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Listen To The MORBIUS Original Motion Picture Soundtrack From Composer Jon Ekstrand, Available Now

Now available from Madison Gate Records comes MORBIUS Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Music by Jon Ekstrand from the latest blockbuster Marvel/Sony superhero film.

The soundtrack features 23 tracks by Ekstrand, who researched sounds that bats make and pushed his orchestra to replicate those sounds using instruments throughout the score.

Also due to the vampiric nature of the infamous Marvel antihero, the Swedish composer was also inspired by classic horror scores by the likes of John Carpenter, leaning in to the character’s monstrous nature rather than creating your expected superhero score.

Directed by Ekstrand’s longtime collaborator Daniel Espinosa, Morbius follows one of the most compelling and conflicted characters in Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters with Oscar® winner Jared Leto transforming into the enigmatic antihero Michael Morbius. Dangerously ill with a rare blood disorder and determined to save others suffering his same fate, Dr. Morbius attempts a desperate gamble. While at first it seems to be a radical success, a darkness inside him is unleashed. Will good override evil – or will Morbius succumb to his mysterious new urges?

Purchase or stream: https://smarturl.it/MorbiusOMPS

TRACK LIST

  1. Dr. Michael Morbius
  2. Cerro de la Muerte
  3. Orphanage
  4. A Cure Is Possible
  5. Injection
  6. Michael Wakes Up
  7. The Need for Blood
  8. Superhuman
  9. Hospital Hunt
  10. Research
  11. Main Suspect
  12. Stairway Escape
  13. Milo Leaves
  14. Through the Wall
  15. Subway Fight
  16. Subway Flight
  17. Michael Needs a Lab
  18. House Search
  19. Rooftop Flight
  20. Night Hunt
  21. Birds of Prey
  22. The Rise of Morbius
  23. Morbius Flight

Jon Ekstrand is a Stockholm based Swedish film composer and artist. He began his career under the mentorship of acclaimed sound designer Owe Svensson, where he sharpened his skills at understanding the power of sound and its dramaturgic importance in helping a story realize its potential. In 1998, whilst attending Stockholm Film School, Ekstrand met Director Daniel Espinosa, in which the two formed a tight creative relationship which continues to this day.

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Ekstrand and Espinosa have collaborated on seven films, including the hit trilogy “Easy Money” as well as Hollywood Studio Films “Child 44,” “Life,” and the Marvel film “Morbius.” Jon is also scoring the 2022 biopic feature “Hilma,” by acclaimed director Lasse Hallström, about the life or revered abstract artist and spiritual pioneer Hilma af Klint.

Jon has had a rich career within films, having worked the entire spectrum of the sound team – from boom operator, sound recordist, to sound designer and today as accoladed composer. Ekstrand is a self-confessed synthesizer addict, and generally starts building his scores around electro acoustic elements. His scores range in genre from more minimal arthouse ambient to epic thriller dramas, where he has recorded with full orchestras at both Air Studios in London, Colombia Studios and Sony Studios in Los Angeles. To date, Ekstrand has scored over 30 films and TV series, has been nominated for Three Swedish Gullbaggage Awards, and in January 2020 was awarded The Danish Film Institutes Robert Award, for his 2019 score to the film Queen of Hearts.

Ekstrand is passionate and actively engaged in expanding diversity within the film industry and is part of a composer’s mentorship program arranged through the Swedish collecting society STIM.

The Skyview Drive-in in Belleville, IL Opens This Weekend With MORBIUS, UNCHARTERED, THE LOST CITY and SCREAM

The wait is over! Drive-in season has begun! The Skyview Drive-in in Belleville (5700 N Belt W, Belleville, IL 62226) opens this weekend! On April 1st-3rd, the Skyview will be showing MORBIUS and UNCHARTERED on screen one and THE LOST CITY and SCREAM on screen 2. The shows start at 8pmThe Skyview’s site can be found HERE

MORBIUS Hits Theaters On April 1st – Take A Bite Out Of These New Behind-The-Scenes Videos

Dr. Michael Morbius (Jared Leto) in Columbia Pictures’ MORBIUS.

One of the most compelling and conflicted characters in Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters comes to the big screen as Oscar® winner Jared Leto transforms into the enigmatic antihero Michael Morbius. Dangerously ill with a rare blood disorder and determined to save others suffering his same fate, Dr. Morbius attempts a desperate gamble. While at first it seems to be a radical success, a darkness inside him is unleashed. Will good override evil – or will Morbius succumb to his mysterious new urges?

In his new film Morbius, based on the Marvel antihero, Leto brings all of these together for his performance as Dr. Michael Morbius, a brilliant doctor with a rare and fatal blood disease, determined to find the cure. Morbius’s genius finds a way not only to cure the illness but to give him unimaginable strength and powers, but at a terrible cost: an uncontrollable thirst for human blood.

“I played Dr. Michael Morbius from his most frail, to his most powerful, to his most monstrous,” Leto continues. “There’s a lot of range in there, so that was really fun to tackle. Not only does the movie have action, stunts, and fighting, but the role itself was taxing. Whenever he is fighting the affliction, he is caught in a crossroads between different parts of the character. It’s like a withdrawal process, a full body experience.”

Columbia Pictures presents in association with MARVEL, an Avi Arad / Matt Tolmach production, Morbius. Starring Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, Jared Harris, Al Madrigal, and Tyrese Gibson. Directed by Daniel Espinosa. Produced by Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach, and Lucas Foster. Screen Story and Screenplay by Matt Sazama & Burk Sharpless. Based on the MARVEL Comics. Executive Producers are Louise Rosner and Emma Ludbrook. Director of Photography is Oliver Wood. Production Designer is Stefania Cella. Editor is Pietro Scalia, ACE. Costume Designer is Cindy Evans.

Dr. Michael Morbius (Jared Leto) in Columbia Pictures’ MORBIUS.

Music by Jon Ekstrand. MORBIUS marks his seventh project with director Daniel Espinosa, having previously composed music for his films Life, Babylonsjukan, Outside Love, Snabba Cash, and Child 44, and the Danish short film The Boxer, which was his first work as a composer. His work will be heard in the upcoming films All the Old Knives, starring Chris Pine and Thandiwe Newton, and Lasse Hallström’s Hilma, starring Lena Olin..

Morbius has been rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association for intense sequences of violence, some frightening images and brief strong language. The film will be released in theaters nationwide on April 1, 2022.

https://www.morbius.movie/

MORBIUS “Transformation” Scene Premieres At CCXP 2021 – In Theaters January 28

One of the most compelling and conflicted characters in Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters comes to the big screen as Oscar® winner Jared Leto transforms into the enigmatic antihero Michael Morbius. Dangerously ill with a rare blood disorder and determined to save others suffering his same fate, Dr. Morbius attempts a desperate gamble. While at first it seems to be a radical success, a darkness inside him is unleashed. Will good override evil – or will Morbius succumb to his mysterious new urges?

Directed by Daniel Espinosa the thriller is in theaters January 28, 2022.

Watch the new clip that was released on Saturday during Sony Pictures “Thunder Stage” presentation at CCXP21.

Screen Story and Screenplay by Matt Sazama & Burk Sharpless, Based on the Marvel Comics. Produced by Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach, Lucas Foster and Executive Produced by Louise Rosner and Emma Ludbrook

The cast includes Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, Jared Harris, Al Madrigal and Tyrese Gibson.

This film is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association for the following reasons: intense sequences of violence, some frightening images, and brief strong language. Credits not final

Meet the brilliant Dr. Michael Morbius (Jared Leto) and his powerful alter-ego, straight from the 50th anniversary of his Marvel comic debut to his first ever big screen appearance.

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Morbius (Jared Leto) in Columbia Pictures’ MORBIUS.

Catch A First Look At The New MORBIUS Trailer Starring Jared Leto – In Theaters January 28, 2022

Dr. Michael Morbius (Jared Leto) in Columbia Pictures’ MORBIUS.

Coming to theaters on January 28, 2022 is the long awaited MORBIUS.

One of Marvel’s most compelling and conflicted characters comes to the big screen as Oscar® winner Jared Leto transforms into the enigmatic antihero Michael Morbius. Dangerously ill with a rare blood disorder and determined to save others suffering his same fate, Dr. Morbius attempts a desperate gamble.  While at first it seems to be a radical success, a darkness inside him is unleashed. Will good override evil – or will Morbius succumb to his mysterious new urges?

The cast includes Jared Leto, Jared Harris, Matt Smith, Adria Arjona and Tyrese Gibson.

But how will Michael Keaton’s Vulture play into this… or to be more precise, which universe are we in during this film?

Sony Pictures is releasing on December 17th SPIDER-MAN™: NO WAY HOME.

For the first time in the cinematic history of Spider-Man, our friendly neighborhood hero is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life from the high-stakes of being a Super Hero. When he asks for help from Doctor Strange the stakes become even more dangerous, forcing him to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man.

Will there be a crossover between the two strories?

Dr. Michael Morbius (Jared Leto) in Columbia Pictures’ MORBIUS.

MORBIUS is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association for the following reasons: intense sequences of violence, some frightening images, and brief strong language.

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We Love The First Trailer For MORBIUS Starring Jared Leto

I can’t tell you how excited I am by the first trailer that dropped on Monday for MORBIUS starring Jared Leto.

Hitting theaters on July 31, 2020 it is one of my most anticipated films coming up this summer.

One of Marvel’s most compelling and conflicted characters comes to the big screen as Oscar® winner Jared Leto transforms into the enigmatic antihero, Michael Morbius. Dangerously ill with a rare blood disorder, and determined to save others suffering his same fate, Dr. Morbius attempts a desperate gamble. What at first appears to be a radical success soon reveals itself to be a remedy potentially worse than the disease.

The film also stars Matt Smith, Jared Harris with Tyrese Gibson. The film is helmed by Daniel Espinosa who directed LIFE.

Check it out now.

https://www.morbius.movie/

Thoughts on this first look.

We see Leto walking down an alley with the word “murderer” on the wall over an image of Spider-man. This stems from SPIDER-MAN FAR FROM HOME where J. Jonah Jameson says at the end of the film, “There you have it, folks: conclusive proof that Spider-Man was responsible for the brutal murder of Mysterio, an inter-dimensional warrior who gave his life to protect our planet, and who will no doubt go down in history as the greatest superhero of all time. But that’s not all, folks. Here’s the real blockbuster. Brace yourselves, you might wanna sit down.” Nice wink to the fans.

Additionally Michael Keaton as Adrian Toomes (The Vulture) from SPIDER-MAN Homecoming appears, from out of nowhere, at the end of the trailer!

Could we possibly and finally have a movie with the Sinister Six as was suggested years ago? Spider-Man has battled on the big screen with the likes of Doctor Octopus, Electro, Mysterio, Sandman, and Vulture. Kraven the Hunter, one of a founding member of the Sinister Six, has yet to appear in any of the films but was hinted at in the Amazing Spider-Man 2 video game.

Fantasy Cast… Who should play Morbius in ‘Spider-Man 4’?

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Not long ago, we announced news that director Sam Raimi may want to have Morbius written as Spidey’s next nemesis in the coming forth installment in the ‘Spider-Man’ franchise. Personally, this would be really cool and would make way for Raimi to introduce a darker ‘Spider-Man’ story… you know, one that actually works, unlike ‘SM3’.

With the news that followed shortly after about Sony giving Raimi creative control on this project, the odds of this plot detail coming to life became even better. So, with this in mind, we begin asking ourselves who would best fit the role of the scientist Dr. Michael Morbius who accidentally transforms him into a vampire-like creature while attempting to develop a cure for his own terminal disease?

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Dr. Morbius is a character that is both driven and menacing, but maintains a level of humanity as he attempts to find a way to cure himself and resist the urge to fall too deeply into the persona of Morbius the creature. In this way, he is a similar character to that of the Hulk.

In the maelstrom of Internet buzz talk that followed the announcement of Raimi’s Morbius idea, lots of ridiculous speculation and rumors have been popping up. Someone even suggested Robert Pattinson. Robert Pattinson? Argh! If I could get my hands on the moron that suggested his as a “perfect choice” for playing Morbius!

Lord Voldemort Ralph Fiennes has been great as Lord Voldemort in the ‘Harry Potter’ franchise. He is my numero uno pick for the role. He’s an extremely versatile actor with a frightening understanding of the darker side of characters.

Assuming I don’t get my way and Ralph Fiennes is not cast, some other potential actors that may have just the “right bite” for the role could include:

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Ralph Fiennes – I’d love to see him take on the role, combining the intellectual side of Dr. Morbius with his creepier vampirous traits. Vincent Cassell – This may seem like an odd choice on the surface, but he has great talent and a knack for unconventional roles
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Karl Urban – Probably the lesser-known and less obvious choice of the bunch, but he has a fitting combination of appearance and talent. Benicio Del Toro – He has strangely emerged as a popular choice, but it could actually work. After all, Benicio Del Toro never fails to amaze!

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Here’s another idea to ponder… Morbius isn’t what I would consider a major villain by way of popularity and his background could be called somewhat limited by certain standards. With that said, would it be out of line to suggest switching things up a bit? Maybe make Morbius a woman, or perhaps venture beyond the constraints of his being a white male? This updated character profile could serve as a gateway to a whole new world of options (Del Toro, for example) in creating a memorable villainous performance in ‘SM4’.

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What do you think? Who should play Morbius if Raimi does decide to make him the villain in ‘Spider-Man 4’? If you have any ideas for who should play her, be sure to let us know.

And, if you have any ideas for future Fantasy Casts, shoot us an email with your ideas. You can find all of our email addresses right here!

Is Raimi REALLY considering Morbius as next Spidey Villain!

Here’s a new rumor to fill your movie gossip minds… apparently, in a recent issue of Empire magazine, Sam Raimi was interviewed about ‘Spider-Man 4’ and the following comment was made by mister Raimi:

“I like it in the Marvel comics when Spider-Man fights Morbius,† said Raimi. “He’s really cool. A vampire! I like that combination of superhero plus supernatural.†

So, while this is not a guarantee of any sort, it seems Raimi has an idea of what he’d like to do for the next film if he gets his way. This, of course, means that The Lizard may (or may not) be out of the picture. While he’s an interesting character, the idea of focusing on (at least solely) The Lizard would be less than extraordinary. I like where Raimi’s mind is going. I’m ready for a darker Spider-Man story… a “well-done” darker story, not the attempt that ‘Spider-Man 3’ was. Sure, the vampire comic book thing is beginning to be a frequent source of material, but come on… this would be cool. What do you think? Is this a step in the right direction? Is it a bad idea, or just what the fans want? Let us know by leaving your comments.

[source: MTV.com]