Air-Edel Records has released a soundtrack album for the indie sci-fi drama A Hard Problem. The album features the film’s original score composed by Omar Fadel (Yomeddine, The Advocates, NAGA, Belly of the Beast, Six Windows in the Desert, The Judge). Visit Apple Music/iTunes or most other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Also listen to the composer’s first track (She Is Gone) below. A Hard Problem is written and directed by Hazart and stars Johnny Berchtold, Catherine Haena Kim and Jennifer Hasty. The movie follows a young man who struggles to reconnect with his estranged sister while packing up his childhood home after the death of his mother and – with the help of a stranger – processes his past and comes to terms with his future.
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‘NAGA’ Soundtrack Album Released
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the Saudi thriller NAGA. The album features the film’s original music composed by Omar Fadel (Yomeddine, The Advocates, Belly of the Beast, The Judge, Six Windows in the Desert). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Listen to the first track (Cold Open) below. NAGA is directed by Meshal Aljaser and stars Adwa Bader, Yazeed Almajyul, Khalid Bin Shaddad, Jabran Aljabran and Amal Alharbi. The movie revolves around a young woman who gets stranded in the desert after a secret party and must get past a vindictive camel to make it home before curfew.
‘Six Windows in the Desert’ Soundtrack Album Released
Air-Edel Records has released a soundtrack album for the Netflix short film series Six Windows in the Desert. The album features the original music from the six shorts composed by Omar Fadel (Yomeddine, Belly of the Beast, The Advocates, The Judge, Breaking Fast). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Six Windows in the Desert produced by Telfaz11 Studios is made by Saudi creators with the aim to shine a light on thought-provoking subjects with a focus on social themes. The shorts focus on the shifting cultural landscape of Saudi society, from a play gone awry to a secret date between lovebirds.
‘The Advocates’ Soundtrack Album Released
Air-Edel Records has released a soundtrack album for the documentary The Advocates. The album features the film’s original music composed by Omar Fadel (Yomeddine, Belly of the Beast, Breaking Fast, The Judge). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and also listen to the title track below. The Advocates is directed by Rémi Kessler and centers on the homeless crisis in Los Angeles, CA. The movie follows three advocates with three different organizations who show what the lost ideal of “care in the community” looks like amid a changing policy landscape.
‘Breaking Fast’ Soundtrack Released
Insolent Cad Records has released a soundtrack album for the indie romantic comedy Breaking Fast. The album features the film’s original score composed by Omar Fadel (Yomeddine, Belly of the Beast, The Judge, The Advocates). Also included is the song Bluest Sky performed by Maddy Wyatt, as well as a remix of the track by Fadel. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Breaking Fast is written and directed by Mike Mosallam and stars Haaz Sleiman, Michael Cassidy and Amin El Gamal. The movie is set in West Hollywood and follows a practicing Muslim who is reeling from heartbreak, when he meets an All-American guy named who offers to join him in his nightly Iftars (the traditional meal eaten by Muslims during Ramadan).
‘Belly of the Beast’ Soundtrack Album Released
Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Belly of the Beast. The album features the film’s original score composed by Omar Fadel (Yomeddine, The Advocates, The Judge). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio clips. Belly of the Beast is directed by Erika Cohn and centers on courageous young woman and a radical lawyer who discover a pattern of illegal involuntary sterilizations in California’s women’s prison system and take to the courtroom to wage a near-impossible battle against the Department of Corrections.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 16, 2020)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the thriller Honest Thief co-written and directed by Mark Williams and starring Liam Neeson, Kate Walsh, Jai Courtney, Jeffrey Donovan, Robert Patrick, Anthony Ramos and Jasmine Cephas Jones. The film’s original music is composed by Mark Isham (Crash, A River Runs Through It, The Accountant, Warrior, Once Upon a Time). Music.Film Recordings & Varese Sarabande have released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article details and for more information about the Open Road Films release.
Also opening wide is the romantic drama 2 Hearts directed by Lance Hool and starring Jacob Elordi, Adan Canto, Tiera Skovbye, Kari Matchett, Tahmoh Penikett, and Radha Mitchell. James Jandrisch (Dangerous Lies, Houdini & Doyle) has composed the film’s original score and We Are The West have provided the songs. Transition Music and Entertainment Studios Music Grou have released a soundtrack album featuring both songs and score today. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being distributed by Freestyle Releasing.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 31, 2019)
Three new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this week:
Opening in most theaters is the monster movie Godzilla: King of the Monsters directed by Mike Dougherty and starring Vera Farmiga, Ken Watanabe, Sally Hawkins, Kyle Chandler and Millie Bobby Brown. The film’s original music is composed by Bear McCreary (10 Cloverfield Lane, The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica, Outlander). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous article for the full album details and also click here for a video featuring footage from the recording of the score.
Also opening wide is the biographical musical drama Rocketman directed by Dexter Fletcher and starring Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, Gemma Jones and Bryce Dallas Howard. Matthew Margeson (Kingsman: The Secret Service, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Eddie the Eagle) has composed the film’s original score. Interscope Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the Elton John songs featured in the movie performed by Egerton, as well as an original song performed by John & Egerton. Click here for the full album details.
‘Yomeddine’ Soundtrack Released
sonaBLAST! Records has released a soundtrack album for the Egyptian comedy drama Yomeddine. The album features the film’s original music composed by Omar Fadel (Day One). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Yomeddine is written and directed by A.B. Shawky and stars Rady Gamal, Ahmed Abdelhafiz, Shoq Emara, Hany El-Tabei, Yasser El-Ayouti, Galal El Ashry and Mohamed Abdelazim. The movie revolves around a Coptic leper and his orphaned apprentice who embark on a journey across Egypt to search for what is left of their families.