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Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 21, 2023)

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Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the supernatural horror movie Evil Dead Rise written and directed by Lee Cronin and starring Lily Sullivan, Alyssa Sutherland, Morgan Davies, Gabrielle Echols and Nell Fisher. The film’s original music is composed by Stephen McKeon (The Hole in the Ground, Pilgrimage, Queen & Country, Norm of the North, Rose Plays Julie). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last Friday. Check our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the New Line Cinema production.

Also opening wide is the the action thriller Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant co-written and directed by Ritchie and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Dar Salim, Alexander Ludwig, Antony Starr, Emily Beecham, Bobby Schofield and Jonny Lee Miller. Chris Benstead (The Gentlemen, Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre, Wrath of Man) has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which is being released by United Artists/MGM.

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‘Chevalier’ Soundtrack Album Details

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The full details of the soundtrack album for the biographical drama Chevalier have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Kris Bowers (King Richard, Green Book, Bridgerton, Dear White People, Space Jam: A New Legacy, When They See Us). Also included are several pieces by the titular composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, as well as tracks by Michael Abels (Us, Get Out, Nope) who was responsible for the movie’s on-screen musical performances and also created original works inspired by Chevalier’s remaining compositions. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, April 21 by Hollywood Records (click here to stream/download). The first track on the album (Violin Concerto in G Major, Op. 8, No. 2: I. Allegro) is already available now. A vinyl edition will be coming out this summer and is available for pre-order on Amazon.

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First Track from ‘Chevalier’ Soundtrack Released

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Hollywood Records has released the first track from the soundtrack for the biographical drama Chevalier. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is Violin Concerto in G Major, Op. 8, No. 2: I. Allegro written by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, arranged by the film’s composer Kris Bowers (Bridgerton, King Richard, Green Book) and performed by Bowers, the London Contemporary Orchestra and violinist Randall Goosby. Listen to the track after the jump. A full soundtrack album will be released on April 21. Check back on this page for the full album details. Chevalier is directed by Stephen Williams and stars Kelvin Harrison Jr., Samara Weaving, Lucy Boynton, arton Csokas, Ronke Adekolujoe, MAlex Fitzalan and Minnie Driver.

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Kris Bowers Scoring Stephen Williams’ ‘Chevalier’

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Kris Bowers (Bridgerton, Green Book, King Richard, Space Jam: A New Legacy, Inventing Anna, Mrs. America, Dear White People) has composed the original score the upcoming historical drama Chevalier. The film is directed by Stephen Williams (Watchmen, True Story) and stars Kelvin Harrison Jr., Samara Weaving, Lucy Boynton and Minnie Driver. The movie tells the true story of composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, the illegitimate son of an African slave and a French plantation owner who rose to heights in the 18th century French society.

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