Original soundtrack to the 2020 motion picture. Soundtrack music was composed by Rob Simonsen (Captive State, The Front Runner, Miss Stevens). The Way Back is a sports drama directed by Gavin O'Connor and written by Brad Ingelsby. It stars Ben Affleck, Al Madrigal, Michaela Watkins and Janina Gavankar. In The Way Back, a former student basketball player, now an adult struggling with alcoholism, is offered a coaching job at his alma mater. As the team starts to win, he may have a reason to confront his old demons.