Anne Nikitin (American Animals, Mrs. Wilson, Fate: The Winx Saga, Lost Girls, The Pale Horse, Calibre, This Beautiful Fantastic) has been hired to score the upcoming thriller ISS. The film is directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite (Megan Leavey, Our Friend) and stars Ariana DeBose, Chris Messina, Pilou Asbaek, John Gallagher Jr., Costa Ronin and Masha Mashkova. The movie follows six astronauts living aboard the International Space Station (ISS) who have to take action after receiving distressing information from Earth that threatens their missions and their lives. Nick Shafir wrote the Black List-honored screenplay.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 27, 2022)
Premiering today is the first installment of the Showtime anthology series Super Pumped, entitled The Battle for Uber, based on the book of the same title by Mike Isaac and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Kyle Chandler, Uma Thurman, Elisabeth Shue, Jon Bass, Kerry Bishé, Bridget Gao Hollitt and Babak Tafti. The show’s original music is composed by Brendan Angelides (aka ESKMO) (13 Reasons Why, Billions, Naked Singularity, The Master Cleanse). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the drama, which will air every Sunday on Showtime.
Premiering on Wednesday, March 2, is the Netflix original film Against the Ice directed by Peter Flinth and starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Joe Cole, Heida Reed, Charles Dance, Gísli Örn Garðarsson, Sam Redford, Diarmaid Murtagh, Edward Speleers, Frankie Wilson and Nick Jameson. Volker Bertelmann (aka Hauschka) (Lion, Hotel Mumbai, Adrift, The Old Guard, Ammonite, Patrick Melrose, The Art of Racing in the Rain) has composed the movie’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
Anne Nikitin Scoring Hulu’s ‘The Dropout’
Anne Nikitin (American Animals, Lost Girls, Mrs. Wilson, Fate: The Winx Saga, The Pale Horse, This Beautiful Fantastic, Calibre) is scoring the upcoming Hulu limited series The Dropout. The show is based on ABC News’ podcast of the same name hosted by Rebecca Jarvis and produced by Victoria Thompson & Taylor Dunn and stars Amanda Seyfried, Naveen Andrews, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Kate Burton, LisaGay Hamilton, William H. Macy, Michel Gill, Elizabeth Marvel, Dylan Minnette, Laurie Metcalf, Alan Ruck, Sam Waterston and Michaela Watkins. The 6-part drama tells the story of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes and her attempt to revolutionize the healthcare industry after dropping out of college and starting a technology company.
‘Last Train to Christmas’ Soundtrack Album Released
SATV has released a soundtrack album for the British holiday comedy drama Last Train to Christmas. The album features the film’s original score composed by Anne Nikitin (American Animals, Fate: The Winx Saga, Lost Girls, This Beautiful Fantastic, Calibre, Mrs. Wilson, Untouchable). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and any other major digital music services), where you can also check out audio samples. Last Train to Christmas is written and directed by Julian Kemp and stars Michael Sheen, Nathalie Emmanuel and Cary Elwes. The movie is set in 1985 and follows a nightclub manager and local celebrity who is engaged to a much younger woman as he embarks upon the 3:17 to Nottingham for a Christmas family reunion.
Anne Nikitin Scoring Sky’s ‘Last Train to Christmas’
Anne Nikitin (American Animals, Lost Girls, Fate: The Winx Saga, This Beautiful Fantastic,Calibre, Mrs. Wilson) has composed the original score for the new Sky original movie Last Train to Christmas. The film is written and directed by Julian Kemp (My Last Five Girlfriends) and stars Michael Sheen, Nathalie Emmanuel and Cary Elwes The comedy is set in 1985 and follows a successful nightclub manager and local celebrity who is engaged to a much younger woman as he he embarks upon the 3:17 to Nottingham for a Christmas family reunion.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 6, 2021)
Premiering in the U.S. today is the historical drama series Domina created by Simon Burke and starring Kasia Smutniak, Liam Cunningham, Colette Tchantcho, Claire Forlani, Christine Bottomley, Nadia Parkes, Ben Batt, Matthew McNulty and Isabella Rossellini. The show’s original music is composed by Samuel Sim (The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, The Halcyon, The Spanish Princess, Home Fires). Dubois Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last month when the drama premiered in the UK on Sky Atlantic. Check out our previous article for the full album details. The series is making its U.S. debut on Epix.
Also premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British series Little Birds created by Sophia Al-Maria based on short stories by Anais Nin and starring Juno Temple, Yumna Marwan, Hugh Skinner, Raphael Acloque, Nina Sosanya, Jean-Marc Barr, Amy Landecker and Matt Lauri. Anne Nikitin (American Animals, Mrs. Wilson, The Pale Horse, Lost Girls, Calibre, Untouchable, This Beautiful Fantastic) has composed the show’s original music. SATV has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last fall when the drama premiered in the UK on Sky Atlantic. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the series, which is making its U.S. debut on Starz.
Soundtrack Album for BBC’s ‘Mrs. Wilson’ to Be Released
MovieScore Media will release a soundtrack album for the BBC and PBS Masterpiece mini-series Mrs. Wilson. The album features the show’s original music composed by Anne Nikitin (American Animals, Fate: The Winx Saga, Lost Girls, This Beautiful Fantastic, Untouchable, Calibre). The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 19 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Mrs. Wilson is written by Anna Symon, directed by Richard Laxton and stars Ruth Wilson, Iain Glenn, Keely Hawes, Anupam Kher and Fiona Shaw. The drama is set 1940s and 1960s London and 1930s India and follows the title character who thinks she is happily married until her husband dies and a woman turns up on the doorstep claiming that she is the real Mrs. Wilson.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 17, 2021)
Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British/Irish series Miss Scarlet & The Duke created by Rachael New, directed by Declan O’Dwyer and starring Kate Phillips, Stuart Martin, Ansu Kabia, Andrew Gower and Kevin Doyle. The show’s original music is composed by Tomas Daniels. The 6-part drama, which centers on the first-ever female detective in Victorian London who joins forces with a Scotland Yard Inspector to solve crime mysteries, premiered in the UK last year on Alibi and is making its U.S. debut as part of PBS Masterpiece series. Click here for more information.
Premiering on Thursday, January 21, is the CW drama Walker created by Anna Fricke based on the 90s series Walker, Texas Ranger and starring Jared Padalecki, Lindsey Morgan, Keegan Allen, Violet Brinson, Kale Culley, Molly Hagen, Coby Bell, Jeff Pierr and Mitch Pileggi. Jeff Beal (House of Cards, Monk, Pollock, Rome, Carnivale, Ugly Betty, Blackfish) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article for more information about the series, which will air every Thursday night on The CW.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 27, 2020)
Already playing in theaters nationwide since this past Wednesday is the animated sequel The Croods: A New Age directed by Joel Crawford and starring Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds, Leslie Mann, Catherine Keener, Clark Duke, Cloris Leachman, Peter Dinklage and Kelly Marie Tran. The film’s original score is composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, THE LEGO Movie, 21/22 Jump Street, Hotel Transylvania). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the original song Feel The Thunder performed by HAIM. Check out our previous article for the full album details and click here to listen to the song and to learn more about the DreamWorks Animation production
Opening in select theaters and on VOD this week is the biographical drama Stardust co-written and directed by Gabriel Range and starring Johnny Flynn, Jena Malone, Marc Maron, Anthony Flanagan, Aaron Poole, Derek Moran, Julian Richings and Monica Parker. Anne Nikitin (American Animals, Calibre, This Beautiful Fantastic, Lost Girls, The Pale Horse) has composed the film’s original score. No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which chronicles a young David Bowie’s first visit to the US, and is being released in the stateside by IFC Films.
‘Four Kids and It’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the British family fantasy adventure Four Kids and It. The album features the film’s original music composed by Anne Nikitin (American Animals, Mrs. Wilson, The Pale Horse, Lost Girls, Calibre, This Beautiful Fantastic). The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, October 23 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Four Kids and It is directed by Andy De Emmony and stars Paula Patton, Matthew Goode, Michael Caine, Russell Brand, Teddie Malleson-Allen, Ashley Aufderheide, Billy Jenkins and Ellie-Mae Siame. The movie is based on the best selling children’s book of the same title by Jacqueline Wilson and follows four kids who discover a magical creature that grants their wishes-but they face danger when each wish ends right at sunset.