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‘Immaculate’ Soundtrack: Critics Sing Praises For Will Bates’ Score, Horror Film Now Playing In Cinemas!

Find out what critics are saying about Will BatesImmaculate film score!  See reviews from Time Magazine, Washington Post, The Wrap and more.  The highly-anticipated horror film starring two-time Emmy-nominated actress Sydney Sweeney (“The White Lotus“, “Euphoria”) and directed by Emmy nominee Michael Mohan (The Voyeurs, Ghostwriter) opens in US, Canada, UK and Ireland cinemas today!  Don’t take our word: see the film score reviews that are streaming in below.

“In places, the movie’s terrific score, by Will Bates—including a whimsically tinny harpsichord passage, and a thumpingly percussive interlude that grooves to the spirit of Goblin’s Suspiria theme—references those films directly, and with a sense of wit.” – Time 

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Depraved: Will Bates Brings The Score To Larry Fessenden’s Modern Frankeinstein Story To Life

Depraved Soundtrack | Lakeshore Records

Will Bates’ score is a haunting blend of electronics and real world noises. The creature design on Adam is simply superb. – The Hollywood News

Lakeshore Records has released Will Bates‘ score to Depraved, Larry Fessenden’s (We Are Still Here,  Darling, The ABC’s of Death) modern take on the Mary Shelley classic, Frankenstein.  Will Bates is known for film and television scores as “Nightflyers”, “The Magicians”, “The Path” and Lola Versus.  See the soundtrack buy links and more below.

Starring David Call, Joshua Leonard, Alex Breaux, and Ana Kayne, Depraved is Fessenden’s most “visually polished work yet” (New York Times).

IFC Midnight presents DEPRAVED, available now on VOD (watch it on iTunes), Blu-ray (Amazon) and streaming on Hulu.

  

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What Men Want, Nightflyers Featured In February Soundtrack Picks! | Film Music Magazine

In the latest edition of Film Music Magazine, film music critic Daniel Schweiger shares his February soundtrack picks, featuring What Men Want (score by Brian Tyler, and Nightflyers (score by Will Bates)! As usual, Daniel provides an insightful backgrounder on each composer to provide further context on their latest releases. Keep reading to see the reviews and listen to the albums.

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George R. R. Martin’s ‘Nightflyers’ Series Comes To Blu-ray and DVD! Score by Will Bates


We are talking a series opening as jarring as some of the scenes in season 1 of the Walking Dead. – Gerri Mahn, Den of Geek

Syfy’s Nightflyers series is based on George R. R. Martin’s Locus Award-winning novella published in 1980. Starring Eoin Macken, David Ajala, Jodie Turner-Smith and Gretchen Mol, the series is developed for television by Jeff Buhler and features score by Series Composer Will Bates, known for his work “The Looming Tower” (Hulu), “The Magicians” (Netflix) and “The Path” (Hulu). Catch up on all episodes at your leisure: Season 1 is now available on Blu-ray and DVD in stores and online now.

Soundtrack Available Now: [Download/Listen]

A mixture of organic strings with synthetic beats, the piece is both melancholically beautiful and strangely sinister. It’s a wonderful piece that we highly recommend listening to above. – Jonathan Barkan, Dread Central

NIGHTFLYER SEASON 1 is now available on Blu-ray/DVD (get it here) and On Digital (get it here).

Lakeshore Podcast: Will Bates Talks ‘Nightflyers’ Syfy Series Score | Birth.Movies.Death

Our friends over at Birth.Movies.Death has the exclusive premiere on the first Lakeshore Podcast of the year, featuring Will Bates, Series Composer of George R.R. Martin’s “Nightflyers” series on Syfy! Hosted by Aaron Vehling of the Vehlinggo music site, we get the lowdown on how Will Bates came to scoring this futuristic psychological thriller and the unusual instrumentation used.

Nightflyers takes place in 2093, where a team of scientists, on man’s most advanced space ship ever, embark on a mission to find other life forms. See the full story and access the Lakeshore Podcast now at Birth.Movies.Death.

Soundtrack Available Now: [Download/Listen]

Catch up on NIGHTFLYERS SEASON 1 now at Syfy.com (login required) or on iTunes (download season pass).