Warren Ellis (The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Hell or High Water, Blonde, Mustang, The Road) has provided the original score for the upcoming period drama I’m Still Here (Ainda Estou Aqui). The film is directed by Walter Salles (The Motorcycle Diaries, On the Road) and stars Fernanda Montenegro, Fernanda Torres and Selton Mello. The movie based on Marcelo Rubens Paiva’s bestselling memoir is set in Brazil, 1971 as the country faces the tightening grip of a military dictatorship and tells the story of a mother of five children who is forced to reinvent herself after her family suffers a violent and arbitrary act by the government.
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‘On the Road’ Soundtrack Details
The details of the soundtrack album for Walter Salles’ upcoming drama On the Road have been revealed. The album includes the original score from the film written by Academy Award-winning composer Gustavo Santaolalla (Brokeback Mountain, Babel), as well as several songs featured in the movie by Coati Mundi, Ella Fitzgerald, Son House and Slim Gaillard. The soundtrack will be released overseas next month by Universal Music France. (UPDATE October 2012): The soundtrack will be released in the US on November 12, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. On the Road stars Sam Riley, Garrett Hedlund, Kristen Stewart, Kirsten Dunst, Viggo Mortensen, Steve Buscemi, Amy Adams, Tom Sturridge, Alicia Braga, Danny Morgan and Elisabeth Moss. The film based on the 1957 novel by Jack Kerouac and produced by Francis Ford Coppola will be premiering at the Cannes Film Festival next month and is also opening in France and a couple of other European countries in late May.
Gustavo Santaolalla scoring ‘On the Road’
Gustavo Santaolalla is scoring the upcoming adventure drama On the Road. The film is directed by Walter Salles who previously worked together with the composer on The Motorcycle Diaries and 2008’s Linha de Passe. The movie stars Sam Riley, Kirsten Dunst, Kristen Stewart and Garrett Hedlund. On the Road is based on the 1957 novel by Jack Kerouac and is produced by Francis Ford Coppola. A release date in 2011 is expected.