A24 has announced a new soundtrack album for the Academy Award-winning 2016 drama Moonlight written and directed by Barry Jenkins and starring Naomie Harris, Andre Holland, Mahershala Ali, Trevante Rhodes, Janelle Monae, Alex R. Hibbert, Jaden Piner, Ashton Sanders and Jharrel Jerome. The double vinyl deluxe box set includes the Oscar-nominated original score from the movie composed by Nicholas Britell (Succession, If Beale Street Could Talk, The Big Short, Cruella, Don’t Look Up, The Underground Railroad, Cruella, Vice), as well as the songs from the film, including eleven previously unreleased tracks, over 100 pages of never-before published photography, handwritten sheet music from Britell and an essay by Barry Jenkins. The soundtrack is expected to ship this September and is now available for pre-order in A24’s online store.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 21, 2016)
Four new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the action thriller Jack Reacher: Never Go Back directed by Edward Zwick and starring Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders, Aldis Hodge, Danika Yarosh, Patrick Heusinger, Holt McCallany and Robert Knepper. The film’s original music is composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: Civil War, X-Men: First Class, Big Hero 6, Captain Phillips). Paramount Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Also click here for a recent video interview with Jackman about his work on the project.
Also opening wide is the horror thriller Ouija: Origin of Evil directed by Mike Flanagan and starring Henry Thomas, Elizabeth Reaser, Doug Jones, Parker Mack, Sam Anderson, Kate Siegel, Annalise Basso and Lulu Wilson. The Newton Brothers (Oculus, Life of Crime, Hush, Detachment, The Bye Bye Man) have composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and click here for a video featurette about the composers’ work on the movie.
‘Moonlight’ Soundtrack Announced
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the drama Moonlight. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nicholas Britell (The Big Short, Free State of Jones, A Tale of Love and Darkness). Also included are songs by Goodie Mob, Boris Gardiner, Barbara Lewis and a piece by Mozart as featured in the movie. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 21, 2016 and physically on November 25. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. A vinyl release is also in the works. Moonlight is written and directed by Barry Jenkins and stars Naomie Harris, Andre Holland, Mahershala Ali, Janelle Monae, Alex R. Hibbert, Jaden Piner, Ashton Sanders, Trevante Rhodes and Jharrel Jerome. The movie tells the story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his own sexuality.
Nicholas Britell Scoring ‘Moonlight’
Nicholas Britell is composing the original music for the upcoming drama Moonlight. The film is written and directed by Barry Jenkins and stars Naomie Harris, Andre Holland, Mahershala Al, Janelle Monae, Ashton Sanders, Trevante Rhodes, Alex R. Hibbert, Jaden Piner and Jharrel Jerome. The movie is based on the play In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue by Tarell McCraney and follows a young man who comes of age during “War on Drugs”-era Miami as he battles a deteriorating home life and deals with his dawning sexuality. Adele Romanski (Black Rock, Bad Milo, The Freebie) is producing the project with Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment.