Soundtrack Magazine has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 2014 Chinese drama Blind Massage directed by Lou Ye and starring Guo Xiaodong, Qin Hao and Zhnag Lei. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Jóhann Jóhannsson (Sicario, The Theory of Everything, Arrival, Prisoners, Mandy) & Jonas Colstrup (Tigers, The Shadow Play, In the Blood). Visit the label’s official website for more details and to order the limited edition CD. Blind Massage is based on the novel of the same name by Bi Feiyu and revolves around a group of blind employees at a massage parlor.
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Johann Johannsson’s ‘Personal Effects’ Score to Be Released
Deutsche Grammophon will release the first-ever soundtrack album for the 2008 drama Personal Effects written and directed by David Hollander and starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Ashton Kutcher, Spencer Hudson and Kathy Bates. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Johann Johannsson (Arrival, The Theory of Everything, Sicario, Prisoners, Mandy). The vinyl edition of the soundtrack is currently set to be released on July 3, 2020. Visit Amazon to pre-order the album. A digital version will be released on May 29 and will be available to stream/download here. Personal Effects, which is based the story Mansion on the Hill by Rick Moody and follows a wrestler who finds romance with an older woman when he returns home to punish the man who brutally murdered his sister, is now available on VOD, Blu-ray and DVD.
‘Last and First Men’ Soundtrack Details
Deutsche Grammophon will release a soundtrack album for Jóhann Jóhannsson’s feature directorial debut Last and First Men. The album features the original music written by the late composer whose film scoring credits include Arrival, The Theory of Everything, Prisoners & Sicario and Yair Elazar Glotman and also features musical performances by Academy Award winner Hildur Guðnadóttir (Joker, Chernobyl). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, February 28 (click here to pre-order). A CD/Blu-ray combo version is set to come out on March 27 (visit Amazon to order) and a vinyl/Blu-ray box set will arrive on April 10 (click here to order). Last and First Men narrated by Tilda Swinton is based on Jóhannsson’s multimedia work (which itself is based on on the 1930 novel by Olaf Stapledon), which was presented as a live performance at the Manchester International Festival in 2017 and involved the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.
Soundtrack Album for RUV’s & BBC’s ‘Trapped’ TV Series Released
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the Icelandic TV series Trapped. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Hildur Guðnadóttir (Sicario: Day of the Soldado, Joker, Mary Magdalene), Rutger Hoedemaekers and Johann Johannsson (Arrival, The Theory of Everything, Sicario). The soundtrack is now available to download overseas and will be released in U.S. stores on May 24 (click here to download the album) Trapped is created by Baltasar Kormakur (Everest, 101 Reykjavík) and stars Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Bjarne Henriksen, Ingvar E Sigurðsson, Ilmur Kristjánsdóttir, Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir and Björn Hlynur Haraldsson. The RKV Studios production follows a troubled cop as he investigates murders in his small Icelandic town.
Jóhann Jóhannsson’s ‘White Black Boy’ Score Released
Deutsche Grammophon has released a soundtrack album for the 2012 Danish documentary White Black Boy (Sort hvid dreng). The album features the film’s original music composed by Jóhann Jóhannsson (Arrival, The Theory of Everything, Sicario, Prisoners). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon and will also be included on the label’s 7-CD Retrospective I set, which features six other earlier scores by the composer and is set to come out on May 10 (click here to pre-order). White Black Boy is directed by Camilla Madid and tells the story of a Tanzanian boy with albinism who is taken away from his parents and sent to boarding school, in order to be kept safe from witch doctors who would otherwise target his body parts and blood.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 12, 2019)
Four new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the animated feature Missing Link written and directed by Chris Butler and starring Hugh Jackman, Zoe Saldana, Zach Galifianakis, Timothy Olyphant, Emma Thompson, David Walliams, Stephen Fry and Matt Lucas. Carter Burwell (Carol, Fargo, Twilight, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) has composed the film’s original score. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well an original end credits song by The Walkmen’s Walter Martin. Click here for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the new film adaptation of Hellboy directed by Neil Marshall and starring David Harbour, Milla Jovovich, Ian McShane, Sasha Lane, Daniel Dae Kim and Penelope Mitchell. The film’s original music is composed by Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Shazam!, Blade Runner 2049, Hidden Figures). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score and a song by Unprotected Innocence. Check out our previous article for the full album details.
‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’, ‘Mandy’ & ‘The Other Side of the Wind’ Scores Ruled Ineligible for Academy Awards
Variety is reporting that in addition to Green Book, three more scores have been ruled ineligible by the Academy’s music branch. Among ineligible titles are Solo: A Star Wars Story (composed by John Powell with themes by John Williams), which was reportedly submitted too late, Mandy (composed by Johann Johannsson), which violated the rule of its qualifying theatrical release (as the movie was released on VOD simultaneously), and The Other Side of the Wind (composed by Michel Legrand), which didn’t meet the same rule that Green Book was disqualified for.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 30, 2018)
The only movie opening in theaters nationwide this week is the horror thriller The Possession of Hannah Grace directed by Diederik Van Rooijen and starring Shay Mitchell, Grey Damon, Kirby Johnson and Stana Katic. The film’s original music is composed by John Frizzell (Alien: Resurrection, Dante’s Peak, Office Space, The Following). No soundtrack album has been announced. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more abut the movie, which is being released by Screen Gems/Sony Pictures.
Opening in limited release is the zombie musical Anna and the Apocalypse directed by John McPhail and starring Ella Hunt, Malcolm Cumming, Sarah Swire, Ben Wiggins, Marli Siu, Mark Benton and Paul Kaye. Roddy Hart & Tommy Reilly have composed the film’s original music. Interscope Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs written by the composers and performed by the movie’s cast. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and for more information about the Orion Pictures release.
Johann Johannsson Named Film Composer of the Year at 2018 World Soundtrack Awards
Johann Johannsson was named Film Composer of the Year at the 18th World Soundtrack Awards, tonight’s closing event of the 45th Ghent Film Festival. Among the late composer’s final scores released over the last year were Mandy, Mary Magdalene (co-scored with Hildur Guðnadóttir who accepted the award on his behalf) and The Mercy. He previously received the award last year in the same category. Tamar-kali received her first World Soundtrack Award in the Discovery of the Year category for her score from Dee Rees’ drama Mudbound. Ramin Djawadi was honored as TV Composer of the year for his work on HBO’s Game of Thrones & Westworld and FX’s The Strain. The Public Choice Award went to composer Laurent Eyquem for his score for Mark Pellington’s Nostalgia.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 14, 2018)
Four new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the sci-fi action thriller The Predator directed by Shane Black and starring Boyd Holbrook, Trevante Rhodes, Jacob Tremblay, Keegan-Michael Key, Olivia Munn, Sterling K. Brown and Yvonne Strahovski. The film’s original music is composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier & Civil War, Wreck-It-Ralph, X-Men: First Class). Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack EP featuring three tracks from the composer’s score today and will release a full soundtrack album later this month. Click here for more information.
Also opening wide is the thriller A Simple Favor directed by Paul Feig and starring Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding, Andrew Rannells, Linda Cardellini, Jean Smart and Rupert Friend. Theodore Shapiro (The Devil Wears Prada, Marley & Me, Tropic Thunder, Ghostbusters, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty) has composed the film’s original score. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous article for the full album details.