Plaza Mayor Company has released a soundtrack album for the French comedy Meet the Barbarians (Les barbares). The album features the film’s original music composed by Philippe Jakko (Enemy Lines, 5lbs of Pressure, Notre Dame, Kaufman’s Game, Allies). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and any other major digital music services), where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composer’s first two tracks after the jump. Meet the Barbarians is co-written and directed by Julie Delpy and stars Delpy herself, Sandrine Kiberlain, Laurent Lafitte, Ziad Bakri, India Hair, Dalia Naous, Jean-Charles Clichet and Mathieu Demy. The movie follows a group of inhabitants of a small town in France as they are preparing to welcome a Ukrainian refugee family and are surprised when a Syrian family shows up instead.
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Philippe Jakko Scoring Julie Delpy’s ‘Meet the Barbarians’
Philippe Jakko (Enemy Lines, 5lbs of Pressure, Kaufman’s Game, Notre Dame, Allies) has provided the original score for the upcoming French comedy Meet the Barbarians (Les barbares). The film is directed by Julie Delpy (Two Days in Paris/New York, The Countess) and stars Delpy herself, Sandrine Kiberlain, Laurent Lafitte, Jean-Charles Clichet, Ziad Bakri, JIndia Hair, Dalia Naous and Mathieu Demy. The movie tells the story of the inhabitants of a small town in France as they are preparing to welcome a Ukrainian refugee family and are surprised when a Syrian family shows up instead.
Netflix’s ‘On the Verge’ to Feature Music by Michael Penn
Michael Penn (Girls, Boogie Nights, Sunshine Cleaning, Masters of Sex, The Last Kiss) has recently scored the new Netflix original series On the Verge. The show is created by Julie Delpy (2 Days in Paris, Before Sunrise) and stars herself, Elisabeth Shue, Sarah Jones, Alexia Landeau, Mathieu Demy, Troy Garity, Timm Sharp and Giovanni Ribisi. The comedy drama revolves around four women – a chef, a single mom, an heiress and a job seeker – as they dig into love and work in pre-pandemic LA. Delp is also executive producing the project with Michael Gentile and Lauraine Heftler. On the Verge is premiering today on Netflix.