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Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 7, 2018)

The only nationwide release this weekend is the 25th Anniversary re-release of the drama Schindler’s List directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley and Ralph Fiennes. The film’s original music is composed by John Williams (Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial) who earned his fifth Academy Award for his score. La-La Land Records has recently released a new 2-CD limited edition soundtrack to coincide with the movie’s re-release. Check out our previous news article for the full album details.

Opening in limited release is the drama Vox Lux directed by Brady Corbet and starring Natalie Portman, Jude Law, Cassidy, Stacy Martin, Jennifer Ehle, Christopher Abbott and Willem Dafoe. Scott Walker (The Childhood of a Leader, Pola X) has composed the film’s original score and Sia has written original songs for the movie. Columbia Records will release a soundtrack album featuring both the score and the songs next Friday, December 14. Click here for the full album details.

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‘Spitak’ Soundtrack Details

Serjical Strike Records has released a soundtrack album for the Armenian drama Spitak. The album features the film’s original music composed by Serj Tankian (1915, Furious, Intent to Destroy) who is best known as the lead singer of System of a Down. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Spitak is directed by Alexander Kott and stars Aleksandr Kuznetsov, Olivier Pagès and Oleg Vasilkov. The movie is based on true events and tells a story of the devastating earthquake, which happened in the city of Spitak on December 7, 1988. The drama, which has been selected as the Armian entry for next year’s Academy Awards, opened in Armenian theaters this past April and will receive a theatrical release in the U.S. on December 7, 2018.

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