Marco Beltrami has been hired to score the upcoming horror thriller A Quiet Place. The film is directed by John Krasinski who also stars in the movie alongside Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds and Noah Jupe. The thriller follows a family living an isolated existence in utter silence, for fear of an unknown threat that follows and attacks at any sound. Krasinski also wrote the screenplay based on an earlier draft by Scott Beck & Bryan Woods. Michael Bay (Transformers, The Rock, Bad Boys) is producing the Platinum Dunes production with Andrew Form & Brad Fuller (The Purge, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles).
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 20, 2017)
Five new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in mos theater is the disaster movie Geostorm directed by Dean Devlin and starring Gerard Butler, Jim Sturgess, Abbie Cornish, Daniel Wu, Ed Harris and Andy Garcia. The album features the film’s original music is composed by Lorne Balfe (The LEGO Batman Movie, Genius, Home, Terminator Genisys, Megamind). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last week. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the action drama Only the Brave directed by Joseph Kosinski and starring Josh Brolin, Miles Teller, Jeff Bridges, James Badge Dale, Taylor Kitsch & Jennifer Connelly. Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, Insurgent, Straight Outta Compton, The Raid: Redemption) has composed he film’s original score. Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score (click here for more details). Capitol Records Nashville has released a separate soundtrack featuring songs from and inspired by the film, including an original song (click here for more information).
‘The Snowman’ Soundtrack Details
Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for the thriller The Snowman. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Marco Beltrami (3:10 to Yuma, he Hurt Locker, Logan, World War Z, Scream). The soundtrack will be released on October 20, 2017 and will be available to pre-order on Amazon within the next couple of days. The Snowman is directed by Tomas Alfredson and stars Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Val Kilmer and J.K. Simmons. The movie is based on Jo Nesbø’s global bestseller and revolves around an elite crime squad’s lead detective who investigates the disappearance of a victim on the first snow of winter and fears an elusive serial killer may be active again.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 15, 2017)
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the action thriller American Assassin directed by Michael Cuesta and starring Dylan O’Brien, Michael Keaton, Sanaa Lathan, Taylor Kitsch, Shiva Negar and Scott Adkins. The film’s original music is composed by Steven Price (Gravity, Suicide Squad, Fury, Baby Driver, The World’s End). Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Lionsgate/CBS Films release.
Also opening wide is the psychological thriller mother! written and directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris, Michelle Pfeiffer, Brian Gleeson, Domhnall Gleeson, Stephen McHattie and Kristen Wiig. he film doesn’t feature an original score. Johann Johannsson who was originally scoring the film is credited as the project’s “music & sound consultant”. No soundtrack album has been released. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the Paramount Pictures release.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 27, 2017)
Premiering on Friday, September 1, 2017 is the Netflix original movie Little Evil written and directed by Eli Craig and starring Adam Scott, Evangeline Lilly, Donald Faison, Chris D’Elia, Bridget Everett, Clancy Brown, Brad Williams, Marcus Terrell Smith,and Tyler Labine. The film’s original music is composed by Marco Beltrami (Scream, Logan, 3:10 to Yuma, World War Z), Marcus Trumpp (The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death) and Brandon Roberts (Turn: Washington’s Spies). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the horror comedy, which will premiere exclusively on Netflix.
Marco Beltrami Scoring Tomas Alfredson’s ‘The Snowman’
This past weekend, Marco Beltrami has recorded his score for the upcoming thriller The Snowman. The film is directed by Tomas Alfredson (Let the Right One In, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) and stars Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Val Kilmer and J.K. Simmons. The movie is based on Jo Nesbø’s global bestseller and follows an elite crime squad’s lead detective who investigates the disappearance of a victim on the first snow of winter and fears an elusive serial killer may be active again. Hossein Amini (Drive, Snow White and the Huntsman) and Peter Straughan (The Men Who Stare at Goats, Frank) wrote the screenplay.
Marco Beltrami, Marcus Trumpp & Brandon Roberts Scoring Eli Craig’s ‘Little Evil’
Marco Beltrami, Marcus Trumpp and Brandon Roberts have recently scored the upcoming horror comedy Little Evil. The film is written and directed by Eli Craig (Tucker and Dale vs Evil) and stars Adam Scott, Evangeline Lilly, Donald Faison, Chris D’Elia, Bridget Everett, Clancy Brown, Brad Williams, Marcus Terrell Smith,and Tyler Labine. The movie follows a man who has just married the woman of his dreams, only to discover that her six-year-old son may be the Antichrist.
5th Annual Superhero Music Panel at Comic-Con Announced
The line-up of the 5th Annual Musical Anatomy of a Superhero panel has been announced. A number of Hollywood film and TV composers will explain the process and challenges of creating the musical voice behind the superhero and their environment as well as collaborating with the director, producers and the franchise. Participating composers include Marco Beltrami who recently scored James Mangold’s Logan, and has previously scored comic book movies including The Wolverine, Fantastic Four and Hellboy, Brian Tyler whose superhero film credits include Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, Thor: The Dark World and Iron Man 3 and Ludwig Goransson who is making his scoring debut in the genre on Marvel’s upcoming Black Panther.
Marco Beltrami to Score Spike TV’s ‘Waco’
Marco Beltrami is set to compose the music for the upcoming Spike TV event mini-series Waco. The show is written by John Erick Dowdle (Quarantine, Devil) & Drew Dowdle and stars Michael Shannon and Taylor Kitsch. The 6-parter is based on the true story of the 1993 FBI siege of a religious sect in Waco, Texas that resulted in the deadly shoot out and fire. John Erick Dowdle is also directing the series. The Dowdle brothers are executive producing the Weinstein Television production with Shannon, Kitsch, Harvey Weinstein & Bob Weinstein, David Glasser, Jennifer Malloy and Megan Spanjian.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 3, 2017)
Four new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Guaranteed to top the weekend box office is the comic book movie Logan directed by James Mangold and starring Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Richard E. Grant, Boyd Holbrook, Stephen Merchant and Dafne Keen. The film’s original music is composed by Marco Beltrami (The Wolverine, 3:10 to Yuma, Scream, World War Z, Hellboy, The Hurt Locker). Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous news article for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the teen drama Before I Fall directed by Ry Russo-Young and starring Zoey Deutch, Halston Sage, Logan Miller, Kian Lawley, Elena Kampouris, Diego Boneta, Jennifer Beals, Cynthy Wu and Medalion Rahimi. Adam Taylor (Meadowland, August: Osage County) has composed the film’s original score. No soundtrack album has been released. To learn more about the film, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is being released by Open Road Films, visit the official movie website.