Tag: Dascha Dauenhauer

Dascha Dauenhauer Scoring Guy Nattiv’s ‘The Liberation’

August 11, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Dascha Dauenhauer, Guy Nattiv, The Liberation

Composer Dascha Dauenhauer (Berlin Alexanderplatz, Islands, The Swarm, 22 Lanes, Blood Red Sky, A Million Minutes, Bliss, Souls) is reteaming with director Guy Nattiv (Skin) on the upcoming drama The Liberation. The film is co-written (with Noa Berman Herzberg) and directed by Nattiv and stars Carrie Coon, Lily James, Bella Ramsey, Tracy Letts, Odessa Young and Jaime Ray Newman. The movie is inspired by the true story of the director’s grandmother whose humdrum day-to-day life is upended by a mysterious and entrancing young woman offering the promise of escape to something better.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 30, 2026)

January 30, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the survival horror thriller/comedy Send Help directed by Sam Raimi and starring Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien. The film’s original music is composed by Danny Elfman (Batman, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Spider-Man, Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice, Alice in Wonderland,Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Good Will Hunting, Men in Black). Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the 20th Century Studios release.

Also opening nationwide is the action thriller Shelter directed by Ric Roman Waugh and staring Jason Statham, Bodhi Rae Breathnach, Bill Nighy and Naomi Ackie. David Buckley (The Sandman, Nobody, The Good Wife, The Nice Guys, The Forbidden Kingdom, The Good Fight, The Lincoln Lawyer, Papillon, Jason Bourne) has composed the film’s original music. No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which is being released by Black Bear Pictures.

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‘Islands’ Soundtrack Released

January 30, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Dascha Dauenhauer, Islands, Jan Ole Gerster, score, Soundtrack

KMV has released a soundtrack album for the thriller Islands. The album features the film’s original music composed by Dascha Dauenhauer (Golda, Tatami, Berlin Alexanderplatz, The Swarm, 22 Lanes, Blood Red Sky, Bliss, A Million Minutes, Souls). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and also listen to two tracks from the composer’s score after the jump. Islands is co-written and directed by Jan-Ole Gerster and stars Sam Riley, Stacy Martin, Jack Farthing, Fatima Adoum, Pep Ambros, Ramiro Blas and Dylan Torrell. The movie follows a tennis coach at a tropical resort who teaches during the day and parties at night and finds himself at the center of a missing persons mystery when an enigmatic tourist arrives.

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’22 Lanes’ (’22 Bahnen’) Soundtrack Released

September 4, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: 22 Bahnen, 22 Lanes, Dascha Dauenhauer, Mia Maariel Meyer d, score, Soundtrack

Königskinder has released a soundtrack album for the German drama 22 Lanes (22 Bahnen). The album features the film’s original music composed by Dascha Dauenhauer (Golda, Berlin Alexanderplatz, Tatami, The Swarm, Blood Red Sky,A Million Minutes, Bliss, Souls). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composer’s title track after the jump. 22 Lanes is directed by Mia Maariel Meyer and stars Luna Wedler, Jannis Niewöhner, Zoë Baier and Laura Tonke. The movie is based on the bestselling novel by Caroline Wahl and follows a young woman living in a small town who has to decide if she can leave her younger sister and alcoholic mother behind when she gets offered a promotion that would force her to relocate to Berlin.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 13, 2025)

June 13, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Arli Liberman, Daniel Pemberton, Dascha Dauenhauer, Echo Valley, How To Train Your Dragon, In the Fire of War, Jed Kurzel, John Powell, Ka Whawhai Tonu, Marco Beltrami, Materialists, Prime Minister, Sofia degli Alessandri, Tatami, The Unholy Trinity, Tiki Taane, Tristan Beltrami

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the live-action remake of DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon written and directed by Dean DeBlois and stars Mason Thames, Gerard Butler, Nico Parker, Julian Dennison, Nick Frost, Gabriel Howell, Ruth Codd, Harry Trevaldwyn and Bronwyn James. The film’s original music is composed by John Powell (The Bourne Identity, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Happy Feet, Wicked, Don’t Worry Darling, Shrek, X-Men: The Last Stand, Bolt). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being released by Universal Pictures.

Also opening nationwide is the romantic comedy drama Materialists written and directed by Celine Song and starring Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal, Chris Evans, Zoë Winters, Martin Ireland, Dasha Nekrasova, Louisa Jacobson and John Magaro. Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Into/Across the Spider-Verse, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Bad Guys, Steve Jobs, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, Enola Holmes, Birds of Prey) has composed the film’s original score. A24 Music has released a soundtrack album featuring Pemberton’s music, as well as an original song by Japanese Breakfast and two songs performed by Baby Rose today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the A24 release.

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‘No Beast. So Fierce.’ Soundtrack Released

February 17, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Burhan Qurbani, Dascha Dauenhauer, Kein Tier. So Wild., No Beast. So Fierce., score, Soundtrack

Dascha Dauenhauer (Golda, Berlin Alexanderplatz, The Swarm, Tatami, Blood Red Sky, Bliss, A Million Minutes, Souls) has released a soundtrack album for the German crime drama No Beast. So Fierce. (Kein Tier. So Wild.). The album features the composer’s original score from the film and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. No Beast. So Fierce. is co-written and directed by Burhan Qurbani and stars Kenda Hmeidan, Verena Altenberger, Hiam Abbass, Mona Zarreh Hoshyari Khah, Meriam Abbas, Mehdi Nebbou and Banafshe Hourmazdi. The movie takes place in the aftermath of a bloody gang war and follows the youngest daughter of the victorious Arab clan as she begins to plot against the men of her family.

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‘Tatami’ Soundtrack Album Released

April 15, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Dascha Dauenhauer, Guy Nattiv, score, Soundtrack, Tatami, Zar Amir Ebrahimi

Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the Iranian drama Tatami. The album features the film’s original score composed by Dascha Dauenhauer (Golda, Berlin Alexanderplatz, The Swarm, Blood Red Sky, A Million Minutes, Bliss, Souls). Also included is the movie’s title song produced by the composer and performed by Justina. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Listen to the Dauenhauer’s first track (Leila & Nader) and Justina’s song after the jump. Tatami is directed by Guy Nattiv & Zar Amir Ebrahimi and stars Arienne Mandi, Amir herself, Jaime Ray Newman and Ash Goldeh. The movie tells the story of an Iranian female judo athlete who travels to a world championship with her coach, when they receive an ultimatum from the Islamic Republic ordering her to fake an injury and lose, or she will be branded a traitor of the state.

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‘A Million Minutes’ Soundtrack Album Released

February 1, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: A Million Minutes, Christopher Doll, Dascha Dauenhauer, Eine Million Minuten, score, Soundtrack

Great Escape Records has released a soundtrack album for the German drama A Million Minutes (Eine Million Minuten). The album features the film’s original music composed by Dascha Dauenhauer (Golda, Berlin Alexanderplatz, Blood Red Sky,The Swarm, Bliss, Souls). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composer’s title track below. A Million Minuted is directed by Christopher Doll and stars Karoline Herfurth, Tom Schilling, Pola Friedrichs and Piet Levi Busch. The movie based on the book of the same title by Wolf Küper follows a couple who decide to spend more time with their children when one of them is diagnosed with developmental delay.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 10, 2023)

September 10, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Amazon, AMC, Dascha Dauenhauer, David Sardy, EmmoLei Sankofa, Hulu, Morgan Kibby, Netflix, The CW, The Other Black Girl, The Swarm, The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, Wilderness, Wrestlers, Zach Robinson

Premiering today is the AMC original series The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon developed by David Zabel and starring Norman Reedus, Clémence Poésy, Eriq Ebouaney, Adam Nagaitis, Anne Charrier, Romain Levi, Laika Blanc Francard and Louis Puech Scigliuzzi. The show’s original music is composed by David Sardy (Zombieland, 21, End of Watch, Bright, Monster Trucks, Premium Rush). Check out our previous article for more information about the fifth The Walking Dead spin-off, which will air Sundays on AMC and will also be available to stream on AMC+.

Premiering in the U.S. on Tuesday, September 12, is the German event series The Swarm (Der Schwarm) based on Frank Schätzing’s bestselling novel and starring Cécile de France, Alexander Karim, Takuya Kimura, Leonie Benesch, Joshua Odjick, Krista Kosonen, Oliver Masucci, Barbara Sukowa and Sharon Duncan-Brewster. Dascha Dauenhauer (Golda, Berlin Alexanderplatz, Blood Red Sky, Bliss, Souls) has composed the show’s original music. Sony Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this year when the sci-fi drama premiered overseas. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the series, which will debut stateside on the CW.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 25, 2023)

August 25, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the racing drama Gran Turismo directed by Neill Blomkamp and starring Archie Madekwe, David Harbour, Orlando Bloom, Josha Stradowski, Djimon Hounsou, Geri Halliwell-Horner, Daniel Puig and Thomas Kretschmann. The film’s original music is composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning & Fallout, His Dark Materials, Black Widow) and Andrew Kawczynski (The Amazing Spider-Man 2, The Corrupted). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score earlier this month. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Sony Pictures release.

Also opening wide is the thriller Retribution directed by Nimrod Antal and starring Liam Neeson, Noma Dumezweni, Lilly Aspell, Jack Champion, Matthew Modine and Embeth Davidtz. Harry Gregson-Williams (Shrek, The Chronicles of Narnia, Mulan, The Martian, The Meg, Kingdom of Heaven) has composed the film’s original music. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past Wednesday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions release.

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