UPDATE (November 14, 2011): Check out our new article for the details on Howard Shore’s soundtrack.
The credits on the official movie website of Martin Scorsese’s upcoming drama Hugo reveal that a soundtrack album for the movie will be released on Howard Shore‘s own label Howe Records. According to The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films, Shore’s music will be recorded later this year. Scorsese has previously worked with the composer on a number of films including The Aviator, The Departed, The Gangs of New York and After Hours. More details on the soundtrack album are expected to be announced within the next few months. Hugo is set in 1930s Paris and centers on a 12-year-old orphan who lives in a train station and must finish what his late father started by solving the mystery of a broken robotstars . The movie, which was shot in 3D stars Asa Butterfield, Chloe Moretz, Sascha Baron Cohen, Jude Law, Emily Mortimer, Ben Kingsley, Ray Winstone and Christopher Lee. The film will be released on November 23, 2011 by Paramount Pictures.
The label has also recently announced a 2-CD recording of The Lord of the Rings Symphony, performed by The 21st Century Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ludwig Wicki. The album includes the six movements of the Symphony created from the over 12 hours of music from the film trilogy. The 2CD set will be released on September 13, 2011 and is available for pre-order on Amazon.
