Caldera Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release of four original scores composed by Andrew Dickson (Vera Drake) for movies directed by Mike Leigh, including the composer’s music for the 1993 comedy Naked starring David Thewlis and for the Academy Award-nominated 1996 feature Secrets & Lies starring Timothy Spall, Brenda Blethyn & Marianne Jean-Baptiste. Also included are Dickon’s scores for Leigh’s 1983 TV movie Meantime and the 1988 comedy High Hopes, as well as an interview with Leigh as a bonus track. Visit the label’s official website for more information about the release.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 6, 2017)
Premiering tonight is the Syfy original movie Sharknado 5: Global Swarming directed by Anthony C. Ferrante and starring Ian Ziering, Tara Reid, Jena Sims, Cassandra Scerbo, Masiela Lusha, Charo, Olivia Newton-John, Dan Fogler, Clay Aiken, Margaret Cho, Tony Hawk, Greg Louganis, Gilbert Gottfried, Fabio and Bret Michaels. The film’s original music is composed by Christopher Cano & Chris Ridenhour who previously scored the last three installments in the series. No word yet on a soundtrack release. To learn more about the film, visit the official movie website.
Premiering on Wednesday, August 9, is Viaplay’s series Swedish Dicks created by the Viking Brothers, Andrew Lowery & Peter Settman and starring Peter Stormare & Johan Glans and featuring guest stars including Keanu Reeves, Margaret Cho, Eric Roberts, Anthony LaPaglia and Traci Lords. Anders Niska & Klas Wahl (Blackway, Farang) are composing the show’s original music. The comedy, which follows two unlicensed Swedish private investigators trying to make a living in L.A, will make its premiere in the U.S. on Pop.
David Newman Scoring Netflix’s ‘Naked’
David Newman is scoring the upcoming Netflix original movie Naked. The comedy is directed by Michael Tiddes (A Haunted House, Fifty Shades of Black) and stars Marlon Waynes, Regina Hall, Jonathan Todd Jackson, Scott Fole, Loretta Devine, Brian McKnight and Dennis Haysbert. The movie is based on the 2000 Swedish film Naken follows a charming man-child who wakes up on his wedding day, naked in an elevator, and relives the hour before the ceremony over and over again. Wayans and Rick Alvarez (White Chicks, Little Man) wrote the screenplay and are also producing the project with Todd Garner (Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Knight and Day) and Ryan Lewis.