Film Music Reporter

B Original has released a soundtrack album for the French-Belgian drama Summertime (La belle saison). The album features the film’s original music composed by Gregoire Hetzel (Incendies, A Christmas Tale, The Tree). The soundtrack is now available to download overseas. Visit the French Amazon store to listen to audio samples. Summertime is directed by Catherine Corsini and stars Cécile De France, Izia Higelin, Noémie Lvovsky and Kévin Azaïs. The movie is set in 1971 France and follows a young girl from a rural family who moves to Paris and begins a life-changing affair with a feminist activist. The drama premiered earlier this month at the Locarno Film Festival and will have its North American premiere next month at the Toronto Film Festival. No word yet on a domestic distribution deal for the film, which was also released in French theaters last week.