Dana Lund (The Dark Horse, Whina) will release a soundtrack album for the New Zealand/Polish drama The American (aka Joika). The album features the composer’s original score from the film and will be released digitally tomorrow, September 12 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the composer’s title track below. The American is written and directed by James Napier Robertson and stars Talia Ryder, Diane Kruger, Oleg Ivenko and Natasha Alderslade. The movie follows one of the select few Americans to be admitted into the prestigious, but punishing, Russian Bolshoi Ballet School, where she is tutored by a legendary teacher.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 1, 2016)
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the faith-based drama God’s Not Dead 2 directed by Harold Cronk and starring Melissa Joan Hart, Jesse Metcalfe, David A.R. White, Ernie Hudson, Hayley Orrantia, Robin Givens, Fred Dalton Thompson, Maria Canals-Barrera and Sadie Robertson. The film’s original music is composed by Will Musser who previously scored the 2014 original film. Fair Trade Services has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from and inspired by the film by such artists as Newsboys, Citizen Way, John Tibbs, Audio Adrenaline, The Afters, Micah Taylor & more. Check out our previous news article for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the comedy Meet the Blacks directed by Deon Taylor and starring Mike Epps, George Lopez, Mike Tyson, Bresha Webb, Zulay Henao, Gary Owen, Charlie Murphy, Tameka “Tiny” Cottle, Paul Mooney, Andrew Bachelor, Lil Duvall, Perez Hilton, DeRay Davis and Lavell Crawford. RZA has composed the film’s original score. Penalty Entertainment and Hidden Empire Group have released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film by Shaggy, Trina feat. Steph Lecor, Lecreae, Lil George, Derek Minor, Statik KXNG & more. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Freestyle release.
‘The Dark Horse’ Soundtrack Released
A soundtrack album has been released for the indie drama The Dark Horse. The album features the film’s original music composed by Dana Lund. The soundtrack is now available to download on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio samples. The Dark Horse is written and directed by James Napier Roberston and stars Cliff Curtis, James Rolleston, Torrance Miriama, Miriama McDowell, Xavier Horan, Wayne Hapi and Baz Te Hira. The movie tells the true story of Genesis ‘Gen’ Potini, a Maori speed-chess champion seeking redemption and a new purpose in life despite his struggles with bipolar disorder. The drama premiered at last year’s Sundance Film Festival and will be released in select theaters on April 1 by Broad Green Pictures.