Constellation Music has released a soundtrack EP for the documentary short Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó. The 5-track EP features the film’s original score composed by Giosuè Greco (Welcome to Wrexham, Let the Right One In, Didi, Not Going Quietly). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the composer’s title track after the jump. Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó is directed by Sean Wang and centers on the first-generation Taiwanese American filmmaker’s grandmas who are inseparable best friends and roommates in their 80s and 90s. The short premiered at last year’s SXSW Film Festival, where it received the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award, and has recently been nominated for an Academy Award in the Documentary Short category.
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‘Finally Dawn’ Soundtrack Released
Octopus Records has released a soundtrack album for the Italian coming-of-age drama Finally Dawn (Finalmente l’alba). The album features the film’s original music composed by Massimo Martellotta (Blanca, La cura). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to a track (Tema Dei Titoli) from the composer’s score after the jump. Finally Dawn is written and directed by Saverio Costanzo and stars Lily James, Rebecca Antonaci, Joe Keery, Alba Rohrwacher, Rachel Sennott and Willem Dafoe. The movie is set in 1950s and revolves around a teenage ingenue who is unwittingly cast as a lead extra in a swords and sandals film and finds herself being swept up by group of hedonistic actors and expats who take her on a chaotic tour of Rome’s night-life.
‘Wild Scandinavia’ Soundtrack Album Released
Octiive has released a soundtrack album for the BBC wildlife documentary series Wild Scandinavia. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by BΩç(Nova, Beeba Boys, Thin Ice). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Wild Scandinavia is narrated by Rebecca Ferguson who guides viewers through scenery in Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark and tells the stories of lynx, orca, puffins, and wolves, alongside the experiences of the extraordinary people living in and devoted to exploring this icy wilderness.
‘Pegasus 2’ Soundtrack Album Details
Roc Chen (The Wandering Earth, 7 Guardians of the Tomb, Chinese Zodiac, Switch, Stoker Hills, Sacrifice) will release a soundtrack album for the Chinese sports comedy Pegasus 2. The album features the composer’s original score from the film and will be released digitally tomorrow, February 11 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also check out Chen’s main theme below. Pegasus 2 is written and directed by Han Han and stars Shen Teng, Zheng Yin, Benyu ZHang, Chengcheng Fan and Xiang Wei. The sequel to the 2019 hit movie follows former champion driver Zhang Chi as he has become a driving school instructor to make ends meet, when he gets offered to form a new team to compete in the last Bayinbrook Rally.
‘The Tiger’s Apprentice’ Soundtrack EP Released
88rising Music has released a soundtrack EP for the animated feature The Tiger’s Apprentice. The 6-track EP features six songs from and inspired by the movie, including Zhu’s previously released Eye of the Tiger cover, the original songs Hello written by Wendy Wang, Fran Hall, & Kevin Bard and performed by Atarashii Gakko!, Pleasures co-written and performed by Audrey Nuna, Top of the World performed by Sayak Das feat. Thutmose & more. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to all six songs below.
‘Players’ Soundtrack Album Released
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the streamer’s original film Players. The album features the movie’s original music compose by Jeff Cardoni (Silicon Valley, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, White House Plumbers, CSI :Miami, The Kominsky Method, Just Friends). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Also check out the composer’s main titles track below. Players is directed by Trish Sie and stars Gina Rodriguez, Damon Wayans Jr., Tom Ellis, Joel Courtney, Liza Koshy, Augustus Prew, Ego Nwodim and Marin Hinkle. The romantic comedy follows a New York sportswriter who has spent years devising successful hook-up “plays” with her friends who unexpectedly falls for a fling.
‘Upon Open Sky’ (‘A Cielo Abierto’) Soundtrack Album Announced
Decca Records will release a soundtrack album for the Mexican/Spanish crime thriller Upon Open Sky (A Cielo Abierto). The album features the film’s original music composed by Ludovico Einaudi (The Intouchables, The Father, La Tresse, Samba, La petite, This Is England). The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 8, 2024. Visit Amazon to check out the track list. and to pre-order the soundtrack. A first track (Confesión) is already available to stream/download now and can also be checked out below. Upon Open Sky is directed by Mariana & Santiago Arriaga and stars Theo Goldin, Maximo Hollander, Federica García, Sergio Mayer Mori, Julio César Cedillo, Julio Bracho, Manolo Cardona and Cecilia Suárez. The movie written by Guillermo Arriaga (21 Grams, Amores Perros) and follows a trio of revenge-minded siblings who head to the US–Mexico border in search of the man responsible for a family death.
‘Raël: The Alien Prophet’ Soundtrack Album Released
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the French Netflix documentary series Raël: The Alien Prophet (Raël: Le Prophète des Extraterrestres). The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by David Sztanke (Transatlantic, Magnetic Beats, Keep an Eye Out, Sophie’s Misfortunes). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s title track below. Raël: The Alien Prophet is directed by Antoine Baldassari & Manuel Guillon and traces how a UFO-inspired religion spiraled into a controversial cult. The 4-parter features interviews with Raël himself, his followers and critics.
‘Bob Marley: One Love’ Soundtrack Album Details
Tuff Gong & Island Records will release the official soundtrack album for the biographical drama Bob Marley: One Love. The album features seventeen songs by the celebrated Jamaican singer/songwriter Bob Marley and his band The Wailers. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 9 and will be available to stream/download here. As previously reported, the labels will also release a separate EP featuring seven covers of Marley songs inspired by the movie on February 14. Bob Marley: One Love is co-written and directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green and stars Kingsley Ben-Adir, Lashana Lynch, James Norton, Tosin Cole,Umi Myers, Anthony Welsh, Nia Ashi, Aston Barrett Jr. and Anna-Sharé Blake. The movie tells the story of overcoming adversity and the journey behind his revolutionary music.
‘Occupied City’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Occupied City. The album features the film’s original score composed by Oliver Coates (Aftersun, The Stranger, Foe, Mary & George, Significant Other). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 9. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album. Occupied City directed and produced by Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave, Shame) is informed by the book Atlas of an Occupied City (Amsterdam 1940-1945) written by Bianca Stigter. The movie follows the filmmaker as he creates two interlocking portraits: a door-to-door excavation of the Nazi occupation that still haunts his adopted city, and a journey through the last years of pandemic and protest.