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Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 18, 2024)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror sequel Smile 2 written and directed by Parker Finn and starring Naomi Scott, Kyle Gallner, Rosemarie DeWitt, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Peter Jacobson, Raúl Castillo, Lukas Gage, Ray Nicholson and Dylan Gelula. The film’s original score is composed by Cristobal Tapia de Veer (The White Lotus, Utopia, The Third Day, The Girl with All the Gifts) who previously scored the 2022 original movie. Interscope Records has released a soundtrack EP featuring the original songs from the movie performed by Scott (as her character Skye Riley) last Friday. A separate score album is expected to be coming out next week. Click here to check out the project’s music team credits and click here for the full details of the song EP and to learn more about the Paramount Pictures release.

Also opening nationwide is the comedy Goodrich written and directed by Hallie Meyers-Shyer and starring Michael Keaton, Mila Kunis, Lauren Benanti, Carmen Ejogo, Kevin Pollak, Michael Urie, Danny Deferrari, Nico Haraga, Viven Lyra Blair and Andie MacDowell. Christopher Willis (The Death of Stalin, The Personal History of David Copperfield, Veep, Schmigadoon!,The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse, Old Dads) has composed the film’s original music. No word on a soundtrack release. Click here to check out the project’s music team credits and check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which is being released by Ketchup Entertainment.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 2, 2023)

Opening in theaters nationwide is the animated feature Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers & Justin K. Thompson and starring Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Jake Johnson, Daniel Kaluuya, Issa Rae, Jason Schwartzman, Brian Tyree Henry and Oscar Isaac. The film’s original score is composed by Daniel Pemberton (Steve Jobs, Enola Holmes, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword,  Ocean’s 8, The Man from U.N.C.L.E.). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music today (click here for the album details). Republic Records has released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from (and inspired) by the movie (click here for the full details).

Also opening wide today is the supernatural horror thriller The Boogeyman directed by Rob Savage and starring Sophie Thatcher, Chris Messina, Vivian Lyra Blair, Marin Ireland, LisaGay Hamilton, Madison Hu and David Dastmalchian. Patrick Jonsson (Virunga, The White Helmets, Wildcat, Black Earth Rising, Evelyn, On Her Shoulders) has composed the film’s original music. Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the 20th Century Studios production.

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‘Past Lives’ Soundtrack Album Details

A24 Music will release the official soundtrack album for Celine Song’s romantic drama Past Lives. The album features the film’s original score composed by Grizzly Bear’s Christopher Bear (High Maintenance, Swallowed) & Daniel Rossen (The Line). Also included is the song Quiet Eyes by Sharon Van Etten. The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 9, 2023 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Two first tracks (Across the Ocean & Why Are You Going to New York) are already available to stream/download now and can also be checked out below. Past Lives is written and directed by Song and stars Greta Lee, Teo Yoo and John Magaro. The movie follows two childhood friends whose relationship ended abruptly when one of their families emigrated from South Korea to Canada as they reunite two decades later in New York.

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Grizzly Bear’s Daniel Rossen Scoring Ethan Berger’s ‘The Line’

Daniel Rossen (of the indie rock band Grizzly Bear) is providing the original score for the upcoming thriller The Line. The film is directed by Ethan Berger and stars Alex Wolff, Lewis Pullman, Halle Bailey, Angus Cloud, Austin Abrams, Scoot McNairy and John Malkovich. The movie explores the moral ambiguity of loyalty to tradition, as seen through a college sophomore in the throes of fraternity culture.

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Christopher Bear & Daniel Rossen Scoring Celine Song’s ‘Past Lives’

Christopher Bear & Daniel Rossen (of the indie rock band Grizzly Bear) have teamed up to score the upcoming drama Past Lives. The film is written and directed by Celine Song and stars Greta Lee, Teo Yoo and John Magaro. The movie follows two deeply connected childhood friends whose relationship ended abruptly when one of their families emigrated from South Korea to Canada as they reunite in New York two decades later and confront notions of destiny and love.

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