Christopher Young (Hellraiser, Spider-Man 3, The Grudge, Sinister) is currently scoring the upcoming supernatural thriller The Empty Man. The film is written and directed by David Prior and stars James Badge Dale, Aaron Poole, Stephen Root, Marin Ireland and Tanya van Graan. The movie is based on Cullen Bunn’s graphic novel of the same title and revolves around an ex-cop, plagued by the violent death of his wife and son, who battles to find a missing girl but soon discovers a sinister presence around him.
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Christopher Young to Score ‘NEW-GEN: Deadalus Rising’
Christopher Young (Spider-Man 3, Hellraiser, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Drag Me to Hell) is attached to compose the music for the upcoming animated feature NEW-GEN: Deadalus Rising. The film directed by J.D. Matonti is based on the NEW-GEN comic book series created by the Matonti brothers & Julia Coppola and distributed through Marvel. The movie follows twin brothers, Chris and Sean, who have extraordinary abilities which have made them outcasts on their adopted home planet of Earth. With the guidance from their friend Carmen, they come to realize their true origins are in NEW-GEN, a Utopian world that exists in another dimension.
‘The Monkey King 2’ Soundtrack Details
Intrada Records has announced a soundtrack album for the fantasy adventure sequel The Monkey King 2. The album features the film’s original music composed by Christopher Young (Spider-Man 3, Ghost Rider, The Shipping News, Entrapment, The Hurricane). The soundtrack is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples. Intrada has previously released the composer’s music for the first part in the series. The Monkey King 2 is directed by Cheang Pou-soi and stars Aaron Kwok, Gong Li, Feng Shaofeng, Xiaoshenyang and Him Law. The movie tells the story of how the Monkey King protected the monk Xuanzang from being eaten by a shapeshifting demoness three times on a journey to collect the Buddhist sutras from India.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 5, 2016)
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the horror comedy Pride and Prejudice and Zombies directed by Burr Steers and starring Lily James, Sam Riley, Jack Huston, Douglas Booth, Bella Heathcote, Matt Smith, Charles Dance and Lena Headey. The film’s original music is composed by Fernando Velazquez (The Orphanage, The Impossible, Crimson Peak, Hercules). Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Screen Gems release.
Also opening wide is the comedy Hail, Caesar! written and directed by Joel & Ethan Coen and starring Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Ralph Fiennes, Jonah Hill, Scarlett Johansson, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Alden Ehrenreich and Channing Tatum. Carter Burwell who regularly works the directors has composed the film’s original score. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as the musical performances featured in the movie, including No Dames written by Henry Krieger & Willie Reale and performed by Tatum. Check out our previous news article for the full album details.
‘The Monkey King’ Soundtrack Announced
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for last year’s Chinese fantasy action adventure The Monkey King. The album features the film’s original music composed by Golden Globe nominee Christopher Young (Spider-Man 3, Hellraiser, The Shipping News, Entrapment, The Exorcism of Emily Rose). The soundtrack is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio samples. The Monkey King is directed by Pou-Soi Cheang (Dog Bite Dog) and stars Donnie Yen in the title role, alongside Aaron Kwok, Chow Yun-Fat, Peter Ho, Kelly Chen and Joe Chen. The film is based on selected chapters of Wu Cheng’en’s novel Journey to the West and tells the story of how the Monkey King rebels against the Jade Emperor of Heaven.
Christopher Young to Return for ‘The Monkey King 2’
Christopher Young has composed the music for the upcoming 3D fantasy action adventure sequel The Monkey King 2. The film is directed by Cheang Pou-soi who previously helmed the first installment and stars Aaron Kwok, Gong Li, Feng Shaofeng, Xiaoshenyang and Him Law. The movie is based on the famed 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West and tells the story of how the Monkey King protected the monk Xuanzang from being eaten by a shapeshifting demoness three times on a journey to collect the Buddhist sutras from India. Robert Morris and Michael Wehrhahn are producing the project.
‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ Soundtrack Box Set Announced
Varese Sarabande has announced a new soundtrack box set for the A Nightmare on Elm Street film series. The 8-CD set features the scores for Wes Craven’s original movie composed by Charles Bernstein, A Nightmare On Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge written by Christopher Young, A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors composed by Angelo Badalamenti, A Nightmare On Elm Street 4: The Dream Master written by Craig Safan, A Nightmare On Elm Street 5: The Dream Child composed by Jay Ferguson, Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare written by Brian May, Wes Craven’s New Nightmare composed by J. Peter Robinson and Freddy Vs. Jason written by Graeme Revell, including around 3 hours of bonus tracks/previously unreleased music.
‘Killing Season’ Soundtrack Announced
Intrada Records has announced a soundtrack album for Mark Steven Johnson’s 2013 thriller Killing Season. The album features the film’s original music composed by Christopher Young (Spider-Man 3, Hellraiser, Entrapment, Shipping News, Drag Me to Hell) who previously scored the director’s Ghost Rider and When in Rome. The composer’s score is presented on the album as a classical work in four movements. The soundtrack is now available to order on Intrada’s official website, where you can also listen to audio clips and check out the full album details. Killing Season starring Robert De Niro and John Travolta follows two veterans of the Bosnian War, one American, one Serbian, who find themselves in an unlikely friendship until vengeful motives are exposed pitting them against each other.
‘The Baytown Outlaws’ Soundtrack Announced
Intrada Records has announced a soundtrack release for last year’s action comedy The Baytown Outlaws. The album features the film’s original music composed by Christopher Young (Spider-Man 3, The Shipping News, Sinister, Hellraiser) and Kostas Christides. The soundtrack is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio clips. The Baytown Outlaws is directed by Barry Battles and stars Eva Longoria, Billy Bob Thornton, Paul Wesley, Daniel Cudmore, Andre Braugher, Clayne Crawford and Travis Fimmel. The movie is now available on Blu-ray and DVD.
‘Deliver Us from Evil’ Soundtrack Released
Screen Gems has released a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Deliver Us from Evil. The album features the film’s original music composed by Christopher Young (Hellraiser, Spider-Man 3, Entrapment, Drag Me to Hell). The soundtrack is now available digitally on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. Deliver Us from Evil is directed by Scott Derrickson who previously worked with Young on the features The Exorcism of Emily Rose and Sinister. The movie starring Eric Bana, Edgar Ramirez, Olivia Munn, with Sean Harris and Joel McHale follows a New York street cop who finds himself targeted by the devil in the form of possessed soldier.