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Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 18, 2024)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror sequel Smile 2 written and directed by Parker Finn and starring Naomi Scott, Kyle Gallner, Rosemarie DeWitt, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Peter Jacobson, Raúl Castillo, Lukas Gage, Ray Nicholson and Dylan Gelula. The film’s original score is composed by Cristobal Tapia de Veer (The White Lotus, Utopia, The Third Day, The Girl with All the Gifts) who previously scored the 2022 original movie. Interscope Records has released a soundtrack EP featuring the original songs from the movie performed by Scott (as her character Skye Riley) last Friday. A separate score album is expected to be coming out next week. Click here to check out the project’s music team credits and click here for the full details of the song EP and to learn more about the Paramount Pictures release.

Also opening nationwide is the comedy Goodrich written and directed by Hallie Meyers-Shyer and starring Michael Keaton, Mila Kunis, Lauren Benanti, Carmen Ejogo, Kevin Pollak, Michael Urie, Danny Deferrari, Nico Haraga, Viven Lyra Blair and Andie MacDowell. Christopher Willis (The Death of Stalin, The Personal History of David Copperfield, Veep, Schmigadoon!,The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse, Old Dads) has composed the film’s original music. No word on a soundtrack release. Click here to check out the project’s music team credits and check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which is being released by Ketchup Entertainment.

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‘Rumours’ Soundtrack Album Released

Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the comedy Rumours. The album features the film’s original music composed by Kristian Eidnes Andersen (Antichrist, Vivarium, The Playlist, Ida, Nobel, The Man Who Saved the World, Petra). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first track (Maxime Carries Sylvain) after the jump. Rumours is directed by Guy Maddin with longtime collaborators Evan Johnson & Galen Johnson and stars Cate Blanchett, Alicia Vikander, Roy Dupuis, Charles Dance, Denis Ménochet, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Rolando Ravello, Takehiro Hira and Zlatko Burić. The movie follows the seven leaders of the wealthiest liberal democracies in the world attending their annual G7 summit, when they get lost in the woods at night while attempting to draft their provisional statement.

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Kristian Eidnes Andersen Scoring Guy Maddin’s ‘Rumours’

Kristian Eidnes Andersen (Antichrist, Vivarium, Ida, The Playlist, The Man Who Saved the World, Nobel, Petra) has composed the original score for the upcoming comedy Rumours. The film is directed by Guy Maddin (My Winnipeg, The Saddest Music in the World) with longtime collaborators Evan Johnson & Galen Johnson, and stars Cate Blanchett, Alicia Vikander, Roy Dupuis, Denis Ménochet, Charles Dance, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Takehiro Hira, Rolando Ravello and Zlatko Burić. The movie follows the seven leaders of the world’s wealthiest liberal democracies attending their annual G7 summit as they get lost in the woods at night while attempting to draft their provisional statement.

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Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘The Playlist’ Released

Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the Swedish Netflix limited series The Playlist. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Kristian Eidnes Andersen (Antichrist, Ida, Vivarium, Nobel, The Man Who Saved the World, Petra). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. The Playlist is developed by Luke Franklin based on the novel Spotify Untold by Sven Carlsson & Jonas Leijonhufvud and stars Edvin Endre, Christian Hillborg, Ulf Stenberg, Gizem Erdogan, Joel Lützow, Janice Kavander and Hanna Ardéhn. The 6-part drama revolves around a Swedish tech entrepreneur and his partners as they set out to revolutionize the music industry with a legal streaming platform.

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‘Vivarium’ Soundtrack Released

Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the sci-fi thriller Vivarium. The album features the film’s original music composed by Kristian Eidnes Andersen (Antichrist, Ida, Nobel, The Man Who Saved the World, Petra). The soundtrack is now available to stream and download on Amazon Music. Vivarium is directed by Lorcan Finnegan and stars Jesse Eisenberg, Imogen Poots, Jonathan Aris, Senan Jennings and Eanna Hardwicke. The movie follows a young couple looking for the perfect home who find themselves trapped in a mysterious labyrinth-like neighborhood of identical houses.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 27, 2020)

Opening on VOD today is the historical drama Resistance written and directed by Jonathan Jakubowicz and stars Jesse Eisenberg, Ed Harris, Clémence Poésy, Matthias Schweighöfer, Félix Moati, Géza Rohrig, Karl Markovics, Vica Kerekes, Bella Ramsey and Edgar Ramírez. The film’s original music is composed by Angelo Milli (Seven Pounds, Hands of Stone, Bravetown). Filmtrax has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the IFC Films release.

Also opening on VOD today is the sci-fi thriller Vivarium directed by Lorcan Finnegan and starring Jesse Eisenberg, Imogen Poots, Jonathan Aris, Senan Jennings and Eanna Hardwicke. Kristian Eidnes Andersen (Antichrist, Ida, The Man Who Saved the World) has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced. The movie, which revolves around a couple’s search for a dream home that plunges them into a terrifying nightmare after they are trapped in a mysterious, labyrinth-like neighborhood of identical houses, is being released by Saban Films.

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Cannes 2011 Film Music Preview

With the line-up for this year’s Cannes Film Festival announced this past week, we’re going to take a look at a couple of films set to premiere at the festival that haven’t been covered yet on this page. We already reported about three films that are competing at the festival taking place from May 11 to May 22. Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life with music by Alexandre Desplat already has a soundtrack scheduled to come out next month a couple days before the film’s domestic opening. Also, Pedro Almodovar’s The Skin That I Inhabit (La Piel que habito) features music by Alberto Iglesias and is set for a release this fall by Sony Pictures Classics. And the indie drama We Need to Talk About Kevin starring Tilda Swinton and John C. Reilly and scored by Jonny Greenwood is still awaiting a domestic release date.

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