Sony Music Publishing has released a soundtrack album for the Italian adventure drama Io Capitano (Me Captain). The album features the film’s original music composed by Andrea Farri (The First King, Security, The Hanging Sun, Latin Lover, Italian Race). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Listen to the title track after the jump. Io Capitano is co-written and directed by Matteo Garrone and stars Bamar Kane, Joseph Beddelem, Seydou Sarr, Moustapha Fall and Didier Njikam. The movie tells the story of the journey of two young men from Senegal who make their way across Africa in pursuit of a dream called Europe.
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Soundtrack Album for Matteo Garrone’s ‘Pinocchio’ Released
Air-Edel Records has released a soundtrack album for Matteo Garrone’s new film adaptation of Pinocchio. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Dario Marianelli (Atonement, Pride and Prejudice, Anna Karenina, Kubo and the Two Strings, V for Vendetta, Darkest Hour). Also included is the end titles song Passo Passo written by Marianelli and featuring vocalist Petra Magoni. The soundtrack is now available digitally in Italy. Visit the Italian Amazon store to check out the full track list and listen to to audio samples. A release in other markets is expected next year. Pinocchio is written and directed by Garrone and stars Roberto Begnini as Geppetto, alongside Gigi Proietti, Rocco Papaleo, Marcello Fonte, Federico Ielapi, Massimo Ceccherini, Matilda De Angelis, Alida Baldari Calabria, Alessio Di Domenicantonio, Maria Pia Timo and Davide Marotta.
Dario Marianelli to Score Matteo Garrone’s ‘Pinocchio’
Dario Marianelli (Atonement, Pride and Prejudice, Darkest Hour, Bumblebee, Anna Karenina) is set to compose the music for Matteo Garrone’s upcoming new live-action film adaptation of Carlo Collodi’s Pinocchio. The film is written and directed by Garrone (Dogman, Gomorrah, Tale of Tales) and stars Roberto Begnini as Geppetto, alongside Gigi Proietti as The Cat, Rocco Papaleo as The Fox and Marcello Fonte as The Parrot, as well as Federico Ielapi, Massimo Ceccherini, Matilda De Angelis, Alida Baldari Calabria, Alessio Di Domenicantonio, Maria Pia Timo and Davide Marotta.
Soundtrack Album for Matteo Garrone’s ‘Dogman’ Released
BMG has released a soundtrack album for Matteo Garrone’s drama Dogman. The album features the the film’s original music composed by Michele Braga (They Call Me Jeeg, It’s All About Karma), as well as songs by Bicep and Emmanuelle. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Dogman is co-written and directed by Garrone and stars Marcello Fonte, Edoardo Pesce, Nunzia Schiano, Adamo Dionisi, Francesco Acquaroli, Alida Baldari Calabria and Gianluca Gobbi. The movie is inspired by a murder committed by a dog groomer during the late 1980s in a gang-ridden area outside Rome. The drama premiered at last year’s Cannes Film Festival and is was released in select U.S. theaters last month by Magnolia Pictures. Visit the official movie website for more information.
Alexandre Desplat to Score Roman Polanski’s Dreyfus Affair Drama ‘D’
Alexandre Desplat revealed during a conversation and performance of his Oscar-nominated score for Philomena on Sunday afternoon at the Beverly Hills Hotel that he will be reteaming with Roman Polanski on the director’s next movie D. The film tells the true story of Albert Dreyfus, one of the few Jewish officers on the General Staff of the French Army, who was subjected to a secret court martial for passing secrets to the Germans. Robert Harris (The Ghost Writer) has written the screenplay and Robert Benmussa (The Pianist, High Tension) and Alain Sarde (Mulholland Drive, Vera Drake) are serving as producers. The political thriller will mark the fourth collaboration between the composer and Polanski following 2010’s The Ghost Writer, 2011’s Carnage and last year’s Venus in Fur.
Alexandre Desplat’s ‘Reality’ Soundtrack Announced
The details of the soundtrack album for Matteo Garrone’s dark comedy Reality have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score written by Academy Award-nominated composer Alexandre Desplat, as well as the film’s songs performed by Emilia Majello and Franco Ricciardi & Ivan Granatino. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 2, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A physical version is currently only available as an import from Italy. Audio clips from all tracks on the album can be checked out after the jump. Reality written and directed by Garrone (Gomorrah) follows a man who dreams of being a contestant on a reality show. The Italian/French co-production premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and is set to be released in Italy this weekend and in other European territories over the next couple of weeks. Oscilloscope Laboratories has picked up domestic rights for the comedy.
Alexandre Desplat Scoring ‘Big House’
Alexandre Desplat is the composer of the upcoming Italian film Big House. The movie is directed by Matteo Garrone who previously helmed the critically acclaimed and Golden Globe-nominated crime drama Gomorrah. Big House takes a look at the Italian obsession with appearing on TV in the Silvio Berlusconi age and revolves around a Neapolitan based family who await the news about a their father being selected for a reality show. The film’s cast includes Claudia Gerini, Ciro Petrone, Nunzia Schiano, Angelica Borghese, Aniello Arena and Loredana Simioli. Garrone has co-written the script with his Gomorrah writing partners Massimo Gaudioso, Ugo Chiti and Maurizio Braucci. The director is also producing the film with Domenico Procacci (Seven Pounds, Barney’s Version).