Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Ozark, The Outsider, Black Rabbit, The Gift, Enemy, Speak No Evil, Boy Erased, Fear the Walking Dead, The Staircase, The White Tiger) have provided the original score for the upcoming Netflix original film Heartland. The movie is written and directed by Shana Feste (Country Strong, Endless Love) and stars Jessica Chastain, Garrett Hedlund, Carter Faith, John Hawkes, Paul Sparks, Ross Lynch, Norbert Leo Butz, Hill Harper and Wynn Everett. The thriller follows follows a former country megastar who comes out of seclusion to investigate the disappearance of her missing niece, a rising country musician, and must grapple with her own past and Nashville’s seedy underbelly.
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Jessica Chastain’s ‘Heartland’ Cover Released
Netflix Music has released the first track from the soundtrack for the streamer’s upcoming original film Heartland. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is a cover version of Hailey Whitters’ Hearttland (originally written by Whitters, Nicolle Galyon & Forrest Whitehead), produced by Frank Liddell & Eric Masse and performed by lead actress Jessica Chastain feat. Jennifer Nettles. Also listen to the track after the jump. Heartland is directed by Shana Feste and also stars Garrett Hedlund, Carter Faith, John Hawkes, Ross Lynch, Paul Sparks, Hill Harper, Norbert Leo Butz and Wynn Everett. The thriller, which follows a former country megastar who returns to Nashville to unravel the truth behind her rising-star niece’s disappearance, will premiere on November 13 exclusively on Netflix.
‘Run Sweetheart Run’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the supernatural horror thriller Run Sweetheart Run. The album features the film’s original music composed by Rob (aka Robin Coudert) (Maniac, Gretel & Hansel, Revenge, Troy: Fall of a City, Other People’s Children, Horns). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, January 27. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album. Run Sweetheart Run is co-written and directed by Shana Feste and stars Ella Balinska, Pilou Asbæk, Clark Gregg, Betsy Brandt, Aml Ameen, Dayo Okeniyi and Shohreh Aghdashloo. The Blumhouse production follows a single mom who – after what begins as dinner with a client – finds herself hunted by a monstrous and seemingly unstoppable assailant.
Rob Scoring Shana Feste’s ‘Run Sweetheart Run’
Rob (Maniac, Revenge, Horns, Troy: Fall of a City, Planetarium) has composed the original score for the upcoming horror thriller Run Sweetheart Run. The film is written and directed by Shana Feste (Country Strong, Endless Love) and stars Ella Balinska, Pilou Asbæk, Clark Gregg, Aml Ameen, Dayo Okeniyi and Shohreh Aghdashloo. The movie revolves around a woman who has to get home through Los Angeles with her date in pursuit after a blind date that turns violent.
Michael Penn to Score Shana Feste’s ‘Boundaries’
Michael Penn is composing the original music for the upcoming comedy drama Boundaries. The film is written and directed by Shana Feste (Country Strong, Endless Love, The Greatest) and stars Vera Farmiga, Christopher Plummer, Lewis MacDougall, Bobby Cannavale, Kristen Schaal, Peter Fonda, Christopher Lloyd and Dolly Wells. The movie centers on a single mother who, along with her awkward 14-year-old son, is forced to drive her estranged, care-free, pot-dealing father across country after he’s kicked out of yet another nursing home.
Christophe Beck Scoring ‘Endless Love’
Christophe Beck has recently composed the score for the upcoming romantic drama Endless Love. The film is directed by Shana Feste (Country Strong) and stars Alex Pettyfer, Gabriella Wilde, Robert Patrick, Bruce Greenwood, Rhys Wakefield, Dayo Okeniyi, Emma Rigby and Joely Richardson. The movie follows a privileged girl and a charismatic boy whose instant desire sparks a love affair made only more reckless by parents trying to keep them apart. Feste has co-written the screenplay with Joshua Safran (Gossip Girl, Smash). Scott Stuber (Ted, Safe House) and Pamela Abdy (Identity Thief, Garden State) of Bluegrass Films are producing the project with Josh Schwartz & Stephanie Savage (The O.C., The Carrie Diaries) of Fake Empire.