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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 16, 2024)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the sci-fi/horror movie Alien: Romulus directed by Fede Alvarez and starring Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced, Spike Fearn and Aileen Wu. The film’s original music is composed by Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Blade Runner 2049, Shazam!, Twisters, Hidden Figures, The Flash, The Invisible Man). Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today and Mutant will release a vinyl edition in the coming months. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the 20th Century Studios release and click here to check out the project’s music team credits.

Also opening wide is the family adventure drama My Penguin Friend directed by David Schurmann and starring Jean Reno, Adriana Barraza, Alexia Moyano, Rochi Hernández, Nicolás Francella, Juan José Garnica and Pedro Urizzi. Fernando Velazquez (The Impossible, A Monster Calls, Crimson Peak,  The Orphanage, Hercules, Devil) has composed the film’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score (performed by the Euskadiko Orchestra / Basque National Orchestra) is expected to be announced soon. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which is being released by Roadside Attractions.

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‘The Union’ Soundtrack Album Details

Netflix Music will release a soundtrack album for the streamer’s original film The Union. The album features the movie’s original music composed by Rupert Gregson-Williams (Wonder Woman, Hacksaw Ridge, Aquaman, The Gilded Age, Smallfoot, Over the Hedge, The Legend of Tarzan, Hotel Rwanda). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, August 16. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album and also listen to the composer’s first track (Analyst) below. Also click here to check out the project’s music team credits. The Union is directed by Julian Farino and stars Mark Wahlberg, Halle Berry, Mike Colter, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jessica De Gouw, Alice Lee, Jackie Earle Haley and J.K. Simmons. The action comedy follows a Jersey construction worker who goes from regular guy to aspiring spy when his long-lost high school sweetheart recruits him for an espionage mission.

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Rupert Gregson-Williams Scoring Julian Farino’s Netflix Films ‘The Union’

Rupert Gregson-Williams (Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Hacksaw Ridge,  Smallfoot, The Legend of Tarzan, Over the Hedge, Hotel Rwanda) has recently scored the upcoming Netflix original film The Union. The movie is directed by Julian Farino (The Oranges, Ballers) and stars Mark Wahlberg, Halle Berry, Mike Colter, Jessica De Gouw, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jackie Earle Haley, Alice Lee and J.K. Simmons. The action comedy follows a construction worker from Jersey who gets thrust into the world of super spies and secret agents when his high school sweetheart suddenly comes back into his life and recruits him on a high-stakes U.S. intelligence mission.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 22, 2023)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the superhero movie Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom directed by James Wan and starring Jason Momoa, Patrick Wilson, Amber Heard, Randall Park, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Nicole Kidman. . The film’s original music is composed by Rupert Gregson-Williams (Hacksaw Ridge, Wonder Woman, The Gilded Age, Abominable, The Legend of Tarzan, Click). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score and an original song by X Ambassadors today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Warner Bros. Pictures release.

Also opening wide is the animated feature Migration directed by Benjamin Renner and starring Kumail Nanjiani, Elizabeth Banks, Keegan-Michael Key, Awkafina and Danny DeVito. John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon, The Bourne Identity, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Shrek, United 93, Rio, Happy Feet) has composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as cover of Destiny’s Child’s Survivor performed by Mon Laferte last week. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Illumination Entertainment production, which is being released by Universal Pictures.

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‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’ Soundtrack Album Details

The full details of the soundtrack album for the superhero movie Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Rupert Gregson-Williams (Wonder Woman, Hacksaw Ridge, The Gilded Age, The Legend of Tarzan, Abominable, Over the Hedge, Hotel Rwanda) who previously composed the music for 2018’s first Aquaman movie. Also included is X Ambassadors’ original song Deep End (already out now as a digital single now). The soundtrack will be released tomorrow, December 22 by WaterTower Music. Click here to stream/download the digital version and visit Amazon to order the CD version. Also listen to Gregson-Williams’ title track below. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is directed by James Wan and starring Jason Momoa, Patrick Wilson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Amber Heard and Nicole Kidman.

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‘The Gilded Age’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Released

WaterTower Music has released a new soundtrack album for the HBO original series The Gilded Age. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Harry Gregson-Williams (Shrek, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Martian, Mulan, Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget) & Rupert Gregson-Williams (Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Hacksaw Ridge, The Legend of Tarzan). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Listen to the main title theme below. The label has previously released a first album featuring the composers’ score from Season 1 early last year. The Gilded Age is created by Julian Fellowes and stars Carrie Coon, Christine Baranski, Morgan Spector, Cynthia Nixon, Louisa Jacobson, Ben Ahlers, Denée Benton, Michael Cerveris, Taissa Farmiga and Kelley Curran.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 30, 2023)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the action adventure Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny directed by James Mangold and starring Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Antonio Banderas, John Rhys-Davies, Toby Jones and Mads Mikkelsen. The film’s original music is composed by John Williams (Star Wars, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Schindler’s List, Jaws, Jurassic Park). Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past Wednesday. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Lucasfilm production.

Also opening nationwide is the animated feature Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken directed by Kirk DeMicco and starring Lana Condor, Annie Murphy, Toni Collette, Sam Richardson, Will Forte, Liza Koshy, Blue Chapman and Colman Domingo. Stephanie Economou (Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok, About My Father, Jupiter’s Legacy, The Chair) has composed the film’s original score. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as two original songs by Mimi Webb and Freya Ridings today. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the DreamWorks Animation production.

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Rupert Gregson-Williams Scoring Tyler Spindel’s Netflix Film ‘The Out-Laws’

Rupert Gregson-Williams (Aquaman, Hacksaw Ridge, Wonder Woman, Smallfoot, The Legend of Tarzan, Abominable) has composed the original score for the new Netflix original film The Out-Laws. The movie is directed by Tyler Spindel (Father of the Year, The Wrong Missy) and stars Adam Devine, Nina Dobrev, Pierce Brosnan Michael Rooker, Julie Hagerty, Poorna Jagannathan, Richard Kind, Lil Rel Howery, Lauren Lapkus, Blake Anderson, Laci Mosley and Ellen Barkin. The comedy follows a straight-laced bank manager who is about to marry the love of his life, when his bank is held up by the infamous Ghost Bandits during his wedding week.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 24, 2023)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the action thriller John Wick: Chapter 4 directed by Chad Stahelski and starring Keanu Reeves, Donnie Yen, Rina Sawayama, Bill Skarsgård, Shamier Anderson, Lance Reddick, Laurence Fishburne and Ian McShane. The film’s original score is composed by Tyler Bates (Guardians of the Galaxy, 300, Deadpool 2, Watchmen) & Joel J. Richard (Quantico, Books of Blood). Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score, as well as two original songs by Sawayama and In This Moment & more. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Lionsgate release.

Opening semi-wide in around 750 theaters is the British comedy drama The Lost King directed by Stephen Frears and starring Sally Hawkins, Steve Coogan, Mark Addy and Harry Lloyd. Alexandre Desplat (The Shape of Water, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, The Queen, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Queen) has composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last fall when the movie opened in the UK. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the dramedy, which is being released in the U.S. by IFC Films.

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Rupert Gregson-Williams Scoring Jeremy Garelick’s ‘Murder Mystery 2’

Rupert Gregson-Williams (Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Hacksaw Ridge, Smallfoot, The Legend of Tarzan, Over the Hedge) is returning as the composer of the new Netflix original film Murder Mystery 2. The movie is directed by Jeremy Garelick (The Wedding Ringer, The Binge) and stars Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Mark Strong, Adeel Akhtar, Jodie Turner-Smith, Mélanie Laurent, Kuhoo Verma, John Kani, Dany Boon, Enrique Arce and Zurin Villanueva. The comedy sequel follows Nick & Audrey Spitz who have started their own detective agency as they land a career-making case when their billionaire pal is kidnapped from his wedding.

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