Cracked Up – Film Music Reporter

Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 13, 2019)

Two new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the drama Hustlers written and directed by Lorene Scafaria and starring Constance Wu, Jennifer Lopez, Julia Stiles, Keke Palmer, Lili Reinhart, Lizzo and Cardi B. The movie doesn’t feature an original score. STX Entertainment’s head of music Jason Markey serves as the project’s music supervisor. No soundtrack album has been announced yet. Visit Soundtrack.Net for a list of all songs credited in the movie and visit the official movie website to learn more about the drama.

Also opening wide is the film adaptation of The Goldfinch directed by John Crowley and starring Ansel Elgort, Nicole Kidman, Oakes Fegley, Aneurin Barnard, Finn Wolfhard, Sarah Paulson, Luke Wilson, Jeffrey Wright, Ashleigh Cummings and Willa Fitzgerald. The film’s original music is composed by Trevor Gureckis (Bloodline). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last week. Click here for the full album details.

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‘Cracked Up’ to Feature Original Song Written by Diane Warren & Performed by Macy Gray

Academy Award-nominated songwriter Diane Warren has written the original song Hide the Hurt for the documentary Cracked Up. The track is performed by Macy Gray and will be released as a digital single tomorrow, September 13 by Artistry Music and will be available to stream and download on Amazon Music. Also listen to the song after the jump. Warren who has been Oscar-nominated four out of the last five years has previously contributed original songs for this year’s Late Night, Breakthrough and Miss Bala. Cracked Up directed by Michelle Esrick follows the comedian, actor, and SNL icon Darrell Hammond and examines the lasting effects of childhood trauma. The documentary will be released in New York this weekend by Abramorama and will expand to other markets over the next couple of weeks.

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