Premiering on Friday, May 24, is the Netflix animated series Jurassic World: Chaos Theory based on Universal Pictures’ Jurassic World franchise and starring Paul-Mikél Williams, Sean Giambrone, Darren Barnet, Kausar Mohammed and Raini Rodriguez. The show’s original music is composed by Leo Birenberg (Cobra Kai, Bottoms, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Florida Man, Twisted Metal, Son of Zorn, Tigtone, Butcher’s Crossing) who previously scored the original Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous series. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the DreamWorks Animation & Amblin Entertainment production, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
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Leo Birenberg Scoring Netflix’s ‘Jurassic World: Chaos Theory’
Leo Birenberg (Cobra Kai, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Bottoms, Florida Man, Son of Zorn, Tigtone, Butcher’s Crossing) is returning to score the upcoming Netflix animated series Jurassic World: Chaos Theory. The sequel to the Birenberg-scored Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous features the voices of Paul-Mikél Williams, Sean Giambrone, Darren Barnet, Raini Rodriguez and Kausar Mohammed. The show follows the Camp Cretaceous gang as they come together to unravel a mystery when they discover a global conspiracy that brings danger to dinosaurs – and to themselves.
Leo Birenberg, Zach Robinson, Cristobal Tapia de Veer & Danny Elfman Win Emmy Awards for ‘Weird’, ‘The White Lotus’ & ‘Wednesday’
Leo Birenberg & Zach Robinson have won their first Emmy Award for their score for The Roku Channel original movie Weird: The Al Yankovic Story in the Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie, or Special category at today’s first night of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. Cristobal Tapia de Veer has picked up his third Emmy Award for his music from the Season 2 episode In the Sandbox from HBO’s The White Lotus in the Outstanding Music Composition for a Series category and Danny Elfman won the Emmy in the Original Main Title Theme Music category for Netflix’s Wednesday.
‘Obliterated’ Soundtrack Album Details
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Obliterated. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Emmy Award nominees Leo Birenberg & Zach Robinson (Cobra Kai, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Florida Man, Twisted Metal, Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin). Also included is remix of the composers’ track Party Bus by Italian DJ Benny Benassi (already out now as a digital single on all major digital music services and also embedded below). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 1 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Obliterated is created by Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg & Josh Heald and stars Shelley Hennig, Nick Zano, Terrence Terrell, C. Thomas Howell, Paola Lázaro, Kimi Rutledge, Eugene Kim, Alyson Gorske and Carl Lumbly. The action comedy follows a special forces team after a night of partying in the Sin City who must sober up to save Las Vegas.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 26, 2023)
Premiering today is the Hulu limited series Faraway Downs co-written and directed by Baz Luhrmann and starring Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, Ben Mendelsohn and Brandon Walters and Bryan Brown. The reimagined version of the 2008 feature Australia is scored by Kara Talve (Prehistoric Planet, The Tatooist of Auschwitz, The Simpsons) for Bleeding Fingers Music. Sony Music Australia has released a soundtrack album featuring Budjerah’ & Matt Corb’sy theme song The Way, as well as other songs from the show earlier this week. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the 6-part drama, which will be available to stream in the U.S. on Hulu.
Premiering in the U.S. tomorrow, November 27, is the British miniseries Steeltown Murders written by Ed Whitmore and starring Philip Glenister, Steffan Rhodri, Keith Allen, Sharon Morgan, Scott Arthur, Siôn Alun Davies and Priyanga Burford. Sarah Warne (Humans, Time, Des, The Drowning, Hollington Drive, Dark Money) has composed the show’s original music. Silva Screen Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past June. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the 4-part drama, which premiered in the UK earlier this year on BBC One and is making its domestic debut on Acorn TV.
‘Butcher’s Crossing’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Atlantic Screen Music/Filmtrax will release a soundtrack album for the western Butcher’s Crossing. The album features the film’s original music composed by Emmy Award nominee Leo Birenberg (Cobra Kai, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Bottoms, Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, Son of Zorn, Twisted Metal). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 24 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Butcher’s Crossing is co-written and directed by Gabe Polsky and stars Nicolas Cage, Fred Hechinger, Jeremy Bobb, Xander Berkeley, Paul Raci and Rachel Keller. The movie is set in the 1870s and tells the story of a buffalo hunter who lures a naïve young man into an ambitious expedition in the Colorado Rockies.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 20, 2023)
Opening in theaters nationwide is the crime drama Killers of the Flower Moon co-written and directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, Robert De Niro, Jesse Plemons, Tantoo Cardinal, John Lithgow and Brendan Fraser. The film’s original music is composed by Robbie Robertson (The Color of Money, The Irishman) who also served as the project’s executive music producer. Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music today. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Paramount Pictures release.
Opening in select theaters today is the comedy drama The Persian Version written and directed by Maryam Keshavarz and starring Layla Mohammadi, Niousha Noor, Kamand Shafieisabet, Bijan Daneshmand, Bella Warda and Chiara Stella. Rostam Batmanglij (Sound of My Voice, The OA) has composed the film’s original music. Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released by Sony Pictures Classics.
Leo Birenberg & Zach Robinson Scoring Netflix’s ‘Obliterated’
Leo Birenberg & Zach Robinson (Cobra Kai, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Twisted Metal, Florida Man, Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin) are scoring the upcoming Netflix original series Obliterated. The show is created by Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg (Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle) and Josh Heald (Hot Tub Time Machine) and stars Shelley Hennig, Nick Zano, C. Thomas Howell, Paola Lázaro, Kimi Rutledge, Terrence Terrell, Eugene Kim and Alyson Gorske. The action comedy follows a special forces team who – after a night of partying in Vegas – discovers that a bomb they deactivated was a fake and have to fight through their impairments to find the real bomb and save the world.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 25, 2023)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the racing drama Gran Turismo directed by Neill Blomkamp and starring Archie Madekwe, David Harbour, Orlando Bloom, Josha Stradowski, Djimon Hounsou, Geri Halliwell-Horner, Daniel Puig and Thomas Kretschmann. The film’s original music is composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning & Fallout, His Dark Materials, Black Widow) and Andrew Kawczynski (The Amazing Spider-Man 2, The Corrupted). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score earlier this month. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Sony Pictures release.
Also opening wide is the thriller Retribution directed by Nimrod Antal and starring Liam Neeson, Noma Dumezweni, Lilly Aspell, Jack Champion, Matthew Modine and Embeth Davidtz. Harry Gregson-Williams (Shrek, The Chronicles of Narnia, Mulan, The Martian, The Meg, Kingdom of Heaven) has composed the film’s original music. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past Wednesday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions release.
‘Bottoms’ Soundtrack Album Details
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the comedy Bottoms. The album features the film’s original score composed by singer/songwriter Charli XCX (who makes her feature scoring debut) and Leo Birenberg (Cobra Kai, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Twisted Metal, Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, August 25 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Listen to the title track below. Bottoms is co-written and directed by Emma Seligman and stars Rachel Sennott, Ayo Edebiri, Havana Rose Liu, Miles Fowler, Nicholas Galitzine and Marshawn Lynch.