Film Music Reporter

Daily Film Music News

Tag: Martin Dirkov

Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 21, 2025)

by in Film Music News 0 comments
Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror comedy The Monkey co-written and directed by Osgood Perkins and starring Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, Sarah Levy, Christian Convery,Elijah Wood, Colin O’Brien and Rohan Campbell. The film’s original music is composed by Edo Van Breemen (Air, Hollow in the Land, Afflicted, The Backward Class). Filmtrax/Atlantic Screen Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being released by Neon.

Also opening wide is the family drama The Unbreakable Boy written and directed by Jon Gunn and starring Zachary Levi, Meghann Fahy, Jacob Laval and Patricia Heaton. Pancho Burgos-Goizueta (Ordinary Angels, Wheels, Righteous Thieves, People You May Know, God’s Not Dead: A Light in Darkness, My True Fairytale) has composed the film’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score will be released by Lionsgate Records. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the Kingdom Company production, which is being distributed by Lionsgate.

> Read the full story ...

‘The Swedish Torpedo’ Soundtrack Album Released

by in Film Music Albums 0 comments
Tags: , , , , ,

Läsk has released a soundtrack album for the Swedish biographical sports drama The Swedish Torpedo (Den svenska torpeden). The album features the film’s original music composed by Martin Dirkov (The Apprentice, Holy Spider, The Quiet Ones, Border, Shorta, Knocking, Holiday). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first track (Red Fish) below. The Swedish Torpedo is co-written and directed by Frida Kempff and stars Josefin Neldén, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Arthur Sörbring, Gunnel Fred and Lisa Carlehed. The movie tells the true story of Sally Bauer, a Swedish mother who pursues her dream of swimming the English Channel before World War II envelops Europe.

> Read the full story ...

‘The Quiet Ones’ Soundtrack Released

by in Film Music Albums 0 comments
Tags: , , , ,

Zentropa has released a soundtrack album for the Danish heist thriller The Quiet Ones (De Lydløse). The album features the film’s original music composed by Martin Dirkov (The Apprentice, Holy Spider, Shorta, Knocking, Border, Holiday, The Charmer). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first track (The Silence) below. The Quiet Ones is directed by Frederik Louis Hviid and stars Gustav Giese, Reda Kateb, Amanda Collin, Jens Hultén, Christopher Wagelin, Amin Ahmed and Granit Rushiti. The movie is based on a true story about a group of Danish and European men who planned to commit the largest robbery ever on Danish soil as the financial crisis hits Europe in 2008.

> Read the full story ...

Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 11, 2024)

by in Film Music News 0 comments
Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the animated documentary Piece by Piece directed by Morgan Neville and featuring the voices of Pharrell Williams (who also wrote the movie’s original songs), Gwen Stefani, Jay-Z, Missy Elliott, Kendrick Lamar, Timbaland and Justin Timberlake. The film’s original score original score is composed by Michael Andrews (Donnie Darko, Freaks & Geeks, Daddy’s Home, Bridesmaids, Bad Teacher, Me and You and Everyone We Know, Funny People). Columbia Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the animated feature today. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Focus Features release.

Also opening wide is the biographical drama The Apprentice directed by Ali Abbasi and starring Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Strong, Maria Bakalova and Martin Donovan. Martin Dirkov (Holy Spider, Shorta, Border, Knocking, Holiday, The Charmer) has composed the film’s original score and David Holmes (Ocean’s Eleven, Killing Eve, Out of Sight) & Brian Irvine (Ordinary Love) have contributed additional music. Filmtrax/Atlantic Screen Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being distributed by Briarcliff Entertainment.

> Read the full story ...

‘The Apprentice’ Soundtrack Album Details

by in Film Music Albums 0 comments
Tags: , , , , , ,

Filmtrax/Atlantic Screen Music will release the official soundtrack album for the drama The Apprentice. The album features the film’s original score composed by Martin Dirkov (Holy Spider, Shorta, Knocking, Border, Holiday, The Charmer), as well as additional music by David Holmes (Ocean’s Eleven, Killing Eve, Haywire, Out of Sight) & Brian Irvine (Ordinary Love) and a track by Danny Forde. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 11 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Listen to Dirkov’s first track (Roy and Donald) below. The Apprentice is directed by Ali Abbasi and stars Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Strong, Martin Donovan and Maria Bakalova. The movie is set in 1970s New York and follows young Donald Trump, eager to make his name as a hungry second son of a wealthy family, as he comes under the spell of Roy Cohn, the cutthroat attorney who would help create the Donald Trump we know today.

> Read the full story ...

Martin Dirkov Reteams with Ali Abbasi on ‘The Apprentice’

by in Film Scoring Assignments 0 comments
Tags: , , , ,

Composer Martin Dirkov (Shorta, Knocking, Holiday, The Charmer) is reteaming with director Ali Abbasi on the upcoming drama The Apprentice. The film stars Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump, Jeremy Strong as Roy Cohn, Maria Bakalova as Ivana Trump and Martin Donovan as Fred Trump Sr. The movie charts a young Donald Trump’s ascent to power through a Faustian deal with Cohn, the influential right-wing lawyer and political fixer. David Holmes (Ocean’s Eleven, Killing Eve, Out of Sight, Haywire) & Brian Irvine (Ordinary Love) have also contributed music to the project. Gabriel Sherman (The Loudest Voice) wrote the screenplay.

> Read the full story ...

‘Holy Spider’ Soundtrack Released

by in Film Music Albums 0 comments
Tags: , , , ,

Profile Pictures has released a soundtrack album for the crime thriller Holy Spider. The album features the film’s original music composed by Martin Dirkov (Shorta, Border, Knocking, The Charmer, Shelley, Holiday). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Holy Spider is co-written and directed by Ali Abbasi and stars Zar Amir-Ebrahimi, Mehdi Bajestani and Arash Ashtiani. The movie follows a family man as he embarks on his own religious quest – to “cleanse” the holy Iranian city of Mashhad of immoral and corrupt street prostitutes.

> Read the full story ...

‘Knocking’ (‘Knackningar’) Soundtrack Released

by in Film Music Albums 0 comments
Tags: , , , ,

Läsk has released a soundtrack album for the Swedish psychological horror thriller Knocking (Knackningar). The album features the film’s original music composed by Martin Dirkov (Shorta, Border, Shelley, The Charmer, Holiday). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Knocking is directed by Frida Kempff and stars Cecilia Milocco, Albin Grenholm, Alexander Salzberger, Krister Kern and Ville Virtanen. The movie follows a woman who moves into a new apartment to begin her path to recovery after suffering a traumatic incident, when a series of persistent knocks and screams begin to wake her up at night and no one else in the building believes or is willing to help her.

> Read the full story ...

‘Shorta’ Soundtrack to Be Released

by in Film Music Albums 0 comments
Tags: , , , , ,

Toolbox has released a soundtrack album for Danish drama Shorta. The album features the film’s original score composed by Martin Dirkov (Border, Shelley, The Charmer, Holiday). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 14 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Shorta is directed by Frederik Hviid & Anders Ølholm and stars Jacob Hauberg Lohmann, Simon Sears, Dulfi Al-Jabouri and Tarek Zayat. The movie  unfolds in the aftermath of the killing of a teenager while in custody and follows two police officers who are on routine patrol in a minority-heavy neighborhood when news of the death breaks, igniting a violent riot.

> Read the full story ...

‘When the Dust Settles’ Soundtrack Released

by in TV Music Albums 1 comment
Tags: , , , , ,

Come on Die Young Rec has released a soundtrack album for Danish TV series When the Dust Settles (Nar stovet har lagt sig). The album features selections of the original music from the show composed by Martin Dirkov (Border, Shelley, The Charmer). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. When the Dust Settles is created by Dorte Høgh & Ida Maria Rydén, directed by Milad Alami, Jeanette Nordahl & Iram Haq and stars Karen-Lise Mynster, Jacob Lohmann, Henning Jensen and Peter Christoffersen. The drama portrays eight very different characters during the days before and after a terrorist attack shocks Copenhagen.

> Read the full story ...