Writer/director and composer Bertrand Bonello (The Beast, Saint Laurent, Nocturama, Zombi Child, On War) has signed on to score the upcoming documentary Europe’s New Faces. The film is directed by Sam Abbas (The Wedding, Alia’s Birth) and captures the migrant experience, from crossing the Mediterranean Sea out of Libya to settling in Paris-based squats. The movie explores aspects of the migrant experience, including the constant threat of legal action, the struggle to find a place to live and the exploitation in the workplace due to lack of documentation.
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‘Planet B’ Soundtrack Released
Love Theme Music has released a soundtrack album for the French sci-fi thriller Planet B (Planète B). The album features the film’s original music composed by Bertrand Bonello (Saint Laurent, The Beast, Nocturama, Zombi Child, On War). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to Bonello’s first two tracks below. Planet B is written and directed by Aude Léa Rapi and stars Adèle Exarchopoulos, Souheila Yacoub, India Hair, Eliane Umuhire and Paul Beaurepaire. The movie is set in a futuristic Paris in 2039 and follows a group of environmental activists who disappear after being attacked during a protest and one of them wakes up in an entirely unfamiliar place called Planet B.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 5, 2024)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the supernatural horror prequel The First Omen co-written and directed by Arkasha Stevenson and starring Nell Tiger Free, Tawkeef Barhom, Ralph Ineson, Sonia Braga and Bill Nighy. The film’s original music is composed by Mark Korven (The Witch, The Lighthouse, The Black Phone, Cube, Night Swim, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, The Peripheral). Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the 20th Century Studios release.
Also opening nationwide is the action thriller Monkey Man directed by Dev Patel and starring Patel himself, Sharlto Copley, Pitobash, Vipin Sharma, Sobhita Dhulipala, Adithi Kalkunte and Ashwini Kalsekar. Jed Kurzel (Alien: Covenant, The Babadook, Overlord, Macbeth, The Oxford Murders, The Pope’s Exorcist, The Mustang, Assassin’s Creed) has composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as songs by Sneha Khanwalkar today. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released by Universal Pictures.
‘The Beast’ (‘La Bête’) Soundtrack Album Details
Love Theme Music will release a soundtrack album for the French sci-fi romance The Beast (La Bête). The album features the film’s original score composed by director Bertrand Bonello (Saint Laurent, Nocturama, Zombi Child, On War). Also included are songs by The Pointer Sisters, Patsy Cline, Roy Orbison & others. The soundtrack will be released overseas digitally next Wednesday, February 7 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out the track list. A first track from Bonello’s score (A Car in Los Angeles) is already available to stream/download now and can be checked out below. The Beast is co-written and directed by Bonello and stars Léa Seydoux, George MacKay, Guslagie Maland, Martin Scali, Dasha Nekrasova and Élina Löwensohn.
Bertrand Bonello Film Music Album Announced
Love Theme Music has released a new soundtrack album featuring music by writer/director and composer Bertrand Bonello. The album, entitled Sound of Bonello, features selections of original music by the filmmaker written for his movies, including his previously unreleased scores for 2008’s On War (De la guerre) starring Mathieu Amalric, Asia Argento, Guillaume Depardieu & Lea Seydoux, 2019’s Zombi Child starring Louise Labèque & Wislanda Louimat and last year’s Coma starring Julia Faure, Louise Labèque, Gaspard Ulliel, Laetitia Casta, Vincent Lacoste & Louis Garrel. Also included are tracks from Bertrand’s music from House of Tolerance (L’Apollonide), Saint Laurent (starring Gaspard Ulliel in the title role) and Nocturama. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack.
‘Nocturama’ Soundtrack Announced
Rectangle Productions will release a soundtrack album for the French drama Nocturama. The album features the film’s original music written by the movie’s director Bertrand Bonello (Saint Laurent (Saint Laurent, House of Tolerance). Also included are songs performed by Shirley Bassey, Blondie, Chief Keef and Heartsrevolution, as well as John Barry’s theme from The Persuaders. The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 26, 2016. Nocturama is written and directed by Bonello and stars Finnegan Oldfield, Vincent Rottiers, Manal Issa and Hamza Meziani. The movie centers around a group of teenagers who plant bombs across Paris.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 8, 2015)
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend;
Opening in most theaters is the action comedy Hot Pursuit directed by Anne Fletcher and starring Reese Witherspoon, Sofia Vergara and Michael Mosley. The film’s original music is composed by Christophe Beck (Frozen, Ant-Man, Edge of Tomorrow, The Hangover) who previously collaborated with Fletcher on her last feature The Guilt Trip. No soundtrack album has been announced, but Sony Music has released the original song Two of a Crime by Miranda Lambert from the film. Visit Amazon to download the track. To learn more about Hot Pursuit, which is being released by Warner Bros. Pictures, check out our previous news article.
Also opening wide is the comedy The D Train written and directed by Andrew Mogel & Jarrad Paul and starring Jack Black, James Marsden, Kathryn Hahn, Kyle Bornheimer and Adria Tennor. Andrew Dost has composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the fun. member’s score, as well as tracks by INXS, The Vapors, Quarterflash, Mr. Mister, and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) and the original song A Million Stars performed by Dost, Andy McCluskey (OMD), Rob Kroehler (Ladylike), Jack Antonoff (fun.).Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to listen to audio clips.