Netflix Music will release a soundtrack album for the Japanese Netflix original film This Is I. The album features the movie’s original music composed by Akira Kosemura (True Mothers, Love Is___, Meet Me After School, Fragments of the Last Will). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 10 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s main title track below. This Is I is directed by Yusaku Matsumoto and stars Haruki Mochizuki, Tae Kimura, Seiji Chihara, Ataru Nakamura, Megumi, Kaito Yoshimura, Shido Nakamura and Takumi Saitoh. The biographical drama tells the story of a boy bullied for wanting to be an idol who – with the help from a trailblazing doctor – finds acceptance among the colorful performers at a cabaret bar he begins working at without telling his parents.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 29, 2021)
Opening in theaters nationwide and also premiering on HBO Max today is the psychological thriller The Little Things directed by John Lee Hancock and starring Denzel Washington, Rami Malek, Jared Leto, Natalie Morales, Chris Bauer, Terry Kinney, Joris Jarsky, Isabel Arraiza and Michael Hyatt. The film’s original music is composed by Thomas Newman (American Beauty, The Shawshank Redemption, 1917, Skyfall, Finding Nemo, Wall-E). WaterTower 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 Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Opening in around 300 theaters is the drama Supernova written and directed by Harry Macqueen and starring Colin Firth, Stanley Tucci, Pippa Haywood, Sarah Woodward and James Dreyfus. Keaton Henson (Something Better to Come, Young Men) has composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the singer/songwriter’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Bleecker Street release.
‘True Mothers’ Soundtrack Released
Schole Records has released a soundtrack album for the Japanese drama True Mothers (Asa ga Kuru). The album features the film’s original music composed by Akira Kosemura (Love Is___, Meet Me After School). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also listen to audio samples. A limited edition CD and vinyl edition is available to order here. True Mothers is co-written and directed by Naomi Kawase and stars Hiromi Nagasaku, Arata Iura, Aju Makita and Miyoko Asada. The movie revolves around a Tokyo couple undergoing treatment for aspermia who come across a TV program advertising a non-profit association intended to match couples who cannot procreate with mothers who are unable to raise their natural children.
Soundtrack Album for OWN’s ‘Love Is_’ Released
Schole Records has released a soundtrack album for the OWN original series Love Is_. The album features selections of the original music from the show composed by Akira Kosemura. The soundtrack is now available to download/stream here. Also visit Amazon to order a CD and vinyl version. Love Is_ is created by Mara Brock Akil & Salim Akil and stars Michele Weaver, Will Catlett, Wendy Davis, Idara Victor, Tyrone Brown, Yootha Wong-Loi-Sing, Kadeem Hardison and Clarke Peters. The series, which follows a modern-day power couple in Black Hollywood balancing successful careers and family over three decades, premiered in 2018 on OWN.