A soundtrack album has been released for the BBC series Life. The album features selections of the original music from the show composed by Guy Garvey, Paul Saunderson & Peter Jobson (Trying, Dead in a Week Or Your Money Back, The More You Ignore Me, Cleaning Up). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music services. Life is created & written by Mike Bartlett and stars Alison Steadman, Peter Davison, Adrian Lester, Victoria Hamilton (who is reprising her role from Doctor Foster), Rachael Stirling, Melissa Johns, Saira Choudhry, Calvin Demba, Erin Kellyman and Joshua James. The 6-part drama is set in Manchester and follows the stories of the residents of a large house divided into four flats.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 24, 2017)
Three new movies are opening nationwide:
Opening in most theaters is the action adventure Power Rangers directed by Dean Israelite and starring Dacre Montgomery, Naomi Scott, RJ Cyler, Becky G, Ludi Lin, Bryan Cranston and Elizabeth Banks. The film’s original music is composed by Brian Tyler (Fast & Furious, Iron Man 3, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Now You See Me). Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as a song by With You. feat. Santigold and Vince Staples. Click here for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the sci-fi thriller Life directed by Daniel Espinosa and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, Ryan Reynolds, Hiroyuki Sanada, Ariyon Bakare and Olga Dihovichnaya. Jon Ekstrand (Easy Money, Child 44) has composed the film’s original score. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous news article for the full album details. Also visit Collider for a video interview with Ekstrand about his work on the project.
‘Life’ Soundtrack Details
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for Daniel Espinosa’s sci-fi thriller Life. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jon Ekstrand who previously scored the director’s features Easy Money (and its sequels) and Child 44. The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 24, 2017 (click here to pre-order) and physically in May. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Life starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, Ryan Reynolds, Hiroyuki Sanada, Ariyon Bakare and Olga Dihovichnaya centers on a team of scientists aboard the International Space Station whose mission of discovery turns to one of primal fear when they find a rapidly evolving life form that caused extinction on Mars, and now threatens the crew and all life on Earth.
Jon Ekstrand to Score Daniel Espinosa’s ‘Life’
Jon Ekstrand is reteaming with director Daniel Espinosa on the upcoming sci-fi thriller Life. The film stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, Ryan Reynolds, Olga Dihovichnaya, Ariyon Bakare and Hiroyuki Sanada. The movie follows the crew of the International Space Station, who, after retrieving a sample from Mars, discover that it displays signs of life, and proves to be more intelligent than expected. Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick (Deadpool, Zombieland, G.I. Joe: Retaliation) have written the screenplay. David Ellison & Dana Goldberg (Mission Impossible – Rogue Nation, Terminator Genisys) are producing the Skydance production with Bonnie Curtis (Minority Report, A.I. Artificial Intelligence) and Julie Lynn (Albert Nobbs, Mother and Child).
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 4, 2015)
Opening nationwide this weekend is the horror comedy Krampus written and directed by Michael Dougherty and starring Adam Scott, Toni Collette, David Koechner, Emjay Anthony, Allison Tolman, Conchata Ferrell, Stefania Lavie Owen and Krista Stadler. The film’s original music is composed by Douglas Pipes (Monster House, Trick ‘r Treat). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Also visit Film Music Magazine and Trailer Addict for interviews with the composer about his work on the project.
Opening in around 300 theaters is the comedy drama Chi-Raq directed by Spike Lee and starring Teyohonah Parris, Nick Cannon, Wesley Snipes, Jennifer Hudson, Angela Bassett, La La Anthony, John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, D.B. Sweeney, Harry Lennix and Steve Harris. Terence Blanchard (Malcolm X, Inside Man) has composed the film’s original score. RCA Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film by artists including Nick Cannon, R. Kelly feat. Tunk, Jennifer Hudson, Sam Dew, The Bruce Hornsby Band & more. Check out our previous news article for more information.
Owen Pallett Scoring Anton Corbijn’s ‘Life’
Owen Pallett is composing the music for the upcoming drama Life. The film is directed by Anton Corbijn (Control) and stars Robert Pattinson, Dane DeHaan, Joel Edgerton and Ben Kingsley. The movie is inspired by the true story of a friendship that developed between Magnum photographer Dennis Stock and actor James Dean when Stock was commissioned to photograph the actor for LIFE magazine in 1955. Luke Davies (Candy, Reclaim) has written the screenplay. Christina Piovesan (The Whistleblower, Amreeka), Benito Mueller, Wolfgang Mueller, Iain Canning & Emile Sherman (he King’s Speech, Shame) are producing the project.