Director Robert D. Krzykowski has confirmed in a recent interview with THR that Joe Kraemer (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Jack Reacher, Pandora, The Way of the Gun, Comrade Detective) is set to score the upcoming monster movie Grendel. Jeff Bridges, Dave Bautista, Bryan Cranston, T Bone Burnett, Thomasin McKenzie and Aidan Turner are attached to star in the film, which is based on John Gardner’s novel of the same title and tells the tale of the legendary monster at the heart of the Beowulf epic poem who steps forth to tell his side of this story.
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Joe Kraemer’s ‘The Hitcher II: I’ve Been Waiting’ & ‘Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead’ Scores to Be Released
Dragon’s Domain Records has announced the world premiere release of two scores composed by Joe Kraemer (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Jack Reacher, Pandora, The Way of the Gun, The Man Who Killed Hitler and then The Bigfoot, Comrade Detective). The album includes the composer’s music from the 2003 thriller The Hitcher II: I’ve Been Waiting directed by Louis Morneau and starring C. Thomas Howell (reprising his role from the 1986 original cult classic), Kari Wuhrer and Jake Busey, as well as his score from the 2008 horror movie Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead directed by Morneau and starring Nicki Aycox, Nick Zano, Laura Jordan, Kyle Schmid and Mark Gibbon. The Joe Kraemer Collection – Volume 1 will be released as a disc-on-demand next month and is now available to order on Buysoundtrax’s website, where you can also check out audio samples and find out more about the soundtrack.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 17, 2023)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is Marvel Studios’ Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania directed by Peyton Reed and starring Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, Jonathan Majors, Kathryn Newton, Michelle Pfeiffer and Bill Murray. The film’s original music is composed by Christophe Beck (Frozen, Free Guy, WandaVision, The Hangover, Edge of Tomorrow, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Hawkeye). Hollywood Records & Marvel Music have released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this week. Check out our previous article for the full album details.
Already playing in theaters nationwide since this past Wednesday is the noir thriller Marlowe directed by Neil Jordan and starring Liam Neeson, Jessica Lange, Diane Kruger, Danny Huston, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Alan Cumming, Colm Meaney and Ian Hart. David Holmes (Ocean’s Eleven, Out of Sight, Killing Eve, Analyze That, No Sudden Move, Haywire) has composed the film’s original score. Republic Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score and an original song by Jon Batiste last week. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Open Road Films release.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 14, 2022)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend while also premiering on Peacock today is the slasher sequel Halloween Ends directed by David Gordon Green and starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Andi Matichak, Rohan Campbell, Kyle Richards and James Jude Courtney. The film’s original music is composed by John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter & Daniel Davies (Firestarter) who previously scored 2018’s Halloween and last year’s Halloween Kills. Sacred Bones Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Universal Pictures release.
Opening in select theaters today before expanding nationwide over the next couple of weeks is the biographical drama Till directed by Chinonye Chukwu and starring Danielle Deadwyler, Jalyn Hall, Whoopi Goldberg, Jayme Lawson, Frankie Faison, Tosin Cole and Haley Bennett. Abel Korzeniowski (Penny Dreadful, A Single Man, Nocturnal Animals, The Nun, The Courier) has composed the film’s original score. Mercury Classics will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score on October 28. Click here for the full album details and to listen to a first track. Available separately is the original end credits song Stand Up performed by Jazmine Sullivan (click here for more information).
Joe Kraemer Scoring Eromose’s ’88’
Joe Kraemer (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Jack Reacher, Comrade Detective, The Way of the Gun) has recently scored the upcoming thriller 88. The film is written and directed by Eromose (Legacy) and stars Brandon Victor Dixon, Naturi Naughton, Orlando Jones, Thomas Sadoski, William Fichtner and Amy Sloan. The movie follows the financial director for a democratic super PAC (political action committee) behind a frontrunner presidential candidate as he investigates donations uncovering a conspiracy.
‘Emily and the Magical Journey’ Soundtrack Album Announced
MovieScore Media will release a soundtrack album for the family fantasy adventure Emily and the Magical Journey. The album features the film’s original music composed by Joe Kraemer (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Jack Reacher, The Way of the Gun, Pandora, Comrade Detectives, Femme Fatales). The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 30 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Emily and the Magical Journey is directed by Marcus Ovnell and stars Tipper Seifert-Cleveland, Jenny Lampa, Chelsea Edge and Harriet Slater. The movie follows a young girl who – after losing her father – wants to help her mother find happiness, when she finds a mysterious chest that transports her to a magical world, where she meets fantastic and mythical creatures that become her new friends.
Soundtrack Album for The CW’s ‘Pandora’ Announced
La-La Land Records has announced the first soundtrack album for the CW drama Pandora. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Joe Kraemer (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Jack Reacher, The Way of the Gun) and Penka Kouneva (Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, Midnight Movie). The soundtrack will be available to order later today on the label’s official website. The CD is also available to purchase on Amazon. Pandora is created by Mark A. Altman and stars Priscilla Quintana, Oliver Dench, Raechelle Banno, John Harlan Kim, Banita Sandhu, Ben Radcliffe, Martin Bobb-Semple and Noah Huntley. The sci-fi action drama’s first season premiered last summer and a second season is set to debut later this year on the CW.
Short Cuts 2019 Album Released
MovieScore Media has released a new soundtrack album featuring the scores of several short films released in 2019. Among the titles featured on the release are Archie scored by Rachel Portman (The Cider House Rules, Emma), The Toll Road by Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, Outlander), Zach Braff’s In the Time It Takes to Get There by Rob Simonsen (The Spectacular Now, Nerve) & Duncan Blickenstaff, Fanboy by Christopher Young (Spider-Man 3, Hellraiser), The Wound by Joe Kraemer (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Jack Reacher), Burning Bright by Frederik Wiedmann (The Dragon Prince, Field of Lost Shoes) and Feline Paradox by Chad Cannon (American Factory).
Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 14, 2019)
Premiering on Tuesday, July 16, is the new CW drama Pandora created by Mark A. Altman and starring Priscilla Quintana, Oliver Dench, Raechelle Banno, John Harlan Kim, Ben Radcliffe, Banita Sandhu, Martin Bobb-Semple and Noah Huntley. The show’s original music is composed by Joe Kraemer (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Jack Reacher) and Penka Kouneva (Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, Midnight Movie). Check out our previous article to learn more about the sci-fi series.
Also premiering on Tuesday is the Facebook Watch original series Human Discoveries created by Chris Bruno & David Howard Lee and featuring the voices of Zac Efron, Anna Kendrick, Lamorne Morris, Jillian Bell and Paul Scheer. Jake Monaco (Let’s Be Cops, Dumplin’, Keeping Up with the Joneses, Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie) is composing the show’s original music. The animated comedy, which follows a group of friends living at the dawn of human civilization, will be available to stream exclusively on Facebook Watch.
The CW’s ‘Pandora’ to Feature Music by Joe Kraemer & Penka Kouneva
Joe Kraemer (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Jack Reacher, The Way of the Gun) and Penka Kouneva (Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, Midnight Movie) are the composers of the new CW drama Pandora. The show is created by Mark A. Altman and stars Priscilla Quintana, Oliver Dench, Raechelle Banno, John Harlan Kim, Ben Radcliffe, Banita Sandhu, Martin Bobb-Semple and Noah Huntley. The sci-fi action series follows a resourceful young woman who has lost everything but finds a new life at Earth’s Space Training Academy where she and her friends learn to defend the Galaxy from threats, both alien and human.