Film Fest Ghent has announced the expanded editions of three of its earlier albums, featuring music by Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Moneyball, Capote), Shigeru Umebayashi (In the Mood for Love, House of Flying Daggers, A Single Man) and Gabriel Yared (The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Cold Mountain) respectively, reissuing them in the Music for Film album series. The three albums have been updated with newly recorded music in collaboration with the composers, and will be released during the 48th edition of Film Fest Ghent, which will take place from October 12-23. All music is performed by Brussels Philharmonic and Vlaams Radiokoor and conducted by Film Fest Ghent music director Dirk Brossé.
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Gabriel Yared to Score Pietro Marcello’s ‘Scarlet’ (L’envol’)
Gabriel Yared (The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Cold Mountain, Judy, 1408) is attached to scorethe upcoming French/Italian drama Scarlet (L’envol). The film is directed by Pietro Marcello (Martin Eden, Lost and Beautiful) and stars Juliette Jouan, Raphaël Thierry, Louis Garrel, Noémie Lvovsky, Ernst Umhauer, François Négret and Yolande Moreau. The movie is set in Northern Normandy between the two world wars and follows the journey of a young woman who was raised by her father, a widowed war veteran, and strives to find her own path in life.
Expanded ‘Cold Mountain’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Music Box Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 2003 drama Cold Mountain directed by Anthony Minghella and starring Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renée Zellweger, Brendan Gleeson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Natalie Portman, Eileen Atkins, Jack White, Giovanni Ribisi, Donald Sutherland and Ray Winstone. The 2-CD set features the expanded and remastered score from the Miramax production composed by Gabriel Yared (The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley, 1408, Judy, The Life Ahead, Betty Blue, City of Angels) who received an Academy Award nomination for his music. The first disc includes the composer’s score in chronological order and the second disc features the original Academy Awards promo album, including variations, unused tracks and alternates.
‘The Life Ahead’ Soundtrack Album to Be Released
Plaza Mayor Company will release a soundtrack album for the drama The Life Ahead (La vita davanti a sé). The album features the original score from the film composed by Academy Award winner Gabriel Yared (The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Judy, City of Angels, Message in a Bottle). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, November 13 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. As previously reported, WM Italy has released the film’s original song Io sì (Seen) written by Diane Warren and performed by Laura Pausini last month. The Life Ahead is directed by Edoardo Ponti and stars Sophia Loren, Ibrahima Gueye, Renato Carpentieri, Massimiliano Rossi, Abril Zamora, Diego Iosif Pirvu and Babak Karimi.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 6, 2020)
The only movie opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the thriller Let Him Go written and directed by Thomas Bezucha and starring Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Lesley Manville, Booboo Stewart, Kayli Carter and Will Brittain. The film’s original music is composed by Michael Giacchino (Up, Lost, Jurassic World, The Incredibles, Star Trek, Doctor Strange, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Focus Features release.
Opening in select theaters today before coming out on VOD, next Tuesday, November 10, is the drama Jungleland directed by Max Winkler and starring Charlie Hunnam, Jack O’Connell and Jessica Barden. Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, His Dark Materials, The LEGO Batman Movie, Bad Boys for Life, Gemini Man) has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced yet. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which premiered at last year’s Toronto Film Festival and is being distributed by Paramount Pictures.
Gabriel Yared Scoring Edoardo Ponti’s ‘The Life Ahead’
Gabriel Yared (The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley, 1408, Cold Mountain) has been hired to score the upcoming Italian drama The Life Ahead. The film is directed by Edoardo Ponti and stars Sophia Loren, Ibrahima Gueye, Renato Carpentieri and Massimiliano Rossi. The movie is set in seaside Italy and follows a Holocaust survivor with a daycare business who takes in 12-year-old Momo, a Senegalese Muslim street kid who robbed her. Ponti also co-wrote the screenplay with Ugo Chiti (Dogman) based on Romain Gary’s novel La vie devant soi. Nicola Serra & Carlo Degli Esposti (Piranhas, Leopardi) are producing the project.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 13, 2019)
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the action adventure Jumanji: The Next Level directed by Jake Kasdan and starromh Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Nick Jonas, Awkwafina, Danny Glover and Danny DeVito. The film’s original music is composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier & Civil War, X-Men: First Class, Wreck-It-Ralph). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Click here for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the drama Richard Jewell directed by Clint Eastwood starring Paul Walter Hauser, Sam Rockwell, Kathy Bates, Jon Hamm and Olivia Wilde. Arturo Sandoval (The Mule, For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story, At Middleton) has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album is expected to be released. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Gabriel Yared’s ‘Judy’ Score to Be Released
Decca Classics will release a score album for the biographical drama Judy. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Gabriel Yared (The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Cold Mountain, Betty Blue, 1408). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 11 and will be available to stream and download on Amazon Music. As previously reported, a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie was released last month. Judy directed by Rupert Goold and starring Renee Zellweger, Jessie Buckley, Finn Wittrock, Rufus Sewell and Michael Gambon is based on the stage play End of the Rainbow and follows Judy Garland during the last year of her life.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 27, 2019)
The only movie opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the animated feature Abominable directed by Jill Culton and starring Chloe Bennet, Tenzing Norgay Trainor, Albert Tsai, Eddie Izzard, Sarah Paulson and Michelle Wong. The film’s original score is composed by Rupert Gregson-Williams (Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Hacksaw Ridge, The Legend of Tarzan). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as songs by Bebe Rexha, Phil Beaudreau, Coldplay & others. Click here for the full album details.
Opening semi-wide in around 450 theaters is the biographical drama Judy directed by Rupert Goold and starring Renee Zellweger, Jessie Buckley, Finn Wittrock, Rufus Sewell and Michael Gambon. Gabriel Yared (The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Cold Mountain) has composed the film’s original score. A soundtrack featuring the composer’s music will be released next month and will be announced soon. Decca and Republic Records have released a soundtrack album featuring the Judy Garland songs from the movie. Check out our previous article for the full album details.
‘Paradise War: The Story of Bruno Manser’ Soundtrack Details
Plaza Mayor Company will release a soundtrack album for the Swiss drama Paradise War: The Story of Bruno Manser (Bruno Manser – Die Stimme des Regenwaldes). The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Gabriel Yared (The Talented Mr. Ripley, The English Patient, Cold Mountain, 1408, Judy). The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 1, 2019 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Paradise War: The Story of Bruno Manser is directed by Niklaus Hilber and stars Sven Schelke as Swiss explorer and environmentalist Bruno Manser who disappeared without trace in 2000.