On January 6, 2015, Mica Levi will be conducting her score for Jonathan Glazer’s sci-fi thriller Under the Skin live to picture with a 25-piece orchestra. The live performance will take place at the newly opened Regent Theater in Downtown Los Angeles. The first concert is set to start at 7:30pm and is followed by a second performance at 11:00pm Wordless Music and Spaceland Productions are co-presenting the event. Tickets go on sale November 19th. Visit the Regent Theater’s official website to buy tickets for the event. The soundtrack for Under the Skin starring Scarlett Johansson is available on Milan Records.
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Mica Levi Wins European Film Award for ‘Under the Skin’
Mica Levi has been named European Composer 2014 by the European Film Academy for her score to Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin starring Scarlett Johansson. For the second time in the history of the awards, a winner in the music category (as well as 5 other categories) has been announced before the awards ceremony following a decision of the Academy Board to draw more attention to the awards recipients in these categories. Levi who is best known as a singer/songwriter for her band Micachu & The Shapes has made her film scoring debut on the film. Previous composers that were honored with the award include Alberto Iglesias, Alexandre Desplat, Ennio Morricone, Ludovic Bource and Bruno Coulais.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 4, 2014)
Only one new movie is opening this weekend:
Guaranteed to top the weekend box office is Captain America: The Winter Soldier directed by Anthony & Joe Russo and starring Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson, Anthony Mackie and Robert Redford. The film’s music is composed by Henry Jackman (X-Men: First Class, Wreck-It-Ralph. Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as Marvin Gaye’s Trouble Man. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Also visit ET Online for a video featurette about the movie’s music and check out recent interviews with Jackman on Collider, Comicbook.com, Comic Book Therapy and The Movie Bit.
Opening in limited release is the Under the Skin directed by Jonathan Glazer, based on a novel by Michael Faber and starring Scarlett Johansson. Mica Levi from the experimental pop music band Micachu and the Shape has composed the film’s original music. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring Levi’s score earlier this week. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the film. Also visit Pitchfork, Indiewire and Variety for recent interviews with Levi about her work on the project.
‘Under the Skin’ Soundtrack Details
Milan Records will release the official soundtrack album for the sci-fi thriller Under the Skin. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mica Levi from the experimental pop music band Micachu and the Shape. The soundtrack will be released on April 1, 2014. Under the Skin directed by Jonathan Glazer (Birth, Sexy Beast) is based on a novel by Michael Faber and stars Scarlett Johansson as an alien disguised as a mesmerizing woman who scours remote highways and backroads for human prey. The film premiered at last year’s Venice and Toronto Film Festivals and was picked up by A24 Films for domestic distribution.
Jonathan Glazer’s ‘Under the Skin’ to Feature Music by Mica Levi
Mica Levi has composed the music for Jonathan Glazer’s upcoming sci-fi thriller Under the Skin. The film is based on a novel by Michael Faber (The Crimson Petal and the White) and stars Scarlett Johannson as an alien disguised as a mesmerizing woman who scours remote highways and backroads for human prey. Glazer has co-written the screenplay with Walter Campbell and James Wilson (Attack the Block) and Nick Wechsler (Magic Mike, The Player, The Road) are producing the project. The thriller marks the film scoring debut of Levi aka Micachu who is best known for her experimental pop music band Micachu and the Shapes. She has previously composed an orchestral piece for the London Philharmonic Orchestra which was performed at the Royal Festival Hall in 2008.