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Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 29, 2018)

Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the thriller Sicario: Day of the Soldado directed by Stefano Sollima and starring Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Isabela Moner, Jeffrey Donovan, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo and Catherine Keener. The film’s original is composed by Hildur Gudnadottir (Mary Magdalene, Strong Island, The Oath). Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Click here for the full album details and also visit Film Music Magazine for a recent interview with Gudnadottir about her work on the movie, which is dedicated to Johann Johannsson who scored the original Sicario movie.

Also opening wide is the comedy Uncle Drew directed by Charles Stone III and starring Kyrie Irving, Lil Rel Howery, Shaquille O’Neal, Reggie Miller, Nate Robinson, Chris Webber, Erica Ash, Lisa Leslie, Tiffany Haddish and Nick Kroll. Christopher Lennertz (Lost in Space, Ride Along, Horrible Bosses, Sausage Party) has composed the film’s original score. RCA Records has released as soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie by  A$AP Ferg, Khalid, G-Eazy, French Montana & Remy Ma and other artists. Check out our previous article for the full album details.

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Harry Escott Scoring ‘Dark River’ and ‘Journeyman’

harry-escottHarry Escott is scoring the upcoming British thriller Dark River. The film is written and directed by Clio Barnard and stars Ruth Wilson, Sean Bean and Mark Stanley. The movie follows a woman who returns to her home village for the first time time in 15 years after the death of her father, to claim the tenancy to the family farm she believes is rightfully hers. Tracy O’Riordan is producing the Film4, Left Bank Pictures and Moonspun Films production. Escott has previously collaborated with Barnard on her previous two features, The Selfish Giant and The Arbor. Dark River is expected to be released in the UK in 2017.

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