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Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 13, 2015)

Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

love-the-coopersOpening in most theaters is the holiday comedy Love the Coopers directed by Jessie Nelson and starring Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Ed Helms, Diane Keaton, Jake Lacy, Anthony Mackie, Amanda Seyfried, June Squibb, Marisa Tomei and Olivia Wilde. The film’s original score is composed by Nick Urata (Crazy, Stupid, Love, Paddington). Republic Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film by Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Otis Redding, Sixpence None the Richer, Bob Dylan, Nina Simone, as well as track from the score. Click here for the full album details. Lakeshore Records will release a separate soundtrack featuring Urata’s music. Check back on this page for more information on the score release.

the-33Also opening wide is the drama The 33 directed by Patricia Riggen and starring Antonio Banderas, Rodrigo Santoro, Juliette Binoche, James Brolin, Lou Diamond Phillips, Bob Gunton and Gabriel Byrne. James Horner (Titanic, Braveheart, Avatar, The Amazing Spider-Man) has composed the film’s original music. The movie is also dedicated to the late composer. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring Horner’s score, as well as two songs by Cote de Pablo and Los Bunkers last week. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Warner Bros. Pictures release.

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‘Man Up’ Soundtrack Announced

man-upFiction Records will release a soundtrack album for the romantic comedy Man Up. The album features the songs from the film by artists including Elbow, The B-52’s, The Nationals, Duran Duran, Whitesnake, Aaron Neville & more. Also included are selections from the movie’s original score composed by Dickon Hinchliffe (Winter’s Bone, Out of the Furnace, Last Chance Harvey) The soundtrack will be released on May 26, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A CD version is also available as an import on here. Man Up is directed by Ben Palmer and stars Lake Bell, Simon Pegg, Rory Kinnear and Olivia Williams. The movie follows a single woman who is mistaken for a stranger’s blind date – leading to her finding the perfect boyfriend.

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Dickon Hinchliffe Scoring ‘Man Up’

dickon-hinchliffeDickon Hinchliffe has recently composed the music for the upcoming indie romantic comedy Man Up. The film is directed by Ben Palmer (The Inbetweeners Movie) and stars Lake Bell, Simon Pegg, Olivia Williams, Rory Kinnear, Sharon Horgan, Harriet Walter, Ken Stott and Stephen Campbell Moore. The movie follows a single woman who is mistaken for a stranger’s blind date – leading to her finding the perfect boyfriend. Tess Morris has written the screenplay. Nira Park (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Scott Pilgrim vs the World) is producing the Big Talk Prods. and Studio Canal production with James Biddle (Cuban Fury, In Fear) and Rachael Prior.

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Fall 2011 Television Music Roundup (Part 5): ABC

In our fifth part of our fall television music series, we are taking a look at the new and returning shows on ABC:

The most successful new show of the season on the network is the fantasy drama Once Upon a Time created by Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis (Lost) and starring Jennifer Morrison, Ginnifer Goodwin, Robert Carlyle, Lana Parrilla, Josh Dallas, Jamie Dornan and Jared Gilmore. The show’s music is written by Mark Isham. For a behind-the-scenes video interview with the composer talking about his thematic and orchestral score, visit ABC’s music lounge. Once Upon a Time has already received a full season order and airs every Sunday night on ABC. For updates on the show, visit the official series website.

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