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Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 20, 2018)

Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the comedy I Feel Pretty directed by Abby Kohn & Marc Silverstein and starring Amy Schumer, Michelle Williams, Rory Scovel, Emily Ratajkowski, Aidy Bryant, Busy Phillips and Tom Hopper. The film’s original music is composed by Michael Andrews (Bridesmaids, Neighbors, Funny People). Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack album featuring three tracks from the composer’s score, as well as songs by Maroon 5, Meghan Trainor, Santigold & others. Click here for the full album details.

Also opening wide is the comedy sequel Super Troopers 2 directed by Jay Chandrasekhar and starring Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, Erik Stohlhanke, Linda Carter, Rob Lowe, Fred Savage, Brian Cox, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Will Sasso, Tyler Labine and Hayes MacArthur. Eagles of Death Metal have composed the film’s original music. Universal Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the band’s score, as well as songs by Natural Child, Naked Giants, Folk Uke & others. Check out our previous article for the full album details.

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‘Love & Bananas: An Elephant Story’ Soundtrack Details

Little Twig Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Love & Bananas: An Elephant Story. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ian Hultquist (Assassination Nation, Animals, My Blind Brother) & Sofia Hultquist (The First Monday in May). The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 27, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Love & Bananas: An Elephant Story is directed by Ashley Bell and follows the filmmaker and a team of elephant rescuers – led by world-renowned Asian elephant conservationist Sangdeaun Lek Chailert – as they mission 480 miles across Thailand to rescue a 70-year-old partially blind trekking elephant and bring her to freedom.

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Ian Hultquist Scoring ‘Assassination Nation’

Ian Hultquist is composing the music for the upcoming thriller Assassination Nation. The film is written and directed by Sam Robinson (Another Happy Day) and stars Bella Thorne, Maude Apatow, Bill Skarsgard, Joel McHale, Colman Domingo, Suki Waterhouse, Odessa Young, and Hari Nef. The movie follows four teenage girls in a small suburb who become the focus of unwanted, worldwide media attention when their personal information is leaked by an anonymous hacker.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 14, 2017)

Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the sci-fi action adventure War for the Planet of the Apes directed by Matt Reeves and starring Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn, Amiah Miller, Karin Konoval and Terry Notary. The film’s original music is composed by Michael Giacchino (Up,  Jurassic World, Doctor Strange, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Star Trek) who previously scored Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous article for the full album details.

Also opening wide is the horror thriller Wish Upon directed by John R. Leonetti and starring Joey King, Ryan Phillippe, Ki Hong Lee, Mitchell Slaggert, Shannon Purser, Sydney Park, Kevin Hanchard and Sherilyn Fenn. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie by Hey Violet, Grace Mitchell, Wayfarers & more (click here for the full details). The label has also released a separate soundtrack featuring the film’s original score composed by tomandandy (The Strangers, 47 Meters Down). Check out the full score album details by clicking here.

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‘Bronx Gothic’ Soundtrack Announced

Little Twig Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Bronx Gothic. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ian Hultquist (Animal, My Blind Brother, The Diabolical). The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 14, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Bronx Gothic is directed by Andrew Rossi who previously collaborated with the composer on last year’s First Monday in May and follows actor, dancer, writer, performance artist, singer Okwui Okpokwasili as she stages a final tour for her one-woman show, “Bronx Gothic.”

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 8, 2017)

taboo(Premiering on Tuesday, January 10, is the FX mini-series Taboo created by Steven Knight and starring Tom Hardy, Oona Chaplin, David Hayman, Michael Kelly, Franka Potente and Jonathan Pryce. Max Richter (The Leftovers, Waltz with Bashir, Miss Sloane, Disconnect, Testament of Youth) has composed the original music for the 8-parter. Check out our previous news article and the official show website to learn more about the series, which  follows an adventurer who returns to Britain from Africa along with 14 stolen diamonds to seek vengeance after the death of his father and will air Tuesday nights on FX.

mad-familiesPremiering on Thursday, January 12, is the Crackle original movie Mad Families directed by Fred Wolf and starring Charlie Sheen, Leah Remini, Finesse Mitchell, Juan Gabriel Pareja, Charlotte McKinney, Naya Rivera, Chris Mulkey, Lil Rel Howery, Tiffany Haddish, Clint Howard, Chanel Iman, Barry Shabaka Henley, Efren Ramirez and Danny Mora. The film’s original music is composed by J. Peter Robinson (Cocktail, Wayne’s World, The World’s Fastest Indian, The Bank Job). Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the comedy.

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‘Clinical’ Soundtrack Announced

clinicalLittle Twig Records will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix original movie Clinical. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ian Hultquist (Animals, The First Monday in May, The Diabolical, My Blind Brother). The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 13, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Clinical is co-written and directed by Alistair Legrand and stars Vinessa Shaw, Kevin Rahm and William Atherton. The movie follows a psychiatrist who is plagued by flashbacks to a terrifying attack as she treats a new patient who was horribly disfigured in an accident.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 23, 2016)

the-magnificent-sevenExpected to top the weekend box office is the western The Magnificent Seven directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D’Onofrio, Byung-Hun Lee and Peter Sarsgaard. The film’s original music is composed by James Horner (Titanic, Avatar, Braveheart) and Simon Franglen. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score. Click here for the full album details. Also visit Variety, Film Music Magazine, Collider, Awards Daily and Indiewire for interviews with Franglen about his work on the project.

storksAlso opening wide is the animated feature Storks directed by Nicholas Stoller & Doug Sweetland and featuring the voices of Andy Samberg, Kelsey Grammer, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Katie Crown, Ty Burrell and Jennifer Aniston. Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Moneyball, Surf’s Up) and Jeff Danna (The Good Dinosaur) have composed the film’s original music. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score, as well as a song by The Lumineers. Check out our previous article for the full album details.

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‘The First Monday in Monday’ Soundtrack Details

first-monday-in-mayLittle Twig Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary The First Monday in May. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ian Hultquist (Animals, My Blind Brother, Silicon Cowboys, Full Circle) and Sofia Hultquist. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 30, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. The First Monday in May is directed by Andrew Rossi and centers on the creation of The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s most attended fashion exhibition in history, China: Through The Looking Glass.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 16, 2016)

Four new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

blair-witchOpening in most theaters is the horror thriller Blair Witch directed by  Adam Wingard (The Guest, You’re Next) and starring James Allen McCune, Callie Hernandez, Brandon Scott, Valorie Curry, Corbin Reid and Wes Robinson. Wingard has also composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the movie’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Lionsgate release.

snowden-scoreAlso opening wide is the biographical drama Snowden directed by Oliver Stone and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto, Tom Wilkinson, Rhys Ifans and Nicolas Cage. The film’s original music is composed by Craig Armstrong (Moulin Rouge!, The Great Gatsby, The Incredible Hulk, World Trade Center) and Adam Peters (Savages) has contributed additional music. Deutsche Grammophon has released a soundtrack album featuring Armstrong’s & Peter’s music (click here for the full details), as well as a separate soundtrack featuring the orchestral score by Armstrong. Check out our previous article for more information.

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