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Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 9, 2023)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the sci-fi action adventure Transformers: Rise of the Beasts directed by Steven Caple Jr. and starring Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, Peter Dinklage, Luna Lauren Velez, Peter Cullen, Tobe Nwigwe, Michelle Yeoh, Ron Perlman, Colman Domingo and Pete Davidson. The film’s original score is composed by Jongnic Bontemps (4400, United Skates, Wedding Season) and produced by Steve Jablonsky (Transformers, The Island). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring Bontemps’ score today (click here for the full album details). Available separately as a digital single is the original song On My Soul by Nwigwe & Nas feat. Jacob Banks (click here to listen to the track).

Opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the biographical drama Dalíland directed by Mary Harron and starring Ben Kingsley, Barbara Sukowa, Christopher Briney, Rupert Graves, Ezra Miller, Andreja Pejic, Alexander Beyer and Suki Waterhouse. Edmund Butt (Bancroft, Life on Mars, Finding Alice, Ashes to Ashes, Origin, Mistress) has composed the film’s original music. Dubois 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 Magnolia Pictures release.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 26, 2023)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is Disney’s live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid directed by Rob Marshall and starring Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Melissa McCarthy, Javier Bardem, Jacob Tremblay, Daveed Diggs and Awkwafina. The film’s original score is composed by Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Enchanted) and the movie’s songs are written by Menken, Howard Ashman and Lin-Manuel Miranda. Walt Disney Records has released two soundtrack albums: a regular edition featuring all the songs and five tracks from Menken’s score (click here for the full details) and a deluxe edition featuring the songs and Menken’s full score (click here for more information).

Also opening wide is the action comedy The Machine directed by Peter Atencio and starring Bert Kreischer, Mark Hamill, Stephanie Kurtzuba, Jimmy Tatro, Jess Gabor and Iva Babić. Joseph Trapanese (The Witcher, Oblivion, Shadow and Bone, The Greatest Showman, Straight Outta Compton) has composed the film’s original music. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Sony Pictures release.

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‘Sick’ Soundtrack Album Details

Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Sick. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nima Fakhrara (Lou, Becky, Detroit: Become Human, The Signal, The Girl in the Photographs, Alone, The Pyramid). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, January 13 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Sick is directed by John Hyams, written by Kevin Williamson & Katelyn Crabb and stars Gideon Adlon, Bethlehem Million, Marc Menchaca and Jane Adams. The slasher is set during the early days of the pandemic that brings the world to a halt and follows a young woman and her best friend who decide to quarantine at the family lake house alone – or so they think.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 8, 2023)

Premiering today is the AMC original series Mayfair Witches developed by Esta Spalding & Michelle Ashford based on Anne Rice’s best-selling trilogy and starring Alexandra Daddario, Jack Huston, Harry Hamlin and Tongayi Chirisa. The show’s original music is composed by Will Bates (The Magicians, Unbelievable, Away, The Path, I Origins, The Looming Tower). Check our previous article to learn more about the 8-parter, which will air Sundays on AMC and will also be available to stream on AMC+.

Premiering on Thursday, January 12, is the HBO Max animated series Velma developed by Mindy Kaling & Charlie Grandy based on characters from the Scooby-Doo franchise and starring Kaling, Constance Wu, Glenn Howerton and Sam Richardson. Craig DeLeon (The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, Music, End of the Road, The Last Survivors) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the animated comedy, which will be available to stream on HBO Max.

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Nima Fakhrara to Score Matt Angel’s & Suzanne Coote’s ‘Becky 2: The Wrath of Becky’ and John Stalberg Jr.’s ‘Bad Hombres’

Nima Fakhrara (Lou, The Signal, Alone, Detroit: Become Human, The Girl in the Photographs, The Pyramid) has been tapped to score the upcoming horror thriller sequel Becky 2: The Wrath of Becky. The film is written and directed by Matt Angel & Suzanne Coote (The Open House) and stars Lulu Wilson and Seann William Scott. The movie follows the title character as she finds herself going toe to toe against the leader of a fascist organization on the eve of an organized attack.

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‘Lou’ Soundtrack Album Details

Netflix Music will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix original film Lou. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nima Fakhrara (Detroit: Become Human, Becky, The Signal, Alone, , The Pyramid, The Girl in the Photographs). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 23 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Lou is directed by Anna Foerster and stars Allison Janney, Jurnee Smollett, Logan Marshall-Green, Matt Craven and Ridley Bateman. The J.J. Abrams-produced thriller follows a mysterious loner who finds her quiet life interrupted when a desperate mother begs her to save her kidnapped daughter.

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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.

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Nima Fakhrara Scoring Anna Foerster’s ‘Lou’

Nima Fakhrara (The Signal, Becky, Alone, The Girl in the Photographs, Detroit: Become Human, The Pyramid) has composed the original score for the new Netflix original film Lou. The movie is directed by Anna Foerster (Underworld: Blood Wars) and stars Allison Janney, Jurnee Smollett, Logan Marshall-Green, Ridley Bateman and Matt Craven. The thriller revolves around a mysterious loner living a quiet life with her dog as she battles the elements and her own dark past when a neighbor’s little girl is kidnapped during a storm.

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‘American Carnage’ Soundtrack Album Released

Nima Fakharara (The Signal, Becky, The Pyramid, Alone, The Girl in the Photographs, Detroit: Become Human) has released a soundtrack album for the horror comedy thriller American Carnage. The album features the composer’s original score from the film and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. American Carnage is directed by Diego Hallivis and stars Jorge Lendeborg Jr, Jenna Ortega, Bella Ortiz, Allen Maldonado and Eric Dane. The movie follows a group of young ICE detainees who are offered a chance to avoid deportation by joining a program to help the elderly, but soon realize something is horribly wrong with their elderly charges.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 15, 2022)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the mystery drama Where the Crawdads Sing directed by Olivia Newman and starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Taylor John Smith, Harris Dickinson and David Strathairn. The film’s original music is composed by Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Capote, Moneyball, Little Miss Sunshine, The Good Dinosaur, Onward). Mercury Classics has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the original song Carolina written and performed by Taylor Swift today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Sony Pictures release.

Also opening wide is the animated comedy Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank directed by Rob Minkoff, Mark Koetsier & Chris Bailey and starring Michael Cera, Ricky Gervais, George Takei, Mel Brooks, Michelle Yeoh and Samuel L. Jackson. Bear McCreary (10 Cloverfield Lane, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Outlander, The Walking Dead) has composed the film’s original score. Sparks and Shadows has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as two songs written by Alan Zachary & Michael Weiner. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the Paramount Pictures release.

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