Nathan Halpern (The Rider, Emily the Criminal, Watcher, Swallow, In the Same Breath, Coup!) has provided the original score for the new Netflix original documentary series Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing. H. Scott Salinas (Warrior, A Private War, The Banker, Cartel Land, Elevation) and Chris Ruggiero (Minding the Gap, One Child Nation, Camp Courage) contributed additional music to the show directed by Jenna Rosher (Keep This Between Us) & Kief Davidson (The Ivory Game, A Lego Mockumentary) about the dark realities of social media fame. The 3-parter explores the shadowy world of child influencers, honing in on the disturbing allegations of abuse surrounding popular internet celebrity Piper Rockelle and her momager Tiffany Smith.
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Original Song ‘Behind the Sky’ from Netflix’s ‘Camp Courage’ Released
Netflix Music has released the original song Behind the Sky from the Netflix original documentary short Camp Courage. The track written by the film’s co-composer Nathan Halpern (The Rider, Emily the Criminal, Swallow, Watcher, In the Same Breath), produced by Chris Ruggiero (Minding the Gap, One Child Nation) and feat. vocals Emily Forsythe is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the full song after the jump. Camp Courage is directed by Max Lowe and centers on a girl displaced by the war in Ukraine who heads to a summer camp in the Alps with her grandmother, testing the limits of her bravery.
‘One Child Nation’ Soundtrack Released
Copticon Music has released a soundtrack album for the documentary One Child Nation. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nathan Halpern (The Rider, Rich Hill, One Percent More Humid) & Chris Ruggiero (Minding the Gap). The soundtrack is now available to download and stream on Amazon Music, where you can also check out audio clips. One Child Nation is directed by Nanfu Wang & Jialing Zhang and centers on the devastating consequences of China’s One-Child Policy through the words of those who lived through it.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 9, 2019)
Five new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the family adventure Dora and the Lost City of Gold directed by James Bobin and starring Isabela Moner, Eugenio Derbez, Michael Peña, Eva Longoria, Nicholas Coombe and Madeleine Madden. The film’s original score is composed by John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Iron Man 2, The Jungle Book) & Germaine Franco (Tag, Dope). Paramount Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ music. Click here for the full album details. The movie also features a yet-to-be released original song by Bret McKenzie (click here for more information).
Also opening wide is the horror thriller Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark directed by André Øvredal and starring Zoe Colletti, Michael Garza, Gabriel Rush, Austin Abrams, Dean Norris, Gil Bellows, Lorraine Toussaint, Austin Zajur and Natalie Ganzhorn. Marco Beltrami (3:10 to Yuma, Scream, A Quiet Place, Logan) & Anna Dubrich have composed the film’s original music. Entertainment One Music will release as soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score (click here for the full album details). Interscope Records has released Lana Del Rey’s cover of Season of the Witch from the movie (click here for more details).
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 17, 2018)
Three new movies are opening nationwide this week:
Already playing in theaters since this past Wednesday is the romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians directed by Jon M. Chu and starring Constance Wu, Gemma Chan, Awkwafina, Ken Jeong, Michelle Yeoh, Henry Golding and Chris Pang. The film’s original score is composed by Brian Tyler (Iron Man 3, Fast & Furious series). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score (click here for the full album details), as well as a separate album featuring the songs from the movie (click here for more information).
Opening nationwide today is the action thriller Mile 22 directed by Peter Berg and starring Mark Wahlberg, Lauren Cohan, Iko Uwais, Ronda Rousey and John Malkovich. Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery, Legion, The Night Of) has composed the film’s original score. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music. Check out our previous article for the album details. Also out now is the original song Is You Ready by Migos from the movie. Click here to check out the track.
‘Minding the Gap’ Soundtrack Released
Copticon Music has released a soundtrack album for the Hulu documentary Minding the Gap. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nathan Halpern (The Rider, Rich Hill, One Percent More Humid) and Chris Ruggiero. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. Minding the Gap is directed by Bing Liu and follows the filmmaker as he searches for correlations between his skateboarder friends’ turbulent upbringings and the complexities of modern-day masculinity. The documentary produced by Steve James premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, where it won the U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Filmmaking and is being released today in select theaters by Magnolia Pictures and on Hulu.