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Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 8, 2024)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror thriller Heretic written and directed by Scott Beck & Bryan Woods and starring Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East. The film’s original music is composed by Chris Bacon (Source Code, Wednesday, Bates Motel, Men in Black: International, Gnomeo & Juliet, 65, The Tick) . A24 Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last Friday. Click here for the full album details. The label has also released a digital single featuring Thatcher’s cover of Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door as featured during the movie’s end credits. Click here to listen to the track and to learn more about the A24 release.

Also opening nationwide is the family holiday comedy dram The Best Christmas Pageant Ever directed by Dallas Jenkins, narrated by Lauren Graham and and starring Judy Greer, Pete Holmes and Molly Belle Wright. Dan Haseltine & Matthew S. Nelson (The Chosen, The Shift) have composed the film’s original score. No word on a score release. Warner Music Nashville has released Blake Shelton’s cover of Go Tell It On the Mountain from the movie last month. Check out our previous article to listen to the track and for more information about the Kingdom Story Company production, which is being released by Lionsgate.

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‘Weekend in Taipei’ Soundtrack Album Released

Because Music has released a soundtrack album for the action comedy Weekend in Taipei. The album features the film’s original music composed by Matteo Locasciulli (Rumba Therapy, Home Sweet Rome!, Champagne, We Have a Dream, Inestimable). Visit Amazon or most other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Also listen to two tracks (Joey and Kwang’s Theme & John’s Theme) after the jump. Weekend in Taipei is directed by George Huang, produced by Luc Besson  and stars Luke Evans, Gwei Lun Mei, Sung Kang, Wyatt Yang and Pernell Walker. The EuropaCorp production follows a pit-bull DEA agent and a top “Transporter” who – 15 years after they fell in love and were forced to separate – are put on a collision course during a weekend in Taipei.

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Matteo Locasciulli Scoring George Huang’s ‘Weekend in Taipei’

Matteo Locasciulli (Rumba Therapy, Champagne, Home Sweet Rome!, We Have a Dream, Inestimable) has been tapped to score the upcoming action comedy Weekend in Taipei. The film is directed by George Huang (Swimming with Sharks, Trojan War) and stars Luke Evans, Gwei Lun Mei, Sung Kang, Pernell Walker and Wyatt Yang. The movie follows a pit-bull DEA agent and a top “Transporter” who – fifteen years after they fell in love and before forces of crime and corruption tore them apart – are put on a collision course during a weekend in Taipei.

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