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Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 26, 2020)

July 26, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Bobby Krlic, Bryony Marks, Disney Channel, Don't Look Deeper, Frayed, HBO, HBO Max, Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum, Quibi, Simon Taufique, The Alienist: Angel of Darkness, The Weight of Gold, TNT, Tom Howe, Upside-Down Magic

Premiering tomorrow, July 27, is the Quibi original series Don’t Look Deeper directed by Catherine Hardwicke ,written by Jeffrey Lieber & Charlie McDonnell and starring Helena Howard, Don Cheadle, Emily Mortimer, Ema Horvath, Jan Luis Castellanos, Kaiwi Lyman and Harvey Zielinski. The show’s original music is composed by Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum (Stockholm, Pennsylvania, Bird Karma, Regarding Susan Sontag). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the sci-fi drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Quibi.

Premiering on Wednesday, July 29, is the HBO Sports documentary The Weight of Gold directed by Brett Rapkin about the mental health challenges that Olympic athletes often face. Simon TaufiQue (Jesus Henry Christ, She’s Lost Control) has composed the film’s original music. For more information about the movie, which features accounts from Olympic athletes such as Michael Phelps, Jeremy Bloom, Lolo Jones, Gracie Gold, Bode Miller, Shaun White, Sasha Cohen, David Boudia, Katie Uhlaender, Steven Holcomb and Jeret “Speedy” Peterson, visit the official movie website.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 20, 2012)

April 20, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 1 comment

Tags: Chimpanzee, Christopher Lennertz, Darling Companion, David Torn, James Newton Howard, Jesus Henry Christ, Lesley Barber, Mark Isham, Nicholas Hooper, Paul McCartney, Simon Taufique, Steve Wood, The Lucky One, The Moth Diaries, Think Like a Man, To the Arctic 3D

Three new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the romantic drama The Lucky One based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks, directed by Scott Hicks (Shine) and starring Zac Efron, Taylor Schilling and Blythe Danner. The film’s original score is written by Mark Isham. No score album has been announced yet, but WaterTower Music hss released a soundtrack album featuring the movie’s songs by artists including Jules Larson, Correatown, Joshua Radin, Early Winters, Voxhaul Broadcast, A Fine Frenzy and Mayfield. To listen to audio clips and check out the full track list, visit our previous article.

Also opening wide is the romantic comedy Think Like a Man directed by Tim Story and starring Kevin Hart, Michael Ealy, Taraji P. Henson, Meagan Good, Gabrielle Union, Jerry Ferrara, Regina Hall, Terrence J. and Romany Malco. Christopher Lennertz has composed the film’s score. A soundtrack album featuring the comedy’s title song performed by Jennifer Hudson & Ne-Yo feat. Rick Ross, as well as other songs from and inspired by the film by artists including John Legend feat. Ludacris, Kelly Rowland and Future has been released on Epic Records. None of Lennertz score is included on the album. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full details.

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David Torn’s Upcoming Projects

April 10, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: David Torn, Dennis Lee, Everything Must Go, Jesus Henry Christ, Simon Taufique

David Torn has recently finished writing the music for the upcoming comedy Jesus Henry Christ alongside co-composer Simon Taufique. The movie starring Michael Sheen and Toni Collette follows a genius boy conceived in a Petri dish and raised by a loving, left-wing feminist. His world is turned upside down when he discovers he has a half sister, leading a trail to his biological father. The film is written and directed by Dennis Lee who made his feature directing debut on 2008’s Fireflies in the Garden, which featured a score by Javier Navarrete. Julia Roberts is producing through her production company Red Om Films. Jesus Henry Christ is set to premiere at this month’s Tribeca Film Festival.

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