Archive for October, 2012

TheOneRing.Net (via The Playlist) is reporting that Neil Finn will be providing the end credits song for Peter Jackson’s highly anticipated The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Finn is best known as the lead singer and guitarist of Crowded House. All of the previous Lord of the Rings films featured original songs in the end credits, […]

Varese Sarabande has announced a soundtrack release for Dreamworks Animation’s Rise of the Guardians. The album features the film’s score composed by Alexandre Desplat (The King’s Speech, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), which the composer recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London. The soundtrack also includes the original song Still Dream performed by Renée […]

‘Skyfall’ Soundtrack Preview

Posted: October 9, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Cinema Musica has published an audio preview of Thomas Newman’s soundtrack for Skyfall. Check out the embedded video after the jump for the three tracks New Digs, Severine and The Moors from the soundtrack album. As previously reported, the soundtrack will be released in Europe on October 29 and in the US on November 6 […]

‘The Comedy’ Soundtrack Announced

Posted: October 9, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Jagjaguwar will release a soundtrack for Rick Alverson’s The Comedy. The album features the film’s songs by artists including Here We Go Magic, Bill Fay, William Basinski, Gayngs, Amanaz and Donnie & Joe Emerson. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 24, 2012 and on vinyl on November 19. To pre-order the vinyl version, […]

Lakeshore Records has announced the details of the soundtrack release for Martin McDonagh’s dark comedy thriller Seven Psychopaths. The album features the film’s original score composed by Carter Burwell (Fargo, Twilight) who previously worked with the director on his previous feature In Bruges. Also included are the film’s songs by artists including Hank Williams, P.P. […]

Marcelo Zarvos is currently scoring the romantic drama Look of Love. The film is directed by Arie Posin and stars Annette Bening, Ed Harris, Robin Williams, Amy Brenneman and Jess Weixler. The movie centers on a widow who meets a man looking exactly like her dead husband, and that connection rekindles old feelings. Posin has […]

‘Retreat’ Soundtrack Announced

Posted: October 8, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Metropolis Music Group has set a US release of the soundtrack for the British thriller Retreat. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ilan Eshkeri (Stardust, Layer Cake). The score features the London Metropolitan Orchestra and Jack Liebeck on violin. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 16, 2012 and is now […]

A couple of new shows are premiering on the major networks this week: Premiering on Wednesday, October 10 is the superhero drama Arrow based on the DC Comics character Green Arrow, executive produced by Greg Berlanti, Mark Guggenheim and Andrew Kreisberg and starring Stephen Amell, Katie Cassidy, Susanna Thompson, Willa Holland and Colin Salmon. The […]

Decca Music will release a soundtrack album for the indie drama A Late Quartet. The album features the film’s music composed by Angelo Badalamenti (Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet) and Beethoven’s Opus 131 performed by the Brentano String Quartet, which plays a key part in the film. Also included is an aria from Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s […]

The details of the soundtrack album for the family adventure movie Astérix and Obélix: God Save Britannia (Astérix et Obélix: Au service de Sa Majesté) have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Klaus Badelt (Pirates of the Caribbean, Constantine) performed by the London Metropolitan Orchestra, as well as additional music […]