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Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 30, 2011)

While no new movies are opening wide this week, a couple of new films are receiving a release in select cities:

The highest profile title among this week’s openings is The Iron Lady directed by Phyllida Lloyd and starring Meryl Streep as former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher. Thomas Newman has composed the original score for the movie. Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as a song from the musical The King and I, a track from the opera Norma and Johann Sebastian Bach’s Prelude No. 1 in C Major. For audio clips and the full album details, check out our soundtrack announcement.

Also opening in limited release is the drama Pariah written and directed by Dee Rees about a 17-year-old African-American woman in Brooklyn struggling with her sexuality. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the movie’s songs from artists such as as Tamar-kali and Sparlha Swa. To listen to audio clips and learn more about the soundtrack release, visit our previous news article.

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‘Pariah’ Soundtrack Announced

Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the drama Pariah. The album includes the movie’s songs from such artists as Tamar-kali and Sparlha Swa. The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 20, 2011 and on CD on January 31, 2012. To pre-order the physical version, visit Amazon and check out the audio clips from all tracks on the album below. Pariah is written and directed by Dee Rees and centers on a 17-year-old African-American woman in Brooklyn struggling with her sexuality. The movie premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and has been picked up by Focus Features for a limited release in select cities on December 28, 2011 with an expansion planned for January.

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