eOne Music will release a soundtrack album for the biographical comedy drama Stan & Ollie. The album features the film’s original music composed by Rolfe Kent (Sideways, Election, Up in the Air, Wedding Crashers, Legally Blonde, About Schmidt). The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 29 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Stan & Ollie is directed by Jon S. Baird and stars Steve Coogan, John C. Reilly, Nina Arianda and Shirely Henderson. The movie follows Laurel & Hardy, one of the world’s great comedy teams, as they set out on a variety hall tour of Britain in 1953.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 28, 2018)
Opening in theaters nationwide this week is the political comedy drama Vice written and directed by Adam McKay and starring Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carrell, Sam Rockwell, Jesse Plemons, Alison Pill, Lily Rabe and Tyler Perry. The film’s original music is composed by Nicholas Britell (Moonlight, The Big Short, If Beale Street Could Talk, Battle of the Sexes, Succession). Decca Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous news article for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the comedy Holmes & Watson written and directed by Etan Cohen and starring Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Rebecca Hall, Rob Brydon, Kelly Macdonald and Ralph Fiennes. Mark Mothersbaugh (The LEGO Movie, Thor: Ragnarok, 21/22 Jump Street, The Royal Tenenbaums) has composed the film’s original score. Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin) and Glenn Slater have contributed the original song Strange Sensation to the movie. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring Mothersbaugh’s score. Click here for more information.
Rolfe Kent Scoring Jon S. Baird’s ‘Stan & Ollie’
This week, Rolfe Kent will be recording his score for the upcoming biographical drama Stan & Ollie. The film is directed by Jon S. Baird (Filth) and stars Steve Coogan as Stan Laurel and John C. Reilly as Oliver Hardy. Shirley Henderson and Danny Huston are co-starring. The movie focuses on the now-legendary 1953 tour which the the ageing comedy duo embarked on in the twilight years of their fame. Jeff Pope (Philomena, Mrs. Biggs) wrote the screenplay. Faye Ward (Suffragette, Tulip Fever) is producing the BBC Films and Fable Pictures production.