Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the French drama At Work (A pied d’oeuvre). The album features the film’s original music composed by Jean-Michel Bernard (Be Kind Rewind, The Love Punch. The Science of Sleep, Madame Bovary, Paris-Manhattan) . The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composer’s end titles track after the jump. At Work is co-written and directed by Valérie Donzelli and stars Bastien Bouillon, Virginie Ledoyen, André Marcon and Donzelli herself. The movie tells the true story of a successful photographer who gives up everything to devote himself to writing – and discovers poverty.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 23, 2014)
Two new movies are opening nationwide this holiday weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the superhero sequel X-Men: Days of Future Past directed by Bryan Singer and starring Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Peter Dinklage, Halle Berry, Anna Paquin, Ellen Page, Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen. The film’s music is composed by John Ottman (X2, The Usual Suspects, The Fantastic Four) who also serves as the film’s editor. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as two songs from the film. Click here for the full album details. Also visit Film Music Magazine for a recent audio interview with Ottman about his work on the project, as well as Hitfix, Indiewire and ComingSoon.Net for more interviews with the composer.
Also opening wide is the romantic comedy Blended directed by Frank Coraci and starring Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Kevin Nealon, Terry Crews, Joel McHale, Bella Thorne, Emma Fuhrmann, Jessica Lowe and Dan Patrick. The film’s original score is composed by Rupert Gregson-Williams (Click, Bee Movie, Winter’s Tale, Veep). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film by such artists as Terry Crews and Junior Mambazo, Fifth Harmony, The Elected, The Mowgli’s, Ball Park Music and Hot Water. For the full album details, check out our soundtrack announcement.
‘The Love Punch’ Soundtrack Details
Metropolis Movie Music will release a soundtrack album for the romantic comedy The Love Punch. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jean-Michel Bernard (Be Kind Rewind, The Science of Sleep). The soundtrack will be released on April 15, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Love Punch is written and directed by Joel Hopkins (Last Chance Harvey) and stars Emma Thompson, Pierce Brosnan, Timothy Spall, Celia Imrie, Louise Bourgoin and Laurent Lafitteas. The movie follows a divorced couple who have to reunite when their pension is stolen by an unscrupulous businessman. The comedy will be released in the UK on April 18. Ketchup Entertainment has picked up domestic distribution rights and is planning a release in the U.S. later this year.
Jean-Michel Bernard Scoring ‘Love Punch’
Jean-Michel Bernard is scoring the upcoming romantic comedy Love Punch. The film is written and directed by Joel Hopkins and stars Emma Thompson and Pierce Brosnan as a divorced couple who have to reunite when their pension is stolen by an unscrupulous businessman. Timothy Spall, Celia Imrie, Louise Bourgoin and Laurent Lafitte are co-starring. Tim Perell (Shortbus, The Rebound) and Nicola Usborne are producing for Process Media, Clement Miserez (Faces in the Crowd) is producing for Radar Films and Jean-Charles Levy (The Tall Man) is producing for Love Punch Limited. Hopkins previously collaborated with composer Dickon Hinchliffe on his last feature Last Chance Harvey starring Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson.