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Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 21, 2018)

Four new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the gothic fantasy movie The House with a Clock in Its Walls directed by Eli Roth and starring Jack Black, Cate Blanchett, Owen Vaccaro, Kyle MacLachlan, Collen Camp, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Vanessa Anne Williams and Sunny Suljic. The film’s original music is composed by Nathan Barr (True Blood, The Americans, Hostel, Cabin Fever). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and click here for a video featurette about Barr’s music.

Also opening wide is the drama Life Itself written and directed by Dan Fogelman and starring Oscar Isaac, Olivia Wilde, Mandy Patinkin, Olivia Cooke, Laia Costa, Annette Bening and Antonio Banderas. Federico Jusid (The Secret in Their Eyes, Kidnap, Misconduct, The Hunter’s Prayer) has composed the film’s original score. No soundtrack album has been announced. To learn more about the Amazon Studios release, which centers on a couple that lead a multi generational love story spanning both decades and continents, visit the official movie website.

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Alec Puro to Score Judy Greer’s ‘A Happening of Monumental Proportions’

alec-puroAlec Puro has signed on to score the upcoming indie comedy drama A Happening of Monumental Proportions. The film marks the feature directorial debut of actress Judy Greer and stars Allison Janney, Bradley Whitford, Katie Holmes, Anders Holm and Common. The movie takes place at a small school in Los Angeles and follows a group of students who find themselves caught up in a plot of sex, lies and dead bodies. Gary Lundy has written the screenplay. Chris & Paul Weitz (About a Boy, American Pie), Andrew Miano (A Single Man, Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist) and David Gardner are producing the project. 

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