The Magic Ferret is screening on The Shortest Day Festival at over 91 venues all across Canada on Dec 19, 20 and 21st. The short film stars the 2015 Critic’s Choice Award winner Jacob Tremblay (Room, The Last Man On Earth) and features an original music score by Åström. It has now screened at over 50 festivals around the world and won several awards, including the Platinum Remi Award at Houston Worldfest.
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Lifetime Movie Network Premiere of Child of Grace
The Award-Winning feature Child of Grace, with an original music score by Åström, premiered in the US on Lifetime Movie Network.
Directed by Ian McCrudden, the film stars Maggie Elizabeth Jones (We Bought A Zoo), Ted Levine (The Bridge) and Emma Myles (Orange Is The New Black).
The film is available for purchase on iTunes, Google Play, Amazon USA and Amazon UK.
The score album is available for streaming on Spotify and as a digital download on Amazon and iTunes and all other major online distributors.
Breaking Glass Pictures brings RIDDLE ROOM to DVD & Digital
Breaking Glass Pictures has released their latest thriller RIDDLE ROOM, that features an original score by Åström, on iTunes, VOD, and DVD. Directed by Bryan Binder, Riddle Room stars Erika Hoveland, Tiren Jhames, Marisa Ruby, Daniel Usaj, Peter Carey, and Ava Manson.
Shanghai Conservatory of Music
Åström was invited to China by professor Liu Hou of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music to do a guest class on his work as a film composer in Los Angeles. He played scenes from his recent feature films and talked about his approach and methods for scoring to picture. He also discussed the realities of working under tight deadlines in Hollywood. The lecture was followed by a Q&A where Åström gave feedback on some of the Chinese students’ works.
Working on the psychological thriller “Death Waits”
Åström was recently commissioned to compose the the score for the upcoming Irish feature film “Death Waits”, directed by Redmond Fitzpatrick. The director describes the film as an atmospheric psychological thriller, a cross between ‘The Shining’ by Kubrick and ‘Repulsion’ by Polanski. This film features an Irish, Polish and American cast and stars Alicja Ayres and Tristan Heanue. It’s set to be released in the international arena in 2021.
