Cowboy Junkies member Michael Timmins is composing the original score for the upcoming biographical drama Maudie. The film is directed by Aisling Walsh (Song for a Raggy Boy, Fingersmith) and stars Sally Hawkins, Ethan Hawke, Kate Ross, Zachary Bennett, Gabrielle Rose and Keri Matchett. The movie tells the true story of Maud Lewis, who overcame the physical challenge of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis to become one of Canada’s premier folk artists. Sherry White has written the screenplay. Bob Cooper (John Tucker Must Die, Mr. Woodcock) is producing the project with Mary Young Leckie, Mary Sexton and Susan Mullen.
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Soundtrack for Francois Ozon’s ‘Frantz’ Announced
Cristal Records will release a soundtrack album for Francois Ozon’s drama Frantz. The album features the film’s original music composed by Philippe Rombi who previously collaborated with the director on such films as Swimming Pool, In the House, Young & Beautiful, Potiche and Angel. Also included the classical pieces from the movie by Chopin and Tchaïkovsky. The soundtrack will be released overseas on September 9, 2016. Frantz is written and directed by Ozon and stars Paula Beer, Pierre Niney, Marie Gruber, Ernst Stötzner, Johann Von Bülow and Anton Von Lucke. The movie is set in a small German town in the aftermath of World War I, where a young woman mourning the death of her fiancé forms a bond with a mysterious Frenchman who has arrived to lay flowers on her beloved’s grave.
Theodore Shapiro to Score ‘Office Christmas Party’
Theodore Shapiro is reteaming with directors Josh Gordon & Will Speck on upcoming comedy Office Christmas Party. The film stars Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, Vanessa Bayer, Jillian Bell, Jamie Chung, Rob Corddry, Abbey Lee, Kate McKinnon, T.J. Miller, Olivia Munn, Karan Soni, Courtney B. Vance and Matt Walsh. The movie follows a CEO who tries to close her hard-partying brother’s branch and must rally their co-workers and host an epic office Christmas party in an effort to impress a potential client and close a sale that will save their jobs.
Trevor Morris to Score NBC’s ‘Taken’ TV Series’
Trevor Morris has been tapped to score the upcoming NBC drama Taken. The show stars Clive Standen, Jennifer Beals, Brooklyn Sudano, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Gaius Charles, Michael Irby, James Landry Hébert and Jose Pablo Cantillo. The series based on the hit movie franchise starring Liam Neeson tells the origin story of younger, hungrier, former Green Beret Bryan Mills as he deals with a personal tragedy and is pulled into a career as a deadly CIA operative. Luc Besson (The Professional, The Fifth Element, Lucy) is executive producing the EuropaCorp TV and Universal Television production with Alexander Cary (Homeland, Lie to Me), Matthew Gross (Across the Universe, Body of Proof), Edouard de Vésinne, Thomas Anargyros and Alex Graves (Game of Thrones, The West Wing) who directed the pilot episode.
Tom Tykwer & Johnny Klimek Scoring ‘Babylon Berlin’
Tom Tykwer and Johnny Klimek are composing the original music for the upcoming German television series Babylon Berlin. The show is directed by Tykwer and stars Volker Bruch, Liv Lisa Fries, Matthias Brandt, Hannah Herzsprung, Karl Markovics, Lars Eidinger and Sebastian Urzen. The drama is based on Volker Kutscher’s book Der nasse Fisch and follows young police inspector Gereon Rath in 1929 Berlin, a hotbed of politics, art, extremism, drugs and murder. The series is produced by Sky Deutschland, ARD Degeto, X Filme and Beta Film.
‘Hard Target 2’ Soundtrack Details
Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for the action thriller Hard Target 2. The album features the film’s original music composed by Trevor Morris (Immortals, Vikings, The Tudors, Olympus Has Fallen, The Borgias) and Jack Wall (Mass Effect, Call of Duty II & III). The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 2, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio samples. Hard Target 2 is directed by Roel Reine and stars Scott Adkins, Robert Knepper, Rhona Mitra, Ann Truong, Temuera Morrison, Adam Saunders, Jamie Timony, Peter Hardy, Sean Keenan and Sahajak Boonthanakit. The sequel to the 1993 feature starring Jean-Claude Van Damme follows a disgraced mixed martial artist who is forced into a deadly game of cat and mouse in the jungles of Thailand.
Lakeshore Records to Release Soundtrack Album for HBO’s ‘The Night Of’
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the HBO original series The Night Of. The album features the show’s original music composed by Emmy Award nominee Jeff Russo (Fargo, Power, CSI: Cyber, The Returned). The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 2, 2016 and physically a couple of weeks later. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. The full soundtrack details will be posted next week. The Night Of is created by Richard Price & Steven Zaillian based on Peter Moffat’s Criminal Justice and stars John Turturro, Riz Ahmed, Michael Kenneth Williams, Bill Camp and Payman Maadi.
‘Bridget Jones’s Baby’ Soundtrack Details
Mercury Records will release the official soundtrack album for the romantic comedy Bridget Jones’s Baby. The album features the songs from the film, including the original songs Still Falling for You by Ellie Goulding and Meteorite by Years & Years, as well as tracks by Ed Sheeran, Lily Allen, Annie Lennox, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, Dionne Warwick & more. Also included are two cues from the movie’s original score composed by Craig Armstrong (Moulin Rouge!, The Great Gatsby, The Incredible Hulk, Me Before You, Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo & Juliet). The soundtrack will be released on September 16, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Bridget Jones’s Baby is directed by Sharon Maguire and stars Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Patrick Dempsey, Jim Broadbent, Gemma Jones and Emma Thompson.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 26, 2016)
Expected to top this weekend’s box office is the horror thriller Don’t Breathe directed by Fede Alvarez and stars Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette, Daniel Zovatto and Stephen Lang. The film’s original music is composed by Roque Banos (The Machinist, In the Heart of the Sea, Sexy Beast, Oldboy) who previously scored the director’s Evil Dead. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and for a short video featurette about the music.
Also opening wide this week is the action thriller Mechanic: Resurrection directed by Dennis Gansel and starring Jason Statham, Jessica Alba, Tommy Lee Jones and Michelle Yeoh. Mark Isham (Crash, Once Upon a Time, A River Runs Through It) who previously scored the first part in the series has composed the film’s original score. Lakeshore Records has released soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.
‘Don’t Breathe’ Soundtrack Released
Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Don’t Breathe. The album features the film’s original music composed by Roque Banos (The Machinist, Evil Dead, In the Heart of the Sea, Sexy Beast, Oldboy). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. A physical version will be coming out in a couple of weeks. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Also check out a video featurette on the composer’s work on the film after the jump. Don’t Breathe is co-written and directed by Fede Alvarez and stars Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette, Daniel Zovatto and Stephen Lang. The movie follows a group of teens who break into a blind man’s home thinking they will get away with the perfect crime.