Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the French/Senegalese World War I drama Father & Soldier (Tirailleurs). The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Academy Award winner Alexandre Desplat (The Shape of Water, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The King’s Speech, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, The Queen, Godzilla). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Listen to the first two tracks after the jump. A CD version is being released overseas this Friday (click here to order as an import) and a vinyl edition will be coming out next month. Father & Soldier is directed by Mathieu Vadepied and stars Omar Sy, Alassane Diong and Jonas Bloquet. The movie tells the story of Bakary Diallo, a father who enlists in the French army to join his 17-year-old son who has been forcibly recruited.
Category: Film Music Albums
‘I Am DB Cooper’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Loveboat Sound will release a soundtrack album for the documentary I Am DB Cooper. The album features the film’s original music composed by Erik Groysman & Rainee Blake. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, January 6 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. I Am DB Cooper is directed by T.J. Regan and follows two bounty hunter brothers who set out on a modern-day treasure hunt to recover money buried on the Columbia River 50 years ago, uncovering bizarre truths about Rodney Bonnifield and his connection to the only unsolved plane hijacking in U.S. history.
‘The Cake Dynasty’ (‘Kagefabrikken’) Soundtrack Released
Sound by Struck has released a soundtrack album for the Danish comedy drama The Cake Dynasty (Kagefabrikken). The album features the film’s original score composed by Jonas Struck (Borg vs McEnroe, The Good Traitor, Idealisten, Conrad & Michelle: If Words Could Kill) & Karen Krogshøj. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. The Cake Dynasty is co-written and directed by Christian Lollike and stars Nicolas Bro, Bahar Pars, Tina Gylling, Andreas Jebro, Emma Sested Høeg, Henrik Noel, Ena Spottag and Claudia Gregersen. The movie follows a frustrated middle-aged baker whose factory is facing financial ruin who embarks on a desperate mission to save the business.
‘Mission Ulja Funk’ Soundtrack Album Released
Nolita Cinema has released a soundtrack album for the German family adventure comedy Mission Ulja Funk. The album features the film’s original music composed by André Dziezuk (Colonia, Lost Bullet, Secrets of War, Tel Aviv on Fire, A Real Vermeer). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and most other major digital music services), where you can also check out audio samples. Mission Ulja Funk is written and directed by Barbara Kronenberg and stars Romy Lou Janinhoff, Jonas Oessel, Luc Feit, Hildegard Schroedter and Anja Schneider. The movie tells the story of a 12 year old girl who sets out on a road trip in a stolen hearse to Eastern Europe to witness the impact of an asteroid she discovered.
‘Scarlet’ (‘L’envol’) Soundtrack Album Details
MovieScore Media will release a soundtrack album for the French/Italian period drama Scarlet (L’envol). The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Academy Award winner Gabriel Yared (The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Judy, Cold Mountain, Betty Blue). The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 11 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Quartet Records will release a CD version. Scarlet is co-written and directed by Pietro Marcello and stars Juliette Jouan, Louis Garrel, Raphaël Thiery, Noémie Lvovsky, François Négret, Ernst Umhauer and Yolande Moreau. The movie based on a 1923 novel by Russian writer Alexander Grin is set in Northern Normandy between World War I & II and follows the journey of a young woman who was raised a widowed war veteran and strives to find her own path in life.
‘UFO Sweden’ Soundtrack Released
Fähuset has released a soundtrack album for the Swedish sci-fi adventure UFO Sweden. The album features the film’s original music composed by Gustaf Spetz (The Unthinkable, Så jävla easy going) & Oskar Sollenberg. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. UFO Sweden is directed and produced by film collective Crazy Pictures and stars Inez Dahl Torhaug, Jesper Barkselius, Eva Melander and Joakim Sällquist. The movie tells the story of a teenage rebel placed in foster care who suspects that her father is not dead, but has been kidnapped by UFOs and – with the help of a UFO association – is determined to find out the truth.
‘Enys Men’ Soundtrack Album Released
Invada Records has released a soundtrack album for the British horror movie Enys Men. The album features the film’s original score composed by writer/director Mark Jenkin (Bait). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Enys Men is written and directed by Jenkin and stars Mary Woodvine, Edward Rowe and Flo Crowe. The movie is set in 1973 and follows a wildlife volunteer on an uninhabited island off the British coast as he descends into a terrifying madness that challenges her grip on reality and pushes her into a living nightmare.
Soundtrack Album for Patrick Mark’s ‘Stewart’ Documentary Released
Dubois Records has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Stewart. The album features the film’s original music composed by Chris Roe (Armstrong, After Love, Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo, Trigger Point, Lancaster, Death of a Gentleman). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Stewart is directed by Patrick Mark and centers on legendary former Formula 1 World Champion, team owner and businessman, Sir Jackie Stewart. The movie chronicles his humble beginnings outside Glasgow, the early years of his marriage to Helen and the rush of excitement that heralded his first F1 World Championship title in 1969.
‘Dating & New York’ Soundtrack Album Released
Grant Fonda (Down the Fence, The House That Rob Built, The Perfect Race, Pray: The Story of Patrick Peyton) has released a soundtrack album for the romantic comedy Dating & New York. The album features the composer’s original music from the film and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Dating & New York is written and directed by Jonah Feingold and stars Francesca Reale, Jaboukie Young-White, Catherine Cohen and Brian Muller. The movie follows a man and a woman who meet on a dating app and draft an ironclad friends-with-benefits contract that will test the resolve of their otherwise seemingly perfect dynamic.
Rachel Portman’s ‘Beyond the Screen – Film Works on Piano’ Album Announced
Sony Classical will release the new record Beyond the Screen – Film Works on Piano by Rachel Portman featuring some of the composer’s most cherished film music for solo piano. The album was recorded in Berlin, with occasional accompaniment by cellist Raphaela Gromes and consists of 20 curated pieces that span Portman’s illustrious career, arranged to form an emotional and musical journey. Among the titles included are suites from the composer’s Academy Award-winning score for Douglas McGrath’s Emma, her Academy Award-nominated scores for Lasse Hallstrom’s The Cider House Rules and Chocolat, as well as her music for Mark Romanek’s Never Let Me Go, Lone Scherfig’s One Day and Saul Dibb’s The Duchess. The album will be released digitally and physically on March 3, 2023 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the pre-order links for the CD version and vinyl edition and listen to six tracks from the record after the jump.