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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 16, 2024)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the sci-fi/horror movie Alien: Romulus directed by Fede Alvarez and starring Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced, Spike Fearn and Aileen Wu. The film’s original music is composed by Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Blade Runner 2049, Shazam!, Twisters, Hidden Figures, The Flash, The Invisible Man). Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today and Mutant will release a vinyl edition in the coming months. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the 20th Century Studios release and click here to check out the project’s music team credits.

Also opening wide is the family adventure drama My Penguin Friend directed by David Schurmann and starring Jean Reno, Adriana Barraza, Alexia Moyano, Rochi Hernández, Nicolás Francella, Juan José Garnica and Pedro Urizzi. Fernando Velazquez (The Impossible, A Monster Calls, Crimson Peak,  The Orphanage, Hercules, Devil) has composed the film’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score (performed by the Euskadiko Orchestra / Basque National Orchestra) is expected to be announced soon. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which is being released by Roadside Attractions.

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‘Omnivore’ Soundtrack Album Released

Fifth Season Music & Lakeshore Records have released a soundtrack album for the Apple TV+ original documentary series Omnivore. The album features the project’s main title theme composed by Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad (Luke Cage, Sugar, Boogie, Reasonable Doubt), as well as selections of the show’s original score by composers Alex Somers (Honey Boy, Captain Fantastic, Causeway, Fresh), Aska Matsumiya (After Yang, The Spiderwick Chronicles, Skate Kitchen, Bruised) , Oliver Coates (Aftersun, Mary & George, Occupied City, The Stranger), Dan Deacon (Hustle, The Changeling, Ascension, Perfect Wife), Jake Staley (Valor, Blue Mountain State: The Rise of Thadland, 7 Below), Ishaan Chhabra (Scam 2003: The Telgu Story, Indian Predator: The Diary of a Serial Killer), Ré Olunuga (Rise, Drift, Iwaju, Girl) and Amanda Jones (Moving On, Naomi, Mea Culpa,The Perfect Find . The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the main title theme below.

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Apple TV+’s ‘Omnivore’ to Feature Music by Alex Somers, Aska Matsumiya, Oliver Coates, Dan Deacon & Others

The full composer line-up of the new Apple TV+ original documentary series Omnivore has been revealed. The show is developed by Cary Joji Fukunaga (No Time to Die, True Detective), created and narrated by René Redzepi and follows the chef and co-owner of world-renowned restaurant Noma as he takes viewers on an immersive journey into the world of food. Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad (Luke Cage, Boogie, Sugar, Reasonable Doubt) have contributed the main title theme to the project. Alex Somers (Honey Boy, Causeway, Captain Fantastic, Fresh, Under the Bridge) has composed the music for the episode Chile directed by Drea Cooper, Aska Matsumiya (After Yang, Bruised, Betty, The Spiderwick Chronicles, Skate Kitchen, I’m Your Woman) has scored the episode Tuna directed by Mateo Willis, Oliver Coates (Aftersun, Mary & George, The Stranger, Occupied City) has provided the music for the episode Salt directed by Cooper and Dan Deacon (Hustle, The Changeling, Ascension, Twixt) has scored the episode Banana directed by David Charles Rodrigues.

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Oliver Coates to Score Harry Lighton’s ‘Pillion’

Oliver Coates (Aftersun, Mary & George, Occupied City, The Stranger, Foe, Significant Other) is attached to score the upcoming romance Pillion. The film marks the feature directorial debut of Harry Lighton (Wren Boys) and will star Alexander Skarsgard and Harry Melling. The movie is based on Adam Mars-Jones’ Box Hill and follows a weedy wallflower who is letting life pass him by, when he meets the handsome leader of a motorbike club who takes him on as his submissive.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 12, 2024)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the dystopian war drama Civil War written and directed by Alex Garland and starring Kirsten Dunst, Cailee Spaeny, Wagner Moura, Nick Offerman and Stephen McKinley Henderson. The film’s original music is composed by Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow (Ex Machina, Devs, Luce, Annihilation, Archive 81, Men, Hanna, Free Fire). A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score will be released next Friday, April 19. Check back on this page for the full album details, click here to check out the project’s music team credits and visit our previous article to learn more about the A24 release.

Also opening wide is the Australian horror thriller Sting written and directed by Kiah Roache-Turner and starring Ryan Corr, Alyla Browne, Jermaine Fowler, Penelope Mitchell, Noni Hazelhurst, Robyn Nevin, Danny Kim and Silvia Colloca. Anna Drubich (Barbarian,  Fear Street Part 3: 1666, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Werewolves Within) has composed the film’s original music. MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being distributed in the U.S. by Well Go USA Entertainment.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 31, 2024)

Premiering today is the AMC original series Parish based on the UK series The Driver created by Danny Brocklehurst & Jim Poyser and starring Giancarlo Esposito, Zackary Momoh, Paula Malcomson, Skeet Ulrich, Ivan Mbakop, Bonnie Mbuli, Arica Himmel, Dax Rey and Bradley Whitford. The show’s original music is composed by JimiJame$ & Wow Jones. The 6-part crime thriller, follows a family man and proud owner of a luxury car service in New Orleans who – after his son is violently murdered – reunites with an old friend from his days as a wheelman and sends him on a collision course with a violent criminal syndicate, will air Sundays on AMC and will also be available to stream on AMC+.

Premiering tomorrow, April 1, is the HBO original documentary series The Synanon Fix directed by Rory Kennedy, executive produced by Nancy Abrahams, Lisa Heller & Mark Bailey about the rise and fall of the Synanon organization. Nathan Larson (Dirty Pretty Things, Margin Call, Boys Don’t Cry, A Walk in the WoodsVinyl, Tigerland, Our Idiot Brother, Juliet, Naked) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article for more information about the, which will air Mondays on HBO and will also be available to stream on Max.

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‘Mary & George’ Soundtrack Album Details

The details of the soundtrack album for the Starz/Sky original limited series Mary & George have been revealed. The album features the show’s original music composed by Oliver Coates (Aftersun, The Stranger, Occupied City, Significant Other, Foe). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, March 5 by Invada Records and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. A digital single featuring two first tracks from Coates’ score has previously been released last week. Mary & George is created by D.C. Moore and stars Julianne Moore, Nicholas Galitzine, Nicola Walker, Tony Curran, Niamh Algar, Trine Dyrholm, Sean Gilder, Adrian Rawlins, Mark O’Halloran, Laurie Davidson, Samuel Blenkin and Simon Russell Beale. The 7-part historical drama tells the true story of a treacherous mother and son who seduced, schemed and killed to conquer the Court of England and the bed of King James I.

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‘Occupied City’ Soundtrack to Be Released

Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Occupied City. The album features the film’s original score composed by Oliver Coates (Aftersun, The Stranger, Foe, Mary & George, Significant Other). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 9. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album. Occupied City directed and produced by Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave, Shame) is informed by the book Atlas of an Occupied City (Amsterdam 1940-1945) written by Bianca Stigter. The movie follows the filmmaker as he creates two interlocking portraits: a door-to-door excavation of the Nazi occupation that still haunts his adopted city, and a journey through the last years of pandemic and protest.

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Oliver Coates Scoring Starz’s & Sky’s ‘Mary & George’

Oliver Coates (Aftersun, The Stranger, Foe, Occupied City, Significant Other) is the composer of the upcoming Starz/Sky limited series Mary & George. The show is created by D.C. Moore and stars Julianne Moore, Nicholas Galitzine, Tony Curran, Nicola Walker, Niamh Algar, Sean Gilder, Trine Dyrholm, Adrian Rawlins, Laurie Davidson, Mark O’Halloran, Samuel Blenkin and Simon Russell Beale. The 7-part historical psychodrama is inspired by Benjamin Woolley’s nonfiction book The King’s Assassin and tells the true story of a treacherous mother and son who schemed, seduced and killed to conquer the Court of England and the bed of King James I.

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‘Foe’ Soundtrack to Be Released

Amazon Content Services will release a soundtrack album for the sci-fi drama Foe. The album features the film’s original score composed by Park Jiha, Oliver Coates (Aftersun, The Stranger, Occupied City) and singer/songwriter Agnes Obel. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, January 5 and will be available to stream/download here. Foe is co-written and directed by Garth Davis and stars Saoirse Ronan, Paul Mescal and Aaron Pierre. The movie is  based on Iain Reid’s novel of the same title and follows a married couple living on a secluded piece of land whose life is thrown into turmoil when an uninvited stranger shows up at their door with a startling proposal.

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