Tag: Queen Bees

Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 11, 2021)

Opening in theaters nationwide today (while also premiering on HBO Max) is the film adaptation of the stage musical In the Heights directed by Jon M. Chu and starring Anthony Ramos, Leslie Grace, Marc Anthony Corey Hawkins, Melissa Barrera, Olga Merediz, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Stephanie Beatriz, Gregory Diaz IV, Dascha Polanco and Jimmy Smits. Atlantic Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie written by Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton), including a new original song composed for the film. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Warner Bros. Pictures release.

Also opening wide is the family comedy Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway co-written and directed by Will Gluck and starring Rose Byrne, Domhnall Gleeson, David Oyelowo, Elizabeth Debicki, Margot Robbie and James Corden. The film’s original score is composed by Dominic Lewis (The Man in the High Castle, DuckTales, Money Monster, Free Birds, My Spy, The King’s Man). A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score will be announced soon. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the sequel, which is being released by Sony Pictures.

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Walter Murphy Scoring Michael Lembeck’s ‘Queen Bees’

Walter Murphy (Ted, Family Guy, Wiseguy, The Late Bloomer, Raw Force) has composed the original music for the upcoming comedy Queen Bees. The film is directed by Michael Lembeck (The Santa Clause 2 & 3, Tooth Fairy) and stars Ellen Burstyn, James Caan, Ann-Margret, Jane Curtin, Loretta Devine, Christopher Lloyd, Elizabeth Mitchell and French Stewart. The movie follows a fiercely independent senior who moves into a retirement community where she encounters lusty widows, cutthroat bridge tournaments and a hotbed of bullying “mean girls” the likes of which she hasn’t encountered since high school. Donald Martin (Milton’s Secret) wrote the screenplay based on a story by Harrison Powell.

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