This week, Rolfe Kent will be recording his score for the upcoming biographical drama Stan & Ollie. The film is directed by Jon S. Baird (Filth) and stars Steve Coogan as Stan Laurel and John C. Reilly as Oliver Hardy. Shirley Henderson and Danny Huston are co-starring. The movie focuses on the now-legendary 1953 tour which the the ageing comedy duo embarked on in the twilight years of their fame. Jeff Pope (Philomena, Mrs. Biggs) wrote the screenplay. Faye Ward (Suffragette, Tulip Fever) is producing the BBC Films and Fable Pictures production.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 22, 2017)
Five new movies are opening nationwide this week:
Already playing in theaters since Wednesday is the action adventure comedy Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle directed by Jake Kasdan and starring Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Nick Jonas and Bobby Cannavale. The film’s original music is composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier & Civil War, Big Hero 6, Kong: Skull Island, Wreck-It-Ralph, X-Men: First Class). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous news article for the full album details.
Also now playing is the movie musical The Greatest Showman directed by Michael Gracey and starring Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, Rebecca Ferguson and Zendaya. Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (La La Land, Dear Evan Hansen) have written the film’s original songs and John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, The Jungle Book) & Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, Straight Outta Compton) have composed the movie’s original score. Atlantic Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs performed by the film’s cast. Click here for the full album details.
‘Downsizing’ Soundtrack Details
WaterTower Music will release the official soundtrack album for Alexander Payne’s social satire Downsizing. The album features the film’s original music composed by Rolfe Kent (Wedding Crashers, Up in the Air, Legally Blonde) who previously scored Payne’s Sideways (which earned him a Golden Globe nomination), Election, About Schmidt and Citizen Ruth. Also included is the original song A Little Change in the Weather written by Kent, with lyrics by the composer, Edward Randell & Joanna Goldsmith-Eteson and performed by The Swingles. The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 22 (click here to order) and physically on January 12, 2018. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Downsizing is co-written and directed by Payne and stars Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau and Kristen Wiig.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 27, 2017)
Three new movies are opening wide this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the horror thriller Jigsaw directed by Peter & Michael Spierig and starring Matt Passmore, Callum Keith Rennie, Clé Bennett, Hannah Emily Anderson, Laura Vandervoort, Mandela Van Peebles, Paul Braunstein, Brittany Allen and Josiah Black. Charlie Clouser (Wayward Pines, Resident Evil: Extinction) who previously scored all movies in the Saw series has composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Click here for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the comedy drama Suburbicon co-writtten and directed by Clooney and starring Matt Damon, Julianne Moore, Noah Jupe and Oscar Isaac. The film’s original music is composed and conducted by Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The King’s Speech, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows). ABKCO Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details.
‘Le Petit Spirou’ Soundtrack Details
Wagram Music will release a soundtrack album for the French/Belgian family comedy Le petit Spirou. The album features the film’s original music composed by Rolfe Kent (Sideways, Election, Wedding Crashers, Mean Girls, Freaky Friday). Also included is the song Si on chantait, which was recorded specifically for the movie and is performed by Vianney. The soundtrack will be released on September 22, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Le petit Spirou is directed by Nicolas Bary who previously collaborated with Kent on The Scapegoat (Au bonheur des ogres) and stars Sacha Pinaud, François Damiens, Pierre Richard, Natacha Régnier, Philippe Katerine and Laure Hennequart.
Rolfe Kent Scoring Mark Waters’ ‘Magic Camp’
Rolfe Kent has recently composed the music for Disney’s upcoming family comedy Magic Camp. The film is directed by Mark Waters (The Spiderwick Chronicles) and stars Adam Devine, Gillian Jacobs, Jeffrey Tambor, Nathaniel McIntyre, Cole Sand, Isabella Crovetti, J.J. Totah, Izabella Alverez, Hayden Crawford, Bianca Grava and Lonnie Chavis. The movie revolves around the owner of a summer camp for aspiring young magicians and a former camper whose flailing career as a magician has forced him to return to the camp as a counselor. Suzanne Todd (Alice in Wonderland, Austin Powers, Memento) is producing the project.
Rolfe Kent to Score Alexander Payne’s ‘Downsizing’
Rolfe Kent is reteaming with director Alexander Payne on the upcoming social satire Downsizing. The film starring Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Kristen Wiig, Hong Chau, Alec Baldwin, Neil Patrick Harris, Jason Sudeikis and Rolf Lassgård follows a man who joins the throngs of people undergoing a new process that reduces people to a tiny fraction of their size before moving to one of the many communities of small people that are sprouting up around the world.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 24, 2017)
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the thriller Get Out written and directed by Jordan Peele and starring Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford, Caleb Landry Jones and Catherine Keener. The film’s original music is composed by Michael Abels. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Universal Pictures release.
Also opening wide is the animated feature Rock Dog directed by Ash Brennon and featuring the voices of JK Simmons, Luke Wilson, Eddie Izzard, Lewis Black, Kenan Thompson, Mae Whitman, Jorge Garcia, Matt Dillon and Sam Elliot. Rolfe Kent (Sideways, Up in the Air, Election, Legally Blonde, Wedding Crashers) has composed the film’s original score. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring composer’s music, as well as two original songs by Adam Friedman. Click here for the full album details.
‘Rock Dog’ Soundtrack Announced
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the animated feature Rock Dog. The album features the film’s original score composed by Golden Globe nominee Rolfe Kent (Sideways, Up in the Air, Wedding Crashers, Election, Mean Girls), as well as two original songs, Bodi Finds The Fire written by by Adam Friedman & Kent and Glorious by Adam Friedman. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, February 24 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Rock Dog is directed by Ash Brennon and features the voices of JK Simmons, Luke Wilson, Eddie Izzard, Lewis Black, Kenan Thompson, Mae Whitman, Jorge Garcia, Matt Dillon and Sam Elliot. The movie follows a wide-eyed Tibetan Mastiff who discovers a radio and decides to leave home to fulfill his dream of becoming a musician.
Rolfe Kent to Score Nicolas Bary’s ‘Le petit Spirou’
Rolfe Kent is reteaming with director Nicolas Bary on the upcoming French/Belgian family comedy Le petit Spirou. The film starring Sacha Pinaud, François Damiens, Pierre Richard, Natacha Régnier, Philippe Katerine and Laure Hennequart s based on the popular Belgian comic book series created by Philippe Tome & Janry. Bary also co-wrote the screenplay with Laurent Turner (The Odyssey, Team Spirit) and is producing the project with Jean Cottin (La ligne droite, Turning Tide) and Nathanaël La Combe. Kent has previously scored Bary’s last feature, The Scapegoat (Au bonheur des ogres).