Naxos will release the first-ever soundtrack album for the Norwegian TV series Wisting. The album features selections of the original score rom all five seasons of the show composed by Jacob Groth (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Unforgettable, Dead Man Down, Skin Trade, Midnight, Texas). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 9 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Three first tracks are already available to stream/download now and can also be checked out below. Wisting is created by Trygve Allister Diesen & Kathrine Valen Zeiner based on the best-selling books by Jørn Lier Horst and stars Sven Nordin, Carrie-Anne Moss, Thea Green Lundberg, Mads Ousdal and Lars Berge.
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‘Natatorium’ Soundtrack EP Released
Naxos has released a soundtrack EP for the Icelandic thriller Natatorium. The 5-track EP features the film’s original score composed by Jacob Groth (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Dead Man Down, Unforgettable, Skin Trade, Midnight, Texas). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to all five tracks below. Natatorium is written and directed by Helena Stefánsdóttir and stars Ilmur María Arnarsdóttir, Arnar Dan Kristjánsson, Kristín Pétursdóttir, Elin Petersdottir and Stefania Berndsen. The movie follows a teenage girl who visits her estranged grandparents while waiting for the results of her audition for an international performance group, but when her father and his younger sister find out about her stay, a sense of panic arises and a dark secret emerges.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 23, 2017)
Premiering tomorrow, July 24, is the NBC drama Midnight, Texas developed by Monica Owusu-Breen based on the book series by Charlaine Harris and starring François Arnaud, Sarah Ramos, Arielle Kebbel, Peter Mensah, Parisa Fitz-Henley and Dylan Bruce. The show’s original music is composed by Jacob Groth (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Dead Man Down, Unforgettable). Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the drama, which will air Monday nights on NBC.
Also premiering tomorrow is the ABC drama Somewhere Between created by Stephen Tolkin (Taxi Brooklyn, Brothers & Sisters) and starring Paula Patton, Devon Sawa and J.R. Bourn. James Jandrisch (Houdini & Doyle, Reasonable Doubt) is composing the show’s original music. The series is based on a Korean format and revolves around a mother who travels back in time to prevent the murder of her daughter. The drama will air Tuesday nights following its premiere tomorrow on ABC. Visit the official show website for more information.
Jacob Groth to Score ‘Flatliners’ Remake & NBC’s ‘Midnight, Texas’
Jacob Groth is set to reteam with director Niels Arden Oplev on the upcoming remake of the sci-fi thriller Flatliners. The film starring Ellen Page, Diego Luna, Nina Dobrev, Kiefer Sutherland, James Norton and Kiersey Clemons is based on the 1990 feature of the same title (scored by James Newton Howard) about a group of medical students who are exploring near death on the examination table until the consequences began to jeopardize their lives.
‘Skin Trade’ Soundtrack Announced
MovieScore Media will release a soundtrack album for the action thriller Skin Trade. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jacob Groth (The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo, Unforgettable, Dead Man Down). The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 26, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. Skin Trade is directed by Ekachai Uekrongtham and stars Dolph Lundgren, Tony Jaa, Michael Jai White, Ron Perlman, Peter Weller and Celina Jade. The movie follows a detective investigating a human trafficking network run by a Serbian Gangster.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 8, 2015)
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend;
Opening in most theaters is the action comedy Hot Pursuit directed by Anne Fletcher and starring Reese Witherspoon, Sofia Vergara and Michael Mosley. The film’s original music is composed by Christophe Beck (Frozen, Ant-Man, Edge of Tomorrow, The Hangover) who previously collaborated with Fletcher on her last feature The Guilt Trip. No soundtrack album has been announced, but Sony Music has released the original song Two of a Crime by Miranda Lambert from the film. Visit Amazon to download the track. To learn more about Hot Pursuit, which is being released by Warner Bros. Pictures, check out our previous news article.
Also opening wide is the comedy The D Train written and directed by Andrew Mogel & Jarrad Paul and starring Jack Black, James Marsden, Kathryn Hahn, Kyle Bornheimer and Adria Tennor. Andrew Dost has composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the fun. member’s score, as well as tracks by INXS, The Vapors, Quarterflash, Mr. Mister, and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) and the original song A Million Stars performed by Dost, Andy McCluskey (OMD), Rob Kroehler (Ladylike), Jack Antonoff (fun.).Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to listen to audio clips.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 8, 2013)
Two new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the fantasy adventure Oz the Great and Powerful directed by Sam Raimi and starring James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams and Zach Braff. Danny Elfman composed the film’s original score. Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score digitally earlier this week. Intrada Records will release a physical version. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Mariah Carey has contributed the original song Almost Home to the film. Click here for a short video interview with Elfman about his work on the film and visit Movieweb for another interview from the film’s red carpet premiere in Hollywood.
Also opening wide is the crime thriller Dead Man Down directed byNiels Arden Oplev and starring Colin Farrell, Noomi Rapace, Terrence Howard, Dominic Cooper, Isabelle Huppert and Armand Assante. The film’s score is composed by Jacob Groth (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Unforgettable). Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score on April 2, 2013. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the film.
‘Dead Man Down’ Soundtrack Details
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the crime thriller Dead Man Down. The album features the film’s original score composed by Jacob Groth who has previously collaborated with director Niels Arden Oplev on the original The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo movie. The soundtrack will be released on April 2, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips will be added to this article soon. Dead Man Down stars Colin Farrell as a professional killer and the right-hand man to an underground crime lord in New York City who is seduced and blackmailed by a crime victim seeking retribution. Noomi Rapace, Terrence Howard, Dominic Cooper, Isabelle Huppert and Armand Assante are co-starring. The thriller will be released this Friday, March 8 by FilmDistrict.
Jacob Groth Scoring ‘Dead Man Down’
Jacob Groth is reteaming with director Niels Arden Oplev on the upcoming crime thriller Dead Man Down. The film stars Colin Farrell as a professional killer and the right-hand man to an underground crime lord in New York City who is seduced and blackmailed by a crime victim seeking retribution. Noomi Rapace, Terrence Howard, Dominic Cooper, Armand Assante and Isabelle Huppert are co-starring. J.H. Wyman (Fringe, The Mexican) has written the screenplay and is also producing the Original Film and Frequency Films production with Neal Moritz (I Am Legend, Fast Five, 21 Jump Street). Groth and Oplev have previously worked together numerous times, most notably on the Swedish original The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo film, as well as the CBS crime series Unforgettable.
Fall 2011 Television Music Roundup (Part 3): CBS
In our third part of our roundup of this fall’s television music, we are taking a look at the new and returning shows on CBS:
Among the network’s new shows is the drama Person of Interest created by Jonathan Nolan (brother of Christopher Nolan) and starring Michael Emerson, Jim Caviezel, Taraji B. Henson and Kevin Chapman. The score for the show is composed by Ramin Djawadi (Iron Man, Game of Thrones). The show produced by J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk, Greg Plageman and David Semel centers on a presumed dead former-CIA agent who teams up with a mysterious billionaire to prevent violent crimes by using their own brand of vigilante justice. Person of Interest has already received a full season order and the show airs every Thursday night on CBS.