Sparks and Shadows will release a soundtrack album for the action thriller Ava. The album features the film’s original music composed by Bear McCreary (Godzilla: King of the Monsters, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Outlander, Battlestar Galactica, The Walking Dead, Happy Death Day) and will be coming out digitally tomorrow, December 4 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and all other major digital stores. Ava is directed by Tate Taylor and stars Jessica Chastain, Colin Farrell, Common, John Malkovich, Ioan Gruffudd, Geena Davis and Joan Chen. The Voltage Pictures production follows a deadly assassin who works for a black ops organization, traveling the globe specializing in high profile hits, and is forced to fight for her own survival when a job goes dangerously wrong.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 25, 2020)
Opening nationwide this weekend is the drama The Last Shift written and directed by Andrew Cohn and starring Richard Jenkins, Shane Paul McGhie, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Birgundi Baker, Allison Tolman and Ed O’Neill. The film’s original music is composed by Mark Orton (Nebraska, The Good Girl, My Old Lady). No soundtrack album has been announced. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is being released by Sony Pictures/Stage 6 Films.
Opening in over 500 theaters this weekend is the crime comedy Kajillionaire written and directed by Miranda July and starring Evan Rachel Wood, Gina Rodriguez, Richard Jenkins and Debra Winger. Emile Mosseri (The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Minari, Homecoming) has composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the Mr. Lonely cover by himself & Angel Olsen, which is also available separately as a digital single. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Focus Features release.
Bear McCreary Scoring Tate Taylor’s ‘Ava’
Bear McCreary has recently scored the upcoming action thriller Ava. The film is directed by Tate Taylor (The Help, Ma, The Girl on the Train) and stars Jessica Chastain, Colin Farrell, Common, John Malkovich, Geena Davsi, Ioan Gruffudd and Joan Chen. The movie revolves around a deadly assassin who works for a black ops organization, traveling the globe specializing in high profile hits. When a job goes dangerously wrong she is forced to fight for her own survival. Matthew Newton wrote the screenplay. Chastain is also producing the project with Kelly Carmichael (The Chaperone), alongside Voltage Pictures’ Nicolas Chartier (The Hurt Locker, Killer Joe) & Dominic Rustam (I Feel Pretty).