The only movie opening nationwide this weekend is the romantic drama The Longest Ride directed by George Tillman, Jr., based on the bestselling novel by Nicholas Sparks and starring Britt Robertson, Scott Eastwood, Jack Huston, Oona Chaplin and Alan Alda. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film by Seafret, Ryan Adams, Ben & Ellen Harper, Middle Brother, Adanowsky & more. Check out our previous article for the full details. The film’s original score is composed by Mark Isham (Crash, Once Upon a Time, Miracle). Milan has also released a soundtrack featuring the composer’s music. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the film.
Opening in limited release is the sci-fi thriller Ex Machina written and directed by Alex Garland and stars Oscaar Isaac, Domhnall Gleeson and Alicia Vikander. Ben Salisbury and Portishead’s Geoff Barrow have composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the score, as well as the song Bunsen Burner by The Cuts. For the full album details, to listen to audio clips and for more information about the A24 Films release, visit our soundtrack announcement.
Benjamin Wallfisch has been tapped to score the BBC original movie The Thirteenth Tale. The film is based on Diane Setterfield’s novel of the same title and has been adapted for television by Academy Award-winning writer Christopher Hampton (Dangerous Liaisons, Atonement, The Quiet American). The drama is directed by James Kent (The White Queen, Inside Men) and stars Vanessa Redgrave, Olivia Colman, Alexandra Roach, Robert Pugh, Gordon Winter, Sophie Turner and Antonia Clarke. The movie follows a famous novelist with failing health who enlists an amateur biographer to hear her story and ghostwrite her autobiography. David Heyman (Harry Potter series, I Am Legend) and his mother Norma Heyman (Dangerous Liaisons, Mrs Henderson Present) are producing the project.