Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the Mexican Netflix original film Pedro Páramo. The album features the movie’s original score composed by Academy Award winner Gustavo Santaolalla (Brokeback Mountain, Babel, The Last of Us, The Motorcycle Diaries, The Book of Life, August: Osage County). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and any other major digital music services), where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composer’s title track after the jump. Pedro Páramo marks the directorial debut of Academy Award-nominated cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto and stars Manuel García-Rulfo, Tenoch Huerta, Ilse Salas, Roberto Sosa, Mayra Batalla, Noé Hernández, Dolores Heredia, Héctor Kotsifakis, Giovanna Zacarías and Yoshira Escárrega. The drama is based on Juan Rulfo’s landmark novel and tells of a man as he searches for his father in a town doomed by violence and the fury of a frustrated love.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 8, 2024)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror thriller Heretic written and directed by Scott Beck & Bryan Woods and starring Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East. The film’s original music is composed by Chris Bacon (Source Code, Wednesday, Bates Motel, Men in Black: International, Gnomeo & Juliet, 65, The Tick) . A24 Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last Friday. Click here for the full album details. The label has also released a digital single featuring Thatcher’s cover of Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door as featured during the movie’s end credits. Click here to listen to the track and to learn more about the A24 release.
Also opening nationwide is the family holiday comedy dram The Best Christmas Pageant Ever directed by Dallas Jenkins, narrated by Lauren Graham and and starring Judy Greer, Pete Holmes and Molly Belle Wright. Dan Haseltine & Matthew S. Nelson (The Chosen, The Shift) have composed the film’s original score. No word on a score release. Warner Music Nashville has released Blake Shelton’s cover of Go Tell It On the Mountain from the movie last month. Check out our previous article to listen to the track and for more information about the Kingdom Story Company production, which is being released by Lionsgate.
Gustavo Santaolalla to Score Rodrigo Prieto’s ‘Pedro Páramo’
Gustavo Santaolalla (Brokeback Mountain, The Motorcycle Diaries, Babel, The Book of Life) is set to score the upcoming Mexican Netflix original film Pedro Páramo. The movie marks the directorial debut of Academy Award-nominated cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto (The Wolf of Wall Street, The Irishman) and stars Manuel García-Rulfo in the title role, alongside Tenoch Huerta, Ilse Salas, Mayra Batalla, Roberto Sosa, Héctor Kotsifakis, Dolores Heredia, Noé Hernández, Giovanna Zacarías and Yoshira Escárrega. The drama is based on the novel by Juan Rulfo about a man who travels to his recently deceased mother’s hometown to find his father, only to come across a literal ghost town.