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‘Devs’ Soundtrack Album to Be Released

Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the FX on Hulu original series Devs. The album features the show’s original music composed by Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow (Annihilation, Ex Machina, Hanna, Luce, Free Fire) and The Insects (Hanna). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 1 and will be available to stream/download here. CD and vinyl editions are also in the works. Devs is created by Alex Garland and stars Sonoya Mizuno, Nick Offerman, Jin Ha, Zach Grenier, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Cailee Spaeny and Alison Pill. The sci-fi thriller follows a young software engineer who investigates the secret development division of her employer, a cutting-edge tech company based in Silicon Valley, which she believes is behind the murder of her boyfriend.

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Geoff Barrow & Ben Salisbury to Score Paul Schrader’s ‘The Card Counter’

Director Paul Schrader has revealed in a recent interview with Vulture that Geoff Barrow is set to compose music for the upcoming thriller The Card Counter. It is expected that the composer will be teaming up with his regular collaborator Ben Salisbury (Annihilation, Ex Machina, Free Fire, Luce) to score the film written and directed by Schrader (First Reformed, Taxi Driver, Affliction) and starring Oscar Isaac, Tiffany Haddish, Tye Sheridan and Willem Dafoe. The movie revolves around a card player on the casino trail who sees a chance at redemption when he’s approached by a young man seeking help to execute his plan for revenge on a military colonel.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 1, 2020)

Premiering tonight is the AMC original series Dispatches from Elsewhere created by Jason Segel and starring Segel himself, André Benjamin, Sally Field, Octavio Coleman, Richard E. Grant and Eve Lindley. The show’s original music is composed by Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Gone Girl, Watchmen, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Leopold Ross & Claudia Sarne (The Book of Eli, Triple 9, Broken City). Check out our previous article for more information about the drama, which will air Sunday nights on AMC.

Premiering tomorrow, March 2 is the FX original series Breeders created by Simon Blackwell ,Chris Addison & Martin Freeman and starring Freeman himself, Daisy Haggard, George Wakeman, Jayda Eyles, Michael McKean, Joanna Bacon and Alun Armstrong. Oli Julian (Sex Education, Catastrophe, Episodes, Plebs) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the comedy, which is premiering on FX tomorrow and will also be available to stream on Hulu the following day.

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Geoff Barrow & Ben Salisbury Scoring FX’s ‘Devs’

Composers Geoff Barrow & Ben Salisbury (Hanna, Luce, Free Fire) are reteaming with writer/director Alex Garland on the upcoming FX limited series Devs. The show is created by Garland and stars Sonoya Mizuno, Nick Offerman, Jin Ha, Zach Grenier, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Cailee Spaeny and Alison Pill. The sci-fi thriller revolves around a young computer engineer as she investigates the secretive development division of her employer who she believes are behind the murder of her boyfriend.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 2, 2019)

The only movie opening nationwide this weekend is the Fast & Furious spin-off Hobbs & Shaw directed by David Leitch and starring Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba, Vanessa Kirby and Helen Mirren. The film’s original score is composed by Tyler Bates (Guardians of the Galaxy, Deadpool 2, John Wick, 300). Back Lot Music has released two soundtrack album for the movie, featuring the composer’s score (click here for the full album details) and the songs from the movie (click here for more information).

Opening in limited release is the psychological thriller Luce directed by Julius Onah and starring Kelvin Harrison Jr., Naomi Watts, Octavia Spencer and Tim Roth. Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow (Annihilation, Ex Machina, Hanna, Free Fire) have composed the film’s original score. Lakeshore Records & Invada Records have released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score. Check out our soundtrack album announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Neon release.

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‘Luce’ Soundtrack Details

Lakeshore Records & Invada Records will release a soundtrack album for the psychological thriller Luce. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow (Annihilation, Ex Machina, Hanna, Free Fire). The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 2 and is now available to download on Amazon. Luce is directed by Julius Onah and stars Kelvin Harrison Jr., Naomi Watts, Octavia Spencer and Tim Roth. The movie based on J.C. Lee’s play of the same title and centers on a former child soldier living in a suburb and his relationship to a teacher who becomes aware of his views on political violence. 

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 24, 2019)

Premiering tomorrow, March 25 is the second season of the History original series Knightfall created by Don Handfield & Richard Rayner and starring Tom Cullen, Mark Hamill, Bobby Schofield, Sabrina Bartlett, Julian Ovenden, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Tom Forbes and Genevieve Gaunt. Natalie Holt (Journey’s End, The Honourable Woman, Beecham House) has composed the original music for the new season. Click here to learn more about the series, which will air every Tuesday night on History.

Premiering on Thursday, March 28, is the new NBC comedy Abby’s created by Josh Malmuth and starring Natalie Morales, Neil Flynn, Nelson Franklin, Jessica Chaffin, Leonard Ouzts and Kimia Behpoornia. The show’s original music is composed by Brian H. Kim (Hello, My Name Is Doris, Search Party, Star vs. the Forces of Evil, G.B.F.). Check out our previous news article for more information about the series, which will air every Thursday night on NBC.

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Soundtrack Album for Amazon’s ‘Hanna’ TV Series to Be Released

Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the new Amazon originals series Hanna. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow (Annihilation, Ex Machina, Free Fire), The Insects, Simon Ashdow and Yann McCullough. Also included is Karen O’s original song Anti-Lullaby and her cover of The Smashing Pumpkins’ Bullet With Butterfly Wings. The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 29 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Hanna is developed by David Farr based Joe Wright’s 2011 feature of the same title and stars Mireille Enos, Joel Kinnaman and Esme Creed-Miles.

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Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow to Score Amazon’s ‘Hanna’ TV Series

Geoff Barrow & Ben Salisbury (Ex Machina, Annihilation, Free Fire) have been tapped to score the upcoming Amazon original series Hanna. The show is developed by David Farr (The Night Manager, Troy: Fall of a City) and stars Mireille Enos, Joel Kinnaman and Esme Creed-Miles. The drama is based on Joe Wright’s 2011 feature, which was co-written by Farr and scored by The Chemical Brothers, and follows the journey of a young girl as she evades the relentless pursuit of an off-book CIA agent and tries to unearth the truth behind who she is.

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Geoff Barrow & Ben Salisbury Scoring Julius Onah’s ‘Luce’

Geoff Barrow & Ben Salisbury (Ex Machina, Annihilation, Free Fire) have recently composed the music for the upcoming drama Luce. The film is directed by Julius Onah (The Cloverfield Paradox) and stars Kelvin Harrison Jr., Naomi Watts, Octavia Spencer and Tim Roth. The movie is based on J.C. Lee’s play of the same title and revolves around an African teenager and former child soldier living in a suburb and his relationship to a teacher who becomes aware of his views on political violence. Onah also co-wrote the screenplay with Lee and is producing the project with John Baker (Frank & Lola) and Andrew Yang.

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