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Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 12, 2017)

Two movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

king-arthurOpening in most theaters is the action adventure King Arthur: Legend of the Sword directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Charlie Hunnam, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Djimon Hounsou, Aidan Gillen, Jude Law and Eric Bana. The film’s original music is composed by Daniel Pemberton (Steve Jobs, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Counselor, Gold). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and click here to listen to two tracks.

snatchedAlso opening wide is the action comedy Snatched directed by Jonathan Levine, produced by Paul Feig and starring Amy Schumer, Goldie Hawn, Joan Cusack, Ike Barinholtz, Wanda Sykes and Christopher Meloni. Theodore Shapiro (Ghostbusters, Spy, The Devil Wears Prada) and Chris Bacon (Bates Motel, Source Code) have composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced. To learn more about the 20th Century Fox release, visit the official movie website.

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‘Whisky Galore!’ Soundtrack Announced

whisky-galoreAir-Edel Records has announced a soundtrack album for the comedy Whisky Galore!. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Patrick Doyle (Sense and Sensibility, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Thor, Brave, Cinderella, Rise of the Planet of the Apes). Also included is the original song Gairm na h-Oidche (Calling the Night) composed for the film and performed by Mairi MacInnes and featuring lyrics by Abigail Doyle. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 5 and will be available to download on Amazon. Click here to listen to the song and three tracks from the score. Whisky Galore! is directed by Gillies MacKinnon and stars Gregor Fisher, Eddie Izzard, John Sessions, Fenella Woolgar, Tim Piggott-Smith and Sean Biggerstaff.

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Patrick Doyle to Score ‘Whisky Galore’

patrick-doylePatrick Doyle is set to compose the music for the upcoming comedy Whisky Galore. The film is directed by Gillies MacKinnon (A Simple Twist of Faith, Hideous Kinky, Behind the Lines) and stars Eddie Izzard, Gregor Fisher, John Sessions, Fenella Woolgar, Tim Piggott-Smith and Sean Biggerstaff. The movie is based on the novel by Compton MacKenzie and the 1949 film of the same title and centers around thereal-life 1941 shipwreck of the S.S. Politician, which ran aground with a cargo of 264,000 bottles of malt whisky. Peter McDougall has written the screenplay.

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