Quartet Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1973 thriller The Day of the Jackal directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Edward Fox, Michael Lonsdale, Derek Jacobi, Michel Auclair, Terence Alexander,Alan Badel, Donald Sinden, Tony Britton, Maurice Denham, Cyril Cusack and Delphine Seyrig. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Academy Award winner Georges Delerue (Platoon, Steel Magnolias, Twins, The Day of the Dolphin, Beaches, A Little Romance, Joe Versus the Volcano). The CD, which is being released as part of the Universal Pictures Film Music Classics Collection, is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples and find out more about the release.
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Soundtrack Album for Sky’s & ‘Peacock’s ‘The Day of the Jackal’ TV Series to Be Released
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the Sky/Peacock original series The Day of the Jackal. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Volker Bertelmann (All Quiet on the Western Front, Conclave, Hotel Mumbai, Lion, Adrift, One Life, Patrick Melrose, The Old Guard, Ammonite). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, December 13 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s “opening” track below. As previously reported, available separately as a digital single is Celeste’s opening title song This Is Who I Am. The Day of the Jackal is developed by Ronan Bennett based on Frederick Forsyth’s novel of the same title and stars Eddie Redmayne, Lashana Lynch, Úrsula Corberó, Lia Williams, Richard Dormer, Charles Dance, Khalid Abdalla, Chukwudi Iwuji, Eleanor Matsuura, Jonjo O’Neill, Nick Blood, Sule Rimi and Florisa Kamara.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 10, 2024)
Premiering on Wednesday, November 13, is the Netflix original film Hot Frosty directed by Jerry Ciccoritti and starring Lacey Chabert, Dustin Milligan, Katy Mixon Greer, Sherry Miller, Lauren Holly,Chrishell Stause, Dan Lett, Matthew Stefiuk, Heleene Lohan Cameron, Bobby Daniels, Sarah Desouza-Coelho, Allan Royal, Joe Lo Truglio and Craig Robinson. The movie’s original music is composed by Ari Posner ( Anne with an “E”, Flashpoint, Carter, The End of Sex, Johnny Test, Northern Rescue). Click here to learn more about the romantic fantasy comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
Premiering on Thursday, November 14, is the Prime Video original series Cross created by Ben Watkins based on James Patterson’s Alex Cross books and starring Aldis Hodge, Isaiah Mustafa, Juanita Jennings, Alona Tal, Samantha Walkes, Caleb Elijah, Melody Hurd, Jennifer Wigmore, Eloise Mumford and Ryan Eggold. Ali Shaheed Muhammad & Adrian Younge (Luke Cage, Sugar, Run This Town, Boogie, Reasonable Doubt, Power Book III: Raising Kanan) have composed the show’s original music. Check out our previous article for more information about the 8-thriller, which will be available to stream exclusively on Prime Video.
Celeste’s Opening Titles Song ‘This Is Who I Am’ from ‘The Day of the Jackal’ Released
Polydor Records has released the original opening titles song This Is Who I Am from the Peacock/Sky original series The Day of the Jackal. The track written and performed by Celeste (and produced by Beach Noise) is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also check out the official lyric video and the opening titles sequence after the jump. The Day of the Jackal is is developed by Ronan Bennett based on the novel of the same title by Frederick Forsyth and stars Eddie Redmayne, Lashana Lynch, Richard Dormer, Úrsula Corberó, Lia Williams, Charles Dance, Chukwudi Iwuji, Khalid Abdalla, Nick Blood, Sule Rimi, Eleanor Matsuura, Jonjo O’Neill and Florisa Kamara.
Volker Bertelmann Scoring Peacock’s & Sky’s ‘The Day of the Jackal’ TV Series
Volker Bertelmann (All Quiet on the Western Front, Lion, Hotel Mumbai, Adrift, One Life, The Old Guard, Patrick Melrose, Ammonite) has been hired to score the upcoming Peacock/Sky original series The Day of the Jackal. The show is developed by Ronan Bennett (Public Enemies, Top Boy) based on the novel of the same name by Frederick Forsyth novel the 1973 film adaptation (scored by Georges Delerue) and stars Eddie Redmayne, Lashana Lynch, Úrsula Corberó, Richard Dormer, Lia Williams, Chukwudi Iwuji, Charles Dance, Khalid Abdalla, Eleanor Matsuura,Nick Blood, Jonjo O’Neill, Sule Rimi and Florisa Kamara. The thriller follows the titular lone assassin as he meets his match in a tenacious British intelligence officer who starts to track down the Jackal in a cat-and-mouse chase across Europe.