Rolfe Kent (Sideways, Wedding Crashers, About Schmidt, Up in the Air, Election, Mean Girls, Freaky Friday) has provided the original score for the upcoming British drama North Star. The film marks the directorial debut of actress Kristin Scott Thomas and stars Scarlett Johansson, Sienna Miller, Emily Beecham, Scott Thomas herself and Freida Pinto. The movie revolves around three sisters who are hung up on the men in their lives, as their mother prepares for her third wedding. Scott Thomas also co-wrote the screenplay with John Micklethwait.
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Bruce Rowland’s ‘North Star’ & ‘The Great Elephant Escape’ Scores to Be Released
Dragon’s Domain Records has announced a new soundtrack album featuring the world premiere release of two scores composed by Bruce Rowland (The Man from Snowy River, Lightning Jack, Phar Lap, Andre). The album features the composer’s score from the U.S. version of the 1996 western North Star directed by Nils Gaup and starring James Caan, Christopher Lambert and Catherine McCormack. Also included is Rowland’s music from the 1995 television movie The Great Elephant Escape directed by George T. Miller and starring Stephanie Zimbalist, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Leo Burmester and Julian Sands. The limited CD is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples.
Bono and The Edge in Talks to Compose Original Song and Score for Jim Sheridan’s ‘North Star’
Variety is reporting that U2’s Bono and lead guitarist The Edge are in discussions to write and perform an original song and score the drama North Star. The film directed by Jim Sheridan (My Left Foot, In the Name of the Father) is based on the filmmaker’s early life in Northern Ireland and tells the coming-of-age story of a 17-year-old who lives with his rough-around-the-edges father and younger brother and finds his world turned upside down when a teenage orphan moves in to live with them.