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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 26, 2016)

August 26, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Expected to top this weekend’s box office is the horror thriller Don’t Breathe directed by Fede Alvarez and stars Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette, Daniel Zovatto and Stephen Lang. The film’s original music is composed by Roque Banos (The Machinist, In the Heart of the Sea, Sexy Beast, Oldboy) who previously scored the director’s Evil Dead. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and for a short video featurette about the music.

Also opening wide this week is the action thriller Mechanic: Resurrection directed by Dennis Gansel and starring Jason Statham, Jessica Alba, Tommy Lee Jones and Michelle Yeoh. Mark Isham (Crash, Once Upon a Time, A River Runs Through It) who previously scored the first part in the series has composed the film’s original score. Lakeshore Records has released soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.

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‘Don’t Breathe’ Soundtrack Released

August 26, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Don't Breathe, Fede Alvarez, Roque Banos, score, Soundtrack

Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Don’t Breathe. The album features the film’s original music composed by Roque Banos (The Machinist, Evil Dead, In the Heart of the Sea, Sexy Beast, Oldboy). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. A physical version will be coming out in a couple of weeks. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Also check out a video featurette on the composer’s work on the film after the jump. Don’t Breathe is co-written and directed by Fede Alvarez and stars Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette, Daniel Zovatto and Stephen Lang. The movie follows a group of teens who break into a blind man’s home thinking they will get away with the perfect crime.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 19, 2016)

February 19, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 1 comment

Tags: Eloi Painchaid, Embrace of the Serpent, Forsaken, Jonathan Goldsmith, Jorane, Mark Korven, Nascuy Linares, Race, Rachel Portman, Raymond Wong, Risen, Roque Banos, Snowtime, The Mermaid, The Witch

Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the biblical drama Risen directed by Kevin Reynolds and starring Joseph Fiennes, Tom Felon, Peter Firth and Cliff Curtis. The film’s original music is composed by Roque Banos (The Machinist, In the Heart of the Sea, Evil Dead, Sexy Beast, Oldboy). Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last week. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Sony Pictures release.

Also opening wide is the sports drama Race directed by Stephen Hopkins and starring Stephan James, Jason Sudeikis, Jeremy Irons, William Hurt and Carice van Houten. Rachel Portman (The Cider House Rules, Chocolat, The Manchurian Candidate, Emma) has composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the original song Let The Games Begin by Aloe Blacc. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.

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‘Risen’ Soundtrack Released

February 12, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 3 comments

Tags: Kevin Reynolds, Risen, Roque Banos, score, Soundtrack

Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album for the biblical drama Risen. The album features the film’s original music composed by Roque Banos (In the Heart of the Sea, The Machinist, Evil Dead, Oldboy, Sexy Beast). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. Risen is directed by Kevin Reynolds (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Waterworld) and stars Joseph Fiennes, Tom Felon, Peter Firth and Cliff Curtis. The movie tells the story of the Resurrection and the weeks that followed, as seen through the eyes of an unbelieving Clavius, a high-ranking Roman Military Tribune.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 5, 2016)

February 5, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the horror comedy Pride and Prejudice and Zombies directed by Burr Steers and starring Lily James, Sam Riley, Jack Huston, Douglas Booth, Bella Heathcote, Matt Smith, Charles Dance and Lena Headey. The film’s original music is composed by Fernando Velazquez (The Orphanage, The Impossible, Crimson Peak, Hercules). Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Screen Gems release.

Also opening wide is the comedy Hail, Caesar! written and directed by Joel & Ethan Coen and starring Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Ralph Fiennes, Jonah Hill, Scarlett Johansson, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Alden Ehrenreich and Channing Tatum. Carter Burwell who regularly works the directors has composed the film’s original score. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as the musical performances featured in the movie, including No Dames written by Henry Krieger & Willie Reale and performed by Tatum. Check out our previous news article for the full album details.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 11, 2015)

December 11, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: American Hero, Bleeding Heart, Don Verdean, Ilan Eshkeri, In the Heart of the Sea, Liam Howe, Lorne Balfe, Nicholas Britell, Roque Banos, The Big Short, The Girl in the Book, Will Bates

The only movie opening nationwide this weekend is the adventure drama In the Heart of the Sea directed by Ron Howard and starring Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker, Cillian Murphy, Tom Holland, Jordi Mollá, Ben Whishaw and Brendan Gleeson. The film’s original music is composed by Roque Banos (The Machinist, Evil Dead, Regression, Oldboy). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music last week. Check out our previous news article for the full album details. Also visit Film Music Magazine for a recent interview with Banos about his work on the project.

Opening in limited release this weekend is the comedy drama The Big Short directed by Adam McKay and starring Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt, Melissa Leo, Hamish Linklater, John Magaro, Rafe Spall, Jeremy Strong and Marisa Tomei. Nicholas Britell (Gimme the Loot, A Tale of Love and Darkness) has composed the film’s original music. Paramount Pictures has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the movie.

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‘In the Heart of the Sea’ Soundtrack Details

November 17, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 3 comments

Tags: In the Heart of the Sea, Ron Howard, Roque Banos, score, Soundtrack

WaterTower Music will release the official soundtrack album for Ron Howard’s action adventure drama In the Heart of the Sea. The album features the film’s original music composed by Roque Banos (The Machinist, Evil Dead, Sexy Beast, Oldboy) who recorded his score with the London Metropolitan Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios in London. The soundtrack will be released on December 4, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. In the Heart of the Sea stars Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker, Cillian Murphy, Tom Holland, Jordi Mollá, Ben Whishaw and Brendan Gleeson. The movie is based on a novel by Nathaniel Philbrick and follows a whaling ship that is preyed upon by a sperm whale, stranding its crew at sea for 90 days, thousands of miles from home.

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‘Regression’ Soundtrack Details

October 10, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Alejandro Amenábar, Regression, Roque Banos, score, Soundtrack

The details of the soundtrack album for Alejandro Amenabar’s psychological thriller Regression. The album features the film’s original music composed by Roque Banos (Evil Dead, In the Heart of the Sea, Sexy Beast, The Machinist). The soundtrack will be released on October 23, 2015 by Lakeshore Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Regression is written and directed by Amenábar and stars Ethan Hawke, Emma Watson, David Dencik, David Thewlis, Devon Bostic, Dale Dickey and Lothaire Bluteau. The movie follows a man who is arrested for sexually abusing his daughter and, with the help of a psychologist, relives the memories and implicates a police officer as his partner in crime.

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Roque Banos to Score Fede Alvarez’s ‘A Man in the Dark’

September 14, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 1 comment

Tags: A Man in the Dark, Fede Alvarez, Roque Banos

Roque Banos is set to reteam with director Fede Alvarez on the upcoming horror thriller A Man in the Dark. The film starring Dylan Minnette, Daniel Zovatto, Stephen Lang and Jane Levy follows a group of teens who break into a blind man’s home thinking they will get away with the perfect crime. Alvarez has also written the screenplay with Rodo Sayagues. Sam Raimi (Spider-Man, Oz the Great and Powerful, Drag Me to Hell) is producing the project for his Ghost House Pictures company alongside Rob Tapert (The Grudge, Xena: Warrior Princess).

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Roque Banos to Score Kevin Reynold’s ‘Risen’

April 1, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 2 comments

Tags: Kevin Reynolds, Risen, Roque Banos

Roque Banos is set to compose the music for the upcoming biblical epic Risen. The film is directed by Kevin Reynolds (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Waterworld, The Count of Monte Cristo) and stars Joseph Fiennes, Tom Felton, Peter Firth and Cliff Curtis. The movie tells the story of the Resurrection and the weeks that followed, as seen through the eyes of an unbelieving Clavius, a high-ranking Roman Military Tribune. Mickey Liddell (The Grey, Go, Disconnect, Everwood) is producing the LD Entertainment production with Patrick Aiello (As Above, So Below, The Double) and Pete Shilaimon (In Secret).

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