Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for Barry Jenkins’ drama If Beale Street Could Talk. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nicholas Britell (The Big Short, Battle of the Sexes, Succession, Vice) who previously scored the director’s Moonlight, for which he received his first Academy Award nomination. The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 9 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A vinyl version is also in the works. If Beale Street Could Talk is written and directed by Jenkins and stars KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Regina King, Colman Domingo, Teyonah Parris, Brian Tyree Henry and Michael Beach. The movie is based on James Baldwin’s novel and follows a woman as she races against the clock to prove her fiance’s innocence while carrying their first child to term.
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Nicholas Britell to Score Barry Jenkins’ ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’
Nicholas Britell is reuniting with director Barry Jenkins on the upcoming drama If Beale Street Could Talk. The movie is written and directed by Jenkins and stars KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Colman Domingo, Pedro Pascal, Brian Tyree Henry, Dave Franco, Ed Skrein, Teyonah Parris, Finn Wittrock, Aunjanue Ellis and Regina King. The movie is based on the 1974 James Baldwin novel of the same nam and revolves around a newly engaged Harlem woman who races against the clock to prove her lover’s innocence while carrying their first child to term. Jenkins is also producing the project with Plan B Entertainment’s Brad Pitt, Jeremy Kleiner & Dede Gardner (12 Years a Slave, Selma).
‘Moonlight’ Soundtrack Announced
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the drama Moonlight. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nicholas Britell (The Big Short, Free State of Jones, A Tale of Love and Darkness). Also included are songs by Goodie Mob, Boris Gardiner, Barbara Lewis and a piece by Mozart as featured in the movie. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 21, 2016 and physically on November 25. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. A vinyl release is also in the works. Moonlight is written and directed by Barry Jenkins and stars Naomie Harris, Andre Holland, Mahershala Ali, Janelle Monae, Alex R. Hibbert, Jaden Piner, Ashton Sanders, Trevante Rhodes and Jharrel Jerome. The movie tells the story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his own sexuality.
Nicholas Britell Scoring ‘Moonlight’
Nicholas Britell is composing the original music for the upcoming drama Moonlight. The film is written and directed by Barry Jenkins and stars Naomie Harris, Andre Holland, Mahershala Al, Janelle Monae, Ashton Sanders, Trevante Rhodes, Alex R. Hibbert, Jaden Piner and Jharrel Jerome. The movie is based on the play In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue by Tarell McCraney and follows a young man who comes of age during “War on Drugs”-era Miami as he battles a deteriorating home life and deals with his dawning sexuality. Adele Romanski (Black Rock, Bad Milo, The Freebie) is producing the project with Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment.