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Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 8, 2024)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror thriller Heretic written and directed by Scott Beck & Bryan Woods and starring Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East. The film’s original music is composed by Chris Bacon (Source Code, Wednesday, Bates Motel, Men in Black: International, Gnomeo & Juliet, 65, The Tick) . A24 Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last Friday. Click here for the full album details. The label has also released a digital single featuring Thatcher’s cover of Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door as featured during the movie’s end credits. Click here to listen to the track and to learn more about the A24 release.

Also opening nationwide is the family holiday comedy dram The Best Christmas Pageant Ever directed by Dallas Jenkins, narrated by Lauren Graham and and starring Judy Greer, Pete Holmes and Molly Belle Wright. Dan Haseltine & Matthew S. Nelson (The Chosen, The Shift) have composed the film’s original score. No word on a score release. Warner Music Nashville has released Blake Shelton’s cover of Go Tell It On the Mountain from the movie last month. Check out our previous article to listen to the track and for more information about the Kingdom Story Company production, which is being released by Lionsgate.

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Dan Haseltine & Matthew S. Nelson Scoring Dallas Jenkins’ ‘The Best Christmas Pageant Ever’

Composers Dan Haseltine & Matthew S. Nelson are reteaming with writer/director/producer Dallas Jenkins on the upcoming family holiday comedy The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. The film is directed by Jenkins (The Resurrection of Gavin Stone, What if…) and stars Judy Greer, Pete Holmes, Molly Belle Wright and Lauren Graham. The movie is based on the bestselling book of the same title by Barbara Robinson and follows a group of children as they are taking over their local church Pageant and unwittingly teach a shocked community the true meaning of Christmas.

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‘The Shift’ Soundtrack Album Released

Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album for the faith-based sci-fi thriller The Shift. The album features the film’s original music composed by Dan Haseltine & Matthew S. Nelson (The Chosen). The soundtrack is now available to stream on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the composers’ main titles track below. The Shift is written and directed by Brock Heasley and stars Kristoffer Polaha, Neal McDonough, Sean Astin, Jason Marsden, John Billingsley, Rose Reid, Paras Patel and John Walker Ross. The movie tells the story of a man who meets a nefarious adversary known as The Benefactor and – after refusing his offer of wealth and power – must escape an alternate totalitarian reality.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 1, 2023)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the action thriller Silent Night directed by John Woo and starring Joel Kinnaman, Scott Mescudi, Catalina Sandino Moreno and Harold Torres. The film’s original music is composed by Marco Beltrami (3:10 to Yuma,  Logan, A Quiet Place, Scream, The Hurt Locker, Ford v. Ferrari, The Wolverine). La-La Land Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score later this month. Check back on this page for the full album details and visit our previous article for more information about the Lionsgate release.

Also opening wide is the Japanese Japanese monster movie Godzilla Minus One written and directed by Takashi Yamazaki and starring Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada, Munetaka Aoki, Sakura Ando, Kuranosuke Sasaki and Hidetaka Yoshioka.  Naoki Sato (Rurouni Kenshin, Pretty Cure, Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Masquerade Night) has composed the film’s original music. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last month when the movie opened in Japan. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Toho Studios production.

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