The details of the soundtrack album for Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Age of Ultron have been announced. The album features the film’s original music composed by Brian Tyler (Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Furious 7, Now You See Me) and Danny Elfman (Spider-Man, Batman, Alice in Wonderland, Men in Black). The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 28, 2015 by Hollywood Records. A CD version will be coming out on May 19 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Avengers: Age of Ultron is written and directed by Joss Whedon and stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johannson, Jeremy Renner, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany and Cobie Smulders.
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Alexandre Desplat to Receive BMI’s Icon Award
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) has announced today that Alexandre Desplat will be honored with the organization’s Icon Award for outstanding career achievement at this year’s BMI Film & Television Awards. The composer has received eight Academy Award nominations over the last decade for such films as The King’s Speech, The Queen, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Philomena, The Imitation Game, Argo and received his first Oscar earlier this year for Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel. He also received a Golden Globe and two Grammys and was nominated multiple times for both awards. His other film credits include Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, The Tree of Life, Godzilla and Unbroken.
‘Poldark’ Soundtrack Announced
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the BBC series Poldark. The album features selections from the show’s original music written by Academy Award-winning composer Anne Dudley (The Full Monty, Black Book, American History X). The soundtrack will be released overseas on May 11, 2015 and in the U.S. on June 8. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Poldark is created by Debbie Horsefield and stars Aidan Turner, Eleanor Tomlinson, Ruby Bentall, Beatie Edney, Jack Farthing and Heida Reed. The show based on the novels by Winston Graham centers on Ross Poldark, a redcoat who returns to Cornwall after the American Revolutionary War to discover that his father is dead, his lands are ruined, and his true love is about to marry his first cousin.
‘Spooks: The Greater Good’ Soundtrack Details
Silva Screen Records will release a soundtrack album for the spy thriller Spooks: The Greater Good. The album features the film’s original music composed by Dominic Lewis (Free Birds, The DUFF, The Man in the High Castle). The soundtrack will be released in the UK on May 4, 2015. Spooks: The Greater Good is directed by Bharat Nalluri and stars Peter Firth who reprises his role as Harry Pearce, as well as Kit Harrington, Jennifer Ehle and Elyes Gabel. The movie is the feature version of the British TV series Spooks (known in the US under the title MI-5), which centers around MI5’s battles to defend the UK against its covert enemies.
‘Last Knights’ Soundtrack Released
MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the action adventure Last Knights. The album features the film’s original music composed by percussionist Satnam Ramgotra and cellist Martin Tillman (The Ring Two). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Check out audio samples after the jump. Last Knights is directed by Kazuaki Kiriya and stars Clive Owen, Morgan Freeman, Cliff Curtis, Aksel Hennie, Payman Maadi, Ayelet Zurer, Shohreh Aghdashloo and Sung Ki Ahn. The movie follows a fallen warrior who rises against a corrupt and sadistic ruler to avenge his dishonored master and was released in select theaters and on VOD earlier this month by Lionsgate.
NBC’s ‘Mr. Robinson’ to Feature Music by Rickey Minor
Rickey Minor has been tapped to compose the music for the upcoming NBC comedy Mr. Robinson. The show is created by Robb & Mark Cullen (Back in the Game, Cop Out) and stars Craig Robinson, Ben Koldyke, Amandla Stenberg, Brandon T. Jackson, Peri Gilpin, Spencer Grammer and Tim Bagley. The series follows a man who jams in a rock band called Nasty Delicious that has been unsuccessfully trying to break out for a decade at night and also has a gig as a substitute music teacher with the Chicago School District by day. Robb and Mark Cullen are also executive producing the Universal Television and 3 Arts Entertainment production with Howard Klein (The Office, Parks and Recreation, The Mindy Project), Mark Schulman and Andy Ackerman (Seinfeld, The New Adventures of Old Christine) who also directed the pilot episode.
David Robbins Scoring HBO’s ‘The Brink’
David Robbins is scoring the upcoming HBO original series The Brink. The show is created by Kim and Roberto Benabib and stars Jack Black, the composer’s brother Tim Robbins, Pablo Schreiber, Aasif Mandvi, Maribeth Monroe, Eric Ladin, Esai Morales and Geoff Pierson. The comedy follows the U.S. Secretary of State, a lowly Foreign Service officer and an ace Navy fighter pilot who must pull through the chaos around them to save the planet from World War III. Jerry Weintraub (Ocean’s Eleven, The Karate Kid, Behind the Candelabra) is producing the project with Roberto Benabib (Weeds) and Jay Roach (Meet the Parents, Austin Powers, Game Change).
Marco Beltrami’s ‘Red Eye’ Score to Be Released
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for Paramount Pictures’ 2005 thriller Red Eye directed by Wes Craven and starring Rachel McAdams and Cillian Murphy. The album features the film’s original music written by Academy Award-nominated composer Marco Beltrami (3:10 to Yuma, The Hurt Locker, World War Z) who collaborated with the director on the Scream movies among other projects. Visit the label’s official website to check out the full album details, to listen to audio clips and to order the CD.
John Paesano Scoring ‘Same Kind of Different as Me’
John Paesano is scoring the upcoming drama Same Kind of Different as Me. The film is directed by Michael Carney and stars Renee Zellweger, Greg Kinnear, Djimon Hounsou, Olivia Holt and Jon Voight. The movie based on the book of the same title by Ron Hall, Denver Moore & Lynn Vincent (Heaven Is for Real) follows an international art dealer who must befriend a dangerous homeless man in order to save his struggling marriage to his wife. Carney has also written the screenplay with Hall and Alexander Foard. Mary Parent (Pacific Rim, Godzilla, Noah) and Cale Boyter are producing the project for Disruption Entertainment, alongside Hall, Darren Moorman and Stephen Johnson.
‘Not Alone’ from ‘Broadchurch’ to Be Released
Mercury Records will release a new single for the British hit crime series Broadchurch. The track entitled Not Alone composed by Olafur Arnalds is from the show’s second season, which premiered in the UK earlier this year and currently airs in the U.S. on BBC America. The single will be released digitally on April 21, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out an audio sample after the jump. The label has previously released a soundtrack featuring music from the series’ first two seasons.