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Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 25, 2020)

Opening nationwide this weekend is the drama The Last Shift written and directed by Andrew Cohn and starring Richard Jenkins, Shane Paul McGhie, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Birgundi Baker, Allison Tolman and Ed O’Neill. The film’s original music is composed by Mark Orton (Nebraska, The Good Girl, My Old Lady). No soundtrack album has been announced. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is being released by Sony Pictures/Stage 6 Films.

Opening in over 500 theaters this weekend is the crime comedy Kajillionaire written and directed by Miranda July and starring Evan Rachel Wood, Gina Rodriguez, Richard Jenkins and Debra Winger. Emile Mosseri (The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Minari, Homecoming) has composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the Mr. Lonely cover by himself & Angel Olsen, which is also available separately as a digital single. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Focus Features release.

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Netflix’s ‘Challenger: The Final Flight’ to Feature Score by Jeff Beal & Main Titles Theme by Charles Scott IV

Jeff Beal (House of Cards, Rome, Monk,  Pollock, Carnivale, The Biggest Little Farm) has composed the original score for the new Netflix docu-series Challenger: The Final Flight. Charles Scott IV (Sleight, Sweetheart) has written the project’s main titles theme and also provided additional music. The show is directed by Steven Leckart and Daniel Junge (A Lego Brickumentary, Being Evel) and examines the 1986 Challenger space shuttle, which tragically broke apart 73 seconds after launch as millions of Americans watched live on television. The 4-parter features interview with engineers, officials and the crew members’ families.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 21, 2020)

Premiering tonight is the HBO limited series Perry Mason developed by Ron Fitzgerald & Rolin Jones and starring Matthew Rhys, John Lithgow, Juliet Rylance, Tatiana Maslany, Chris Chalk, Shea Whigham, Stephen Root, Gayle Rankin, Nate Corddry, Eric Lange and Robert Patrick. The show’s original music is composed by Terence Blanchard (BlacKkKlansman, Inside Man, Malcolm X, 25th Hour, Da 5 Bloods). Check out our previous news article for more information about the drama, which will air every Sunday night on HBO.

Premiering on Wednesday, June 24 is the Netflix documentary Athlete A directed by Bonni Cohen & Jon Shenk about Larry Nassar’s systematic abuse of young women on the USA Gymnastics team. Jeff Beal (House of Cards, Rome, Monk, Carnivale, Pollock, Ugly Betty, The Biggest Little Farm) has composed the film’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the movie, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.

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Jeff Beal Scoring Bonni Cohen’s & Jon Shenk’s Netflix Documentary ‘Athlete A’

Jeff Beal has composed the original music for the upcoming Netflix documentary Athlete A. The film is directed by Bonni Cohen & Jon Shenk (The Rape of Europa, Audrie & Daisy) and explores Larry Nassar’s systematic abuse of young women on the USA Gymnastics team. The movie follows the team of investigative journalists from The Indianapolis Star  newspaper who exposed the abuse led by Steve Berta, Marisa Kwiatkowski, Mark Alesia, and Tim Evans. Serin Marshall, Jen Sey and Julie Parker Benello are producing the project. Beal (House of Cards, Rome, Monk, Carnivale, Pollock, The Biggest Little Farm) has previously scored Cohen’s & Shenk’s last feature An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power.

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Jeff Beal to Reteam with Oliver Stone on ‘JFK: Destiny Betrayed’

Jeff Beal (House of Cards, Rome, Monk, Carnivale, Pollock, The Biggest Little Farm) is reuniting with Oliver Stone (Born on the Fourth of July, Platoon) on the upcoming docu-series JFK: Destiny Betrayed. The show follows Stone and writer James DiEugenio (author of Destiny Betrayed: JFK, Cuba, and the Garrison Case) as they place now declassified files related to President Kennedy’s assassination in  a far larger context, aiming to shine more light on what really happened in 1963. Beal has previously collaborated with Stone on the Showtime series The Putin Interviews, for which he earned an Emmy nomination for Best Theme Music in 2018.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 1, 2019)

Four new movies are opening theaters nationwide this week:

Opening in most theaters is the sci-fi action sequel Terminator: Dark Fate directed by Tim Miller and starring Linda Hamilton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mackenzie Davis, Natalia Reyes, Gabriel Luna and Diego Boneta. The film’s original music is composed by Tom Holkenborg (aka Junkie XL) (Mad Max: Fury Road, Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, Deadpool, Alita: Battle Angel). Paramount Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Click here for the full album details.

Also opening wide is the biographical drama Harriet directed by Kasi Lemmons and starring Cynthia Erivo, Janelle Monáe, Leslie Odom Jr. and Joe Alwyn. Terence Blanchard (BlacKkKlansman, Malcolm X, Inside Man, The 25th Hour, Red Tails) has composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score (click here for more information). Also available now is an original song from the movie performed by Erivo (click here to listen).

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 16, 2019)

Premiering tonight is the Showtime original series City on a Hill created by Chuck MacLean based on an original idea by Ben Affleck and starring Kevin Bacon, Aldis Hodge, Jonathan Tucker, Mark O’Brien, Lauren E. Banks, Kevin Chapman and Jill Hennessy. The show’s original music is composed by Kevin Kiner (CSI: Miami, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels, Narcos: Mexico, Titans). Check out our previous article to learn more about the drama.

Also premiering tonight is the HBO original series Euphoria developed by Sam Levinson based on the Israeli show of the title and starring Zendaya, Hunter Schafer, Jacob Elordi, Algee Smith, Sydney Sweeney, Maude Apatow, Angus Cloud, Eric Dane and Storm Reid. Labrinth (aka Timothy Lee McKenzie) is composing the show’s original music. Click here for more information about the drama, which will air every Sunday night on HBO.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 10, 2019)

Four new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this week:

Opening in most theaters is the  action adventure Pokémon Detective Pikachu directed by Rob Letterman and starring Ryan Reynolds, Justice Smith, Kathryn Newton and Ken Watanabe. The film’s original music is composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier & Civil War, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, X-Men: First Class). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score (click here for the full album details). Also available now is the original song Carry On performed by Kygo and Rita Ora (click here for more information).

Also opening wide is the comedy The Hustle directed by Chris Addison and starring Anne Hathaway, Rebel Wilson and Alex Sharp. Anne Dudley (The Full Monty, American History X, Poldark, Elle, The Crying Game) has composed the film’s original score. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the MGM release. 

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‘The Biggest Little Farm’ Soundtrack Details

Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary The Biggest Little Farm. The album features the film’s original music composed by Emmy Award winner Jeff Beal (House of Cards, Rome, Monk, Carnivale, Ugly Betty, Appaloosa, Pollock). The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 10, 2019 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A CD version will be available to order here. The Biggest Little Farm is directed by John Chester and follows two dreamers and their beloved dog when they make a choice that takes them out of their tiny L.A. apartment and into the countryside to build one of the most diverse farms of its kind in complete coexistence with nature.

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‘House of Cards’ Season 6 Soundtrack Album Details

The full details of the new soundtrack album for the Netflix original series House of Cards have been revealed. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s sixth and final season composed by Jeff Beal (Monk, Rome, Pollock, Appaloosa, Pollock) who received two Emmy Awards and three additional Emmy Award nominations for his work on the political drama. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 1 by Varese Sarabande and will be available to download on Amazon. The label has previously released five soundtrack albums featuring the composer’s music from the previous five seasons.

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