Amazon Content Services will release the official soundtrack album for the biographical drama Cassandro. The album features the film’s original music composed by Marcelo Zarvos (The Equalizer 3, Fences, Wonder, Flamin’ Hot, The Good Shepherd, The Affair, Emancipation). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 22. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album. Cassandro is co-written and directed by Roger Ross Williams and stars Gael García Bernal, Roberta Colindrez, Joaquín Cosío, Perla De La Rosa and Raúl Castillo. The movie tells the story of Saúl Armendáriz, a gay amateur wrestler from El Paso as he rises to international stardom after he creates the character Cassandro, the “Liberace of Lucha Libre.”
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Nate Wonder & Roman GianArthur Scoring Roger Ross Williams’ ‘Stamped from the Beginning’
Record producers and songwriters Nate Wonder & Roman GianArthur have composed the original score for the upcoming Netflix original documentary Stamped from the Beginning. The film directed by Roger Ross Williams (Life, Animated, The Apollo, Cassandro) is inspired by Ibram X. Kendi’s book of the same title and explores the history of anti-Black ideas in a way that helps us grapple with present-day racism. The movie uses vivid animations that illuminate figures and moments both well-known and obscure, both historical and contemporary.
Marcelo Zarvos Scoring Roger Ross Williams’ ‘Cassandro’
Marcelo Zarvos (Fences, Wonder, Emancipation, The Affair, The Good Shepherd, Ray Donovan, Enough Said) has composed the original music for the upcoming biographical drama Cassandro. The film marks the fiction directorial debut of documentarian Roger Ross Williams (Life, Animated, God Loves Uganda) and stars Gael García Bernal, Roberta Colindrez, Joaquín Cosío, Perla De La Rosa and Raúl Castillo. The movie tells the real-life story of Saúl Armendáriz, a gay amateur wrestler from El Paso, who rises to international stardom after he creates the character Cassandro, the “Liberace of Lucha Libre.”
Soundtrack Album for HBO Documentary ‘The Apollo’ Released
Universal Music has released a soundtrack album for the HBO documentary The Apollo. The album features the original song Don’t Turn Back Now by Robert Glasper (Miles Ahead) with vocals by Ledisi, as well as selections from Glasper’s original score from the movie. Also included are classic recordings by artists (such as Count Basie, James Brown, Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye and Billie Holiday) who have graced the Apollo’s stage. The soundtrack is now available to download/stream on Amazon Music. A CD version is set to come out on December 20 and will be available for pre-order here and a vinyl edition is coming out on the same date (click here to order).