Dan Romer (Luca, Maniac, Superman & Lois, Station Eleven, Beasts of No Nation, The Good Doctor, Beasts of the Southern Wild) & Giosuè Greco (Didi, Welcome to Wrexham, Let the Right One In, Nai Nai & Wài Pó) have taken over scoring duties on the upcoming horror comedy Death of a Unicorn. The film marks the directorial debut of producer Alex Scharfman (Resurrection, Blow the Man Down) and stars Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, Will Poulter, Sunita Mani, Anthony Carrigan, Jessica Hynes, Téa Leoni and Richard E. Grant. The movie follows a father and daughter who accidentally hit and kill a unicorn while en route to a weekend retreat, where his boss seeks to exploit the creature’s miraculous curative properties.
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Dan Romer Scoring Disney’s ‘Lilo & Stitch’ Live-Action Movie
Dan Romer (Luca, Station Eleven, Maniac, Superman & Lois, Beasts of No Nation, Beasts of the Southern Wild, The Good Doctor) is currently scoring the upcoming live-action adaptation of Disney’s animated classic Lilo & Stitch. The film is directed by Dean Fleischer Camp (Marcel the Shell with Shoes On) and stars Sydney Elizebeth Agudong, Billy Magnussen, Hannah Waddingham, Maia Kealoha, Tia Carrere, Chris Sanders, Courtney B. Vance and Zach Galifianakis. The movie tells the story of a lonely Hawaiian girl and the fugitive alien who helps to mend her broken family.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 19, 2025)
Premiering tonight before moving to its regular Monday night time slot on February 3 is the NBC drama The Hunting Party created by JJ Bailey and starring Melissa Roxburgh, Nick Wechsler, Josh McKenzie, Sara Garcia and Patrick Sabongui. The show’s original music is composed by Dan Romer (Luca, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Maniac, Station Eleven, Superman & Lois, Beasts of No Nation, The Good Doctor). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the series, which will air on NBC and will also be available to stream on Peacock.
Premiering on Wednesday, January 22, is the British Apple TV+ original series Prime Target created by Steve Thompson and starring Leo Woodall, Quintessa Swindell, Stephen Rea, David Morrissey, Martha Plimpton, Harry Lloyd, Jason Flemyng, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Fra Fee, Ali Suliman and Joseph Mydell. Arthur Sharpe (Guilt, The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, Landscapers, Flowers, Ghosts, Dreamland) has composed the show’s original music. Click here for more information about the conspiracy thriller, which will be available to stream on Apple TV+.
Dan Romer Scoring NBC’s ‘The Hunting Party’
Dan Romer (Luca, Beasts of No Nation, Maniac, Station Eleven, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Superman & Lois, The Good Doctor) is scoring the new NBC drama The Hunting Party. The show is created by JJ Bailey and stars Melissa Roxburgh, Nick Wechsler, Josh McKenzie, Patrick Sabongui and Sara Garcia. The series revolves around a small team of investigators who are assembled to track down and capture the most dangerous killers our country has ever seen, all of whom have just escaped from a top-secret prison that’s not supposed to exist.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 11, 2024)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the animated documentary Piece by Piece directed by Morgan Neville and featuring the voices of Pharrell Williams (who also wrote the movie’s original songs), Gwen Stefani, Jay-Z, Missy Elliott, Kendrick Lamar, Timbaland and Justin Timberlake. The film’s original score original score is composed by Michael Andrews (Donnie Darko, Freaks & Geeks, Daddy’s Home, Bridesmaids, Bad Teacher, Me and You and Everyone We Know, Funny People). Columbia Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the animated feature today. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Focus Features release.
Also opening wide is the biographical drama The Apprentice directed by Ali Abbasi and starring Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Strong, Maria Bakalova and Martin Donovan. Martin Dirkov (Holy Spider, Shorta, Border, Knocking, Holiday, The Charmer) has composed the film’s original score and David Holmes (Ocean’s Eleven, Killing Eve, Out of Sight) & Brian Irvine (Ordinary Love) have contributed additional music. Filmtrax/Atlantic Screen Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being distributed by Briarcliff Entertainment.
‘Woman of the Hour’ Soundtrack Album Released
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the crime thriller/drama Woman of the Hour. The album features the film’s original music composed by Dan Romer (Luca, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Maniac, Station Eleven, Beasts of No Nation, The Good Doctor, Superman & Lois) & Mike Tuccillo (Ramy, Love Life, Homeroom). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composers’ first track (Everyone’s Risky) below. Woman of the Hour marks the directorial debut of Anna Kendrick who also stars in the film, alongside Daniel Zovatto, Tony Hale, Pete Holmes, Nicolette Robinson, Autumn Best, Kelley Jakle and Kathryn Gallagher. The movie is based on a true story and centers on an aspiring actress who crosses paths with a prolific serial killer in ’70s LA when they’re cast on an episode of The Dating Game.
‘After Antarctica’ Soundtrack Album Released
Constellation Music will release a soundtrack album for the documentary After Antarctica. The album features the film’s original music composed by Giosuè Greco (Didi, Let the Right One In, Welcome to Wrexham) & Joanna Katcher (It’s Not a Burden: The Humor and Heartache of Raising Elderly Parents) and produced by Dan Romer (Luca, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Station Eleven, Beasts of No Nation, Maniac). The soundtrack is now available to stream on Spotify and will be available on most other major digital music platforms within the next few days. After Antarctica is directed by Tasha Van Zandt and follows legendary polar explorer Will Steger’s journey as an eyewitness to the greatest changes to the polar regions of our planet who – 30 years after his historic expedition across the coldest continent on Earth – heads out on the ice once again.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 2, 2024)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the spy action comedy Argylle directed by Matthew Vaughn and starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Rockwell, Henry Cavill, John Cena, Dua Lipa, Bryan Cranston and Catherine O’Hara. The film’s original score is composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout/Dead Reckoning, Top Gun: Maverick, Black Widow, His Dark Materials). Platoon has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, an original song performed by Ariana DeBose, Boy George & Nile Rodgers (also available separately as a digital single), as well as an additional song today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being theatrically by Universal Pictures before premiering on Apple TV+ later this year.
Opening semi-wide in around 700 theaters is the comedy Scrambled written and directed by Leah McKendrick and starring McKendrick herself, Ego Nwodim, Andrew Santino, Adam Rodriguez, Clancy Brown and Laura Cerón. Brittany Allen (What Keeps You Alive, Z, Torn Hearts) has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced. The movie, which follows a woman faced with bleak romantic prospects who begins to feel like the clock is ticking and decides to freeze her eggs, premiered at last year’s SXSW Film Festival and is being released by Lionsgate.
‘The Promised Land’ Soundtrack Album Details
Drawing Number One will release a soundtrack album for the Danish historical drama The Promised Land (Bastarden). The album features the film’s original music composed by Dan Romer (Luca, Station Eleven, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Maniac, Beasts of No Nation, Superman & Lois). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 2 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Listen to the composer’s final track below. The Promised Land is co-written and directed by Nikolaj Arcel and stars Mads Mikkelsen, Amanda Collin, Gustav Lindh, Melina Hagberg. The movie based on Ida Jessen’s book The Captain and Ann Barbara is set in the 18th Century and follows impoverished Captain Ludvig Kahlen as he sets out to conquer the Danish heath to build a colony in the name of the King.
Dan Romer Scoring Kyle Hausmann-Stokes’ ‘My Dead Friend Zoe’
Dan Romer (Luca, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Beasts of No Nation, Maniac, Station Eleven, Superman & Lois) is scoring the upcoming comedy drama My Dead Friend Zoe. The film is directed by Kyle Hausmann-Stokes and stars Sonequa Martin-Green, Ed Harris, Natalie Morales, Morgan Freeman, Gloria Reuben and Utkarsh Ambudkar. The movie revolves around a U.S. Army Afghanistan veteran who is at odds with her family thanks to the presence of her dead best friend from the Army.