B Original has released new digital albums/EPs for three scores by composer Philippe Rombi (Swimming Pool, Joyeux Noel, Angel, The Crime Is Mine, Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion, Driving Madeleine) for films directed by François Ozon, all of which are available to stream in the U.S. for the first time. Titles include 2013’s Young & Beautiful (Jeune & Jolie) starring Marine Vacth, Géraldine Pailhas, Frédéric Pierrot & Charlotte Rampling, 2014’s The New Girlfriend (Une nouvelle amie) starring Romain Duris, Anaïs Demoustier, Raphaël Personnaz & Isild Le Besco, as well as 2012’s In the House (Dans la maison) starring Fabrice Luchini, Kristin Scott Thomas, Emmanuelle Seigner, Ernst Umhauer & Denis Ménochet. Listen to a track from each score after the jump.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 18, 2015)
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the sci-fi action adventure The Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials directed by Wes Ball and starring Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Ki Hong Lee, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Patricia Clarkson, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Rosa Salazar, Aidan Gillen, Jacob Lofland, Barry Pepper and Lili Taylor. The film’s original music is composed by John Paesano (Daredevil, When the Game Stands Tall) who previously scored the first part in the series. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music. Click here for the full album details and also visit Film Music Magazine for a recent interview with Paesano about his work on the project.
Also opening wide is the crime drama Black Mass directed by Scott Cooper and starring Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Kevin Bacon, Dakota Johnson, Jesse Plemons, Corey Stoll, Rory Cochrane, Sienna Miller and Adam Scott. Tom Holkenborg (Mad Max: Fury Road, Divergent, 300: Rise of an Empire) has composed the film’s original score. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music. Check out our previous article for the full album details and also click here for a video featurette about Holkenborg’s work for the project.
‘The New Girlfriend’ Soundtrack Details
Cristal Records will release a soundtrack album for Francois Ozon’s French drama The New Girlfriend (Une nouvelle amie). The album features the film’s original music composed by Phillipe Rombi who previously collaborated with the director on such films as Swimming Pool, Angel, Potiche and In the House. The soundtrack will be released overseas on November 3, 2014. The New Girlfriend is written and directed by Ozon and stars Romain Duris, Anaïs Demoustier and Raphaël Personnaz. The movie centers on a young woman who makes a surprising discovery about the husband of her late best friend. The drama premiered at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival and will be released in French theaters on November 5.
Philippe Rombi to Score ‘Asterix: The Land of the Gods’
Philippe Rombi has been hired to score the upcoming 3D animated feature Asterix: The Land of the Gods (Astérix: Le domaine des dieux). The movie is directed by Alexandre Astier and Louis Clichy and features the voices of Roger Carel, Lorant Deutsch, Alain Chabat, Laurent Lafitte, Géraldine Nakache, Elie Semoun, Florence Foresti and Astier himself in the original French version. No word yet on the voice cast of the English language version. The film is based on the 7th Asterix book, entitled The Mansion of the Gods written by Rene Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo, and follows the exploits of a village of ancient Gauls as they resist Roman occupation. The SND, M6 Studio and Mikros Images production marks the first Asterix feature to be released in 3D.