Johan Söderqvist (Let the Right One In, Kon-Tiki, Battlefield V, In a Better World) has recently recorded his score for the upcoming Norwegian historical drama Betrayed (Den største forbrytelsen). The film is directed by Eirik Svensson (Harajuku, One Night in Oslo) and stars Jakob Oftebro, Silje Storstein, Eilif Hartwig, Carl Martin Eggesbø, and Michalis Koutsogiannakis. The movie tells the true story of the Jewish Braude family, an ordinary Norwegian working class family who had lived in safety in Oslo before being transported to Auschwitz during World War II. Lars Gudmestad (Jo Nesbø’s Headhunters, Buddy) and Harald Rosenløw-Eeg (The Wave, The King’s Choice) wrote the screenplay based on Marte Michelet’s book The Ultimate Crime.
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Johan Söderqvist Scoring Niels Arden Oplev’s ‘Daniel’
Johan Söderqvist (Let the Right One In, Kon-Tiki, After the Wedding) is composing the music for the upcoming Danish drama Daniel (Ser du månen, Daniel). The film is directed by Niels Arden Oplev (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Flatliners, Dead Man Down) and stars Esben Smed in the title role, alongside Toby Kebbell, Anders W. Berthelsen (who also serves as a co-director), Sofie Torp, Christiane Gjellerup Koch, Jens Jorn Spottag and Andrea Gadegaard. The movie tells the true story of the ISIS kidnapping of Danish photographer Daniel Rye Ottosen, a freelance war photographer, who was captured by the Islamic terrorist group on May 18, 2013, and held prisoner for 13 months.
Johan Söderqvist Scoring Dan Friedkin’s ‘Lyrebird’
Johan Söderqvist (Let the Right One In, Kon-Tiki, In a Better World) is scoring the upcoming drama Lyrebird. The film marks the directorial debut of Dan Friedkin (The Mule, All the Money in the World) and stars Guy Pearce, Claes Bang, Vicky Krieps and Roland Møller. The movie tells the true story of Dutch folk hero Han van Meegeren, an art forger who victimized the Nazis with bang-on copies of masterpieces. Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby (Children of Men, Iron Man) wrote the screenplay with John Orloff (Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole, A Mighty Heart).
‘Amundsen’ Soundtrack Released
MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the Norwegian biographical drama Amundsen. The album features the film’s original music composed by Johan Söderqvist (Let the Right One In, Kon-Tiki, After the Wedding, In a Better World, The King’s Choice). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. A CD version is in the works from Rosetta Records. Amundsen is directed by Espen Sandberg and stars Pål Sverre Hagen, Katherine Waterston and Christian Rubeck.
‘The King’s Choice’ Soundtrack Details
MovieScore Media will release a soundtrack album for the Norwegian historical drama The King’s Choice. The album features the film’s original music composed by Johan Söderqvist (Let the Right One In, Kon-Tiki, After the Wedding, In a Better World). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, March 9 and will be available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. A CD version is also in the works and will be released by Quartet Records. The King’s Choice is directed by Erik Poppe and stars Jesper Christensen, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Karl Markovics, Tuva Novotny, Arthur Hakalahti, Svein Tindberg and Andreas Lust. The movie is based on the true the story about three dramatic days in April 1940, where the King of Norway is presented with an ultimatum from the German armed forces: surrender or die.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 8, 2017)
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Guaranteed to top the weekend box office is the horror thriller It directed by Andrés Muschietti and starring Jaeden Lieberher, Wyatt Oleff, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Jack Dylan Grazer, Chosen Jacobs, Nicholas Hamilton and Bill Skarsgård. The film’s original music is composed by Benjamin Wallfisch (Annabelle: Creation, Hidden Figures, Blade Runner 2049, A Cure for Wellness). WaterTower Music 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 romantic comedy Home Again written and directed by Hallie Meyers-Shyer and starring Reese Witherspoon, Pico Alexander, Nat Wolff, Jon Rudnitsky, Michael Sheen, Candice Bergen and Lake Bell. John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, The Jungle Book, Elf, Iron Man 2) has composed the film’s original music. No word on a soundtrack release. To learn more about the Open Road Films release, which follows a recently separated mother of two whose new life in Los Angeles is overturned when she decides to take in three young, charismatic guys who become part of her unconventional family, visit the official Facebook movie page.
‘The Limehouse Golem’ Soundtrack Details
Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album for the thriller The Limehouse Golem. The album features the film’s original music composed by Johan Söderqvist (Let the Right One In, In a Better World, Kon-Tiki, After the Wedding). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 1 and will be available to download on Amazon. The Limehouse Golem is directed by Juan Carlos Medina and stars Bill Nighy, Olivia Cooke, Douglas Booth, Daniel Mays and Eddie Marsan. The movie based on the bestseller by Peter Ackroyd is set in Victorian-era London and revolves around an intrepid police inspector who investigates a series of brutal killings that seem to be linked to a fearsome creature of Jewish legend.
Johan Söderqvist Scoring ‘The Limehouse Golem’
Johan Söderqvist is composing the music for the upcoming thriller The Limehouse Golem. The film is directed by Juan Carlos Medina (Painless) and stars Bill Nighy, Olivia Cooke, Douglas Booth, Daniel Mays, Sam Reid, Maria Valverde and Eddie Marsan. The movie based on the bestseller by Peter Ackroyd and is set in Victorian-era London and revolves around an intrepid police inspector who investigates a series of brutal killings that seem to be linked to a fearsome creature of Jewish legend. Jane Goldman (X-Men: First Class, Kick-Ass, Stardust) has written the screenplay.
‘The Keeper of Lost Causes’, ‘The Absent One’ & ‘A Conspiracy of Faith’ Soundtracks Released
MovieScore Media has released soundtrack albums for the Danish thrillers The Keeper of Lost Causes, The Absent One and A Conspiracy of Faith. The albums feature the original music of the first two parts in the Department Q series composed by Johan Söderqvist (Let the Right One In, Kon-Tiki, In a Better World), Uno Helmersson & Patrik Andrén and the score for the third installment composed by Nicklas Schmidt. All three soundtracks are now available digitally. Visit Amazon to download the score for The Keeper of Lost Causes, click here to download the soundtrack for The Absent One and visit Amazon to download the A Conspiracy of Faith score and to check out audio samples. The movie series is directed by Mikkel Norgaard & Hans Petter Moland and star Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Fare Fare as detective Carl Mørck and his assistant, Assad.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 27, 2015)
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is DreamWorks Animation’s Home directed by Tim Johnson and featuring the voices of Jim Parsons, Steve Martin, Rihanna and Jennifer Lopez. Roc Nation Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film by Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, Coffee, Kiesza, Charli XCX and Jacob Plant. Check out our previous article for the full album details. The movie’s original score is composed by Lorne Balfe (Penguins of Madagascar, Megamind, The Bible). Relativity Music Group will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music within the next month. Check back on this page for the full album details and visit YouTube to check out a track from Balfe’s score.
Also opening wide is the comedy Get Hard directed by Etan Cohen and starring Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart, Tip “T.I.” Harris, Alison Brie and Craig T. Nelson. Christophe Beck (Frozen, Edge of Tomorrow, The Hangover, The Muppets) has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced, but three tracks from the composer’s score can be checked out on Beck’s official website. Get Hard follows a rich, soft-handed investment bank manager who is sentenced to a maximum security prison and hires the streetwise guy to teach him how to survive his upcoming prison sentence. To learn more about the Warner Bros. Pictures release, visit the official movie website.