Sony Classical will release the official soundtrack album for the sci-fi romance Passengers. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Thomas Newman (American Beauty, Finding Nemo, The Shawshank Redemption, Wall-E, Skyfall, The Green Mile). The soundtrack will be released on December 16, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details. Passengers is directed by Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game) and stars Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt, Michael Sheen, Laurence Fishburne and Aurora Perrineau.
Month: October 2016
‘Doctor Strange’ Soundtrack Details
The full details of the soundtrack album for Marvel Studios’ Doctor Strange have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Michael Giacchino (Star Trek, Up, Inside Out, Jurassic World, Lost, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, The Incredibles). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow and physically on November 18, 2016. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD and click here to download the album. Check out the end credits track after the jump. Doctor Strange is directed by Scott Derrickson and stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Mads Mikkelsen, Michael Stuhlbarg and Tilda Swinton. The film based on the Marvel Comics character follows surgeon Stephen Strange who encounters the Ancient One after a career-ending car accident.
Ben Salisbury’s & Geoff Barrow’s Score from ‘Black Mirror’ Episode ‘Men Against Fire’ to Be Released
Invada Records will release a soundtrack album for the sci-fi anthology series Black Mirror. The album features the music from the episode Men Against Fire from the new season composed by Ben Salisbury & Portishead member Geoff Barrow (Ex Machina, Free Fire). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 21. The Men Against Fire episode is directed by Jacob Verbruggen, written by Charlie Brooker and starring Malachi Kirby, Michael Kelly, Madeline Brewer and Sarah Snook follows two future soldiers who must protect frightened villagers from an infestation of vicious feral mutants. The new Black Mirror season will premiere this Friday on Netflix.
‘Hateship Loveship’ Soundtrack Announced
Filmtrax will release a soundtrack album for the indie romantic drama Hateship Loveship . The album features the film’s original music composed by Dickon Hinchliffe (Out of the Furnace, Last Chance Harvey, Winter’s Bone, At Any Price, Locke). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, October 21 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. Hateship Loveship is directed by Liza Johnson and stars Kristen Wiig, Guy Pearce, Hailee Steinfeld and Nick Nolte. The movie centers on a nanny who is set up romantically by the granddaughter of an old man she takes care of.
‘Almost Christmas’ Soundtrack Details
Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for the comedy Almost Christmas. The album features the film’s original score composed by John Paesano (The Maze Runner, Daredevil, When the Game Stands Tall). Also included are the songs featured in the movie by artists including Four Top, Robin Thicke, Karl Bynes, Etta James, The Commodores & more. The soundtrack will be released on November 11, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Almost Christmas is directed by David E. Talbert and stars Kimberly Elise, Danny Glover, John Michael Higgins, Romany Malco, Mo?Nique, JB Smoove, Gabrielle Union, Omar Epps, Nicole Ari Parker and Jessie T. Usher. The Will Packer-produced movie revolves around an estranged family forced to come together for their first Christmas since the death of the family matriarch.
Carter Burwell Named Film Composer of the Year at World Soundtrack Awards
Carter Burwell has been named Film Composer of the Year 2016 at the 16th World Soundtrack Awards, tonight’s closing event of the 43rd Ghent Film Festival. The composer’s output over the last year includes such titles as Anomalisa, Hail Caesar!, Legend, The Family Fang and The Finest Hours. Burwell also received the Public Choice Award for his Academy Award-nominated score for Todd Haynes’ Carol and also won an award in the Best Original Song category for the Tom Noonan-performed track None of Them Are You from the animated feature Anomalisa, which he co-wrote with Charlie Kaufman. Jeff Beal was honored as the TV composer of the year for his work on the Netflix original series House of Cards.
‘Jack Reacher: Never Go Back’ Soundtrack Details
Paramount Music will release a soundtrack album for the action thriller Jack Reacher: Never Go Back. The album features the film’s original music composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier & Civil War, Big Hero 6, X-Men: First Class, Captain Phillips, Wreck-It-Ralph). The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 21, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Jack Reacher: Never Go Back is directed by Edward Zwick and stars Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders, Aldis Hodge, Danika Yarosh, Patrick Heusinger, Holt McCallany and Robert Knepper. The movie follows the title character as tries to prove the innocence of his old investigative unit head and to uncover the truth behind a major government conspiracy involving soldiers who are being killed.
‘Moonlight’ Soundtrack Announced
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the drama Moonlight. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nicholas Britell (The Big Short, Free State of Jones, A Tale of Love and Darkness). Also included are songs by Goodie Mob, Boris Gardiner, Barbara Lewis and a piece by Mozart as featured in the movie. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 21, 2016 and physically on November 25. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. A vinyl release is also in the works. Moonlight is written and directed by Barry Jenkins and stars Naomie Harris, Andre Holland, Mahershala Ali, Janelle Monae, Alex R. Hibbert, Jaden Piner, Ashton Sanders, Trevante Rhodes and Jharrel Jerome. The movie tells the story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his own sexuality.
‘Living in the Age of Airplanes’ Soundtrack Details
The full details of the soundtrack album for the documentary Living in the Age of Airplanes have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by James Horner (Titanic, Avatar, Braveheart, A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13, The Amazing Spider-Man). The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 25, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Living in the Age of Airplanes directed by Brian J. Terwilliger and narrated by Harrison Ford tells the story about how the airplane has changed the world and how it affected our society.
Nathan Larson Scoring Steven Shainberg’s ‘Rupture’
Nathan Larson has composed the music for the upcoming sci-fi thriller Rapture. The film is directed by Steven Shainberg (Secretary, Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Farbus) and stars Noomi Rapace, Michael Chiklis, Peter Stormare, Lesley Manville, Kerry Bishé and Ari Millen. The movie follows a single mother who tries to break free from a mysterious organization that has abducted her. Brian Nelson (Hard Candy, 30 Days of Night) has written a screenplay based on a story by himself and Shainberg. The director is also producing the project with Andrew Lazar (American Sniper, Space Cowboys, Get Smart), Christina Weiss Lurie, Andrea Iervolino & Monika Bacardi (In Dubious Battle).