Badland – Film Music Reporter

Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 1, 2019)

Four new movies are opening theaters nationwide this week:

Opening in most theaters is the sci-fi action sequel Terminator: Dark Fate directed by Tim Miller and starring Linda Hamilton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mackenzie Davis, Natalia Reyes, Gabriel Luna and Diego Boneta. The film’s original music is composed by Tom Holkenborg (aka Junkie XL) (Mad Max: Fury Road, Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, Deadpool, Alita: Battle Angel). Paramount Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Click here for the full album details.

Also opening wide is the biographical drama Harriet directed by Kasi Lemmons and starring Cynthia Erivo, Janelle Monáe, Leslie Odom Jr. and Joe Alwyn. Terence Blanchard (BlacKkKlansman, Malcolm X, Inside Man, The 25th Hour, Red Tails) has composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score (click here for more information). Also available now is an original song from the movie performed by Erivo (click here to listen).

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‘Badland’ Soundtrack Album Announced

A soundtrack album will be released for the western Badland. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jared Forman (Big Legend, Alone We Fight). The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 1 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Badland is written and directed by Justin Lee and stars Kevin Makely, Mira Sorvino, Trace Adkins, Bruce Dern, Tony Todd, Wes Studi and Jeff Fahey. The movie is set in the unincorporated areas of the West, where renegade factions have replaced law and order and follows one of the first African American Senators as he commissions a hardened detective with the impossible task of hunting down a trio of war criminals who have eluded capture for more than a decade.

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