MovieScore Media has released a new soundtrack album for the sci-fi thriller Orion. The album features the film’s original score composed by Pierre-Henri Wicomb (Waterfront, Gaia, Breathing In Die Spreeus). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and also listen to the composer’s final track after the jump. Available separately is a soundtrack EP featuring four songs written and performed by Karin Ann (who also appears in the film), including the end titles track born to be (also embedded below). Orion is directed by Jaco Bouwer and stars Andrew McCarthy, Drew Van Acker and Debby Ryan. The movie follows a NASA interrogator who gets tasked with reconstructing the fractured memories of a catastrophic mission and must determine what – or who – slaughtered the crew before their craft crash-landed back on Earth.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 18, 2021)
The only new movie opening in theaters nationwide this week is the action comedy Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard directed by Patrick Hughes and starring Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Salma Hayek, Antonio Banderas, Morgan Freeman, Frank Grillo, Caroline Goodall, Rebecca Front, Gabriella Wrigh and Richard E. Grant. The the film’s original music is composed by Atli Örvarsson (Defending Jacob, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Vantage Point, The Edge of Seventeen, The Eagle, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last week. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Lionsgate release.
Opening in around 500 theaters is the documentary The Sparks Brothers directed by Edgar Wright about brothers/bandmates Ron and Russell Mael and their overlooked rock band Sparks. The film’s doesn’t feature an original score. Gary Welch serves as the project’s music supervisor. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack EP featuring three songs by the band from their 2018 London performance, as well alyric read by Neil Gaiman today. Click here for the full details of the 4-track EP. Waxwork Records has announced a full soundtrack album featuring more songs to be released on vinyl.
‘Gaia’ Soundtrack Released
MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the South African horror fantasy drama Gaia. The album features the film’s original music composed by Pierre-Henri Wicomb (Waterfront, Die Spreeus). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download in all major digital music stores worldwide (except U.S. & Canada). Visit the British Amazon store to check out audio samples. Gaia is directed by Jaco Bouwer and stars Monique Rockman, Carel Nel, Alex van Dyk and Anthony Oseyemi. The movie follows a park ranger on a surveillance mission in a primordial forest who encounters two survivalists who seem to have their own religion and a mysterious relationship to nature.