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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 21, 2020)

Opening in theaters nationwide today is the psychological thriller Unhinged directed by Derrick Borte and starring Russell Crowe, Caren Pistorius, Gabriel Bateman, Jimmi Simpson and Austin P. McKenzie. The film’s original music is composed by David Buckley (The Good Wife, The Forbidden Kingdom, Angel Has Fallen, Papillon, The Stranger). Sol B Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as Keep Shelly in Athens’ cover of (Don’t Fear) The Reaper. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the Solstice Studios release.

Opening semi-wide in around 900 theaters is the drama Words on Bathroom Walls directed by Thor Freudenthal and starring Charlie Plummer, Taylor Russell, AnnaSophia Robb, Devon Bostick, Beth Grant, Andy Garcia, Molly Parker, Lobo Sebastian and Walton Goggins. The Chainsmokers and Andrew Hollander (Waitress,  Sleepwalk with Me, Gray Matters,  Serious Moonlight) have composed the film’s original music. Columbia Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the score, as well as two songs by The Chainsmokers. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Roadside Attractions release.

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‘Burning’ Soundtrack Released

Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the Korean drama Burning (Beoning). The album features the film’s original music composed by Mowg (I Saw the Devil, The Last Stand, The Age of Shadow). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Burning is directed by Lee Chang-dong and stars Ah-in Yoo, Steven Yeun and Jong-seo Jun. The movie centers on an introverted young man whose difficult life is complicated by the appearance of two people into his orbit: a spirited young woman who offers romantic possibility, and a wealthy young man she returns from a trip with.

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‘The Last Stand’ Soundtrack Released

the-last-standLionsgate Records has released a soundtrack album for Kim Jee-Woon’s action thriller The Last Stand. The album features the film’s original score composed by Mowg who previously collaborated with the director on 2010’s I Saw the Devil. The soundtrack is now available to download on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. The Last Stand starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Forest Whitaker, Johnny Knoxville, Luis Guzman, Rodrigo Santoro, Zach Gilford, Jaimie Alexander, Genesis Rodriguez and Peter Stormare follows a sheriff of a quiet US border town who is preparing to make a last stand to intercept a notorious drug baron from crossing the border.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 18, 2013)

Three new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:

mamaExpected to top the weekend box office is the supernatural thriller Mama directed by Andy Muschietti and starring Jessica Chastain, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Megan Charpentier and Isabelle Nellsse. The film’s music is composed by Fernando Velazquez (The Impossible, Devil). Quartet Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this week. For the full album details and to listen to audio clips, check out our soundtrack announcement, where you can also learn more about the film and watch the trailer.

broken-city-soundtrackAlso opening wide is the crime thriller Broken City directed by Allen Hughes and starring Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Kyle Chandler, Barry Pepper, Natalie Martinez, Jeffrey Wright, Justin Chambers, James Ransone and Griffin Dunne. The film’s music is composed by Atticus Ross (The Social Network, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo), Claudia Sarne and Leopold Ross who have previously scored The Book of Eli for Allen Hughes and his brother. Metropolis Music Group has released a soundtrack album featuring the movie’s score. For audio clips and to learn more about the album, visit our previous article.

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Mowg Scoring ‘The Last Stand’

Mowg is currently composing the music for the upcoming action thriller The Last Stand. The film is directed by Kim Jee-Woon (A Tale of Two Sisters, The Good, the Bad, the Weird) and stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as the sheriff of the quiet US border town who is preparing to make a last stand to intercept a notorious drug baron from crossing the border. Forest Whitaker, Johnny Knoxville, Luis Guzman, Rodrigo Santoro, Zach Gilford, Jaimie Alexander, Genesis Rodriguez and Peter Stormare are co-starring. Andrew Knauser has written the screenplay and Lorenzo di Bonaventura (Transformers, Red, Salt) is producing the film through Di Bonaventura Pictures. Mowg has previously scored the Korean director’s last movie I See the Devil.

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