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Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 28, 2011)

Three movies are opening in wide release this weekend:

Opening in most theaters this week is Dreamworks Animation’s Puss in Boots directed by Chris Miller and featuring the voice talent of Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis and Billy Bob Thornton. The film’s music is composed by Henry Jackman. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring Jackman’s music, as well as two tracks by Rodrigo y Gabriela this past Tuesday. For audio clips and the full album details, visit out our soundtrack announcement. Also check out a video interview with the composer talking about his work on the animated movie on Traileraddict.

Also opening wide is the sci-fi thriller In Time directed by Andrew Niccol and starring Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, Olivia Wilde, Cillian Murphy and Alex Pettyfer. The film’s score is composed by Craig Armstrong. A soundtrack album featuring Armstrong’s music has been released digitally earlier this week by Lakeshore Records. A CD release is planned for November 29, 2011. For audio clips and more information about the soundtrack, visit our previous article.

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‘Anonymous’ Soundtrack Details

Madison Gate Records has released the official soundtrack album for Roland Emmerich’s period thriller Anonymous. The album features the original score by composers Harald Kloser and Thomas Wander. The album is available as an on demand CD-R on Amazon, as well as digitally on iTunes. Anonymous stars Rhys Ifans, Joely Richardson, Vanessa Redgrave, Jamie Campbell Bower and David Thewlis and revolves around the widespread theory that William Shakespeare was not the real author of his plays. The movie will be released in theaters this Friday, October 28.

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Harald Kloser to Co-Write and Co-Produce Roland Emmerich’s ‘Singularity’

Deadline reports that composer/screenwriter/producer Harald Kloser co-wrote the screenplay for Roland Emmerich’s upcoming science fiction movie Singularity, which he is also co-producing. No word yet on if he will be writing the score for the film as well, but given his previous work with the director, it is assumed that he will also be involved in the music for the project. No information about the movie’s plot has been revealed yet. Kloser previously co-wrote the scripts for Emmerich’s 10’000 BC and 2012 and co-scored both movies with composer Thomas Wander. Sony Pictures has set a May 17, 2013 release date for Singularity.

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Harald Kloser and Thomas Wander to reunite with Roland Emmerich

Film Music Reporter has learned that Harald Kloser and Thomas Wander have been hired to score Roland Emmerich’s latest movie Anonymous. The political thriller centers around who actually wrote the plays of William Shakespeare set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I, and the Essex Rebellion against her. The movie currently in post-production stars Rhys Ifans, Joely Richardson, Vanessa Redgrave, Jamie Campbell Bower and David Thewlis.

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