A soundtrack album for Lake Bell’s indie comedy In a World has been announced. The album features the film’s original score by Ryan Miller (Safety Not Guaranteed, The Kings of Summer) who is best known as the lead singer and principal songwriter for the alt-rock band Guster. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 24, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are available after the jump. In a World is written and directed by Lake Bell who also stars in the film alongside Demetri Martin, Michaela Watkins, Ken Marino, Rob Corddry, Fred Melamed, Nick Offerman, Alexandra Holden and Geena Davis. The comedy about a struggling female vocal coach who musters the courage to pursue her secret aspiration to be a voice-over star premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is currently playing in limited release.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 9, 2013)
Four new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the animated feature Planes directed by Klay Hall and featuring a voice cast including Dane Cook, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Cedric the Entertainer, Val Kilmer, John Cleese, Stacy Keach, Brad Garrett and Teri Hatcher. The film’s original music is composed by Mark Mancina (Tarzan, Speed Twister). Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as original songs by Mark Holman, Chris Classic & Alana D and Jon Stevens of The Dead Daisies. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.
Also opening in wide release is the sci-fi action film Elysium written and directed by Neil Blomkamp and starring Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley, Wagner Moura, Alice Braga, William Fichtner, Diego Luna and Carly Pope. The film’s original score is composed by Ryan Amon. Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music. Check out our previous article for more information and to listen to audio clips. Also visit Film Music Magazine for an audio interview with the composers, as well as Wired and RogerEbert.com for more interviews.
Ryan Miller to Score Lake Bell’s ‘In a World…’
Ryan Miller is scoring the upcoming indie comedy In a World…. The film marks the feature directorial debut of Lake Bell and stars herself as a struggling vocal coach who musters the courage to pursue her secret aspiration to be a voice-over star. Demetri Martin, Rob Corddry, Michaela Watkins, Ken Marino and Fred Melamed are co-starring. Bell has also written the screenplay and is producing the film with Mark Roberts, Jett Steiger (Goats) and Eddie Vaisman. Miller who is best known as the lead singer and principal songwriter for the alt-rock band Guster has previously scored a number of films, including this year’s critically acclaimed indie comedy Safety Not Guaranteed and the Patton Oswalt-starring comedy Nature Calls. In a World… will be premiering in competition at next year’s Sundance Film Festival.