Amazon Content Services will release a new soundtrack album for the Amazon original series Patriot. The album features new songs from the show’s second season performed by lead actor Michael Dorman, as well as selections of the drama’s original score composed by Alex Wurman (March of the Penguins, Anchorman, Talladega Nights, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, November 9 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A soundtrack EP featuring the songs from the show’s first season has previously been released last year. Patriot is created by Steve Conrad and stars Dorman, alongside Terry O’Quinn, Michael Chernus, Kathleen Munroe, Aliette Opheim, Debra Winger and Kurtwood Smith.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 8, 2017)
The only movie opening nationwide this weekend is the comedy Just Getting Started written and directed by Ron Shelton and starring Morgan Freeman, Tommy Lee Jones, Rene Russo, Joe Pantoliano, Glenne Headley, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Elizabeth Ashley, George Wallace, Graham Beckel and Jane Seymour. The film’s original music is composed by Alex Wurman (March of the Penguins, Talladega Nights, Anchorman, The Newsroom). Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as songs by Susan Werner and Johnny Mathis. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.
Opening in New York and Los Angeles before expanding nationwide in January is the comedy drama I, Tonya directed by Craig Gillespie and starring Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Allison Janney, Julianne Nicholson, Paul Walter Hauser and Bobby Cannavale. Peter Nashel (The Deep End, Bee Season, Marco Polo, The Night Listener) has composed the film’s original score. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as songs by Cliff Richard, Bad Company, Doris Day, Heart, Fleetwood Mac, Violent Femmes & more. Check out our previous news article for the full album details.
‘Just Getting Started’ Soundtrack Details
Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album for the comedy Just Getting Started. The album features the film’s original music composed by Alex Wurman (March of the Penguins, Talladega Nights, Anchorman, The Newsroom, Hollywood Homicide). Also included are songs performed by Susan Werner and Johnny Mathis (who also appears in the movie). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 8 and will be available to download on Amazon. Just Getting Started is written and directed by Ron Shelton and stars Morgan Freeman, Tommy Lee Jones, Rene Russo, Joe Pantoliano, Glenne Headley, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Elizabeth Ashley, George Wallace, Graham Beckel and Jane Seymour. The movie revolves around an ex-FBI agent and an ex-mob lawyer in the witness protection program who have to put aside their petty rivalry on the golf course to fend off a mob hit.
Alex Wurman Scoring Ron Shelton’s ‘Just Getting Started’
Alex Wurman is composing the music for the upcoming comedy Just Getting Started. The film is written and directed by Ron Shelton (Tin Cup, White Men Can’t Jump) and stars Morgan Freeman, Tommy Lee Jones, Rene Russo, Joe Pantoliano, Glenne Headley, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Elizabeth Ashley, George Wallace, Graham Beckel, Jane Seymour and Johnny Mathis. The movie follows an ex-FBI agent and an ex-mob lawyer in the witness protection program who have to put aside their petty rivalry on the golf course to fend off a mob hit.
Alex Wurman to Score Amazon’s ‘Patriot’
Alex Wurman has been hired to score the upcoming Amazon Studios pilot Patriot. The show is created by Steve Conrad (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, The Weather Man, The Pursuit of Happyness) and stars Michael Dorman, Terry O’Quinn, Michael Chernus, Kathleen Munroe, Aliette Opheim and Kurtwood Smith. The political thriller series follows the complicated life of an intelligence officer whose latest assignment is to prevent Iran from going nuclear. Conrad is also directing the pilot episode and is executive producing the project with Gil Bellows (Temple Grandin), Glen Ficara & John Requa (Crazy Stupid Love, I Love You Phillip Morris) and Charlie Gogolak (Focus).
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 6, 2015)
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the sci-fi thriller Chappie co-written and directed by Neill Blomkamp and starring Dev Patel, Hugh Jackman, Ninja and Yo-Landi Visser, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Sigourney Weaver and Sharlto Copley. The film’s original music is composed by Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, Gladiator, Inception). Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score and additional music by Steve Mazzaro & Andrew Kawczynski digitally next Tuesday and physically on March 17. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and click here to listen to audio clips.
Also opening wide is the comedy drama The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel directed by John Madden and starring Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Dev Patel, Penelope Wilton, Celia Imrie, Ronald Pickup, Diana Hardcastle, David Strathairn and Richard Gere. Thomas Newman (The Shawshank Redemption, Finding Nemo, American Beauty) who previously scored the 2012 original movie has composed the film’s original music. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the songs from the movie. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and click here to check out audio samples.
‘Unfinished Business’ Soundtrack Details
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the comedy Unfinished Business. The album features the film’s original music composed by Alex Wurman (March of the Penguins, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Anchorman, Talladega Nights). Also included are the songs from the movie by Steed Lord, Bob Schneider, Redfoo & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 10, 2015 and physically on April 7. To pre-order the CD, visit Amazon. Audio samples will be added to this article within the next week. Unfinished Business is directed by Ken Scott and stars Vince Vaughn, Tom Wilkinson, Dave Franco, Sienna Miller, Nick Frost and James Marsden. The comedy follows a relentless businessman with his own company who heads to Germany with his only two employees to clinch a make-or-break deal.
Alex Wurman Scoring ‘Unfinished Business’
Alex Wurman is the composer of the upcoming comedy Unfinished Business. The film is directed by Ken Scott (Delivery Man, Starbuck) and stars Vince Vaughn, Tom Wilkinson, Dave Franco, Sienna Miller, Nick Frost and James Marsden. The movie follows a relentless businessman with his own company who heads to Germany with his only two employees to clinch a make-or-break deal. Steven Conrad (The Pursuit of Happyness, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty) has written the screenplay. Arnon Milchan (Gone Girl, Birdman) is producing the Escape Artists and New Regency production with Todd Black & Jason Blumenthal (The Equalizer, Knowing, The Weather Man), Steve Tisch (Forrest Gump) and Anthony Katagas (12 Years a Slave, Killing Them Softly).
‘Call Me Crazy: A Five Film’ to Feature Music by Alex Wurman
Alex Wurman has composed the score for the Lifetime original movie Call Me Crazy: A Five Film. The anthology film stars Jennifer Hudson, Melissa Leo, Octavia Spencer, Sarah Hyland, Sofia Vassilieva, Brittany Snow, Ernie Hudson, Jason Ritter, Jean Smart, Lea Thompson, Melanie Griffith and Chelsea Handler. The movie follows five interwoven stories about mental illness, which are directed by Laura Dern, Bryce Dallas Howard, Bonnie Hunt, Ashley Judd and Sharon Maguire. Jennifer Aniston & Marta Kauffman (Friends), Kristin Hahn, Kevin Chinoy and Francesca Silvestri are executive producing the Sony Pictures Television, Echo Films and Freestyle Picture Company production.
Thomas Newman & Alex Wurman Scoring Aaron Sorkin’s ‘The Newsroom’
Thomas Newman has recently recorded the main titles theme, as well as the score for the pilot of the new HBO drama The Newsroom. Composer Alex Wurman is currently scoring the other episodes of the show’s first season. The series is created by Academy Award- and mutiple Emmy Award-winning writer Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network, The West Wing) and stars Jeff Daniels as a cable news anchor and Emily Mortimer as his executive producer. Sam Waterston, John Gallagher, Jr., Alison Pill, Thomas Sadoski, Dev Patel and Olivia Munn are co-starring. Sorkin is executive producing the series with Scott Rudin (No Country for Old Men) and Alan Poul (Six Feet Under).