Tag: Reza Safinia

‘How I Got There’ Soundtrack Released

Music and Texture has released a soundtrack album for the Kuwaiti/Saudi action thriller How I Got There. The album features the film’s original score composed by Reza Safinia (Warrior, Birth of the Dragon, Filly Brown, The Trust). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also check out the composer’s main theme below. How I Got There is written and directed by Zeyad Alhusaini and stars Hamad Alomani, Yaqoub Abdulla, Ron Perlman, Bobby Naderi, Rawan Mahdi, Ernie Reyes Jr and Faisal Al-Ameeri.

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‘Warrior’ Season 3 Soundtrack Album Details

Lakeshore Records will release a new soundtrack album for the Max original series Warrior. The album features selections of the original score from the third season of the show composed by Reza Safinia (Birth of the Dragon, The Trust, Filly Brown) & H. Scott Salinas (A Private War, The Banker, Cartel Land, Full Swing). Also included is the song City On Fire by Warrior All Stars feat. CHOPS, Jason Chu, Lowhi & Niu Niu. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, July 14 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Milan Records has previously released a soundtrack featuring the composers’ music from Season 1 in 2019, while WaterTower Music has released an album featuring their score from Season 2 in 2021.

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Soundtrack Album for Cinemax’s ‘Warrior’ Season 2 to Be Released

WaterTower Music will release a new soundtrack album for the Cinemax original series Warrior. The album features selections of the original score from the show’s second season composed by Reza Safinia (Birth of the Dragon, Filly Brown, The Trust) and H. Scott Salinas (The Banker, A Private War, Cartel Land, The Ballad of Lefty Brown). Also included are three songs by SmashRegz, Chops & THE WARRIOR. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 7 and will be available to stream/download here. Milan Records has previously released a soundtrack featuring the composers’ music from Season 1. Warrior is created by Jonathan Tropper, executive produced by Justin Lin and stars Andrew Koji, Olivia Cheng, Jason Tobin, Kieran Bew, Dean Jagger, Dianne Doan, Joanna Vanderham, Tom Weston-Jones, Joe Taslim, Hoon Lee, Langley Kirkwood, Christian McKay, Perry Yung, Dustin Nguyen, Céline Buckens and Miranda Raison.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 12, 2020)

Premiering tonight is the new Starz original series P-Valley created by Katori Hall and stars Brandee Evans, Nicco Annan, Shannon Thornton, Harriett D. Foy, J. Alphonse Nicholso, Parker Sawyers, Skyler Joy, Elarica Johnson, Tyler Lepley and Dan J. Johnson. Reza Safinia (Filly Brown, Warrior, The Trust, Birth of the Dragon) has composed the original score for the first episodes of the show. Lionsgate Records has  released a soundtrack EP featuring three songs from the drama, including the main titles theme Down in the Valley  by Jucee Froot.  Check out our previous article for more information.

Premiering on Tuesday, July 14, is the HBO documentary Showbiz Kids written and directed by Alex Winter about the shared experiences of prominent former child stars and the personal and professional price of fame and failure on a child. The movie, which features interviews with Henry Thomas, Mara Wilson, Todd Bridges, Cameron Boyce, Milla Jovovich,Evan Rachel Wood, Jada Pinkett Smith, Wil Wheaton, among otherss, features an original score composed by Jeff Tweedy of Wilco, and his sons Spencer Tweedy and Sammy Tweedy. Visit HBO’s official movie website to learn more about the documentary.

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Soundtrack Album for Cinemax’s ‘Warrior’ Released

Milan Records has released the first soundtrack album for the Cinemax original series Warrior. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Reza Safinia (Filly Brown, The Trust) & H. Scott Salinas (A Private War, Cartel Land, The Ballad of Lefty Brown) who previously co-scored the movie Birth of the Dragon. Also included are hip hop tracks by Dwagie, Ozi, SmashRegz, RA & others. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The label has previously released Safinia’s & Salinas’ main titles theme as a digital single last month. Warrior is created by Jonathan Tropper, produced by Justin Lin (who also directed the first episode) and stars Andrew Koji, Olivia Cheng, Jason Tobin, Kieran Bew, Dean Jagger, Joanna Vanderham, Tom Weston-Jones, Joe Taslim, Langley Kirkwood, Hoon Lee, Christian McKay and Perry Yung. 

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H. Scott Salinas’ & Reza Safinia’s ‘Warrior’ Main Title Theme Released

Milan Records has released the main title theme for the new Cinemax original series Warrior. The theme is written by the show’s composers H. Scott Salinas (A Private War, Cartel Land, The Ballad of Lefty Brown) & Reza Safinia (Filly Brown, The Trust) who previously co-scored the feature Birth of the Dragon. The track is now available to download as a digital single on Amazon. Warrior is created by Jonathan Tropper and stars Andrew Koji, Olivia Cheng, Jason Tobin, Kieran Bew, Dean Jagger, Joanna Vanderham, Tom Weston-Jones, Hoon Lee, Joe Taslim, Langley Kirkwood, Christian McKay and Perry Yung.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 31, 2019)

Premiering tonight in the U.S. is the British mini-series Mrs. Wilson developed by Anna Symon, directed by Richard Laxton and starring Ruth Wilson, Iain Glenn, Keely Hawes, Anupam Kher and Fiona Shaw. The show’s original music is composed by Anne Nikitin (American Animals, Calibre, This Beautiful Fantastic, The Imposter). Check out our previous news article and PBS’ official show website to learn more about the drama, which premiered in the UK last year on BBC and is making its debut stateside as part of PBS’ Masterpiece series.

Premiering tomorrow, April 1, is the CBS All Access original series The Twilight Zone based on the 1959 classic TV series created by Rod Sterling, hosted and produced by Jordan Peele and staring Ike Barinholtz, John Cho, Taissa Farmiga, Ginnifer Goodwin,  Greg Kinnear, Kumail Nanjiani, Adam Scott, Alison Tolman, Jacob Tremblay and Steven Yeun. Marco Beltrami (A Quiet Place, Scream,  3:10 to Yuma) & Brandon Roberts (TURN: Washington’s Spies, The Woman in Black 2) are composing the show’s original music. Click here to learn more about the project.

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Cinemax’s ‘Warrior’ to Feature Music by H. Scott Salinas & Reza Safinia

H. Scott Salinas and Reza Safinia have been hired to score the upcoming Cinemax original series Warrior. The show is created by Jonathan Tropper (Banshee) and stars Andrew Koji, Olivia Cheng, Jason Tobin, Kieran Bew, Dean Jagger, Joanna Vanderham, Tom Weston-Jones, Hoon Lee, Joe Taslim, Langley Kirkwood, Christian McKay and Perry Yung. The drama inspired by the writings and work of martial arts icon Bruce Lee is set against the backdrop of the Tong Wars in the late 1800s and follows a martial arts prodigy originating in China who moves to San Francisco and ends up becoming a hatchet man for the most powerful tong in Chinatown.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 25, 2017)

Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the animated feature Leap! directed by Éric Summer & Éric Warin and starring Elle Fanning, Nat Wolff, Maddie Ziegler, Mel Brooks, Kate McKinnon & Carly Rae Jepsen. The film’s original score is composed by Klaus Badelt (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, The Time Machine, The Recruit). Gaumont has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as original songs by Christopher Braide. Check out our previous news article for the full album details.

Also opening wide is the biographical drama Birth of the Dragon directed by George Nolfi and starring Phillip Ng, Yu Xia, Jin Xing, Qu JingJing, Ron Yuan and Billy Magnussen. H. Scott Salinas (Cartel Land, The Ivory Game) and Reza Safinia (Filly Brown, The Trust) have composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.

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‘Birth of the Dragon’ Soundtrack Announced

Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the biographical drama Birth of the Dragon. The album features the film’s original music composed by H. Scott Salinas (Cartel Land, The Ivory Game, City of Ghosts) and Reza Safinia (Filly Brown, The Trust). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, August 25 and will be available download on Amazon. Birth of the Dragon is directed by George Nolfi (The Adjustment Bureau) and stars Phillip Ng, Yu Xia, Jin Xing, Qu JingJing, Ron Yuan and Billy Magnussen. The movie is set against the backdrop of 1960s San Francisco and focuses on the controversial showdown between an up-and-coming Bruce Lee and Kung Fu master Wong Jack Man.

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