Wave Theory Records has released the original score from the 2016 British drama Lady Macbeth directed by William Oldroyd, based on the novella Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District by Nikolai Lesko and starring Florence Pugh, Cosmo Jarvis, Paul Hilton, Naomi Ackie and Christopher Fairbank. The film’s original music is composed by Dan Jones (On Chesil Beach, Shadow of the Vampire, Max, Man in an Orange Shirt, World on Fire, Any Human Heart, My Scientology Movie). The composer’s score is now available to stream/download as a digital single on Amazon and other digital music stores.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 14, 2017)
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the sci-fi action adventure War for the Planet of the Apes directed by Matt Reeves and starring Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn, Amiah Miller, Karin Konoval and Terry Notary. The film’s original music is composed by Michael Giacchino (Up, Jurassic World, Doctor Strange, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Star Trek) who previously scored Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Sony Masterworks 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 horror thriller Wish Upon directed by John R. Leonetti and starring Joey King, Ryan Phillippe, Ki Hong Lee, Mitchell Slaggert, Shannon Purser, Sydney Park, Kevin Hanchard and Sherilyn Fenn. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie by Hey Violet, Grace Mitchell, Wayfarers & more (click here for the full details). The label has also released a separate soundtrack featuring the film’s original score composed by tomandandy (The Strangers, 47 Meters Down). Check out the full score album details by clicking here.
Dan Jones Scoring ‘Lady Macbeth’
Dan Jones has recently composed the score for the upcoming new film adaptation of Lady Macbeth. The film is directed by William Oldroyd and stars Florence Pugh, Cosmo Jarvis, Paul Hilton, Naomi Ackie and Christopher Fairbank. The movie is set in 19th Century England and follows a young woman who is trapped in a marriage of convenience whose passionate affair unleashes a maelstrom of murder and mayhem on a country estate. Alice Birch has written the screenplay based on Nikolai Leskov’s novel and Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly is producing the project.