Netflix Music will release the official soundtrack album for the streamer’s limited series Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Bryce Dessner (of The National) (Train Dreams, The Two Popes, Cyrano, We Live in Time, Sing Sing, Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette. The Accountant 2, Bardo, A Good Person, She Came to Me, Manhunt). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 17 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s Monster Theme and first score track below. Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story is created by Ian Brennan and stars Ella Beatty, Vicky Krieps, Charlie Hunnam, Rebecca Hall, Jessica Barden, Joey Pollari, Billie Lourd and Sarah Paulson. The fourth installment of the Monster anthology series explores the case of Lizzie Borden, a young woman trapped in a cruel Victorian-era household, who kills her parents in a gory ax murder that shocks the nation.
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Bryce Dessner Scoring Netflix’s ‘Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story’
Bryce Dessner (of The National) (Train Dreams, The Two Popes, Sing Sing, We Live in Time, Cyrano, The Accountant 2, Bardo, She Came to Me, Manhunt, A Good Person, Widow Cliquot) has recently composed the original music for the new Netflix limited series Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story. The show is created by Ian Brennan (Glee, Hollywood) and stars Ella Beatty, Vicky Krieps, Charlie Hunnam, Rebecca Hall, Joey Pollari, Jessica Barden, Billie Lourd and Sarah Paulson. The fourth installment of the Monster anthology series (following 2022’s The Jeffrey Dahmer Story scored by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis, 2024’s The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story scored by Thomas & Julia Newman and last year’s The Ed Gein Story scored by Mac Quayle) explores the case of Lizzie Borden who – trapped in a cruel Victorian-era household – kills her parents in a gory ax murder that shocks the nation.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 24, 2023)
Already playing in theaters nationwide since this past Wednesday is the animated musical comedy Wish directed by Chris Buck & Fawn Veerasunthorn and starring Ariana DeBose, Chris Pine, Angelique Cabral, Victor Garber, Alan Tudyk, Natasha Rothwell, Harvey Guillén, Evan Peters and Ramy Youseff. The film’s original songs are written by Julia Michaels & Benjamin Rice and the movie’s original score is composed by Dave Metzger (Brother Bear 2, Tarzan & Jane). Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs last week and has also released a separate deluxe edition featuring both songs and score on Wednesday. Click here for the details of the regular version and click here for the details of the deluxe edition.
Also playing in theaters nationwide since Wednesday is the historical drama Napoleon directed by Ridley Scott and starring Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim, Edouard Philipponnat, Rupert Everett, Catherine Walker and Ludivine Sagnier. Martin Phipps (The Crown, Victoria, Woman in Gold, The Honourable Woman, War & Peace, The Aftermath) has composed the film’s original music. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this week. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Apple Studios production, which is being released theatrically by Sony Pictures.
Soundtrack Album for Hirokazu Kore-eda’s ‘Monster’ Released
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the Japanese drama Monster. The album features the music from the film composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto (The Last Emperor, The Revenant, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, Little Buddha, Snake Eyes), including two original pieces, which the late composer wrote for the project, as well as several tracks from his solo albums. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. A CD and vinyl edition was released in Japan earlier this year (click here to order both versions as an import). Listen to Sakamoto’s two original tracks from the film below. Monster is directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, written by Yuji Sakamoto and stars Sakura Ando, Eita Nagayama, Hinata Hiragi, Soya Kurokawa and Yuko Tanaka. The movie follows a mother who discovers that a teacher’s bullying is behind her young son’s sudden strange behavior.
Ryuichi Sakamoto to Score Hirokazu Kore-eda’s ‘Monster’
Gaga Corporation announced today that Ryuichi Sakamoto (The Last Emperor, The Revenant, Little Buddha, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, Snake Eyes) is set to score the upcoming Japanese drama Monster (Kaibutsu). The film is directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda (Shoplifters, The Truth, Broker) and stars Sakura Ando, Nagayama Eita, Mitsuki Takahata, Akihiro Kakuta, Yuko Tanaka, Shido Nakamura, Soya Kurokawa and Hinata Hiiragi. No story details have been announced yet.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 2, 2021)
Premiering tonight is the third season of the Starz anthology series The Girlfriend Experience written and directed by Anja Marquardt (based on Steven Soderbergh’s feature of the same title) and starring Julia Goldani Telles. Matthew Pusti (A Good Woman Is Hard to Find, Whistleblower) has composed the original music for Season 3 and follows Shane Carruth and the Mondo Boys who scored the first two seasons. The third season, which is set amidst the London tech scene and follows a neuroscience major who begins to explore the transactional world of The Girlfriend Experience, only to find herself deep inside the uncanny valley with the relationships she creates, will air Sunday nights on Starz.
Premiering on Tuesday, May 4, is Lucasfilm’s Disney+ original series Star Wars: The Bad Batch created by Dave Filoni and starring Dee Bradley Baker, Ming-Na Wen, Stephen Stanton and Andrew Kishino. The show’s original music is composed by Kevin Kiner (Narcos: Mexico, Doom Patrol, CSI: Miami, Titans, City on a Hill, Making a Murderer) who previously scored all episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars (and the feature of the same title) and Star Wars Rebels. A soundtrack release will be announced soon. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the animated series, which will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+.