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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 9, 2019)

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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).

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‘Light of My Life’ Soundtrack Details

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Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album for Casey Affleck’s second feature directorial effort Light of My Life. The album features the film’s original music composed by Daniel Hart (Pete’s Dragon, The Old Man and the Gun, A Ghost Story, The Exorcist, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints). The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 16 and will be available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Light of My Life is written and directed by Affleck who also stars in the movie alongside Anna Pniowsky, Tom Bower and Elisabeth Moss. The drama follows a father and his young daughter as they become trapped in the woods in a post-pandemic world.

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Soundtrack Album for CBS All Access’ ‘Strange Angel’ Released

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Milan Records has released the first soundtrack album for the CBS All Access original series Strange Angel. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Daniel Hart (Pete’s Dragon, A Ghost Story, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, The Old Man and the Gun, Comet). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Strange Angel is created by Mark Heyman based on George Pendle’s book of the same title and stars Jack Reynor, Rupert Friend, Bella Heathcote, Peter Mark Kendall, Michael Gaston, Greg Wise, Rade Šerbedžija, Zack Pearlman and Keye Chen..

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 5, 2019)

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Premiering tonight is the Starz limited series The Spanish Princess based on Philippa Gregory’s best-selling novels and starring Charlotte Hope, Nadia Parkes, Aaron Cobham, Alan McKenna, Richard Pepper, Olly Rix, Jordan Renzo, Daniel Cerqueira and Alicia Borrachero. The show’s original music is composed by Samuel Sim (Awake, The Halcyon, Home Fires) and Chris Egan (Man Down). To learn more about The White Queen and The White Princess sequel series, check out our previous article and also visit the official show website.

Premiering tomorrow, May 6, is the HBO mini-series Chernobyl written by Craig Mazin, directed by Johan Renck and starring Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgård and Emily Watson. Hildur Gudnadottir (Joker, Sicario: Day of the Soldado, Mary Magdalene, Strong Island) has composed the show’s original music. Deutsche Grammophon will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. The main title theme is already available now as a digital single. Click here for information about the release and the series, which will air Monday nights on HBO.

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Daniel Hart to Score Netflix’s ‘The Society’

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Daniel Hart (Pete’s Dragon, A Ghost Story, The Old Man and the Gun, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints) has been tapped to score the upcoming Netflix original series The Society. The show is created by Chris Keyser (The Last Tycoon, Tyrant, Party of Five) and stars Kathryn Newton, Rachel Keller, Gideon Adlon, Jacques Colimon, Olivia DeJonge, Alex Fitzalan, Kristine Froseth, Jose Julian, Natasha Liu Bordizzo and Alex MacNicoll.

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Soundtrack Album for Panenka’s ‘Over Water’ to Be Released

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A soundtrack album will be released for the Flemish TV series Over Water. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Daniel Hart (Pete’s Dragon, A Ghost Story, The Old Man & the Gun, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, The Exorcist). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 8 and will be available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. Over Water is directed by Norman Bates (aka Dirk Verheye & Inti Calfat), written by Tom Lenaerts & Paul Baeten Gronda and stars Tom Dewispelaere, Tom Van Dyck, Natali Broods, Ruth Becquart, Kevin Janssens and Jeroen Perceval.

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Daniel Hart Scoring Casey Affleck’s ‘Light of My Life’

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Daniel Hart has scored the upcoming indie drama Light of My Life. The film marks the second feature directorial effort of Casey Affleck (I’m Still Here) who also stars in the movie alongside Anna Pniowsky, Tom Bower, Elisabeth Moss and Hrothgar Mathews. The movie follows a father and his young daughter who are trapped in the woods after a deadly pandemic radically alters the world. Affleck also wrote the screenplay and is producing the Black Bear Pictures production with Teddy Schwarzman (The Imitation Game, All Is Lost, Ben Is Back) and John Powers Middleton.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 28, 2018)

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Four new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the animated feature Smallfoot directed by Karey Kirkpatrick and starring Channing Tatum, Zendaya, James Corden, Common, LeBron James, Gina Rodriguez, Danny DeVito and Yara Shahidi. The director and Wayne Kirkpatrick have composed the film’s original songs and Heitor Pereira (Despicable Me, Minions, The Angry Birds Movie) has composed the film’s original score. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring both score and songs. Check out our previous article for the full album details.

Also opening wide is the horror thriller Hell Fest directed by Gregory Plotkin and starring Amy Forsyth, Reign Edwards, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Christian James, Roby Attal, Matt Mercurio and Tony Todd. The film’s original music is composed by Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Battlestar Galactica, Outlander, Happy Death Day). Sparks & Shadows has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as tracks by Brendan McKian, John Massari and Crisis Couture. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 9, 2018)

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Premiering tonight is the Showtime original series Kidding created by Dave Holstein, directed by Michel Gondry and starring Jim Carrey, Frank Langella, Catherine Keener and Judy Greer. David Wingo (Take Shelter, Mud, Loving, Barry, Our Brand Is Crisis, The Sitter) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the comedy drama, which will every Sunday night on Showtime.

Also premiering tonight is the Lifetime original series You created by Greg Berlanti & Sera Gamble and starring Penn Badgley, Elizabeth Lail, Shay Mitchell, Zach Cherry, Luca Padovan, John Stamos, Michael Maize and Ambyr Childers. The show’s original music is composed by Blake Neely (The Flash, Arrow, Life As We Know It, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, Riverdale). Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the drama, which will air Sunday nights on Lifetime.

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‘The Old Man & the Gun’ Soundtrack Announced

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Varese Sarabande has announced a soundtrack album for the David Lowery’s crime comedy The Old Man & the Gun. The album features the film’s original music composed by Daniel Hart who previously scored the director’s last three features Pete’s Dragon, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints and A Ghost Story. Also included are three songs by The Kinks, Scott Walker and Jackson C. Frank. The soundtrack will be released physically on October 5, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Old Man & the Gun starring Robert Redford, Casey Affleck, Danny Glover, Tika Sumpter, Tom Waits and Sissy Spacek tells the true story of Forrest Tucker, from his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public.

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