Universal Music Australia has released a soundtrack album for the Australian zombie thriller Cargo. The album features the film’s original music composed by Daniel Rankine P.K.A. Trials with Dr. G Yunupingu, Michael Hohnen and Johnathon Mangarri Yunupingu featuring additional instrumentation by John Bartlett & Paul Bartlett. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Cargo is directed by Ben Howling & Yolanda Ramke and stars Martin Freeman, Anthony Hayes, Susie Porter, Caren Pistorius, Kris McQuade and Bruce R. Carter. The movie follows a father who searches the wilds of Australia for someone willing to protect and care for his infant daughter.
Tag: Netflix
Flying Lotus to Score Netflix’s ‘Yasuke’
Netflix has announced that Flying Lotus will be composing the music for the upcoming Netflix anime series Yasuke. The show is created by LeSean Thomas (The Boondocks, Cannon Busters) and centers on a retired ronin (voiced by Lakeith Stanfield) who must take up his sword when he is charged with the task of transporting a mysterious child who dark forces want to eliminate. Flying Lotus and Thomas are also executive producing the project for the anime studio MAPPA (Yuri On Ice, Kakegurui).
Paul Leonard-Morgan to Score ‘Designated Survivor’ Season 3
Paul Leonard-Morgan (Limitless, Dredd, Wormwood, Walking with Dinosaurs 3D) has announced that he is the new composer of the political drama series Designated Survivor. The show is created by David Guggenheim (Safe House) and stars Kiefer Sutherland, Kal Penn, Maggie Q, Adan Canto and Italia Ricci. Neal Baer (Under the Dome, ER) serves as the showrunner of the 10-episode third season. Sutherland is also executive producing the Entertainment One production with Mark Gordon (Saving Private Ryan), Suzan Bymel (Touch), Simon Kinberg (X-Men: Days of Future Past), Aditya Sood (The Martian) and Peter Noah (Tyrant).
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 4, 2018)
Premiering in the U.S. this Thursday, November 8, is the British mini-series The Cry directed by Glendyn Ivin and starring Jenna Coleman, Ewen Leslie, Stella Gonet, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Asher Keddie and Alex Dimitriades. Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Home, The Lego Batman Movie, The Crown, Genius) has composed the original music for the 4-part series. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Click here for the full album details. The drama premiered a couple of weeks ago in the UK on BBC and will make its U.S. debut on Sundance Now.
Premiering on Friday, November 9, is the Netflix docu-series Medal of Honor executive produced by James Moll, Robert Zemeckis, Jack Rapke, Jacqueline Levine and Brandon Birtell. The show’s original music is composed by Jasha Klebe (Planet Earth II, Diana: In Her Own Words). The series, which tells the true stories of eight recipients of the nation’s highest and most prestigious award: the Medal of Honor, will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
BBC’s & Netflix’s ‘Watership Down’ to Feature Theme Song by Sam Smith
BBC has announced today that Sam Smith has recorded an original original song for the animated mini-series Watership Down. The track, entitled Fire On Fire, which will serve as the theme for the show, is co-written by Smith & Steve Mac and was recorded with the BBC Concert Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios in London this past September. The 4-part series is directed by Noam Murro and stars James McAvoy, Nicholas Hoult, Ben Kingsley, John Boyega, Gemma Arterton, Tom Wilkinson, Miles Jupp, Freddie Fox, Olivia Colman, Anne-Marie Duff, Daniel Kaluuya, Rosamund Pike, Peter Capaldi, Taron Egerton, Mackenzie Crook and Gemma Chan.
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Been So Long’ Released
Virgin EMI Records has released a soundtrack album for the Netflix original movie Been So Long. The album features the songs from the film written by Ché Walker & Arthur Darvill and performed by cast members Michaela Coel, Arinzé Kene, Ronke Adekoluejo, George MacKay, Luke Norris and Joseph Dempsie. Also included is the movie’s original score composed by Christopher Nicholas Bangs. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Been So Long is directed by Tinge Krishnan and revolves around a single mother in London’s Camden Town who hears music when she meets a handsome stranger with a past.
Soundtrack Album for ‘The Last Kingdom’ to Be Released
Sony Classical will release the first soundtrack album for the British historical drama series The Last Kingdom. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Emmy Award winner John Lunn (Downton Abbey, The White Queen, The White Princess, Jamestown) and Eivør. The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 9, 2018 (click here to pre-order). A CD version coming out on November 23 and will be available to pre-order as an import on Amazon within the next couple of days. The Last Kingdom is based on The Saxon Stories novels by Bernard Cornwell and stars Alexander Dreymon, David Dawson, Emily Cox, Ian Hart, Tobias Santelmann, Simon Kunz and Joseph Millson.
Adam Taylor Scoring Netflix’s ‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’
Adam Taylor (The Handmaid’s Tale, Before I Fall, I Think We’re Alone Now) has composed the original score for the first season of the new Netflix original series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. The show is developed by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Riverdale) and stars Kiernan Shipka, Ross Lynch, Miranda Otto, Lucy Davis, Chance Perdomo, Michelle Gomez, Chance Perdomo, Jaz Sinclair, Richard Coyle, Tati Gabrielle and Bronson Pinchot. The series is based on Aguirre-Sacasa’s comic book series of the same title and finds Sabrina wrestling to reconcile her dual nature – half-witch, half-mortal – while standing against the evil forces that threaten her, her family and the daylight world humans inhabit.
Martin Phipps to Score ‘The Crown’ Season 3
Martin Phipps (Woman in Gold, Victoria, Harry Brown, War & Peace) is the new composer of the Netflix original series The Crown. The composer is scoring the third season of the show, which stars Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth II, Marion Bailey as Queen Mother, Tobias Menzies as the queen’s husband, Prince Philip, Helena Bonham Carter as the queen’s sister, Princess Margaret, Ben Daniels as Antony Armstrong-Jones, Erin Doherty as Princess Anne, Josh O’Connor as Prince Charles and Emerald Fennell as Camilla Parker Bowles. The new season covers takes place right after the events from Season 2 and will cover the period of 1964 through the early 1970s.
Soundtrack Album for BBC/Netflix Series ‘Bodyguard’ Released
Dubois Records has released a soundtrack album for the BBC drama Bodyguard. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Ruth Barrett (Victoria, Harry Brown, Collateral, Toast, Hunted) and Ruskin Williamson. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Bodyguard is created by Jed Mercurio and stars Richard Madden, Keeley Hawes, Gina McKee, Sophie Rundle, Vincent Franklin and Rowena King. The drama revolves around a war veteran, who, after helping thwart a terrorist attact, is assigned to protect a politician who was a main proponent of the very conflict he fought in.