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Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 4, 2022)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the superhero movie The Batman co-written and directed by Matt Reeves and starring Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz,  Jeffrey Wright, Paul Dano, John Turturro, Andy Serkis, Peter Sarsgaard, Jayme Lawson and Colin Farrell. The film’s original music is composed by Michael Giacchino (Up, Lost, Jurassic World, Star Trek, Spider-Man: No Way Home, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last week. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Warner Bros. Pictures release. Available separately is Alesso’s dance track Dark from the film (click here for more information).

Opening in select theaters while also premiering on Showtime today is the sci-fi drama After Yang written and directed by Kogonada and starring Colin Farrell, Jodie Turner-Smith, Sarita Choudhury, Justin H. Min, Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja, Clifton Collins Jr. and Haley Lu Richardson. Aska Matsumiya (Skate Kitchen, Bruised,  Betty, I’m Your Woman, Selah and the Spades) has composed the film’s original score and Ryuichi Sakamoto (The Last Emperor, The Revenant, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, Little Buddha).  has contributed an original theme. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring both composers’ music today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the A24 release.

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Daniel Wohl Scoring Kim Farrant’s Netflix Film ‘The Weekend Away’

Daniel Wohl (Project Blue Book, Search Party, The Stand In, They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead) has composed the original music for the upcoming Netflix original film The Weekend Away. The movie is directed by Kim Farrant (Strangerland, Angel of Mine) and stars Leighton Meester, Christina Wolfe, Ziad Bakri, Luke Norris, Iva Mihalić, Amar Bukvić, Adrian Pezdirc and Parth Thakerar. The thriller is based on a novel by Sarah Alderson (who also wrote the screenplay) and follows two best friends on a weekend getaway in Croatia when one of them is accused of killing the other and her efforts to get to the truth uncover a painful secret.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 11, 2020)

Opening in around 450 theaters and on VOD today is the drama Wild Mountain Thyme written and directed by John Patrick Shanley and starring Emily Blunt, Jamie Dornan, Jon Hamm, Christopher Walken and Dearbhla Molloy. The film’s original music is composed by Amelia Warner (Mary Shelley, Mum’s List). Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as an original song performed by Sinéad O’Connor & more. Check out our previous news article for the full album details  and to learn more about the Bleecker Street release.

Opening exclusively on PVOD today is the thriller Songbird co-written and directed by Adam Mason and starring KJ Apa, Sofia Carson, Paul Walter Hauser, Craig Robinson, Demi Moore, Peter Stormare, Bradley Whitford and Alexandra Daddario. Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Bad Boys for Life, The LEGO Batman Movie, His Dark Materials). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as a song by Royale today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the STX Entertainment release.

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‘Project Blue Book’ Soundtrack Album Released

Node Records has released a soundtrack album for the History original series Project Blue Book. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Daniel Wohl (Search Party, The Stand In, Shangri-La, They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music stores. Project Blue Book is created by David O’Leary and stars Aidan Gillen, Laura Mennell, Michael Harney, Ksenia Solo and Michael Malarkey. The drama executive produced by Robert Zemeckis is based on the true, top-secret investigations into Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) and related phenomena conducted by the United States Air Force from 1952 to 1969.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 7, 2019)

Premiering tonight is the National Geographic documentary Apollo: Missions to the Moon directed by Tom Jennings about the United States’ remarkable journey to land on the Moon before 1970. The film’s original music is composed James Everingham for Bleeding Fingers Music and produced by Hans Zimmer & Russell Emanuel. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring Everingham’s score. Check out our previous news article for the full album details.

Also premiering tonight is the CNN docu-series The Movies executive produced by Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman & Mark Herzog and featuring interviews with Steven Spielberg, Julia Roberts, Ron Howard, Morgan Freeman, Robert De Niro, among others. Blake Neely (Arrow, The Flash, Riverdale, Into the West, Life As We Know It) & Nathaniel Blume (The Seventies, The Eighties, Deception) have composed the show’s original music. Visit the official show website for more information about the documentary, which explores American cinema through the decades and the cultural, societal and political shifts that framed its evolution.

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Daniel Wohl Scoring Showtime’s ‘Shangri-La’

Daniel Wohl is currently composing the original score for the upcoming Showtime docu-series Shangri-La. The show is directed by Academy Award winner Morgan Neville (Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, 20 Feet for Stardom) (episodes 1 & 2) and Jeff Malmberg (Marwencol) (episodes 3 & 4) and focusses on creative conversation and the emotional side of music-making, using legendary music producer and Def Jam Records co-founder Rick Rubin’s iconic Malibu, CA studio as the backdrop.

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Daniel Wohl to Score Jamie Babbit’s ‘The Stand-In’

Daniel Wohl has signed to score the upcoming romantic comedy The Stand-In. The film is directed by Jamie Babbit (Silicon Valley, But I’m a Cheerleader) and stars Drew Barrymore, Michael Zegen, Charlie Barnett, Ellie Kemper and Holland Taylor. The movie tells the story of a disaffected comedy actress and her ambitious stand-in trading places. Sam Bain (Peep Show, Fresh Meat) wrote the screenplay.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 6, 2018)

Premiering on Tuesday, January 8, is the History original series Project Blue Book created by David O’Leary, executive produced by Robert Zemeckis and starring Aidan Gillen, Laura Mennell, Michael Harney, Ksenia Solo and Michael Malarkey. The show’s original music is composed by Daniel Wohl (Search Party, They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead). The drama is based on the true, top-secret investigations into Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) and related phenomena conducted by the United States Air Force from 1952 to 1969. Visit the official show website for more information about the series, which will every Tuesday night on History.

Another show premiering on Tuesday is the Freeform original series Good Trouble created by Joanna Johnson, Bradley Bredeweg & Peter Paige and starring Maia Mitchell, Cierra Ramirez, Tommy Martinez, Zuri Adele, Sherry Cola and Roger Bart. Michael Brook (Brooklyn, The Fighter, Into the Wild, The Perks of Being a Wallflower) is composing the show’s original score. Check out our previous news article to learn more about The Fosters spinoff, which will air Tuesday nights on Freeform.

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