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Marco Beltrami & Miles Hankins Scoring Hulu’s ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’

Marco Beltrami (Logan, A Quiet Place, Scream, 3:10 to Yuma, Hellboy, The Hurt Locker) and Miles Hankins (Len & Company, Being Serena) have teamed up to score the new Hulu limited series Nine Perfect Strangers. The show is deeveloped by David E. Kelley (Ally McBeal, The Practice, The Undoing) & John Henry Butterworth (Edge of Tomorrow, Ford v Ferrari) based on the New York Times bestselling book by Liane Moriarty (Big Little Lies) and stars Nicole Kidman, Melissa McCarthy, Michael Shannon, Luke Evans, Bobby Cannavale, Samara Weaving, Regina Hall, Asher Keddie, Melvin Gregg, Grace Van Patten, Tiffany Boone and Manny Jacinto. The drama takes place at a boutique health-and-wellness resort that promises healing and transformation as nine stressed city dwellers try to get on a path to a better way of living and have no idea what is about to hit them.

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‘Long Shot’ Score Album Released

Lionsgate Records has released a score album for the romantic comedy Long Shot. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Marco Beltrami (3:10 to Yuma, Scream, A Quiet Place, Logan, The Hurt Locker) & Miles Hankins (The Night Before, Len and Company). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Long Shot is directed by Jonathan Levine and stars Seth Rogen, Charlize Theron, Andy Serkis, June Diane Raphael, Ravi Patel, Bob Odenkirk and Alexander Skarsgård. The Summit Entertainment production follows a down on his luck journalist who catches the attention of the world’s most powerful woman and becomes an important part of her inner circle in her journey to become the first female president of the United States. 

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 3, 2019)

Three new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the animated feature UglyDolls directed by Kelly Asbury and starring Kelly Clarkson, Nick Jonas, Blake Shelton, Janelle Monae, Wanda Sykes, Emma Roberts, Gabriel Iglesias, Wang Leehom and Pitbull. The film’s original score is composed by Christopher Lennertz (Lost in Space, Horrible Bosses, Sausage Party) who also co-wrote most of the film’s original songs with Glenn Slater (Tangled, Galavant). Atlantic Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs last week. Click here for the full album details.

Also opening wide is the romantic comedy Long Shot directed by Jonathan Levine and starring Seth Rogen, Charlize Theron, Andy Serkis, June Diane Raphael, Ravi Patel, Bob Odenkirk and Alexander Skarsgård. Marco Beltrami (Logan, A Quiet Place, Scream, World War Z, 3:10 to Yuma) & Miles Hankins (The Night Before, Len and Company) have composed the film’s original score. No soundtrack album has been released. Check out our scoring assignment announcement and the official movie website to learn more about the Lionsgate release.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 10, 2019)

Premiering on Tuesday, February 12 is the TBS original series Miracle Workers created by Simon Rich based on his book What in God’s Name and starring Daniel Radcliffe, Steve Buscemi, Geraldine Viswanathan and Karan Soni. No composer is credited on the show. Rob Hill serves as the project’s music supervisor. To learn more about the Heaven-set workplace comedy, which will air Tuesday nights on TBS, visit the official show website.

Also premiering on Tuesday is the BET original series Boomerang created by Lena Waithe & Ben Cory Jones based on the 1992 feature of the same title, executive produced by Halle Berry and starring Tequan Richmond, Tetona Jackson, Leland Martin and Lala Milan. The show’s original music is composed by Matthew Head (The Family Business, The Man in 3B). Visit the official show website for more information about the series, which will every Tuesday night on BET.

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Miles Hankins Scoring HBO’s ‘The Many Lives of Nick Buoniconti’

Miles Hankins (The Night Before, Len and Company) is scoring the upcoming HBO documentary The Many Lives of Nick Buoniconti. The film is directed by Bentley Weiner and centers on the 77-year old NFL Hall of Famer, whose story encompasses turns as a linebacker, lawyer, sports agent, broadcaster, executive and philanthropist. Liev Schreiber is narrating the HBO Sports production, which is executive produced by Peter Nelson and Rick Bernstein.

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Marco Beltrami & Miles Hankins Scoring Jonathan Levine’s ‘Flarsky’

Marco Beltrami (Logan, 3:10 to Yuma, Scream, The Wolverine, World War Z) & Miles Hankins (Len and Company, Being Serena) have recently composed the original score for the upcoming comedy Flarsky. The film is directed by Jonathan Levine (50/50, The Wackness) and stars Seth Rogen, Charlize Theron, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Alexander Skarsgård, Randall Park, Bob Odenkirk and Andy Serkis. The movie follows a down on his luck journalist, who through a string of comedic circumstances catches the attention of the world’s most powerful woman and becomes an important part of her inner circle in her journey to become the first female president of the United States.

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HBO’s ‘Being Serena’ to Feature Music by Miles Hankins

Miles Hankins has composed the original score for the new HBO docu-series Being Serena. The 5-parter centers on Serena Williams, one of the greatest tennis players in history, as she faces new challenges in motherhood, marriage and regaining her supremacy on the court. Mark Shapiro, Michael Antinoro and Will Staeger are executive producing the HBO Sports and IMG production. Hankins’ previous scoring credits include the comedy The Night Before (which he co-scored with Marco Beltrami), Len and Company and the animated series Lego Elves. 

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 10, 2016)

Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

warcraftOpening in most theaters is the fantasy adventure Warcraft directed by Duncan Jones and starring Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster, Dominic Cooper, Toby Kebbell, Ben Schnetzer, Rob Kazinsky and Daniel Wu. The film’s original music composed by Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Pacific Rim, Iron Man, Clash of the Titans, Person of Interest). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Legendary Pictures production.

now-you-see-me-2Also opening wide is the action adventure sequel Now You See Me 2 directed by Jon M. Chu and starring Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Daniel Radcliffe, Lizzy Caplan, Jay Chou, Sanaa Lathan, Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman. Brian Tyler (Avengers: Age of Ultron, Iron Man 3,  Thor: The Dark World, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles). Varese Sarbande has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Click here for the full album details. Also visit YouTube to check out a video featuring Tyler conducting his music at a recent concert in London and also check out SoundWorks Collection for a lengthy audio interview with the composer about his work on the project.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 20, 2015)

Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

mockingjay-2Opening in most theaters is the final installment in The Hunger Games series, Mockingjay: Part 2 directed by Francis Lawrence and stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffrey Wright, Sam Claflin and Jena Malone. The film’s original music is composed by James Newton Howard (Maleficent, King Kong, The Sixth Sense, The Village). Republic Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score digitally on Monday and physically the following week. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.

the-night-beforeAlso opening wide is the comedy The Night Before directed by Jonathan Levine and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anthony Mackie, Lizzy Caplan, Julian Bell, Mindy Kaling and Michael Shannon. Marco Beltrami (Scream, World War Z, 3:10 to Yuma, The Wolverine, Warm Bodies) and Miles Hankins have composed the film’s original score. No soundtrack album has been announced. To learn more about the movie, which is being released by Sony Pictures, visit our scoring assignment announcement.

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Jonathan Levine’s ‘The Night Before’ to Feature Music by Marco Beltrami & Miles Hankins

the-night-beforeMarco Beltrami and Miles Hankins have composed the original score for the upcoming holiday comedy The Night Before. The film is directed by Jonathan Levine (50/50, The Wackness) and stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anthony Mackie, Lizzy Caplan, Julian Bell, Mindy Kaling and Michael Shannon. The movie centers on three longtime friends deciding to party one last time on Christmas Eve to mark the conclusion of their 14-year-old holiday tradition. Levine has also co-written the screenplay with Kyle Hunter, Ariel Schaffir and Evan Goldberg (Superbad, This Is the End). 

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