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Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 7, 2012)

Two new movies are opening wide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the thriller The Words written and directed by Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal and stars Bradley Cooper, Olivia Wilde, Zoe Saldana, Jeremy Irons, Dennis Quaid, Ben Barnes, John Hannah, J.K. Simmons and Nora Arnezeder. The film’s music is composed by Marcelo Zarvos (The Good Shepherd, The Door in the Floor). Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. For audio clips and the full album details, check out our soundtrack announcement. For interviews with the composer about the project, visit Film Music Magazine and ASCAP’s website.

Also opening wide is the action thriller The Cold Light of Day directed by Mabrouk El Mechri and starring Henry Cavill, Bruce Willis and Sigourney Weaver. Spanish composer Lucas Vidal (The Raven) who has just been nominated in the Discovery of the Year category for the World Soundtrack Awards this week has composed the film’s score. Visit our previous article for audio clips and information about the soundtrack album. Also check out our exclusive video about the recording of the score from earlier this year, and head over to YouTube for new music video from the session that was just published today.

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Paul Grabowsky and Branford Marsalis Collaborating on ‘The Eye of the Storm’

Paul Grabowsky recently recorded his score for the upcoming drama The Eye of the Storm. The film is set in a Sydney suburb, where two nurses, a housekeeper and a solicitor attend to Elizabeth Hunter as her expatriate son and daughter convene at her deathbed. The movie stars Charlotte Rampling, Geoffrey Rush, Dustin Clare, Judy Davis and is directed by Fred Schepisi. The director worked with Grabowsky on his last three projects Last Orders, It Runs in the Family and Empire Falls and is best known in the film music community for his collaborations with Jerry Goldsmith on such movies as The Russia House, Mr. Baseball, I.Q. and Fierce Creatures. The Eye of the Storm marks the director’s first Australian production in over 20 years.

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