Atli Orvarsson is set to compose the music for the upcoming animated feature Ploey – You Never Fly Alone. The film directed by Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson (Brim) and co-directed by Gunnar Karlsson tells the story of a chick whose family migrates to warmer climates before he has learned to fly. Fridrik Erlingsson (Legends of Valhalla) has written the screenplay. Hilmar Sigurdsson and Haukur Sigurjónsson are producing the project for the Icelandic production company GunHil and Ives Agemans is producing for the Belgian animation studio Cyborn.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 5, 2016)
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the horror comedy Pride and Prejudice and Zombies directed by Burr Steers and starring Lily James, Sam Riley, Jack Huston, Douglas Booth, Bella Heathcote, Matt Smith, Charles Dance and Lena Headey. The film’s original music is composed by Fernando Velazquez (The Orphanage, The Impossible, Crimson Peak, Hercules). Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Screen Gems release.
Also opening wide is the comedy Hail, Caesar! written and directed by Joel & Ethan Coen and starring Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Ralph Fiennes, Jonah Hill, Scarlett Johansson, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Alden Ehrenreich and Channing Tatum. Carter Burwell who regularly works the directors has composed the film’s original score. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as the musical performances featured in the movie, including No Dames written by Henry Krieger & Willie Reale and performed by Tatum. Check out our previous news article for the full album details.
‘Rams’ Soundtrack Details
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the comedy drama Rams. The album features the film’s original music composed by Atli Orvarsson (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Vantage Point, Chicago Fire, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones). Also included are the songs featured in the movie by Haukur Morthens, Sigurður Skagfield and Stefán Íslandi. The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 11, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A CD version is set to come out in early 2016. Rams is directed by Grímur Hákonarson and stars Sigurður Sigurjónsson and Theodór Júlíusson. The movie is Iceland’s candidate for the Best Foreign Film category at the next Academy Awards and follows two brothers who live on neighboring sheep farms but have not spoken to each other for 40 years and come together when authorities decree that all the sheep in the valley must be destroyed due to a virus.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 15, 2015)
Premiering tonight is the AMC original series Into the Badlands created by Alfred Gough & Miles Millar and starring Daniel Wu, Marton Csokas, Aramis Knight, Emily Beecham, Sarah Bolger and Orla Brady. The show’s original music is composed by David Shephard (Longmire). Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda has written the drama’s title theme. To learn more about the series, which will air every Sunday night on AMC, check out our scoring assignment announcement.
Premiering on Tuesday, November 17, is the new NBC drama Chicago Med created by Michael Brandt & Derek Haas and starring Oliver Platt, S. Epatha Merkerson, Nick Gehlfuss, Yaya DaCosta, Colin Donnell, Torrey DeVitto and Rachel DiPillo. Atli Orvarsson (Vantage Point, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones) who is also scoring NBC’s Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D. is composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article for more information about the series, which will air Tuesday nights on NBC.
NBC’s ‘Chicago Med’ to Feature Music by Atli Orvarsson
Atli Orvarsson is scoring the new NBC drama Chicago Med. The show is created by Michael Brandt & Derek Haas (Wanted, 3:10 to Yuma) and stars Oliver Platt, S. Epatha Merkerson, Nick Gehlfuss, Yaya DaCosta, Colin Donnell, Torrey DeVitto and Rachel DiPillo. The series marks the third entry in the Chicago franchise following Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D., which Orvarsson is also scoring, and centers on the day-to-day chaos of the city’s newest state-of-the-art trauma center and the lives of its doctors, nurses and staff.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 11, 2015)
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the horror thriller The Visit written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, produced by Jason Blum and starring Kathryn Hahn, Deanna Dunagan, Peter McRobbie, Ed Oxenbould and Olivia DeJonge. The movie doesn’t feature an original score except for short piano track for the movie’s epilogue scene written by Paul Cantelon (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, W.). No soundtrack album has been announced. To learn more about the Universal Pictures release, check out our previous news article.
Also opening wide is the thriller The Perfect Guy directed by David M. Rosenthal and starring Sanaa Lathan, Michael Ealy, Morris Chestnut, Charles S. Dutton, Tess Harper, Kathryn Morris, Rutina Wesley and Holt McCallany. Atli Orvarsson (Vantage Point, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, Chicago Fire) and Dave Fleming have composed the film’s original music. Madison Gate Record has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ music today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to find out more about the Screen Gems/Sony Pictures release.
‘The Perfect Guy’ Soundtrack Details
Madison Gate Records will release a score album for the thriller The Perfect Guy. The album features the film’s original music composed by Atli Orvarsson (Vantage Point, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, Chicago Fire) and Dave Fleming. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 11, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. The Perfect Guy is directed by David M. Rosenthal and stars Sanaa Lathan, Michael Ealy, Morris Chestnut, Charles S. Dutton, Tess Harper, Kathryn Morris, Rutina Wesley and Holt McCallany. The movie follows a woman who meets an IT expert who appears to be the perfect guy, but soon discovers a violent side of him.
Atli Orvarsson to Score ‘Bilal’
Atli Orvarsson has been hired to score the upcoming animated feature Bilal. The film is directed by Khurram Alavi and features the voice talent of Ian McShane, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Thomas Ian Nicholas and Michael Gross. The movie is inspired by the story of the real-life African hero Bilal Ibn Rabah, who, born into slavery in the sixth century, was one of the most trusted companions of the Prophet Muhammad. The project marks the first feature-length animated film from the Dubai-based Barajoun, and also is the first Middle Eastern-funded and -produced animated film.
Atli Örvarsson to Score ‘The Perfect Guy’
Atli Örvarsson has been hired to score the upcoming thriller The Perfect Guy. The film is directed by David M. Rosenthal and stars Sanaa Lathan, Michael Ealy, Morris Chestnut, Charles S. Dutton, Rutina Wesley and Kathryn Morris. The movie follows a woman who meets an IT expert who appears to be the perfect guy, but soon discovers a violent side of him. Tommy Oliver, Darryl Taja, Nicole Rocklin (Middle of Nowhere) and Wendy Rhoads (The Haunting in Connecticut) are producing the Screen Gems production. Tyger Williams (Menace II Society) has written the screenplay.
‘Chicago Fire’ Season 1 & 2 Soundtrack Details
Lakeshore Records will release two soundtrack albums for the NBC drama Chicago Fire. The albums feature selections from the show’s original music composed by Atli Orvasson (Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, Vantage Point, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones). The Season 2 soundtrack will be released digitally on January 6, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The release date info for the Season 1 album will be added to this page soon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. Chicago Fire is created by Michael Brandt & Derek Haas and stars Jesse Spencer, Taylor Kinney, Eamonn Walker, Charlie Barnett, Monica Raymund, Lauren German, David Eigenberg and Teri Reeves.