Samuel Jones (Animal Kingdom, Equity, Next Gen, The Unknown Country, We’ll Never Have Paris, Lila & Eve) has released a soundtrack album for the zombie comedy drama Didn’t Die. The album features the composer’s original score from the film and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to Jones’ title track after the jump. Didn’t Die is written and directed by Meera Menon and stars Kiran Deol, George Basil, Samrat Chakrabarti, Vishal Vijayakumar, Katie McCuen, Ali Lopez-Sohaili, Rachna Khatau, Kandis Fay and Rupak Ginn. The movie follows a podcast host celebrating her 100th episode as she desperately clings to an ever-shrinking audience in the zombie apocalypse.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 28, 2023)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the supernatural horror family comedy Haunted Mansion directed by Justin Simien and starring LaKeith Stanfield, Owen Wilson, Tiffany Haddish, Danny DeVito, Chase W. Dillon, Rosario Dawson and Jamie Lee Curtis. The film’s original score is composed by Kris Bowers (Bridgerton, Green Book, Secret Invasion, King Richard, Queen Charlotte). 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 movie.
Also opening wide is the Australian supernatural horror thriller Talk to Me directed by Danny & Michael Philippou and starring Sophie Wilde, Alexandra Jensen, Otis Dhanji, Joe Bird and Miranda Otto. Cornel Wilczek (Clickbait, These Final Hours, Nowhere Boys) has composed the film’s original score. No word on a soundtrack release. The movie, which follows a group of friends who discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is being distributed in the U.S. by A24.
Soundtrack Album for TNT’s ‘Animal Kingdom’ to Be Released
WaterTower Music will release the first-ever soundtrack album for the TNT original series Animal Kingdom. The album features selections of the original score from the show composed by Alexis Marsh & Samuel Jones (Equity, Next Gen, We’ll Never Have Paris, Lila & Eve). Also included is the drama’s main title theme Big Love by Claudia Sarne & Atticus Ross.The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, July 9 and will be available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Animal Kingdom is developed by Jonathan Lisco based on David Michod’s feature of the same title and stars Ellen Barkin, Scott Speedman, Shawn Hatosy, Ben Robson, Jake Weary, Finn Cole, Daniella Alonso, Molly Gordon and Carolina Guerra.
‘Next Gen’ Soundtrack Released
Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the animated feature Next Gen. The album features the film’s original music composed by Alexis Marsh & Samuel Jones (Animal Kingdom, Equity, We’ll Never Have Paris, Lila & Eve). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Next Gen is co-written & directed by Kevin R. Adams & Joe Ksander and features the voices of Jason Sudeikis, Michael Peña, David Cross and Charlyne Yi. The movie follows a lonely girl who forms an unlikely bond with a top-secret robot and embarks on an adventure to foil the plot of a vicious villain.
Alexis & Sam Scoring ‘Next Gen’
Alexis & Sam (aka Alexis Marsh & Samuel Jones) are currently scoring the upcoming animated feature Next Gen. The film is co-written and directed by Kevin R. Adams & Joe Ksander and features the voices of Jason Sudeikis, Michael Peña, David Cross and Charlyne Yi. No plot details have been revealed yet. Jeff Bell (Ozzy), Patricia Hicks and Charlene Logan Kelly are producing the Baozou Manhua and Tangent Animation production. No word yet on a relase date for Next Gen.
Alexis & Sam Scoring ‘Lila & Eve’
Alexis & Sam are scoring the upcoming indie drama Lila & Eve. The film is directed by Charles Stone III (Drumline, Mr 300) and stars Viola Davis, Jennifer Lopez, Shea Whigham, Yolonda Ross, Aml Ameen and Andre Royo. The movie follows a grief stricken mother, who in the aftermath of her son’s murder in a drive-by shooting, attends a support group where she meets a woman who has lost her daughter. Together, they embark on a killing spree of their own. Pat Gilfillan has written the screenplay. Sara Risher (Raise Your Voice) is producing the project with Darrin Reed, Julius Tennon and Damian Ganczewski. Rob Sharenow, Tanya Lopez, Lisa Hamilton Daly and Molly Thompson are executive producing the Lifetime Films and A+E Studios production.