Mica Levi is composing the original music for the upcoming biographical drama Jackie. The film is directed by Pablo Larraín (No, The Club) and stars Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup and John Hurt. The movie depicts the events leading up to and following the assassination of JFK in 1963 through the eyes of First Lady, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. Noah Oppenheim (The Maze Runner) has written the screenplay. Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan, Requiem for a Dream) is producing the project with Juan de Dios Larraín (Gloria, Nasty Baby), Mickey Liddell (The Grey, Go), Scott Franklin (Noah, The Wrestler) and Ari Handel (The Fountain).
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‘Justice League vs. Teen Titans’ & ‘Batman: Bad Blood’ Soundtrack Details
The details of the soundtrack albums for the DC Universe original movies Justice League vs. Teen Titans and Batman: Bad Blood have been announced. Both albums feature the films’ original music composed by Frederik Wiedmann (Green Lantern: The Animated Series, Beware the Batman, Field of Lost Shoes, All Hail King Julien, Dying of the Light). The soundtracks will be released on August 16 by La-La Land Records and will be available to purchase on the label’s official website. Justice League vs. Teen Titans is directed by Sam Liu and features the voices of Jason O’Mara as Batman, Jerry O’Connell as Superman, Rosario Dawson as Wonder Woman, as well as Jon Bernthal, Taissa Farmiga, Stuart Allan, Jake T. Austin, Brandon Soo Hoo, Kari Wahlgren, Shemar Moore, Sean Maher and Christopher Gorham. The film is now available on Blu-ray and DVD.
‘Before I Wake’ Soundtrack Announced
The details of the soundtrack album for the supernatural thriller Before I Wake have been announced. The album features the film’s original score composed by The Newton Brothers (Oculus, Detachment, Life of Crime, High School), as well as additional music/themes by Danny Elfman (Spider-Man, Batman, Alice in Wonderland, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory). The soundtrack will be released on September 9, 2016 by Varese Sarabande and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Before I Wake is co-written and directed by Mike Flanagan and stars Kate Bosworth, Thomas Jane, Annabeth Gish, Dash Mihok and Jacob Tremblay. The movie follows a couple who take in an orphaned child whose dreams and nightmares manifest when he sleeps.
Joel P. West to Score Destin Daniel Cretton’s ‘The Glass Castle’
Joel P. West is reteaming with director Destin Daniel Cretton on the upcoming comedy drama The Glass Castle. The film stars Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson, Naomi Watts, Max Greenfield and Sarah Snook. The movie is based on Jeannette Walls’ memoir about a young girl who comes of age in a dysfunctional family of nonconformist nomads. Cretton has also written the screenplay with Andrew Lanham (The Shack) and Marti Noxon (Buffy the Vampire Hunter, UnReal). Gil Netter (Life of Pi, The Blind Side, Marley & Me) is producing the project with Erik Feig (Step Up series, Wrong Turn).
‘The 9th Life of Louis Drax’ Soundtrack Details
Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album for Alexandre Aja’s supernatural thriller The 9th Life of Louis Drax. The album features the film’s original music composed by Canadian singer/songwriter Patrick Watson (It’s Not Me, I Swear!). The soundtrack will be released on September 2, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The 9th Life of Louis Drax stars Jamie Dornan, Sarah Gadon, Aaron Paul, Aiden Longworth, Oliver Platt, Molly Parker and Barbara Hershey. The movie revolves around an acclaimed neurologist who uses unorthodox techniques to try to tap into a young boy’s unconscious mind and reveal the truth about his near-fatal fall and his life of near-death accidents.
Soundtrack for Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’ Announced
Lakeshore Records has announced the details of the first soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Stranger Things. The label will release the soundtrack in two parts. Both albums feature the show’s original music composed by Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein of the Austin-based synth band S U R V I V E. The Vol. 1 soundtrack will be released digitally on August 12, 2016 and physically on September 16. and Vol. 2 will be released digitally on August 19 and physically on September 23. Visit Amazon to pre-order the first volume and click here to order the second album. Stranger Things is created by Matt & Ross Duffer and stars Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Cara Buono, Charlie Heaton and Matthew Modine.
‘Anthropoid’ Soundtrack Announced
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the dramatic thriller Anthropoid. The album features the film’s original music composed by Robin Foster (Metro Manila). The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 12, 2016. Anthropoid is directed by Sean Ellis and stars Cillian Murphy, Jamie Dornan, Toby Jones, Charlotte Le Bon, Anna Geislerová, Harry Lloyd, Alena Mihulová, Marcin Dorociński, Bill Milner and Sam Keeley. The movie follows two soldiers from the Czech army-in-exile who are parachuted into their occupied homeland in December of 1941 and must find a way to assassinate SS General Reinhard Heydrich., with limited intelligence and little equipment in a city under lockdown.
Michael Brook Scoring ‘Milton’s Secret’ Film Adaptation
Michael Brook has composed the score for the upcoming family drama Milton’s Secret. The film is directed by Barnet Bain and stars Donald Sutherland, Michelle Rodriguez, William Ainscough, David Sutcliffe, Mia Kirshner, Sheila McCarthy and Hays Wellford. The movie is based on the children’s novel of the same title by Eckhart Tolle & Robert Friedman and revolves around an eight-year-old who is bullied at school and his teacher who is trying to lift his spirits while his grandfather shows him the secret to finding true happiness.
Bear McCreary Scoring Nacho Vigolando’s ‘Colossal’
Bear McCreary has been tapped to score the upcoming sci-fi thriller Colossal. The film is written and directed by Nacho Vigalondo (Timecrimes) and stars Anne Hathaway, Jason Sudeikis, Dan Stevens, Austin Stowell and Tim Blake Nelson. The movie follows a party girl who discovers a mysterious connection between herself and a giant monster wreaking havoc on the other side of the globe. Nahikari Ipiña, Nicolas Chartier (The Hurt Locker, The Company You Keep), Zev Foreman (Good Kids), Dominic Rustam (Good Kids), Russell Levine (Tallulah) and Shawn Williamson (Alone in the Dark) are producing the Voltage Pictures and Brightlight Pictures production.
‘Halt and Catch Fire’ Soundtrack Details
Lakeshore Records has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the AMC original series Halt and Catch Fire. The album features selections of the original score from the show’s first two seasons composed by Paul Haslinger (Underworld, Fear the Walking Dead, Sleeper Cell, The Three Musketeers, Death Race). The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 19, 2016 and physically on September 16, 2016. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Halt and Catch Fire is created by Chris Cantwell & Chris Rogers and stars Lee Pace, Scoot McNairy, Mackenzie Davis, Toby Huss, Kerry Bishé, and David Wilson Barnes. The show is set in the in the early 1980s and follows an unlikely trio who take personal and professional risks in the race to build a computer that will change the world as they know it.