Cian Ciarán (of the Welsh rock band Super Furry Animals) is the composer of the new BBC drama The Way. The show is created by actor Michael Sheen, James Graham (Quiz, Sherwood), Adam Curtis (The Power of Nightmares, The Living Dead), developed by Bethan Jones (Sherlock, Les Miserables) and stars Steffan Rhodri, Mali Harries, Sophie Melville, Callum Scott Howell, Sheen himself, Maja Laskowska, Luke Evans, Tom Cullen, Mark Lewis Jones, Danny Sapani, Paul Rhys, Aneurin Barnard, Erin Richards, Catherine Ayers, Patrick Baladi, Jonathan Nefydd, Georgia Tennant, Matthew Aubrey and Teilo James Le Masurier. The 3-part series revolves around a family caught up in a civil uprising which begins in their small industrial town who are forced to escape the country they’ve always called home and the certainties of their old lives.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 7, 2011)
Two new movies are opening wide this weekend:
Expecting to top the weekend box office is the sci-fi action film Real Steel directed by Shawn Levy and starring Hugh Jackman, Kevin Durand, Evangeline Lilly, Anthony Mackie and Hope Davis. The movie’s score is composed by Danny Elfman. A soundtrack album featuring his score will be released on November 1 by Varese Sarabande (click here for the details). A separate soundtrack featuring songs from the movie by artists including Bad Meets Evil, Beastie Boys and Foo Fighters, as well as one track from Elfman’s score has been released on Interscope Records. To find out more about the album and to listen to audio clips, check out our previous article.
Also opening wide is the drama The Ides of March directed by George Clooney and starring Ryan Gosling, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Evan Rachel Wood, Marisa Tomei, Max Minghella and Jeffrey Wright. The film’s music is written by Alexandre Desplat. As reported on this page last month, Varese Sarabande has announced a score album to be released on November 1. More details are expected to be revealed soon and will be posted on this site.
‘The Way’ Soundtrack announced
Editions Jade has announced a soundtrack album for the upcoming Emilio Estevez-directed drama The Way. The album includes Tyler Bates’ original score, as well as several songs from the movie from such artists as Berroguetto, Alanis Morissette, James Taylor and Nick Drake. The album will be released in the UK on May 2, 2011. A domestic release is expected closer to the film’s domestic release date on September 30. The Way stars Emilio Estevez, Martin Sheen and Deborah Kara Unger and tells the story of an American father who travels to France to recover the body of his estranged son.
Tyler Bates Confirmed to Score ‘Conan the Barbarian’
Film Music Reporter has finally been able to confirm that Tyler Bates has been assigned to score the upcoming remake of Conan the Barbarian. Conan the Barbarian is directed by Marcus Nispel who previously worked with composers Steve Jablonsky (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Friday the 13th) and Jonathan Elias (Pathfinder). The movie centering on the mythical hero driven to avenge the murder of his father and the slaughter of his village stars Jason Momoa, Ron Perlman, Rachel Nichols, Rose McGowan and Stephen Lang. The Millennium/Nu Image film is scheduled to be released on August 19, 2011 by Lionsgate.
03/11/2011 UPDATE: We initially reported that Tim Williams will be co-composing the score according to the resume at the composer’s official webpage. The composer’s website is now listing him as just doing orchestrations, so we’re assuming that Bates will be the only credited composer. Williams has been orchestrating and conducting Bates’ recent scores and also co-wrote the score for the recent animated TV show Sym-Bionic Titan with Bates.