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Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 19, 2021)

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Opening in theaters nationwide today is the spy thriller The Courier directed byDominic Cooke and starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Rachel Brosnahan, Jessie Buckley and Merab Ninidze. The film’s original music is composed by Abel Korzeniowski (A Single Man, Penny Dreadful, Nocturnal Animals, The Nun, W.E., Romeo and Juliet).. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Roadside Attractions release.

Opening semi-wide in around 550 theaters is the crime thriller City of Lies directed by Brad Furman and starring Johnny Depp, Forest Whitaker, Rockmond Dunbar, Shea Whigham, Xander Berkeley,  Neil Brown Jr., Wynn Everett, Louis Herthum, Toby Huss and Shamier Anderson. Chris Hajian (The Infiltrator, The Take, Woody Woodpecker, Critical Thinking) has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which is being released by Saban Films and will also be available on VOD on April 9.

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‘Happily’ Soundtrack Album Details

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Death Waltz Recording Company will release a soundtrack album for the comedic thriller Happily. The album features the film’s original music composed by Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, Straight Outta Compton, The Greatest Showman, The Raid: Redemption, Project Power, Only the Brave). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, March 19 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon (and other digital music services). Happily is written and directed by BenDavid Grabinski and stars Joel McHale, Kerry Bishé, Stephen Root, Paul Scheer, Breckin Meyer, Natalie Morales, Natalie Zea, Charlyne Yi and Kirby Howell-Baptiste. The movie follows a happily married couple who discover their friends are resentful of their lustful relationship.

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‘Finding ‘Ohana’ Soundtrack Album Details

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Maisie Music Publishing will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix original film Finding ‘Ohana. The album features the movie’s original music composed by Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, The Lady and the Tramp, The Greatest Showman, Straight Outta Compton, Project Power, Shadow and Bone). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, January 29. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music store to stream/download the album. Finding ‘Ohana is directed by Jude Weng and stars Kea Peahu, Alex Aiono, Kelly Hu, Lindsay Watson, Branscombe Richmond, Owen Vaccaro, Ke Huy Quan, Chris Parnell, Brad Kalilimoku, Marc Evan Jackson and Ricky Garcia. The family adventure comedy follows two Brooklyn-raised siblings who travel to Oʻahu for the summer and connect with their Hawaiian heritage – and their family -on a daring quest for long-lost treasure.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 24, 2021)

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Premiering on Wednesday, January 28, is the Australian drama Penguin Bloom directed by Glendyn Ivin and starring Naomi Watts, Andrew Lincoln, Jacki Weaver, Griffin Murray-Johnston, Rachel House, Leeanna Walsman, Lisa Hensley, Felix Cameron and Abe Clifford-Barr. The film’s original music is composed by Marcelo Zarvos (Fences, Wonder, The Affair, Enough Said, The Good Shepherd, Ray Donovan, The Door in the Floor). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the movie, which premiered at last year’s Toronto Film Festival and will debut in the U.S. and most other markets exclusively on Netflix.

Also premiering on Wednesday is the Syfy original series Resident Alien developed by Chris Sheridan based on the Dark Horse comics and staring Alan Tudyk, Sara Tomko, Alice Wetterlund, Corey Reynolds and Levi Fiehler. Noah Sorata (Falling Skies, The Gracefield Incident, Jinn, Reverie) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement and visit the official show website for more information about the Amblin Television production, which will air every Wednesday night on Syfy.

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Joseph Trapanese Scoring Netflix’s ‘Finding ‘Ohana’

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Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, Straight Outta Compton, The Lady and the Tramp, The Greatest Showman, Project Power, Insurgent) has composed the original score for the upcoming Netflix original film Finding ‘Ohana. The movie is directed by Jude Weng and stars Kea Peahu, Alex Aiono, Kelly Hu, Lindsay Watson, Owen Vaccaro, Branscombe Richmond, Ke Huy Quan, Brad Kalilimoku, Chris Parnell, Marc Evan Jackson and Ricky Garcia. The family action adventure comedy follows two Brooklyn-raised siblings as they travel to Oʻahu for the summer  and connect with their Hawaiian heritage –  and their family – on a daring quest for long-lost treasure.

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Joseph Trapanese Scoring Sion Sono’s ‘Prisoners of the Ghostland’

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Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, The Raid 2, Straight Outta Compton, Project Power, Lady and the Tramp, The Greatest Showman) has been tapped to score the upcoming action thriller Prisoners of the Ghostland. The film is directed by Sion Sono (Love Exposure, Antiporno) and stars Nicolas Cage, Sofia Boutella, Nick Cassavetes, Bill Moseley, Tak Sakaguchi and Yuzuka Nakaya. The movie is set in the frontier city of Samurai Town and follows a ruthless bank robber who is sprung from jail to find the missing granddaughter of a wealthy warlord. Aaron Hendry and Reza Sixo Safai wrote the screenplay.

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Soundtrack Album for Nickelodeon’s ‘Are You Afraid of the Dark?’ to Be Released

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Viacom International will release a soundtrack album for Nickelodeon’s revival of the horror series Are You Afraid of the Dark?.The album features the original music from the show’s first season composed by Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, Project Power, Straight Outta Compton, The Greatest Showman, Lady and the Tramp) & Jason Lazarus (Teen Titans Go! Vs. Teen Titans). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 3 and will be available to stream/download here. Season 1 of Are You Afraid of the Dark? is written by BenDavid Grabinski, directed by Dean Israelite and stars Rafael Casal, Lyliana Wray, Miya Cech, Sam Ashe Arnold and Jeremy Ray Taylor.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 2, 2020)

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Opening in limited release this weekend is the sci-fi thriller Possessor written and directed by Brandon Cronenberg and starring Andrea Riseborough, Christopher Abbott, Rossif Sutherland, Tuppence Middleton, Sean Bean and Jennifer Jason Leigh. The film’s original music is composed by Jim Williams (Raw, Beast, Kill List, Sightseers, A Field in England). Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Neon release.

Opening in select theaters before premiering on Apple TV+ on October 23 is the comedy On the Rocks written and directed by Sofia Coppola and starring Bill Murray, Rashida Jones and Marlon Wayans. The French indie pop band Phoenix (Lost in Translation, Somewhere) has composed the film’s original music. Glassnote Entertainment has released a first song by the band as a digital single this summer. Click here to listen to the track and for more information about the movie, which is being distributed theatrically by A24.

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‘Spontaneous’ Soundtrack Album Details

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Paramount Music will release the official soundtrack album for the sci-fi comedy Spontaneous. The album features the film’s original music composed by Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, Straight Outta Compton, Lady and the Tramp, The Greatest Showman, The Raid 2, Project Power). Also included is Tampa’s cover of the Everly Brothers’ Bye Bye Love. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 25 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music services. Spontaneous is written and directed by Brian Duffield and stars Katherine Langford, Charlie Plummer, Yvonne Orji, Hayley Law, Rob Huebel and Piper Perabo. The movie follows two high school seniors at a school where students inexplicably start exploding as they struggle to survive in a world where each moment may be their last.

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‘Myth: A Frozen Tale’ Soundtrack Released

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Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack EP for the VR short Myth: A Frozen Tale. The 7-track EP features the original music from the Walt Disney Animation Studios production composed by Joseph Trapanese (Lady and the Tramp, Oblivion, Straight Outta Compton, Project Power, The Raid 2, Tron: Uprising). The soundtrack is now available to stream and download on Amazon and other digital music stores. Myth: A Frozen Tale is directed by Jeff Gipson, narrated by Evan Rachel Wood and immerses viewers in the world of Disney’s Frozen II and transports them into an enchanted forest.

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