Rafael May (Black Water,I Am Woman, Sample People, Hearts and Bones) has released a soundtrack album for the Foxtel & ITVX original series The Twelve. The album features selections of the composer’s original score from the show and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. The Twelve is based on the 2019 Belgian series De twaalf created by Sanne Nuyens & Bert Van Dael and stars Sam Neill, Marta Dusseldorp and Kate Mulvany. The 10-part drama tells the story of twelve ordinary Australians who are selected for jury duty in a murder trial, in which a woman stands accused of killing her teenage niece.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 20, 2020)
Opening in theaters nationwide today is the Chinese action adventure Vanguard co-written and directed by Stanley Tong and starring Jackie Chan, Yang Yang, Miya Muqi, Lun Ai, Ruohan Xu and Zhengting Zhu. The film’s original music is composed by Nathan Wang (She’s All That, The Game Plan, Playing with Fire, You Again, Chinese Zodiac). No word on a soundtrack release. The movie, which centers on a covert security company that is the last hope of survival for an accountant after he is targeted by the world’s deadliest mercenary organization, opened in Chinese theaters earlier this year and is being distributed in the U.S. by Gravitas Ventures.
Also opening in theaters nationwide is the drama The Last Vermeer directed by Dan Friedkin and starring Guy Pearce, Claes Bang, Vicky Krieps, August Diehl, Roland Møller, Olivia Grant, Adrian Scarborough and Andrew Havill. Johan Söderqvist (Let the Right One In, Kon-Tiki, The Bridge, Things We Lost in the Fire, After the Wedding) has composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the TriStar Pictures release.
‘I Am Woman’ Score Album Released
A score album has been released for the biographical drama I Am Woman. The album features the film’s original music composed by Rafael May (Black Water, Sample People, Hearts and Bones). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. As previously reported, Milan Records has released a separate album featuring the Helen Reddy songs from the film performed by Chelsea Cullen this past August. I Am Woman is directed by Unjoo Moon and stars Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Evan Peters and Danielle Macdonald. The movie tells the story of singer Helen Reddy, who wrote and sang the song “I Am Woman” that became the anthem for the women’s movement in the 1970s.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 11, 2020)
The only movie opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the romantic comedy The Broken Hearts Gallery written and directed by Natalie Krinsky and starring Geraldine Viswanathan, Dacre Montgomery, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Suki Waterhouse, Molly Gordon, Phillipa Soo, Arturo Castro, Taylor Hill, Ego Nwodim and Bernadette Peters. The film’s original music is composed by Genevieve Vincent (In the Key of Love, A Gift to Cherish). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the TriStar Pictures release.
Already playing in select theaters since this past Wednesday before premiering on Amazon Prime on September 18 is the documentary All In: The Fight for Democracy directed by Liz Garbus & Lisa Cortés about the issue of voter suppression in the United States. Gil Talmi (The Great Hack, Savannah, Desert Migration) has composed the film’s original score and Meshell Ndegeocello (Queen Sugar, Lackawanna Blues) has provided additional music. The movie also features an original song, Turntables co-written and performed by Janelle Monáe, which was released earlier this week. Click here to listen to the track and for more information about the film.
‘Hearts and Bones’ Soundtrack Released
Cooking Vinyl has released a soundtrack album for the Australian drama Hearts and Bones. The album features the film’s original music composed by Rafael May (I Am Woman, Ghosthunter). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Hearts and Bones is co-written and directed by Ben Lawrence and stars Hugo Weaving, Andrew Luri, Hayley McElhinney and Bolude Watson. The movie revolves around two men – an Australian photojournalist and a South Sudanese refugee – as they are forced to confront the twin horrors of war and grief.