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Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 14, 2023)

April 14, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror comedy Renfield directed by Chris McKay and starring Nicholas Hoult, Nicolas Cage, Awkwafina, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Ben Schwartz, Brandon Scott Jones and Adrian Martinez. The film’s original music is composed by Marco Beltrami (Scream, A Quiet Place, Logan, 3:10 to Yuma, Ford v. Ferrari, The Hurt Locker). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Universal Pictures release.

Also opening wide is the supernatural horror thriller The Pope’s Exorcist directed by Julius Avery and starring Russell Crowe, Daniel Zovatto, Alex Essoe and Franco Nero. Jed Kurzel (Alien: Covenant, The Babadook, Overlord, Macbeth, The Mustang, The Oxford Murders, Assassin’s Creed) has composed the film’s original music. Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Sony Pictures release.

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‘Sweetwater’ Score Album Released

April 12, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Jeff Cardoni, Martin Guigui, score, Soundtrack, Sweetwater

Fallout Shelter Recordings has released a soundtrack album for the sports drama Sweetwater. The album features the film’s original score composed by Jeff Cardoni (Silicon Valley, The Kominsky Method, Heels, Ghosts, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, CSI: Miami). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. As previously reported, will release a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie this Friday. Sweetwater is written and directed by Martin Guigui and stars Everett Osborne, Kevin Pollak, Jeremy Piven, Emmaline, Richard Dreyfuss, Cary Elwes and Robert Ri’chard. The movie is set in the 1950s and tells the true story of Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton who made history as the first African American to sign an NBA contract.

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‘Sweetwater’ Soundtrack Album Details

March 31, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Martin Guigui, Soundtrack, Sweetwater

Candid Records has announced a soundtrack album for the sports drama Sweetwater. The album features the new songs Taking Me Higher by Keb’ Mo’ (already available to stream/download now and embedded below), Right Place Right Time by Larkin Poe, a new version of Someone to Watch Over Me by Dianne Reeves & Terri Lyne Carrington & as well as tracks by Gary Clark Jr., Robert Randolf, Rick Braun, Liyah Bey, Paul Hipp & others. Also included are the classics The Man I Love and Sweet Georgia Brown performed by Emmaline as Jeannie Staples in the movie. The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 14 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Sweetwater is written and directed by Martin Guigui and also stars Everett Osborne, Kevin Pollak, Jeremy Piven, Cary Elwes, Richard Dreyfuss and Robert Ri’chard.

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Jeff Cardoni & Martin Guigui Scoring ‘Sweetwater’

March 28, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Jeff Cardoni, Martin Guigui, Sweetwater

Composer Jeff Cardoni (Silicon Valley, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, The Kominsky Method, Ghosts, Heels, CSI: Miami) & director Martin Guigui have written the original music for the new sports drama Sweetwater. The film is written and directed by Guigui (Beneath the Darkness, 9/11) and stars Everett Osborne, Kevin Pollak, Cary Elwes, Jeremy Piven, Jim Caviezel and Richard Dreyfuss. The movie tells the true story of Hall of Famer Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton who made history as the first African American to sign an NBA contract, forever changing how the game of basketball is played.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 11, 2013)

October 11, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Abel Korzeniowski, Alicia Keys, Captain Phillips, Carl Thiel, CBGB, Escape from Tomorrow, Henry Jackman, Machete Kills, Mark Isham, Martin Davich, Rodbert Rodriguez, Romeo & Juliet, Sweetwater, The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete

Two new movies are opening wide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the docudrama Captain Phillips directed by Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Supremacy, United 93) and starring Tom Hanks, Catherine Keener, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman, Faysal Ahmed, Mahat M. Ali, Michael Chernus, Corey Johnson and Max Martini. The film’s music is composed by Henry Jackman (X-Men: First Class, Wreck-It-Ralph). Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album for the film featuring the composer’s score earlier this week. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to listen to audio clips. Also check out a recent interview with Jackman in The Hollywood Reporter.

Also opening wide is the action sequel Machete Kills written and directed by Robert Rodriguez and starring Danny Trejo, Michelle Rodriguez, Sofia Vergara, Amber Heard, Charlie Sheen, Lady Gaga, Antonio Banderas, Jessica Alba, Demián Bichir and Mel Gibson. The film’s music is composed by Rodriguez himself and Carl Thiel (Grindhouse: Planet Terror, Shorts). Morada Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as an original end title track by Tito & Tarantula (From Dusk Till Dawn) and two tracks by Chingon. Check out our previous article for audio clips and more information. Also visit ASCAP’s We Create Music blog for a recent article written by Thiel about his work on the film.

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Martin Davich Scoring ‘Sweetwater’

January 22, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 3 comments

Tags: Logan Miller, Martin Davich, Noah Miller, Sweetwater

Martin Davich has composed the score for the indie western Sweetwater. The film is directed by Logan & Noah Miller and stars Ed Harris, January Jones, Jason Isaacs, Eduardo Noriega, Jason Aldean and Stephen Root. The movie is set in the late 1800s and follows a fanatical religious leader, a renegade Sheriff, and a former prostitute who collide in a blood triangle on the rugged plains of the New Mexico Territory. The Millers have also written the screenplay with Andrew McKenzie and Jason Netter (Wanted) is producing the Arc Entertainment production. Davich is best known for scoring numerous TV shows, including the hit dramas ER and Beverly Hills, 90210.

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