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Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 22, 2022)

Opening in theaters nationwide is the animated feature The Bad Guys directed by Pierre Perifel and starring Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Anthony Ramos, Awkwafina, Craig Robinson, Zazie Beetz, Lilly Singh, Richard Ayoade  and Alex Borstein. The film’s original music is composed by Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, The Trial of the Chicago 7, Birds of Prey, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Enola Holmes, Being the Ricardos, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, Steve Jobs). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as songs by performed by Ramos, The Heavy and Elle King. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the DreamWorks Animation production, which is being released by Universal Pictures.

Also opening nationwide is the historical fantasy epic The Northman co-written and directed by Robert Eggers and starring Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Anya Taylor-Joy, Claes Bang, Ethan Hawke, Gustav Lindh, Björk and Willem Dafoe. Robin Carolan and Sebastian Gainsborough (aka Vessel) have composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the Focus Features release.

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‘The Duke’ Soundtrack Album Details

MovieScore Media will release the official soundtrack album for British comedy drama The Duke. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee George Fenton (Dangerous Liaisons, Groundhog Day, Hitch, Anna and the King, The Blue Planet, Ever After). The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 25 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Duke is directed by Roger Michell and stars Jim Broadbent, Helen Mirren, Fionn Whitehead, Matthew Goode and Anna Maxwell Martin. The movie follows a 60 year-old London cab driver who in 1961 stole Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery, the only robbery in the museum’s history.

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George Fenton Scoring Roger Michell’s ‘The Duke’

George Fenton (Dangerous Liaisons, Groundhog Day, Ever After, Anna and the King, The Blue Planet) has recently recorded his score for the upcoming British comedy drama The Duke. The film is directed by Roger Michell (Notting Hill, Changing Lanes) and stars Jim Broadbent, Helen Mirren, Fionn Whitehead, Matthew Goode and Anna Maxwell Martin. The movie revolves around a 60 year-old London cab driver who in 1961 stole Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery, the only robbery in the museum’s history. Richard Bean and Clive Coleman have written the screenplay.

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