Cut Narrative will release the official soundtrack album for Rian Johnson’s Netflix original movie Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. The album features the movie’s original music composed by Nathan Johnson (Looper, Nightmare Alley, Poker Face, Brick, Don Jon, Kill the Messenger, Mr. Corman) who previously scored the first two installments in the Knives Out feature series. The soundtrack will be released on December 12 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A first track (The Confession (Violin Concerto in G Minor)) is already available to stream/download now and can be checked out below. Wake Up Dead Man is written and directed by Rian Johnson and stars Daniel Craig, Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Jeremy Renner, Mila Kunis, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Daryl McCormack and Cailee Spaeny. The film follows Detective Benoit Blanc as he teams up with an earnest young priest to investigate a perfectly impossible crime at a small-town church with a dark history.
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Nathan Johnson to Return for Rian Johnson’s ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’
Nathan Johnson (Looper, Nightmare Alley, Brick, The Brothers Bloom, Don Jon, Poker Face, Kill the Messenger) is set to return to score the third installment in Knives Out series, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. The film written and directed by Rian Johnson will star Daniel Craig who is reprising his role of Benoit Blanc from the first two movies. No other casting announcements have been made yet. The director is also producing the project with Ram Bergman (3 Body Problem, Papillon) for T-Street Productions.
Soundtrack Album for Peacock’s ‘Poker Face’ to Be Released
Cut Narrative will release a soundtrack album for the Peacock original series Poker Face. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Nathan Johnson (Knives Out, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Nightmare Alley, Brick, Looper, Don Jon) and Judson Crane. The soundtrack will be released this coming Friday, July 21 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Poker Face is created by Rian Johnson and stars Natasha Lyonne as a woman with an extraordinary ability to determine when someone is lying who hits the road with her Plymouth Barracuda and with every stop encounters a new cast of characters and strange crimes she can’t help but solve.
Nathan Johnson Scoring Rian Johnson’s Peacock Series ‘Poker Face’
Nathan Johnson (Nightmare Alley, Don Jon, Kill the Messenger, Mr. Corman) is currently scoring the upcoming Peacock original series Poker Face. The show is created and directed by Rian Johnson (Star Wars: The Last Jedi) and stars Natasha Lyonne as a woman with an extraordinary ability to determine when someone is lying who hits the road with her Plymouth Barracuda and with every stop encounters a new cast of characters and strange crimes she can’t help but solve. Guest stars include Adrien Brody, Benjamin Bratt, Charles Melton, Cherry Jones, Chloë Sevigny, Clea DuVall, Danielle MacDonald, Ellen Barkin, Hong Chau, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Judith Light, Lil Rel Howery, Luis Guzmán, Nick Nolte, Rhea Perlman, Ron Perlman, Simon Helberg, Stephanie Hsu, Tim Blake Nelson and Tim Meadows.
‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’ Soundtrack Album Details
The full details of the soundtrack album for the Netflix original film Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery have been revealed. The album features the movie’s original music composed by Nathan Johnson (Looper, Nightmare Alley, Brick, Don Jon, The Brothers Bloom, Kill the Messenger) who previously scored the 2019 original film. The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 25 by Netflix Music and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The composer’s Theme from Glass Onion is already available to stream/download now. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery is written and directed by Rian Johnson and stars Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Dave Bautista, Leslie Odom Jr., Kathryn Hahn, Kate Hudson, Jessica Henwick and Madelyn Cline.
Nathan Johnson to Return for Rian Johnson’s ‘Knives Out 2’
Nathan Johnson has confirmed in a recent interview with Film Music Institute that he is returning to score the upcoming sequel Knives Out 2. The film is written and directed by Rian Johnson and stars Daniel Craig (who reprises his role as Benoit Blanc), as well as new cast members Dave Bautista, Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Leslie Odom Jr., Kathryn Hahn, Kate Hudson, Madelyn Cline and Jessica Henwick. No plot details have been announced yet. Rian Johnson is also producing the project with Ram Bergman (Don Jon, Self/less).
Soundtrack Album for Rian Johnson’s ‘Knives Out’ to Be Released
Cut Narrative Records will release a soundtrack album for Rian Johnson’s murder mystery thriller Knives Out. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nathan Johnson who has previously scored the director’s Brick, The Brothers Bloom and Looper. The soundtrack will be released on November 22 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon Music. Knives Out is written and directed by Johnson and stars Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Collette, Don Johnson, Michael Shannon, LaKeith Stanfield, Katherine Langford, Jaeden Martell, Riki Lindhome, Edi Patterson, Frank Oz, K Callan, Noah Segan and Christopher Plummer. The movie centers on a famed southern detective who joins forces with local police to investigate a group of eccentric suspects following the murder of a wealthy crime novelist.
Nathan Johnson to Reteam with Rian Johnson on ‘Knives Out’
Composer Nathan Johnson is reteaming with director Rian Johnson on the upcoming crime drama Knives Out. The film starring Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Toni Collette, Lakeith Stanfield, Ana de Armas, Don Johnson, Katherine Langford and Christopher Plummer is being described as a modern murder mystery. No plot details have been announced yet. The director also wrote the screenplay and is producing the project with Ram Bergman (Papillon, Self/less).
‘Looper’ Soundtrack Details
Cut Narrative will release the original soundtrack for Rian Johnson’s sci-fi thriller Looper. The album features the film’s score composed by Nathan Johnson who previously scored the director’s Brick and The Brothers Bloom. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 18, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out after the jump. Looper starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt, Paul Dano, Jeff Daniels, Noah Segan and Piper Perabo follows a mob hitman who is assigned to kill his own future self. For the score, Johnson gathered a wide range of field recordings and created a sort of playable, hybrid found-sound orchestra using those original recordings with his team. The results were combined with live strings and horns to produce deep textures featuring pitched industrial fans, tuned treadmills, and a wide range of intricate rhythmic elements.
Nathan Johnson Scoring ‘Looper’
Nathan Johnson is currently scoring the sci-fi action thriller Looper. The movie is written and directed by Rian Johnson and stars Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Paul Dano, Jeff Daniels and Piper Perabo. The project reunites Johnson with his regular producing partners Ram Bergman and James D. Stern. The film centers on a killer who works for the mob of the future and disposes of people who are sent from the future. When he recognizes one victim as his future self, he hesitates and lets him escape. Nathan is the cousin of Rian Johnson and has previously written the music for the director’s other two features Brick and The Brothers Bloom. Looper is scheduled to be released on September 28, 2012 by FilmDistrict and TriStar.