I Love My Dad
(Digital)

Saltwater music is excited to release Magnolia Pictures’ I Love My Dad (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) with music by composer Jeremy W. Bullock. The film won the Grand Jury Award and the Audience Award in the Narrative Feature category at SXSW 2022.

Saltwater music is excited to release Magnolia Pictures’ I Love My Dad (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) with music by composer Jeremy W. Bullock.
The film won the Grand Jury Award and the Audience Award in the Narrative Feature category at SXSW 2022.

The 19-track album is available since August 19, 2022 on all major digital streaming services.

“I Love My Dad has moments that are downright hysterical, while others that are cringeworthy and disturbing in the best of ways. It is both funny and tenderhearted, and I can honestly say I don’t think I’ve ever seen a film quite like it.” ~ Mark Johnson, Awards Daily

The percussion-driven score quickly goes from light and playful to more abrasive, finding a balance between the comedic moments of the film and the more uncomfortable moments. Bullock and director James Morosini collaborated closely on the music for the film.

“During the pandemic, as a way of escaping from the chaos that was going on in the world, I found myself heavily inspired by electronic ambient music that was coming out of Japan in the mid to late '80s. A lot of that music was made with Japanese synthesizers at the time that had a bunch of modeled percussion sounds on them (mallets, wood blocks, etc.) Playing around with sounds that were familiar yet artificial ended up being a huge part of the score for us,” says Bullock.

Morosini comments on the music, “This was a tricky film to score because we were aiming to create a very specific tonal blend. Playful and harrowing. Sincere and sarcastic.
We spent hour after hour talking through the story and then finding sounds that reflected the emotional nuances of each moment. I hope folks who watch this film take a moment to appreciate the tremendous efforts of my good friend and collaborator Jeremy’s wonderful work.”

Inspired by writer, director, and star James Morosini’s true life experience, I Love My Dad follows Chuck (Patton Oswalt), a hopelessly estranged father who desperately wants to reconnect with his troubled son, Franklin (Morosini). Blocked on social media and concerned for his son’s life, Chuck impersonates a waitress online and starts checking in with Franklin.
But things begin to spiral when Franklin falls for this imaginary girl (Claudia Sulewski) and wants nothing more than to meet her in person, as Chuck has inadvertently catfished his own son.
A thrilling comedy with an unexpected twist, I Love My Dad also stars Rachel Dratch, Lil Rel Howery, Amy Landecker and Ricky Velez.

About Jeremy W. Bullock

Jeremy W. Bullock is an American composer, multi-instrumentalist & producer that writes and creates music for film and media. He studied Jazz Guitar Performance at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and is a founding member of the indie rock band Wild Cub.

Jeremy began building his musical craft as a member of the band Wild Cub, which started in Nashville, TN alongside fellow composer Keegan DeWitt. Their song “Thunder Clatter” found success at alternative radio and took them around the world, with appearances on Jimmy Fallon and Conan O’Brien. In 2016 he relocated to Los Angeles in order to fully dedicate himself to working in music for film and TV.

His Film and TV scoring credits include “I Love My Dad”, winner of the 2022 SXSW Narrative Feature Competition Grand Jury Award and Audience Award, the upcoming docuseries for HULU “Who Is Private Dulaney”, the HBO docuseries “Atlanta’s Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children”, Netflix-released docuseries “7 Days Out” as well as “Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story” (PBS American Masters). Other Credits include “Hearts Beat Loud” (Sundance 2018), “Hello, Privilege. It’s Me, Chelsea” (Netflix), “Chasing The Blues” (dir. Scott Smith), “Guest House” (dir. Yael Luttwak) and more.

Notable other composition projects include music for brands such as Apple, Google, IBM, Taco Bell, and American Express. His work has also been featured in trailer campaigns such as Marvel Studios’ “Black Widow”, Pixar’s “Soul”, “Incredibles 2”, “Creed II” and more.

Jeremy Bullock is currently based in Los Angeles, CA.

( - White Bear PR & Saltwater Music - )

More info at: Official Web Site Magnolia Pictures