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Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 21, 2020)

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Premiering tonight is the HBO limited series Perry Mason developed by Ron Fitzgerald & Rolin Jones and starring Matthew Rhys, John Lithgow, Juliet Rylance, Tatiana Maslany, Chris Chalk, Shea Whigham, Stephen Root, Gayle Rankin, Nate Corddry, Eric Lange and Robert Patrick. The show’s original music is composed by Terence Blanchard (BlacKkKlansman, Inside Man, Malcolm X, 25th Hour, Da 5 Bloods). Check out our previous news article for more information about the drama, which will air every Sunday night on HBO.

Premiering on Wednesday, June 24 is the Netflix documentary Athlete A directed by Bonni Cohen & Jon Shenk about Larry Nassar’s systematic abuse of young women on the USA Gymnastics team. Jeff Beal (House of Cards, Rome, Monk, Carnivale, Pollock, Ugly Betty, The Biggest Little Farm) has composed the film’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the movie, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.

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‘Defending Jacob’ Soundtrack Album Details

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Paramount Music will release a soundtrack album for the Apple TV+ limited series Defending Jacob. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Atli Örvarsson (The Hitman’s Bodyguard, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Vantage Point, The Edge of Seventeen, The Eagle). Also included is the series’ theme written by Ólafur Arnalds (Broadchurch). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 24 and will be available to stream/download on Apple Music/iTunes. Defending Jacob is created by Mark Bomback based on the 2012 novel of the same title by William Landay and stars Chris Evans, Michelle Dockery, Jaeden Martell, Pablo Schreiber, Cherry Jones, Betty Gabriel and Sakina Jaffrey. The 8-part thriller directed by Morten Tyldum centers on a shocking crime that rocks a small Massachusetts town, and follows an assistant district attorney who finds himself torn between his sworn duty to uphold justice and his unconditional love for his son.

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Atli Örvarsson Scoring David Dobkin’s Netflix Movie ‘Eurovision”

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Atli Örvarsson (The Hitman’s Bodyguard, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Vantage Point, The Edge of Seventeen, Rams) is composing the original score for the upcoming Netflix original film Eurovision. The movie is directed by David Dobkin (Wedding Crashers, The Judge) and stars Will Ferrell, Rachel McAdams, Pierce Brosnan, Dan Stevens and Demi Lovato. The comedy centers on two aspiring musicians who are given the opportunity of a lifetime to represent their country at the world’s biggest song competition, where they finally have a chance to prove that any dream worth having is a dream worth fighting.

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Atli Örvarsson Scoring Apple TV+’s ‘Defending Jacob’

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Atli Örvarsson (The Hitman’s Bodyguard, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Vantage Point, The Edge of Seventeen, The Eagle) is scoring the upcoming Apple TV+ original limited series Defending Jacob. The show is created by Mark Bomback (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, The Wolverine, Unstoppable) and stars Chris Evans, Michelle Dockery, Jaeden Martell, Cherry Jones, Pablo Schreiber, Betty Gabriel and Sakina Jaffrey. The 8-part thriller is based on the 2012 New York Times best-selling novel of the same title by William Landay revolves around a shocking crime that rocks a small Massachusetts town, and follows an assistant district attorney who finds himself torn between his sworn duty to uphold justice and his unconditional love for his son.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 5, 2020)

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Premiering on Tuesday, January 7, is the CBS drama FBI: Most Wanted created by Dick Wolf & Rene Balcer and starring Julian McMahon, Kellan Lutz, Roxy Sternberg, Keisha Castle-Hughes and Nathaniel Arcand. The show’s original music is composed by Atli Orvarsson (The Hitman’s Bodyguard, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Vantage Point, Chicago Fire). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the series, which will air Wednesday nights on CBS.

Premiering on Wednesday, January 8, is the Freeform original series Party of Five created by Amy Lippman & Christopher Keyser based on their 90s series of the same title and starring Brandon Larracuente, Emily Tosta, Niko Guardado and Elle Paris Legaspi. Jon Ehrlich (House, Parenthood, About a Boy, Goliath) & Jason Derlatka (Perfect Harmony) are composing the show’s original score. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the drama.

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Atli Orvarsson Scoring CBS’ ‘FBI: Most Wanted’

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Atli Orvarsson (The Hitman’s Bodyguard, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Vantage Point, The Edge of Seventeen, The Eagle) is scoring the new CBS drama FBI: Most Wanted. The show is created by Dick Wolf & Rene Balcer (Law & Order) and stars Julian McMahon, Kellan Lutz, Roxy Sternberg, Keisha Castle-Hughes and Nathaniel Arcand. The series focuses on the Fugitive Task Force, which relentlessly tracks and captures the notorious criminals on the Bureau’s Most Wanted list.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 23, 2019)

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Three new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this week:

Opening in most theaters is the action thriller Angel Has Fallen directed by Ric Roman Waugh and starring Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, Jada Pinkett Smith, Lance Reddick, Tim Blake Nelson, Piper Perabo, Nick Nolte and Danny Huston. The film’s original music is composed by David Buckley (The Good Wife, Jason Bourne, Papillon, The Forbidden Kingdom, The Nice Guys). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Click here for the full album details.

Already playing in theaters since Wednesday is the thriller Ready or Not directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett and starring Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, Mark O’Brien, Henry Czerny and Andie MacDowell. Brian Tyler (Fast & Furious, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Iron Man 3, Crazy Rich Asians, Now You See Me) has composed the film’s original music. Fox Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.

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Atli Orvarsson to Return for Patrick Hughes’ ‘The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard’

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Atli Orvarsson (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Vantage Point, The Edge of Seventeen, The Eagle) is set to return as the composer of the upcoming action comedy sequel The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard. The film is directed by Patrick Hughes (The Expendables 3) and stars Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Salma Hayek and Richard E. Grant who reprise their roles from the original 2016 The Hitman’s Bodyguard movie. They are joined by Frank Grillo, Morgan Freeman, Antonio Banderas and Tom Hopper.

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Atli Orvarsson to Reteam with Grimur Hakonarson on ‘The County’

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Atli Orvarsson is reteaming with director Grímur Hákonarson on the upcoming Icelandic comedy drama The County. The film is written and directed by Hákonarson and stars Arndis Hronn Egilsdottir and Sigurdur Sigurjonsson. The movie centers on a middle-aged dairy farmer who decides to start a new life on her own terms after her husband dies and rises up against corruption and injustice in her community. Grimar Jonsson (Under the Tree) is producing the project. Orvarsson has previously collaborated with the director on the 2016 feature Rams.

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‘How It Ends’ Soundtrack Album Released

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BMG has released a soundtrack album for the Netflix original movie How It Ends. The album features the film’s original music composed by Atli Orvarsson (The Hitman’s Bodyguard, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Vantage Point, The Eagle, Chicago Fire). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. How It Ends is directed by David M. Rosenthal and stars Theo James, Forest Whitaker and Kat Graham. The movie centers on a young lawyer as he heads west to find his pregnant fiancée when a mysterious disaster turns the country into a war zone. 

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