Role Play is a 2024 American action-comedy film directed by Thomas Vincent and written by Seth Owen, starring Kaley Cuoco, David Oyelowo, Connie Nielsen, and Bill Nighy. The film premiered on Prime Video on January 12, 2024.
According to IMDb, the story follows a young married couple whose past secrets turn their life upside down: Emma Brackett has spent seven years as Dave’s loving wife and mother to their two kids, all while secretly working as a professional assassin. When the couple tries to spice things up with a role-playing date night, it spirals out of control after Dave discovers who his wife really is.
Quick Facts
| Title | Role Play |
| Release Date | January 12, 2024 (Prime Video) |
| Director | Thomas Vincent |
| Writer | Seth Owen |
| Composers | Rael Jones & Michael Price |
| Genre | Action, Thriller, Comedy |
| Where to Watch | Prime Video |
Who Composed the Role Play Soundtrack?
Rael Jones: He is an English composer and multi-instrumentalist, also known for scoring Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, My Cousin Rachel, Suite Française, and Harlots.
Michael Price: Michael Price is an Emmy Award-winning English composer and pianist, best known for scoring Sherlock and Dracula alongside David Arnold — he won the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Music Composition in 2014 for the Sherlock episode "His Last Vow." Earlier in his career, he worked as musical assistant, co-producer, and arranger to acclaimed film composer Michael Kamen for five years, contributing to scores including Event Horizon and X-Men, and he was also a music editor on Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy, winning a Golden Reel Award for The Fellowship of the Ring, before establishing himself as a composer in his own right on shows like Unforgotten and films such as Eternal Beauty.
Music supervisor Nick Angel, known for his work on Attack the Block, selected the film’s licensed needle-drops to pair with Jones and Price’s original score.
Role Play Score Cue List
Below is the complete list of original score cues written by Jones and Price for the film:
- Role Play (2:00)
- Carver’s Theme (2:26)
- Blind Shootout (2:23)
- Rampage (2:04)
- Three Things (1:39)
- Murder Box (4:13)
- Pancakes and Murder (2:41)
- My Wife, My Everything (3:44)
- International (2:12)
- Moment of Your Time (2:22)
- Emma vs Gwen (1:46)
- How About a Shot (2:27)
- Through the Woods (2:54)
- Where Are We? (1:52)
- Carver’s Theme (Reprise) (3:07)
Additional Licensed Music in Role Play
Alongside the original score, the film uses a number of licensed needle-drops:
- “Work to Do” – Average White Band: from the band’s 1974 album AWB; plays over the opening sequence.
- “Beyond the Sea” – Bobby Darin: Darin’s 1959 hit version, from the album That’s All.
- “Nothing Burns Like the Cold” – Snoh Aalegra feat. Vince Staples: plays during a hotel room role-play scene.
- “Take Me Out” – Scissor Sisters: scores a kiss and transition sequence.
- “First Warning” – The Prodigy
- “Our Day Will Come” – Amy Winehouse: a cover from the posthumous 2011 compilation Lioness: Hidden Treasures, originally a 1963 hit for Ruby & the Romantics; it scores the film’s final scene and end credits.
- “Do It” (feat. Bellsavvy) – Shatterjack
- “Take Me Higher” – Shatterjack
- “Du” – Peter Maffay: released in 1970 as his first single as a solo artist.
Official Trailer
You can watch the official trailer for Role Play on YouTube for a glimpse of the story and cast.
It was reported in June 2022 that Amazon Prime Video was in final negotiations to release the film in the United States and several international territories. Role Play pairs Kaley Cuoco as a secret assassin living a double life as a suburban wife and mother with an ensemble that includes David Oyelowo and Bill Nighy.
Cast
- Kaley Cuoco as Emma Brackett
- David Oyelowo as Dave Brackett
- Bill Nighy as Bob Kellerman
- Connie Nielsen as Gwen Carver
- Rudi Dharmalingam as Raj
- Lucia Aliu as Caroline Brackett
- Regan Bryan-Gudgeon as Wyatt Brackett
- Simon Delaney as Toby Berman
Frequently Asked Questions
Who composed the Role Play soundtrack?
English composers Rael Jones and Michael Price wrote the original score. Price is an Emmy winner for his work on Sherlock, while Jones previously scored Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris and Harlots.
When was Role Play released and where can I watch it?
Role Play premiered on Prime Video on January 12, 2024.
Who stars in Role Play?
The film stars Kaley Cuoco as Emma Brackett and David Oyelowo as her husband Dave, alongside Connie Nielsen and Bill Nighy.
Is the Role Play soundtrack available to stream separately?
The score by Rael Jones and Michael Price was released digitally by MovieScore Media alongside the film’s January 2024 premiere.
What songs are featured in Role Play besides the score?
Licensed tracks include “Work to Do” by Average White Band, “Beyond the Sea” by Bobby Darin, “Take Me Out” by Scissor Sisters, and “Our Day Will Come” by Amy Winehouse, among others.
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