The Newton Brothers (Oculus, Ouija: Origin of Evil) have composed the music for the first episode of the upcoming Hulu horror anthology series Into the Dark. The episode, entitled The Body, is directed by Paul Davis and stars Tom Bateman, Rebecca Rittenhouse, Aurora Perrineau, David Hull and Ray Santiago. The Body is set in the selfie culture of Los Angeles on Halloween night and follows a sophisticated, overconfident hitman who always carries out his work in style and decides to take things even further one day by transporting his latest victim in plain sight. Michael Wandmacher (Underworld: Blood Wars, Piranha 3D) is scoring the show’s second episode, Flesh & Blood, directed by Patrick Lussier (Dracula 2000) and starring Dermot Mulroney, Diana Silvers and Tembi Locke.
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The Newton Brothers to Score Michael Goi’s ‘Mary’
The Newton Brothers have been tapped to score the upcoming supernatural thriller Mary. The film is directed by Michael Goi (Megan Is Missing) and stars Gary Oldman, Emily Mortimer, Owen Teague, Jennifer Esposito, Stefanie Scott, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo and Chloe Perrin. The movie centers on a family that buys an old ship at auction and discovers the ship’s secrets once they are out on the isolated open waters. Anthony Jaswinski (The Shallows) wrote the screenplay.
‘Escape Plan 2: Hades’ Soundtrack Released
Algorithm has released a soundtrack album for the action thriller Escape Plan 2: Hades. The album features the film’s original music composed by The Newton Brothers (Oculus, Ouija: Origin of Evil, Life of Crime, Detachment, Extinction, The Bye Bye Man). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. Escape Plan 2: Hades is directed by Steven C. Miller and stars Sylvester Stallone, Dave Bautista, Huang Xiaoming, Jaime King, Jesse Metcalfe, Wes Chatham, Lydia Hull, Titus Welliver and Curtis Jackson. The sequel was released on VOD, Blu-ray and DVD this past June by Lionsgate.
End Titles Song ‘Don’t Wake Me Up’ from ‘Extinction’ Released
The Newton Brothers (Oculus, Ouja: Origin of Evil, Life of Crime, Detachment) and Callaghan Belle have written the original end titles song for the sci-fi thriller Extinction. JoJo is featured as a vocalist on the track. The song is now available to download as a digital single on Amazon. Extinction is directed by Ben Young and stars Michael Peña, Lizzy Caplan, Mike Colter, Lilly Aspell, Emma Booth and Israel Broussard. The movie revolves around family man plagued by dreams of an alien invasion who faces his worst nightmare when an extraterrestrial force begins exterminating Earth’s inhabitants.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 22, 2018)
Premiering on Wednesday, July 25, is the Hulu original series Castle Rock developed by Sam Shaw & Dustin Thomason and starring André Holland, Melanie Lynskey, Sissy Spacek, Bill Skarsgård, Jane Levy and Scott Glenn. Thomas Newman (The Shawshank Redemption, American Beauty Finding Nemo) has composed the show’s main titles theme, as well as the first two episodes and Chris Westlake (Before We Go, Small Town Crime) has scored the other eight episodes of the first season. WaterTower Music has released Newman’s main theme and end titles music this past Friday. Check out our previous article for more information.
Also premiering in the U.S. on Wednesday is the Canadian legal drama Burden of Truth created by Brad Simpson and starring Kristin Kreuk, Peter Mooney, Star Slade, Nicola Correia-Damude and David Lawrence Brown. The show’s original music is composed by Ian LeFeuvre (The Detail, Carter) and Benjamin Pinkerton (Lost Girl, Dark Matter). Jody Colero serves as the project’s score producer and Shawn Pierce (The Bridge, Motive) has provided additional score to a few episodes. The series, which follows a big city lawyer who returns to her hometown to take the case of a group of girls suffering from a mysterious illness, aired earlier this year in Canada on CBC and is premiering stateside on The CW.
The Newton Brothers to Score Netflix’s ‘The Haunting of Hill House’
The Newton Brothers are reuniting with Mike Flanagan on the upcoming Netflix original series The Haunting of Hill House. The show is a modern re-imagining of Shirley Jackson’s classic 1959 novel and stars Michiel Huisman, Carla Gugino, Henry Thomas, Elizabeth Reaser, Kate Siegel, Timothy Hutton, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Lulu Wilson, Victoria Pedretti, Paxton Singleton, Julian Hilliard, Violet McGraw and Mckenna Grace. Flanagan is writing and directing the 10-parter and is also executive producing the Paramount Television and Amblin Television production with his producing partner Trevor Macy (The Raven, The Bye Bye Man), as well as Darryl Frank & Justin Falvey (The Americans, Falling Skies).
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 16, 2018)
Four new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the action adventure Tomb Raider directed by Roar Uthaug and starring Alicia Vikander, Dominic West, Walton Goggins and Daniel Wu. The film’s original music is composed by Tom Holkenborg (aka Junkie XL) (Mad Max: Fury Road, Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, Divergent, Black Mass). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Also visit the composer’s official website to learn more about his score for the project.
Also opening wide is the coming-of-age drama Love, Simon directed by Greg Berlanti and starring Nick Robinson, Katherine Langford, Alexandra Shipp, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Miles Heizer, Keiynan Lonsdale, Logan Miller, Jennifer Garner, Josh Duhamel and Tony Hale. RCA Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie (click here for more information). Lakeshore Records has released a separate soundtrack featuring the film’s original score composed by Rob Simonsen (Foxcatcher, Nerve, (500) Days of Summer, The Spectacular Now, The Way, Way Back). Click here for the full score album details.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 31, 2017)
Premiering on Wednesday, January 3, is the new Freeform original series Grown-ish created by Kenya Barris & Larry Wilmore and starring Yara Shahidi, Deon Cole, Chris Parnell, Emily Arlook, Trevor Jackson, Francia Raisa and Jordan Buhat. The show’s original music is composed by Vincent Jones (Up All Night, Parks & Recreation theme song, F Is for Family). To learn more about the comedy, which is a spin-off to ABC’s Black-ish, visit our scoring assignment announcement.
Premiering on Friday, January 5, in the U.S. is the horror thriller Before I Wake co-written and directed by Mike Flanagan and starring Kate Bosworth, Thomas Jane, Annabeth Gish, Dash Mihok and Jacob Tremblay. The Newton Brothers (Oculus, Ouija: Origin of Evil, Life of Crime, Gerald’s Game) have composed the film’s original score and Danny Elfman (Spider-Man, Batman, Alice in Wonderland) has provided the themes and additional music. Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ music. Check out our previous article for the full album details. The movie is premiering stateside exclusively on Netflix.
The Newton Brothers Scoring Ben Young’s ‘Extinction’
The Newton Brothers are currently scoring the upcoming sci-fi thriller Extinction. The film is directed by Ben Young (Hounds of Love) and stars Michael Peña, Lizzy Caplan, Mike Colter, Lilly Aspell, Emma Booth and Israel Broussard. The movie follows a father who suffers from a recurring dream about the loss of his family while witnessing the force bent on destruction. Eric Heisserer (Arrival, Lights Out), Spenser Cohen and Bradley Caleb Kane (Black Sails) wrote the screenplay. Todd Lieberman & David Hoberman (Beauty and the Beast, The Fighter, The Proposal) are producing the project for Mandeville Films.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 27, 2017)
Three new movies are opening wide this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the horror thriller Jigsaw directed by Peter & Michael Spierig and starring Matt Passmore, Callum Keith Rennie, Clé Bennett, Hannah Emily Anderson, Laura Vandervoort, Mandela Van Peebles, Paul Braunstein, Brittany Allen and Josiah Black. Charlie Clouser (Wayward Pines, Resident Evil: Extinction) who previously scored all movies in the Saw series has composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Click here for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the comedy drama Suburbicon co-writtten and directed by Clooney and starring Matt Damon, Julianne Moore, Noah Jupe and Oscar Isaac. The film’s original music is composed and conducted by Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The King’s Speech, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows). ABKCO Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details.