Nick Cave & Warren Ellis (The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Dahmer: Monster – The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, Hell or High Water, Blonde, The Road) have composed the original music for the new Australian period drama The New Boy. The film is written and directed by Warwick Thornton (Sweet Country, Samson & Delilah) and stars Aswan Reid, Cate Blanchett, Deborah Mailman and Wayne Blair. The movie is set in 1940s Australia and revolves around a 9-year-old Aboriginal boy who arrives in the dead of night at a remote monastery run by a renegade nun.
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‘Blonde’ Soundtrack Album Details
(Article updated on January 20, 2023 with CD and vinyl edition info) The full details of the soundtrack album for Andrew Dominik’s biographical drama Blonde have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis (The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Hell or High Water, Dahmer: Monster – The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, The Road). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 28 by Lakeshore and Invada Records. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album. Physical (both CD and vinyl) editions will be coming out on March 17, 2023 (click here to pre-order). Blonde is written and directed by Dominik and stars Ana de Armas, Adrien Brody, Bobby Cannavale, Julianne Nicholson, Xavier Samuel, Lily Fisher and Evan Williams. The movie is based on the novel of the same title by Joyce Carol Oates and explores the complicated life of Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe.
‘Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story’ Soundtrack Album Details
Netflix Music will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix limited series Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. The album features selections of the show original music composed and performed by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis (The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Hell or High Water, The Road, The Proposal). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 21 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story is created by Ryan Murphy & Ian Brennan and stars Evan Peters, Niecy Nash, Richard Jenkins, Molly Ringwald and Michael Learned.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 16, 2022)
Opening in theaters nationwide this week is the historical drama The Woman King directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood and starring Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, Sheila Atim, Lashana Lynch and John Boyega. The film’s original music is composed by Terence Blanchard (Malcolm X, BlacKkKlansman, Inside Man, 25th Hour, Perry Mason). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as an original song by Jessy Wilson feat. Angélique Kidjo today. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Sony Pictures release.
Also opening wide is the murder mystery comedy See How They Run directed by Tom George and starring Sam Rockwell, Saoirse Ronan, David Oyelowo, Adrien Brody, Harris Dickinson, Ruth Wilson and Shirley Henderson. Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Enola Holmes, Steve Jobs, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Trial of the Chicago 7) has composed the film’s original music. Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the Searchlight Pictures release.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 24, 2021)
Five new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this week:
Already playing in theaters since this past Wednesday is the animated sequel Sing 2 written and directed by Garth Jennings and starring Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Taron Egerton, Bono, Tori Kelly, Nick Kroll, Bobby Cannavale, Halsey, Letitia Wright and Pharrell Williams. The film’s original score is composed by Joby Talbot (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Closed Circuit, Penelope). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music earlier this week (click here for the full album details) and Republic Records has released a separate album featuring the songs from the movie (including original tracks by Sam I, Anitta, BIA & Jarina De Marco) last week (click here for more information).
Also playing in theaters since Wednesday is the sci-fi action sequel The Matrix Resurrections co-written and directed by Lana Wachowski and starring Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Neil Patrick Harris, Jessica Henwick, Jonathan Groff, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Jada Pinkett Smith. Johnny Klimek & Tom Tykwer (Cloud Atlas, Run Lola Run, The International, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer) have composed the film’s original music. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score, as well as eleven remixes last week. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Warner Bros. Pictures production, which is now also available to stream on HBO Max.
‘The Velvet Queen’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Lakeshore and INVADA Records will release a soundtrack album for the French documentary The Velvet Queen (La Panthère des neiges). The album features the film’s original music composed by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis (The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Hell or High Water, Wind River, The Proposal, The Road, Lawless). The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 17 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out the track list. A first track (We Are Not Alone) is already being released today and can be checked out after the jump. The Velvet Queen is directed by Marie Amiguet and follows award-winning nature photographer Vincent Munier and writer Sylvain Tesson on a journey across the Tibetan highlands to document the infamously elusive snow leopard.
Nick Cave & Warren Ellis Scoring Andrew Dominik’s ‘Blonde’
Warren Ellis has confirmed in a recent interview with The Guardian that he has reteamed with Nick Cave to score the upcoming Netflix original film Blonde. The movie is written and directed by Andrew Dominik (Killing Them Softly, Chopper) and stars Ana de Armas, Adrien Brody, Bobby Cannavale, Julianne Nicholson, Garret Dillahunt, Scoot McNairy, Lucy DeVito, Michael Masini, Lily Fisher, Evan Williams, Xavier Samuel, Caspar Phillipson, Toby Huss, Sara Paxton, David Warshofksy and Spencer Garrett. The drama based on the best-selling novel of the same title by Joyce Carol Oates is described as a fictional portrait of Marilyn Monroe and centers on the model, actress, and singer during the ’50s and ’60s, told through the modern lens of celebrity culture.
Nick Cave & Warren Ellis Scoring HBO’s & Sky’s ‘The Case Against Adnan’
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis are scoring the upcoming HBO & Sky docu-series The Case Against Adnan. The show is directed by Academy Award nominee Amy Berg (Deliver Us from Evil) and explores the 1999 disappearance and murder of 18-year-old Baltimore County high school student Hae Min Lee, and the subsequent conviction of her ex-boyfriend, Adnan Syed. Henrietta Conrad and Jemima Khan are executive producing the project for INSTINCT Productions, alongside Eric Fellner & Tim Bevan (Atonement, Love Actually) and Andrew Stearn (Shameless, Gypsy) for Working Title TV.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 27, 2018)
The only movie opening nationwide this weekend is Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War directed by Joe & Anthony Russo and starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Josh Brolin and Chris Pratt. The film’s original music is composed by Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump). Marvel Music/Hollywood Records have released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score in two different editions. Click here for the full details.
Opening in limited release is the romantic drama Disobedience co-written and directed by Sebastián Lelio and starring Rachel Weisz, Rachel McAdams and Alessandro Nivola. Matthew Herbert (Life in a Day) who previously scored the director’s Academy Award-winning feature A Fantastic Woman has composed the film’s original music. Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.
‘Kings’ Soundtrack Details
The full details of the soundtrack album for the drama Kings have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis (The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Hell or High Water, The Proposition, Wind River, Lawless). The soundtrack will be released on April 27, 2018 by Milan Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Kings is directed by Deniz Gamze Ergüven and stars Halle Berry, Daniel Craig, Lamar Johnson, Kaalan “KR” Walker and Rachel Hilson. The movie is set in 1992 in South Central Los Angeles and centers on a foster family’s arrival to town just a few weeks before the city erupts in violence following the verdict of the Rodney King trial.