Decca Classics will release a soundtrack EP for Florian Zeller’s Academy Award-nominated drama The Father. The 5-track EP features the music from the film composed by Ludovico Einaudi (The Intouchables, This Is England, Samba). The EP will be released digitally tomorrow, April 23 and will be available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. The Father is co-written and directed by Zeller and stars Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Imogen Poots ,Mark Gatiss, Rufus Sewell and Olivia Williams . The movie, which has received six Oscar nominations (for Best Picture, Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Supporting Actress, Film Editing and Production Design), revolves around a man who refuses assistance from his daughter as he ages and tries to make sense of his changing circumstances.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 26, 2021)
The only movie opening in theaters nationwide is the live-action/animated feature Tom & Jerry directed by Tim Story and starring Chloë Grace Moretz, Michael Peña, Rob Delaney, Colin Jost and Ken Jeong. The show’s original music is composed by Christopher Lennertz (The Boys, Lost in Space, Sausage Party, Agent Carter, Horrible Bosses, Supernatural). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this month. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Warner Bros. Pictures production, which is also premiering on HBO Max today.
Opening in select theaters today before expanding nationwide on March 12 is the drama The Father co-written and directed by Florian Zeller and starring Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Mark Gatiss, Rufus Sewell, Imogen Poots and Olivia Williams. Ludovico Einaudi (The Intouchables, This Is England, Samba) has composed the film’s original music. No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which premiered at last year’s Sundance Film Festival and is being released by Sony Pictures Classics.
Ludovico Einaudi Scoring Florian Zeller’s ‘The Father’
Ludovico Einaudi (The Intouchables, This Is England, Samba) has composed the music for the upcoming drama The Father. The film is directed by Florian Zeller and stars Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Mark Gatiss, Imogen Poots, Rufus Sewell and Olivia Williams. Zeller also co-wrote the screenplay with Christopher Hampton (Atonement, Dangerous Liaisons). Philippe Carcassonne (Coco Before Chanel, Adore), Jean-Louis Livi (Wild Grass) and David Parfitt (Shakespeare in Love, My Week with Marilyn) are producing the project.