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Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 7, 2018)

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Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the supernatural horror thriller The Nun directed by Corin Hardy and starring Demian Bichir, Taissa Farmiga, Jonas Bloquet, Charlotte Hope, Ingrid Bisu and Bonnie Aarons. The film’s original music is composed by Abel Korzeniowski (A Single Man, Penny Dreadful, W.E., Nocturnal Animals, Romeo & Juliet). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous article for the full album details.

Also opening wide is the action thriller Peppermint directed by Pierre Morel and starring Jennifer Garner, John Ortiz, John Gallagher Jr. and Juan Pablo Raba. Simon Franglen (The Magnificent Seven, Ice, The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair) has composed the film’s original score. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as two songs by Geno Lenardo and Ash Costello. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.

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Keegan DeWitt Scoring Mary Harron’s ‘Charlie Says’

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Keegan DeWitt has recently composed the score for the upcoming indie drama Charlie Says. The film is directed by Mary Harron (American Psycho, I Shot Andy Warhol) and stars Matt Smith, Hannah Murray, Marianne Rendón, Sosie Bacon, Merritt Wever, Suki Waterhouse, Chace Crawford and Annabeth Gish. The movie focuses on the three young women who were sentenced to death following the infamous murder case of Charles Manson. Guinevere Turner (The Notorious Betti Page) wrote the screenplay.

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Keegan DeWitt to Score Facebook Watch’s ‘Sorry for Your Loss’

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Keegan DeWitt is composing the original score for the upcoming Facebook Watch original series Sorry for Your Loss. The show is created by Kit Steinkellner and stars Elizabeth Olsen, Kelly Marie Tran, Janet McTeer, Jovan Adepo and Mamoudou Athie. The comedy revolves around a young widow as she deals with the grief of losing her husband while reconnecting with relationships of her past. Steinkellner is also executive producing the Big Beach TV production with Robin Schwartz & Marc Turtletaub (Vida), Peter Saraf (Little Miss Sunshine, Safety Not Guaranteed), Cynthia Pett, Brad Petrigala, Jon Liebman (Resurrection), as well as James Ponsoldt (The Spectacular Now, Smashed) who also directed the first episode.

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Keegan DeWitt to Score Peter Sattler’s ‘Love & Oatmeal’

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Keegan DeWitt is set to compose the original score for the upcoming drama Love & Oatmeal. The film is directed by Peter Sattler (Camp X-Ray) and stars Ben Platt, Lola Kirke, Yvette Nicole Brown and Alphonso McAuley. The movie follows a twenty-something aspiring writer who, in the wake of his father’s sudden death, sees his dream of moving to Paris put in jeopardy when he is forced to temporarily take in his mentally ill sister. Steve Waverly (Guilty Hearts) wrote the screenplay.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 8, 2018)

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Three new movies are opening nationwide this week:

Opening in most theaters is the heist comedy Ocean’s 8 directed by Gary Ross and starring Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Rihanna, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson and Awkwafina. The film’s original music is composed by Daniel Pemberton (Steve Jobs, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., All the Money in the World). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Click here for the full album details.

Also opening wide is the horror thriller Hereditary written and directed by Ari Aster and starring Toni Collette, Milly Shapiro, Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff and Ann Dowd. Colin Stetson (Blue Caprice, Outlaws and Angels, Lavender) has composed the film’s original music. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the A24 release. 

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Keegan DeWitt to Score Alex Ross Perry’s ‘Her Smell’

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Keegan DeWitt is reteaming with Alex Ross Perry to compose the score for the upcoming drama Her Smell. The film written and directed by Perry and stars Elisabeth Moss, Cara Delevingne, Dan Stevens, Amber Heard, Ashley Benson, Agyness Deyn, Gayle Rankin, Eric Stoltz, Virginia Madsen and Dylan Gelula. The movie centers on the maniacally destructive punk rock star and leader of the seminal all-female rock band Something She. 

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‘Hearts Beat Loud’ Soundtrack Details

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The full details of the soundtrack album for Brett Haley’s musical comedy drama Hearts Beat Loud have been revealed. The album features the film’s original songs written by Keegan DeWitt (Divorce, Gemini, Morris from America) who also provided the movie’s score and previously composed the music for the director’s I’ll See You in My Dreams and The Hero. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on June 8 by Milan Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The first tracks from the album performed by DeWitt & Kiersey Clemons is already available to download here. Hearts Beat Loud is co-written and directed by Haley and stars Nick Offerman, Kiersey Clemons, Ted Danson, Sasha Lane, Blythe Danner and Toni Collette.

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‘Bokeh’ Soundtrack Released

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A soundtrack album has been released for the sci-fi drama Bokeh. The album features the film’s original music composed by Keegan DeWitt (I’ll See You in My Dreams, The Hero, Morris from America, Divorce, Queen of Earth). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Bokeh is written and directed by Geoffrey Orthwein & Andrew Sullivan and stars Maika Monroe, Matt O’Leary, Arnar Jonsson and Gunnar Helgason. The movie follows an American couple on a romantic getaway to Iceland who wake up to discover every person on earth has disappeared.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 30, 2018)

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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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‘Gemini’ Soundtrack Details

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Madison Gate Records will release the official soundtrack album for the neo-noir thriller Gemini. The album features the film’s original music composed by Keegan DeWitt (I’ll See You in My Dreams, The Hero, Divorce, Morris from America, Queen of Earth). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, March 30 and will be available to download on Amazon. Gemini is written and directed by Aaron Katz and stars Lola Kirke, Zoe Kravitz and John Cho. The movie revolves around a heinous crime that tests the complex relationship between a tenacious personal assistant and her Hollywood starlet boss.

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