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Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 22, 2019)

Premiering tomorrow, September 23, is the new Fox drama Prodigal Son created by Chris Fedak & Sam Sklaver and starring Tom Payne, Michael Sheen, Bellamy Young, Halston Sage, Lou Diamond Phillips, Frank Harts, Keiko Agena and Aurora Perrineau. The show’s original music is composed by Nathaniel Blume (Arrow, The Flash, Deception). Check out our previous article to learn more about the series, which will air Monday nights on Fox.

Also premiering tomorrow is the CBS drama All Rise created by Greg Spottiswood and starring Simone Missick, Wilson Bethel, Marg Helgenberger, Jessica Camacho, J. Alex Brinson, Lindsay Mendez and Ruthie Ann Miles. Joey Newman (The Middle, The Mysteries of Laura, Any Day Now) is composing the show’s original music. Click here for more information about the series, which will air every Monday night on CBS.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 23, 2019)

Three new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this week:

Opening in most theaters is the action thriller Angel Has Fallen directed by Ric Roman Waugh and starring Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, Jada Pinkett Smith, Lance Reddick, Tim Blake Nelson, Piper Perabo, Nick Nolte and Danny Huston. The film’s original music is composed by David Buckley (The Good Wife, Jason Bourne, Papillon, The Forbidden Kingdom, The Nice Guys). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Click here for the full album details.

Already playing in theaters since Wednesday is the thriller Ready or Not directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett and starring Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, Mark O’Brien, Henry Czerny and Andie MacDowell. Brian Tyler (Fast & Furious, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Iron Man 3, Crazy Rich Asians, Now You See Me) has composed the film’s original music. Fox Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.

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‘Angel Has Fallen’ Soundtrack Details

Milan Records will release the official soundtrack album for the action thriller Angel Has Fallen. The album features the film’s original music composed by David Buckley (The Good Wife, Jason Bourne, The Forbidden Kingdom, Papillon, The Nice Guys). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, August 23 and will be available to download and stream here. Angel Has Fallen is directed by Ric Roman Waugh and stars Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, Jada Pinkett Smith, Lance Reddick, Tim Blake Nelson, Piper Perabo, Nick Nolte and Danny Huston. The movie is the follow-up to 2013’s Olympus Has Fallen & 2016’s London Has Fallen and follows Mike Banning as he becomes the target of a terrorist attack, this time while mid-flight on Air Force One.

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David Buckley to Score Netflix’s ‘The Stranger’

David Buckley (The Good Wife, The Forbidden Kingdom, Papillon, The Gifted) has been tapped to score the upcoming Netflix original series The Stranger. The show is created by Harlan Coben (Safe, The Five) based on his best-selling novel and stars Richard Armitage, Hannah John-Kamen, Siobhan Finneran, Jennifer Saunders, Anthony Head and Stephen Rea. The 8-part thriller follows a family man on a desperate quest to uncover the truth about the people closest to him.

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David Buckley Scoring CBS’ ‘Evil’

David Buckley is reuniting with writers/producers Robert & Michelle King on the CBS supernatural drama pilot Evil. The show starring Katja Herbers, Mike Colter and Michael Emerson centers on a skeptical female forensic psychologist who joins a priest-in-training and a blue-collar contractor as they investigate supposed miracles, demonic possessions, and other extraordinary occurrences to see if there’s a scientific explanation or if something truly supernatural is at work. The Kings are also executive producing the CBS Television production with Liz Glotzer (Bernie, The Mist, Music and Lyrics).

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David Buckley Scoring Ric Roman Waugh’s ‘Angel Has Fallen’

Last week, David Buckley (The Good Wife, The Forbidden Kingdom, Papillon) has recorded his score for the upcoming action thriller Angel Has Fallen. The film is directed by Ric Roman Waugh (Shot Caller, Snitch) and stars Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, Jada Pinkett Smith, Michael Landers, Tim Blake Nelson, Antonio Bustorff, Danny Huston, Lance Reddick and Piper Perabo. The movie is the follow-up to 2013’s Olympus Has Fallen & 2016’s London Has Fallen (both scored by Trevor Morris) and follows Mike Banning as he becomes the target of a terrorist attack, this time while mid-flight on Air Force One. 

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 24, 2018)

Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the comedy The Happytime Murders directed by Brian Henson and starring Melissa McCarthy, Maya Rudolph, Joel McHale and Elizabeth Banks. The film’s original music is composed by Christopher Lennertz (Horrible Bosses, Lost in Space, Ride Along, Agent Carter, Sausage Party). No soundtrack album has been announced yet. To learn more about the STX Entertainment release, check out our scoring assignment announcement and click here for a list of songs featured in the movie.

Also opening wide is the sci-fi family adventure A.X.L. written and directed by Oliver Daly and starring Alex Neustaedter, Becky G and Alex MacNicoll. Ian Hultquist (Assassination Nation, The Gospel According to Andre, Animals, Ivory Tower, My Blind Brother) has composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous news article for the full album details.

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‘Papillon’ Soundtrack Details

BMG will release a soundtrack album for the drama Papillon. The album features the film’s original music composed by David Buckley (The Good Wife, Jason Bourne, The Forbidden Kingdom, The Nice Guys). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, August 24 and will be available to download on Amazon. Papillon is directed by Michael Noer and stars Charlie Hunnam, Rami Malek, Yorick Can Wagenhingen, Roland Møller, Tommy Flanagan and Eve Hewson. The movie is based on the books Papillon and Banco by Henri Charrière and tells the story of a safecracker from the Parisian underworld who is framed for murder and condemned to life in the notorious penal colony on Devils Island.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 16, 2018)

Three new movies are opening in theaters nationwide:

Opening in most theaters is Marvel Studios’ Black Panther directed by Ryan Coogler and stars Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke and Andy Serkis. Ludwig Goransson (Creed, Community, Fruitvale Station) has composed the film’s original score. Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack featuring the composer’s score. Click here for the full album details and visit Genius, Variety, BMI and Film Music Magazine for recent interviews with the composer about his work on the movie. Kendrick Lamar has contributed original songs to the movie, which are featured on Interscope Records’ Black Panther: The Album (click here for more information).

Also opening wide is the animated feature Early Man directed by Nick Park and featuring the voices of Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston, Maisie Williams, Timothy Spall and Richard Ayoade. Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, The Martian, Shrek) & Tom Howe (Professor Marston and the Wonder Women) have composed the film’s original score. Mercury Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score, as well as new songs by New Hope Club and The Vamps and a track by Kaiser Chiefs. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and also visit Classic FM for an interview with Gregson-Williams at the recording sessions of the score.

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David Buckley Scoring ‘Arctic Justice’

David Buckley has recently composed the music for the upcoming animated feature Arctic Justice. The film is co-written and directed by Aaron Woodley (Spark: A Space Tail, The Entitled) and features the voices of Jeremy Renner, Alec Baldwin, Heidi Klum, John Cleese, James Franco, Anjelica Huston and Omar Sy. The movie centers on a rag-tag group of inexperienced heroes who come together to stop the sinister Doc Walrus from accelerating global warming and melt the arctic circle.

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