B Original has released new digital albums/EPs for three scores by composer Philippe Rombi (Swimming Pool, Joyeux Noel, Angel, The Crime Is Mine, Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion, Driving Madeleine) for films directed by François Ozon, all of which are available to stream in the U.S. for the first time. Titles include 2013’s Young & Beautiful (Jeune & Jolie) starring Marine Vacth, Géraldine Pailhas, Frédéric Pierrot & Charlotte Rampling, 2014’s The New Girlfriend (Une nouvelle amie) starring Romain Duris, Anaïs Demoustier, Raphaël Personnaz & Isild Le Besco, as well as 2012’s In the House (Dans la maison) starring Fabrice Luchini, Kristin Scott Thomas, Emmanuelle Seigner, Ernst Umhauer & Denis Ménochet. Listen to a track from each score after the jump.
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Philippe Rombi Scoring Francois Ozon’s ‘Young & Beautiful’
Philippe Rombi is reuniting with director Francois Ozon on the upcoming French drama Young & Beautiful (Jeune et jolie). The movie is written and directed by Ozon and stars Marine Vacth, Charlotte Rampling, Géraldine Pailhas, Frédéric Pierrot, Fantin Ravat and Johan Leisen. No specific plot details have been revealed yet, but the film has been described as a “contemporary portrait of a teenage girl of 17, in 4 seasons and 4 songs”. Eric & Nicolas Altmayer are producing the project. Rombi and Ozon have previously collaborated numerous times, including on such films as Swimming Pool, Angel and Potiche, as well as on the recent thriller In the House, which just opened in select U.S. cities this weekend. Young & Beautiful is set to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival next month and is scheduled to be released on August 21, 2013 in France.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 19, 2013)
Only one new movie is opening wide this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the sci-fi action film Oblivion directed by Joseph Kosinski and starring Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Andrea Riseborough, Olga Kurylenko, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Melissa Leo. The film’s score is composed by Anthony Gonzalez of M83 and Joseph Trapanese (TRON: Uprising, The Raid: Redemption). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the score, as well as an original end titles song by M83 featuring Norwegian singer-songwriter Susanne Sundfor earlier this week. For the full album details, check out our previous article. Also visit SoundWorks Collection for a lengthy video featurette on the sound and music of the film featuring interviews with Gonzalez and Trapanese, as well as ASCAP’s recent video stream of a Q&A session with Trapanese on Google+ Hangout.
Opening in limited release is the horror film The Lords of Salem written and directed by Rob Zombie and starring Sheri Moon Zombie, Bruce Davidson, Jeffrey Daniel Phillips, Ken Foree, Patricia Quinn, Dee Wallace, Maria Conchita Alonso, Judy Geeson and Meg Foster. The film’s original score is composed by John 5 & Griffin Boyce. Geffen Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the score, as well as songs from the film by artists including Manfred Mann, Leviathan The Fleeing Serpent, Rick James, Rush and The Velvet Underground. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.
‘In the House’ Soundtrack Details
Cristal Publishing will release a soundtrack album for Francois Ozon’s French thriller In the House (Dans la maison). The album features the film’s original score by the director’s regular musical collaborator Philippe Rombi (Swimming Pool, Potiche, Angel). The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 8, 2012 in France. Click here to listen to audio clips from the score. No word yet on a domestic release of the soundtrack, but check back on this site for updates. In the House is written and directed by Ozon and stars Fabrice Luchini, Ernst Umhauer, Kristin Scott Thomas, Emmanuelle Seigner and Denis Menochet. The movie follows a professor and a student who comes to threaten the relationships of those around them. The film recently premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and has been picked up by Cohen Media Group for domestic distribution. The thriller will be released in France on October 10 and in other European markets in the following weeks and months.