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Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 8, 2019)

November 8, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Four new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the supernatural thriller Doctor Sleep directed by Mike Flanagan and starring Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson, Jacob Tremblay, Zahn McClarnon, Bruce Greenwood, Carel Struycken and Emily Alyn Lind. The film’s original music is composed by The Newton Brothers (The Haunting of Hill House, Ouija: Origin of Evil, Oculus, Life of Crime). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score. Click here for the full album details.

Also opening wide is the World War II drama Midway directed by Roland Emmerich and starring Ed Skrein, Patrick Wilson, Luke Evans, Nick Jonas, Tadanobu Asano, Luke Kleintank, Darren Criss, Mandy Moore, Dennis Quaid and Woody Harrelson. Thomas Wander & Harald Kloser (2012, The Day After Tomorrow, Independence Day: Resurgence). Music.Film Recordings/Varese Sarabande have released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’s score. Visit our previous article for the full album details.

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‘Honey Boy’ Soundtrack Details

November 7, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Alex Somers, Alma Har'el, Honey Boy, score, Soundtrack

KRONK will release soundtrack album for the indie drama Honey Boy. The album features the film’s original music composed by Alex Somers (Captain Fantastic, Aloha, Manhattan, Dawson City: Frozen Time). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 8 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon Music. Honey Boy is directed by Alma Har’el and stars Shia LaBeouf (who also wrote the screenplay), Noah Jupe, Lucas Hedges and FKA twigs. The movie based on LaBeouf’s own experiences centers on a young actor’s stormy childhood and early adult years as he struggles to reconcile with his father and deal with his mental health.

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Alex Somers Scoring Alma Har’el’s ‘Honey Boy’

December 12, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Alex Somers, Alma Har'el, Honey Boy

Alex Somers (Captain Fantastic, Aloha, Manhattan) has been hired to score the upcoming drama Honey Boy. The film is directed by Alma Har’el (Bombay Beach) and stars Shia LaBeouf, Lucas Hedges, Noah Jupe and Maika Monroe. The movie revolves around a child TV star and his ex-rodeo clown father as they face their stormy past through time and cinema. LaBeouf also wrote the screenplay. Har’el is also producing the project with Brian Kavanaugh-Jones (Sinister, Midnight Special), Daniela Taplin Lundberg (The Kids Are All Right, Hello, My Name Is Doris), Anita Gou (Assassination Nation) and Christopher Leggett (Becoming Bond).

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Alex Somer’s & Sigur Rós’ Music from ‘Black Mirror’ Episode ‘Hang the DJ’ to Be Released

December 28, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Alex Somers, Black Mirror, score, Sigur Rós, Soundtrack

A soundtrack album will be released for the Black Mirror episode Hang the DJ. The album features the original music from the episode composed by Alex Somers (Captain Fantastic, Aloha, Manhattan). Also included are two tracks by Sigur Rós. The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 30 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Hang the DJ is directed by Timothy Van Patten and stars Georgina Campbell, Joe Cole and George Blagden. The episode written by Charlie Brooker centers on a new dating app that hits the scene, but insists that singles need to meet before 12 hours and will premiere tomorrow as part of the show’s fourth season on Netflix.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 8, 2016)

July 8, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Alex Somers, Alexandre Desplat, Captain Fantastic, Cell, Fathers and Daughters, Jamie Christopherson, Jeff Cardoni, Marcelo Zarvos, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, Paolo Buonvino, The Dog Lover, The Secret Life of Pets, Will Bates, Zero Days

Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

Expected to top the weekend box office is the animated feature The Secret Life of Pets directed by Chris Renaud & Yarrow Cheney and starring Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart, Ellie Kemper, Lake Bell, Jenny Slate, Bobby Moynihan, Hannibal Buress and Albert Brooks. The film’s original music is composed by Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The King’s Speech, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Universal Pictures release.

Also opening wide is the comedy Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates directed by Jake Szymanski and starring Zac Efron, Adam Devine, Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza, Lyn Sugar Beard and Stephen Root. Jeff Cardoni (Silicon Valley, Just Friends, CSI: Miami) has composed the film’s original score. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring a score suite by the composer, as well as the songs from the movie by Outasight, Mase, The Beatards, The Darkness, Think Lizzy & more. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and for more information about the 20th Century Fox release.

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‘Captain Fantastic’ Score Album Announced

May 24, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 1 comment

Tags: Alex Somers, Captain Fantastic, score, Soundtrack

Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the indie drama Captain Fantastic. The album features the film’s original music composed by Alex Somers who previously co-scored the features Aloha and All the Wilderness, as well as the first season of Manhattan with Sigur Rós’ Jónsi. The soundtrack will be released on July 8, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Captain Fantastic is written and directed by Matt Ross and stars Viggo Mortensen, Frank Langella, George MacKay, Kathryn Hahn, Steve Zahn and Ann Dowd. The movie follows a father devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education who is forced to leave the forests of the Pacific Northwest and to re-enter society.

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Soundtrack Album Details for WGN America’s ‘Manhattan’

January 2, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Alex Somers, Jeff Russo, Jónsi, Jónsi & Alex, Manhattan, score, Soundtrack, WGN America, Zoe Keating

Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the WGN America original series Manhattan. The album features selections from the original music from the show’s first season composed by Sigur Rós front man Jónsi & Alex Somers. Also included is music from the drama’s second season composed by Jeff Russo (Fargo) and Zoe Keating. The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 8, 2016 and physically on January 29. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Manhattan is created by Sam Shaw and stars John Benjamin Hickey, Olivia Williams, William Petersen, Ashley Zukerman, Rachel Brosnahan, Christopher Denham, Michael Chernus, Harry Lloyd, Katja Herbers, Harry Lloyd, Mamie Gummer and Griffin Dunne. The show is set Los Alamos, New Mexico during World War II and follows the brilliant but flawed scientists who built the first atomic bomb and their families.

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Alex Somers Scoring Matt Ross’ ‘Captain Fantastic’

December 24, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Alex Somers, Captain Fantastic, Matt Ross

Alex Somers has composed the music for the upcoming indie drama Captain Fantastic. The film is written and directed by Matt Ross (28 Hotel Rooms) and stars Viggo Mortensen, Frank Langella, George MacKay, Kathryn Hahn, Steve Zahn and Ann Dowd. The movie follows a father devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education who is forced to leave the forests of the Pacific Northwest and to re-enter society. Lynette Howell Taylor (Big Eyes, Half Nelson) and Jamie Patricof (Blue Valentine, The Place Beyond the Pines) are producing the project with Shivani Rawat & Monica Levinson (Trumbo, Bruno).

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 27, 2014)

July 27, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Alex Somers, Jónsi, Jónsi & Alex, Manhattan, Martin Phipps, SundanceTV, The Honorable Woman, WGN America

Premiering tonight is the WGN America original series Manhattan created by Sam Shaw and starring John Benjamin Hickey, Olivia Williams, Daniel Stern, Ashley Zukerman and Rachel Brosnahan. The show’s original music is composed by Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi and Alex Somers who are scoring their first TV show. To learn more about the drama, which follows the brilliant but flawed scientists who build the world’s first atomic bomb in Los Alamos, New Mexico, check out our scoring assignment article. Manhattan will air every Sunday night on WGN America.

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