Singer/songwriter, cellist and composer Kelsey Lu (Earth Mama, Daughters) has written the original score for the upcoming drama Clarissa. The film is directed by Arie & Chuko Esiri and stars Sophie Okonedo, Ayo Edebiri, David Oyelowo, Toheeb Jimoh, India Amarteifio and Fortune Nwafor. The movie is based on Virginia Woolf’s classic novel Mrs. Dalloway and follows a society woman as she prepares to host a party at her home in Lagos, Nigeria, where she unexpectedly encounters once-intimate friends from her youth.
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‘Earth Mama’ Soundtrack Album Released
A24 Music has released a soundtrack album for the Earth Mama. The album features the film’s original music written by singer/songwriter, cellist and composer Kelsey Lu (Daughters) who has made her feature scoring debut on the project. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to Lu’s first track (Gia) below. Earth Mama is written and directed by Savanah Leaf and stars Tia Nomore, Erika Alexander, Doechii, Sharon Duncan Brewste, Dominic Fike and Bokeem Woodbine. The movie revolves around a pregnant single mother with two children in foster care who is pitted against the system fights to reclaim her family. .
Soundtrack Album for Netflix Documentary ‘Daughters’ to Be Released
Netflix Music will release a soundtrack album for the streamer’s original documentary Daughters. The album features the film’s original score composed by Kelsey Lu (Earth Mama). Also included are three tracks by Miink. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 13 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Listen to Lu’s first track (Our Mirrors) below. Daughters is directed by filmmaker Natalie Rae and social change advocate Angela Patton and follows four young girls as they prepare for a special Daddy Daughter Dance with their incarcerated fathers, as part of a unique fatherhood program in a Washington, D.C. jail.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 9, 2024)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the romantic drama It Ends with Us directed by Justin Baldoni and starring Blake Lively, Baldoni himself, Jenny Slate, Amy Morton, Brandon Sklenar and Hasan Minhaj. The film’s original music is composed by Rob Simonsen (Deadpool & Wolverine, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, The Age of Adaline, The Whale, The Way Back, Foxcatcher, (500) Days of Summer) & Duncan Blickenstaff (Hollywood Stargirl, Alex, Inc., Reboot). Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being released by Sony Pictures.
Also opening wide is the sci-fi action movie Borderlands co-written and directed by Eli Roth and starring Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Edgar Ramírez, Ariana Greenblatt, Florian Munteanu, Gina Gershon and Jamie Lee Curtis. Steve Jablonsky (Transformers, Deepwater Horizon, The Island, DC League of Super-Pets, Ender’s Game, Desperate Housewives, Skyscraper) has composed the film’s original music. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details for more information about the Lionsgate release and click here to check out the project’s music team credits.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 14, 2023)
Opening in theaters nationwide this week is the spy/action movie Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One co-written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie and starring Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby and Henry Czerny. The film’s original score is composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Black Widow, Black Adam, Top Gun: Maverick). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music earlier this week. CD and vinyl editions will be released by La-La Land Records and Mondo. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Paramount Pictures production.
Opening semi-wide in around 650 U.S. theaters is the Irish comedy drama The Miracle Club directed by Thaddeus O’Sullivan and starring Laura Linney, Kathy Bates, Maggie Smith, Agnes O’Casey and Stephen Rea. Edmund Butt (Life on Mars, Dalíland, Origin, Finding Alice, Bancroft, Mistress) has composed the film’s original music. Dubois Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the Sony Pictures Classics release.
Kelsey Lu Scoring Savanah Leaf’s ‘Earth Mama’
Singer/songwriter, cellist and composer Kelsey Lu is making her narrative feature film scoring debut on the upcoming drama Earth Mama. The movie is written and directed by Savanah Leaf and stars Tia Nomore, Erika Alexander, Doechii, Dominic Fike, Sharon Duncan Brewster and Bokeem Woodbine. The film revolves around a pregnant single mother with two children in foster care who embraces her Bay Area community as she fights to reclaim her family.