Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans are scoring the upcoming psychological thriller The Lodge. The film is directed by Veronika Franz & Severin Fiala (Goodnight Mommy) and stars Riley Keough, Jaeden Martell, Lia McHugh, Alicia Silverstone, Richard Armitage and Daniel Keough. The movie centers on a young woman and her reticent new stepchildren who find themselves isolated in the family’s remote winter cabin, locked away to dredge up the mysteries of her dark past and the losses that seem to haunt them all.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 2, 2018)
Three new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the biographical drama Bohemian Rhapsody directed by Bryan Singer and starring Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy, Joseph Mazzello, Aiden Gillen, Tom Hollander and Mike Myers. The movie doesn’t feature an original score. Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film performed by Queen. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the 20th Century Fox release.
Also opening wide is the fantasy adventure The Nutcracker and the Four Realms directed by Lasse Hallstrom and starring Keira Knigthley, Mackenzie Foy, Misty Copeland, Morgan Freeman and Helen Mirren. James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, King Kong, The Sixth Sense) has composed the film’s score based on themes from Tchaikovsky’s classic 1892 ballet score. Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well an original song performed by Andrea Bocelli. Click here for the full album details.
‘Boy Erased’ Soundtrack Details
The details of the soundtrack album for drama Boy Erased have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (The Gift, Ozark, Enemy, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Fear the Walking Dead). Also included is the original song Revelation performed by Troye Sivan & Jónsi (who also co-wrote the track with Leland) and another song by Jónsi. Revelation will already be available to download here as a digital single tomorrow. The full soundtrack will be released digitally on October 26, 2018 by Back Lot Music (click here to download) and physically the following week. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Boy Erased is written and directed by Joel Edgerton and stars Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, Edgerton himself, Cherry Jones, Michael Balzary, Xavier Dolan and Jesse LaTourette.
Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans to Score ‘American Gods’ Season 2
Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans have been tapped to score the second season of the Starz original series American Gods. The show is based on Neil Gaiman’s fantasy novel and stars Ian McShane, Ricky Whittle, Yetide Badaki, Crispin Glover and Orlando Jones. They will be joined by new cast members Dean Winters, Devery Jacobs, Sakina Jaffrey, and Kahyun Kim. Gaiman is also producing the new season with McShane, Stefanie Berk, Craig Cegielski (Camelot) and Scott Hornbacher (Mad Men).
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 13, 2018)
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the animated sequel Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation directed by Genndy Tartakovsky and starring Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kevin James, David Spade and Steve Buscemi. The film’s original score is composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, The LEGO Movie). Selections of the composer’s score are available on a soundtrack compilation featuring the composer’s music from all three movies in the series (click here for the full details). Madison Gate Records has released the original song It’s Party Time written by David Foster & Michael Bublé and performed by Joe Jonas (click here for more information). Also available are digital singles feat. Tiësto’s DJ music from the movie, as well as the song I See Love by Jonas Blue feat. Joe Jonas.
Also opening wide is the action thriller Skyscraper directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber and starring Dwayne Johnson, Neve Campbell, Chin Han, Roland Møller, Pablo Schreiber, Hannah Quinlivan, Byron Mann and Noah Taylor. Steve Jablonsky (Transformers, The Island, Ender’s Game, Deepwater Horizon) has composed the film’s original music. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score and an original song by Jamie M Commons. Check out our previous article for the full album details.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 15, 2018)
Premiering tonight is the fourth season of the AMC original series Fear the Walking Dead created by Robert Kirkman & Dave Erickson and starring Kim Dickens, Frank Dillane, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Rubén Blades, Colman Domingo and Danay García. Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (The Gift, Ozark, Enemy, Martha Macy May Marlene) are the new composers of the show. Check out our previous news article for the full story. Season 4 of the series will air every Sunday night on AMC.
Premiering on Friday, April 20, is the Amazon original movie Pass Over directed and produced by Spike Lee and starring Jon Michael Hill, Julian Parker, Ryan Hallahan and Blake DeLong. The film’s original music is composed by Howard Drossin (The Man with the Iron Fists, The Protector). The filmed staged play written by Antoinette Nwandu centers on two young men as they pass the time dreaming of the promised land. The movie premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and will be available to stream exclusively on Amazon Prime.
Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans Tapped as New Composers of AMC’s ‘Fear the Walking Dead’
Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans (Ozark, The Gift, Enemy, Martha Marcy May Marlene) have taken over scoring duties on the AMC original series Fear the Walking Dead. The composers are scoring the fourth season of the show created by Robert Kirkman & Dave Erickson and starring Kim Dickens, Frank Dillane, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Rubén Blades, Colman Domingo and Danay García. Andrew Chambliss & Ian Goldman (Once Upon a Time) have joined the series this season as the new showrunners.
Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans to Score Joel Edgerton’s ‘Boy Erased’
Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans are reteaming with Joel Edgerton on the upcoming drama Boy Erased. The film is written and directed by Edgerton who also stars in the movie alongside Lucas Hedges, Russell Crowe, Nicole Kidman, Joe Alywn, Cherry Jones and Michael “Flea” Balzary. The movie is based on the book Boy Erased: A Memoir of Identity, Faith, and Family by Garrard Conley and centers on the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town, who is outed to his parents and is faced with an ultimatum: attend a gay conversion therapy program, or be permanently exiled and shunned by his family, friends, and faith.
Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans to Score ‘The Wolf Hour’
Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans have signed on to score the upcoming psychological thriller The Wolf Hour. The film is written and directed by Alistair Banks Griffin (Two Gates of Sleep) and stars Naomi Watts, Jennifer Ehle, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Emory Cohen Brennan Brown and Jeremy Bobb. The movie revolves around a formerly celebrated counter-culture figure who now lives alone in her fifth floor South Bronx apartment, having all but cut herself off from the outside world during the 1977 “Summer of Sam.”
Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans to Score ‘Kailash’ & ‘XY Chelsea’
Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurrians are composing the music for the upcoming documentary Kailash. The film is directed by Derek Doneen and tells the story of how Kailash Satyarthi built a global movement to rescue children from slavery. Davis Guggenheim (Waiting for ‘Superman’, An Inconvenient Truth, He Named Me Malala) and Sarah Anthony (The Defiant Ones) are producing the project. Kailash will premiere next month at the Sundance Film Festival.