New ALEXANDRE DESPLAT cd coming out, for his score for Roman Polanski's "THE GHOST WRITER"

This CD will ship on or after 2/23/10.


Ewan McGregor
Pierce Brosnan
Kim Catrall
Olivia Williams

The New Film From Roman Polanski

THE GHOST WRITER tells the story of a former British Prime Minister, Adam Lang (Pierce Brosnan), who is holed up on an island off the Eastern seaboard of the U.S. in midwinter, writing his memoirs. When his long-standing aide drowns, a professional ghostwriter (Ewan McGregor) is sent out to help him finish the book. The anonymous ghost writer is quickly drawn into a political and sexual intrigue involving Lang’s wife, Ruth (Olivia Williams) and his aide (Kim Cattrall). Hanging over Lang is the threat of a war crimes trial and a mysterious secret from his past that threatens to jeopardize international relations. The cast also includes Jim Belushi, Robert Pugh and Tom Wilkinson. THE GHOST WRITER is based on the novel The Ghost written by best-selling author Robert Harris. It won the International Thriller Writers’ Award for best novel of 2008. Harris joined director Roman Polanski in adapting the book for the big screen.

Academy Award nominee Alexandre Desplat (The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button) has created a suspenseful and captivating work, which recalls the classic thriller scores of the legendary Bernard Herrmann.

Summit Entertainment opens THE GHOST WRITER nationwide on February 19.

Varèse Sarabande Catalog #: 302 067 007 2
Release Date: 02/23/10

1. The Ghost Writer (1:41)
2. Rhinehart Publishing (:58)
3. Travel To The Island (2:28)
4. Lang’s Memoirs (1:43)
5. Chase on the Ferry (2:31)
6. Suspicion (2:49)
7. Investigation (2:07)
8. Hidden Documents (2:09)
9. The Old Man (1:17)
10. In The Woods (3:40)
11. Prints (1:45)
12. The Predecessor (2:28)
13. Pr Paul Emmett (5:39)
14. Bicycle Ride (1:52)
15. Lang And The CIA (2:21)
16. The Truth About Ruth (4:55)
17. The Ghost Writer (Reprise) (1:49)

Click here to listen to sound clips from the score:
http://www.varesesarabande.com/details.asp?pid=vsd-067-007-2

Polanski’s ‘Ghost’ scored by Alexandre Desplat

R.P. Productions, the film company run by Roman Polanski, has confirmed to MovieScore Magazine that French composer Alexandre Desplat is doing the original score for Polanski’s new film, The Ghost. The film is currently in post-production, but it remains unclear if the film will be delayed or not as a result of the recent arrest of Polanski in Switzerland. According to various sources, Desplat is among the individuals who signed a petition organized by Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques to set the famous 76-year old director free (Polanski is imprisoned in Switzerland on a 31-year-old U.S. charge of child rape).

For more, be sure to tune into moviescoremagazine.com, here.