Lakeshore Records will release the first-ever soundtrack album for Lasse Hallstrom’s 2012 Swedish crime thriller The Hypnotist (Hypnotisören). The album features the film’s original music composed by Oscar Fogelström (Aurora). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, November 1 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Hypnotist is directed by Hallstrom (The Cider House Rules, Chocolat, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, A Dog’s Purpose) and stars Tobias Zilliacus, Mikael Persbrandt and Lena Olin. The movie is based on the best-selling novel by Lars Kepler and follows a detective who pairs himself with a famous psychologist on a case involving a traumatized young witness to a crime.
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‘Uncut Gems’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Warp Records has announced a soundtrack album for Josh and Benny Safdie’s crime thriller Uncut Gems. The album features the film’s original music composed by Daniel Lopatin (aka Oneohtrix Point Never) (The Bling Ring, Partisan) who has previously scored the Safdie Brothers’ last feature Good Time. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on December 13. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version and click here to order the vinyl edition. Uncut Gems is written and directed by Josh & Benny Safdie and stars Adam Sandler, Lakeith Stanfield, Julia Fox, Kevin Garnett, Idina Menzel and Eric Bogosian, Judd Hirsch. The movie centers on a charismatic New York City jeweler who must perform a precarious high-wire act, balancing business, family, and encroaching adversaries on all sides, in his relentless pursuit of the ultimate win.
‘Volare’ (‘Tutto il mio folle amore’) Soundtrack Released
BMG Italy has released a soundtrack album for the Italian drama Volare (Tutto il mio folle amore). The album features the film’s original score composed by Mauro Pagani (Nirvana, Deadly Code, Puerto Escondido) and the songs from the performed by lead actor Claudio Santamaria. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples and check out the full track list. Volare is directed by Gabriele Salvatores and stars Santamaria, alongside Valeria Golino, Diego Abatantuono and Giulio Pranno. The movie follows a father who has never met his son and works up the courage to meet him, discovering that he isn’t anything like he had imagined.
Soundtrack Album for Joe Begos’ ‘Bliss’ to Be Released
Relapse Records will release a soundtrack album for Joe Begos’ horror movie Bliss. The album features the film’s original music composed by Steve Moore (The Guest, Mayhem, Don’t Knock Twice, Cub) who previously scored the director’s The Mind’s Eye. The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 17, 2020 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Bliss is written and directed by Begos and stars Dora Madison, Tru Collins, Rhys Wakefield, Jeremy Gardner, Graham Skipper and George Wendt. The movie follows a brilliant painter as she turns to anything she can to complete her masterpiece, spiraling into a hallucinatory hellscape of drugs, sex, and murder.
Soundtrack Albums for Nicolas Winding Refn’s ‘Pusher II’ & ‘Pusher III’ Released
Escho has announced the world premiere soundtrack releases for Nicolas Winding Refn’s crime thrillers Pusher II and Pusher III, the second and third parts in the Pusher trilogy written and directed by the filmmaker. The albums feature the films’ original music composed by Peter Peter and Peter Kyed. Both soundtracks are now available digitally and on vinyl. Click here to stream/download the Pusher II soundtrack and click here for the Pusher III album. Vinyl editions are also available to order on Amazon (Pusher II and Pusher III). Pusher II starring Mads Mikkelsen, Leif Sylvester & Zlatko Burić opened in theaters in 2004 and Pusher III starring Burić, Marinela Dekić, Slavko Labović and Ilyas Agac was released in 2005.
‘My Stupid Dog’ (‘Mon chien Stupide’) Soundtrack Released
My Melody has released a soundtrack album for Yves Attal’s French comedy My Stupid Dog (Mon chien Stupide). The album features the film’s original music composed by jazz pianist Brad Mehldau who has previously scored Attal’s ..And They Lived Happily Ever After and My Wife Is an Actress. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon Music, where you can also check out audio samples. My Stupid Dog is co-written and directed by Attal who also stars in the movie alongside Charlotte Gainsbourg and Pascale Arbillot. The movie is based on the novel by John Fante and follows a bitter has-been novelist who is forced to reckon with his failings when an enormous dog takes up residence in the family home.
‘Lara’ Soundtrack Released
Deutsche Grammophon has released a soundtrack album for the German drama Lara. The album features the film’s original score composed by Arash Safaian (with piano solos by Alice Sara Ott) and performed by the German Chamber Orchestra of Berlin, as well as classical pieces by Ludwig van Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach, Frédéric Chopin and Robert Schumann. The soundtrack is now available to download overseas. Visit the British Amazon store to check out audio samples. Lara is directed by Jan-Ole Gerster and stars Corinna Harfouch, Tom Schilling, Volkmar Kleinert, André Jung, Rainer Bock, Mala Emde and Gudrun Ritter. The movie follows a woman as she faces her unrealized dreams and ambitions on her 60th birthday.
‘Undercover Brother 2’ Soundtrack Details
Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album for the comedy seqeul Undercover Brother 2. The album features the film’s original music composed by Stanley Clarke (Boyz n the Hood, Passenger 57, The Transporter, Romeo Must Die) who previously scored the 2002 original movie. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon Music, where you can also check out audio samples. Undercover Brother 2 is directed by Leslie Small and stars Michael Jai White, Gary Owen, Affion Crockett, Laila Odom, Steven Lee Johnson, Bruce Bruce, Barry Bostwick and Vince Swann. The comedy will be released on VOD, Blu-ray and DVD on November 5 by Universal Home Entertainment.
‘The Great Alaskan Race’ Soundtrack Released
Milan Records/Sony Music have released a soundtrack album for the adventure drama The Great Alaskan Race. The album features the film’s original music composed by John Koutselinis (In Extremis, Decline of an Empire). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon Music. The Great Alaskan Race is directed by Brian Presley who also stars in the movie, alongside Treat Williams, Brad Leland, Henry Thomas, Bruce Davison, Will Wallace, Brea Bee, Emma Presley and James Russo. The film tells the story of Leonhard Seppala, and his dog Togo, and how they saved the small town of Nome in 1925.
Soundtrack Album for Discovery’s ‘Why We Hate’ Announced
Decca Records has announced a soundtrack album for the Discovery docu-series Why We Hate. The album features the show’s original music composed by Laura Karpman (Underground, Paris Can Wait, Step, Black Nativity). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Why We Hate is directed by Geeta Gandbhir & Sam Pollard, executive produced by Steven Spielberg, Alex Gibney & Frank Marshall and explores one of humanity’s most primal and destructive emotions – hate. The 6-parter traces the evolutionary basis of hate and uses stories from past and present to reveal the nature of the primal and universal emotion.