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Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 20, 2022)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the British comedy drama Downton Abbey: A New Era directed by Simon Curtis and starring Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith, Michelle Dockery, Penelope Wilton, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Phyllis Logan, Joanne Froggatt, Hugh Dancy, Laura Haddock and Dominic West. The film’s original music is composed by John Lunn (Jamestown,The Last Kingdom, Grantchester, Shetland, Belgravia) who previously scored the all episodes of the Downton Abbey TV series and the first movie adaptation. Decca Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last month. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Focus Features release.

Also opening wide this week is the horror drama Men written and directed by Alex Garland Garland and starring Jessie Buckley, Rory Kinnear and Paapa Essiedu. Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow (Ex Machina, Devs, Annihilation, Luce, Hanna, Archive 81, Free Fire) have composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore & Invada Records have released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the A24 release.

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‘Downton Abbey: A New Era’ Soundtrack Album Details

Decca Records will release the official soundtrack album for the drama Downton Abbey: A New Era. The album features the film’s original music composed by Emmy Award winner John Lunn (The Last Kingdom, Jamestown, Grantchester, Shetland, Belgravia) who previously scored the first Downton Abbey movie and all episodes of the TV series and recorded his score with the Chamber Orchestra of London. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 29 and will be available to stream/download here. A CD version is available to order as an import on Amazon. Downton Abbey: A New Era is directed by Simon Curtis, written by Julian Fellowes and stars original cast members Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, Penelope Wilton, Jim Carter, Phyllis Logan,  Lesley Nicol, Robert James-Collier, Sophie McShera and Joanne Froggatt, as well as new additions Hugh Dancy, Laura Haddock, Dominic West, Nathalie Baye and Jonathan Zaccaï.

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John Lunn Scoring Simon Curtis’ ‘Downton Abbey: A New Era’

John Lunn is currently recording his score for the upcoming drama Downton Abbey: A New Era. The film is directed by Simon Curtis (Woman in Gold, My Week with Marilyn) and stars original cast members Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith, Michelle Dockery, Penelope Wilton, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter,Phyllis Logan, Robert James-Collier, Lesley Nicol, Sophie McShera and Joanne Froggatt . They are joined by Hugh Dancy, Laura Haddock, Nathalie Baye, Dominic West, and Jonathan Zaccaï. Series creator Julian Fellowes wrote the screenplay.

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