Composer David Sardy (Zombieland, 21, End of Watch, Premium Rush, Bright, The Beekeeper, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, Monster Trucks) is reteaming with director John Swab on the upcoming action thriller Long Gone Heroes. The film is written and directed by Swab (Body Brokers, Run with the Hunted) and stars Frank Grillo, Josh Hutcherson, Eden Brolin, Melissa Leo, Mekhi Phifer and Andy García. The movie follows a special forces soldier who is forced back into the field of battle to save his niece, who is being held in South America, and discovers that her disappearance is part of a corrupt private operation that hits way too close to home.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 12, 2024)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the musical comedy Mean Girls directed by Samantha Jayne & Arturo Perez Jr. and starring Angourie Rice, Auli’i Cravalho, Reneé Rapp, Avantika, Jaquel Spivey, Jenna Fischer, Bebe Wood. Christopher Briney, Busy Philipps, Tim Meadows and Tina Fey. The film’s original score is composed by Jeff Richmond (30 Rock, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Baby Mama, Girls5eva). Interscope Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie written by Richmond & Nell Benjamin today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Paramount Pictures release.
Also opening wide is the biblical comedy drama The Book of Clarence directed by Jeymes Samuel (The Harder They Fall) and starring LaKeith Stanfield, Anna Diop, Omar Sy, David Oyelowo, Micheal Ward, RJ Cyler, Teyana Taylor, James McAvoy, Alfre Woodard, Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Benedict Cumberbatch. Jeymes has also composed the film’s original music. Roc Nation Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie and Milan Records has released a separate album featuring Samuel’s score today. Click here for the details of the song album and click here for the details of the score album.
David Sardy & Jared Michael Fry Scoring David Ayer’s ‘The Beekeeper’
David Sardy (Zombieland, 21, Premium Rush, Bright, Monster Trucks, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance) has teamed up with Jared Michael Fry to score the upcoming action thriller The Beekeeper. The film is directed by David Ayer (Training Day, Fury, Suicide Squad) and stars Jason Statham, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Josh Hutcherson, Minnie Driver, Bobby Naderi, Phylicia Rashad and Jeremy Irons. The movie follows a man whose brutal campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful organization known as “Beekeepers.”
Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 10, 2023)
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.
David Sardy Scoring AMC’s ‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’
David Sardy (Zombieland, End of Watch, 21, Bright, Premium Rush, Monster Trucks, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance) is making his television scoring debut on the new AMC original series The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon. The show is developed by David Zabel (ER, Stumptown) and stars Norman Reedus in the title role, alongside Clémence Poésy, Adam Nagaitis, Eriq Ebouaney, Anne Charrier, Laika Blanc Francard, Romain Levi and Louis Puech Scigliuzzi. The fifth The Walking Dead spin-off follows Daryl as he washes ashore in France and struggles to piece together how he got there and tracks his journey across the country as he hopes to find a way back home.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 7, 2023)
Already playing in theaters nationwide since this past Wednesday is the animated feature The Super Mario Bros. Movie directed by Aaron Horvath & Michael Jelenic and starring Chris Pratt, Charlie Day, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jack Black Black and Seth Rogen. The film’s original music is composed by Brian Tyler (Avengers: Age of Ultron, Fast Five, Crazy Rich Asians, Yellowstone, Iron Man 3) with original Nintendo themes by Koji Kondo. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ music and two songs from the movie today. iam8bit will release physical editions in various formats. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Illumination Entertainment production.
Also already out since Wednesday is the biographical drama Air directed by Ben Affleck and starring Matt Damon, Jason Bateman, Viola Davis, Affleck himself, Chris Tucker and Chris Messina. Paul Haslinger (Underworld, Halt and Catch Fire) has contributed a few original score cues to the film, which mostly features tracks from 80s scores by Tangerine Dream, Harold Faltermeyer, among other composers . Sony’s Legacy Recordings has released a soundtrack album featuring the 80s hits from the movie by Bruce Springsteen, Dire Straits, The Clash, RUN DMC, Cyndi Lauper & other artists earlier this week. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the Amazon Studios production.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 3, 2023)
Opening in theaters nationwide today is the horror thriller Knock at the Cabin co-written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan and starring Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff, Ben Aldridge, Abby Quinn, Rupert Grint, Nikki Amuka-Bird and Kristen Cui. The film’s original music is composed by Herdís Stefánsdóttir (Y: The Last Man, The Essex Serpent, The Sun Is Also a Star, We’re Here). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Universal Pictures release.
Also opening wide is the comedy 80 for Brady directed by Kyle Marvin and starring Lily Tomlin, Rita Moreno, Jane Fonda, Sally Field, Billy Porter and Tom Brady. John Debney (Elf, The Jungle Book, The Passion of the Christ, Hocus Pocus, Iron Man 2) has composed the film’s original score. BMG has released the original song Gonna Be You written by Diane Warren and performed by Dolly Parton, Belinda Carlisle, Cyndi Lauper, Gloria Estefan & Debbie Harry from the movie last month. Click here to listen to the track and for more information about the Paramount Pictures release.
David Sardy Scoring John Swab’s ‘One Day as a Lion’
Composer David Sardy (Zombieland, 21, End of Watch, Premium Rush, Bright, Monster Trucks, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance) is reteaming with director John Swab (Run with the Hunted, Body Brokers) on the upcoming crime drama One Day as a Lion. The film starring Scott Caan, J.K. Simmons, Frank Grillo, Marianne Rendón, Taryn Manning, George Carroll and Virginia Madsen follows a down on his luck man desperate to save his son from juvenile delinquency who finds himself on the run with waitress turned hostage. Caan also wrote the screenplay.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 6, 2023)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the sci-fi/horror thriller M3GAN directed by Gerard Johnstone and starring Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Brian Jordan Alvarez, Ronny Chieng, Jen Van Epps, Stephane Garneau-Monten and Lori Dungey.. The film’s original music is composed by Anthony Willis (Promising Young Woman, One Last Night, How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming). Back Lot Music 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 Universal Pictures release.
Opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the horror thriller Candy Land directed by John Swab and starring Olivia Luccardi, Sam Quartin, Owen Campbell, Eden Brolin, Guinevere Turner, Virginia Rand and William Baldwin. David Sardy (Zombieland, End of Watch, 21, Bright, Monster Trucks, Premium Rush) has composed the film’s original music. No word on a soundtrack release. The movie, which follows a young woman who finds herself cast out from her religious cult and immerses herself into the underground world of truck stop sex workers, is being released by Quiver Distribution.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 5, 2021)
Opening in theaters nationwide today is the superhero movie Eternals directed by Chloe Zhao and starring Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani, Angelina Jolie, Brian Tyree Henry, Salma Hayek, Barry Keoghan and Kit Harington. The film’s original score is composed by Ramin Djawadi (Games of Thrones, Iron Man, Westworld, Pacific Rim, Clash of the Titans, A Wrinkle in Time). Hollywood Records and Marvel Music have released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as the original song Nach Mera Hero performed by Celina Sharma earlier this week. Check out our our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Marvel Studios production.
Also opening wide in around 1,000 theaters today is the biographical drama Spencer directed by Pablo Larraín and starring Kristen Stewart, Jack Farthing, Timothy Spall, Sally Hawkins and Sean Harris. Jonny Greenwood (Phantom Thread, There Will Be Blood, Inherent Vice, The Master, The Power of the Dog, You Were Never Really Here) has composed the film’s original music. Mercury KX will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score digitally next week and physically in 2022. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details, to listen to a track and for more information about the Neon release.