Sony Classical will release the official soundtrack album for the political thriller Eagles of the Republic (Les Aigles de la République). The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Academy Award winner Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Shape of Water, The King’s Speech, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Jurassic World Rebirth, Godzilla, The Queen, Frankenstein, Philomena). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 12 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s title track below. Eagles of the Republic is written and directed by Tarik Saleh and stars Fares Fares, Lyna Khoudri, Amr Waked, Zineb Triki and Cherien Dabis. The movie, which has been selected as Swedish’s entry in the International Feature category for next year’s Academy Awards, marks the third installment’s in Saleh’s Cairo trilogy and follows Egypt’s most adored actor who gets drawn into a shadowy world full of dangers after he’s forced to star in a propaganda film.
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Alexandre Desplat Scoring Tarik Saleh’s ‘Eagles of the Republic’
Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Shape of Water, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Godzilla, The King’s Speech, Philomena, The Queen) has composed the original score for the upcoming Swedish/French political thriller Eagles of the Republic. The film is written and directed by Tarik Saleh (Metropia, The Contractor) and stars Fares Fares, Lyna Khoudri, Zineb Triki and Amr Waked. The movie marks the third installment’s in Saleh’s Cairo trilogy and follows Egypt’s most adored actor who is pressured to star in a film commissioned by the highest authorities and, as he finds himself thrown into the inner circle of power, begins an affair with the mysterious wife of the general overseeing the film.
‘Cairo Conspiracy’ (‘Boy from Heaven’) Soundtrack Album Released
Ela has released a soundtrack album for the political thriller Cairo Conspiracy (aka Boy from Heaven). The album features the film’s original music composed by Krister Linder (The Nile Hilton Incident, Downloading Nancy, Metropia). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Cairo Conspiracy is written and directed by Tarik Saleh and stars Tawfeek Barhom and Fares Fares. The movie follows the son of a fisherman who is offered the ultimate privilege to study at the Al-Azhar University in Cairo and soon becomes a pawn in a ruthless power struggle between Egypt’s religious and political elite when the university’s highest ranking religious leader suddenly dies.
‘The Contractor’ Soundtrack Album Details
Sony Classical will release the official soundtrack album for the action thriller The Contractor. The album features the film’s original music composed by Alex Belcher (Extraction, 21 Bridges, Made in America, IO). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, April 1 and will be available to stream/download here. The Contractor is directed by Tarik Saleh and stars Chris Pine, Kiefer Sutherland, Ben Foster, Gillian Jacobs, Fares Fares, Eddie Marsan, Nina Hoss and Amira Casar. The movie follows a Special Forces Sergeant desperate to provide for his family after being voluntarily discharged from the Army who contracts with a private underground military force and finds himself hunted when his very first assignment goes awry.
Alex Belcher Scoring Tarik Saleh’s ‘The Contractor’
Alex Belcher (Extraction, 21 Bridges, Made in America, IO) has recently scored the upcoming action thriller The Contractor. The film is directed by Tarik Saleh (The Nile Hilton Incident, Metropia) and stars Chris Pine, Kiefer Sutherland, Ben Foster, Gillian Jacobs, Eddie Marsan, Fares Fares, Nina Hoss and Amira Casar. The movie follows a Special Forces Sergeant who is involuntarily discharged from the Army and – desperate to provide for his family – contracts with a private underground military force and finds himself hunted when his very first assignment goes awry.
‘The Nile Hilton Incident’ Soundtrack Released
Milan Music has released a soundtrack album for the political thriller The Nile Hilton Incident. The album features the film’s original music composed by Krister Linder (Metropia, Downloading Nancy). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The Nile Hilton Incident is written and directed by Tarik Saleh and stars Fares Fares, Mari Malek, Yaser Aly Maher, Slimane Daze, Ahmed Seleem, Mohamed Yousry and Hania Amar. The movie takes place weeks before the 2011 Egyptian revolution and follows a Cairo police office who investigates the murder of a famous club singer at the Nile Hilton Hotel.