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Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 30, 2018)

Three new movies are opening nationwide this week:

Already in theaters since Thursday is the movie adaptation of Ready Player One directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tye Sheridan, Ben Mendelsohn, T.J. Miller, Simon Pegg, Mark Rylance and Olivia Cooke. The film’s original music is composed  by Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, The Avengers). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack featuring the composer’s score today (click here for the album details). The label has also released a separate soundtrack featuring a selection of songs from the movie (click here for more information).

Also opening nationwide is the thriller Acrimony written and directed by Tyler Perry and starring Taraji P. Henson, Lyriq Bent, Ajiona Alexus and Antonio Madison. Christopher Lennertz (Ride Along, Horrible Bosses, Baywatch, Lost in Space, Supernatural) has composed the film’s original music. No word yet on a release of the score. Warner Bros. Records has released Andra Day’s cover of I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free from the movie today. Click here for more information.

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‘The Last Movie Star’ Soundtrack Released

Legacy Recordings has released a soundtrack album for the drama The Last Movie Star. The album features the original songs from and inspired by the movie written and performed by John Martin & Jamie Floyd (aka Stranger Friends). Also included is the original end title song To Get Here written by Academy Award nominee Diane Warren and performed by Willie Nelson. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The Last Movie Star is written and directed by Adam Rifkin and stars Burt Reynolds, Ariel Winter, Ellar Coltrane, Clark Duke and Chevy Chase. The movie follows an aging movie star who travels to an upstart film festival in Nashville to accept a Lifetime Achievement Award.

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