Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have been hired to score the upcoming drama Patriots Day. The film is directed by Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights, Lone Survivor, Deepwater Horizon) and stars Mark Wahlberg, John Goodman, J.K. Simmons, Kevin Bacon, Michelle Monaghan, Jimmy O. Yang, Vince Curatola and James Colby. The movie tells the story of Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis’s actions in the events leading up to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the aftermath, which includes the city-wide manhunt to find the terrorists behind it. Matt Charman (Bridge of Spies) has written the screenplay. Scott Stuber (Ted, Role Models, Safe House), Wahlberg, Hutch Parker (X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Wolverine), Dylan Clark (Rise/Dawn of the Planet of the Apes), Stephen Levinson (Entourage, The Gambler), Dorothy Aufiero (The Fighter) and Michael Radutzky are producing the project.
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‘Deepwater Horizon’ Soundtrack Announced
Warner Bros. Records will release the official soundtrack album for Peter Berg’s action drama Deepwater Horizon. The album features the film’s original music composed by Steve Jablonsky (Transformers series, Ender’s Game, Lone Survivor, The Island, Pain & Gain). Also included is the original song Take Me Down performed by Gary Clark Jr. The soundtrack will be released on September 23, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Deepwater Horizon starring Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, John Malkovich, Gina Rodriguez, Dylan O’Brien and Kate Hudson tells the story of how on April 20, 2010, one of the world’s largest manmade disasters occurred on the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico.
Steve Jablonsky to Score Peter Berg’s ‘Deepwater Horizon’
Steve Jablonsky is reteaming with director Peter Berg on the upcoming action drama Deepwater Horizon. The film stars Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, John Malkovich, Dylan O’Brien, Gina Rodriguez and Kate Hudson. The movie centers on the true events that occurred on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010, which killed 11 men working on the platform and injured 17 others. Matthew Sand (Ninja Assassin) and Matthew Michael Carnahan (World War Z, State of Play) have written the screenplay based on the 2010 New York Times article Deepwater Horizon’s Final Hours by David Barstow, David Rohde & Stephanie Saul. Lorenzo di Bonaventura (Transformers, G.I. Joe, Salt) and Mark Vahradian (RED, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit) are producing the Summit Entertainment and Participant Media production with Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson (The Gambler, Entourage) and David Womark (Life of Pi).
‘Lone Survivor’ Soundtrack Announced
Metropolis Movie Music will release a soundtrack album for Peter Berg’s action drama Lone Survivor. The album features the film’s original music composed by Explosions in the Sky and Steve Jablonsky (Transformers, Ender’s Game). The post-rock band previously composed music for Berg’s Friday Night Lights and Jablonsky scored last year’s Battleship for the director. The soundtrack will be released digitally overseas on December 20, 2013 and in the U.S. on January 21, 2014. Visit Amazon to pre-order the album and to check out audio clips. Lone Survivor is written and directed by Berg and stars Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch, Ben Foster and Eric Bana. The drama tells the story of four Navy SEALs on an ill-fated covert mission to neutralize a high-level Taliban operative who are ambushed by enemy forces in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan. The movie will be released in Los Angeles and New York on December 25 by Universal Pictures and will expand nationwide on January 10.
Steve Jablonsky Scoring Peter Berg’s ‘Lone Survivor’
Steve Jablonsky is currently scoring the upcoming action drama Lone Survivor. The film is written and directed by Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights, Hancock) and stars Mark Wahlberg, Eric Bana, Ben Foster, Emile Hirsch and Taylor Kitsch. The movie is based on the book Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 by Marcus Luttrell and tells the true story of a group of Navy SEAL members who fought to stay alive after being ambushed in Afghanistan in 2005 by Taliban forces during a covert mission in the Hindu Kush mountain region. Berg and Wahlberg are producing the project with Sarah Aubrey (Bad Santa, Lars and the Real Girl), Randall Emmett (16 Blocks, Broken City), Steven Levinson (Contraband), Norton Herrick (The Devil’s Double) Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind, I Am Legend) and Barry Spikings (The Deer Hunter). Jablonsky has previously collaborated with Berg on the director’s last feature Battleship.
‘Battleship’ Soundtrack Details
Varese Sarabande has announced the details for the soundtrack album of the upcoming action film Battleship. The album features the original score from the movie composed by Steve Jablonsky (Transformers), as well as a track written and performed by Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello. The soundtrack will be released on May 8, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips from all tracks on the album can be checked out below. Battleship based on Hasbro’s classical naval combat board game is directed by Peter Berg (Hancock, Friday Night Lights) and stars Taylor Kitsch, Liam Neeson, Alexander Skarsgard, Brooklyn Decker, Hamish Linklater and Rihanna. The Universal Pictures production will be released in several international territories this month and is coming out in the US on May 18.
Steve Jablonsky Confirmed to Score ‘Battleship’
Universal Pictures has confirmed to Film Music Reporter that Steve Jablonsky will be scoring next year’s sci-fi action tentpole Battleship. The film is directed by Peter Berg (Hancock, Friday Night Lights, The Kingdom) and stars Taylor Kitsch, Liam Neeson, Alexander Skarsgard, Brooklyn Decker, Hamish Linklater and Rihanna. The movie based on Hasbro’s classical naval combat board game has been described as a massive Naval adventure across the seas, in the skies and over land as our planet fights for survival against a superior force. Erich and Jon Hoeber (Red) have written the project’s script and Scott Stuber (Role Models, The Wolfman) and Sarah Aubrey (Bad Santa, Lars and the Real Girl) are among the film’s producers.