Maisie Music Publishing has released the soundtracks for three shorts of Netflix’s inaugural Emerging Filmmaker Initiative. Available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms are the scores for Ashley Eakin’s Forgive Us Our Trespasses starring Knox Gibson, Hanneke Talbot & Justin Mader about a boy targeted by Nazis in 1939 Germany feat. music by Alex Weston (The Farewell, The Novice, Wander Darkly), Hebru Brantley’s Erax starring Jasmine Cephas Jones, Genesis White & Lance Gross feat. music by Emma-Jean Thackray who made her film scoring debut on the project, as well as Marielle Woods’ Heart Shot starring Elena Heuzé & Nia Sondaya as two teenagers in love who are planning their future together feat. music by Gingger Shankar (Heartbeats, Circumstance, Stray Dolls).
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 26, 2018)
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the action thriller Hunter Killer directed by Donovan Marsh and starring Gerard Butler, Gary Oldman, Common, Linda Cardellini and Toby Stephens. The film’s original music is composed by Trevor Morris (Immortals, Olympus Has Fallen, London Has Fallen, Vikings, The Borgias). Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Lionsgate/Summit release.
Also opening wide is the action comedy Johnny English Strikes Again directed by David Kerr and starring Rowan Atkinson, Ben Miller, Olga Kurylenko, Emma Thompson and Jake Lacy. Howard Goodall (Mr. Bean TV series, Bean, Mr. Bean’s Holiday) has composed the film’s original score. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music. Check out our previous news article for the full album and for more information about the Focus Features release.
‘American Fable’ Soundtrack Released
A soundtrack album has been released for the fantasy thriller American Fable. The album features the film’s original music composed by Gingger Shankar (Circumstance, Viper Club, Heartbeats, AWOL). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. American Fable is directed by Anne Hamilton and stars Peyton Kennedy, Kip Pardue, Zuleikha Robinson, Gavin MacIntosh, Rusty Schwimmer, Marci Miller and Richard Schiff. The movie is set in the 1980s rural Midwest where an imaginative girl is forced to choose between protecting her family’s secret and saving a man’s life.
Gingger Shankar to Score Maryam Keshavarz’s ‘Vulture Club’
Gingger Shankar is reteaming with director Maryam Keshavarz to score the upcoming drama Vulture Club. The film starring Susan Sarandon, Edie Falco, Matt Bomer, Lola Kirke, Adepero Oduye and Sheila Vand revolves around a veteran emergency room nurse who takes drastic measures to free her adult son, a war correspondent who’s been captured by a terrorist group. Keshavarz also co-wrote the screenplay with Jonathan Mastro. Anna Gerb, Neal Dodson and J.C. Chandor (All Is Lost, Margin Call, A Most Violent Year) are producing the project for CounterNarrative.
‘Heartbeats’ Soundtrack Released
Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album for the romantic drama Heartbeats. The album features the film’s original score composed by Gingger Shankar (Circumstance, American Fable). Also included are the original songs from the movie by Roc Nation. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Heartbeats is written and directed by Duane Adler and stars Krystal Ellsworth, Aneesha Joshi, Daphne Zuniga, Amitash Pradhan, Paul McGillon, Justin Chon, Salman Yusuff Khan and Megan Alexander. The movie follows a young American college student with dreams of being a professional dancer who travels to India with her family for a week long Indian wedding and falls in love with a new style of dance, and with a young man who introduces it to her.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 17, 2017)
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the fantasy epic The Great Wall directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Matt Damon, Jing Tian, Pedro Pascal, Willem Dafoe, Hanyu Zhang, Eddie Peng, Lu Han, Kenny Lin, Junkai Wang and Zheng Kai. The film’s original music is composed by Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Westworld, Iron Man, Pacific Rim). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous article for the full album details and click here for a video featurette on Djawadi’s music.
Also opening nationwide is the psychological thriller A Cure for Wellness directed by Gore Verbinski and starring Dane DeHaan, Jason Isaacs and Mia Goth. Benjamin Wallfisch (Lights Out, Hidden Figures, The Escapist, Desert Dancer) has composed the film’s original music. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and visit Film Music Magazine for a recent interview with Wallfisch about his work on the project. Also click here for a video about the scoring process.
‘Circumstance’ Soundtrack Details
Milan Records will be releasing a soundtrack album for the Iranian drama Circumstance. The album features the original score composed by Gingger Shankar. The soundtrack will be released on June 26, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this site for audio clips to be added in a few weeks. Circumstance written and directed by Maryam Keshavarz revolves around a wealthy family in Iran struggling to contain a teen’s growing sexual rebellion and her brother’s dangerous obsession. The movie has won the Audience Award at last year’s Sundance Film Festival where the film premiered. The drama was released in theaters last summer and is now available on DVD.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 26, 2011)
Three new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the horror thriller Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark directed by Troy Nixey, produced by Guillermo Del Toro and starring Katie Holmes, Guy Pearce and Bailee Madison. The film’s music is composed by Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders. A soundtrack album featuring the score has been released digitally earlier this week and will be coming out on CD on September 27 on Lakeshore Records. For audio clips and more details, visit our previous article.
Also opening wide is the indie comedy Our Idiot Brother directed by Jesse Peretz and starring Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel, Emily Mortimer, Steve Coogan, Hugh Dancy, Rashida Jones and Shirley Knight. Nathan Larson and Eric D. Johnson composed the movie’s score. Abkco Records has released a soundtrack album including selections of the score, as well as several songs from the movie. To listen to audio clips and find out more about the release, visit our soundtrack announcement.
Gingger Shankar’s Upcoming Projects
Gingger Shankar has recently scored a number of movies that will be released in the near future. Most notably, coming out this August is the Iranian drama Circumstance. The film is written and directed by Maryam Keshavarz and revolves around a wealthy family in Iran struggling to contain a teen’s growing sexual rebellion and her brother’s dangerous obsession. The project is produced by Karin Chien and Melissa M. Lee alongside Keshavarz. Circumstance has won the audience award at this year’s Sundance film festival where the film premiered. Roadside Attractions has picked up domestic rights and will release the film on August 26, 2011.