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Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 7, 2021)

May 7, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Above Suspicion, Alexander Arntzen, Ariel Blumenthal, Charlie Rosen, Chris Benstead, Crystal Grooms Mangano, Devonté Hynes, Dickon Hinchliffe, Here Today, Initiation, Mainstream, Paper Spiders, Peter Baert, The Water Man, Wrath of Man

Opening in theaters nationwide today is the action thriller Wrath of Man co-written and directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Jason Statham, Jeffrey Donovan, Josh Hartnett, Laz Alonso, Raúl Castillo, Eddie Marsan, Deobia Oparei and Scott Eastwood. The film’s original music is composed by Chris Benstead (The Gentlemen). Sony Classical 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 MGM Studios/United Artists release.

Also opening wide is the comedy Here Today directed by Billy Crystal and starring Crystal himself, Tiffany Haddish, Anna Deavere Smith, Louisa Krause, Penn Badgley, Nyambi Nyambi and Laura Benanti. Charlie Rosen (The Presidents Show) has composed the film’s original music. No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which is being distributed by Stage 6 Films/Sony Pictures.

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‘Duty Free’ Soundtrack Released

May 7, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Crystal Grooms Mangano, Duty Free, score, Sian-Pierre Regis, Soundtrack

Groomsy Music has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Duty Free. The album features the film’s original music composed by Crystal Grooms Mangano (No Escape, Asperger’s Are Us, Forced Move). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (or any other major digital music outlets), where you can also check out audio samples. Duty Free is produced and directed by Sian-Pierre Regis about his immigrant mother, Rebecca Danigelis who – at the age of 75 – was fired from her lifelong job as a hotel housekeeper. The movie follows the filmmakers as he takes her on a bucket-list adventure to reclaim her life.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 18, 2020)

September 18, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

The only movie opening in theaters nationwide this week is the political thriller Infidel written and directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh and starring Jim Caveziel, Claudia Karvan, Hal Ozsan, Stelio Savante and Aly Kassem. The album features the film’s original music composed by Natalie Holt (The Honourable Woman, Journey’s End, Knightfall, Press, Beecham House, Deadwater Fell). No word on a soundtrack release. The movie, which revolves around an American journalist/blogger who is kidnapped while attending a conference in the Middle East and is put on trial for trumped-up charges of espionage, is being released by Cloudburst Entertainment.

Already playing in around 400 theaters since this past Wednesday is the thriller The Secrets We Keep co-written and directed by Yuval Adler and starring Noomi Rapace, Joel Kinnaman, Chris Messina and Amy Seimetz. John Paesano (The Maze Runner, Daredevil, Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, The Star, My All American, When the Game Stands Tall) has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the movie, which is being distributed by Bleecker Street.

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‘No Escape’ Soundtrack Album Announced

August 18, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Crystal Grooms Mangano, Follow Me, No Escape, score, Soundtrack, Will Wernick

Groomsy Music will release a soundtrack album for the horror thriller No Escape. The album features the film’s original music composed by Crystal Grooms Mangano (Asperger’s Are Us, Forced Move). The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 18, 2020 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music stores. No Escape is written and directed by Will Wernick (Escape Room) and stars Keegan Allen, Holland Roden, Ronen Rubinstein, Denzel Whitaker, Pasha Lynchnikoff, George Janko and Siya. The movie follows a social media personality who travels with his friends to Moscow to capture new content for his successful VLOG.

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