Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross & Jon Batiste have won the Golden Globe Award in the Original Score category for Pixar’s animated feature Soul. Reznor & Ross have previously received their first Golden Globe for David Fincher’s The Social Network and were also nominated this year for their music for Fincher’s Mank. The other composers nominated in the Best Original Score category were Ludwig Göransson (Tenet), Alexandre Desplat (The Midnight Sky) and James Newton Howard (News of the World). In the Original Song category, Diane Warren, Laura Pausini & Niccolo Agliardi won the award for the song Io Si (Seen) from Eduardo Ponti’s The Life Ahead. Check out the pre-recorded acceptance speeches of the winners after the jump.
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‘The Life Ahead’ Soundtrack Album to Be Released
Plaza Mayor Company will release a soundtrack album for the drama The Life Ahead (La vita davanti a sé). The album features the original score from the film composed by Academy Award winner Gabriel Yared (The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Judy, City of Angels, Message in a Bottle). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, November 13 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. As previously reported, WM Italy has released the film’s original song Io sì (Seen) written by Diane Warren and performed by Laura Pausini last month. The Life Ahead is directed by Edoardo Ponti and stars Sophia Loren, Ibrahima Gueye, Renato Carpentieri, Massimiliano Rossi, Abril Zamora, Diego Iosif Pirvu and Babak Karimi.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 6, 2020)
The only movie opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the thriller Let Him Go written and directed by Thomas Bezucha and starring Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Lesley Manville, Booboo Stewart, Kayli Carter and Will Brittain. The film’s original music is composed by Michael Giacchino (Up, Lost, Jurassic World, The Incredibles, Star Trek, Doctor Strange, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Focus Features release.
Opening in select theaters today before coming out on VOD, next Tuesday, November 10, is the drama Jungleland directed by Max Winkler and starring Charlie Hunnam, Jack O’Connell and Jessica Barden. Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, His Dark Materials, The LEGO Batman Movie, Bad Boys for Life, Gemini Man) has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced yet. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which premiered at last year’s Toronto Film Festival and is being distributed by Paramount Pictures.
Laura Pausini’s & Diane Warren’s Original Song ‘Io sì (Seen)’ from ‘The Life Ahead’ Released
WM Italy has released the original song Io sì (Seen) from the drama The Life Ahead (La vita davanti a sé). The track is written by Academy Award nominee Diane Warren and performed by Laura Pausini. A digital EP featuring five different versions of the song is now available to stream/download here. Also listen to the full song after the jump. A vinyl edition will be coming out next year and is available to order on Amazon. The Life Ahead is directed by Edoardo Ponti and stars Sophia Loren, Ibrahima Gueye, Renato Carpentieri, Diego Iosif Pirvu, Massimiliano Rossi, Abril Zamora and Babak Karimi. The movie is set in seaside Italy and tells the story of a Holocaust survivor with a daycare business who takes in a 12-year-old street kid who recently robbed her.
Gabriel Yared Scoring Edoardo Ponti’s ‘The Life Ahead’
Gabriel Yared (The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley, 1408, Cold Mountain) has been hired to score the upcoming Italian drama The Life Ahead. The film is directed by Edoardo Ponti and stars Sophia Loren, Ibrahima Gueye, Renato Carpentieri and Massimiliano Rossi. The movie is set in seaside Italy and follows a Holocaust survivor with a daycare business who takes in 12-year-old Momo, a Senegalese Muslim street kid who robbed her. Ponti also co-wrote the screenplay with Ugo Chiti (Dogman) based on Romain Gary’s novel La vie devant soi. Nicola Serra & Carlo Degli Esposti (Piranhas, Leopardi) are producing the project.