Composer Jay Wadley (I’m Thinking of Ending Things, Tell Me Lies, Swan Song, Franklin, Before, I Carry You with Me) is reteaming with director Andrew Ahn on the upcoming romantic comedy The Wedding Banquet. The film is based on Ang Lee’s 1993 feature of the same title and stars Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone, Kelly Marie Tran, Joan Chen,Han Gi-chan and Youn Yuh-jung. The movie follows a commitment-phobic boyfriend who makes a proposal: a green card marriage with his friend in exchange for expensive in vitro fertilization treatments for her partner, but plans change when his grandmother surprises them with an elaborate Korean wedding.
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MUNA’s ‘Sometimes’ Cover from ‘Fire Island’ Released
Hollywood Records has released the cover version of Britney Spears’ Sometimes from the romantic comedy Fire Island. The track (originally written by Jorgen Elofsson) is produced and performed by the indie pop band MUNA and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. As previously reported, a full soundtrack album featuring Jay Wadley’s original score from the movie has also been released today. Fire Island is directed by Andrew Ahn and stars Joel Kim Booster, Bowen Yang, Zane Phillips, James Scully, Margaret Cho, Tomas Matos, Nick Adams, Matt Rogers, Conrad Ricamora and Torian Miller.
‘Fire Island’ Soundtrack Album Details
Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album for the romantic comedy Fire Island. The album features the film’s original score composed by Jay Wadley (I’m Thinking of Ending Things, Indignation, Swan Song, I Carry You with Me, Olympic Dreams, Tales from the City). The soundtrack will be released digitally on Friday, June 3 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Fire Island is directed by Andrew Ahn and stars Joel Kim Booster (who also wrote the screenplay), Bowen Yang, Zane Phillips, Tomas Matos, James Scully, Matt Rogers, Nick Adams, Conrad Ricamora, Torian Miller and Margaret Cho. The Pride and Prejudice-inspired movie follows two best friends who set out to have a legendary week-long summer vacation with the help of cheap rosé and a cadre of eclectic friends.
Jay Wadley Scoring Andrew Ahn’s ‘Fire Island’
Jay Wadley (I’m Thinking of Ending Things, Swan Song, Indignation, I Carry You with Me, Tales from the City, Olympic Dreams) has recently been scoring the upcoming romantic comedy Fire Island. The film is directed by Andrew Ahn (Spa Night) and stars Joel Kim Booster, Bowen Yang, Zane Phillips, James Scully, Tomas Matos, Matt Rogers, Conrad Ricamora, Nick Adams Torian Miller and Margaret Cho. The movie inspired by Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is set in the New York hamlet of Fire Island Pines and revolves around around two best friends who set out to have a legendary weeklong summer vacation with the help of cheap rosé and a cadre of eclectic friends.
‘Driveways’ Soundtrack Details
Milan Records will release the official soundtrack album for the indie drama Driveways. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jay Wadley (Indignation, Tales of the City, The OA, Adam, Cruise). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 8 and will be available to stream/download here. Driveways is directed by Andrew Ahn and stars Hong Chau, Lucas Jaye, Brian Dennehy and Christine Ebersole. The movie, which has received two Indie Spirit nominations this year for Chau and Hannah Bos’ & Paul Thureen’s screenplay, centers on a lonesome boy who accompanies his mother on a trip to clean out his late aunt’s house, where he ends up forming an unexpected friendship with the retiree who lives next door.