Persepolis has released a soundtrack album for the French comedy A Smile Doesn’t Lie (Pourquoi tu souris?). The album features the film’s original score composed by Arthur Simonini (Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Vampires, Daughter of Rage, Hibou, Tendre et saignant). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composer’s first track (Wizi) below. A Smile Doesn’t Lie is written and directed by Chad Chenouga & Christine Paillard and stars Jean-Pascal Zadi, Emmanuelle Devos, Judith Magre and Raphaël Quenard. The movie follows a young man who travels to Bordeaux to start a new life and passes himself off as a migrant and forms an unlikely trio with a humanitarian woman and homeless man.
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‘Daughter of Rage’ Soundtrack Released
Promenades Films has released a soundtrack album for the Nicaraguan drama Daughter of Rage (La hija de todas las rabias). The album features the film’s original music composed by Arthur Simonini (Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Vampires, Hibou, Tendre et saignant) & Para One (Petite Maman, Sirens). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here and also listen to the first track (La hija) after the jump. Daughter of Rage is written and directed by Laura Baumeister and stars Ara Alejandra Medal, Virginia Sevilla, Carlos Gutiérrez, Noé Hernández and Diana Sedano. The movie revolves around an 11-year-old girl and her mother whose band hets tested when they are suddenly separated while eking out a precarious existence near the country’s biggest landfill.
‘Bardot’ Soundtrack Album Released
Federation Studios has released a soundtrack album for the French limited series Bardot. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Arthur Simonini (Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Hibou, Vampires, Tendre et saignant). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. Bardot is written and directed by Danièle Thompson & Christopher Thompson and stars Julia de Nunez, Victor Belmondo, Géraldine Pailhas, Yvan Attal, Hippolyte Girardot, Anne Le Ny, Noham Edje, Oscar Lesage and Jules Benchetrit. The 6-part drama focuses on the first years of international icon Brigitte Bardot’s superstar life as she deals with her new status while trying to find her true self.
‘Singing Jailbirds’ Soundtrack Released
Maneki & Arche Films have released a soundtrack album for the French prison drama Singing Jailbirds (À l’ombre des filles). The album features the film’s original music composed by Arthur Simonini (Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Hibou, Tendre et saignant). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. Singing Jailbirds is written and directed by Etienne Comar (Django) and stars Alex Lutz, Agnès Jaoui, Veerle Baetens, Hafsia Herzi, Marie Berto, Fatima Berriah and Anna Najder. The movie is set over a summer and follows a renowned singer who agrees to give singing lessons in a women’s prison and has to deal with with the prisoner’s unpredictable temperaments.
‘The Butcher’s Daughter’ Soundtrack Album Released
L’Inlassable Disque has released a soundtrack album for the French romantic comedy The Butcher’s Daughter (Tendre et saignant). The album features the film’s original music composed by Arthur Simonini (Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Hibou). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples. The Butcher’s Daughter is directed by Christopher Thompson and stars Arnaud Ducret, Géraldine Pailhas, Stéphane de Groodt and Alison Wheeler. The movie follows a fashion magazine editor who inherits a butcher shop from her family that she wants to sell, when the boss’s former clerk decides to fight to get the business back.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 6, 2019)
The only movie opening nationwide this week is the live-action/animated feature Playmobil: The Movie directed by Lino DiSalvo and starring Anya- Taylor Joy, Jim Gaffigan, Gabriel Bateman, Kenan Thompson and Daniel Radcliffe. The film’s original music is composed by Heitor Pereira (Despicable Me, Minions, The Angry Birds Movie). Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as songs by Meghan Trainor, Adam Lambert & others. Click here for the full album details.
Opening in select theaters before premiering on Amazon Prime on December 20 is the adventure drama The Aeronauts directed by Tom Harper and starring Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Tom Courtenay and Himesh Patel. Steven Price (Gravity, Our Planet, Suicide Squad, Baby Driver, Fury) has composed the film’s original score. Decca Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score and the end titles song Home to You performed by Sigrid. Check out our previous article for the full album details.