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Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 20, 2023)

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Opening in theaters nationwide is the crime drama Killers of the Flower Moon co-written and directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, Robert De Niro, Jesse Plemons, Tantoo Cardinal, John Lithgow and Brendan Fraser. The film’s original music is composed by Robbie Robertson (The Color of Money, The Irishman) who also served as the project’s executive music producer. Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music today. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Paramount Pictures release.

Opening in select theaters today is the comedy drama The Persian Version written and directed by Maryam Keshavarz and starring Layla Mohammadi, Niousha Noor, Kamand Shafieisabet, Bijan Daneshmand, Bella Warda and Chiara Stella. Rostam Batmanglij (Sound of My Voice, The OA) has composed the film’s original music. Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released by Sony Pictures Classics.

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‘The Other Zoey’ Soundtrack Album Details

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Gulfstream Records will release a soundtrack album for the romantic comedy The Other Zoey. The album features the film’s original score composed by John Swihart (How I Met Your Mother, Napoleon Dynamite, Switched at Birth, Youth in Revolt, Table 19). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 19 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The Other Zoey is directed by Sara Zandieh and stars Josephine Langford, Drew Starkey, Archie Renaux, Heather Graham, Andie MacDowell, Patrick Fabian, Mallori Johnson, Christie Lynn Smith and Amalia Yoo. The movie follows a super smart computer major uninterested in romantic love who her life turned upside down when the school’s soccer star gets amnesia and mistakes her for his girlfriend.

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John Swihart Scoring Sara Zandieh’s ‘The Other Zoey’

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John Swihart (Napoleon Dynamite, How I Met Your Mother, Youth in Revolt, Switched at Birth, Table 19) has composed the original music for the upcoming romantic comedy The Other Zoey. The film is directed by Sara Zandieh (A Simple Wedding) and stars Josephine Langford, Drew Starkey, Archie Renaux, Heather Graham, Patrick Fabian, Mallori Johnson and Andie MacDowell. The movie follows a smart computer major whose life gets turned upside down when a popular college soccer player gets amnesia and mistakes her as his girlfriend.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 27, 2022)

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Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the action drama Top Gun: Maverick directed by Joseph Kosinski and starring Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Glen Powell, Jon Hamm and Ed Harris. The film’s original music is composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Black Widow, His Dark Materials), Harold Faltermeyer (Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop), Lady Gaga and Hans Zimmer (Inception, Gladiator, The Dark Knight). Interscope Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score, as well as songs by Gaga, OneRepublic & Kenny Loggins today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Paramount Pictures release.

Also opening wide is the animated feature The Bob’s Burgers Movie directed by Loren Bouchard & Bernard Derriman and starring Kristen Schaal, H. Jon Benjamin, Eugene Mirman, John Roberts, Dan Mintz, Zach Galifianakis, Larry Murphy and Kevin Kline. Bouchard & Nora Smith wrote the film’s original songs and Tim Davies orchestrated, arranged and conducted the movie’s score. Bouchard, John Dylan Keith, Chris Maxwell, Phil Hernandez, Tim & Patrick Dacey and Brent Knopf are also credited for providing additional music. Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring both score and songs. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the 20th Century Studios production.

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‘The Violent Heart’ Soundtrack Released

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Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the thriller The Violent Heart. The album features the film’s original music composed by John Swihart (Napoleon Dynamite, How I Met Your Mother, Table 19, Switched at Birth, Youth in Revolt).The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. The Violent Heart is written and directed by Kerem Sanga and stars Jovan Adepo, Grace Van Patten, Mary J. Bilge, Lukas Haas, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Jahi Di’Allo Winston and Cress Williams. The movie follows a 24-year-old who – fifteen years after the murder of his older sister – finds himself falling for an outgoing high school senior.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 19, 2021)

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Opening in theaters nationwide today following an IMAX-exclusive release over the last three weeks is the drama Nomadland written and directed by Chloe Zhao and starring Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, Linda May, Swankie and Bob Wells. The film features (pre-existing) compositions by Ludovico Einaudi (The Intouchables, The Father, Samba). Decca Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as tracks by Ólafur Arnalds, Nat King Cole, Cat Clifford, Paul Winer, Donnie Miller & others. Check out our previous article for the full album and to learn more about the Searchlight Pictures production, which is also premiering on Hulu today.

Opening in select U.S. theaters and on VOD today is the British comedy Blithe Spirit directed by Edward Hall and starring Dan Stevens, Isla Fisher, Judi Dench, Leslie Mann, Aimee-ffion Edwards and Emilia Fox. The film’s original score is composed by Simon Boswell (Hackers, Lord of Illusions, Shadow Grave, A Midsummer Night’s Dream). Decca Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie by artists such as Michael Ball, Imelda May, Shaun Escoffrey, Alfie Boe, Gregory Porter & others earlier this year when the movie premiered in the UK. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the comedy, which is being distributed stateside by IFC Films.

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‘The Bay of Silence’ Soundtrack Released

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Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the thriller The Bay of Silence. The album features the film’s original score composed by John Swihart (Napoleon Dynamite, How I Met Your Mother, Dinner in America, For a Good Time, Call…, Youth in Revolt, Table 19) . The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music stores. The Bay of Silence is directed by Paula van der Oest and stars Claes Bang, Olga Kurylenko, Brian Cox, Assaad Bouab and Alice Krige. The movie revolves around a man who sets out to discover the truth behind his son’s mysterious death in a bid to protect his mentally vulnerable wife.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 14, 2020)

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Opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the thriller The Silencing directed by Robin Pront and stars Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Annabelle Wallis and Hero Fiennes Tiffin. The film’s original music is composed by Will Blair & Brooke Blair (Green Room, The Informer, Blue Ruin, I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore, Hold the Dark). Filmtrax has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Saban Films release.

Also opening on VOD today is the thriller The Bay of Silence directed by Paula van der Oest and starring Claes Bang, Olga Kurylenko, Brian Cox, Assaad Bouab and Alice Krige. John Swihart (Napoleon Dynamite, How I Met Your Mother, Youth in Revolt, Table 19) has composed the film’s original music. No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our previous article for more information about the movie, which follows a man who sets out to discover the truth behind his son’s mysterious death in a bid to protect his mentally vulnerable wife and is being released by Vertical Entertainment.

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John Swihart Scoring Paula van der Oest’s ‘The Bay of Silence’

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John Swihart (Napoleon Dynamite, How I Met Your Mother, Youth in Revolt, Table 19) is composing the original music for the upcoming thriller The Bay of Silence directed by Paula van der Oest (Accused) and starring Claes Bang, Olga Kurylenko, Brian Cox, Assaad Bouab and Alice Krige. The movie is based on Lisa St Aubin de Terán’s best-selling novel of the same name and centers on a man who scrambles to solve the mysteries of his son’s questionable death and his wife’s disappearance.

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John Swihart to Score Kerem Sanga’s ‘The Violent Heart’

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John Swihart (Napoleon Dynamite, How I Met Your Mother, Youth in Revolt, Switched at Birth) has been tapped to score the upcoming coming-of-age drama The Violent Heart. The film is written and directed by Kerem Sanga and stars Grace Van Patten, Jovan Adepo, Mary J. Blige and Lukas Haas. The movie is set in Nashville, Tennesse and follows a college-bound senior on the cusp of graduation, and her budding relationship with a local mechanic who dreams of becoming a Marine.

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