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Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 17, 2012)

Three new movies are opening in theaters this President’s Day weekend:

Expected to have the best weekend at the box office among the new releases is the superhero action sequel Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance directed by Mark Neveldine & Brian Taylor and starring Nicolas Cage, Idris Elba, Violante Placido, Ciaran Hinds and Christopher Lambert. The film’s score is composed by David Sardy (Zombieland, 21). A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score has been released by Madison Gate Records earlier this week. For the full album details, check out our soundtrack announcement.

Also opening wide is the romantic action comedy This Means War directed by McG and starring Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Tom Hardy, Angela Bassett and Til Schweiger. the film marks the second collaboration between McG and Christophe Beck who has written the music for the movie. No soundtrack album has been announced, but one clip from Beck’s score can be checked out here. To learn more about the film, visit our previous news article.

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Michael Brook’s Upcoming Projects

Composer Michael Brook who is coming off his arguably most successful year, having scored the Oscar-winning drama The Fighter has a number of movies coming up this year. Opening this spring is the thriller Wrecked. The film stars Adrien Brody and marks the feature directing debut of Michael Greenspan. In the movie, a man wakes up from a car wreck at the bottom of a cliff, having no memory of who he is or how he got there, leaving him forced to discover his true identity. The film is now available on Video on Demand and opens in theaters on April 1 in New York and April 8 in Los Angeles. To find out more about the film, watch the trailer below and visit IFC’s movie webpage.

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