Atli Örvarsson (Silo, The Hitman’s Bodyguard, Defending Jacob, Vantage Point, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, The Eagle, The Edge of Seventeen, Rams) has composed the original score for the new Chinese historical action drama Dongji Rescue. The film is directed by Guan Hu (Black Dog, The Eight Hundred) & Zhenxiang Fei and stars Zhu Yilong, Wu Lei and Ni Ni. The movie takes place in 1942, when a Japanese ship carrying British prisoners of war was torpedoed and tells the story of a group of Dongji fishermen who risked their lives to rescue over 300 British soldiers and protected and rescued three British individuals during a large-scale search by Japanese forces.
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‘The Darkness’ Soundtrack Album Released
INNI has released a soundtrack album for the Icelandic TV series The Darkness. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Atli Örvarsson (Silo, The Hitman’s Bodyguard, Vantage Point, Defending Jacob, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, The Edge of Seventeen, The Eagle, Rams) Kjartan Holm (The Minister, Blackport) & Sin Fang (aka Sindri Már Sigfússon) (Foscadh, Duino). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to the composers’ main titles track after the jump. The Darkness is based on the best-selling thriller bookseries by Ragnar Jónasson and stars Lena Olin, Jack Bannon, Douglas Henshall, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Þorvaldur Davíð Kristjánsson, Thorsteinn Bachmann, Tora Hallström, Ahd Tamimi and Árni Þór Lárusson. The noir thriller directed by Lasse Hallström follows a detective investigating a shocking murder case and faced with an impending early retirement who is forced to take on a new partner is determined to find the killer, even if it means putting her own life in danger.
Claudio Olachea Scoring Simon West’s ‘Bride Hard’
Claudio Olachea has made his narrative feature scoring debut on the upcoming action comedy Bride Hard. Atli Örvarsson (Silo, Vantage Point) has produced Olachea’s score for the film directed by Simon West (Con Air, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider) and starring Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp, Anna Chlumsky, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Stephen Dorff, Gigi Zumbado and Justin Hartley. The movie follows a highly skilled secret agent attending her best friend’s wedding, when a mercenary group attempts to take the lavish wedding hostage.
Soundtrack Album for Prime Video’s ‘On Call’ to Be Released
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the Prime Video original series On Call. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Emmy Award nominee Atli Örvarsson (Silo, Vantage Point, Defending Jacob, The Hitman’s Bodyguard, The Edge of Seventeen, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, The Eagle, Rams). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, January 10 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the composer’s first track (Long Beach) below. On Call is created by Tim Walsh & Elliot Wolf and stars Troian Bellisario, Brandon Larracuente, Eriq La Salle and Lori Loughlin. The drama, which incorporates a mixture of dash-camera, bodycam and cellphone footage to create a cinema verité effect, follows a veteran training officer who gets paired with a rookie to go on patrol in Long Beach, California.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 5, 2025)
Premiering on Thursday, January 9, is the Netflix limited series American Primeval created by Mark L. Smith, directed by Peter Berg and starring Taylor Kitsch, Betty Gilpin, Shea Whigham,Dane DeHaan, Jai Courtney, Preston Mota, Saura Lightfoot Leon and Joe Tippett.The show’s original music is composed by the post-rock band Explosions in the Sky (Friday Night Lights, Lone Survivor, Manglehorn, Prince Avalanche). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the 6-parter, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
Also premiering on Thursday is the Max original series The Pitt created by R. Scott Gemmill and starring Noah Wyle, Tracey Ifeachor, Patrick Ball, Fiona Dourif, Supriya Ganesh, Isa Briones, Gerran Howell, Taylor Dearden, Katherine LaNasa and Shabana Azeez. Gavin Brivik (How to Blow Up a Pipeline, Wild Indian, The Seventh Day, Cam, Living Undocumented, Minor Premise) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Max.
Atli Örvarsson Scoring Prime Video’s ‘On Call’
Atli Örvarsson (Silo, The Hitman’s Bodyguard, Vantage Point, Defending Jacob, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, The Edge of Seventeen, Rams, The Eagle) is the composer of the upcoming Prime Video original series On Call. The show is created by Tim Walsh (Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer) & Elliot Wolf and stars Troian Bellisario, Brandon Larracuente, Eriq La Salle and Lori Loughlin. The drama, which incorporates a mixture of bodycam, dash-camera, and cellphone footage to create a cinema verité effect, follows a rookie and veteran officer duo as they go on patrol in Long Beach, California.
‘Silo’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Details
Platoon will release a new soundtrack album for the Apple TV+ original series Silo. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Atli Örvarsson (The Hitman’s Bodyguard, Vantage Point, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Defending Jacob, The Edge of Seventeen, Rams, The Eagle) who recently received his first Emmy Award nomination and won the BAFTA TV Award for his work on the first season. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, November 15 (visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download). Listen to to a first track (Save My Silo) from the composer’s score after the jump. The label has previously released an album featuring the composer’s score from Season 1 last year. Silo is created by Graham Yost based on Hugh Howey’s s bestselling trilogy of dystopian novels and stars Rebecca Ferguson, Tim Robbins, Common, Steve Zahn, Harriet Walter, Avi Nash, Chinaza Uche, Alexandria Riley, Shane McRae, Clare Perkins, Remmie Milner, Billy Postlethwaite, Caitlin Zoz, Rick Gomez, Tanya Moodie and Iain Glen.
Atli Örvarsson Wins BAFTA TV Craft Award for ‘Silo’ Score
Atli Örvarsson has won his first BAFTA TV Craft Award for his music from the Apple TV+ original series Silo created by Graham Yost based on Hugh Howey’s trilogy of novels and starring Rebecca Ferguson at tonight’s awards ceremony at The Brewery in London. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score has been released by Platoon. Check out Örvarsson’s acceptance speech below. The other nominees in the Original Music – Fiction category were Adiescar Chase for Heartstopper, Blair Mowat for Nolly and Natalie Holt for Loki.
‘Runes’ Soundtrack Album Released
22D Music has released a soundtrack album for the French animated series Runes. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Atli Örvarsson (The Hitman’s Bodyguard, Vantage Point, Silo, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, The Edge of Seventeen, Defending Jacob). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Runes is created by Sébastien Oursel & Guillaume Mautalent based on Marion Bulot’s graphic universe and follows a 12-year-old boy who is heir to the throne of Normandy and must go on the run to save himself from evildoers trying to assassinate him.
‘Silo’ Soundtrack Album Details
Platoon will release the official soundtrack album for the Apple TV+ original series Silo. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Atli Örvarsson (The Hitman’s Bodyguard, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Vantage Point, Defending Jacob, The Edge of Seventeen). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 5. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album. Silo is created by Graham Yost based on Hugh Howey’s trilogy of novels and stars Rebecca Ferguson, Common, Harriet Walter, Chinaza Uche, Rashida Jones, David Oyelowo, Avi Nash and Tim Robbins.