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Soundtrack Features Score By ‘Infinitely Polar Bear’ Composer Theodore Shapiro!

For a good time, travel back in time (and we mean way back) to the time of Year One! Lakeshore Records released the soundtrack to this classic comedy starring Jack Black (The D Train, Nacho Libre), Michael Cera (Superbad, Juno), Olivia Wilde (Better Living Through Chemistry, Butter) and Juno Temple (Horns, Little Birds). Featuring score by Theodore Shapiro (Infinitely Polar Bear – available June 19, Tropic Thunder), the album is a collectible for Jack Black movie fans. See below for more details on the film and soundtrack!

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Sundance Film Festival Winner ‘Cartel Land’ To Premiere At The Human Rights Watch Film Festival (June 11)

June 11, 2015 Film Music Daily Staff

The Score By H. Scott Salinas And Jackson Greenberg Supports The Pace Of The Heart-Pounding Documentary

The festival will begin on June 11 with a fundraising Benefit Night for Human Rights Watch featuring Matthew Heineman’s harrowing look into Mexico’s drug war, “Cartel Land.” Winner of the US documentary directing and cinematography awards at the Sundance Film Festival, the film exposes two contemporary vigilante movements, one on either side of the US-Mexico border. -Read the full story at IndieWIRE/Shadow and Act

Lakeshore Records will release the soundtrack to Cartel Land, featuring original score by H. Scott Salinas (The Square, The Newsroom) and Jackson Greenberg (Israel Inside: How A Small Nation Makes A Big Difference). See our previous announcement about Cartel Land soundtrack. Cartel Land opens in select theaters on July 3. More soundtrack details are forthcoming.

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‘Effie Gray’ Producer Donald Rosenfeld Talks Working With Dakota Fanning And What It Takes To Make A Movie

June 5, 2015 Film Music Daily Staff

Effie Gray Producer Donald Rosenfeld recently spoke to Huffington Post about what it took for him to make a film. As president of Merchant Ivory Productions for over 10 years, Rosenfeld was responsible for producing critically-acclaimed and award-winning films such as Howards End, Remains of the Day, and The Tree of Life. He speaks of being hands-on, selecting who works on his films, including composer Paul Cantelon and Dakota Fanning, whom he said, “She’s like Paul Newman who I worked with on Mr. and Mrs. Bridge. They embrace the luck of their life as opposed to resting on their laurels… She’s like a great Hollywood star from the Garbo era.” Read the full interview at Huffington Post.

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Watch ‘Dawn Patrol’ Starring Scott Eastwood In Theaters Now, Own The Soundtrack Ft. Joe Kraemer (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation)

June 5, 2015 Film Music Daily Staff

Moody Drama Starring Scott Eastwood, Jeff Fahey and Rita Wilson Explores The Bond Of Brotherhood

The atmospheric moments of “Dawn patrol” are simply stunning. [sic] –Soundtrack Dreams

The theme is expertly used to build the structure of the score, and its somber yet reflective tone makes it quite engrossing. Kraemer embraces the electronic style and gives it a bit of a retro styling that carries a crisp soundscape. -Film Music Media

I enjoy a good theme, and this score has that. -Soundtrack Geek

Dawn Patrol (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) released by Lakeshore Records is available now digitally. The album featuring score by Joe Kraemer (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Jack Reacher, Way of the Gun), and songs by Donovan Frankenreiter, Safety Orange, Guardian Ghost, Up the Anesthetic, and the original track “Bad Things” by Rita Wilson & Matt Nathanson, written for the film. Veteran Writer/Producer Daniel Petrie, Jr. (Beverly Hills Cops, Turner & Hooch) directs Dawn Patrol, out now in select theaters (check show times) and on VOD. See below for more soundtrack details and a theater listing for Dawn Patrol movie.

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Cartel Land: Score By H. Scott Salinas & Jackson Greenberg Coming Soon, Film Opens In Theaters On July 3

June 4, 2015 Film Music Daily Staff 1 Comment

The Score Immerses Us In The World Of The Award-Winning Documentary

Lakeshore Records will release the soundtrack to Cartel Land, featuring original score by H. Scott Salinas (The Square, The Newsroom) and Jackson Greenberg (Israel Inside: How A Small Nation Makes A Big Difference). Cartel Land is directed by Matthew Heineman (Escape Fire) and won Best Director (US Documentary) and Best Cinematography (US Documentary) at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. Executive Produced by Oscar®-winning Director Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker), Cartel Land opens in theaters on Friday, July 3 via The Orchard. More soundtrack details are forthcoming. See below for more on the film.

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