RTI has released a digital version of the soundtrack album for the 2002 British miniseries Doctor Zhivago directed by Giacomo Campiotti and starring Hans Matheson, Keira Knightley, Sam Neill and Kris Marshall. The album features selections of the original music from the 3-part drama composed by Ludovico Einaudi (The Intouchables, The Father, Samba, La Tresse, La petite, This Is England). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Universal Classics has previously the original soundtrack album on CD in 2003.
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‘Upon Open Sky’ (‘A Cielo Abierto’) Soundtrack Album Announced
Decca Records will release a soundtrack album for the Mexican/Spanish crime thriller Upon Open Sky (A Cielo Abierto). The album features the film’s original music composed by Ludovico Einaudi (The Intouchables, The Father, La Tresse, Samba, La petite, This Is England). The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 8, 2024. Visit Amazon to check out the track list. and to pre-order the soundtrack. A first track (Confesión) is already available to stream/download now and can also be checked out below. Upon Open Sky is directed by Mariana & Santiago Arriaga and stars Theo Goldin, Maximo Hollander, Federica García, Sergio Mayer Mori, Julio César Cedillo, Julio Bracho, Manolo Cardona and Cecilia Suárez. The movie written by Guillermo Arriaga (21 Grams, Amores Perros) and follows a trio of revenge-minded siblings who head to the US–Mexico border in search of the man responsible for a family death.
‘The Braid’ (‘La Tresse’) Soundtrack Album Announced
Decca Records will release a new soundtrack album for the drama The Braid (La tresse). The album features the film’s original music composed by Ludovico Einaudi (The Intouchables, The Father, Samba, This Is England). The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 26, 2024 and is now available for pre-order on Apple Music/iTunes, where you can also check out the track list. A first track (Son combat) is already available to stream/download now and can also be checked out after the jump. The Braid is written and directed by Laetitia Colombani based on her own best-selling novel and stars Kim Raver, Fotinì Peluso, Mia Maelzer, Sajda Pathan, Katharine King, Sarah Abbott, Avi Nash, Mimmo Mancini, Manuela Ventura and Matthew Alan Taylor.
‘La Petite’ Soundtrack Album Details
Decca Records will release a soundtrack album for the French/Belgian drama La petite. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ludovico Einaudi (The Intouchables, The Father, This Is England, Samba). The soundtrack will be released on December 8 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out the track list. A first track (Les Souvenirs et les Èmotions) is already available to stream/download now and can be checked out below. La petite is co-written and directed by Guillaume Nicloux and stars Fabrice Luchini, Mara Taquin, Maud Wyler and Veerle Baetens. The movie follows a 60-year old man who – upon learning of the accidental death of his son and his partner – travels to meet the young woman who was carrying their future baby.
Ludovico Einaudi Film & TV Music Collection Album ‘Cinema’ Announced
Decca Records has announced a new handpicked collection of the musical works from film & television by composer Ludovico Einaudi. The album, entitled Cinema, features 28 tracks by the composer written for and/or used in such films/TV shows as the Oscar-nominated Nomadland and The Father, Russell Crowe’s The Water Diviner (including a previously unreleased track), Channel 4’s This Is England 90, Hirokazu Kore-eda’s The Third Murder, ITV’s Doctor Zhivago, Olivier Nakache’s & Éric Toledano’s The Intouchables & Samba, HBO’s Sharp Objects, James Wan’s Insidious, Kheiron’s All Three Of Us, among others. The album will be released digitally and physically on June 4, 2021. Visit Amazon to pre-order the 2-CD and double LP set and and click here to pre-order the digital version.
‘The Father’ Soundtrack EP to Be Released
Decca Classics will release a soundtrack EP for Florian Zeller’s Academy Award-nominated drama The Father. The 5-track EP features the music from the film composed by Ludovico Einaudi (The Intouchables, This Is England, Samba). The EP will be released digitally tomorrow, April 23 and will be available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. The Father is co-written and directed by Zeller and stars Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Imogen Poots ,Mark Gatiss, Rufus Sewell and Olivia Williams . The movie, which has received six Oscar nominations (for Best Picture, Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Supporting Actress, Film Editing and Production Design), revolves around a man who refuses assistance from his daughter as he ages and tries to make sense of his changing circumstances.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 26, 2021)
The only movie opening in theaters nationwide is the live-action/animated feature Tom & Jerry directed by Tim Story and starring Chloë Grace Moretz, Michael Peña, Rob Delaney, Colin Jost and Ken Jeong. The show’s original music is composed by Christopher Lennertz (The Boys, Lost in Space, Sausage Party, Agent Carter, Horrible Bosses, Supernatural). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this month. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Warner Bros. Pictures production, which is also premiering on HBO Max today.
Opening in select theaters today before expanding nationwide on March 12 is the drama The Father co-written and directed by Florian Zeller and starring Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Mark Gatiss, Rufus Sewell, Imogen Poots and Olivia Williams. Ludovico Einaudi (The Intouchables, This Is England, Samba) has composed the film’s original music. No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which premiered at last year’s Sundance Film Festival and is being released by Sony Pictures Classics.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 19, 2021)
Opening in theaters nationwide today following an IMAX-exclusive release over the last three weeks is the drama Nomadland written and directed by Chloe Zhao and starring Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, Linda May, Swankie and Bob Wells. The film features (pre-existing) compositions by Ludovico Einaudi (The Intouchables, The Father, Samba). Decca Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as tracks by Ólafur Arnalds, Nat King Cole, Cat Clifford, Paul Winer, Donnie Miller & others. Check out our previous article for the full album and to learn more about the Searchlight Pictures production, which is also premiering on Hulu today.
Opening in select U.S. theaters and on VOD today is the British comedy Blithe Spirit directed by Edward Hall and starring Dan Stevens, Isla Fisher, Judi Dench, Leslie Mann, Aimee-ffion Edwards and Emilia Fox. The film’s original score is composed by Simon Boswell (Hackers, Lord of Illusions, Shadow Grave, A Midsummer Night’s Dream). Decca Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie by artists such as Michael Ball, Imelda May, Shaun Escoffrey, Alfie Boe, Gregory Porter & others earlier this year when the movie premiered in the UK. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the comedy, which is being distributed stateside by IFC Films.
‘Nomadland’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Decca Classics will release a soundtrack album for Chloé Zhao’s drama Nomadland. The album features the compositions by Ludovico Einaudi (The Intouchables, The Father, Samba, This Is England) from the movie, as well as tracks by Ólafur Arnalds, Cat Clifford, Nat King Cole, Paul Winer, Donnie Miller & Tay Strathairn. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 19. Visit Amazon or any other digital music store to stream/download the album and to check out audio samples. A CD version will be coming out on April 23 and is available to order here. Nomadland is written and directed by Zhao and stars Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, and real nomads Linda May, Swankie and Bob Wells. The movie takes place after the economic collapse of a company town in rural Nevada, and follows a woman who packs her van and sets off on the road exploring a life outside of conventional society as a modern-day nomad.
Ludovico Einaudi Scoring Chloé Zhao’s ‘Nomadland’
Searchlight Pictures announced today that the upcoming drama Nomadland will feature compositions by Ludovico Einaudi (The Intouchables, This Is England, Samba). The film is written and directed by Chloé Zhao (The Rider, The Eternals) and stars Frances McDormand and David Strathairn, as well as real nomads Linda May, Swankie and Bob Wells. The is based on journalist Jessica Bruder’s 2017 non-fiction book Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century and follows a woman who, after the economic collapse of a company town in rural Nevada, packs her van and sets off on the road exploring a life outside of conventional society as a modern-day nomad.