Tag: All In: The Fight for Democracy

Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 11, 2020)

The only movie opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the romantic comedy The Broken Hearts Gallery written and directed by Natalie Krinsky and starring Geraldine Viswanathan, Dacre Montgomery, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Suki Waterhouse, Molly Gordon, Phillipa Soo, Arturo Castro, Taylor Hill, Ego Nwodim and Bernadette Peters. The film’s original music is composed by Genevieve Vincent (In the Key of Love, A Gift to Cherish). Sony Classical 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 TriStar Pictures release.

Already playing in select theaters since this past Wednesday before premiering on Amazon Prime on September 18 is the documentary All In: The Fight for Democracy directed by Liz Garbus & Lisa Cortés about the issue of voter suppression in the United States. Gil Talmi (The Great Hack, Savannah, Desert Migration) has composed the film’s original score and Meshell Ndegeocello (Queen Sugar, Lackawanna Blues) has provided additional music. The movie also features an original song, Turntables co-written and performed by Janelle Monáe, which was released earlier this week. Click here to listen to the track and for more information about the film.

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Original Song ‘Turntables’ by Janelle Monáe from Liz Garbus’ & Lisa Cortés’ ‘All In: The Fight for Democracy’ Released

Bad Boy Records has released the original song Turntables from the documentary All In: The Fight for Democracy. The track is performed by Janelle Monáe and co-written by Monáe herself, Nathaniel Irvin III and George “George 2.0” A. Peters. The song is now available to stream/download as a digital single on Amazon. Also listen to the full track after the jump. All In: The Fight for Democracy is directed by Liz Garbus & Lisa Cortés and – in anticipation of the 2020 presidential election – examines the issue of voter suppression in the United States. The film, which is scored by Gil Talmi (The Great Hack) and also features additional music by Meshell Ndegeocello, interweaves personal experiences with current activism and historical insight to expose a problem that has corrupted our democracy from the very beginning.

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