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Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 22, 2011)

Three new movies are opening wide this Easter weekend:

The period drama Water for Elephants directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon, Christoph Waltz and Hal Holbrook features music by James Newton Howard. A soundtrack album including the original score, as well as a couple of songs from the film has been released by Sony Masterworks. Check out our soundtrack announcement for audio clips and more information on the album and the movie.

Also opening wide is Tyler Perry’s comedy Madea’s Big Happy Family starring Perry himself, as well as Loretta Devine and Bow Wow. The film’s score is by Aaron Zigman as announced earlier this year. While Tyler Perry’s movies usually get a soundtrack album, no release has been announced so far.

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Aaron Zigman scoring ‘Madea’s Big Happy Family’

Aaron Zigman is currently scoring the upcoming comedy Madea’s Big Happy Family starring and directed by Tyler Perry. Zigman has become Perry’s regular film composer, having scored the director’s last seven movies, most recently last year’s drama For Colored Girls. Madea’s Big Happy Family co-stars Loretta Devine, Bow Wow. The film is scheduled to be released on April 22, 2011 by Lionsgate. For more information on the film, watch the trailer below and visit the movie’s official webpage.

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