The full composer line-up of the new National Geographic documentary series Photographer has been revealed. The show pairs the world’s most extraordinary visual storytellers with today’s leading documentary filmmakers, with each episode focusing on the story of an iconic photographer. The National’s Bryce Dessner (The Two Popes, Cyrano, Bardo, Manhunt, She Came to Me) has composed the score for the episodes Paul Nicklen & Cristina Mittermeier: Win or Die directed by E. Chai Vasarhelyi & Jimmy Chin about two of the world’s most iconic working ocean photographers, and Dan Winters: Life is once. Forever. directed by Pagan Harleman about the photographer who is widely known for his unusual and iconic portraits of celebrities, street photography, scientific work, illustrations and capturing the “hallowed grounds” of NASA. Robert Ouyang Rusli (Problemista, Test Pattern, Bruiser) has scored the episode Campbell Addy: Feeling Seen directed by Crystal Kayiza & Sam Pollard about the fashion photographer who landed on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list.
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‘Fair Play’ Soundtrack Album Details
Netflix Music will release a soundtrack album for the streamer’s original film Fair Play. The album features the movie’s original score composed by Brian McOmber (It Comes at Night, Krisha, Little Woods, Blow the Man Down, Ugly, Hail Satan?). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 6 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Two first tracks (One Crest & Go Long) have already been released as digital singles over the last few weeks and can also be checked out below. Also click here to check out the project’s music team credits. Fair Play is written and directed by Chloe Domont and stars Phoebe Dynevor, Alden Ehrenreich, Eddie Marsan, Sebastian de Souza, Patrick Fischler and Rich Sommer. The psychological thriller follows a couple working for a cutthroat hedge fund whose romance is pushed to the brink when one of them unexpectedly gets promoted.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 29, 2023)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the sci-fi thriller The Creator directed by Gareth Edwards and starring John David Washington, Gemma Chan, Madeleine Yuna Voyles, Ken Watanabe, Sturgill Simpson and Allison Janney. The film’s original music is composed by Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, Inception, The Lion King, Dune, Gladiator, Interstellar). Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the 20th Century Studios release.
Also opening wide is the horror movie Saw X directed by Kevin Greutert and starring Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Synnøve Macody Lund, Michael Beach, Steven Brand and Renata Vaca. Charlie Clouser (Saw, Resident Evil: Extinction, Numbers, Dead Silence, Wayward Pines) 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 for more information about the Lionsgate release.
Brian McOmber Scoring Chloe Domont’s ‘Fair Play’
Brian McOmber (It Comes at Night, Krisha, Blow the Man Down, Little Woods, Hail Satan?, Ugly) has recently scored the upcoming psychological thriller Fair Play. The film is written and directed by Chloe Domont and stars Phoebe Dynevor, Alden Ehrenreich and Eddie Marsan. The movie revolves around a thriving New York couple hot off the heels of their new engagement whose relationship is challenged when a coveted promotion at a cutthroat financial firm arises.
‘Blow the Man Down’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Editions Verde has announced a soundtrack album for the comedic thriller Blow the Man Down. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jordan Dyksrta & Brian McOmber (It Comes at Night, Krisha, Hail Satan?, Little Woods, Ugly). Also included are four traditional sea shanties sung by David Coffin (with the title track performed on-screen). The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 25, 2020. Check back on this page for the streaming/download link. Blow the Man Down is written and directed by Bridget Savage Cole & Danielle Krudy and stars Morgan Saylor, Sophie Lowe, Margo Martindale, Marceline Hugot, Annette O’Toole and June Squibb.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 27, 2020)
Premiering tonight is the Showtime mini-series The Comey Rule written and directed by Billy Ray and starring Jeff Daniels, Brendan Gleeson, Holly Hunter, Michael Kelly, Jennifer Ehle, Jonathan Banks, Scoot McNairy, Oona Chaplin, Steven Pasquale, Peter Coyote, Amy Seimetz and Kingsley Ben-Adir. The show’s original music is composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier & Civil War, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, X-Men: First Class, Wreck-It-Ralph). Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the drama, which will air tonight and tomorrow on Showtime.
Premiering on Wednesday, September 30 is the Netflix documentary American Murder: The Family Next Door directed by Jenny Popplewell and executive produced by James Marsh. Nainita Desai (For Sama, Telling Lies, Enemy Within, Fierce Queens, Enslaved) has composed the film’s original music. Check out our previous news article for more information about the movie, which centers on the disappearance of Shanann Watts and her children, and which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
Brian McOmber Scoring Showtime’s ‘Kingdom of Silence’
Brian McOmber (It Comes at Night, Krisha, Blow the Man Down, Little Woods, Mickey and the Bear) is the composer of the new Showtime documentary Kingdom of Silence. The film is directed by Rick Rowley (Dirty Wars) and examines the complex relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia, and how the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi amplified entanglements between the two countries. Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room) is executive producing the Jigsaw production with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Lawrence Wright (The Looming Tower, Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief), Stacey Offman (The Innocence Files, Dirty Money), Richard Perello (Super Troopers, Beerfest) and Vinnie Malhotra (Outcry, Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men).
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 15, 2020)
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remiering on Wednesday, March 18, is the Hulu limited series Little Fires Everwhere created by Liz Tigelaar based on Celeste Ng’s novel of the same title and starring Reese Witherspoon, Kerry Washington, Joshua Jackson, Rosemarie DeWitt, Jade Pettyjohn, Jordan Elsass, Gavin Lewis, Megan Stott, Lexi Underwood and Huang Lu. The show’s original score is composed by Mark Isham (Crash, Once Upon a Time, A River Runs Through It, The Accountant, Miracle) & Florence + the Machine’s Isabella Summers. Check out our previous article to learn more about the drama and check back on this page within the next few days for more information about a soundtrack release.
Also premiering on Wednesday is the Freeform original series Motherland: Fort Salem created by Eliot Laurence and starring Taylor Hickson, Ashley Nicole Williams, Lyne Renee and Jessica Sutton, Brandon Roberts (Underwater, The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death, TURN: Washington’s Spies, The Twilight Zone, Little Evil) is composing the show’s original music. Visit the official show website for more information about the drama, which follows three young women from basic training in combat magic into early deployment at Fort Salem, and which will air every Wednesday night on Freeform.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 19, 2019)
Three new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this week:
Opening in most theaters is the horror thriller The Curse of La Llorona directed by Michael Chaves and starring Linda Cardellini, Patricia Velasquez and Raymond Cruz. The film’s original music is composed by Joseph Bishara (The Conjuring, Annabelle, Insidious, The Prodigy). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last week. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Already playing in theaters since Wednesday is the faith-based drama Breakthrough directed by Roxann Dawson and starring Chrissy Metz, Josh Lucas, Topher Grace, Mike Colter, Sam Trammell, Marcel Ruiz and Dennis Haysbert. Marcelo Zarvos (Fences, Wonder, The Affair, The Good Shepherd) has composed the film’s original score. Fox Music has released as soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score (click here for more details). Mercury Nashville has released a separate album featuring the songs from & inspired by the movie, including an original track written by Diane Warren and performed by Metz (click here for more information).
‘Hail Satan?’ Soundtrack Released
Wayfind Records has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Hail Satan?. The album features the film’s original music composed by Brian McOmber (It Comes at Night, Little Woods, Krisha, Ugly) featuring Angel Deradoorian and Jordan Dykstra. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Hail Satan? is directed by Penny Lane and charts the rise of The Satanic Temple, a mysterious organization led by Lucien Greaves that is calling for a Satanic revolution to save the nation’s soul. The documentary premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is being released in select theaters this weekend by Magnolia Pictures.