In this edition of Throwback Thursday, we take a look at a classic Ian Hultquist score, Animals (2015)! In contrast to his latest synth-centric score, Assassination Nation, also released on Lakeshore Records, Ian blends in more acoustic guitars in this ambient score.
Written by and starring David Dastmalchian (Ant Man, Dark Knight), Animals won many film festival Best Feature Awards including the Audience Award at SXSW. In the same year, David also won Breakthrough Artist of the Year at the Arpa International Film Festival.
The ambient sound is back in “Make believe” and I just get lost in it. I would love to have a score which used only that sound. It’s that minimalistic and dreamy sound that makes me want to close my eyes and fantasize. This cue is reflective and deep and I enjoy discovering its every subtlety. -Soundtrack Dreams
Acclaimed indie film, Animals, is now airing on Showtime! Directed by Collin Schiffli, who was nominated for the Grand Jury Award in Narrative Feature at SXSW, the film was written by David Dastmalchian, who won the Special Jury Award for Courage In Storytelling at SXSW. Featuring score by Ian Hultquist (formerly of Passion Pit) and an awesome indie music compilation curated by David Dastmalchian, you’ll be immersed in this gritty story that has received positive reviews by Complex Magazine, IndieWIRE, The Hollywood Reporter, Variety and more!
The drama centers around Bobbie (She’s Out Of My League’s Kim Shaw) and Jude (Ant-Man’s David Dastmalchian), a young couple living in their broken-down car parked alongside Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo. Their days are a continuous ritual of theft and scoring until they must confront the difficult truth of their relationship after one of them is hospitalized. Animals is now airing on Showtime’s The Movie Channel (check local listings), available On Demand (rent it on iTunes) and on DVD.
The weekend is young: what movie are you going to see? There are a lot of movies now playing in theaters or On Demand this weekend, so allow us to make some suggestions on which films are a must-see!
A teenage special ops agent yearning for a “normal” adolescence fakes her own death and enrolls as an exchange student in a typical American high school. She quickly learns that surviving the treacherous waters of being a teenager can be more difficult than international espionage. Read our announcement about Barely Lethal.
Slow West – in select theaters [Find a Theater] and on VOD now (rent it on iTunes)
There is just an aura of coolness surrounding this film: Director John Maclean is a former member of “the great and influential and weirdly underrated Scottish group” The Beta Band, says Stereogum. Under his direction, Slow West invigorates the Western genre with a score by Jed Kurzel (The Babadook), who himself hails from one of Australia’s most acclaimed bands, The Mess Hall. Read our recent post about Slow West.
Animals – in select theaters [Find a Theater] and on VOD now (rent it on iTunes)
Written by actor David Dastmalchian, Animals won the Special Jury Recognition for Courage in Storytelling at the SXSW Film Festival. Bobbie and Jude are a young couple living in their broken-down car parked alongside Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo. Their days are a continuous ritual of theft and scoring until they must confront the difficult truth of their relationship after one of them is hospitalized. Read our previous post about Animals and the composer, Ian Hultquist, formerly of Passion Pit. The soundtrack also features music by various artists such as Pyyramids, Wedding Dress and more.
LUV – available now On Demand (rent it on iTunes) and DVD.
Director Sheldon Candis’ LUV premiered at Sundance in 2012 and was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize in the Dramatic competition. Lakeshore Records just released the soundtrack featuring the score by Nuno Malo, one of Portugal’s most respected composers. For a limited time, you can receive one of two new movie prints just released with your purchase of the soundtrack. Read our previous post for details.
Good Kill – in theaters and on VOD now (rent it on iTunes)
A fighter-pilot turned drone-pilot, based in Las Vegas, fights the Taliban by remote control for twelve hours a day, then goes home to the suburbs and feuds with his wife and kids for the other twelve. But the pilot is starting to question the mission. Is he creating more terrorists than he’s killing? Is he fighting a war without end? One soldier’s tale with epic implications. Preview the soundtrack featuring score by Grammy Award®-nominated composer Christophe Beck (Frozen)!
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Good Kill (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack): iTunes | Buy CD
The Age Of Adaline – now playing in theaters [Find a Theater]
After miraculously remaining 29 years old for almost eight decades, Adaline Bowman [Blake Lively] has lived a solitary existence, never allowing herself to get close to anyone who might reveal her secret. But a chance encounter with charismatic philanthropist Ellis Jones [Michiel Huisman] reignites her passion for life and romance. When a weekend with his parents [Harrison Ford and Kathy Baker] threatens to uncover the truth, Adaline makes a decision that will change her life forever. Preview the soundtrack featuring score by acclaimed composer Rob Simonsen (Foxcatcher, The Spectacular Now). The album also features the exclusive end title song, “Start Again,” co-written by Faux Fix (Katie Chastain and Nathan Johnson) and features vocals by Elena Tonra.
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The Age Of Adaline (Original Motion Picture Score): iTunes | Buy CD
The Age Of Adaline (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack): iTunes | Buy CD
Unfinished Business – Now On Demand (get it on iTunes)
A hard-working small business owner (Vince Vaughn) and his two associates (Tom Wilkinson, Dave Franco) travel to Europe to close the most important deal of their lives. But what began as a routine business trip goes off the rails in every imaginable – and unimaginable – way, including unplanned stops at a massive sex fetish event and a global economic summit. Preview the soundtrack featuring score by Alex Wurman (Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy)!
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Unfinished Business (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack): iTunes | Buy CD
Ian Hultquist Scores David Dastmalchian’s Award-Winning Indie Film
Lakeshore Records is very pleased to release Animals (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) — available now digitally! The soundtrack features score by Ian Hultquist (formerly of Passion Pit), and tracks by various artists such as Barky and Speaker, Pyyramids, Wedding Dress and more. See below for the album preview and more details. Directed by Collin Schiffli, SXSW award-winning film, Animals, opens in theaters and on VOD Friday, May 15 via Oscilloscope (find a theater).
Kim Shaw And David Dastmalchian Portray Bobbie And Jude, A Young Couple Existing ‘Somewhere Between Homelessness And The Fantasy Of Their Imaginations’
