‘Women on Trial’ Soundtrack Album Announced

Music Box Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the French drama Women on Trial (L’Affaire Marie-Claire). The album features the film’s original music composed, orchestrated and conducted by Philippe Rombi (Swimming Pool, Potiche, Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion, War of the Buttons, In the House, Children of the Resistance, Angel). The soundtrack is now available to order as a CD on the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio samples and check out the track list. A digital version is also expected to be available within the next few weeks. Check back on this page for the streaming/download link. Women on Trial is written and directed by Lauriane Escaffre & Yvo Muller and starsCharlotte Gainsbourg, Saül Benchetrit, Cecile de France,  Gregory Gadebois and Michele Chevalier. The movie centers on the 1972 landmark Bobigny trial of 16-year-old Marie-Claire Chevalier who was prosecuted for having an illegal abortion with the help of her mother and two other defendants that paved the way for France to later decriminalize the procedure. The drama premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and will be released in French theaters on November 4.

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