Filmtrax/Atlantic Screen Music will release a soundtrack album for Osgood Perkins’ horror comedy The Monkey. The album features the film’s original music composed by Edo Van Breemen (Air, Afflicted, The Backward Class, Hollow in the Land). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 21 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. The Monkey is co-written and directed by Perkins and stars Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, Christian Convery, Sarah Levy, Elijah Wood, Rohan Campbell and Colin O’Brien. The movie is based on Stephen King’s short story of the same title about two twin brothers who find a mysterious wind-up monkey that causes series of outrageous deaths.
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Edo Van Breemen Scoring Osgood Perkins’ ‘The Monkey’
Edo Van Breemen (Air, Hollow in the Land, Afflicted, The Backward Class) is the composer of the upcoming horror comedy The Monkey. The film is co-written and directed by Osgood Perkins (Longlegs, Gretel & Hansel) and stars Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, Christian Convery, Rohan Campbell, Elijah Wood, Colin O’Brien and Sarah Levy. The movie is based on the short story by Stephen King and follows two twin brothers who find a mysterious wind-up monkey that causes series of outrageous deaths and – 25 years later – begins a new killing spree forcing the estranged duo to confront the cursed toy.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 14, 2015)
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the biographical drama Straight Outta Compton directed by F. Gary Gray and starring O’Shea Jackson Jr. as Ice Cube, Corey Hawkins as Dr. Dre, Jason Mitchell as Eazy-E, Aldis Hodge as MC Ren, Neil Brown, Jr. as DJ Yella and Paul Giamatti as N.W.A.’s manager Jerry Heller. The film’s original score is composed by Joseph Trapanese (Insurgent, Oblivion, Earth to Echo). Dr. Dre has released his first record in 16 years inspired by the movie last Friday. Visit Amazon to order the album. To learn more about the film, which chronicles the rise of the hip hop group N.W.A., check out our previous news article.
Also opening wide is the film adaptation of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, Elizabeth Debicki, Jared Harris and Hugh Grant. Daniel Pemberton (Steve Jobs, The Counselor) has composed the film’s original music. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the songs from the movie by artists including Roberta Flack, Nina Simone, Peppino Gagliardi, Louis Prima & more. Click here for the full album details and check out our soundtrack preview here. Also visit Film Music Magazine, Film.Music.Media, We Are Movie Geeks and Film Music Society for interviews with Pemberton and click here for a video featurette about the composer’s music.
‘Air’ Soundtrack Details
Nettwerk America will release a soundtrack album for the sci-fi thriller Air. The album features the film’s original score composed by Edo Van Breemen (Afflicted, The Backward Class). The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on August 14, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Air is co-written and directed by Christian Cantamessa and stars Norman Reedus, Djimon Hounsou and Sandrine Holt. The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman is producing the movie, which follows two engineers tasked with protecting humans in air-tight coffins who are the last remnants of human civilization.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 4, 2014)
Only one new movie is opening this weekend:
Guaranteed to top the weekend box office is Captain America: The Winter Soldier directed by Anthony & Joe Russo and starring Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson, Anthony Mackie and Robert Redford. The film’s music is composed by Henry Jackman (X-Men: First Class, Wreck-It-Ralph. Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as Marvin Gaye’s Trouble Man. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Also visit ET Online for a video featurette about the movie’s music and check out recent interviews with Jackman on Collider, Comicbook.com, Comic Book Therapy and The Movie Bit.
Opening in limited release is the Under the Skin directed by Jonathan Glazer, based on a novel by Michael Faber and starring Scarlett Johansson. Mica Levi from the experimental pop music band Micachu and the Shape has composed the film’s original music. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring Levi’s score earlier this week. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the film. Also visit Pitchfork, Indiewire and Variety for recent interviews with Levi about her work on the project.