Official companion podcasts for popular TV series are not a recent phenomenon. Ever since networks realized that they couldn’t leave all the analytical fun to fans, big time TV shows have been accompanied by network-sponsored audio complements.
HBO has been a frequent producer with podcasts for its dramas like Watchmen, House of the Dragon, Succession, and more. Other networks have since gotten in on the action like Paramount Network with Yellowstone, Showtime with Dexter: New Blood, and Apple TV+ with For All Mankind.
The acclaimed American TV brand FX, however, never seemed too keen on official tie-in podcasting despite presenting many intriguing prospects over the years like The Bear and Fargo. That all changed this year when the Disney-owned company launched FX’s Shōgun: The Official Podcast to accompany the weekly release of its epic miniseries Shōgun.
The Shōgun podcast is notable in that it brings FX into the...
HBO has been a frequent producer with podcasts for its dramas like Watchmen, House of the Dragon, Succession, and more. Other networks have since gotten in on the action like Paramount Network with Yellowstone, Showtime with Dexter: New Blood, and Apple TV+ with For All Mankind.
The acclaimed American TV brand FX, however, never seemed too keen on official tie-in podcasting despite presenting many intriguing prospects over the years like The Bear and Fargo. That all changed this year when the Disney-owned company launched FX’s Shōgun: The Official Podcast to accompany the weekly release of its epic miniseries Shōgun.
The Shōgun podcast is notable in that it brings FX into the...
- 4/23/2024
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
We all know that Kurt Russell is a true acting legend. The legendary actor made a name for himself as Dexter Riley in films such as The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969), Now You See Him, Now You Don’t (1972), and The Strongest Man in the World (1975), and later continued the success by starring in John Carpenter’s films as hero-turned-robber Snake Plissken in Escape from New York (1981), its sequel Escape from L.A. (1996), the horror film The Thing (1982), and the kung-fu comedy action film Big Trouble in Little China (1986). And while this is just a fraction of Russell’s amazing roles, it is a good indication of how big of a star he was in the 1970s and 1980s.
But, another member of his family, his son Wyatt Russell, is also becoming a popular acting name since his appearance as John Walker / U.S. Agent in the The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021) series.
But, another member of his family, his son Wyatt Russell, is also becoming a popular acting name since his appearance as John Walker / U.S. Agent in the The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021) series.
- 4/14/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
While playing the same character at different ages as his real-life son Wyatt Russell in Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Kurt Russell admitted after watching Wyatt at work that he realized just how good of a performance his son was delivering, and he’d better bring his own A-game to match it.
Russell was joined on Deadline’s Contenders Television panel by VFX supervisor Sean Konrad and composer Leopold Ross to discuss the Apple TV+ and Legendary Television series – a prequel to the big-screen Monsterverse movies featuring Godzilla and King Kong. He said had the chance to take a good, long look at Wyatt’s acting chops while the two were shooting on parallel schedules.
“We were doing two different crews and I said, ‘I’m going to go check out and see Wyatt’s group was doing,’ ” Kurt recalled. “It was fascinating for me because for the first time, this...
Russell was joined on Deadline’s Contenders Television panel by VFX supervisor Sean Konrad and composer Leopold Ross to discuss the Apple TV+ and Legendary Television series – a prequel to the big-screen Monsterverse movies featuring Godzilla and King Kong. He said had the chance to take a good, long look at Wyatt’s acting chops while the two were shooting on parallel schedules.
“We were doing two different crews and I said, ‘I’m going to go check out and see Wyatt’s group was doing,’ ” Kurt recalled. “It was fascinating for me because for the first time, this...
- 4/13/2024
- by Scott Huver
- Deadline Film + TV
Legendary Pictures’ MonsterVerse now has its own spinoff series on Apple TV+ with Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, and it’s aiming to capture the hearts of those kaiju fans invested in the production company’s shared cinematic universe. The MonsterVerse fandom has arguably split itself into two camps over the years, with one side more keen on the serious and dramatic Godzilla and Godzilla: King of the Monsters, while the other gravitates to its more ludicrous fare, Kong: Skull Island and Godzilla vs. Kong.
Monarch is definitely for the former camp, but even if you’re in neither, Apple and Legendary are hoping that you’re enthralled enough by the films’ central scientific organization that you’ll happily sit through an entire series about it as long as you occasionally get to see a titan or two in action. In that way, it reminds me of a little show called Agents of Shield,...
Monarch is definitely for the former camp, but even if you’re in neither, Apple and Legendary are hoping that you’re enthralled enough by the films’ central scientific organization that you’ll happily sit through an entire series about it as long as you occasionally get to see a titan or two in action. In that way, it reminds me of a little show called Agents of Shield,...
- 11/17/2023
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
“I’m so excited about the show,” says Ronna Kress, the casting director of “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” on Apple TV+. “We worked so hard and did such a huge, worldwide search for almost five months.” She spoke with Gold Derby’s Latasha Ford backstage during the launch event at the DGA Theater in Hollywood this month. Watch the full video interview above.
Kress explains the unlikely casting of Ren Watabe as Kentaro, stating, “We needed an actor who we really wanted to follow through the series. Someone who was believable in the Japanese world, but also could speak English for the English-speaking world as well. He really came out of nowhere. In his audition, the first time that we saw him, our casting director in Tokyo introduced us to him. He said, ‘I’m really tired, I’m sorry.’ We said, ‘What were you working on last night?’ And he’s a line cook.
Kress explains the unlikely casting of Ren Watabe as Kentaro, stating, “We needed an actor who we really wanted to follow through the series. Someone who was believable in the Japanese world, but also could speak English for the English-speaking world as well. He really came out of nowhere. In his audition, the first time that we saw him, our casting director in Tokyo introduced us to him. He said, ‘I’m really tired, I’m sorry.’ We said, ‘What were you working on last night?’ And he’s a line cook.
- 11/15/2023
- by Denton Davidson and Latasha Ford
- Gold Derby
“Mainly, the struggle was really getting a good balance between the music and the sound effects, because there’s a lot of music in the show,” reveals Ben Cook, the multiple Emmy-winning sound designer for the Apple TV+ series “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters,” the long-gestating show in the MonsterVerse franchise that premieres November 17 on the streamer. He speaks with Gold Derby’s Latasha Ford before a packed launch event at the DGA Theater in Hollywood earlier this month. He says, “You’re talking about sequences where you have these creatures fighting each other, so it’s very bombastic. The music’s bombastic, and people are yelling, which is bombastic. So there’s a lot of competing elements… It’s a lot of sound, and we had a lot of fun doing it for sure.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.
And if he were to summarize “Monarch” in three words,...
And if he were to summarize “Monarch” in three words,...
- 11/14/2023
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
Leopold Ross is the kind of guy who gets excited to be in the presence of legendary monsters. So you can imagine his joy at being asked to compose the music for the Apple TV+ series “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters,” the highly anticipated show in the MonsterVerse franchise that premieres November 17 on the streamer. Except that the truth is, Ross went all-in on the show before he even knew what it was about. As he told Gold Derby’s Latasha Ford during a jam-packed launch event at the DGA Theater in Hollywood this month, he agreed to be the show’s composer based solely on the fact Chris Black had signed on as its showrunner/executive producer. They had worked together once before, on the 2016-2018 Cinemax horror drama “Outcast.” ‘When I got the call to do the show, I just said yes immediately because I love Chris and I...
- 11/13/2023
- by Ray Richmond and Latasha Ford
- Gold Derby
“We’ve been working on this project for a long time,” reveals Chris Black, the showrunner/executive producer of “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” on Apple TV+. This highly anticipated television series in the MonsterVerse franchise has been “a lot of effort,” he tells us, with “a lot of people pouring their talent and passion into something, and now we’re getting it out here for people to see, so we’re really excited.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.
Other than his past collaboration with composer Leopold Ross, most of the behind-the-scenes talents on “Monarch” are new to Black’s world. “Part of the fun of a project like this is being introduced to new talented people that you haven’t worked with before,” he begins, “and having our team at the studio, at Legendary, at Apple bringing people into my circle.”
Black adds, “We just had an amazing team.
Other than his past collaboration with composer Leopold Ross, most of the behind-the-scenes talents on “Monarch” are new to Black’s world. “Part of the fun of a project like this is being introduced to new talented people that you haven’t worked with before,” he begins, “and having our team at the studio, at Legendary, at Apple bringing people into my circle.”
Black adds, “We just had an amazing team.
- 11/9/2023
- by Marcus James Dixon and Latasha Ford
- Gold Derby
Monday night at the DGA Theatre in Hollywood, Apple TV+ unveiled its long-gestating MonsterVerse project, “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters,” to a packed crowd of excited guild voters. Following a screening of the first episode, which will debut on the streaming service on November 17, Gold Derby’s Chris Beachum moderated a panel with showrunner/executive producer Chris Black, casting director Ronna Kress, visual effects supervisor Sean Konrad, sound designer Ben Cook and composer Leopold Ross.
The “Monarch” production team discusses what it was like waiting for the fans to finally see the series, their biggest challenges with the project, and what it was like working with A-list stars like Kurt Russell and Wyatt Russell and John Goodman (who reprises his role from 2017’s “Kong: Skull Island”). Read excepts below from the “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” roundtable panel.
See‘Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’ trailer: Apple’s Godzilla series with Kurt Russell debuts this fall [Watch]
Black recalls,...
The “Monarch” production team discusses what it was like waiting for the fans to finally see the series, their biggest challenges with the project, and what it was like working with A-list stars like Kurt Russell and Wyatt Russell and John Goodman (who reprises his role from 2017’s “Kong: Skull Island”). Read excepts below from the “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” roundtable panel.
See‘Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’ trailer: Apple’s Godzilla series with Kurt Russell debuts this fall [Watch]
Black recalls,...
- 11/7/2023
- by Marcus James Dixon and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Legendary’s MonsterVerse Godzilla TV series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is set to premiere on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes on Friday, November 17, followed by one episode every Friday through January 12. (You can read our own Alex Maidy’s review of the first batch of episodes Here.) We’re now two weeks away from that premiere – but today happens to be Godzilla Day, the anniversary of the release of the original Godzilla movie back in 1954. And to celebrate Godzilla Day, Legendary and AppleTV+ have released (via IGN) a clip from Monarch: Legacy of Monsters‘ opening scene. Scroll down to the bottom of this article to check it out!
Milan Records has also started taking pre-orders for the album release of the score composed by Leopold Ross. Click that pre-order and you’ll also have the chance to listen to the main title music Ross came up with for the show.
Milan Records has also started taking pre-orders for the album release of the score composed by Leopold Ross. Click that pre-order and you’ll also have the chance to listen to the main title music Ross came up with for the show.
- 11/3/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Godzilla will return in upcoming Apple TV+ series “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” from Legendary Television, a small screen expansion on the “MonsterVerse“ that’ll center on Godzilla and other Titans. To celebrate Godzilla Day, you can now listen to the opening title theme by Leopold Ross now!
Milan Records announced today the November 17 release of “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” (Apple TV+ Original Series Soundtrack) featuring music by composer Leopold Ross. Available to preorder now, the album features original score music written by Ross for the upcoming Apple Original Series based on Legendary’s Monsterverse, an epic entertainment universe of interconnected stories featuring iconic characters like Godzilla, King Kong, the Titans and more.
Making its debut today in celebration of Godzilla Day is the first offering from the soundtrack, the series’ opening title theme – listen to “Main Titles” Here.
Of the soundtrack, Ross said, “Contrary to its title, Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters...
Milan Records announced today the November 17 release of “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” (Apple TV+ Original Series Soundtrack) featuring music by composer Leopold Ross. Available to preorder now, the album features original score music written by Ross for the upcoming Apple Original Series based on Legendary’s Monsterverse, an epic entertainment universe of interconnected stories featuring iconic characters like Godzilla, King Kong, the Titans and more.
Making its debut today in celebration of Godzilla Day is the first offering from the soundtrack, the series’ opening title theme – listen to “Main Titles” Here.
Of the soundtrack, Ross said, “Contrary to its title, Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters...
- 11/3/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
“The Girl from Plainville” is based on the true story of Massachusetts teenager Michelle Carter and her involvement in convincing her boyfriend Conrad Roy to take his own life. Carter also happened to harbor an obsession with the Fox dramedy “Glee,” which is incorporated not only into the Hulu limited series but also influenced composer Leopold Ross‘s score, which he co-wrote with Nick Chuba. “It was basically the jumping-off point for us in terms of the spark of inspiration because it was such a unique aspect to the story,” says Ross in an exclusive new interview for Gold Derby. “It was also interesting being people who make music which is very not ‘Glee’ to kind of see what we could do.” Watch the full video chat above.
That “Glee” influence shows in Carter’s theme, which is accented with harmonized female vocals. It was also important to Ross that...
That “Glee” influence shows in Carter’s theme, which is accented with harmonized female vocals. It was also important to Ross that...
- 5/21/2022
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
The Peacock limited series Dr. Death stars Christian Slater as Randy Kirby, one of the doctors who exposed Dr. Christopher Duntsch (Joshua Jackson)’s malpractice. Series creator Patrick McManus said the real Dr. Kirby was very sure of the story’s merits for television.
“I will tell you that my very first phone call, it was a very long conversation,” McManus said on a Contenders TV panel on Sunday at the Paramount Theatre. “He talked a lot. The last thing he said, it was Thanksgiving day, the last thing he said was, ‘Stick with Randy Kirby and I’m going to win you an Emmy.’”
Contenders TV — Deadline’s Complete Coverage
Slater was unable to meet Kirby before playing him due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Kirby and Dr. Robert Henderson (Alec Baldwin) led the charge to investigate Duntsch, whose spinal surgeries killed or maimed his patients. Slater attempted to capture...
“I will tell you that my very first phone call, it was a very long conversation,” McManus said on a Contenders TV panel on Sunday at the Paramount Theatre. “He talked a lot. The last thing he said, it was Thanksgiving day, the last thing he said was, ‘Stick with Randy Kirby and I’m going to win you an Emmy.’”
Contenders TV — Deadline’s Complete Coverage
Slater was unable to meet Kirby before playing him due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Kirby and Dr. Robert Henderson (Alec Baldwin) led the charge to investigate Duntsch, whose spinal surgeries killed or maimed his patients. Slater attempted to capture...
- 4/10/2022
- by Fred Topel
- Deadline Film + TV
Best original song Oscar contenders Beyoncé and Van Morrison are among those who received nominations in the visual media categories at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards (Hmma). Composers Hans Zimmer and Nicholas Britell were included among the familiar names picking up nods in the score categories.
The awards will be presented Nov. 17. The HMMAs honor composers, songwriters, and music supervisors for their work in music for film, television, and videogames.
Nominations here have historically been a harbinger or guide for what nominees and winners will pop up in the Golden Globes, Oscars, Grammys and Emmys that occur later in awards season, although there is a much wider field in the HMMAs, since there are separate divisions for sci-fi, animation, documentary and independent films in the score categories. The Hollywood Music in Media Awards will feature music performances, celebrity presenters, tributes to music industry icons, awards for composers, songwriters and...
The awards will be presented Nov. 17. The HMMAs honor composers, songwriters, and music supervisors for their work in music for film, television, and videogames.
Nominations here have historically been a harbinger or guide for what nominees and winners will pop up in the Golden Globes, Oscars, Grammys and Emmys that occur later in awards season, although there is a much wider field in the HMMAs, since there are separate divisions for sci-fi, animation, documentary and independent films in the score categories. The Hollywood Music in Media Awards will feature music performances, celebrity presenters, tributes to music industry icons, awards for composers, songwriters and...
- 11/4/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Where do you even begin with a year brimming with as much exciting music as 2020 had to offer? Even if you limit it to what made it to TV screens, it’s still a daunting collection of possibilities.
To start, there were the undeniable musical charms of “Central Park,” “The Eddy,” and “P-Valley,” all of which drew heavily on original songs to help tether their stories to a distinct time and place.
Phillip Glass, Harold Budd (“I Know This Much is True”), Alan Silvestri (“Cosmos: Possible Worlds”) and Atticus Ross all added to their robust, ever-growing bodies of work.
Musicians who have helped define the atmospheres of their respective series — like Ramin Djawadi for “Westworld” or Jesse Novak for “BoJack Horseman” — continued to do so as the characters in focus faced monumental changes. In the middle of it all, Jeff Russo held onto his title of the busiest musician in...
To start, there were the undeniable musical charms of “Central Park,” “The Eddy,” and “P-Valley,” all of which drew heavily on original songs to help tether their stories to a distinct time and place.
Phillip Glass, Harold Budd (“I Know This Much is True”), Alan Silvestri (“Cosmos: Possible Worlds”) and Atticus Ross all added to their robust, ever-growing bodies of work.
Musicians who have helped define the atmospheres of their respective series — like Ramin Djawadi for “Westworld” or Jesse Novak for “BoJack Horseman” — continued to do so as the characters in focus faced monumental changes. In the middle of it all, Jeff Russo held onto his title of the busiest musician in...
- 12/3/2020
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
In 2018, Greta Van Fleet released Anthem of the Peaceful Army, their first full-length album after two EPs that landed them three Grammy nominations and recognition from Robert Plant, Jack White and more. At the time of the album’s release, Rolling Stone critic Will Hermes said Michigan band “seem like they leapt fully-formed from the skull of a rock critic in 1975. There’s an element of the ridiculous in this. But there’s also a charm to their guileless, retro-fetishist conviction.”
The band has just released a song they recorded...
The band has just released a song they recorded...
- 9/6/2019
- by Patrick Doyle
- Rollingstone.com
There’s a notable difference between the types of projects that Amazon and Netflix have been putting out, theatrically speaking. On the one hand, Amazon has been gunning for awards and embracing a theatrical release with things like the Oscar winner Manchester by the Sea. There’s also their burgeoning relationship with an auteur like Woody Allen. It’s a whole concerted effort under their Amazon Studios wing. On the other hand, Netflix has gone for casting a wider net, while only occasionally putting their higher profile films out in theaters, like Beasts of No Nation or this year’s Okja. They only once in a while look at things with an awards type view. So far, they’ve either come up short with would be players like War Machine, or seen things like Beasts of No Nation snubbed. This week, Death Note hits as the latest major Netflix release.
- 8/22/2017
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
With the electronic pulse familiar from "The Social Network," "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," and "Gone Girl" (all composed with Trent Reznor) heightened nearly to the breaking point, the new Ep has us even more excited for "Triple 9" (Open Road, February 26). The hands-on Hillcoat "had a particular vision for the music on this movie, which was raw sounding electronics accompanied by, bizarrely, a saxophone," according to Ross. "John wanted to avoid ‘sophistication’ and capture the excitement of hands-on performances with noisy, broken machines.” The collaborators succeeded: the first track, the cleverly titled "Ticking Glock," is intense enough to rouse you from even the deepest mid-afternoon malaise. The Ep, co-created with Bobby Krlic, Leopold Ross, and Claudia Sarne, also features Ross' remix of Cypress Hill's 1991 'Pigs.' All of Ross' profits from the song will be donated to the National...
- 2/18/2016
- by Matt Brennan
- Thompson on Hollywood
From The Good The Bad And The Ugly.Ca, Sneak Peek 'the good, the bad and the ugly' in director Michael Mann's new thriller "Blackhat", starring Chris Hemsworth, Wei Tang and Viola Davis:
Michael Stevens For 'The Good':
"In director Michael Mann's "Blackhat", furloughed convict 'Nick Hathaway' (Hemsworth) with American and Chinese partners, hunts down a high-level cybercrime network connecting Chicago, Los Angeles, Hong Kong and Jakarta.
"Mann delights in exploring CG 'digital trails', plunging into physical networks, following power surges while mapping out a glowing high-tech world, in contrast to the grimy digs used by a sweaty, terrorist hacker.
"Thor" actor Hemsworth, looking every inch an action star, knows how to use a gun (as opposed to a hammer) and effortlessly takes out gaggles of baddies, using 'MacGyver'-like prison smarts to street-fight his way out of confrontations.
"Actress Wei Tang as 'Chen Lien', is also good,...
Michael Stevens For 'The Good':
"In director Michael Mann's "Blackhat", furloughed convict 'Nick Hathaway' (Hemsworth) with American and Chinese partners, hunts down a high-level cybercrime network connecting Chicago, Los Angeles, Hong Kong and Jakarta.
"Mann delights in exploring CG 'digital trails', plunging into physical networks, following power surges while mapping out a glowing high-tech world, in contrast to the grimy digs used by a sweaty, terrorist hacker.
"Thor" actor Hemsworth, looking every inch an action star, knows how to use a gun (as opposed to a hammer) and effortlessly takes out gaggles of baddies, using 'MacGyver'-like prison smarts to street-fight his way out of confrontations.
"Actress Wei Tang as 'Chen Lien', is also good,...
- 1/26/2015
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
One of the unexpected controversies this week was that Harry Gregson-Williams, one of the credited composers on "Blackhat," took the Michael Mann-directed cyber-thriller to task.
The composer had worked on the score of the film for several months, and was aware Mann had hired others before and after his work. Yet in a Facebook posting earlier this week, one which has since been deleted, he reportedly expressed shock and displeasure that the final film "contains almost none of my compositions... I was not the author of most of what is now in the movie."
Variety got in touch with Mann about the posting and here's his response: "Harry's a talented composer whose music needed editing and remixing to fit the very contemporary subject and ambitions of my picture. He was one of (several) composers who contributed to the score - along with Atticus and Leo Ross, Ryan Amon and Mike Dean.
The composer had worked on the score of the film for several months, and was aware Mann had hired others before and after his work. Yet in a Facebook posting earlier this week, one which has since been deleted, he reportedly expressed shock and displeasure that the final film "contains almost none of my compositions... I was not the author of most of what is now in the movie."
Variety got in touch with Mann about the posting and here's his response: "Harry's a talented composer whose music needed editing and remixing to fit the very contemporary subject and ambitions of my picture. He was one of (several) composers who contributed to the score - along with Atticus and Leo Ross, Ryan Amon and Mike Dean.
- 1/16/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Controversy struck Michael Mann’s new cyberhacker actioner from within this week when composer Harry Gregson-Williams accused the director of “slicing and dicing” his work on the film. So who wants credit for Blackhat’s hacked-up score?
“I would like it to be known for what it’s worth that the ‘score’ for Blackhat maybe credited to me, but contains almost none of my compositions,” Gregson-Williams declared Monday on Facebook, four days after the Chris Hemsworth starrer premiered in Los Angeles. It was only during Thursday’s premiere, Gregson-Williams wrote, that he “discovered, to my horror, music that shocked and surprised me…quasi emotional (synth) string pieces that I’d never heard in my life before.
“I knew of at least one other composer, a good one at that(!), that had put in months of work on this movie just as I had, but this appeared to me to be...
“I would like it to be known for what it’s worth that the ‘score’ for Blackhat maybe credited to me, but contains almost none of my compositions,” Gregson-Williams declared Monday on Facebook, four days after the Chris Hemsworth starrer premiered in Los Angeles. It was only during Thursday’s premiere, Gregson-Williams wrote, that he “discovered, to my horror, music that shocked and surprised me…quasi emotional (synth) string pieces that I’d never heard in my life before.
“I knew of at least one other composer, a good one at that(!), that had put in months of work on this movie just as I had, but this appeared to me to be...
- 1/13/2015
- by Jen Yamato
- Deadline
Documentary team behind Sundance Grand Jury winner launches crowd-funding campaign for next film; Atticus Ross to score.
The team behind acclaimed documentary Blood Brother, this year’s Sundance Grand Jury Prize (documentary) and Audience Award (documentary) winner, have today launched a Kickstarter campaign for their second feature, which has Oscar-winning composer Atticus Ross on board to score.
New project Gennadiy follows a Ukrainian activist who runs an orphanage and goes on night raids to try and rescue children who have fallen into drug abuse. The film will chart the nature of addiction, the mercurial Gennadiy’s controversial methods and the Ukraine’s problems with child homelessness.
Blood Brother writer-director Steve Hoover, producer Danny Yourd and cinematographer John Pope all return for the feature.
Trent Reznor collaborator Atticus Ross, who co-scored The Social Network and The Girl with a Dragon Tattoo will score the film alongside his brother, Leopold Ross, and wife, Claudia Sarne.
Shoot...
The team behind acclaimed documentary Blood Brother, this year’s Sundance Grand Jury Prize (documentary) and Audience Award (documentary) winner, have today launched a Kickstarter campaign for their second feature, which has Oscar-winning composer Atticus Ross on board to score.
New project Gennadiy follows a Ukrainian activist who runs an orphanage and goes on night raids to try and rescue children who have fallen into drug abuse. The film will chart the nature of addiction, the mercurial Gennadiy’s controversial methods and the Ukraine’s problems with child homelessness.
Blood Brother writer-director Steve Hoover, producer Danny Yourd and cinematographer John Pope all return for the feature.
Trent Reznor collaborator Atticus Ross, who co-scored The Social Network and The Girl with a Dragon Tattoo will score the film alongside his brother, Leopold Ross, and wife, Claudia Sarne.
Shoot...
- 7/10/2013
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Anyone can tell you who's already made it, but HuffPost Arts & Culture's On Our Radar series is here to tell you who's about to blow up -- and, in some cases, go pop.
Io Echo recently released their first album "Ministry of Love" today, but the band has already been linked to art superstars. After seeing the duo Ioanna Gika and Leopold Ross perform live, Moca director Jeffery Deitch asked Io Echo to curate an audio-visual festival last July called Play Moca.
The pair also teamed up with director Harmony Korine to write the music for a video installation at this year's Venice Biennial starring -- you guessed it -- James Franco.
Blending synthetic and organic sounds from East Asia, including Japanese koto harps and Chinese violins, Io Echo's music transports us to faraway dreamland. We asked Ioanna and Leopold about their unique sound and what's next for the daring musical duo.
Io Echo recently released their first album "Ministry of Love" today, but the band has already been linked to art superstars. After seeing the duo Ioanna Gika and Leopold Ross perform live, Moca director Jeffery Deitch asked Io Echo to curate an audio-visual festival last July called Play Moca.
The pair also teamed up with director Harmony Korine to write the music for a video installation at this year's Venice Biennial starring -- you guessed it -- James Franco.
Blending synthetic and organic sounds from East Asia, including Japanese koto harps and Chinese violins, Io Echo's music transports us to faraway dreamland. We asked Ioanna and Leopold about their unique sound and what's next for the daring musical duo.
- 4/3/2013
- by Leigh Silver
- Huffington Post
While we didn't think much of the actual movie, one reason soundtrack and score fans might want to check out "Broken City" is that it boasts brand new music from Atticus Ross, alongside past collaborators Claudia Sarne and Leopold Ross. The Oscar winner behind "The Social Network" score, which he co-wrote with Trent Reznor, has been steadily getting more cinema work, contributing to the team of talented musicians on the Mexican drama "Days Of Grace," and reteaming with Reznor on "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo." But this time around, he's giving folks a bit of a peek into his creative process. The composer/musician has curated a music playlist exclusively for Rdio that delves into this inspirations, and it's pretty solid stuff. Mostly looking back to the past, the mixtape of sorts is bookended by David Bowie, features cuts from Tangerine Dream and Giorgio Moroder and their work for...
- 1/18/2013
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Composer Atticus Ross, best known for his and Trent Reznor’s Oscar-winning score for The Social Network and his masterful work on The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and The Book of Eli, as curated a playlist sharing his musical inspiration behind the soundtrack for Broken City – which we’ve reviewed right here.
The playlist is below, followed by the embedded Rdio player so you can listen to the album in full right here on Blogomatic3000.
Broken City follows a disgraced ex-cop turned private detective (Mark Walhberg) who uncovers a much grander scandal when he’s double-crossed by the mayor of New York (Russell Crowe).
Ross takes us along this action-packed journey with music that builds an equally compelling sound narrative, bookending the playlist with David Bowie tracks and sprinkling his own signature haunting sound from the film in between.
1. David Bowie – Heroes
2. Tangerine Dream – Love on a Real Train (Risky Business)
3. Atticus Ross,...
The playlist is below, followed by the embedded Rdio player so you can listen to the album in full right here on Blogomatic3000.
Broken City follows a disgraced ex-cop turned private detective (Mark Walhberg) who uncovers a much grander scandal when he’s double-crossed by the mayor of New York (Russell Crowe).
Ross takes us along this action-packed journey with music that builds an equally compelling sound narrative, bookending the playlist with David Bowie tracks and sprinkling his own signature haunting sound from the film in between.
1. David Bowie – Heroes
2. Tangerine Dream – Love on a Real Train (Risky Business)
3. Atticus Ross,...
- 1/18/2013
- by Phil
- Nerdly
A U.K. publication claims to have spoken with Liberty Ross' brother about the alleged affair between Rupert Sanders and Kristen Stewart, but sources close to Ross deny that anyone from her family has disclosed any information to the public.
The People recently published a story saying that Leopold Ross, Liberty's 28-year-old musician brother who is living in Los Angeles, revealed details about Stewart and Sanders' relationship, claiming it lasted "from the last half of filming and all through post-production, clear into last week.”
The story was in stark contrast to People magazine's original report about the affair, in which sources claimed the "Twilight" actress and the married director only engaged in a "fleeting moment that never should have happened."
Although The People is standing by its story, a source close to Ross and her family told People magazine that all quotes in the article are false.
"Contrary to inaccurate reports,...
The People recently published a story saying that Leopold Ross, Liberty's 28-year-old musician brother who is living in Los Angeles, revealed details about Stewart and Sanders' relationship, claiming it lasted "from the last half of filming and all through post-production, clear into last week.”
The story was in stark contrast to People magazine's original report about the affair, in which sources claimed the "Twilight" actress and the married director only engaged in a "fleeting moment that never should have happened."
Although The People is standing by its story, a source close to Ross and her family told People magazine that all quotes in the article are false.
"Contrary to inaccurate reports,...
- 7/31/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Look at the way Kristen Stewart kind of lifts her hand! Look at the way Rupert Sanders takes a step toward her! Clearly there must have been something tawdy going on between these two at Snow White and the Huntsman premiere May 14, what with all the raw sexual energy coursing through this red carpet gif posted by Gawker. Or not. Yeah, almost certainly not.
Seriously, if this gif was somehow evidence of their illicit affair, what could Rupert even be saying that would suggest that?
“I’m going to announce our secret love to Meryl Streep unless you tell me not to.” “Hey, is that Rob over there? Let’s go tell him we made out in a car!” “Let’s hook-up right here on the red carpet! It’ll be like when we canoodled in the park. No one can see us in my two-person invisibility cloak!”
No. Stop.
Seriously, if this gif was somehow evidence of their illicit affair, what could Rupert even be saying that would suggest that?
“I’m going to announce our secret love to Meryl Streep unless you tell me not to.” “Hey, is that Rob over there? Let’s go tell him we made out in a car!” “Let’s hook-up right here on the red carpet! It’ll be like when we canoodled in the park. No one can see us in my two-person invisibility cloak!”
No. Stop.
- 7/30/2012
- by Halle Kiefer
- TheFabLife - Movies
Don't believe everything you read. Following a new report in British newspaper The People (which is owned by the Mirror and not related to People magazine) that director Rupert Sanders's affair with Kristen Stewart was more than a one-time fling, a source very close to his wife Liberty Ross and her family tells People all quotes from that story are false. "Contrary to inaccurate reports, neither Liberty Ross nor any member of her family has spoken to the media," the source tells People. "Quotes that are being attributed to the Ross family have been completely fabricated." The People report...
- 7/30/2012
- by Maggie Coughlan
- PEOPLE.com
Kristen Stewart cheating scandal reportedly went on for multiple months. According to Celebrity-Gossip and their sources, some new info has come to light on Twilight Saga hottie Kristen Stewart's scandalous affair with her Swath director Rupert Sanders. Apparently, the thing went on for months and not just the one day on July 17th. Leopold Ross, who is Rupert's brother-in-law, told People UK that the affair actually began during the second half of filming "Snow White and the Huntsman." He stated, "It was from the last half of filming and all through post-production, clear into last week." Whoa! Leopold went on to explain that this might actually make things better for Rupert's wife Liberty Ross,stating, "it might actually make things better in the long run. She wasn’t that happy for a while, but our family is close, she’ll be all right."
Kristen Stewart Cheating Scandal Reportedly Went...
Kristen Stewart Cheating Scandal Reportedly Went...
- 7/30/2012
- by Megan
- OnTheFlix
In her public apology, "Twilight" actress Kristen Stewart called her tryst with married "Snow White and the Huntsman" director Rupert Sanders a "momentary indiscretion," but Sanders' brother-in-law believes that's not the case.
"It was from the last half of filming and all through post-production, clear into last week," Leopold Ross, brother of Sanders' wife Liberty Ross, tells UK publication The People.
Leopold also talks about his sister's anger at Rupert, whom she met when she was a teenager, for uprooting her life in Britain to move to Hollywood, where she looked after the couple's children, Sklya Lily, 7, and Tennyson, 5.
"She made some sacrifices for something she thought was worth it, now she knows, right?" Leopold says. "It might actually make things better in the long run. She wasn't that happy for a while, but our family is close, she'll be all right."...
"It was from the last half of filming and all through post-production, clear into last week," Leopold Ross, brother of Sanders' wife Liberty Ross, tells UK publication The People.
Leopold also talks about his sister's anger at Rupert, whom she met when she was a teenager, for uprooting her life in Britain to move to Hollywood, where she looked after the couple's children, Sklya Lily, 7, and Tennyson, 5.
"She made some sacrifices for something she thought was worth it, now she knows, right?" Leopold says. "It might actually make things better in the long run. She wasn't that happy for a while, but our family is close, she'll be all right."...
- 7/30/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Robert Pattinson isn't just "heartbroken and humiliated" after learning that his girlfriend, Kristen Stewart, cheated on him with director Rupert Sanders -- he's confused.
There have been dozens of rumors and reports in the days since photos of Stewart and Sanders kissing and hugging were published, and it appears that the 26-year-old actor knows about as much as the rest of us, which isn't much.
According to RadarOnline, Pattinson is curious about what really happened and he wants answers -- not from Stewart -- but from Sanders himself.
The "Twilight" actor appears to have paid no attention to his girlfriend's public apology, judging by how quickly he moved out of their shared Los Feliz, Calif., home, and sources say he's no longer speaking to her, either.
"Rob wants to have a man to man chat with Rupert to find out exactly what happened between him and Kristen," a source close to Pattinson told RadarOnline.
There have been dozens of rumors and reports in the days since photos of Stewart and Sanders kissing and hugging were published, and it appears that the 26-year-old actor knows about as much as the rest of us, which isn't much.
According to RadarOnline, Pattinson is curious about what really happened and he wants answers -- not from Stewart -- but from Sanders himself.
The "Twilight" actor appears to have paid no attention to his girlfriend's public apology, judging by how quickly he moved out of their shared Los Feliz, Calif., home, and sources say he's no longer speaking to her, either.
"Rob wants to have a man to man chat with Rupert to find out exactly what happened between him and Kristen," a source close to Pattinson told RadarOnline.
- 7/30/2012
- by Stephanie Marcus
- Huffington Post
Did Kristen Stewart eat a poisonous apple on the set of Snow White and the Huntsman or something not realizing that she was giving up the best guy in the world? Like, a guy that still looks hot even when he begins to sparkle in the sun? When news first broke last week that Stewart cheated on Rob Pattinson, reports surfaced that she confessed, but to only cheating that one time. It was a brief fling and she's extremely upset that she would ever hurt her boyfriend of three years. But, well...sit down Twihards before you read on. Apparently, Stewart lied and the affair has been going on for months. The New York Post is reporting that Liberty Ross' brother and Rupert Sanders' brother-in-law, Leopold Ross, is the one that has brought that new information forward.
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- 7/30/2012
- by Stephanie Webber
- Celebsology
Rupert Sanders has stayed mum since publicly apologizing to his wife and kids for his affair with Kristen Stewart, but the same can't be said for the British director's brother-in-law.
"It was from the last half of filming and all through post-production, clear into last week," Leopold Ross told the U.K.'s The People of the couple's affair, which Stewart had originally called "a momentary indiscretion."
But Gossip Cop points out that Leopold never says he has any form of evidence or "first-hand knowledge" that his allegations of a long-lived affair are actually true. Plus, there's the obvious fact that his sister, Liberty Ross, is the one who is now left to pick up the pieces of her broken marriage -- a marriage for which she left Britain and moved to Hollywood.
And as if Liberty wasn't made to look like enough of a fool before, it's certainly only...
"It was from the last half of filming and all through post-production, clear into last week," Leopold Ross told the U.K.'s The People of the couple's affair, which Stewart had originally called "a momentary indiscretion."
But Gossip Cop points out that Leopold never says he has any form of evidence or "first-hand knowledge" that his allegations of a long-lived affair are actually true. Plus, there's the obvious fact that his sister, Liberty Ross, is the one who is now left to pick up the pieces of her broken marriage -- a marriage for which she left Britain and moved to Hollywood.
And as if Liberty wasn't made to look like enough of a fool before, it's certainly only...
- 7/30/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Kristen may have described her affair with Rupert as a 'momentary indiscretion,' but Rupert's brother-in-law Leopold Ross is claiming their affair 'lasted for months,' according to a report in The People. Read on for all the details! Kristen Stewart may have a lot of explaining to do once Robert Pattinson hears that her affair with director Rupert Sanders reportedly "lasted for months." Speaking to The People, Leopold Ross, Rupert's wife Liberty Ross' brother, said that Kristen's affair with the 41-year-old director began during the second half of filming for Snow White and the Huntsman. Leopold says he believes, "[the affair] was from the last half of filming and all through post-production, clear into last week." Confirmation that Rupert and Kristen's affair started during the filming of Swath, further proves our body language experts correct! Our experts predicted that Rupert and Kristen Did start a romance well before their July 17 make out session!
- 7/29/2012
- by Christopher Rogers
- HollywoodLife
A review of soundtracks released May 8, 2012 including films based on soap operas and board games (seriously?) plus a British television series based on a classic character. Aren’t there any original ideas anymore!?!
Dark Shadows: Original Score by Danny Elfman
Dark Shadows marks the fourteenth time Danny Elfman has scored a Tim Burton film (and sixth with Johnny Depp). The two came together for Burton’s first feature-length film Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure in 1985 and have since both gone on to have prominent careers. Their latest collaboration, Dark Shadows, is a remake of a soap opera that aired from 1966-1971. The original score features the usual gothic orchestral sounds that are associated with Elfman. One thing that makes this unique from previous Elfman scores is the sometimes use of synthesizers to provide a 70’s vibe, like on the track “Shadows (Reprise).” Elfman also manages to incorporate the original theme...
Dark Shadows: Original Score by Danny Elfman
Dark Shadows marks the fourteenth time Danny Elfman has scored a Tim Burton film (and sixth with Johnny Depp). The two came together for Burton’s first feature-length film Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure in 1985 and have since both gone on to have prominent careers. Their latest collaboration, Dark Shadows, is a remake of a soap opera that aired from 1966-1971. The original score features the usual gothic orchestral sounds that are associated with Elfman. One thing that makes this unique from previous Elfman scores is the sometimes use of synthesizers to provide a 70’s vibe, like on the track “Shadows (Reprise).” Elfman also manages to incorporate the original theme...
- 5/17/2012
- by Christopher Laplante
- SoundOnSight
You probably loved his invigorating Social Network score — and although it’s safe to assume you can’t remember anything from Dragon Tattoo, other than some tinkling pianos — so this news should be of even the mildest interest. According to FilmMusicReporter (via ThePlaylist), Atticus Ross, frequent collaborator of Trent Reznor‘s, will be scoring the Keanu Reeves-starring, Carl Erik Rinsch-directed samurai epic 47 Ronin.
Written by Hossein Amini (Drive) and Chris Morgan (Fast Five), Ronin is “based on the true story of 47 Ronin, samurai swordsmen who avenged the death of their master in 18th century Japan.” Reeves — possibly living up to the idea that he’s Hollywood’s favorite faux Asian — is leading a cast that also includes Rinko Kikuchi, Tadanobu Asano (Thor), and Hiroyuki Sanada (Sunshine).
This marks both Ross‘ debut as a solo composer (the Book of Eli score was done with his brother, Leopold Ross, and wife,...
Written by Hossein Amini (Drive) and Chris Morgan (Fast Five), Ronin is “based on the true story of 47 Ronin, samurai swordsmen who avenged the death of their master in 18th century Japan.” Reeves — possibly living up to the idea that he’s Hollywood’s favorite faux Asian — is leading a cast that also includes Rinko Kikuchi, Tadanobu Asano (Thor), and Hiroyuki Sanada (Sunshine).
This marks both Ross‘ debut as a solo composer (the Book of Eli score was done with his brother, Leopold Ross, and wife,...
- 4/7/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
While Atticus Ross is best known for his collaborations with Trent Reznor in Nine Inch Nails and of course on the soundtracks for "The Social Network" (which won them an Oscar) and "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," he has ventured out on his own on more than one occassion. He has worked close with the Hughes Brothers, scoring their TV series "Touching Evil" (alongside his wife and brother, Claudia Sarne and Leopold Ross) as well as "The Book of Eli" and Albert's segment in "New York, I Love You." Ross also contributed to the excellent array of talent on the "Days of Grace" soundtrack. Well, he's once again striking out with a solo gig, and and it's one helluva blockbuster project.
Film Music Reporter reveals that Ross will score Carl Erik Rinsch's upcoming 3D samaurai tale "47 Ronin." Starring Keanu Reeves, Rinko Kikuchi, Hiroyuki Sanada, Kou Shibasaki and Tadanobu Asano...
Film Music Reporter reveals that Ross will score Carl Erik Rinsch's upcoming 3D samaurai tale "47 Ronin." Starring Keanu Reeves, Rinko Kikuchi, Hiroyuki Sanada, Kou Shibasaki and Tadanobu Asano...
- 4/6/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
"Mexico City. 2002, 2006, 2010. A cop. A hostage. A wife. Corruption, violence, vengeance. Three destinies, during 30 days, during three Soccer World Cups. Three ways to fight in order to survive." This is the synopsis of "Days Of Grace." Starring Eva Longoria, Carlos Bardem (Javier's brother), Miguel Rodarte and Paulina Gaitan, while writer/Director Everardo Gout's first feature doesn't have a U.S. release date yet (it screened out of competition at Cannes last year), it does have a rather interesting soundtrack worth noting and maybe that'll give it extra attention.
Out digitally April 3rd via Lakeshore Records, the soundtrack includes Massive Attack's Robert "3D" Del Naja featuring the one and only sultry-voiced Scarlett Johannsson, (presumably a remix of her "Summertime" George Gerswhin song that she performed on the Unexpected Dreams – Songs From the Stars compilation).
Japanese composer Shigeru Umebayashi (Wong Kar-Wai's "In The Mood For Love" and Zhang Yimou's...
Out digitally April 3rd via Lakeshore Records, the soundtrack includes Massive Attack's Robert "3D" Del Naja featuring the one and only sultry-voiced Scarlett Johannsson, (presumably a remix of her "Summertime" George Gerswhin song that she performed on the Unexpected Dreams – Songs From the Stars compilation).
Japanese composer Shigeru Umebayashi (Wong Kar-Wai's "In The Mood For Love" and Zhang Yimou's...
- 3/19/2012
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
Brett Anderson has revealed that he will be releasing a new solo album later this year. The 43-year-old singer, who is the frontman of the band Suede, created Black Rainbows alongside producer Leo Abrahams, drummer Seb Rochford and musician Leopold Ross over a three-day period in January last year. Anderson has described the LP as "restless, noisy and dynamic", adding that it features "electric guitars, bass, drums and vocals - no flute players, no strings, no gimmicks, just passion". Black Rainbows is scheduled for release on September 26 and the first single, 'Brittle Heart', will be downloadable (more)...
- 8/8/2011
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
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