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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 28, 2020)

Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the horror thriller The New Mutants directed by Josh Boone and starring Maisie Williams, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, Alice Braga, Blu Hunt and Henry Zaga. The film’s original music is composed by (The X-Files, Millennium, La Femme Nikita, Crazy in Alabama, Smallville). Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the 20th Century Studios release.

Also opening wide is the comedy drama The Personal History of David Copperfield directed by and starring Dev Patel, Tilda Swinton, Hugh Laurie, Peter Capaldi, Ben Whishaw, Paul Whitehouse and Gwendoline Christie. Christopher Willis (The Death of Stalin, Veep, The Lion Guard, Mickey Mouse) has composed the film’s original music. MVKA has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this year when the movie opened in the UK. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for mire information about the film, which is being released stateside by Searchlight Pictures.

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‘The Eight Hundred’ Soundtrack Details

Universal Music China & Go East Music Entertainment will release a soundtrack album for the Chinese war epic The Eight Hundred. The album features the film’s original music composed by Rupert Gregson-Williams (Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Hacksaw Ridge, The Legend of Tarzan) who provided the main theme and Andrew Kawczynski (The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Sky Hunter, The Corrupted) who composed the original score. Also included is the song Remembering (in two different versions) based on the traditional Irish folk tune Londonderry Air performed by tenor Andrea Bocelli and Chinese pop star Na Ying. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, August 21 and will be available to stream on Amazon. The Eight Hundred is directed by Guan Hu and stars Yi Zhang, Chen Yao, Augusta Xu-Holland and Haoming Yu.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 10, 2020)

Two new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the comedy Like a Boss directed by Miguel Arteta and starring Tiffany Haddish, Rose Byrne, Salma Hayek, Billy Porter, Jennifer Coolidge, Ari Graynor, Natasha Rothwell, Jessica St. Clair and Karan Soni. The film’s original score is composed by Christophe Beck (Frozen, Ant-Man, Edge of Tomorrow) & Jake Monaco (Let’s Be Cops, Dumplin’). Paramount Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ music. Click here for the full album details.

Also opening wide is the sci-fi horror movie Underwater directed by William Eubank and starring Kristen Stewart, T.J. Miller, Vincent Cassel, John Gallagher Jr., Jessica Henwick, Mamoudou Athie and Gunner Wright. Marco Beltrami (Logan, 3:10 to Yuma, A Quiet Place, Scream) and Brandon Roberts (Free Solo, The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death) have composed the film’s original music. Fox Music & Hollywood Records have released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score. Check out our previous article for the full album details.

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‘The Corrupted’ Soundtrack Details

Filmtrax has released a soundtrack album for the crime thriller The Corrupted. The album features the film’s original music composed by Andrew Kawczynski (The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Sky Hunter, The Eight Hundred). The soundtrack is now available to download/stream on Amazon Music. The Corrupted is directed by Ron Scalpello and stars Sam Claflin, Timothy Spall, Noel Clarke, Hugh Bonneville, David Hayman, Naomi Ackie, Charlie Murphy, Joe Claflin, Sam Otto and Akbar Kurtha. The movie follows an ex-con determined to rebuild his life after losing everything at the hands of a local crime syndicate.

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Andrew Kawczynski Scoring Ron Scalpello’s ‘The Corrupted’

Andrew Kawczynski is composing the music for the upcoming British thriller The Corrupted. The film is directed by Ron Scalpello (Pressure, My Name Is Lenny) and stars Sam Claflin, Timothy Spall, Hugh Bonneville and Noel Clarke. The movie follows an ex-con determined to rebuild his life after losing everything at the hands of a local crime syndicate. Nick Moorcroft (Finding Your Feet, Urban Hymn) wrote the screenplay. Andrew Berg & John Sachs (Finding Your Feet) are producing the project for Eclipse Films, alongside Nik Bower (Final Portrait) for Riverstone Pictures and Laure Vaysse (Tell It to the Bees) for REP Crime.

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Soundtrack Album for ‘Sky Hunter’ to Be Released

A soundtrack album will be released for the Chinese war action drama Sky Hunter. The album features the film’s original music composed by Andrew Kawczynski. Hans Zimmer served as the score producer on the project. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 20 and will be available to download on Amazon. Sky Hunter marks the directorial debut of actor Li Chen who also stars in the movie alongside Fan Bingbing, Wang Qianyuan, Li Jiahang and Leon Lee. The movie follows an elite air force who are called into action to resolve a hostage crisis and foil a terrorist plot.

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‘Todo Mal’ Soundtrack Released

A soundtrack album has been released for the Mexican comedy Todo Mal. The album features the film’s original music composed by Andrew Kawczynski (Sky Hunter) who is best known for his contributions to numerous scores written by Hans Zimmer, including The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Chappie and Man of Steel. Also included are songs by Fuerzas de la Naturaleza and Jessie & the Gentlemen. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Todo Mal is co-written and directed by Issa López (Casi divas) and stars Martin Altomaro, Osvaldo Benavides, Marcela Guirado and Alfonso Dosal.

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Andrew Kawczynski Scoring ‘Sky Hunter’

Andrew Kawczynski has recently recorded his music for the upcoming Chinese war action drama Sky Hunter. Hans Zimmer serves as the score producer. The film marks the directorial debut of actor Li Chen who also stars in the movie alongside Fan Bingbing, Wang Qianyuan, Li Jiahang and Leon Lee. The movie follows an elite air force who are called into action to resolve a hostage crisis and foil a terrorist plot. Jianmin Lv (Wolf Warrior) is producing the project. Kawczynski has previously contributed additional music to numerous scores by Zimmer, including Man of Steel, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and Chappie.

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‘Chappie’ Soundtrack Details

chappieThe details of the soundtrack album for Neill Blomkamp’s sci-fi thriller Chappie have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Hans Zimmer (Gladiator, Inception, The Dark Knight, The Lion King, Interstellar) and additional music by Steve Mazzaro & Andrew Kawczynski. The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 10, 2015 and physically on March 17 by Varese Sarabande. To pre-order the album, visit Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Chappie co-written and directed by Blomkamp (District 9, Elysium)  stars Hugh Jackman, Dev Patel, Ninja and Yo-Landi Visser, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Sigourney Weaver, as well as Sharlto Copley as the voice of Chappie. The movie follows a robot named Chappie who is kidnapped by two criminals and becomes the adopted son of a very strange and dysfunctional family.

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