A24 Music has released the original song Through the Long and Lonely Night from the fantasy adventure The Legend of Ochi. The track written by David Longstreth (who also composed the film’s score) and performed by Dirty Projectors is now available to stream/download as a digital single on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the track after the jump. A full soundtrack album featuring Longstreth’s score, as well as the song is also available now. The Legend of Ochi is written and directed by Isaiah Saxon and stars Helena Zengel, Finn Wolfhard, Willem Dafoe and Emily Watson.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 18, 2025)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror movie Sinners written and directed by Ryan Coogler and starring Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Jack O’Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Omar Benson Miller, Jayme Lawson and Delroy Lindo. The film’s original score is composed by Ludwig Göransson (Oppenheimer, The Mandalorian, Black Panther, Creed, Tenet, Turning Red, Venom). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today (click here for the full album details). Sony Masterworks has also released a separate album featuring the songs from the movie performed by Rod Wave, Buddy Guy, James Blake, Brittany Howard, Don Toliver, Rhiannon Giddens & others (click here for the full album details). Also click here to check out the music team credits for the Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Also opening wide is the romantic comedy The Wedding Banquet co-written and directed by Andrew Ahn and starring Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone, Kelly Marie Tran, Han Gi-chan, Youn Yuh-jung and Joan Chen. Jay Wadley (I’m Thinking of Ending Things, Heart Eyes, Tell Me Lies, Franklin, Swan Song, Before, I Carry You with Me) has composed the film’s original score. No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our previous news article for more information about the movie, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is being distributed by Bleecker Street.
‘The Legend of Ochi’ Soundtrack Album Details
A24 Music will release a soundtrack album for the fantasy adventure The Legend of Ochi. The album features the film’s original music composed by singer/songwriter David Longstreth (of the indie rock band Dirty Projectors) (Love Me). The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 25 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Three first tracks (Prelude, The Pond & The River) are already available to stream/download now and can be checked out after the jump. The Legend of Ochi is written and directed by Isaiah Saxon and stars Helena Zengel, Finn Wolfhard, Emily Watson and Willem Dafoe. The movie is set in a remote village on the island of Carpathia and tells the story of a shy farm girl who is raised to fear an elusive animal species known as ochi, but when she discovers a wounded baby ochi has been left behind, she escapes on a quest to bring him home.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 31, 2025)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the animated feature Dog Man written and directed by Peter Hastings and starring Pete Davidson, Lil Rel Howery, Poppy Liu, Isla Fisher, Ricky Gervais, Stephen Root and Billy Boyd. The film’s original music is composed by Tom Howe (Ted Lasso, Shrinking, Knuckles, Early Man, Daisy Jones & the Six, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, Book Club: The New Chapter). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as a song by Yung Gravy feat. James Brown today. Click here to check out the project’s music team credits and check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the DreamWorks Animation production, which is being released by Universal Pictures.
Also opening wide is the sci-fi/horror movie Companion written and directed by Drew Hancock and starring Sophie Thatcher, Jack Quaid, Lukas Gage, Harvey Guillén, Megan Suri and Rupert Friend. Hrishikesh Hirway (Everything Sucks!, Save the Date) has composed the film’s original music, including a main theme performed by Thatcher. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last Friday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Warner Bros. Pictures release.
David Longstreth Scoring Sam & Andy Zuchero’s ‘Love Me’
Singer/songwriter David Longstreth (of the indie rock band Dirty Projectors) has made his feature film scoring debut on the upcoming sci-fi drama Love Me. The film is written and directed by Sam & Andy Zuchero and stars Kristen Stewart and Steven Yeun. The movie is being described as a “love story of a smart buoy and an orbiting satellite that spans a billion years and probes the mysteries of being and consciousness”.
Dirty Projectors’ David Longstreth to Make Feature Film Scoring Debut on Isaiah Saxon’s ‘The Legend of Ochi’
Singer/songwriter David Longstreth, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the band Dirty Projectors, is set to make his feature film scoring debut on the upcoming fantasy epic The Legend of Ochi. The film will be directed by Isaiah Saxon and star Willem Dafoe, Emily Watson, Finn Wolfhard and Helena Zengel. The movie centers on a young girl who runs away from home and learns to communicate with an elusive animal species known as OCHI. Saxon is also producing the project for Encyclopedia Pictura, alongside Traci Carlson (Menashe) & Richard Peete (Blue Ruin, Super Dark Times) for Neighborhood Watch and Jonathan Wang (Swiss Army Man, The Death of Dick Long) for Year of the Rat.