Guillaume Roussel (3 Days to Kill, The Man with the Iron Heart, It Boy, Ransom) is scoring the upcoming Netflix original limited series The Spy. The show is written and directed by Gideon Raff (Tyrant, Homeland) and stars Sacha Baron Cohen, Noah Emmerich and Alexander Siddig. The drama tells the true story of Israel’s most prominent spy, Eli Cohen, who infiltrated the Syrian government in the 1960s.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 25, 2018)
Premiering tonight is the HBO original series Barry created by Bill Hader & Alec Berg and starring Hader himself, alongside Henry Winkler, Stephen Root, Sarah Goldberg, Anthony Carrigan and Glenn Fleshler. The show’s original music is composed by David Wingo (Loving, Mud, Midnight Special, Take Shelter). Check out our scoring assignment announcement and the official show website to learn more about the series, which will air Sunday nights on HBO.
Also premiering tonight is the FX limited series Trust created by Simon Beaufoy and starring Donald Sutherland, Michael Esper, Hilary Swank, Harris Dickinson, Brendan Fraser, Anna Chancellor, Norbert Leo Butz, Charlotte Riley and Luca Marinelli. James Lavelle & Jack Leonard of the British music collective UNKLE have composed the show’s original music. For more information about the drama, which is executive produced by Danny Boyle who also directed the first episodes, check out our previous article.
Guillaume Roussel Tapped as New Composer for Audience Network’s ‘Ice’
Guillaume Roussel is the new composer of the AT&T Audience Network original series Ice. The composer is scoring the second season of the show created by Robert Munic (Fighting, The Cleaner) and starring Cam Gigandet, Jeremy Sisto, Ray Winstone, Audrey Marie Anderson, Judith Shekoni, Jocelyn Hudon, Ashley Thomas, Laura Vandervoort, Amy Madigan and D.B. Sweeney The crime drama produced by Entertainment One (eOne) follows the Green family as they plunge into the underbelly of the Los Angeles diamond trade.
‘The Man with the Iron Heart’ Soundtrack Released
Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album for the historical thriller The Man with the Iron Heart (HhhH). The album features the film’s original music composed by Guillaume Roussel (3 Days to Kill, Ransom, Outcast, It Boy). The soundtrack is now available to download overseas. Visit the British Amazon store to listen to audio samples. The Man with the Iron Heart is directed by Cedric Jimenez and stars Jason Clarke, Rosamund Pike, Jack O’Connell, Jack Reynor and Mia Wasikowska. The movie is based on Laurent Binet’s 2012 bestselling novel and chronicles the meteoric rise and fall of Reinhard Heydrich, the most lethal man in Hitler’s cabinet, in Nazi Germany.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 1, 2017)
Premiering tonight is the new Fox comedy The Mick created by John & Dave Chernin (It’s Always Funny in Philadelphia) and starring Kaitlin Olson, Sofia Black-D’Elia, Thomas Barbusca, Jack Stanton, Carla Jimenez and Susan Park. The show’s original music is composed by Jonathan Sadoff (The Meddler, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, Beautiful Creatures). The series revolves around a rash, two-bit hustler from Rhode Island who must assume guardianship of her sister’s three high-maintenance children. Following tonight’s premiere episode, the comedy will air every Tuesday night on Fox. Visit the official show website for updates.
Also premiering tonight before moving to its regular time slot this coming Saturday is the new drama Ransom created by Frank Spotnitz & David Vainola and starring Luke Roberts, Sarah Greene, Brandon Jay McLaren and Nazneen Contractor. Guillaume Roussel (3 Days to Kill, Outcast, It Boy) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the series, which airs in the U.S. on CBS.
Guillaume Roussel Scoring CBS’ ‘Ransom’
Guillaume Roussel is composing the music for the new CBS drama Ransom. The show is created by Frank Spotnitz (The X-Files, The Man in the High Castle, Transporter: The Series) & David Vainola and stars Luke Roberts, Sarah Greene, Brandon Jay McLaren and Nazneen Contractor. The series revolves around a world-renowned crisis and hostage negotiator whose team is brought in to resolve the most difficult kidnap and ransom cases. Big Light Productions’ Spotnitz & Vainola are also executive producing the Entertainment One, Wildcats and Sienna Films production with Jennifer Kawaja & Julia Sereny (Combat Hospital), Odile McDonald, Valerie Pechels and Jocelyn Hamilton.
Guillaume Roussel Scoring Cedric Jimenez’s ‘HHhH’
This week, Guillaume Roussel is recording his music for the upcoming thriller HHhH. The film is directed by Cedric Jimenez and stars Jason Clarke, Rosamund Pike, Jack O’Connell, Jack Reynor and Mia Wasikowska. The movie is based on Laurent Binet’s 2012 bestselling novel and . Jimenez has also written the screenplay with David Farr (Hanna, The Night Manager) and Audrey Diwan. Alain Goldman (La Vie en Rose, The Crimson Rivers, 1492: Conquest of Paradise) is producing the project for Legende Films, alongside Daniel Crown (Beasts of No Nation, What Maisie Knew) for Red Crown.
‘Outcast’ Soundtrack Details
MovieScore Media will release a soundtrack album for the fantasy adventure Outcast. The album features the film’s original music composed by Guillaume Roussel (3 Days to Kill, Crossing Lines, It Boy). The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 28, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Outcast is directed by Nicholas Powell and stars Nicolas Cage, Hayden Christensen and Yifei Liu. The movie is set in the 12th Century and follows two European Crusaders who chose to wander off toward western China, where they become entangled in romance and antagonism with local royalty.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 24, 2015)
Premiering tomorrow, May 25, is the History mini-series Texas Rising directed by Roland Joffe and starring Bill Paxton, Brendan Fraser, Ray Liotta, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Olivier Martinez, Thomas Jane, Crispin Glover and Jeremy Davies. The show’s original music is composed by John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Elf, Iron Man 2) and Bruce Broughton (Silverado, Tombstone). Universal Music Group Nashville has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score, as well as the original song Take Me To Texas written by Shane McAnally and Brandy Clark, as well as a cover version of Tom Petty’s I Won’t Back Down performed by Kris Kristofferson and the original piece Igual Que Yo performed by guitarist José Feliciano earlier this week. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and more information about the series.
Also making its U.S. premiere on Memorial Day is the drama Grace of Monaco directed by Olivier Dahan and starring Nicole Kidman, Tim Roth, Frank Langella, Paz Vega, Parker Posey, Derek Jacobi and Milo Ventimiglia. Christopher Gunning (La Vie En Rose) has composed the film’s original score and Guillaume Roussel (3 Days to Kill) has contributed additional music. Hamburger Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ music, as well as classical pieces by Erik Satie, Jean Sibelius and more last year. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and audio samples. Grace of Monaco premiered at last year’s Cannes Film Festival and airs in the U.S. on Lifetime. Click here to learn more about the film.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 6, 2015)
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the animated feature The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water directed by Paul Tibbitt and featuring the voices of Antonio Banderas, Tom Kenny, Clancy Brown, Rodger Bumpass, Bill Fagerbakke, Carolyn Lawrence and Douglas Lawrence. Columbia Records has released a soundtrack featuring five songs from the film. Visit Amazon to download the release. The movie’s original score is composed by John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Iron Man 2, Elf, Bruce Almighty). No word yet on a release of the composer’s music. Visit a recent interview with Debney about his work on the film in Film Music Magazine. For more information about the Paramount Pictures release, visit the official movie website.
Also opening wide is the sci-fi adventure Jupiter Ascending written and directed by Andy & Lana Wachowski and starring Channing Tatum, Mila Kunis, Sean Bean, Eddie Redmayne and Douglas Booth. Michael Giacchino (Lost, Star Trek, Up, Ratatouille, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) has composed the film’s original score. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music earlier this week. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Warner Bros. Pictures release.