Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans are composing the music for the upcoming Netflix original series Ozark. The show is created by Bill Dubuque (The Judge, The Accountant) and stars Jason Bateman, Laura Linney and Julia Garner. The drama takes place in the dark and dangerous world of drug-money laundering and revolves around a financial planner, his wife and their family’s sudden relocation from a Chicago suburb to a resort community in the Missouri Ozarks. Dubuque is also executive producing the Media Rights Capital (MRC) production with Bateman and Mark Williams (The Headhunter’s Calling).
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‘The Autopsy of Jane Doe’ Soundtrack Details
IM Global Music will release a soundtrack album for the supernatural thriller The Autopsy of Jane Doe. The album features the film’s original music composed by Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Enemy, The Gift, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Last Days in the Desert, The One I Love). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, January 6 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The Autopsy of Jane Doe is directed by Andre Ovredal and stars Emile Hirsch, Brian Cox and Ophelia Lovibond. The movie follows two coroners who enter a world of terror while conducting a late-night autopsy on a murdered young woman
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 23, 2016)
Four new movies are opening nationwide this week:
Already playing nationwide since this past Wednesday is the animated feature Sing directed by Garth Jennings and starring Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Seth MacFarlane,Taron Egerton, John C. Reilly, Tori Kelly and Nick Kroll. Republic Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie in different editions. Click here for more information. The film’s original score is composed by Joby Talbot (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Penelope). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous article for the full album details.
Also now playing nationwide is the sci-fi romance Passengers directed by Morten Tyldum and starring Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt, Michael Sheen, Aurora Perrineau and Laurence Fishburne. Thomas Newman (American Beauty, The Shawshank Redemption, Finding Nemo, Skyfall) has composed the film’s original score. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details. Interscope Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the original end credits song Levitate by Imagine Dragons. Click here for more information.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 16, 2016)
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the sci-fi adventure Rogue One: A Star Wars Story directed by Gareth Edwards and starring Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Jiang Wen, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, Riz Ahmed and Forest Whitaker. The film’s original music is composed by Michael Giacchino (Star Trek, Up, Inside Out, Jurassic World, Doctor Strange). Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, which also features themes by John Williams. Check out our previous article for the full album details and click here for a video featuring footage from the score’s recording sessions.
Also opening wide is the drama Collateral Beauty directed by David Frankel and stars Will Smith, Edward Norton, Keira Knightley, Kate Winslet, Helen Mirren, Michael Peña and Naomie Harris. Theodore Shapiro (The Devil Wears Prada, Ghostbusters, Tropic Thunder, Marley & Me, St. Vincent) has composed the film’s original score. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as a new mix of the One Direction song Let’s Hurt Tonight. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 9, 2016)
The only movie opening nationwide this weekend is the comedy Office Christmas Party directed by Josh Gordon & Will Speck and starring Jason Bateman, Jennifer Aniston, Olivia Munn, Kate McKinnon, Courtney B. Vance, T.J. Miller, Vanessa Bayer, Jillian Bell, Jamie Chung, Rob Corddry, Abbey Lee, Karan Soni and Matt Walsh. The film’s original score is composed by Theodore Shapiro (Ghostbusters, Tropic Thunder, The Devil Wears Prada). Interscope Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie by The Struts, Black Joe Lewis, Ying Yang Twins, The Americanos & more. Click here for the full album details.
Opening semi-wide in around 600 theaters is the comedy The Bounce Back directed by Youssef Delara and starring Shemar Moore, Nadine Velazquez, Bill Bellamy, Sheryl Underwood and Kali Hawk. Reza Safinia (Filly Brown, The Trust, Birth of the Dragon) has composed the film’s original score. No word on a soundtrack release. The movie follows a relationship guru and best-selling author who finds himself falling for the licensed therapist who questions his methods. The comedy is being released by Viva Pictures. Visit the official Facebook movie page for more information.
‘Christine’ Score Album Announced
The Orchard will release a second soundtrack album for Antonio Campos’ indie drama Christine. The album features the film’s original score composed by Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (The Gift, Enemy, Martha Marcy May Marlene, The One I Love, Last Days in the Desert). The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 11, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the film was previously released last month. Christine starring Rebecca Hall, Michael C. Hall, Tracy Letts, Timothy Simons, Maria Dizzia, J. Smith-Cameron and Kim Shaw chronicles the true story of the final months of Christine Chubbuck, a depressed news broadcaster who infamously committed suicide on live television.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 14, 2016)
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the thriller The Accountant directed by Gary O’Connor and starring Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons, Jon Bernthal, Jean Smart, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Jeffrey Tambor and John Lithgow. The film’s original music is composed by Mark Isham (Crash, A River Runs Through It, Once Upon a Time, 42, American Crime). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as a song by Sean Rowe. Click here for the full album details. Also visit Film Music Magazine and GoldDerby for recent interviews with Isham about his work on the project.
Also opening nationwide is the concert movie Kevin Hart: What Now? directed by Leslie Small. Motown Records has released a soundtrack album featuring songs performed by Hart and guest artists such as Nick Jonas, Trey Songz, Joelle James, Akon,Think, Clinton Sparks, BJ The Chicago Kid & more, as well as a new track by Big Sean & 2 Chainz. Check out our previous article for the full album details. The movie doesn’t feature a full original score, but Christopher Lennertz (Ride Along, Bad Moms) and Todd Bozung have composed music for the Casino segment of the film and Philip White also contributed additional music.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 30, 2016)
Three new movies are opening nationwide this week:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the fantasy adventure Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children directed by Tim Burton and starring Eva Green, Asa Butterfield and Samuel L. Jackson. The film’s original music is composed by Mike Higham & Matthew Margeson (Eddie the Eagle, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Kick-Ass 2). A soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score will be released digitally within the next few weeks and physically on October 11 on La-La Land Records’ website and October 14 in other stores. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD and check back on this page for the full album details. Available now is the film’s original song Wish That You Were Here by Florence + the Machine.
Also opening wide is the action drama Deepwater Horizon directed by Peter Berg and starring Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, John Malkovich, Gina Rodriguez, Dylan O’Brien and Kate Hudson. Steve Jablonsky (Transformers, Ender’s Game, Lone Survivor, The Island) has composed the film’s original music. Warner Bros. Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as an original song by Gary Clark Jr. Click here for the full album details. Also visit Film Music Magazine for a recent audio interview with Jablonsky about his work on the project.
Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans to Score Charlie McDowell’s ‘The Discovery’
Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans are reteaming with director Charlie McDowell on the upcoming sci-fi drama The Discovery. The film stars Rooney Mara, Robert Redford, Jason Segel, Jesse Plemons, Riley Keough and Ron Canada. The movie is set one year after the existence of the afterlife is scientifically verified and follows the scientist responsible for the discovery and a woman haunted by a tragic past who Will falls in love with his son. McDowell has also written the screenplay with Justin Lader. Endgame Entertainment’s James Stern (Looper, I’m Not There) is producing the project with Alex Orlovsky (Blue Valentine, The Place Beyond the Pines).
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 26, 2016)
Expected to top this weekend’s box office is the horror thriller Don’t Breathe directed by Fede Alvarez and stars Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette, Daniel Zovatto and Stephen Lang. The film’s original music is composed by Roque Banos (The Machinist, In the Heart of the Sea, Sexy Beast, Oldboy) who previously scored the director’s Evil Dead. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and for a short video featurette about the music.
Also opening wide this week is the action thriller Mechanic: Resurrection directed by Dennis Gansel and starring Jason Statham, Jessica Alba, Tommy Lee Jones and Michelle Yeoh. Mark Isham (Crash, Once Upon a Time, A River Runs Through It) who previously scored the first part in the series has composed the film’s original score. Lakeshore Records has released soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.