Lakeshore Records will release the official soundtrack album for the drama The Last Rodeo. The album features the film’s original music composed by Emmy Award winner Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery & Picard, Ripley, Zero Day, The Umbrella Academy, For All Mankind, Legion, The Night Of). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 23 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s end titles suite below. The Last Rodeo is co-written and directed by Jon Avnet and stars Neal McDonough, Derek Presley, Mykelti Williamson, Christopher McDonald, Sarah Jones, as well as professional bull riding champion Daylon Swearingen. The movie revolves around a retired rodeo legend as he enters a high-stakes bull-riding competition as the oldest contestant ever in order to save his grandson while he reconciles old wounds with his estranged daughter.
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Jeff Russo Scoring Jon Avnet’s ‘The Last Rodeo’
Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery & Picard, Ripley, The Umbrella Academy, Legion, The Night Of) has composed the original music for the upcoming drama The Last Rodeo. The film is directed by Jon Avnet (Fried Green Tomatoes, Up Close & Personal) and stars Neal McDonough, Derek Presley, Mykelti Williamson, Sarah Jones, Christopher McDonald and professional bull riding champion Daylon Swearingen. The movie tells the story of a retired rodeo legend facing his own painful past and the fears of his family who enters a high-stakes bull-riding competition as the oldest contestant ever to save his grandson.
Jeff Russo to Score Jon Avnet’s ‘The Three Christs of Ypsilanti’
Jeff Russo has been tapped to score the upcoming drama The Three Christs of Ypsilanti. The film is directed by Jon Avnet (Fried Green Tomatoes, Up Close & Personal, The War) and stars Richard Gere, Walton Goggins, Peter Dinklage, Julianna Margulies and Bradley Whitford. The movie revolves around a doctor who is treating three paranoid schizophrenic patients at the Ypsilanti State Hospital in Michigan, each of whom believe they are Jesus Christ. Avnet also co-wrote the screenplay with Eric Nazarian based on the biographical novel by Milton Rokeach. The director is also producing the project for his Brooklyn Films company, alongside Aaron Stern, Molly Hassell (Edmond, Jackie & Ryan), Arianne Fraser and Delphine Perrier.
Ed Shearmur to Score ‘Have a Little Faith’
Edward Shearmur is scoring the upcoming TV drama Have a Little Faith. The movie directed by Jon Avnet (Fried Green Tomatoes, Up Close & Personal) is based on the best-selling book by Mitch Albom (Tuesdays with Morrie, The Five People You Meet in Heaven) and stars Laurence Fishburne as a Detroit teacher who overcame a life mired in drugs and crime. Bradley Whitford portrays Mitch Albom who met the reverend-in-recovery when he wrote newspaper columns about homeless people and homeless shelters. Anika Noni Rose and Martin Landau are co-starring in the Hallmark Hall of Fame production. Shearmur has previously worked with Avnet a number of times, including on the director’s most recent theatrical features 88 Minutes and Righteous Kill.