Isobel Waller-Bridge has been hired to score the upcoming BBC drama The ABC Murders. The mini-series is based on Agatha Christie’s classic 1936 title and stars John Malkovich as Hercule Poirot, Rupert Grint, Andrew Buchan, Eamon Farren, Tara Fitzgerald, Bronwyn James and Freya Mavor. Sarah Phelps (Ordeal by Innocence, The Crimson Field, And Then There Were None) has adapted Christie’s novel for the small screen. Alex Gabassi (The Frankenstein Chronicles) is directing the 3-parter.
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‘Yucatan’ Soundtrack Released
Meliam Music has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish comedy Yucatan. The album features the film’s original music composed by Roque Banos (Don’t Breathe, In the Heart of the Sea, The Machinist, Evil Dead, The Commuter). The soundtrack is now available to download on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio samples and check out the full track list. A CD version is available to order here. Yucatan is directed by Daniel Monzon and stars Luis Tosar, Rodrigo de la Serna, Joan Pera and Stephanie Cayo. The movie revolves around two swindlers who make their cons on cruise ships as they go their separate ways, but an unexpected event causes them to be back in the same part of the world once again.
Max Richter Scoring HBO’s ‘My Brilliant Friend’
Max Richter (The Leftovers, Taboo, Waltz with Bashir, Hostiles).has composed the original music for the upcoming HBO and RAI original series My Brilliant Friend (L’amica geniale). The show is co-written and directed by Saverio Costanzo (Private, The Solitude of Prime Numbers, Hungry Hearts) and stars Elisa Del Genio, Ludovica Nasti, Margherita Mazzucco and Gaia Girace. The drama is based on Elena Ferrante’s bestselling book of the same name and tells the story of a now-elderly woman who discovers the most important friend in her life seems to have disappeared without a trace.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 2, 2018)
Premiering on Tuesday, September 4, is the FX original series Mayans MC created by Kurt Sutter & Elgin James and starring JD Pardo, Clayton Cardenas, Edward James Olmos, Sarah Bolger, Michael Irby, Carla Baratta, Antonio Jaramillo, Raoul Max Trujillo, Richard Cabral and Danny Pino. The show’s original music is composed by Bob Thiele Jr. who previously composed FX’s Sons of Anarchy. 20th Century Fox TV Records has released the first track from the soundtrack, Nunca performed by David Hidalgo & Los Refugios Tiernos, earlier this week. Click here to download the track and visit our previous article to learn more about the series.
Also premiering on Tuesday is the USA original series The Purge created by James DeMonaco based on the movie franchise and starring Gabriel Chavarria, Lili Simmons, Lee Tergesen, Jessica Garza, Amanda Warren, Colin Woodell, Hannah Emily Anderson and William Baldwin. Tyler Bates (Guardians of the Galaxy, Deadpool 2, 300, John Wick, Watchmen) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the series, which will air Tuesday nights on USA.
Jeff Beal Scoring John Chester’s ‘The Biggest Little Farm’
Jeff Beal has recently recorded his score for the upcoming documentary The Biggest Little Farm. The film is directed by John Chester (Rock Prophecies, Euphoria) and follows the filmmaker and his wife Molly Chester, a culinary writer, who trade city life to start their own farm on a stretch of depleted soil outside Los Angeles. Chester is also producing the project with Sandra Keats who previously served as a co-producer and associate producer on the Beal-scored documentaries Generation Wealth and Last Call at the Oasis.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 31, 2018)
Two new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this week:
Already playing in theaters nationwide since this past Wednesday is the historical thriller Operation Finale directed by Chris Weitz and starring Oscar Isaac, Ben Kingsley, Lior Raz, Melanie Laurent, Nick Kroll, Joe Alwyn, Haley Lu Richardson, Michael Aronov, Ohad Knoller and Greta Scacchi. The film’s original music is composed by Alexandre Desplat (The Shape of Water, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The King’s Speech, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Click here for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the sci-fi thriller Kin directed by Jonathan Baker & Josh Baker and starring Jack Reynor, Myles Truitt, Zoë Kravitz, Carrie Coon, Dennis Quaid and James Franco. The post-rock band Mogwai (The Returned, Before the Blood) has composed the film’s original music. Temporary Residence has released a soundtrack album featuring the band’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Lionsgate release.
Steve McQueen’s ‘Widows’ to Feature Original Song by Sade
Sade has recorded the original song The Big Unknown for Steve McQueen’s upcoming heist thriller Widows. The track is co-written by herself and Ben Travers who also produced the song with Aaron Taylor Dean. The singer/songwriter has previously contributed an original song for Ava DuVernay’s A Wrinkle in Time, which was released earlier this year. Widows stars Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki, Cynthia Erivo, Colin Farrell, Brian Tyree Henry, Daniel Kaluuya, Garret Dillahunt, Carrie Coom, Jacki Weaver, Jon Bernthal, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Robert Duvall & Liam Neeson.
‘Slice’ Soundtrack Details
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the horror comedy Slice. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ludwig Goransson (Black Panther, Creed, Community, Fruitvale Station) and Nathan Matthew David (The Last Word, Angie Tribeca). The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 14, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Slice is written and directed by Austin Vesely and stars Zazie Beetz, Chance the Rapper and Will Brill. The movie is set in a spooky small town, where a slew of pizza delivery boys are slain on the job, and follows two daring survivors who set out to catch the culprits behind the cryptic crime spree.
‘The Old Man & the Gun’ Soundtrack Announced
Varese Sarabande has announced a soundtrack album for the David Lowery’s crime comedy The Old Man & the Gun. The album features the film’s original music composed by Daniel Hart who previously scored the director’s last three features Pete’s Dragon, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints and A Ghost Story. Also included are three songs by The Kinks, Scott Walker and Jackson C. Frank. The soundtrack will be released physically on October 5, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Old Man & the Gun starring Robert Redford, Casey Affleck, Danny Glover, Tika Sumpter, Tom Waits and Sissy Spacek tells the true story of Forrest Tucker, from his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public.
‘Peppermint’ Soundtrack Details
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the action thriller Peppermint. The album features the film’s original music composed by Simon Franglen (The Magnificent Seven, Ice). Also included is the original song Dark Angel by Geno Lenardo and the original end credits song Push Me by Lenardo feat. Ash Costello. The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, September 7 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Peppermint is directed by Pierre Morel (Taken) and stars Jennifer Garner, John Ortiz, John Gallagher Jr. and Juan Pablo Raba. The movie tells the story of a young mother whose husband and daughter are killed in a brutal attack on the family. When the system frustratingly shields the murderers from justice, she sets out to transform herself from citizen to urban guerilla.