Volker Bertelmann (aka Hauschka) (Lion, Adrift, Patrick Melrose, Gunpowder) has signed on to score the upcoming limited series The Name of the Rose. The 8-parter stars John Turturro, Michael Emerson, Rupert Everett, Damian Hardung, Sebastian Koch, James Cosmo, Richard Sammel, Fabrizio Bentivoglio and Greta Scarano. The drama based on Umberto Eco’s novel (which has previously been adapted into a movie version scored by James Horner) is set in Italy in 1327 and follows a Franciscan monk and his novice as they arrive at a secluded monastery in the Alps, where they become witnesses to a series of mysterious murders.
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‘What Doesn’t Kill Us’ (‘Was uns nicht umbringt’) Soundtrack Released
Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album for the German dramedy What Doesn’t Kill Us (Was uns nicht umbringt). The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Hauschka (aka Volker Bertelmann) (Lion, Patrick Melrose, Adrift, Gunpowder, The Current War, Hotel Mumbai). The soundtrack is now available to download overseas. Visit the German iTunes Store to listen to audio samples and to check out the full track list. What Doesn’t Kill Us is written and directed by Sandra Nettelbeck and stars Beyond Zirner, Mark Waschke, Johanna ter Steege, Deborah Kaufmann, Barbara Auer and Christian Berkel.
Dustin O’Halloran & Hauschka to Score Simon Curtis’ ‘The Art of Racing in the Rain’
Dustin O’Halloran and Hauschka (aka Volker Bertelmann) have signed on to score the upcoming comedy drama The Art of Racing in the Rain. The film is directed by Simon Curtis (My Week with Marilyn, Goodbye Christopher Robin) and stars Milo Ventimiglia, Amanda Seyfried, Gary Cole, Kathy Baker and Ryan Kiera Armstrong. The movie is based on Garth Stein’s best-selling novel of the same title and centers on a family dog (voiced by Kevin Costner) who evaluates his life through the lessons learned by his human owner, a professional race-car driver. Mark Bomback (Dawn for/Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, The Wolverine) wrote the screenplay.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 1, 2018)
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the survival drama Adrift directed by Baltasar Kormákur and starring Shailene Woodley and Sam Claflin. The film’s original music is composed by Volker Bertelmann (aka Hauschka) (Lion, Patrick Melrose, Gunpowder, The Current War). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as Emiliana Torrini’s cover of Tom Waits’ I Hope That I Don’t Fall in Love With You. Click here for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the sci-fi thriller Upgrade written and directed by Leigh Whannell and starring Logan Marshall-Green, Betty Gabriel, Harrison Gilbertson and Benedict Hardie. Jed Palmer (OtherLife) has composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the BH Tilt release.
‘Adrift’ Soundtrack Details
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the survival drama Adrift. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Volker Bertelmann (aka Hauschka) (Lion, Patrick Melrose, Gunpowder, The Current War). The soundtrack will be released on June 1, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Adrift is directed by Baltasar Kormákur (Everest, 2 Guns) and stars Shailene Woodley and Sam Claflin. The movie tells the true story of Tami Oldham, who, after being knocked unconscious by the largest hurricane in the history of the Pacific Ocean, awakens to find her fiancé badly injured, their boat in ruins, and no means of communication or navigation.
Soundtrack Album for Showtime’s ‘Patrick Melrose’ to Be Released
SATV will release a soundtrack album for the Showtime limited series Patrick Melrose. The album features the show’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Hauschka (aka Volker Bertelmann) (Lion, Adrift, Gunpowder, In Dubious Battle, The Current War). The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 8, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Patrick Melrose is developed by David Nicholls, directed by Edward Berger and stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Hugo Weaving, Anna Madeley and Allison Williams.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 6, 2018)
Premiering tonight is the new Starz original series Vida created by Tanya Saracho and starring Melissa Barrera, Mishel Prada, Karen Ser Anzoategui, Chelsea Rendon, Carlos Miranda and Maria Elena Laas. The show’s original music is composed by Germaine Franco (Dope, Tag). To learn more about the drama, which follows two Mexican-American sisters from the Eastside of Los Angeles who are forced to return to their old neighborhood, visit the official show website.
Also premiering tonight is the Starz original series Sweetbitter created by Stephanie Danler and starring Ella Purnell, Tom Sturridge, Caitlin FitzGerald, Paul Sparks and Evan Jonigkeit. Will Bates (The Looming Tower, I Origins, The Path, The Magicians, Rise) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the series, which will air Sunday nights on Starz.
‘Different Kinds of Rain’ Soundtrack Released
Needlewood Records has released a soundtrack album for the German drama Different Kinds of Rain (1000 Arten Regen zu beschreiben). The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Hauschka (aka Volker Bertelmann) (Lion, Adrift, Patrick Melrose, Gunpowder, In Dubious Battle). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples and the track list. Different Kinds of Rain is directed by Isa Prahl and stars Bjarne Mädel, Bibiana Beglau, Emma Bading, Janina Fautz and Louis Hofmann.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 17, 2017)
Premiering tonight is the Fox holiday event A Christmas Story Live! starring Matthew Broderick, Andy Walken, Jane Krakowski, Chris Diamantopoulos, Ana Gasteyer, Ken Jeong and David Alan Grier. The television special’s music is composed by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (La La Land, The Greatest Showman, Dear Evan Hansen) based on their work on the Broadway musical of the same title. They also wrote several new songs. Arts Music will release a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the event tomorrow. Check out our previous article for the full album details.
Premiering in the U.S. tomorrow, December 18, is the BBC mini-series Gunpowder created by Ronan Bennett & Daniel West and starring Kit Harington, Liv Tyler, Peter Mullan, Edward Holcroft, Shaun Dooley, Robert Emms, Derek Riddell and Mark Gatiss. Hauschka (aka Volker Bertelmann) (Lion, In Dubious Battle, The Current War) has composed the original music for the 3-parter. Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this week.Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the series, which premieres stateside on HBO.
Soundtrack for BBC’s ‘Gunpowder’ to Be Released
Sony Masterworks will release a soundtrack album for the BBC mini-series Gunpowder. The album features the original music from the historical thriller composed by Academy Award nominee Hauschka (aka Volker Bertelmann) (Lion, In Dubious Battle, The Current War, The Boy). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 15. The download link will be added to this article within the next day. Gunpowder is created by Ronan Bennett & Daniel West and stars Kit Harington, Liv Tyler, Peter Mullan, Edward Holcroft, Shaun Dooley, Robert Emms, Derek Riddell and Mark Gatiss. The 3-parter follows British activist Guy Fawkes and a group of provincial English Catholics as they plan to blow up the House of Lords and kill King James I in the early 17th century.