Needlewood Records has released a soundtrack album for the romantic drama Summerland. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award and Golden Globe nominee Volker Bertelmann (aka Hauschka) (Lion, Hotel Mumbai, Patrick Melrose, Adrift, A Christmas Carol, The Art of Racing in the Rain). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music stores. Summerland is written and directed by Jessica Swale and stars Gemma Arterton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Lucas Bond, Siân Phillips, Dixie Egerickx, Penelope Wilton and Tom Courtenay. The movie is set during World War II and centers on an Englishwoman who opens her heart to an evacuee after initially resolving to be rid of him.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 31, 2020)
Opening in select theaters today is the documentary Rebuilding Paradise directed by Ron Howard. The film’s original music is composed by Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, Gladiator, The Lion King, Inception) & Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, The LEGO Batman Movie, Bad Boys for Life). A soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score for the movie, which also features Pearl Jam’s River Cross as its end credits song, will be announced soon. Check out our previous article for more information about the movie, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is being released by National Geographic Films/Abramorama.
Opening on VOD today is the romantic drama The Secret: Dare to Dream directed by Andy Tennant and starring Katie Holmes, Josh Lucas, Celia Weston and Jerry O’Connell. George Fenton (The Blue Planet, Hitch, Groundhog Day, Dangerous Liaisons, Anna and the King) has composed the film’s original music. Lightning Glasses and Tone Tree Music have released the original song Waiting written and performed by Striking Matches today. Click here to listen to the track and for more information about the Lionsgate release.
Volker Bertelmann (Hauschka) to Score Jessica Swale’s ‘Summerland’
Volker Bertelmann (aka Hauschka) (Lion, Adrift, Patrick Melrose, Gunpowder) has been hired to score the upcoming British romantic drama Summerland. The film marks the directorial debut of British playwright Jessica Swale and stars Gemma Arterton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Penelope Wilton, Tom Courtenay, Lucas Bond and Dixie Egerickx. The World War II-set movie centers on a private and reclusive writer who finds herself being put responsible for the care of a young man after the London Blitz. Guy Heeley (Locke, Serenity, The Escape) and Adrian Sturges (The Escapist, The Disappearance of Alice Creed) are producing the project.