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Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 23, 2023)

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Premiering on Wednesday, April 26, is the Hulu original series Saint X developed by Leila Gerstein based on the novel by Alexis Schaitkin and starring Alycia Debnam-Carey, Josh Bonzie, West Duchovny, Jayden Elijah, Michael Park, Bre Francis, Kenlee, Anaya Townsend and Betsy Brandt. Dan Romer (Luca, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Beasts of No Nation, Station Eleven) & Osei Essed (Katrina Babies, How to Survive a Pandemic) have composed the show’s original music. Click here for more information about the drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Hulu.

Premiering on Thursday, April 27, is the HBO Max limited series Love & Death developed by David E. Kelley and starring Elizabeth Olsen, Jesse Plemons, Lily Rabe, Patrick Fugit, Krysten Ritter, Keir Gilchrist, Tom Pelphrey and Elizabeth Marvel. The show’s original music is composed by Jeff Russo (Star Trek: Discovery, Fargo, The Umbrella Academy, The Night Of, Legion). Check out our previous article to learn more about the 6-part drama, which will be available to stream on HBO Max.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 1, 2022)

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Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the superhero movie Morbius directed by Daniel Espinosa and starring Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, Al Madrigal, Jared Harris and Tyrese Gibson. The film’s original music is composed by Jon Ekstrand (Life, Child 44, Easy Money, Borg vs. McEnroe, Queen of Hearts, I Am Greta). A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score will be released next week by Madison Gate Records. The full album details will be announced soon. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the Sony Pictures release.

Opening in select theaters this weekend is the supernatural horror movie You Won’t Be Alone written and directed by Goran Stolevski and starring Noomi Rapace, Anamaria Marinca, Sara Klimoska, Alice Englert, Carloto Cotta and Félix Maritaud. Mark Bradshaw (Top of the Lake, Bright Star, Resistance, The Daughter) has composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the Focus Features release.

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‘The Contractor’ Soundtrack Album Details

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Sony Classical will release the official soundtrack album for the action thriller The Contractor. The album features the film’s original music composed by Alex Belcher (Extraction, 21 Bridges, Made in America, IO). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, April 1 and will be available to stream/download here. The Contractor is directed by Tarik Saleh and stars Chris Pine, Kiefer Sutherland, Ben Foster, Gillian Jacobs, Fares Fares, Eddie Marsan, Nina Hoss and Amira Casar. The movie follows a Special Forces Sergeant desperate to provide for his family after being voluntarily discharged from the Army who contracts with a private underground military force and finds himself hunted when his very first assignment goes awry.

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Alex Belcher Scoring Tarik Saleh’s ‘The Contractor’

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Alex Belcher (Extraction, 21 Bridges, Made in America, IO) has recently scored the upcoming action thriller The Contractor. The film is directed by Tarik Saleh (The Nile Hilton Incident, Metropia) and stars Chris Pine, Kiefer Sutherland, Ben Foster, Gillian Jacobs, Eddie Marsan, Fares Fares, Nina Hoss and Amira Casar. The movie follows a Special Forces Sergeant who is involuntarily discharged from the Army and – desperate to provide for his family – contracts with a private underground military force and finds himself hunted when his very first assignment goes awry.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 7, 2020)

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Opening on VOD today in the U.S. is the new film adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s novel The Secret Garden directed by Marc Munden and starring Colin Firth, Julie Walters and Dixie Egerickx. The film’s original music is composed by Dario Marianelli (Atonement, Pride and Prejudice, Darkest Hours, V for Vendetta, Anna Karenina). No soundtrack album has been announced yet. Check out our previous article and visit the official movie website for more information about the STX Entertainment release, which follows a young orphan girl who, after being sent to live with her uncle, discovers a magical garden on the grounds of his estate.

Opening in select theaters and on VOD is the thriller The Tax Collector written and directed by David Ayer and starring Bobby Soto, Cinthya Carmona, George Lopez and Shia LaBeouf. Michael Yezerski (Blindspotting, Mr. Inbetween, Feel the Beat, The Devil’s Candy) has composed the film’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score is in the works. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the movie, which centers on two “tax collectors” for a crime lord who are collecting his cut from the profits of local gangs’ illicit dealings, and is being released by RLJE Films.

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‘Made in Italy’ Soundtrack Details

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Varese Sarabande/Music.Film Recordings will release a soundtrack album for comedy Made in Italy. The album features the film’s original music composed by Alex Belcher (Extraction, 21 Bridges, IO). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, August 7 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon. Made in Italy is written and directed by James D’Arcy and stars Liam Neeson, Valeria Bilello, Micheál Richardson and Lindsay Duncan. The movie is set in the Tuscany and tells the story of a bohemian London artist who returns to Italy with his estranged son to make a quick sale of the house they inherited from his late wife.

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‘Extraction’ Soundtrack Details

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BMG will release the official soundtrack album for the Netflix original film Extraction. The album features the movie’s original music composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Solider & Civil War, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Wreck-It-Ralph, X-Men: First Class) & Alex Belcher (21 Bridges, IO). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 24 and will be available to stream/download here. Extraction is directed by Sam Hargrave and stars Chris Hemsworth, Rudhraksh Jaiswal, Randeep Hooda, David Harbour and Golshifteh Farahani. The thriller produced by Joe & Anthony Russo centers on a lack market mercenary who embarks on the deadliest mission of his career when he’s enlisted to rescue the kidnapped son of an international crime lord.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 19, 2020)

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Premiering tonight is the Showtime original documentary The Longest War directed by Greg Barker and executive produced by Alex Gansa & Howard Gordon about America’s involvement in Afghanistan, now the longest war in U.S. history. The film’s original music is composed by Fernando Velazquez (The Impossible, The Orphanage, Crimson Peak,  A Monster Calls, Hercules, Devil). Check our our previous news article to learn more about the movie, which will air tonight after the penultimate Homeland episode on Showtime.

Premiering tomorrow, April 20, is the Netflix animated series The Midnight Gospel created by Pendleton Ward & Duncan Trussell and starring Trussell himself, Phil Hendrie, Drew Pinsky, Joey Diaz, Natasha Leggero, Johnny Pemberton, Christina Pazsitzky and Stephen Root. Joe Wong (Master of None, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You, Russian Doll) is composing the show’s original music. Click here for more information about the Titmouse Animation production, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.

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Alex Belcher Scoring James D’Arcy’s ‘Made in Italy’

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Alex Belcher (21 Bridges, IO, ) is scoring upcoming British/Italian comedy Made in Italy. The film marks the feature directorial debut of actor James D’Arcy and stars Liam Neeson, Micheál Richardson, Valeria Billello and Lindsay Duncan. The movie is set in Tuscany and centers on a bohemian London artist who returns to Italy with his estranged son to make a quick sale of the house they inherited from his late wife. D’Arcy also wrote the screenplay. Pippa Cross (The Hole, Desert Dancer) and Sam Tipper-Hale are producing the project.

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Weekly Film Roundup (November 22, 2019)

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Three new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the animated sequel Frozen II directed by Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee and starring Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff and Josh Gad. Christophe Beck (Ant-Man, The Muppets, Edge of Tomorrow) has composed the film’s original score and Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez have composed the original songs. Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs, as well as a deluxe edition featuring both songs and score. Click here for more information.

Also opening wide is the biographical drama A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood directed by Marielle Heller and starring Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Susan Kelechi Watson and Chris Cooper. The film’s original music is composed by Nate Heller (Can You Ever Forgive Me?, The Diary of a Teenage Girl). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the songs from the movie. Check out our previous article for the full album details.

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