La-La Land Records has announced a soundtrack album for the action drama Waiting for the Barbarians. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominees Marco Beltrami (Logan, Scream, A Quiet Place, World War Z, Hellboy) & Buck Sanders (Ford v. Ferrari, The Hurt Locker, Warm Bodies). The CD, which is limited to 1,000 copies, will be available to order on the label’s official website later today. A digital version will be available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music platforms. Waiting for the Barbarians is directed by Ciro Guerra and stars Mark Rylance, Johnny Depp, Robert Pattinson, Gana Bayarsaikhan and Greta Scacchi. The movie is based on J.M. Coetzee’s novel of the same title and focuses on the crisis of conscience of a magistrate from a small colonial town after he witnesses the cruel treatment of prisoners of war.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 7, 2020)
Opening on VOD today in the U.S. is the new film adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s novel The Secret Garden directed by Marc Munden and starring Colin Firth, Julie Walters and Dixie Egerickx. The film’s original music is composed by Dario Marianelli (Atonement, Pride and Prejudice, Darkest Hours, V for Vendetta, Anna Karenina). No soundtrack album has been announced yet. Check out our previous article and visit the official movie website for more information about the STX Entertainment release, which follows a young orphan girl who, after being sent to live with her uncle, discovers a magical garden on the grounds of his estate.
Opening in select theaters and on VOD is the thriller The Tax Collector written and directed by David Ayer and starring Bobby Soto, Cinthya Carmona, George Lopez and Shia LaBeouf. Michael Yezerski (Blindspotting, Mr. Inbetween, Feel the Beat, The Devil’s Candy) has composed the film’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score is in the works. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the movie, which centers on two “tax collectors” for a crime lord who are collecting his cut from the profits of local gangs’ illicit dealings, and is being released by RLJE Films.