Ben Decter has been hired to score the upcoming ABC Family original series Shadowhunters. The show is based on the bestselling young adult fantasy book series The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare and follows an 18-year-old girl who finds out on her birthday that she is not who she thinks she is but rather comes from a long line of Shadowhunters – human-angel hybrids who hunt down demons. The Constantin Film production stars Katherine McNamara, Dominic Sherwood, Alberto Rosende, Emeraude Toubia, Matthew Daddario, Isaiah Mustafa, David Castro and Harry Shum Jr.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 23, 2013)
Three new movies are opening nationwide this week:
Already in theaters since this past Wednesday is the fantasy adventure The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones directed by Harald Zwart and starring Lily Collins, Jamie Campbell Bower, Lena Headey, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Aidan Turner, Robert Sheehan, Kevin Durand and Jared Harris. Republic Records has released a soundtrack featuring the film’s songs by artists including Zedd, Jessie J, AFI and Demi Lovato. Check out our previous article for the full details. The film’s original score is composed by Atli Orvarsson (Vantage Point, Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters). A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score has been released on Milan Records. Click here to learn more about the score release. Check out a video featurette about the score, including footage from the recording sessions at ET Online. Also visit CNN iReport, The Hollywood Reporter and Young Adult Hollywood’s YouTube channel for more interviews with Orvarsson about his work on the film.
Also opening wide is the comedy The World’s End directed by Edgar Wright and starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Rosamund Pike, Martin Freeman, Paddy Considine and Eddie Marsan. ABKCO Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film by artists including Primal Scream, Blur, The Doors, Kylie Minogue, Soup Dragons, Suede, Pulp, The Stone Roses, Happy Mondays and Soul II Soul (click here for the full details). Steven Price (Gravity, Attack the Block) has composed the film’s score. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this week. Check out our soundtrack announcement to find out more.
‘The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones’ Score Album Details
The details of the score album for the fantasy adventure The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Atli Orvarsson (Vantage Point, The Eagle, Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters). The soundtrack is set to be released on August 20, 2013 by Milan Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out the track list after the jump. As previously reported, Republic Records will release a soundtrack featuring the film’s songs. The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones is directed by Harald Zwart and stars Lily Collins, Jamie Campbell Bower, Lena Headey, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Aidan Turner, Robert Sheehan, Kevin Durand and Jared Harris. The film based on the first book of the bestselling Young Adult book series by Cassandra Clare will be released nationwide on August 23, 2013 by Sony Pictures/Screen Gems.
Atli Örvarsson to Score ‘The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones’
Atli Örvarsson has taken over scoring duties on the fantasy adventure The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones. The film is directed by Harald Zwart and stars Lily Collins, Jamie Campbell Bower, Lena Headey, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Aidan Turner, Robert Sheehan, Kevin Durand and Jared Harris. The movie is based on the first book of the bestselling Young Adult book series The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare and follows a teen who discovers she is the descendant of a line of Shadowhunters, a secret cadre of young half-angel warriors locked in an ancient battle to protect our world from demons. Jessica Postigo has adapted the material for the screen. Don Carmody (Silent Hill, Resident Evil: Afterlife) and Robert Kulzer (The Three Musketeers) are producing the Constantin Film and Unique Features production.