Cow on the Wall Records has released a soundtrack album for the documentary The Case Against 8. The album features the film’s original music composed by Blake Neely (Arrow, Resurrection, The Mentalist, Life As We Know It). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded below. The Case Against 8 is directed by Ben Cotner & Ryan White and takes an inside look at the groundbreaking Supreme Court case that overturned Proposition 8, California’s ban on same-sex marriage. The documentary premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival where it won the Best Directing Award and was also shown at the SXSW Film Festival where it received the 2014 Audience Award. The movie was released in select theaters earlier this month and will air on June 23 on HBO.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 6, 2014)
Two new movies are opening wide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the sci-fi action thriller Edge of Tomorrow
directed by Doug Liman and starring Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton, Charlotte Riley, Jonas Armstrong and Franz Drameh. The film’s original music is composed by Christophe Beck (Frozen, The Muppets, Buffy the Vampire Slayer). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music earlier this week. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to listen to audio clips. Also visit Film Music Magazine, Crave Online and We Are Movie Geeks for recent interviews with the composer about his work on the film.
Also opening wide is the romantic drama The Fault in Our Stars directed by Josh Boone and starring Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, Laura Dern, Sam Trammell, Nat Wolff and Willem Dafoe. Atlantic Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film by artists including Ed Sheeran, Birdy, Grouplove, M83, Kodaline, Jake Bugg and more. For the full album details, check out our previous article. The label will also release a separate soundtrack featuring the film’s original score composed by Nathaniel Walcott and Mike Mogis (Stuck in Love) on June 10, 2014. Check back on this page for more information about the score release.
‘The Case Against 8’ to Feature Music by Blake Neely
Blake Neely has composed the music for the upcoming documentary The Case Against 8. The film is directed by Ben Cotner & Ryan White (Good Ol’ Freda, Pelada) and centers on the Landmark Supreme Court case that overturned Proposition 8, California’s ban on same-sex marriage. The movie was shot over five years and offers insight into our justice system and the often mysterious process of taking a case to the Supreme Court. Sheila Nevins is executive producing the project. The Case Against 8 is set to premiere later this week at the Sundance Film Festival and will air on HBO later this year.