Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the romantic drama Comet. The album features the film’s original music composed by Daniel Hart (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, Lost in the Sun, Return to Sender). The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 27, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Comet is written and directed by Sam Esmail (Mr. Robot) and stars Emmy Rossum, Justin Long and Eric Winter. The movie is set in a parallel universe and bounces back and forth over the course of an unlikely but perfectly paired couple’s six-year relationship. The romance premiered at last year’s Los Angeles Film Festival and was released last fall by IFC Films and is now available on VOD and DVD.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 5, 2014)
Only one movie is opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in around 600 theaters is the horror thriller The Pyramid directed by Gregory Levasseur, produced by Alexandre Aja and starring Ashley Hinshaw, James Buckley, Denis O’Hare, Christa Nicola and Amir K. The film’s original music is composed by Nima Fakhrara (The Signal, The Courier). No soundtrack album has been announced. The Pyramid follows a group of U.S. archaeologists who discover a lost pyramid unlike any other in the Egyptian desert. The thriller is being released by 20th Century Fox. For more information about the film, visit the official movie website.
Already playing in select theaters since this past Wednesday is the drama Wild directed by Jean-Marc Vallee and starring Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Thomas Sadoski, Gaby Hoffman, Kevin Rankin and Michiel Huisman. The film doesn’t feature an original score. Sony Legacy has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film by such artists as Simon & Garfunkel, Bruce Springsteen, Leonard Cohen, Portishead, The Shangri-Las, Billy Swan, Lucina Williams, Wings, Pat Metheny Group & more. Check out our previous news article for the full details and to learn more about the Fox Searchlight release.
Daniel Hart Scoring ‘Comet’
Daniel Hart is composing the music for the upcoming indie romantic comedy Comet. The film is written and directed by Sam Esmail and stars Emmy Rossum and Justin Long. The movie is set in a parallel universe and bounces back and forth over the course of an unlikely but perfectly paired couple’s six-year relationship. Farnaz Fahid, Chad Hamilton and Lee Clay (Beautiful Boy, 96 Minutes) are producing the project. Steve Golin (Babel, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, True Detective) is executive producing for Anonymous Content. Hart is best known for his music for last year’s Ain’t Them Bodies Saints starring Rooney Mara & Casey Affleck.