Tag: The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari

Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 16, 2022)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the sci-fi epic Avatar: The Way of Water  directed by James Cameron and starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Stephen Lang, Kate Winslet and Sigourney Weaver. The film’s original music is composed by Simon Franglen (The Magnificent Seven, Pandora: The World of Avatar, Notre-Dame on Fire). Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score and two original songs performed by The Weeknd and Saldana (click here for the full album details). A second album featuring additional score cues will be coming out on December 20 (click here for more information).

Opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the supernatural horror feature Lullaby directed by John R. Leonetti and starring Oona Chaplin, Rámon Rodríguez, Kira Guloien, Liane Balaban and Moni Ogunsuyi. Joseph Bishara (The Conjuring, Insidious, Annabelle, Dark Skies, The Curse of La Llorona, The Unholy) has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the movie, which is being released by Vertical Entertainment.

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Rory Kennedy’s ‘The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari’ to Feature Music by Steve Mazzaro & Hans Zimmer

Steve Mazzaro (The Boss Baby, Army of Thieves, The Rhythm Section) & Hans Zimmer (Inception, The Lion King, Dune, The Dark Knight, Gladiator) have teamed up to compose the music for the upcoming Netflix original documentary The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari. The film is directed by Rory Kennedy (Last Days in Vietnam, Ethel) and tracks the minute-by-minute unfolding of the tragic volcanic eruption off the coast of New Zealand in 2019, when a sightseeing day-trip to a remote volcanic island left 47 tourists and guides trapped in the epicenter of a boiling pyroclastic surge of toxic dust and ash.

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