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Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 20, 2015)

Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

insurgentExpected to top the weekend box office is the second part in the Divergent series, Insurgent directed by Robert Schwentke and starring Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Octavia Spencer, Jai Courtney, Ray Stevenson, Zoë Kravitz, Miles Teller, Ansel Elgort, Maggie Q, Naomi Watts and Kate Winslet. Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, Earth to Echo) has composed the film’s original score. Interscope Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film by such artists as M83 feat. Haim, Imagine Dragons, Royal Blood, Woodkid feat. Lykke Li, Anna Calvi, SOHN and Zella Day, as well as a score suite. Click here for the full details. The label has also released a separate soundtrack featuring Trapanese’s score earlier this week. Check out our previous article for more information.

the-gunmanAlso opening wide is the action thriller The Gunman directed by Pierre Morrel, produced by Joel Silver and starring Sean Penn, Javier Bardem, Idris Elba, Ray Winstone, Mark Rylance and Jasmine Trinca. Marco Beltrami (World War Z, The Hurt Locker, Scream, The Wolverine) has composed the film’s original music. Silva Screen Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music next week. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the film. Also visit the composer’s official website to listen to several tracks from his score.

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‘Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter’ Soundtrack Details

kumikoRobot High School will release a soundtrack album for the drama Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter. The album features the film’s original music composed by the electro-indie band The Octopus Project. The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 10, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter is directed by David Zellner and stars Rinko Kikuchi. The movie follows a frustrated office lady who becomes obsessed with a mysterious, battered VHS tape of a popular film she’s mistaken for a documentary, fixating on a scene where a suitcase of stolen cash is buried in the desolate, frozen landscape of North Dakota.

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