Composers Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow(Luce, Archive 81, Hanna, Free Fire) are reteaming with writer/director Alex Garland on the upcoming action drama Civil War. The film is written and directed by Garland and stars Kirsten Dunst, Cailee Spaeny, Wagner Moura, Stephen McKinley Henderson and Nick Offerman. The movie is being described as revolving around a race to the White House in a near-future America balanced on the razor’s edge.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 20, 2022)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the British comedy drama Downton Abbey: A New Era directed by Simon Curtis and starring Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith, Michelle Dockery, Penelope Wilton, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Phyllis Logan, Joanne Froggatt, Hugh Dancy, Laura Haddock and Dominic West. The film’s original music is composed by John Lunn (Jamestown,The Last Kingdom, Grantchester, Shetland, Belgravia) who previously scored the all episodes of the Downton Abbey TV series and the first movie adaptation. Decca Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last month. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Focus Features release.
Also opening wide this week is the horror drama Men written and directed by Alex Garland Garland and starring Jessie Buckley, Rory Kinnear and Paapa Essiedu. Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow (Ex Machina, Devs, Annihilation, Luce, Hanna, Archive 81, Free Fire) have composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore & Invada Records have released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the A24 release.
‘Men’ Soundtrack Album Details
The full details of the soundtrack album for Alex Garland’s horror drama Men have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow (Ex Machina, Annihilation, Devs, Archive 81, Luce, Hanna, Free Fire). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 20 by Lakeshore and Invada Records and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. A first track has already been released earlier this month. Men is written and directed by Garland and stars Jessie Buckley, Rory Kinnear and Paapa Essiedu. The movie follows a woman who retreats alone to the beautiful English countryside, hoping to have found a place to heal in the aftermath of a personal tragedy, when someone or something from the surrounding woods appears to be stalking her.
First Track from Ben Salisbury’s & Geoff Barrow’s ‘Men’ Score Released
Invada and Lakeshore Records have released the first track from the soundtrack for Alex Garland’s horror drama Men. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music platforms is The Church written by the film’s composers Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow (Ex Machina, Devs, Annihilation, Luce, Archive 81, Hanna, Free Fire). Also listen to the full track after the jump and check back on this page for the details of the full soundtrack album for the movie. Men is written and directed by Garland and stars Jessie Buckley and Rory Kinnear.
Geoff Barrow & Ben Salisbury Scoring Alex Garland’s ‘Men’
Composers Geoff Barrow & Ben Salisbury are reuniting with director Alex Garland on the upcoming horror drama Men. The film is written and directed by Garland and stars Jessie Buckley and Rory Kinnear. The movie revolves around a young woman who goes on a solo vacation to the English countryside after the death of her ex-husband. DNA’s Andrew Macdonald (28 Days Later.., Trainspotting) and Allon Reich (Dredd, Never Let Me Go) are producing the project.
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Archive 81’ to Be Released
Lakeshore & INVADA Records will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Archive 81. The album features the show’s original music composed by Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow (Ex Machina, Annihilation, Devs, Luce, Hanna, Free Fire). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, January 14 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Archive 81 is developed by Rebecca Suonnenshine inspired by the horror podcast of the same name and stars Mamoudou Athie, Dina Shihabi, Evan Jonigkeit, Martin Donovan, Matt McGorry, Julia Chan and Ariana Neal. The supernatural thriller executive produced by Atomic Monster’s James Wan & Michael Clear follows an s a video archivist as he investigates the secrets behind a mysterious fire and becomes convinced he can save a young woman from the terrifying fate she met 25 years ago.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 9, 2022)
Premiering tonight is the new Fox comedy Pivoting created by Liz Astrof and starring Eliza Coupe, Ginnifer Goodwin, Maggie Q, JT Neal, Tommy Dewey and Marcello Reyes. The show’s original music is composed by Gabriel Mann (Modern Family, A Million Little Things, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, Rectify, The Unicorn, Rosewood). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the series, which will move to its regular time slot on January 13 and will air every Thursday night on Fox.
Premiering on Tuesday, January 11, is the CW drama Naomi developed by Ava DuVernay & Jill Blankenship based on DC Entertainment’s comic book series of the same name and starring Kaci Walfall, Mary-Charles Jones, Cranston Johnson, Alexander Wraith, Camila Moreno, Mouzam Makkar, Barry Watson, Will Meyers and Aidan Gemme. Amanda Jones (Good Trouble, Adventure Time: Distant Lands, Twenties, Cherish the Day) is composing the show’s original music. Click here for more information about the series, which will air Tuesday nights on CW.
Geoff Barrow & Ben Salisbury Scoring Netflix’s ‘Archive 81’
Geoff Barrow & Ben Salisbury (Ex Machina, Annihilation, Devs, Hanna, Luce, Free Fire) are the composers of the new Netflix original series Archive 81. The show is inspired by the popular horror podcast of the same name and stars Mamoudou Athie, Dina Shihabi, Evan Jonigkeit, Matt McGorry, Martin Donovan, Julia Chan and Ariana Neal. The supernatural thriller follows an archivist who takes a job restoring damaged videotapes and gets pulled into the vortex of a mystery involving the missing director and a demonic cult.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 13, 2020)
The only movie opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror comedy Freaky co-written and directed by Christopher Landon and starring Kathryn Newton, Vince Vaughn, Celeste O’Connor, Katie Finneran, Dana Drori, Misha Osherovich, Uriah Shelton and Alan Ruck. The film’s original music is composed by Bear McCreary (Godzilla: King of the Monsters, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Happy Death Day, Outlander, Battlestar Galactica). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Blumhouse production, which is being released by Universal Pictures.
Opening in select theaters today is the comdedy The Climb co-written and directed by Michael Angelo Covino and starring Covino himself, alongside Kyle Marvin, Gayle Rankin, Talia Balsam, George Wendt and Judith Godréche. Jon Natchez & Martin Mabz have composed the film’s original score. No soundtrack album has been announced. The movie, which follows two lifelong friends who are out for a bike ride through the mountains in the South of France when one of them confesses that he slept with the other’s fiancé premiered at last year’s Cannes Film Festival and is being released stateside by Sony Pictures Classics.
Soundtrack for Claire Oakley’s ‘Make Up’ Released
Invada Records has released the soundtrack for the British drama Make Up. The 2-track single features the film’s original score composed by Ben Salisbury (Ex Machina, Devs, Annihilation, Hanna, Luce, Free Fire). Visit Amazon to stream/download the soundtrack. Make Up is written and directed by Claire Oakley and stars Molly Windsor, Joseph Quinn, Stefanie Martini, Theo Barklem-Biggs and Lisa Palfrey. The movie is set on a remote holiday park in Cornwall and follows a woman has just moved in with her boyfriend, when she is haunted by an unsettling discovery that lures her into a spiral of obsession.