Nigel Westlake (Babe, Miss Potter, Babe: Pig in the City, Ali’s Wedding, Paper Planes, Blueback) has released a digital single featuring his music from the 2002 Australian comedy The Nugget written and directed by Bill Bennett and starring Eric Bana, Stephen Curry, Dave O’Neil, Belinda Emmett and Vince Colosimo. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is a 15-track suite featuring the composer’s Australian Screen Music Awards-winning score and themes from the film. Also listen to the full track below.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 3, 2023)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the boxing drama Creed III directed by Michael B. Jordan and starring Jordan, Jonathan Majors, Tessa Thompson, Florian Munteanu, Wood Harris,Phylicia Rashad and Mila Davis-Kent. The film’s original music is composed by Joseph Shirley (The Book of Boba Fett, The Mandalorian, Bad Trip,The Mysterious Benedict Society). Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today (click here for the full album details). A separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie has been released by Dreamville/Interscope Records (click here for more details).
Also opening nationwide is the action comedy Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Jason Statham, Aubrey Plaza, Josh Hartnett, Bugzy Malone, Cary Elwes and Hugh Grant. Chris Benstead (The Gentlemen, Wrath of Man) has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which was originally scheduled to be released in early 2022 by STX Entertainment and is now being distributed by Lionsgate.
‘Blueback’ Soundtrack Released
ABC Classic has released a soundtrack album for the Australian family drama Blueback. The album features the film’s original score composed by Nigel Westlake (Babe, Miss Potter, Babe: Pig in the City, Paper Planes, Ali’s Wedding) and performed by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Northey. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Blueback is directed by Robert Connolly and stars Mia Wasikowska, Radha Mitchell, Ilsa Fogg, Ariel Donoghue, Liz Alexander, Clarence Ryan, Erik Thomson, Pedrea Jackson, Eddie Baroo and Eric Bana. The movie is based on the bestselling book by Tim Winton and tells the story of a young girl living with her environmentalist mother on Australia’s pristine west coast as she forms a bond with a wild blue groper living in her local reef.
‘Looney Tunes: Back in Action’ & ‘Babe’ Deluxe Edition Soundtracks Announced
Varese Sarabande has announced the latest titles in its CD Club series, including a deluxe edition for the 2003 animated/live-action hybrid comedy Looney Tunes: Back in Action directed by Joe Dante and starring Brendan Fraser, Jenna Elfman,, Timothy Dalton, Joan Cusack, Bill Goldberg, Heather Locklear and Steve Martin. The album features the film’s expanded original score composed by Jerry Goldsmith (The Omen, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Planet of the Apes, Chinatown, Basic Instinct, L.A. Confidential, Patton). Also included are the rewrites and additional music from the movie by John Debney, Cameron Patrick & others, as well as alternates and outtakes of Goldsmith’s score. Visit the label’s official website for more information and to order the 2-CD set, which is limited to 2,000 copies.
‘Ali’s Wedding’ Soundtrack Details
ABC Australia will release a soundtrack album for the romantic comedy Ali’s Wedding. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nigel Westlake (Babe, Babe: Pig in the City, Miss Potter, Paper Planes) and performed by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. The soundtrack will be released on September 1, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Ali’s Wedding is directed by Jeffrey Walker and stars Osamah Sami, Helana Sawires, Don Hany, Rodney Afif, Robert Rabiah, Majid Shokor, Rahel Romahn, Frances Duca, Ryan Corr and Maha Wilson.