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Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 18, 2015)

Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

scorch-trialsExpected to top the weekend box office is the sci-fi action adventure The Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials directed by Wes Ball and starring Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Ki Hong Lee, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Patricia Clarkson, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Rosa Salazar, Aidan Gillen, Jacob Lofland, Barry Pepper and Lili Taylor. The film’s original music is composed by John Paesano (Daredevil, When the Game Stands Tall) who previously scored the first part in the series. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music. Click here for the full album details and also visit Film Music Magazine for a recent interview with Paesano about his work on the project.

black-mass black-massAlso opening wide is the crime drama Black Mass directed by Scott Cooper and starring Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Kevin Bacon, Dakota Johnson, Jesse Plemons, Corey Stoll, Rory Cochrane, Sienna Miller and Adam Scott. Tom Holkenborg (Mad Max: Fury Road, Divergent, 300: Rise of an Empire) has composed the film’s original score. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music. Check out our previous article for the full album details and also click here for a video featurette about Holkenborg’s work for the project.

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Soundtrack Album for Fatih Akin’s ‘The Cut’ Announced

the-cutBureau B will release a soundtrack album for Fatih Akin’s historical drama The Cut. The album features the film’s original music composed by Alexander Hacke. Also included is an Armenian version of the song Everything To Get You Back by Hindi Zahra. The soundtrack will be released overseas on October 17, 2014. No word yet on a domestic release date. The Cut is co-written and directed by Akin (Head-On, Soul Kitchen) and stars Tahar Rahim, Simon Abkarian, Makram J. Khoury, Hindi Zahra, Kevork Malikyan, Bartu Kucukcaglayan, Trine Dyrholm and Moritz Bleibtreu. The movie follows a man who survives the 1915 Armenian genocide during the First World War, but loses his family, speech and faith.

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