Volker Bertelmann (Conclave, Lion, All Quiet on the Western Front, Adrift, The Day of the Jackal, Pressure, A House of Dynamite, The Amateur, One Life) has composed the original music for the upcoming drama Borges and Me. The film is directed by Marc Turtletaub (Puzzle, Gods Behaving Badly) and stars Alan Cumming, Fionn Whitehead, Freya Mavor, Luis Gnecco, John Gordon Sinclair, Morven Christie, Peter Mullan and Stuart Bowman. The movie based on author Jay Parini’s memoir of the same name is set in the 1970s and follows a young Parini as a student who finds himself committed to driving a blind poet Jorge Luis Borges across the Scottish countryside.
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‘Jules’ Soundtrack Album Released
ABKCO Records has released a soundtrack album for the sci-fi comedy Jules. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award winner Volker Bertelmann (All Quiet on the Western Front, Lion, Patrick Melrose, Adrift, Hotel Mumbai, The Old Guard, Stowaway). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Check out the final track on the album (Jules Credits) after the jump. Jules is directed by Marc Turtletaub and stars Ben Kingsley, Jane Curtin, Harriet Sansom Harris and Zoe Winters. The movie follows a senior citizen whose quiet life of routine is upended when a UFO crashes in his backyard and he develops a friendship with the extra-terrestrial it carries, but complications arise when two neighbors discover the alien.
Volker Bertelmann Scoring Marc Turtletaub’s ‘Jules’
Volker Bertelmann (aka Hauschka) (Lion, All Quiet on the Western Front, Adrift, Hotel Mumbai, The Old Guard, Patrick Melrose) is scoring the upcoming comedy drama Jules. The film is directed by Marc Turtletaub (producer of Little Miss Sunshine, The Farewell) and stars Ben Kingsley, Jane Curtin, Harriet Harris and Zoë Winters revolves around an unusual and unexpected visitor who brings together several people living in a small city in rural Western Pennsylvania. Gavin Steckler wrote the screenplay.
‘Puzzle’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Sony Masterworks will release the official soundtrack album for the drama Puzzle. Thea album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Dustin O’Halloran (Lion, Transparent, Like Crazy, Equals). Also included is the original song Horizons co-written by the composer and performed by Ane Brun. The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 27, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Puzzle is directed by Marc Turtletaub and stars Kelly Macdonald, Irrfan Khan, David Denman, Bubba Weiler, Austin Abrams and Liv Hewson. The movie revolves around a housewife whose life takes a turn when she enters the world of competitive jigsaw puzzling.
Dustin O’Halloran to Score Marc Turtletaub’s ‘Puzzle’
Dustin O’Halloran has been tapped to score the upcoming drama Puzzle. The film is directed by Marc Turtletaub (producer of Little Miss Sunshine, Loving & Safety Not Guaranteed) and stars Kelly Macdonald, Irrfan Khan, David Denman, Bubba Weiler, Austin Abrams and Liv Hewson. The movie revolves around suburban mother whose world is consumed with caring for the men in her family and whose word begins to open when she discovers she has a gift for assembling puzzles. Annie Baker and Oren Moverman (The Messenger, Love & Mercy) wrote the screenplay based on the 2010 Argentine film Rompecabezas.
‘Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas’ and ‘Gods Behaving Badly’ to Feature Music by Christopher Young
Christopher Young has composed the score for the upcoming comedy Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas. The film is written and directed by Perry who also stars in the film alongside Chad Michael Murray, Larry the Cable Guy, Eric Lively, Alicia Witt, Anna Maria Horsford, Tika Sumpter, Eric Lively, Lisa Whelchel, JR Lemon and Kathy Najimy. The movie follows Madea as she gets talked into helping a friend pay her daughter a surprise visit in the country for Christmas. Perry is also producing the film with Ozzie Areu (House of Payne, Good Deeds) and Matt Moore. Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas will be released on December 13, 2013 by Lionsgate.
George S. Clinton to Score ‘Gods Behaving Badly’
George S. Clinton has been hired to score the comedy Gods Behaving Badly. The film marks the directorial debut of Academy Award-nominated producer Marc Turtletaub (Little Miss Sunshine) and follows a young couple who encounter a full panoply of gods living in a New York brownstone. Alicia Silverstone and Ebon Moss-Bachrach are starring in the film alongside Christopher Walken as Zeus, John Turturro as Hades, Sharon Stone as Aphrodite, Oliver Platt as Apollo, Edie Falco as Artemis, Phylicia Rashad as Demeter, Nelsan Ellis as Dionysus, Gideon Glick as Eros, Henry Zebrowski as Hermes and Rosie Perez as Persepho. The comedy is based on a novel by Marie Phillips and has been adapted for the screen by Turtletaub and Josh Goldfaben. Turtletaub is producing the Big Beach Films production with Peter Saraf (Sunshine Cleaning, Away We Go).