Music Box Records has released a new soundtrack album featuring two scores composed by Academy Award nominee Philippe Sarde (The Tenant, Tess, Lord of the Flies, Quest for Fire, Ghost Story, Barocco, Pirates, Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud). Titles include the world premiere release of the composer’s score from the 2010 Israeli drama The Matchmaker written and directed by Avi Nesher and starring Adir Miller & Tuval Shafir, as well as a remastered version of his music from the 1989 thriller Music Box directed by Costa-Gavras and starring Jessica Lange, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Frederic Forrest & Lukas Haas. The soundtrack is now available to order as a limited edition CD on the label’s official website, where you can also check out the track and listen to audio samples.
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Armand Amar to Score Costa-Gavras’ ‘Last Breath’
Armand Amar (The Concert, The Source, Mia and the White Lion, Days of Glory, The Wolf and the Lion, A Bag of Marbles, Belle & Sebastian) has been hired to score the upcoming French drama Last Breath (Le dernier souffle). The film is directed by Costa-Gavras (Z, Missing, Mad City) and stars Denis Podalydès, Kad Merad, Marilyne Canto, Charlotte Rampling, Karin Viard, Ángela Molina, Hiam Abbass and Agathe Bonitzer. The movie is based on the book of the same title by Régis Debray & Claude Grange and follows a doctor and a renowned writer as they discuss life and death.
Expanded ‘Family Council’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Music Box Records has announced a new soundtrack album and premiere CD release for the 1986 French comedy Family Council (Conseil de famille) directed by Costa-Gavras and starring Johnny Hallyday, Fanny Ardant and Guy Marchand. The album features the expanded and remastered original music from the film composed and conducted by Georges Delerue (Platoon, Twins, Steel Magnolias, Joe Versus the Volcano, Beaches). Also included is the composer’s score for the 1977 French thriller Focal Point (Le point de mire) directed by Jean-Claude Tramont and starring Annie Girardot and Jacques Dutronc. The CD, which is limited to 1,000 copies, is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out the full track list and find out more details about the release.
‘Adults in the Room’ Soundtrack Released
Warner Classics has released a soundtrack album for the French/Greek drama Adults in the Room. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Alexandre Desplat (The Shape of Water, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The King’s Speech, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Godzilla). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon Music. Adults in the Room is directed by Costa-Gavras and stars Christos Loulis, Alexandros Bourdoumis, Ulrich Tukur, Daan Schuurmans, Christos Stergiouglou, Dimitris Tarlow, Alexandros Logothetis and Josiane Pinson.