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Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 17, 2023)

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Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is Marvel Studios’ Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania directed by Peyton Reed and starring Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, Jonathan Majors, Kathryn Newton, Michelle Pfeiffer and Bill Murray. The film’s original music is composed by Christophe Beck (Frozen, Free Guy, WandaVision, The Hangover, Edge of Tomorrow, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Hawkeye). Hollywood Records & Marvel Music have released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this week. Check out our previous article for the full album details.

Already playing in theaters nationwide since this past Wednesday is the noir thriller Marlowe directed by Neil Jordan and starring Liam Neeson, Jessica Lange, Diane Kruger, Danny Huston, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Alan Cumming, Colm Meaney and Ian Hart. David Holmes (Ocean’s Eleven, Out of Sight, Killing Eve, Analyze That, No Sudden Move, Haywire) has composed the film’s original score. Republic Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score and an original song by Jon Batiste last week. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Open Road Films release.

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Marius de Vries, Abigail Barlow, Emily Bear & Mark Sonnenblick Join Music Team of ‘Fred & Ginger’ Biopic

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Music producer Marius de Vries (Coda, Kick-Ass, Strange Magic, Navalny, Sucker Punch), Grammy Award-winning songwriters Abigail Barlow & Emily Bear (The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical) and Emmy Award-nominated songwriter Mark Sonnenblick (Theater Camp) have joined the music team of the upcoming biographical drama Fred & Ginger. The film is directed by Jonathan Entwistle (The End of the F*cking World, I Am Not Okay with This) and will star Jamie Bell as Fred Astaire and Margaret Qualley as Ginger Rogers. The movie centers on a life-defining point in the Hollywood icons’ early careers when their contrasting dance styles and competitive rivalry threatened to destroy their legendary partnership.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 10, 2023)

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Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the comedy drama Magic Mike’s Last Dance directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Channing Tatum, Salma Hayek, Ayub Khan Din, Jemelia George, Juliette Motamed and Vicki Pepperdine. The movie doesn’t feature an original score. Season Kent is the film’s music supervisor. Keep Cool & RCA Records have released the song Careful co-written and performed by Lucky Daye today. Click here to listen to the track and to learn more about the Warner Bros. Pictures release.

Opening in select theaters today is the horror thriller Consecration co-written and directed by Christopher Smith and starring Jena Malone, Danny Huston, Thoren Ferguson, Will Keen and Janet Suzma. Nathan Halpern (The Rider, Emily the Criminal, Watcher, Swallow, Minding the Gap) has composed the film’s original music. No word on a soundtrack release. The movie, which follows a woman who goes to the Mount Saviour Convent in Scotland to find out what happened to her priest brother after he died, is being released by IFC Films.

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Burt Bacharach (1928-2023)

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Burt Bacharach has passed away yesterday at age 94. The Grammy Award-winning songwriter/composer and pianist has written hundreds of songs throughout his career, including numerous tracks written specifically for films and also composed several film scores. He won his first two Academy Awards for the song Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head (with Hal David) and the score from George Roy Hill’s western Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid in 1970 and received another Oscar a decade later for Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do) from Steve Gordon’s Arthur.

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Conor McPherson to Write and Direct ‘Girl from the North Country’ Film Adaptation

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Playwright Conor McPherson is set to write and direct a film adaptation of the stage musical Girl from the North Country. Chlöe Bailey, Tosin Cole, Olivia Colman and Woody Harrelson are attached to star in the movie based on McPherson’s Great Depression-set musical inspired by the songs of Bob Dylan about a group of travelers whose lives intersect in a guesthouse filled with music, life and hope.

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Germaine Franco Wins Grammy Award for ‘Encanto’ Score

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Germaine Franco has won her first Grammy Award for her score for Disney’s animated feature Encanto in the Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media category at today’s 65th Annual Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony in Los Angeles. She previously received an Academy Award nomination for her work on the film. Lin-Manuel Miranda received the Grammy for the movie’s original song We Don’t Talk About Bruno in the Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media category. Encanto was also the winner in the Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Visual Media category. The album was released by Walt Disney Records.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 3, 2023)

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Opening in theaters nationwide today is the horror thriller Knock at the Cabin co-written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan and starring Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff, Ben Aldridge, Abby Quinn, Rupert Grint, Nikki Amuka-Bird and Kristen Cui. The film’s original music is composed by Herdís Stefánsdóttir (Y: The Last Man, The Essex Serpent, The Sun Is Also a Star, We’re Here). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Universal Pictures release.

Also opening wide is the comedy 80 for Brady directed by Kyle Marvin and starring Lily Tomlin, Rita Moreno, Jane Fonda, Sally Field, Billy Porter and Tom Brady. John Debney (Elf, The Jungle Book, The Passion of the Christ, Hocus Pocus, Iron Man 2) has composed the film’s original score. BMG has released the original song Gonna Be You written by Diane Warren and performed by Dolly Parton, Belinda Carlisle, Cyndi Lauper, Gloria Estefan & Debbie Harry from the movie last month. Click here to listen to the track and for more information about the Paramount Pictures release.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 27, 2023)

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Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the sci-fi horror thriller Infinity Pool written and directed by Brandon Cronenberg and starring Alexander Skarsgård, Mia Goth and Cleopatra Coleman. The film’s original music is composed by Tim Hecker (The North Water, Luzifer, The Free World). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Neon release.

Also opening wide is the psychological horror thriller Fear co-written and directed by Deon Taylor and starring Joseph Sikora, Andrew Bachelor, Ruby Modine, Annie Ilonzeh, Iddo Goldberg, Terrence Jenkins, Tip “T.I.” Harris and Jessica Allain. Geoff Zanelli (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Disturbia, Christopher Robin) has composed the film’s original music. No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which is being distributed by Hidden Empire.

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95th Academy Awards Nominations Announced

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oscars9 This morning, the nominations for the 95th Academy Awards were announced. Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of the last year will be presented on Oscar Sunday, March 12, 2023 at the Dolby Theatre at the Hollywood & Highland Center and will be televised live in the U.S. on the ABC Television Network at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. Here are the music-related nominations:

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Clément Ducol & Camille to Compose Music for Jacques Audiard’s ‘Emilia Perez’

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Clément Ducol (Little Tickles, I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere, Maestro) is set to compose the original score for the upcoming musical crime comedy Emilia Perez. French singer/songwriter Camille (Corsage) has written the original songs for the film written and directed by Jacques Audiard (A Prophet, The Sisters Brothers) and will star Karla Sofia Gascón, Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldaña. The movie revolves around a feared Mexican cartel leader who has a sex change to get away from the law and become the woman he’s always wanted to be.

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