Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief. The album features the film’s original music composed by Will Bates (Another Earth, I Origins, We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks). The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 17, 2015 and physically on April 7. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Going Clear directed by Alex Gibney (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, Taxi to the Dark Side) is based on the book by Pulitzer Prize winner Lawrence Wright and profiles eight former members of the Church of Scientology, whose most prominent adherents include A-list Hollywood celebrities, shining a light on how the church cultivates true believers, detailing their experiences and what they are willing to do in the name of religion.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 18, 2014)
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the animated sequel Planes: Fire & Rescue directed by Bobs Gannaway and featuring the voices of Dane Cook, Julie Bowen, Stacy Keach, Brad Garrett, Danny Mann, Teri Hatcher and Ed Harris. Mark Mancina (Tarzan, Twister, Brother Bear, Speed) who previously scored last year’s original film has composed the film’s original score. Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as the original song Still I Fly performed by Spencer Lee and three songs by Brad Paisley. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the film.
Also opening wide is the thriller sequel The Purge: Anarchy written and directed by James DeMonaco and starring Zach Gilford, Michael Williams, Kiele Sanchez, Frank Grillo and Carmen Ejogoro. The film’s original music is composed by Nathan Whitehead who also scored last year’s original film. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this week. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details. Also check out interviews with Whitehead about his work on the film on TheB Screening Room and the Blumhouse Blog.
‘I Origins’ Soundtrack Details
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for Mike Cahill’s indie sci-fi drama I Origins. The album features the film’s original music composed by Will Bates and Phil Mossman who previously scored the director’s first feature Another Earth as part of Fall On Your Sword. Also included are tracks by Radiohead, The Do and Phaedeon Papadopoulus. The soundtrack will be released on July 15, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. I Origins is written and directed by Cahill and stars Michael Pitt, Brit Marling, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Steven Yeun and Archie Panjabi. The movie follows a molecular biologist studying the evolution of the eye who finds his work permeating his life after a brief encounter with an exotic young woman who slips away from him.
Mike Cahill’s ‘I, Origins’ to Feature Music by Will Bates & Phil Mossman
Will Bates, the founder of the film composition and audio post collective Fall On Your Sword, and Phil Mossman are reteaming with director Mike Cahill on the upcoming indie sci-fi drama I, Origins. The film is written and directed by Cahill and stars Michael Pitt, Brit Marling, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Steven Yeun and Archie Panjabi. The movie follows a molecular biologist and his lab partner who uncover startling evidence that may fundamentally change society as we know it and cause them to question their once-certain beliefs in science and spirituality. Cahill is also producing the project with Hunter Gray (Terri) and Alex Orlovsky (Blue Valentine, The Place Beyond the Pines).
‘Beneath’ Soundtrack Announced
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the horror film Beneath. The album features the film’s original score composed by Will Bates of Fall On Your Sword (Another Earth, Lola Versus, We Steal Secrets). Also included are additional tracks by Graham Reznick and Shilpa Ray. The soundtrack will be released both digitally and physically on July 16, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Beneath is directed by Larry Fessenden and follows a group of young friends, commemorating their high school graduation, on a trip to the remote Black Lake, hen their celebration turns into a nightmare with the sudden appearance of a bloodthirsty, underwater predator. The movie is set to be released on July 16 in select theaters by Chiller Films.
Will Bates Scoring ‘We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks’
Will Bates is scoring the upcoming documentary We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks. The film is helmed by Academy Award-winning director Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, Freakonomics) and explores the people and events behind the upstart website that rocked the U.S. government, ushered in a new era of transparency and ignited an information war. Gibney is producing the movie with Marc Shmuger (Dead of Winter) and Alexis Bloom. Bates is best known as a member of the composing duo Fall On Your Sword whose credits include such titles as Another Earth, Lola Versus and 28 Hotel Rooms.