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Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 22, 2023)

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Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the superhero movie Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom directed by James Wan and starring Jason Momoa, Patrick Wilson, Amber Heard, Randall Park, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Nicole Kidman. . The film’s original music is composed by Rupert Gregson-Williams (Hacksaw Ridge, Wonder Woman, The Gilded Age, Abominable, The Legend of Tarzan, Click). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score and an original song by X Ambassadors today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Warner Bros. Pictures release.

Also opening wide is the animated feature Migration directed by Benjamin Renner and starring Kumail Nanjiani, Elizabeth Banks, Keegan-Michael Key, Awkafina and Danny DeVito. John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon, The Bourne Identity, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Shrek, United 93, Rio, Happy Feet) has composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as cover of Destiny’s Child’s Survivor performed by Mon Laferte last week. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Illumination Entertainment production, which is being released by Universal Pictures.

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‘Anyone But You’ Soundtrack Album Details

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Madison Gate Records will release a soundtrack album for the romantic comedy Anyone But You. The album features the film’s original score composed by Este Haim (of the rock band HAIM) (Maid, Cha Cha Real Smooth, You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah) & Christopher Stracey (Fingernails, Manodrome, War Pony). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 22 (visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download). Listen to a track from the score below. Anyone But You is co-written and directed by Will Gluck and stars Sydney Sweeney, Glen Powell, Hadley Robinson, Alexandra Shipp, GaTa, Darren Barnet, Michelle Hurd, Rachel Griffiths and Dermot Mulroney. The movie follows a a woman and a man who – after an amazing first date – find themselves unexpectedly thrust together at a destination wedding in Australia and decide to pretend to be a couple.

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Este Haim & Christopher Stracey Scoring Will Gluck’s ‘Anyone But You’

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Este Haim (of the rock band HAIM) & Christopher Stracey (Fingernails, Manodrome, War Pony) have teamed up to score the upcoming romantic comedy Anyone But You. The film is directed by Will Gluck (Peter Rabbit, Easy A) and stars Sydney Sweeney, Glen Powell, Alexandra Shipp, Hadley Robinson, GaTa, Michelle Hurd, Darren Barnet, Dermot Mulroney and Rachel Griffiths. The movie follows a man and a woman who – after an amazing first date – find themselves unexpectedly thrust together at a destination wedding in Australia and decide to pretend to be a couple.

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‘You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah’ Soundtrack Album Details

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Netflix Music will release a soundtrack album for the streamer’s original film You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah. The album features the movie’s original score composed by Este Haim (of HAIM) (Maid, Cha Cha Real Smooth) and Amanda Yamate (Every Body, Do-Revenge). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, August 25. Check back on this page for the streaming/download link. The label has previously released 3VM’s song Outside from the film as a digital single last week. You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah is directed by Sammi Cohen and stars Jackie, Adam, Sadie & Sunny Sandler, Idina Menzel, Dylan Hoffman, Samantha Lorraine, Sarah Sherman, Jackie Hoffman and Luis Guzmán.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 18, 2023)

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Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the superhero movie Blue Beetle directed by Angel Manuel Soto and starring Xolo Maridueña, Adriana Barraza, George Lopez, Bruna Marquezine, Belissa Escobedo and Susan Sarandon. The film’s original music is composed by Bobby Krlic (Midsommar, Beef, Beau Is Afraid,  The Alienist: Angel of Darkness, Snowpiercer, Triple 9, Returnal). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as two songs today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Warner Bros. Pictures release.

Also opening nationwide today is the comedy Strays directed by Josh Greenbaum and starring Will Ferrell, Jamie Foxx, Will Forte, Isla Fisher, Brett Gelman, Randall Park, Josh Gad and Sofia Vergara. Dara Taylor (Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar, The Invitation, The Tender Bar, Echo Boomers, The Noel Diary) has composed the film’s original score. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as song by Dave Sarazen today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Universal Pictures release.

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Kool Kojak Scoring Chelsea Peretti’s ‘First Time Female Director’

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Songwriter/record producer Kool Kojak has made his feature film scoring debut on the upcoming comedy First Time Female Director. The film is written and directed by Chelsea Peretti and stars Peretti herself, Amy Poehler, Kate Berlant, Megan Stalter, Benito Skinner, Megan Mullally, Blake Anderson, Natasha Leggero, Jak Knight, Xosha Roquemore, Andy Richter, Max Greenfield, Tim Heidecker and Brad Hall. Este Haim (of HAIM) (Maid, Cha Cha Real Smooth) serves as the music consultant of the movie, which follows a playwright working for a small theater in Glendale who is thrust into the leadership role and quickly discovers that being a director may be a lot more challenging than she originally thought.

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Este Haim & Amanda Yamate Scoring Sammi Cohen’s ‘You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah’

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Este Haim (of HAIM) (Maid, Cha Cha Real Smooth) and Amanda Yamate have teamed up to score the upcoming Netflix original film You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah. The movie is directed by Sammi Cohen (Crush) and stars Idina Menzel, Jackie Sandler, Adam Sandler, Sadie Sandler, Sunny Sandler, Dylan Hoffman, Samantha Lorraine, Dan Bulla, Sarah Sherman, Ido Mosseri, Jackie Hoffman and Luis Guzmán. The family comedy is based on the book of the same name by Fiona Rosenbloom and follows two BFFs who’ve always dreamed about having epic bat mitzvahs, but things start to go awry when a popular boy and middle school drama threatens their friendship and their rite of passage.

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‘A Small Light’ Soundtrack Albums Announced

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Hollywood Records has announced two soundtrack albums for National Geographic’s limited series A Small Light. To be released on May 19, 2023 is a first album featuring the show’s original score composed by Ariel Marx (Candy, Shiva Baby, A Friend of the Family, Sanctuary). Listen to an excerpt from a score track below and check back on this page for the full details. A separate soundtrack (to be released on May 23) features the drama’ songs co-produced by the project’s executive music producer Este Haim (Maid, Cha Cha Real Smooth), including covers performed by Kamasi Washington, Sharon Van Etten feat. Michael Imperioli, Weyes Blood, Angel Olsen, Remi Wolf, King Princess, Orville Peck and Moses Sumney (click here to stream/download).

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Este Haim & Chris Stracey to Score Laura Chinn’s ‘Suncoast’

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Este Haim (of HAIM) & Chris Stracey have been hired to score the upcoming coming-of-age drama Suncoast. The film is written and directed by Laura Chinn (Florida Girls) and stars Nico Parker, Laura Linney and Woody Harrelson. The movie is based on Chinn’s own life and follows a teenager living with her strong-willed mother who must take her brother to live at a specialized facility, where she strikes up an unlikely friendship with an eccentric activist.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 9, 2022)

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Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror movie Barbarian written and directed by Zach Cregger and starring Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgård, Justin Long,Matthew Patrick Davis, Richard Brake, Kurt Braunohler and Jaymes Butler. The film’s original music is composed by Anna Drubich (Fear Street Part 3 – 1966, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Werewolves Within). No soundtrack album has been announced. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the 20th Century Studios production.

Also opening wide is the historical action drama Medieval written and directed by Petr Jákl and starring Ben Foster, Sophie Lowe, Matthew Goode, Til Schweiger and Michael Caine. Philip Klein (Wish Dragon, The Last Full Measure, Pig) has composed the film’s original music. MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about The Avenue release.

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