The Foolshed will release a soundtrack album for the comedy drama Mother, Couch. The album features the film’s original music composed by Christopher Bear (of the indie rock band Grizzly Bear) (Past Lives, High Maintenance, Swallowed, If You Were the Last, The Passenger). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, July 12 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Mother, Couch is written and directed by Niclas Larsson and stars Ewan McGregor, Taylor Russell, Lara Flynn Boyle, Ellen Burstyn, F. Murray Abraham and Rhys Ifans. The movie is based on Jerker Virdborg’s novel Mamma I Soffa and follows the members of a dysfunctional family who find themselves mysteriously trapped in an antiquated furniture store when their elderly matriarch suddenly refuses to get up from one of the display couches.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 5, 2024)
Already playing in theaters nationwide since this past Wednesday is the animated sequel Despicable Me 4 directed by Chris Renaud and starring Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Will Ferrell, Joey King, Sofia Vergara, Pierre Coffin, Chloe Fineman, Stephen Colbert, Miranda Cosgrove and Steve Coogan. The film’s original score is composed by Heitor Pereira (Minions, Minions: The Rise of Gru, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, The Smurfs, Smallfoot, Paw Patrol: The Movie). Pharrell Williams is credited for providing the original songs and themes. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring Pereira’s score last Friday (click here for the full album details) and Columbia Records haw released Williams’ new song Double Life as a digital single (click here to listen to the track and to learn more about the Illumination production).
Opening in theaters nationwide today is the slasher movie MaXXXine written and directed by Ti West and starring Mia Goth, Elizabeth Debicki, Bobby Cannavale, Moses Sumney, Michelle Monaghan, Halsey, Giancarlo Esposito, Lily Collins and Kevin Bacon. Tyler Bates (Guardians of the Galaxy, Deadpool 2, 300, John Wick, Watchmen, Atomic Blonde, The Punisher, The Way, Dawn of the Dead) has composed the film’s original score. A24 Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and for more information about the A24 release.
Christopher Bear Scoring Niclas Larsson’s ‘Mother Couch’
Christopher Bear (of the indie rock band Grizzly Bear) (Past Lives, High Maintenance, Swallowed) has composed the original score for the upcoming comedy drama Mother Couch. The film is directed by Niclas Larsson and stars Ewan McGregor, Taylor Russell, Ellen Burstyn, Lara Flynn Boyle, F. Murray Abraham and Rhys Ifans. The movie is based on the novel Mamma I Soffa by Jerker Virdborg and centers on three estranged children who come together when their mother refuses to move from a couch in a furniture store.