UFA Fiction has released a soundtrack album for the German family adventure Emil and the Detectives (Emil und die Detektive). The album features the film’s original score composed by Peter Horsch (The Path, Gute Freunde – Der Aufstieg des FC Bayern) & Michael Kamm (Sleepless, Who Am I, Prey, Close to the Horizon), Also included are three songs written by Jules Kalmbacher and featuring vocals by Rua. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the first song and score track after the jump. Emil and the Detectives is directed by David Dietl and stars Nicholas Jonah Peter, Luise Heyer, Merlin Sandmeyer and Ursula Werner. The movie based on the bestselling classic novel by Erich Kästner follows the title character whose money for his grandmother is stolen on his train trip to Berlin and teams up with a fearless group of kids to outsmart a clever thief, uncover hidden clues across the city.
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‘Home Sweet Home – Where Evil Lies’ Soundtrack Released
Königskinder has released a soundtrack album for the German horror movie Home Sweet Home – Where Evil Lies (Home Sweet Home – Wo das Böse wohnt). The album features the film’s original music composed by Michael Kamm (Sleepless, Who Am I, Close to the Horizon), Maximilian Stephan (Prey, Whatever Happens, Funeral for a Dog) and Paul Rischer. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Listen to the composers’ first track (Ankunft) below. Home Sweet Home is directed by Thomas Sieben and stars Nilam Farooq, Justus von Dohnányi and David Kross. The Constantin Film production follows a newlywed and pregnant woman who must uncover the secrets of her husband’s family and escape their cursed house before the sinister forces consume her and her unborn child.
Soundtrack Album for Sky’s ‘Drift – Partners in Crime’ Released
SATV has released a soundtrack album for the German Sky original series Drift – Partners in Crime. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Michael Kamm (Sleepless, Who Am I, Close to the Horizon) & Maximilian Stephan (Prey, Whatever Happens). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and to check out audio samples. Drift – Partners in Crime is directed by Tim Trachte & Ngo The Chau and stars Ken Duken, Fabian Busch and Mona Pirzad. The Action Concept production revolves around an unequal pair of brothers and unexpected detective duo who have been estranged for decades and find themselves at the center of an international conspiracy and are forced to work as a team.
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Prey’ Released
LOVEBOX has released a soundtrack album for the German Netflix original film Prey. The album features the movie’s original score composed by Michael Kamm (Sleepless, Who Am I, Close to the Horizon) & Maximilian Stephan (Whatever Happens). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio clips. Prey is written and directed by Thomas Sieben and stars David Kross, Hanno Koffler, Maria Ehrich, Robert Finster, Yung Ngo, Klaus Steinbacher, Livia Matthes and Nellie Thalbach. The thriller follows five friends on the run from a mysterious shooter after a hiking trip into the wild turns into a desperate bid for survival.
Michael Kamm Scoring Netflix’s ‘Dark’
Michael Kamm is scoring Netflix’s first German original series Dark. The show is created by Baran bo Odar & Jantje Friese and stars Louis Hofmann, Oliver Masucci, Jördis Triebel, Maja Schöne, Sebastian Rudolph, Anatole Taubman, Mark Waschke, Karoline Eichhorn, Stephan Kampwirth, Anne Ratte-Polle, Andreas Pietschmann, Lisa Vicari, Angela Winkler and Michael Mendl. The 10-parter is set in a German town in present day where the disappearance of two young children exposes the double lives and fractured relationships among four families.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 13, 2017)
In addition to the nationwide expansions of Peter Berg’s Patriots Day, Ben Affleck’s Live by Night and Martin Scorsese’s Silence, three new movies are opening wide:
Opening in most theaters is the family movie Monster Trucks directed by Chris Wedge and starring Lucas Till, Jane Levy, Holt McCallany, Barry Pepper, Tucker Albrizzi, Danny Glover, Amy Ryan, Rob Lowe, Frank Whaley and Thomas Lennon. The film’s original music is composed by David Sardy (21, Zombieland, Premium Rush, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance). The movie follows a a high school senior who builds a Monster Truck from bits and pieces of scrapped cars. No soundtrack album has been announced. To learn more about the Paramount Pictures release, visit the official movie website.
Also opening wide is the supernatural thriller The Bye Bye Man directed by Stacy Title and starring Carrie-Anne Moss, Faye Dunaway, Douglas Smith, Cressida Bonas, Lucien Laviscount and Douglas Jones. The Newton Brothers (Oculus, Ouija: Origin of Evil, Life of Crime) have composed the film’s original music. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score, as well as the original song Train Song feat. Richard Patrick. Check out our previous article for the full album details and click here to check out a video featurette on the score.
‘Sleepless’ Soundtrack Details
The full details of the soundtrack album for the thriller Sleepless have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Michael Kamm (Who Am I, The Silence), as well as additional music by Jaro Messerschmidt. The soundtrack will be released on January 13, 2017 by Varese Sarabande and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Sleepless is directed by Baran bo Odar and stars Jamie Foxx, Michelle Monaghan, Dermot Mulroney, Gabrielle Union, David Harbour, Tip ‘T.I.’ Harris, Scoot McNairy and Octavius J. Johnson. The movie follows an undercover Las Vegas police officer who is caught in a high stakes web of corrupt cops and the mob-controlled casino underground.
Michael Kamm Scoring ‘Sleepless Night’
Michael Kamm has recently recorded his score for the upcoming thriller Sleepless Night. The film is directed by Baran bo Odar and stars Jamie Foxx, Michelle Monaghan, T.I., Dermot Mulroney, Scoot McNairy, Gabrielle Union and David Harbour. The movie is based on the 2011 French film of the same title and follows an undercover police officer who scours a nightclub in search of his kidnapped son. Andrea Berloff (Straight Outta Compton, World Trade Center) has written the screenplay. Roy Lee (The Lego Movie, The Strangers, The Boy) and Adam Stone are producing the project for Vertigo Entertainment.