Benjamin Wallfisch has composed the music for DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming short Bilby. The film written and directed by Pierre Perifel, JP Sans & Liron Topaz is set in Australia’s Outback and follows the title character who finds himself an unwitting protector, and unexpected friend, to a helpless baby bird. Kelly Cooney and Jeff Hermann are producing the project. The short is among the first two films in DreamWorks Animation’s new shorts program.
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Benjamin Wallfisch to Score Jennifer Yuh Nelson’s ‘The Darkest Minds’
Benjamin Wallfisch has been hired to score the upcoming dystopian thriller The Darkest Minds. The film is directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson (Kung Fu Panda 2 & 3) and stars Amandla Stenberg, Harris Dickinson, Mandy Moore, Golden Brooks, Skylan Brooks, Gwendoline Christie and Patrick Gibson. The movie based on Alexandra Bracken’s YA trilogy is set after a pandemic kills most of America’s children and teenagers and follows a teenage girl with telekinetic powers who escapes her camp and joins a group of teens on the run from the government.
‘Mully’ Soundtrack Details
The full details of the soundtrack album for the documentary Mully have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Grammy Award and Golden Globe nominee Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Blade Runner 2049, Hidden Figures, Annabelle: Creation, Lights Out). Also included is the original song Love Will Be Your Shelter co-written by the composer and Siedah Garrett. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 29 by Varese Sarabande and will be available download on Amazon. Mully is directed by Scott Haze and center on a homeless orphan in Kenya who becomes a lucrative businessman, only to give it all up and open an orphanage that today serves over 2000 Kenyan children.
Benjamin Wallfisch Scoring Kristoffer Nyholm’s ‘Keepers’
Benjamin Wallfisch revealed in a recent interview with Collider that he is currently scoring the upcoming psychological thriller Keepers. The movie marks the feature debut of Danish director Kristoffer Nyholm (Taboo, The Killing) and stars Gerard Butler, Peter Mullan and Connor Swindells. The film tells the story of three lighthouse keepers arriving on a remote, uninhabited island for a six-week shift, who discover something potentially life-changing that isn’t theirs to keep. Celyn Jones and Joe Bone co-wrote the screenplay.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 6, 2017)
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the sci-fi thriller Blade Runner 2049 directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright, Mackenzie Davis, Carla Juri, Lennie James, Dave Bautista and Jared Leto. The film’s original music is composed by Hans Zimmer (Inception, The Dark Knight) and Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Hidden Figures). Epic and ASG Records have released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score, as well as songs by Lauren Daigle, Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley. Click here for the full album details and visit Facebook for a video interview with both composers about their work on the project.
Also opening wide is the drama The Mountain Between Us directed by Hany Abu-Assad and starring Kate Winslet, Idris Elba, Beau Bridges and Dermot Mulroney. Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Westworld, Iron Man, Pacific Rim) has composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the 20th Century Fox release.
‘Blade Runner 2049’ Soundtrack Details
The full details of the soundtrack album for the sci-fi thriller Blade Runner 2049 have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Hans Zimmer (Inception, The Dark Knight, Gladiator, The Lion King) and Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Annabelle Creation, Hidden Figures). Also included is the original song Almost Human by Lauren Daigle, as well as classic tracks by Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 5 and will be available to download on Amazon. A limited edition 2-CD is available to order by clicking here. Blade Runner 2049 is directed by Denis Villeneuve and stars Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright, Mackenzie Davis, Carla Juri, Lennie James, Dave Bautista and Jared Leto.
Epic Records to Release ‘Blade Runner 2049’ Soundtrack
Epic Records has announced the official soundtrack album for Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049. Hans Zimmer (Inception, The Dark Knight, Gladiator, The Lion King) and Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Annabelle Creation, Hidden Figures) have composed the film’s original music. The soundtrack is now available to order as a limited edition 2-CD set by clicking here. A digital version is set to be released on October 5, 2017 (visit Amazon to download). Check back on this page for the full album details. Blade Runner 2049 starring Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright, Mackenzie Davis, Carla Juri, Lennie James, Dave Bautista and Jared Leto takes place thirty years after the events of the original film and follows a new blade runner who unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what’s left of society into chaos.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 8, 2017)
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Guaranteed to top the weekend box office is the horror thriller It directed by Andrés Muschietti and starring Jaeden Lieberher, Wyatt Oleff, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Jack Dylan Grazer, Chosen Jacobs, Nicholas Hamilton and Bill Skarsgård. The film’s original music is composed by Benjamin Wallfisch (Annabelle: Creation, Hidden Figures, Blade Runner 2049, A Cure for Wellness). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous article for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the romantic comedy Home Again written and directed by Hallie Meyers-Shyer and starring Reese Witherspoon, Pico Alexander, Nat Wolff, Jon Rudnitsky, Michael Sheen, Candice Bergen and Lake Bell. John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, The Jungle Book, Elf, Iron Man 2) has composed the film’s original music. No word on a soundtrack release. To learn more about the Open Road Films release, which follows a recently separated mother of two whose new life in Los Angeles is overturned when she decides to take in three young, charismatic guys who become part of her unconventional family, visit the official Facebook movie page.
‘It’ Soundtrack Announced
WaterTower Music will release the official soundtrack album for the new film adaptation of Stephen King’s It. The album features the film’s original music composed by Benjamin Wallfisch (Annabelle: Creation, Hidden Figures, Blade Runner 2049, A Cure for Wellness). The soundtrack will be released digitally and as a 2-CD set on September 8, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A vinyl version is set to be released on October 27 and is available for pre-order here. Check out two tracks after the jump. It is directed by Andrés Muschietti and stars Jaeden Lieberher, Wyatt Oleff, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Jack Dylan Grazer, Chosen Jacobs, Nicholas Hamilton and Bill Skarsgård.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 11, 2017)
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the horror movie Annabelle: Creation directed by David Sandberg and starring Stephanie Sigman, Talitha Bateman, Lulu Wilson, Philippa Anne Coulthard, Grace Fulton, Lou Lou Safran, Samara Lee, Tayler Buck, Anthony LaPaglia and Miranda Otto. The film’s original music is composed by Benjamin Wallfisch (Hidden Figures, Lights Out, It, A Cure for Wellness, Bitter Harvest). Watertower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous news article for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the animated feature The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature directed by Cal Brunker and featuring the voices of Will Arnett, Katherine Heigl, Maya Rudolph, Bobby Moynihan, Gabriel Iglesias, Jeff Dunham, Bobby Cannavale, Isabel Moner, Sebastian Maniscalo and Jackie Chan. Heitor Pereira (Despicable Me, Minions, he Angry Bird Movie, he Smurfs) has composed the film’s original music. No word yet on a soundtrack release. To learn more about the sequel, which is being released by Open Road Films, visit the official movie website.