Steve Jablonsky (Transformers, The Island, Deepwater Horizon, Ender’s Game, Lone Survivor, DC League of Super-Pets, Skyscraper, Desperate Housewives) has taken over scoring duties on the upcoming film adaptation of the video game Borderlands. The movie is directed by Eli Roth (Hostel, The House with a Clock in Its Walls) and stars Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Jamie Lee Curtis, Haley Bennett, Ariana Greenblatt, Florian Munteanu and Édgar Ramírez. The sci-fi action comedy follows the Vault Hunters who must travel to the distant planet of Pandora to retrieve an advance alien vault before it falls into the hands of the Atlas Corporation.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 9, 2023)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the sci-fi action adventure Transformers: Rise of the Beasts directed by Steven Caple Jr. and starring Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, Peter Dinklage, Luna Lauren Velez, Peter Cullen, Tobe Nwigwe, Michelle Yeoh, Ron Perlman, Colman Domingo and Pete Davidson. The film’s original score is composed by Jongnic Bontemps (4400, United Skates, Wedding Season) and produced by Steve Jablonsky (Transformers, The Island). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring Bontemps’ score today (click here for the full album details). Available separately as a digital single is the original song On My Soul by Nwigwe & Nas feat. Jacob Banks (click here to listen to the track).
Opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the biographical drama Dalíland directed by Mary Harron and starring Ben Kingsley, Barbara Sukowa, Christopher Briney, Rupert Graves, Ezra Miller, Andreja Pejic, Alexander Beyer and Suki Waterhouse. Edmund Butt (Bancroft, Life on Mars, Finding Alice, Ashes to Ashes, Origin, Mistress) has composed the film’s original music. Dubois Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the Magnolia Pictures release.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 29, 2022)
Opening in theaters nationwide is the animated feature DC League of Super-Pets directed by Jared Stern and starring Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, John Krasinski, Natasha Lyonne, Kate McKinnon, Diego Luna, Vanessa Bayer and Keanu Reeves. The film’s original music is composed by Steve Jablonsky (Transformers,Deepwater Horizon, Ender’s Game, Lone Survivor, The Island). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as an original song performed by Jac Ross 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 comedic thriller Vengeance written and directed by B.J. Novak and starring Novak himself, Boyd Holbrook, Issa Rae, Dove Cameron, J. Smith-Cameron, Lio Tipton and Ashton Kutcher. Finneas O’Connell (The Fallout) has composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer/songwriter’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Focus Features release.
‘DC League of Super-Pets’ Soundtrack Album Details
WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the animated feature DC League of Super-Pets. The album features the film’s original score composed by Steve Jablonsky (Transformers, Lone Survivor, Deepwater Horizon, Ender’s Game, The Island, Skyscraper, Desperate Housewives). Also included is the song Count On Me written and produced by Jeremy Silver and performed by Jac Ross. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, July 29 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. DC League of Super-Pets is directed by Jared Stern and features the voice talent of Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Kate McKinnon, John Krasinski, Natasha Lyonne, Vanessa Bayer, Diego Luna and Keanu Reeves. The movie follows Krypto the Super-Dog who must convince a rag-tag shelter pack to master their powers and help him rescue Superman and the rest of the Justice League.
Steve Jablonsky Scoring Jared Stern’s ‘DC League of Super-Pets’
Steve Jablonsky (Transformers, The Island, Deepwater Horizon, Ender’s Game, Desperate Housewives) has recently been scoring the upcoming animated feature DC League of Super-Pets. The film is directed by Jared Stern (Green Eggs and Ham, Happy Anniversary) and features the voices of Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, John Krasinski, Kate McKinnon, Vanessa Bayer, Natasha Lyonne, Diego Luna and Keanu Reeves. The movie is based on the DC Comics title and follows the pets of superheroes Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and Supergirl who team up with a flying cat to stop crime.
‘Red Notice’ Soundtrack Album Details
Milan Records will release the official soundtrack album for the Netflix original film Red Notice. The album features the movie’s original score composed by Steve Jablonsky (Transformers, The Island, Pain & Gain, Deepwater Horizon, Desperate Housewives, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 12 and will be available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. A CD version will be coming out on December 3 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Red Notice is written and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber and stars Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, Gal Gadot, Ritu Arya and Chris Diamantopoulos. The action comedy follows an FBI profiler pursuing the world’s most wanted art thief who becomes his reluctant partner in crime to catch an elusive crook who’s always one step ahead.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 5, 2021)
Opening in theaters nationwide today is the superhero movie Eternals directed by Chloe Zhao and starring Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani, Angelina Jolie, Brian Tyree Henry, Salma Hayek, Barry Keoghan and Kit Harington. The film’s original score is composed by Ramin Djawadi (Games of Thrones, Iron Man, Westworld, Pacific Rim, Clash of the Titans, A Wrinkle in Time). Hollywood Records and Marvel Music have released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as the original song Nach Mera Hero performed by Celina Sharma earlier this week. Check out our our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Marvel Studios production.
Also opening wide in around 1,000 theaters today is the biographical drama Spencer directed by Pablo Larraín and starring Kristen Stewart, Jack Farthing, Timothy Spall, Sally Hawkins and Sean Harris. Jonny Greenwood (Phantom Thread, There Will Be Blood, Inherent Vice, The Master, The Power of the Dog, You Were Never Really Here) has composed the film’s original music. Mercury KX will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score digitally next week and physically in 2022. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details, to listen to a track and for more information about the Neon release.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 30, 2021)
Premiering on Thursday, June 3, is the British TV series We Are Lady Parts created by Nida Manzoor and starring Anjana Vasan, Sarah Kameela Impey, Faith Omole, Juliette Motamed, Lucie Shorthouse, Zaqi Ismail and Aiysha Hart. Manzoor also co-wrote the show’s original songs with Shez Manzoor, Sanya Manzoor and Benjamin Fregin. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack EP featuring six songs from the show last week. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full details and to learn more about the comedy, which premiered earlier this month in the UK on Channel 4 and will make its U.S. debut on Peacock.
Also premiering on Thursday is the second season of the Paramount+ original series Why Women Kill created by Marc Cherry and starring Allison Tolman, Nick Frost, Lana Parrilla, Jordane Christie, B.K. Cannon, Matthew Daddario and Veronica Falcón. Steve Jablonsky (Transformers, The Island, Pain & Gain, Deepwater Horizon, Skyscraper, Desperate Housewives, Ender’s Game) has composed the original music of the new season. Check out our previous news article for more information about the comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Paramount+.
Steve Jablonsky Tapped as Composer of ‘Why Women Kill’ Season 2
Steve Jablonsky (Transformers, The Island, Deepwater Horizon, Skyscraper, Ender’s Game) is the new composer of the Paramount+ anthology series Why Women Kill. He is scoring the second season of the show created by Marc Cherry and starring Allison Tolman, Nick Frost, Lana Parrilla, B.K. Cannon, Jordane Christie, Matthew Daddario and Veronica Falcón. The new season of the comedy drama is set in 1949 and explores what it means to be beautiful, the hidden truth behind the facades people present to the world, the effects of being ignored and overlooked by society.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 13, 2020)
Three new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the faith-based drama I Still Believe directed by Jon & Andrew Erwin and also stars KJ Apa, Britt Robertson, Shania Twain and Gary Sinise. The film’s original score is composed by John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, The Jungle Book, Elf, Iron Man 2, Hocus Pocus). Capitol Records has released a soundtrack album featuring five tracks from the composer’s score, as well as the Jeremy Camp songs from the movie performed by Apa, as well as other tracks by Apa. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the Lionsgate release.
Also opening wide is the thriller The Hunt directed by Craig Zobel and starring Betty Gilpin, Ike Barinholtz, Emma Roberts, Hilary Swank, Glenn Howerton, Amy Madigan and Ethan Suplee. Nathan Barr (True Blood, The House with a Clock in Its Walls, Hostel, The Americans, Cabin Fever, Carnival Row) has composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music 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 Universal Pictures release.