Bryce Dessner (The Two Popes, Bardo, A Good Person, The Kitchen, Irresistible) of the rock band The National has composed the original music for the upcoming French/British historical drama Widow Clicquot. The film is written and directed by Thomas Napper (Jawbone) and stars Haley Bennett, Tom Sturridge, Sam Riley, Leo Suter, Anson Boon, Ben Miles, Cecily Cleeve, Natasha O’Keeffe, Paul Rhys, Christopher Villiers, Ian Conningham, Cara Seymour and Mark Tandy. The movie is set in France during the Napoleonic Wars and tells the true story of Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin, the “Grande Dame of Champagne,” (aka Veuve Clicquot) who, at the age of 20, became Madame Clicquot after marrying the scion of a winemaking family.
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‘Jawbone’ Soundtrack Announced
Parlaphone Records will release a soundtrack album for the boxing drama Jawbone. The album features the film’s original music composed by British singer/songwriter Paul Weller who is best known as the former frontman of the bands The Jam and The Style Council. The soundtrack will be released on March 3, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. One track from the soundtrack is already available to download now. Jawbone is directed by Thomas Napper and stars Johnny Harris, Ray Winstone, Michael Smiley and Ian McShane. The movie follows a former youth boxing champion who, after hitting rock bottom, returns to his childhood boxing club and his old team.