Netflix Music will release the official soundtrack album for the streamer’s original film Apex. The album features the movie’s original music composed by Högni (aka Högni Egilsson) (Touch, King & Conqueror, Under the Tree, Against the Current). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 24 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the composer’s Apex Suite below. Apex is directed by Baltasar Kormákur and stars Charlize Theron, Taron Egerton and Eric Bana. The thriller follows a grieving woman who is pushing her limits on a solo adventure in the Australian wild when she is ensnared in a twisted game with a cunning killer who thinks she’s prey.
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Högni Egilsson Scoring Baltasar Kormákur’s ‘Apex’
Högni Egilsson (Under the Tree, Against the Current) has been tapped to score the upcoming Netflix original film Apex. The movie is directed by Baltasar Kormákur (2 Guns, Everest) and stars Charlize Theron, Taron Egerton and Eric Bana. The thriller follows a woman testing her limits in the Australian wilderness who is suddenly ensnared in a deadly game with a ruthless predator. Jeremy Robbins wrote the screenplay.
Högni Egilsson Scoring BBC’s ‘King & Conqueror’
Högni Egilsson (Touch, Under the Tree, Against the Current) has composed the original score for the new BBC drama King & Conqueror. The show is created by Michael Robert Johnson (Sherlock Holmes, Pompeii) and stars James Norton, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Emily Beecham, Eddie Marsan, Clémence Poésy, Juliet Stevenson, Clare Holman, Bo Bragason, Luther Ford and Indy Lewis. The 8-part historical drama tells the story of Harold of Wessex and William of Normandy, two allies who were destined to meet at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 and found themselves forced by circumstance and personal obsession into a war for possession of its crown.
‘Touch’ Soundtrack Album Details
The details of the soundtrack album for the Icelandic romantic drama Touch have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Högni Egilsson (Under the Tree, Against the Current). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, July 12 by Back Lot Music and will be available to stream/download here. The label has previously released the composer’s love theme (Broken Thread) as a digital single last Friday. Touch is co-written and directed by Baltasar Kormákur and stars Egill Olafsson, Kōki, Masahiro Motoki, Sigurdur Ingvarsson, Yoko Narahashi and Palmi Kormakur. The movie is based on Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson’s bestselling novel of the same name and tells the story of a widower’s journey to find his first love who disappeared 50 years ago, before his time runs out.
Högni’s Love Theme from Baltasar Kormákur’s ‘Touch’ Released
Back Lot Music has released the first track from the soundtrack for the Icelandic romantic drama Touch. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is the film’s love theme, Broken Thread, written by the movie’s composer Högni Egilsson (Under the Tree, Against the Current). Also listen to the full track after the jump. Touch is directed by Baltasar Kormákur and stars Egill Olafsson, Kōki, Sigurdur Ingvarsson, Masahiro Motoki, Palmi Kormakur and Yoko Narahashi. The drama, which follows a widower’s journey to find his first love who disappeared 50 years ago, opened in Icelandic theaters this past May and will be released in U.S. theaters next Friday, July 12 by Focus Features.
Högni Egilsson Scoring Baltasar Kormákur’s ‘Touch’
Högni Egilsson (Under the Tree, Against the Current) has recently scored the upcoming Icelandic thriller Touch. The film is directed by Baltasar Kormákur (Everest, 2 Guns, Adrift) and stars Egill Olafsson, Kōki, Masahiro Motoki, Sigurdur Ingvarsson, Palmi Kormakur and Yoko Narahashi. The movie is based on the bestselling novel of the same title by Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson and follows one widower’s emotional journey to find his first love who disappeared 50 years ago, before his time runs out.
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Katla’ Released
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the Icelandic Netflix original series Katla. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Högni (aka Högni Egilsson) . The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Katla is created by Baltasar Kormákur & Sigurjón Kjartansson and stars Guðrún Eyfjörð, Íris Tanja Flygenring, Ingvar Sigurðsson, Aliette Opheim, Sólveig Arnarsdóttir, Þorsteinn Bachmann and Björn Thors. The 8-part sci-fi/mystery drama centers on the eruption of the titular subglacial volcano that turns a nearby community’s world upside down as mysteries begin to emerge from the ice.
‘Beast’ Soundtrack Album Details
Back Lot Music will release the official soundtrack album for the thriller Beast. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Steven Price (Gravity, Last Night in Soho, Our Planet, Suicide Squad, Baby Driver, Fury, Over the Moon). Also included is the song N’na Duniyaa performed by Sona Jobarteh. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, August 12. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album. Beast is directed by Baltasar Kormákur and stars Idris Elba, Sharlto Copley, Iyana Halley and Leah Sava Jeffries. The movie follows a father and his two teenage daughters who find themselves hunted by a massive rogue lion.
Steven Price Scoring Baltasar Kormákur’s ‘Beast’
Steven Price (Gravity, Our Planet, Last Night in Soho, Over the Moon, Suicide Squad, Fury) has composed the original score for the new thriller Beast. The film is directed by Baltasar Kormákur (Everest, 2 Guns, Adrift) and stars Idris Elba, Sharlto Copley, Iyana Halley and Leah Sava Jeffries. The movie revolves around a father and his two teenage daughters who find themselves hunted by a massive rogue lion intent on proving that the savannah has but one apex predator.
Volker Bertelmann to Score Peter Flinth’s ‘Against the Ice’
Netflix announced today that Volker Bertelmann (aka Hauschka) (Lion, Hotel Mumbai, Ammonite, The Old Guard, Patrick Melrose, The Art of Racing in the Rain) is set to score the upcoming drama Against the Ice. The film is directed by Peter Flinth (Arn: The Knight Templar, Nobel’s Last Wil) and stars Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Joe Cole, Charles Dance and Heida Reed. The movie based on the Danish novel Two Against the Ice by Ejnar Mikkelsen is set in the early 1900s and centers on Denmark’s Alabama Expedition, led by Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen who was attempting to disprove the United States’ claim to North Eastern Greenland.