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Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 9, 2018)

Four new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is Disney’s fantasy drama A Wrinkle in Time directed by Ava DuVernay and starring Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Storm Reid, Mindy Kaling, Guru Mbatha-Raw, Michael Peňa, Levi Miller, Zach Galifianakis and Chris Pine. The film’s original music is composed by Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Westworld, Pacific Rim, Iron Man). Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the songs from the movie by DJ Khaled feat. Demi Lovato, Sade, Sia, Kehlani and Chloe x Halle. Check out our previous article for the full album details.

Also opening wide is the action comedy Gringo directed by Nash Edgerton and starring Joel Edgerton, David Oyelowo, Amanda Seyfried, Charlize Theron, Yul Vazquez, Thandie Newton and Sharlto Copley. Christophe Beck (Ant-Man, Frozen, Edge of Tomorrow, The Hangover, The Muppets) has composed the film’s original score. No word on a soundtrack album. The Amazon Studios production is being distributed by STX Entertainment. Visit the official movie website to learn more about the film.

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‘The Leisure Seeker’ Soundtrack Released

BMG Italy has released a soundtrack album for Paolo Virzi’s drama The Leisure Seeker. The album features the film’s original music composed by Carlo Virzi (Human Capital, The First Beautiful Thing, My Name Is Tanino). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. The Leisure Seeker starring Helen Mirren, Donald Sutherland, Christian McKay, Janel Moloney, Dana Ivey and Dick Gregory follows a couple on a road trip as they travel from Boston to The Ernest Hemingway Home in Key West, recapturing their passion for life and their love for each other. The dramedy premiered at last year’s Venice Film Festival and will be released in select U.S. theaters on March 9 by Sony Pictures Classics (following an awards-qualifing release last month).

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Carlo Virzi Scoring Paolo Virzi’s ‘The Leisure Seeker’

leisure-seekerCarlo Virzi is reteaming with his brother Paolo Virzi on the upcoming drama The Leisure Seeker. The film marks the English language debut of the filmmaker whose previous movies include 2013’s Human Capital, 2010’s The First Beautiful Thing and last year’s Like Crazy and and stars Helen Mirren, Donald Sutherland, Kirsty Mitchell, Christian McKay and Robert Pralgo. The movie is inspired by the novel of the same name by Michael Zadoorian and follows a runaway couple going on a cross-country journey in their vintage camper as they flee the suffocating care of their doctors and grown children. Virzi also co-wrote the screenplay with Francesca Archibugi, Francesco Piccolo and Stephen Amidon.

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