Ben Gibbard: ‘Laggies’ Composer Talks About Singing In ‘Subterranean’, Foo Fighters ‘Sonic Highways’ Documentary +More | Rolling Stone

December 1, 2014 Film Music Daily Staff 2 Comments

If the Foo Fighters want you to show up somewhere, you just do it,” Ben Gibbard tells Rolling Stone. So when Dave Grohl reached out to the Death Cab For Cutie frontman to ask if he’d participate in the Foos’ HBO documentary series Sonic Highways, Gibbard didn’t hesitate.

Read the full interview at Rolling Stone.

Laggies composer Benjamin Gibbard is no stranger to contributing to films. Before scoring on Laggies — the new coming of age comedy starring Keira Knightley, Chloë Grace Moretz and Sam Rockwell — Benjamin Gibbard scored the Kurt Cobain documentary (with Steve Fisk), Kurt Cobain About A Son (2006). Directed by Lynn Shelton, Laggies the film is out now nationwide (check show times).

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Los Angeles Times Selects ‘A Merry Friggin’ Christmas’ Soundtrack For Its Quintessential Holiday Music Roundup

November 26, 2014 Film Music Daily Staff

The pendulum swings pretty far in this collection of tracks from indie rock and pop acts such as Rufus Wainwright, Ben Kweller, the Belle Brigade, Aaron Tipton, Ryan Culwell, the California Feetwarmers and half a dozen others.

Read the full list at Los Angeles Times.

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A Merry Friggin’ Christmas is out now in select theaters (check show times) and on VOD (rent it on iTunes).

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NPR’s Ken Tucker Features A Merry Friggin’ Christmas Soundtrack On His Holiday Music Roundup | NPR Fresh Air

November 25, 2014 Film Music Daily Staff 1 Comment

In the record industry, it’s not too early to be releasing Christmas albums, and Fresh Air rock critic Ken Tucker has been listening to a lot of them. He’s narrowed down his list of goodies to these four: A Merry Friggin’ Christmas soundtrack, Christmas at Downton Abby, Earth Wind and Fire’s Holiday and the Living Sisters’ Harmony is Real. Read more at NPR.

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A Merry Friggin’ Christmas is out now in select theaters (check show times) and on VOD (rent it on iTunes).

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Jenny Lewis & Johnathan Rice Score ‘Song One’ Starring Academy Award Winner Anne Hathaway, Film Opens In Theaters & VOD On January 23 | Pitchfork

November 24, 2014 Film Music Daily Staff 2 Comments

A new Anne Hathaway film is getting a score courtesy of ex-Rilo Kiley frontwoman Jenny Lewis and her boyfriend/collaborator Johnathan Rice. Jenny and Johnny wrote a collection of original songs for Song One, the new film produced by Jonathan Demme. Lewis and Rice also collaborated on the score alongside Bright Eyes’ Nathaniel Walcott. (Read the full review at Pitchfork.)

Directed by Kate Barker-Froyland, Song One stars Johnny Flynn, Academy Award winner Anne Hathaway and Academy Award winner Mary Steenburgen. The film is set to open in theaters and on VOD on January 23. Stay tuned for updates on the soundtrack released by Lakeshore Records. Watch this new trailer which features music on the soundtrack:

A young archaeologist returns home from a dig in order to see her injured brother, and soon she strikes up a relationship with his favorite musician. [IMDB]

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‘Regarding Susan Sontag’ Soundtrack Feat. Score By Emmy Winner Laura Karpman & Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum Coming Soon, Documentary Premieres December 8!

November 21, 2014 Film Music Daily Staff 2 Comments

Lakeshore Records will release the soundtrack to Regarding Susan Sontag, the new documentary to air on December 8 at 9 PM on HBO (check local listings). The soundtrack will feature the score by Emmy winner Laura Karpman and Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum. Stay tuned for more information on the Regarding Susan Sontag soundtrack, coming soon!

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REGARDING SUSAN SONTAG is an intimate and nuanced investigation into the life of one of the most influential and provocative thinkers of the 20th century. Passionate and gracefully outspoken throughout her career, Susan Sontag became one of the most important literary, political and feminist icons of her generation. The documentary explores Sontag’s life through archival materials, accounts from friends, family, colleagues, and lovers, as well as her own words, as read by Patricia Clarkson. [IMDB]

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Tune in to Regarding Susan Sontag on December 8 at 9 PM on HBO (check local listings).