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Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 16, 2016)

Four new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

blair-witchOpening in most theaters is the horror thriller Blair Witch directed by  Adam Wingard (The Guest, You’re Next) and starring James Allen McCune, Callie Hernandez, Brandon Scott, Valorie Curry, Corbin Reid and Wes Robinson. Wingard has also composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the movie’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Lionsgate release.

snowden-scoreAlso opening wide is the biographical drama Snowden directed by Oliver Stone and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto, Tom Wilkinson, Rhys Ifans and Nicolas Cage. The film’s original music is composed by Craig Armstrong (Moulin Rouge!, The Great Gatsby, The Incredible Hulk, World Trade Center) and Adam Peters (Savages) has contributed additional music. Deutsche Grammophon has released a soundtrack album featuring Armstrong’s & Peter’s music (click here for the full details), as well as a separate soundtrack featuring the orchestral score by Armstrong. Check out our previous article for more information.

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‘The Devil’s Dolls’ Soundtrack Released

the-devils-dollsMovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the horror thriller The Devil’s Dolls. The album features the film’s original music composed by Holly Amber Church (Rites of Spring). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The Devil’s Dolls is directed by Padraig Reynolds and stars Christopher Wiehl, Kym Jackson, Tina Lifford, Samantha Smith, Kennedy Brice, Brandon Johnson, Brea Grant and Yohance Mile. The movie revolves around a serial killer’s curse that unleashes a season of slaughter in the backwoods of Mississippi and is pitting a detective against the clock to save his daughter’s life.

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Fox’s ‘Pitch’ to Feature Music by Jon Ehrlich & Jason Derlatka and Black Violin

pitchJon Ehrlich & Jason Derlatka and Black Violin are composing the music for the new Fox drama Pitch. The show is created by Dan Fogelman (Crazy, Stupid, Love, Tangled, Galavant, Danny Collins) & Rick Singer and stars Kylie Bunbury, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Ali Larter, Mark Consuelos, Dan Lauria, Mo McRae, Meagan Holder and Tim Jo. The series tells the story of Ginny Baker, who becomes the first woman to play Major League Baseball – under the glare of a white-hot media spotlight. Fogelman and Singer are also executive producing the 20th Century Fox Television production with Kevin Falls (Summer Catch), Tony Bill (The Sting, Flyboys), Helen Bartlett (Untamed Heart), Jess Rosenthal and Paris Barclay (Sons of Anarchy).

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‘Southside with You’ Score Album Released

southside-with-youIM Global Music has released a second soundtrack for the drama Southside with You. The album features the film’s original score composed by Emmy Award nominee Stephen James Taylor (Timon & Pumbaa, Teacher’s Pet, The Glass Shield). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. As previously announced, Columbia Records has released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie. Southside with You written and directed by Richard Tanne and starring Parker Sawyers & Tika Sumpter recounts the eventful summer day in 1989 when a young law firm associate named Barack Obama tried to woo lawyer Michelle Robinson during a daylong date.

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Michael Giacchino to Take Over Scoring Duties ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’

rogue-oneMichael Giacchino has taken over scoring duties on the upcoming Star Wars spin-off Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. The composer is replacing Alexandre Desplat who was originally scoring the film directed by Gareth Edwards (Godzilla) and starring Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Jiang Wen, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, Riz Ahmed and Forest Whitaker. The movie takes place before the events of Star Wars: A New Hope and tells the story of unlikely heroes who have united to steal plans to the dreaded Death Star.

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‘Star Wars Rebels’ Season 1 Soundtrack Details

star-wars-rebelsWalt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album for the animated series Star Wars Rebels. The album features selections from the original music of the show’s first season composed by Kevin Kiner (Star Wars: the Clone Wars, Hell on Wheels, CSI: Miami). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 16 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. Star Wars Rebels is executive produced by Simon Kinberg, Dave Filoni & Greg Weisman and features the voices of Freddie Prinze, Jr., Taylor Gray, Steve Blum, Tiya Sircar and Vanessa Marshall. The Lucasfilm Animation production, which is set in between  Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope, premiered in 2014 and will return for a third season on September 24, 2016 on Disney XD.

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Rolfe Kent Scoring Kevin Tent’s ‘Crash Pad’

rolfe-kentRolfe Kent has recently composed the original score for the upcoming romantic comedy Crash Pad. The film marks the feature directorial debut of Academy Award-nominated editor Kevin Tent (The Descendants, Nebraska) and stars Domhnall Gleeson, Christina Applegate, Thomas Haden Church and Nina Dobrev. The movie follows a hopeless romantic who thinks he’s found true love with an older woman, only to learn that she’s married and that his fling is merely an instrument of revenge against her neglectful husband. Jeremy Catalino has written the Black List-honored screenplay.

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‘The Lovers & the Despot’ Soundtrack Details

the-lovers-and-the-despotCopticon Music will release a soundtrack album for the documentary The Lovers & the Despot. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nathan Halpern (Rich Hill, Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present). The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 23, 2016. The Lovers & the Despot is directed by Robert Cannan & Ross Adam and tells the story of young, ambitious South Korean filmmaker Shin Sang-ok and actress Choi Eun-hee, who met and fell in love in 1950s post-war Korea. The documentary premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and was picked up by Magnolia Pictures for a domestic release in theaters and on VOD on September 23.

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Varese Sarabande to Release ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ Soundtrack

hacksaw-ridgeVarese Sarabande will release the official soundtrack album for Mel Gibson’s war drama Hacksaw Ridge. The album features the film’s original music composed by Rupert Gregson-Williams (The Legend of Tarzan, Bee Movie, Hotel Rwanda, Over the Hedge). The soundtrack will be released on November 4, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details. Hacksaw Ridge starring Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, Luke Bracey, Teresa Palmer, Hugo Weaving, Rachel Griffiths and Vince Vaughn tells the true story of Desmond Doss who, in Okinawa during the bloodiest battle of WWII, saved 75 men without firing or carrying a gun.

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‘Lady Bloodfight’ Soundtrack Announced

lady-bloodfightLakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the action movie Lady Bloodfight. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mark Kilian (Tsotsi, Eye in the Sky, Pitch Perfect, Rendition, Traitor). The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 30, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Lady Bloodfight is directed by Chris Nahon and stars Amy Johnston, Jenny Wu, Kathy Wu and Jet Tranter. The movie centers around a beautiful but troubled American girl backpacking her way through Hong Kong who is recruited by a Wudang champion and trained to fight in the vicious, all-female, underground martial arts tournament known as “The Kumite.

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