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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 2, 2024)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the psychological thriller Trap written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan and starring Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donoghue, Hayley Mills and Allison Pill. The film’s original score is composed by Herdís Stefánsdóttir (Knock at the Cabin, Y: The Last Man, The Sun Is Also a Star, The Essex Serpent, We’re Here). Saleka (who stars as the fictional pop star Lady Raven) has contributed the project’s original songs. Columbia Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the thriller, which is being released by Warner Bros. Pictures.

Also opening wide is the family adventure Harold and the Purple Crayon directed by Carlos Saldanha and starring Zachary Levi, Lil Rel Howery, Tanya Reynolds, Alfred Molina Jemaine Clement, Benjamin Bottani and Zooey Deschanel. Batu Sener (The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild, Better Man, Ice Age: Scrat Tales) has composed the film’s original music. Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score (click here for the full album details) today. Available separately as a digital single is the original song Colors by Boots Ottestad feat. Jordy Searcy. Click here to listen to the track and for more information about the Sony Pictures release.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 2, 2022)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the action comedy Violent Night directed by Tommy Wirkola and starring David Harbour, John Leguizamo, Alex Hassell, Beverly D’Angelo, Alexis Louder, Cam Gigandet and Edi Patterson. The film’s original music is composed by Dominic Lewis (Bullet Train, Peter Rabbit, The Man in the High Castle, Money Monster, The King’s Man). Back Lot Music 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 Universal Pictures release.

Opening in select theaters today before expanding nationwide next Friday, December 9, is the drama Spoiler Alert directed by Michael Showalter and starring Jim Parsons, Ben Aldridge, Bill Irwin, Jeffery Self and Sally Field. Brian H. Kim (Hello My Name Is Doris, Search Party, BH90210, Panic, Star vs. the Forces of Evil) has composed the film’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score will be released next Friday. Check out our previous article for more information about the Focus Features release.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 6, 2022)

Premiering today is the Starz original series Power Book IV: Force executive produced by Courtney A. Kemp & Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and starring Joseph Sikora, Isaac Keys, Gabrielle Ryan, Lili Simmons, Shane Harper, Anthony Fleming III, Kris D. Lofton, Lucien Cambric and Tommy Flanagan. The show’s original score is composed by Mark Batson (Dude, Sisters on Track). G-Unit Records has released the drama’s opening titles song Power Powder Respect by 50 Cent feat. Jeremih and Lil Durk last month. Check out our previous article to listen to the track and to learn more about the series.

Premiering in the U.S. tomorrow, February 7, is the British series Angela Black created by Harry & Jack Williams and starring Joanne Froggatt, Michiel Huisman and Samuel Adewunmi. Stuart Earl (And Then There Were None, Ordeal by Innocence, My Brother the Devil, Rillington Place, The Accident) has composed the show’s original music. The 6-part psychological thriller, which revolves around a woman trapped in a relationship she cannot escape who is approached a private investigator and starts spilling the her husband’s darkest secrets, premiered last year in the UK on ITV and is making its U.S. premiere on Spectrum.

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Mateo Messina to Return for Netflix’s ‘Tall Girl 2’

Mateo Messina (Juno, Blockers, The Wrong Missy, Butter, Desperados, Superstore, Barely Lethal) is returning as the composer of the upcoming Netflix original film Tall Girl 2. The movie is directed by Emily Ting (Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong, Go Back to China) and stars Ava Michelle, Griffin Gluck, Sabrina Carpenter, Anjelika Washington, Luke Eisner, Clara Wilsey, Rico Paris, Jan Luis Castellanos, Johanna Liauw, Steve Zahn and Angela Kinsey. The romantic comedy follows Jodi as she lands the lead in the school musical, until the pressure sends her confidence – and her relationship – into a tailspin.

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Mateo Messina to Score Nathan Scoggins’ ‘What Remains’

Mateo Messina (Juno, Blockers, Superstore, The Wrong Missy, Barely Lethal, Desperados) is set to score the upcoming murder mystery What Remains. The film is written and directed by Nathan Scoggins and stars Cress Williams, Kellan Lutz, Anne Heche, Marcus Gladney Jr and Stelio Sevante . The movie follows a small town pastor who is forced to contend with an act of forgiveness when the convict he forgave for murdering his wife returns to town five years later.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 28, 2020)

Premiering tonight is the HBO docu-series I’ll Be Gone in the Dark directed and executive produced by Liz Garbus about writer Michelle McNamara’s investigation into the dark world of a violent predator she dubbed the Golden State Killer. The show’s original music is composed by Philip Sheppard (Love, Marilyn, Bobby Fischer Against the World, In the Shadow of the Moon, Detroit: Become Human). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the 6-parter, which will air every Sunday night on HBO.

Premiering on Tuesday, June 30, is the Spanish drama Adú directed by Salvador Calvo and starring Luis Tosar, Anna Castillo, Álvaro Cervantes, Jesús Carroza and Miquel Fernández. Roque Banos (Don’t Breathe, Evil Dead, The Machinist, In the Heart of the Sea, The Girl in the Spider’s Web) has composed the film’s original music. Mira Mi Música has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this week when the film was first set to be released in Spanish theaters. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which will be available to stream on Netflix.

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Mateo Messina Scoring Netflix’s ‘Desperados’

Mateo Messina (Juno, Blockers, Barely Lethal, Tall Girl, The Wrong Missy) has recently scored the upcoming Netflix original film Desperados. The movie is directed by LP and stars Nasim Pedrad, Anna Camp, Sarah Burns, Robbie Amell and Heather Graham. The comedy revolves around a panicked young woman and her two best friends as they fly to Mexico to delete a ranting email she sent to her new boyfriend. Ellen Rapoport wrote the screenplay. Mason Novick (500 Days of Summer, Tully) is producing the project for MXN Entertainment, alongside John Finemore (Buffaloed, ARQ) for Lost City.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 10, 2020)

Premiering tonight is the HBO limited series I Know This Much Is True written and directed by Derek Cianfrance and starring Mark Ruffalo, Melissa Leo, Rosie O’Donnell, Archie Panjabi, Imogen Poots, Philip Ettinger, John Procaccino, Rob Huebel, Aisling Franciosi, Bruce Greenwood, Brian Goodman, Juliette Lewis and Kathryn Hahn. The show’s original music is composed by Harold Budd (Mysterious Skin, White Bird in a Blizzard). Check out our previous article to learn more about the drama, which will air Sunday nights on HBO.

Premiering on Wednesday, May 13, is the Netflix original film The Wrong Missy directed by Tyler Spindel and starring David Spade, Lauren Lapkus, Geoff Pierson, Sarah Chalke, Nick Swardson, Jackie Sandler, Chris Witaske  and Molly Sims. Mateo Messina (Juno, Blockers, Superstore, Butter, Tall Girl, Barely Lethal) has composed the movie’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 16, 2020)

Premiering in the U.S. today is the mini-series War of the Worlds created by Howard Overman based on H.G. Wells’ novel of the same name and starring Gabriel Byrne, Elizabeth McGovern, Léa Drucker, Adel Bencherif, Emilie de Preissac, Natasha Little, Daisy Edgar-Jones and Ty Tennant. The show’s original music is composed by David Martijn (De Dag, The Twelve). The 8-parter, which follows a group of astronomers detect a transmission from another galaxy, premiered in Europe last fall, is making its U.S. debut on Epix. Visit the official show website for more information.

Also premiering tonight is the Fox animated comedy Duncanville created by Mike Scully, Julie Scully & Amy Poehler and starring Poehler herself, Ty Burrell, Riki Lindhome, Betsy Sodaro, Yassir Lester and Zach Cherry. John Frizzell (Alien: Resurrection, Dante’s Peak, Office Space, The Following, Beavis and Butthead Do America) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the series, which will air every Sunday night on Fox.

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NBC’s ‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’ to Original Score by Gabriel Mann & Themes by Mateo Messina

Gabriel Mann is composing the original score for the new NBC drama Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist. Mateo Messina (Juno, Superstore, Women Who Kill) has provided the themes for the show created by Austin Winsberg and starring Jane Levy, Skylar Astin, Alex Newell, John Clarence Stewart, Peter Gallagher and Mary Steenburgen. The series revolves around a whip-smart computer coder in San Francisco who suddenly starts to hear the innermost wants, thoughts and desires of the people around her – her family, co-workers and complete strangers – through popular songs. Harvey Mason Jr. serves as the project’s executive music producer and Jen Ross is the music supervisor.

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