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Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 13, 2017)

In addition to the nationwide expansions of Peter Berg’s Patriots Day, Ben Affleck’s Live by Night and Martin Scorsese’s Silence, three new movies are opening wide:

monster-trucksOpening in most theaters is the family movie Monster Trucks directed by Chris Wedge and starring Lucas Till, Jane Levy, Holt McCallany, Barry Pepper, Tucker Albrizzi, Danny Glover, Amy Ryan, Rob Lowe, Frank Whaley and Thomas Lennon. The film’s original music is composed by David Sardy (21, Zombieland, Premium Rush, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance). The movie follows a a high school senior who builds a Monster Truck from bits and pieces of scrapped cars. No soundtrack album has been announced. To learn more about the Paramount Pictures release, visit the official movie website.

the-bye-bye-manAlso opening wide is the supernatural thriller The Bye Bye Man directed by Stacy Title and starring Carrie-Anne Moss, Faye Dunaway, Douglas Smith, Cressida Bonas, Lucien Laviscount and Douglas Jones. The Newton Brothers (Oculus, Ouija: Origin of Evil, Life of Crime) have composed the film’s original music. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score, as well as the original song Train Song feat. Richard Patrick. Check out our previous article for the full album details and click here to check out a video featurette on the score.

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Alexandre Desplat Scoring Vincent Perez’s ‘Alone in Berlin’

alexandre-desplatAlexandre Desplat has composed the music for the upcoming drama Alone in Berlin. The film is directed by Vincent Perez and stars Brendan Gleeson, Emma Thompson, Daniel Brühl and Mikael Persbrandt. The movie is based on Hans Fallada’s bestselling novel and follows an ordinary couple living in a shabby apartment block in Berlin during World War II. When their child is killed fighting at the front, their loss propels them into an extraordinary act of resistance. Perez has also written the screenplay with Achim von Borries (Good Bye Lenin!, Love in Thoughts) and Bettine von Borries. 

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