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Marco Beltrami (born October 7, 1966) is an American composer of film and television scores. He has worked in several genres, including horror (Scream, Mimic, The Faculty, Resident Evil, The Woman in Black, Carrie, A Quiet Place, and The Nun II), action (Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Live Free or Die Hard, World War Z), science fiction (I, Robot, Snowpiercer), Western(3:10 to Yuma, Jonah Hex, The Homesman), and superhero (Hellboy, The Wolverine, Logan, Venom: Let There Be Carnage). A long-time collaborator of Wes Craven, Beltrami scored seven of the director's films, including the original four Craven-directed films in the Scream franchise (1996–2011). He has also worked with such directors as James Mangold, Guillermo del Toro, Tommy Lee Jones, Alex Proyas, Ole Bornedal, Kathryn Bigelow, Bong Joon-ho, Dan Gilroy, and John Krasinski. He has been nominated for two Academy Awards for 3:10 to Yuma (2007), The Hurt Locker (2008), and a Golden Globe Award for A Quiet Place (2018). He won a Satellite Award for Soul Surfer (2011) and an Emmy Award for Free Solo (2018). Description above from the Wikipedia article Marco Beltrami, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Mortal Kombat Chapter I is a 2024 American fantasy film based on the video game series Mortal Kombat. It is the first installment in the Mortal Kombat Cinematic Universe. Directed by James Wan, produced by Ed Boon, and written by Guillermo del Toro, the film stars Keanu Reeves in the lead role, alongside Mila Kunis, Jimmy Wong, Donnie Yen, Zachary Quinto, Margot Robbie, Scott Adkins, Chris Evans, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jackie Chan, Donald Glover, Ken Watanabe, Hulk Hogan, and Dave Bautista. It is set during the present time, where Raiden and his team are invited to a tournament known as Mortal Kombat, and Raiden is convinced that Liu Kang is the chosen one and must defeat Shang Tsung. Raiden is very furious once he realizes that he is wrong as his amulet becomes increasingly damaged. Mortal Kombat Chapter I was released on March 19th 2024; it was a box-office success, grossing $716 million worldwide. The film was met with largely positive reviews, with praise for the tone, Reeves's performance, action sequences, visual effects, score, direction, screenplay, and the emotional weight compared to previous Mortal Kombat films. Its respect to the source material was also well-received. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography, and has been cited as one of the greatest and most influential game adaptions of the 2020s. A sequel entitled Mortal Kombat Chapter II: The Rise of Shinnok is in development.
