Filmtrax/Atlantic Screen Music has released a soundtrack album for the romantic drama Wish You Were Here. The album features the film’s original music composed by singer/songwriter Vanessa Carlton and John Joseph McCauley III (of the rock band Deer Tick) who made their feature scoring debut on the project. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Also listen to the first three tracks below. Wish You Were Here marks the feature directorial debut of actress Julia Stiles and stars Isabelle Fuhrman, Mena Massoud, Jimmy Fails, Gabby Kono-Abdy, Jennifer Grey and Kelsey Grammer. The movie is based on Renée Carlino’s novel of the same title follows a woman who searches for meaning in her life until – after a perfect night with a perfect stranger that ends suddenly the next morning – she uncovers a secret that changes everything.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 17, 2025)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror thriller Wolf Man co-written and directed by Leigh Whannell and starring Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner, Matlida Firth, Beatriz Romilly, Ben Prendergast, Sam Jaeger, Zac Chandler, Benedict Hardie and Milo Cawthorne. The film’s original music is composed by Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Alien: Romulus, The Invisible Man, Twisters, Blade Runner, Shazam!, 2049, Hidden Figures, Thirteen Lives). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Blumhouse production, which is being released by Universal Pictures.
Also opening wide is the comedy One of Them Days directed by Lawrence Lamont and starring Keke Palmer, SZA, Katt Williams, Maude Apatow, Janelle James and Lil Rel Howery. Chanda Dancy (Lawmen: Bass Reeves, Blink Twice, Devotion, I Wanna Dance with Somebody, Aftershock, The Defeated) has composed the film’s original music. Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released by Sony Pictures
Vanessa Carlton & John McCauley Scoring Julia Stiles’ ‘Wish You Were Here’
Singer/songwriter Vanessa Carlton and John McCauley (of the rock band Deer Tick) are making their feature scoring debut on the upcoming romantic drama Wish You Were Here. The film marks the feature directorial debut of actress Julia Stiles and stars Isabelle Fuhrman, Mena Massoud, Gabby Kono-Abdy, Jimmy Fails, Jennifer Grey and Kelsey Grammer. The movie is based on the novel of the same title by Renée Carlino and revolves around a woman who – after a perfect night with a perfect stranger that ends suddenly the next morning – searches for answers and meaning in her disappointing life until she uncovers a secret that changes everything.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 7, 2013)
Two new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the horror thriller The Purge directed by James DeMonaco, produced by Michael Bay and Jason Blum and starring Ethan Hawke and Lena Headey. The film’s original score is composed by Nathan Whitehead. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this week. For the full album details, visit our soundtrack announcement. Also check out ASCAP’s We Create Music Blog, Film Music Media and Blumhouse Production’s official blog for interviews with the composer.
Also opening wide is the comedy The Internship directed by Shawn Levy and starring Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson, Rose Byrne and Max Minghella. Christophe Beck (The Hangover, The Muppets) who has previously collaborated with Levy on such films as Cheaper by the Dozen, The Pink Panther and Date Night has composed the film’s original score. No soundtrack album has been announced at this point. The comedy follows two salesmen whose careers have been torpedoed by the digital world and who talk their way into a coveted internship at Google. To learn more about the 20th Century Fox release, visit the official movie website.
Sundance 2012 Film Music Roundup (Part 1)
Over the next week, we will be looking at the music and composers of some of the most high profile titles premiering at the Sundance Film Festival that haven’t been covered yet on this page.
One of the best reviewed film so far at the festival is the documentary West of Memphis directed by Amy Berg who had been Academy Award-nominated for the 2006 movie Deliver Us from Evil. West of Memphis produced by Peter Jackson & Fran Walsh (The Lord of the Rings), Lorri Davis and Damien Echols centers on the wrongful conviction case of three Arkansas teenagers (known as the West Memphis Three) who were found guilty in 1994 of the ritual murder of three eight-year-old boy. The film’s music is written by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis (The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The Road).