Tag: Harry Gregson-Williams

Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 23, 2022)

Premiering tomorrow, January 24, is the HBO original series The Gilded Age created by Julian Fellowes and starring Carrie Coon, Morgan Spector, Taissa Farmiga, Denée Benton, Louisa Jacobson, Harry Richardson, Blake Ritson,  Simon Jones, Jack Gilpin, Thomas Cocquerel, Cynthia Nixon and Christine Baranski. The show’s original music is composed by Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, The Martian, Shrek, Mulan, Man on Fire, The Last Duel) & Rupert Gregson-Williams (Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Hacksaw Ridge, The Legend of Tarzan). Check out our previous article to learn more about the drama, which will air Monday nights on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.

Also premiering tomorrow is the ABC drama Promised Land created by Matt Lopez and starring John Ortiz, Cecilia Suárez, Christina Ochoa, Augusto Aguilera, Tonatiuh, Katya Martín, Mariel Molino, Andres Velez and Rolando Chusan. The show’s original music is composed by Gustavo Santaolalla (Brokeback Mountain, The Book of Life, Babel, The Motorcycle Diaries) & Kevin Kiner (Star Wars: The Clone Wars, The Bad Batch & Rebels, Peacemaker, City on a Hill, CSI: Miami). Hollywood Records has released a cover version of Marvin Gaye’s I Heard It Through the Grapevine produced by Santaolalla and performed by paopao for the series last month. Click here to listen to the track and for more information about the drama, which will every Monday on ABC and will also be available to stream on Hulu.

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Harry Gregson-Williams Scoring Disneynature’s ‘Polar Bear’

Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, Shrek, The Martian, The Last Duel, Kingdom of Heaven, Mulan, Man on Fire, The Equalizer) has recently scored the upcoming Disneynature documentary Polar Bear. The film is directed by Alastair Fothergill (Planet Earth, David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet) & Jeff Wilson (The Mating Game) and narrated by Catherine Keener. The movie tells the story of a new mother whose memories of her own youth prepare her to navigate motherhood in the increasingly challenging world that polar bears face today.

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‘House of Gucci’ Soundtrack Album Details

The full details of the soundtrack album for Ridley Scott’s crime drama House of Gucci have been revealed. The album features a selection of the songs from the movie by artists such as George Michael, Donna Summer, David Bowie, Miguel Bosé, Blondie, New Order, Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, David Stewart & others. Also included is a score suite by the film’s composer Harry Gregson-Williams (The Martian, The Chronicles of Narnia, Shrek, Kingdom of Heaven, The Last Duel). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 8 by Interscope and Decca Records and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. A CD version is set to come out in early 2022. Check back on this page for the pre-order link. House of Gucci starring Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Jared Leto, Reeve Carney, Jack Huston, Jeremy Irons, Salma Hayek and Al Pacino.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 26, 2021)

Three new movies have opened in theaters nationwide this past Wednesday:

Opening in most theaters is the animated feature Encanto directed by Byron Howard & Jared Bush and starring Stephanie Beatriz, María Cecilia Botero,Wilmer Valderrama, Adassa,  Diane Guerrero, Jessica Darrow, Angie Cepeda, Rhenzy Feliz, Mauro Castillo and Carolina Gaitan. The film’s original score is composed by Germaine Franco (Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Dope, Tag, Little) and Lin-Manuel Miranda (Moana, Hamilton, In the Heights) has written the movie’s original songs. Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs and score last Friday and a CD version will be coming out next month. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the Walt Disney Animation Studios production.

Also opening wide is the biographical crime drama House of Gucci directed by Ridley Scott and starring Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Jared Leto, Reeve Carney, Jack Huston, Jeremy Irons, Salma Hayek and Al Pacino. Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, The Martian, Shrek, Mulan, Kingdom of Heaven, Man on Fire, The Town) has composed the film’s original score. Interscope Records & Decca Records are set to release a soundtrack album according to the movie’s end credits, but no announcement has been made yet. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the drama, which is being distributed by MGM Studios/United Artists.

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Harry & Rupert Gregson-Williams Scoring HBO’s ‘The Gilded Age’

Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia,  Shrek, The Martian, Mulan, Man on Fire, Kingdom of Heaven) & Rupert Gregson-Williams (Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Hacksaw Ridge, The Legend of Tarzan) have teamed up to score the upcoming HBO original series The Gilded Age. The show is created by Julian Fellowes (Downton Abbey, Gosford Park) and stars Carrie Coon, Morgan Spector, Denée Benton, Taissa Farmiga, Louisa Jacobson, Blake Ritson, Harry Richardson, Simon Jones, Thomas Cocquerel, Jack Gilpin, Cynthia Nixon and Christine Baranski. The 9-part drama is set in the late 19th Century and revolves around a young woman moving from rural Pennsylvania to New York City after the death of her father to live with her thoroughly old money aunts and inadvertently becomes enmeshed in a social war between one of her aunts, a scion of the old money set, and her rich neighbors.

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Harry Gregson-Williams Scoring Pierre Morel’s ‘Al Kameen’ (‘The Ambush’)

Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, The Martian, Shrek, Mulan, The Equalizer, Man on Fire, Kingdom of Heaven) has composed the original music for the upcoming action drama Al Kameen (The Ambush). The film is directed by Pierre Morel (Taken, Peppermint, From Paris with Love) and stars Marwan Abdulla Saleh, Khalifa Al Jassem and Mohammed Ahmed. The movie centers on a rescue mission of a small group of Emirati soldiers trapped by rebel fighters in a mountainous valley. Brandon Birtell and Kurtis Birtell (Medal of Honor) wrote the screenplay.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 15, 2021)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror sequel Halloween Kills co-written and directed by David Gordon Green and starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Thomas Mann, Will Patton and Anthony Michael Hall. The film’s original music composed by John Carpenter (Assault on Precint 13, The Fog, Escape from New York), Cody Carpenter & Daniel A. Davies. Sacred Bones Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ music today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Blumhouse production, which is being released by Universal Pictures.

Also opening wide is the historical drama The Last Duel directed by Ridley Scott and starring Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Jodie Comer and Ben Affleck. Harry Gregson-Williams (Shrek, The Chronicles of Narnia, Kingdom of Heaven, The Martian, Mulan, Man on Fire, Chicken Run). has composed the film’s original music. Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score and a song performed by Grace Davidson today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and for more information about the 20th Century Pictures release.

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‘The Last Duel’ Soundtrack Album Details

Hollywood Records will release the official soundtrack album for the historical drama The Last Duel. The album features the film’s original music composed by Harry Gregson-Williams (Shrek, Kingdom of Heaven, The Martian, The Chronicles of Narnia, Mulan, Man on Fire, Chicken Run). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, October 15 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. The Last Duel is directed by Ridley Scott and stars Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Jodie Comer and Ben Affleck. The movie based on Eric Jager’s book The Last Duel: A True Story of Crime, Scandal, and Trial by Combat in Medieval France and is set against the brutality of 14th century France and tells the tale of two knights whose bond is tested by treachery and a young woman forced to navigate the brutal and oppressive culture of the era in order to survive.

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Harry Gregson-Williams to Score Ridley Scott’s ‘House of Gucci’

Composer Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, Shrek, Mulan, The Equalizer, Man on Fire, The Town) is reteaming with director Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Alien, Blade Runner) on the upcoming crime drama House of Gucci. The film starring Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Jared Leto, Jack Huston, Reeve Carney, Jeremy Irons, Salma Hayek and Al Pacino is based on the Sara Gay Forden book of the same name and centers on the events around the assassination of Guccio Gucci’s grandson, Maurizio . Becky Johnston (The Prince of Tides, Seven Years in Tibet) and Roberto Bentivegna wrote the screenplay.

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‘Infinite’ Soundtrack Album Details

Paramount Music will release a soundtrack album for the sci-fi thriller Infinite. The album features the film’s original music composed by Harry Gregson-Williams (The Martian, The Chronicles of Narnia, Shrek, Man on Fire, Unstoppable, Kingdom of Heaven, The Equalizer). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, June 11 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. A CD version is also in the works. Infinite is directed by Antoine Fuqua and stars Mark Wahlberg, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sophie Cookson, Jason Mantzoukas, Rupert Friend, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Liz Carr, Kae Alexander, Wallis Day, Toby Jones and Dylan O’Brien. The movie  is based on D. Eric Maikranz’s book The Reincarnationist Papers and follows a troubled young man haunted by memories of two past lives who stumbles upon a secret society of people who possess total recall of their past lives.

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