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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 24, 2012)

Three new movies are opening nationwide this week:

Already in theaters since this past Wednesday is the action comedy Hit & Run directed by Dax Shepard and David Palmer and starring Shepard, Kristen Bell, Bradley Cooper, Tom Arnold, Beau Bridges, Kristin Chenoweth, David Koechner and Michael Rosenbaum. The film’s score is composed by Julian Wass and Bob Mervak has provided additional music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the film’s songs by artists including Ishmael Jingo, Lou Rawls, Kool and the Gang, John Martyn, Dazz Band and The Highlighters. Visit our previous article for the full album details and audio clips. Also visit ASCAP’s website for an interview with Wass on his work on the film.

Also opening wide is the action thriller Premium Rush co-written and directed by David Koepp and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jamie Chung, Dania Ramirez and Michael Shannon. David Sardy (Zombieland, 21, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance) has composed the film’s original score. No soundtrack album has been released so far. The movie follows a New York City bike messenger who picks up a package at Columbia University and subsequently catches the attention of a dirty cop. To learn more about the Sony Pictures release and to watch the trailer, visit the official movie website.

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Sundance 2012 Film Music Roundup (Part 4)

Also check out Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 of our roundup of the music and composers of the movies premiering at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.

One of the best received films that premiered at the festival is the drama Smashed directed by James Ponsoldt (Off the Black). The film stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Aaron Paul as s a married couple whose bond is built on a mutual love of alcohol and whose relationship is put to the test when the wife decides to get sober. The cast also includes Octavia Spencer, Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally and Mary Kay Place. Ponsoldt co-wrote the screenplay with Susan Burke and Jennifer Cochis, Jonathan Schwartz, Andrea Sperling (Like Crazy) are producing. The film’s music is written by Andy Cabic and Eric D. Johnson. While the project marks Cabic’s feature scoring debut, Johnson has previously written the music for the Uma Thurman-starring romance Ceremony and co-scored last year’s indie comedy Our Idiot Brother starring Paul Rudd.

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