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Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 7, 2017)

Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

smurfsOpening in most theaters is the animated feature Smurfs: The Lost Village directed by Kelly Asbury and starring  Demi Lovato, Rainn Wilson, Joe Manganiello, Jack McBrayer, Danny Pudi and Mandy Patinkin. The film’s original music is composed by Christopher Lennertz (Sausage Party, Horrible Bosses). Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as song written by Lennertz & KT Tunstall (click here for the full details). Also now available as a single another original song from the movie, I’m a Lady by Meghan Trainor.

going-in-styleAlso opening wide is the crime comedy Going in Style directed by Zach Braff and starring Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Alan Arkin, Ann-Margret, Joey King, Matt Dillon and Christopher Lloyd. Rob Simonsen (Foxcatcher, The Spectacular Now, Nerve) has composed the film’s original music. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as songs by Dean Martin, Otis Redding, Jamie Cullum, Sonny Rollins & more. Check out our previous article for the full album details.

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‘Going in Style’ Soundtrack Details

going-in-styleWaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for Zach Braff’s crime comedy Going in Style. The album features the film’s original music composed by Rob Simonsen (Foxcatcher, The Spectacular Now, Nerve, (500) Days of Summer) who previously scored Braff’s Wish I Was Here. Also included are songs by Dean Martin, Otis Redding, Jamie Cullum, Sonny Rollins, Mark Ronson, A Tribe Called Quest & more. The soundtrack will be released on March 31, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Going in Style starring Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Alan Arkin, Ann-Margret, Joey King, Matt Dillon and Christopher Lloyd follows three buddies who decide to buck retirement and step off the straight-and-narrow for the first time in their lives when their pension fund becomes a corporate casualty.

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Rob Simonsen to Score Zach Braff’s ‘Going in Style’

rob-simonsenRob Simonsen is reteaming with Zach Braff (Garden State, Scrubs) on the upcoming caper comedy Going in Style. The film is a remake of Martin Brest’s 1979 movie of the same title and stars Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Alan Arkin, Joey King, Matt Dillon and Ann-Margret. The movie marks Braff’s third feature directorial effort and follows three retired men who lose their pensions when the company they’ve worked for their entire lives is sold to a foreign corporation, which makes them set out to try to rob the very bank that’s withholding their money. Theodore Melfi (St. Vincent) has written the screenplay. Donald De Line (The Italian Job, Pain & Gain, Body of Lies) is producing the New Line Cinema production.

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