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Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 24, 2023)

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Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the action comedy Cocaine Bear directed by Elizabeth Banks and starring Keri Russell, O’Shea Jackson, Jr., Christian Convery-Jennings, Alden Ehrenreich, Margo Martindale, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Brooklynn Prince and Ray Liotta. The film’s original music is composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, The LEGO Movie, The Royal Tenenbaums, Cloudy with a a Chance of Meatballs). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score and Pusha T’s White Lines remix today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Universal Pictures release.

Also opening nationwide is the faith-based drama Jesus Revolution directed by Jon Erwin & Brent McCorkle (I Can Only Imagine, Steve McQueen: American Icon) and starring Joel Courtney, Anna Grace Barlow, Jonathan Roumie, Kimberly Williams-Paisley and Kelsey Grammer. The film’s original score is composed by McCorkle. Lionsgate Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the director/composer’s music today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the movie.

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‘Cocaine Bear’ Soundtrack Album Details

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Back Lot Music will release the official soundtrack album for the action comedy Cocaine Bear. The album features the film’s original score composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (The LEGO Movie, Thor: Ragnarok, The Royal Tenenbaums, Hotel Transylvania, The Croods: A New Age). Also included is the song White Lines (Cocaine Bear Remix) by Pusha T. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 24 (click here to stream/download). Waxwork Records will release vinyl and CD editions (visit Amazon to order the vinyl edition and click here to order the CD version). Cocaine Bear is directed by Elizabeth Banks and stars Keri Russell, O’Shea Jackson, Jr., Alden Ehrenreich, Christian Convery-Jennings, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Margo Martindale, Brooklynn Prince, Ray Liotta, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Hannah Hoekstra, Kristofer Hivju and Aaron Holliday.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 12, 2023)

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Premiering in the U.S. on Wednesday, February 15, is the British horror series Red Rose written by Paul & Michael Clarkson and starring Amelia Clarkson, Isis Hainsworth, Ellis Howard, Natalie Blair, Natalie Gavin and Ali Kahn. The show’s original music is composed by Tim Morrish (Code 404, Pili) & Jessica Jones (The Tinder Swindler, Our Universe, The Surgeon’s Cut). Manners McDade has released soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score last summer when the series premiered in the UK on BBC Three. Click here for the full album details. The show is making its worldwide debut on Netflix.

Premiering on Thursday, February 16, is the third season of the Paramount+ original series Star Trek: Picard created by Alex Kurtzman, Kirsten Beyer, Akiva Goldsman & Michael Chabon and starring Patrick Stewart, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Marina Sirtis, Gates McFadden, Michelle Hurd, Brent Spiner, Jeri Ryan and Ed Speleers. Stephen Barton (Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, 12 Monkeys, Titanfall) and Frederik Wiedmann (The Dragon Prince, Green Lantern: The Animated Series, Occupation: Rainfall, Field of Lost Shoes) have composed the original music for the new season.

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Mark Mothersbaugh Scoring Apple TV+’s ‘Hello Tomorrow!’

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Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, The LEGO Movie, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Croods: A New Age, 21/22 Jump Street) is the composer of the new Apple TV+ original series Hello Tomorrow!. The show is created by Amit Bhalla & Lucas Jansen and stars Billy Crudup, Haneefah Wood, Alison Pill, Dewshane Williams, Nicholas Podany, Hank Azaria, Matthew Maher and Jacki Weaver. The dramedy is set in a retro-futuristic world and follows a charismatic salesman as he leads a team of fellow sales associates determined to revitalize their customers’ lives by hawking timeshares on the moon.

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Mark Mothersbaugh Scoring Wendy Rogers’ ‘The Magician’s Elephant’

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Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, The Royal Tenenbaums, 21/22 Jump Street, The Croods: A New Age, Hotel Transylvania) has composed the original score for the upcoming Netflix animated film The Magician’s Elephant. The movie is directed by Wendy Rogers and features the voices of Noah Jupe, Mandy Patinkin, Brian Tyree Henry, Pixie Davies, Natasia Demetriou, Sian Clifford, Benedict Wong, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Miranda Richardson, Aasif Mandvi and Dawn French. The animated feature is based on Kate DiCamillo’s classic novel and follows an orphaned boy searching for his long-lost sister who must find a mysterious elephant and the magician who will conjure it.

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Mark Mothersbaugh Scoring Elizabeth Banks’ ‘Cocaine Bear’

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Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Croods: A New Age, Hotel Transylvania) has composed the original music for the upcoming thriller Cocaine Bear. The film is directed by Elizabeth Banks (Charlie’s Angels) and stars Keri Russell, O’Shea Jackson, Ray Liotta, Alden Ehrenreich, Margo Martindale, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Brooklynn Prince, Kristofer Hivju, Kahyun Kim, Christian Convery and Scott Seiss. The movie is inspired by a true story and follows an oddball group of cops, criminals, teens and tourists converging in a forest in Georgia, where a 500-pound apex predator has ingested a staggering amount of cocaine and gone on a coke-fueled rampage for more blow.

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Soundtrack Album for HBO Max’s ‘Our Flag Means Death’ to Be Released

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WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the HBO Max original series Our Flag Means Death. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, The LEGO Movie, The Royal Tenenbaums, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, 21/22 Jump Street, The Croods: A New Age, Hotel Transylvania, The Mitchells vs. The Machines). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 6 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon or any other major digital music services. Our Flag Means Death is created by David Jenkins and stars Rhys Darby, Taika Waititi, Nathan Foad, Ewen Bremner, Vico Ortiz, Samson Kayo, Joel Fry (who also has two tracks on the album), Kristian Nairn, Rory Kinnear, Nat Faxon, Fred Armisen, Samba Schutte, and Leslie Jones.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 27, 2022)

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Premiering today is the first installment of the Showtime anthology series Super Pumped, entitled The Battle for Uber, based on the book of the same title by Mike Isaac and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Kyle Chandler, Uma Thurman, Elisabeth Shue, Jon Bass, Kerry Bishé, Bridget Gao Hollitt and Babak Tafti. The show’s original music is composed by Brendan Angelides (aka ESKMO) (13 Reasons Why, Billions, Naked Singularity, The Master Cleanse). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the drama, which will air every Sunday on Showtime.

Premiering on Wednesday, March 2, is the Netflix original film Against the Ice directed by Peter Flinth and starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Joe Cole, Heida Reed, Charles Dance, Gísli Örn Garðarsson, Sam Redford, Diarmaid Murtagh, Edward Speleers, Frankie Wilson and Nick Jameson. Volker Bertelmann (aka Hauschka) (Lion, Hotel Mumbai, Adrift, The Old Guard, Ammonite, Patrick Melrose, The Art of Racing in the Rain) has composed the movie’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.

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Mark Mothersbaugh Scoring HBO Max’s ‘Our Flag Means Death’

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Composer Mark Mothersbaugh (The LEGO Movie, 21/22 Jump Street, The Royal Tenenbaums, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Hotel Transylvania, The Mitchells vs. The Machines) is reuniting with writer/producer David Jenkins on the new HBO Max original series Our Flag Means Death. The show is created by Jenkins and stars Rhys Darby, Taika Waititi, Nathan Foad, Samson Kayo, Ewen Bremner, Vico Ortiz, Joel Fry, Kristian Nairn, Matthew Maher, Con O’Neill, David Fane, Guz Khan, Rory Kinnear, Nat Faxon, Samba Schutte, Fred Armisen and Leslie Jones.  The comedy is based on the true adventures of 18th century would-be pirate, Stede Bonnet whose fortunes change after a fateful run-in with the infamous Captain Blackbeard.

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‘Hotel Transylvania: Transformania’ Soundtrack Album Details

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The details of the soundtrack album for the animated sequel Hotel Transylvania: Transformania have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, The LEGO Movie, The Royal Tenenbaums, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, The Mitchells vs. The Machines). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, January 14 by Sony Classical and will be available to stream/download here. The label has previously released a soundtrack featuring selections of the composer’s scores from the first three installments in the animated franchise. Hotel Transylvania: Transformania is directed by Derek Drymon & Jennifer Kluska and features the voices of Brian Hull, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Jim Gaffigan, Kathryn Hahn, Steve Buscemi, Molly Shannon, David Spade, Keegan-Michael Key, Brad Abrell, Asher Blinkoff and Fran Drescher.

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