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Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 17, 2019)

Premiering on Friday, February 22 is the Netflix original movie Paddleton co-written and directed by Alex Lehmann and starring Mark Duplass, Ray Romano, Ravi Patel and Christine Woods. The film’s original music is composed by Julian Wass (Hit and Run, The Miseducation of Cameron Post, Room 104, Insatiable, The Overnight). Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the film, which premiered last month at the Sundance Film Festival and will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.

Also premiering on Friday in the U.S. is the Spanish drama The Photographer of Mauthausen (El fotografo de Mauthausen) directed by Mar Targarona and starring Mario Casas, Richard van Weyden and Alain Hernández. Diego Navarro (Capture the Flag, Mimesis) has composed the film’s original music. Rosetta Records has released a soundtrack album last fall when the movie opened overseas. Visit Amazon to download the album. The movie, which follows a Catalán prisoner at a Nazi concentration camp who uses his office job to steal photo negatives of the atrocities committed there, will be available to stream stateside exclusively on Netflix.

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Clint Mansell & Kevin Kiner Scoring DC Universe’s ‘Doom Patrol’

Clint Mansell (Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan, Moon, The Fountain) and Kevin Kiner (Star Wars Rebels, Narcos: Mexico, Star Wars: The Clone Wars) are the composers of the new DC Universe original series Doom Patrol. The show is developed by Jeremy Carver (Supernatural) based on the DC comics created by Arnold Drake, Bob Haney & Bruno Premiani and stars Matt Bomer, Brendan Fraser, April Bowlby, Diane Guerrero, Joivan Wade, Alan Tudyk and Timothy Dalton. The drama follows a group of outcast Super Heroes: Robotman, Negative Man, Elasti-Girl and Crazy Jane, led by modern-day mad scientist Dr. Niles Caulder (The Chief).

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 7, 2018)

Premiering tonight is the 11th season of BBC’s Doctor Who executive produced by Chris Chibnall, Matt Strevens & Sam Hoyle and starring Jodie Whittaker, Tosin Cole, Mandip Gill and Bradley Walsh. The show’s new composer is Segun Akinola who is taking over from Murray Gold who has scored the previous seasons. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information. The new season of Doctor Who will air in the U.S. on BBC America and in the UK on BBC One.

Also premiering tonight is the new animated series Star Wars Resistance created by Dave Filoni and featuring the voices of Christopher Sean, Bobby Moynihan, Suzie McGrath, Scott Lawrence, Myrna Velasco, Josh Brener, Donald Faison, Jim Rash and Lex Lang. The show’s original music is composed by Michael Tavera (Drowning Mona, Lilo & Stitch: The Series, Guardians of the Galaxy TV series). The Lucasfilm Animation production will air every Sunday night on the Disney Channel. Visit the official show website to learn more about the series.

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‘Happy New Year, Colin Burstead’ Soundtrack Details

Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for Ben Wheatley’s Happy New Year, Colin Burstead. The album features the film’s original music composed by Clint Mansell (Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan, The Fountain, Moon, Noah, Loving Vincent) who previously scored the director’s High-Rise. The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, October 5 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Happy New Year, Colin Burstead is written and directed by Wheatley and stars Neil Maskell, Hayley Squires, Sam Riley, Joe Cole, Mark Monero, Charles Dance, Asim Chaudhry, Doon Mackichan and Bill Paterson. The movie follows the title character as he hires a lavish country manor for his extended family to celebrate New Year, but his position of power in the family comes under threat from the arrival of his estranged brother.

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Clint Mansell to Score Agata Alexander’s ‘Warning’

Clint Mansell is set to score the upcoming sci-fi thriller Warning. The film marks the feature directorial debut of music video director Agata Alexander and will star James D’Arcy, Laura Harrier, Charlotte Le Bon, Mena Massoud, Alex Pettyfer, Lana Condor and Benedict Samuel. The movie explores loneliness, death and the meaning of life when vastly disparate lives collide in interweaving stories set in a near future Earth. Alexander also co-wrote the screenplay with Rob Michaelson and Jason Kaye.

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‘The New Radical’ Soundtrack Released

Votiv Music has released a soundtrack album for the documentary The New Radical. The album features the film’s original music composed by Clint Mansell (Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan, The Fountain, Moon, Noah). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. The New Radical is directed by Adam Bhala Lough and focuses on a group of uncompromising millennial radicals from the United States and the UK who attack the system through dangerous technological means, which evolves into a high-stakes game with world authorities in the midst of a dramatically changing political landscape.

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Clint Mansell Scoring Ben Wheatley’s ‘Colin You Anus’

Clint Mansell has recently recorded his score for the upcoming drama Colin You Anus. The film is written and directed by Ben Wheatley (Free Fire, Kill List, Sightseers) and stars Charles Dance, Hayley Squires, Sam Riley, Neil Maskell, Joe Cole, Richard Glover, Alexandra Maria Lara, Mark Monero, Asim Chaudry, Doon Mackichan and Peter Ferdinando. Andy Starke (The ABCs of Death, The Duke of Burgundy) is producing the project. 

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Clint Mansell Scoring Carol Morley’s ‘Out Of Blue’

Clint Mansell (Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan, The Fountain, Moon) is scoring the upcoming crime drama Out of Blue. The film is written and directed by Carol Morley (The Falling, Dreams of a Life) and stars Patricia Clarkson, Jacki Weaver, James Caan, Toby Jones, Aaron Tveit, Mamie Gummer, Jonathan Majors and Devyn A Tyler. The movie revolves around a homicide detective who is called to investigate the shooting of leading astrophysicist and black hole expert and is affected in ways she struggles to comprehend.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 18, 2018)

Premiering in the U.S. on February 20 is the British crime drama The Frankenstein Chronicles created by Benjamin Ross & Barry Langford and starring Sean Bean, Tom Ward, Richie Campbell, Vanessa Kirby, Ed Stoppard and Ryan Sampson. Roger Goula (Next Goal Wins, Identicals) and Harry Escott (Shame, Hard Candy, Welcome to the Punch) have composed the show’s original music. The series’ first season premiered in the UK in 2015 and the second season last year on ITV. Both seasons of the drama will be available to stream in the U.S. on Netflix.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 22, 2017)

Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

Expected to top the weekend box office is the action sequel Kingsman: The Golden Circle directed by Matthew Vaughn and starring Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Taron Egerton, Mark Strong, Halle Berry, Sir Elton John, Channing Tatum and Jeff Bridges. The film’s original music is composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier & Civil War, X-Men: First Class, Kong: Skull Island) & Matthew Margeson (Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Eddie the Eagle). La-La Land Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score. Click here for the full album details.

Also opening wide is the animated feature The LEGO Ninjago Movie directed by Charlie Bean and features the voices of Dave Franco, Justin Theroux, Fred Armisen, Abbi Jacobson, Olivia Munn, Kumail Nanjiani, Michael Peña, Zach Woods and Jackie Chan. Mark Mothersbaugh (The LEGO Movie, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, The Royal Tenenbaums, Thor: Ragnarok) has composed the film’s original music. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as songs by Blaze n Vill, Jingle Punks, Oh, Hush!, The De Luca Brothers & more. Check out our previous article for the full album details.

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