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Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 26, 2017)

Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

pirates-5Opening in most theaters is the fantasy adventure Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales directed by Joachim Rønning & Espen Sandberg and starring Johnny Depp, Javier Bardem, Brenton Thwaites and Geoffrey Rush. The film’s original music is composed by Geoff Zanelli (Disturbia, Into the West, The Pacific, The Odd Life of Timothy Green). Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Also visit Film.Music.Media, Film Music Magazine and ComingSoon for recent interviews with Zanelli about his work on the project.

baywatchAlso opening wide is the action comedy Baywatch directed by Seth Gordon and starring Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Alexandra Daddario, Priyanka Chopra, Kelly Rohrbach, Ilfenesh Hadera and Jon Bass. Christopher Lennertz (Horrible Bosses, Sausage Party, Ride Along, Supernatural) has composed the film’s original music. Paramount Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Click here for the full album details. Island Records has released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie by The Notorious B.I.G., Vince Staples, The Chemical Brothers, Lionel Richie & more. The full details can be checked out by clicking here.

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‘Long Strange Trip’ Soundtrack Details

long-strange-tripRhino Records will release a soundtrack album for Amazon Studios’ documentary Long Strange Trip. The album features a collection of songs by the film’s subject, the rock band Grateful Dead as featured in the movie. The soundtrack will be released on May 26, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Long Strange Trip is directed by Amir Bar-Lev (Trouble the Water, Happy Valley, The Tillman Story) and chronicles the rise of the Grateful Dead from their Bay Area roots to stadiums around the world. The documentary executive produced by Martin Scorsese premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and will be released in select theaters on May 26 before premiering on Amazon Prime on June 2.

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