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Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 6, 2024)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the comedy Y2K co-written and directed by Kyle Mooney and starring Rachel Zegler, Jaeden Martell, Julian Dennison, Lachlan Watson, Daniel Zolghadri, Mason Gooding and The Kid Laroi. Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Ozark, Enemy, Speak No Evil, The White Tiger, The Outsider,  The Staircase, The Gift, Tokyo Vice) have composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the movie, which premiered at this year’s SXSW Film Festival and is being released by A24.

Also opening wide is the horror thriller Werewolves directed by Steven C. Miller and starring Frank Grillo, Katrina Law, James Michael Cummings, Ilfenesh Hadera and Lou Diamond Phillips. The Newton Brothers (X-Men ’97, The Haunting of Hill House, Doctor Sleep, Five Nights at Freddy’s, The Forever Purge, The Fall of the House of Usher) have composed the film’s original music. No word on a soundtrack release. Click here for more information about the movie, which is being distributed by Briarcliff Entertainment.

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‘The Return’ Soundtrack Album Details

Sony Classical will release the official soundtrack album for the drama The Return. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Rachel Portman (Emma, The Cider House Rules, Chocolat, The Manchurian Candidate, Never Let Me Go, One Day). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, December 6. Check back on this page for the streaming/download link and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the composer’s title track below. The Return is co-written and directed by Uberto Pasolini and stars Juliette Binoche, Ralph Fiennes, Charlie Plummer, Marwan Kenzari, Claudio Santamaria and Ángela Molina. The movie is based on Homer’s ancient classic The Odyssey and follows King Odysseus as he washes up on the shores of Ithaca 20 years after he left his kingdom and finds his beloved wife Penelope hounded by suitors vying to be king, and his son Telemachus facing death at the hands of these suitors, who see him as merely an obstacle to their pursuit of the kingdom.

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Rachel Portman Scoring Uberto Pasolini’s ‘The Return’

Rachel Portman (The Cider House Rules, Chocolat, Emma, The Manchurian Candidate, One Life, Never Let Me Go) has recently been scoring the upcoming historical epic The Return. The film is directed by Uberto Pasolini (Nowhere Special, Pachan) and stars Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche and Charlie Plummer. The movie is based on Homer’s ancient classic The Odyssey and follows King Odysseus as he washes up on the shores of Ithaca after 20 years away and finds his beloved wife Penelope hounded by her many suitors to choose a new husband, and his son Telemachus facing death at the hands of the suitors who see him as an obstacle in their relentless pursuit of Penelope.

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