Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the World War II drama Greyhound. The album features the film’s original music composed by Blake Neely (Arrow, The Flash, The Pacific, Supergirl, Everwood, Life As We Know It, Riverdale). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, July 10. Click here to stream/download the album. Greyhound is directed by Aaron Schneider and stars Tom Hanks (who also wrote the screenplay), Stephen Graham, Rob Morgan and Elisabeth Shuewhich. The movie is inspired by real events and revolves around a longtime Navy veteran who, as a first-time captain, is tasked with protecting a convoy of 37 ships carrying thousands of soldiers and much-needed supplies across the treacherous waters of the Atlantic during World War II.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 5, 2020)
Premiering tonight is the Showtime docu-series Outcry directed by Pat Kondelis. The show’s original music is composed by Hanan Townshend (Knights of Cup, To the Wonder, Semper Fi, The Vessel). The 5-parter examines the story of high school football star Greg Kelley who was arrested, convicted and jailed for sexual assault of a 4-year-old boy, and his supporters’ quest for truth and justice. To learn more about the series, which will air every Sunday night on Showtime, visit the official show website.
Premiering on Wednesday, July 8 is the Australian limited series Stateless created by Cate Blanchett, Elise McCredie & Tony Ayres and starring Blanchett, Yvonne Strahovski, Dominic West and Jai Courtney. Cornel Wilczek (Glitch, These Final Hours, Nowhere Boys) has composed the show’s original music. The drama follows four strangers as they intersect at an Australian immigration detention center. The series premiered earlier this year in Australia on ABC and is making its U.S. debut on Netflix.
Blake Neely to Score Aaron Schneider’s ‘Greyhound’
Blake Neely has been hired to score the upcoming World War II drama Greyhound. The film is directed by Aaron Schneider (Get Low) and stars Tom Hanks, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Elisabeth Shue, Stephen Graham and Rob Morgan. The movie is based on C.S. Forester’s novel The Good Shepherd and tells the story of Capt. Ernest Krause who – in the early days of World War II – crosses the treacherous North Atlantic while being hotly pursued by wolf packs of Nazi submarines. Hanks also wrote the screenplay is producing the project through his Playtone production company, alongside Gary Goetzman (My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Mamma Mia!).