Jongnic Bontemps (The Land, Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story, College Behind Bars, The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel) has released a soundtrack album for the documentary United Skates. The album features the original music from the film written by the composer who collaborated with Keezo Kane and Ysoseriouz? on the project. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and all other major digital music services. United Skates is directed and produced by Dyana Winkler & Tina Brown, executive produced by John Legend and spotlights a community fighting in a racially charged environment to save the African-American subculture of roller skating.
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Soundtrack Album for PBS’ ‘College Behind Bars’ Released
Jongnic Bontemps (United Skates, Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story, The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel) has released a soundtrack album for the PBS docu-series College Behind Bars. The album features the composer’s score from the 4-parter, which recently received two News & Documentary Emmy Award nominations. The soundtrack is now available to download/stream on Amazon, Apple Music and other digital music services. College Behind Bars is directed by Lynn Novick (The Vietnam War), executive produced by Ken Burns, produced by Sarah Botstein and tells the story of a small group of incarcerated men and women struggling to earn college degrees and turn their lives around in one of the most rigorous and effective prison education programs in the United States – the Bard Prison Initiative.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 29, 2016)
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the action thriller Jason Bourne directed by Paul Greengrass and starring Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, Alicia Vikander, Vincent Cassel and Tommy Lee Jones. The film’s original music is composed by John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon, Happy Feet) who previously scored the first original three films in the series and David Buckley (The Good Wife, The Nice Guys, The Forbidden Kingdom). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the comedy Bad Moms written and directed by Jon Lucas & Scott Moore and starring Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Jay Hernandez, Clark Duke, Annie Mumolo, Jada Pinkett Smith and Christina Applegate. Christopher Lennertz (Horrible Bosses, Ride Along) has composed the film’s original music and collaborated with singer/songwriter KT Tunstall on his score. Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack album featuring three tracks from the composer’s score, as well as songs by Janelle Monáe, Demi Lovato, Foreigner, Icona Pop feat. Charli XCX, WALK THE MOON & more. Click here for the full album details.