who decide to sell an unsanitary basement in their building, when seemingly ordinary man shows up to buy it, makes it his permanent residence and becomes a threat to the family.
‘Knocking’ (‘Knackningar’) Soundtrack Released
Läsk has released a soundtrack album for the Swedish psychological horror thriller Knocking (Knackningar). The album features the film’s original music composed by Martin Dirkov (Shorta, Border, Shelley, The Charmer, Holiday). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Knocking is directed by Frida Kempff and stars Cecilia Milocco, Albin Grenholm, Alexander Salzberger, Krister Kern and Ville Virtanen. The movie follows a woman who moves into a new apartment to begin her path to recovery after suffering a traumatic incident, when a series of persistent knocks and screams begin to wake her up at night and no one else in the building believes or is willing to help her.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 22, 2021)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the sci-fi epic Dune directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring starring Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Stellan Skarsgård, Josh Brolin, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Dave Bautista and Javier Bardem. The album features the film’s original music composed by Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, Inception, Gladiator, Pirates of the Caribbean, Interstellar, The Lion King, Blade Runner 2049). WaterTower Music has released three soundtrack albums, including the composer’s score from the movie (click here for the full album details), The Dune Sketchbook (click here for more information) and the companion book music for The Art and Soul of Dune (click here for the full details). The film is now also available to stream on HBO Max.
Also opening nationwide is the animated feature Ron’s Gone Wrong directed by Sarah Smith & Jean-Philippe Vine and starring Zach Galifianakis, Jack Dylan Grazer, Justice Smith, Olivia Colman, Ed Helms, Ricardo Hurtado, Rob Delaney, Kylie Cantrall, Marcus Scribner and Thomas Barbusca. Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Wreck-It-Ralph, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, X-Men: First Class, Big Hero 6, Pokemon: Detective Pikachu) has composed the film’s original score. Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as songs by Liam Payne and Dave Bayley & Jackman. Check out our previous article for the full album details.
‘The Estate’ Soundtrack Released
Daniel Dombrowsky (Hustle & Tow, Ink & Steel) has released a soundtrack album for the comedic crime thriller The Estate. The album features the composer’s original score from the film and is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and any other major digital music services), where you can also check out audio samples. The Estate is directed by James Kapner and stars Eliza Coupe, Greg Finley, Chris Baker, Heather Matarazzo, Eric Roberts and Lala Kent. The movie follows a narcissistic son yearning for a life of luxury, and his father’s erratic gold-digging wife who decide to kill their way into their inheritance and employ the help of a mysterious hitman, initiating a psychosexual love triangle.
‘The Shadow in My Eye’ Soundtrack Album Details
MovieScore Media will release a soundtrack album for the Danish drama The Shadow in My Eye (Skyggen i mit øje). The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Marco Beltrami (3:10 to Yuma, Logan, A Quiet Place, Scream, The Wolverine, Ford v. Ferrari, Hellboy), Ceiri Torjussen (The Canal, Jack Goes Home, All Creatures Here Below) & Buck Sanders (The Hurt Locker, Warm Bodies). The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, October 29 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Shadow in My Eye is written and directed by Ole Bornedal and stars Danica Curcic, Alex Høgh Andersen, Fanny Bornedal and Mads Riisom. The movie tells the story behind the inconceivable tragedy that hit Denmark 21 March, 1945 – the catastrophic bombing of the French school in Copenhagen.