Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album for the thriller Hours. The album features the film’s original score composed and conducted by Benjamin Wallfisch (The Escapist, Dear Wendy, Summer in February). The soundtrack will be released on December 10, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Hours is written and directed by Eric Heisserer (screenwriter of Final Destination 5 and The Thing) and stars Paul Walker and Genesis Rodriguez. The movie is set during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and follows a father’s desperate attempt to keep his newborn daughter alive in the wake of the storm’s destruction. The thriller produced by the Safran Company (The Conjuring) in conjunction with Palmstar Media and the Hirsch Group premiered at this year’s SXSW Film Festival and is set to be released in select theaters on December 13 by Pantelion Films.
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Christopher Young to Score Scott Derrickson’s ‘Beware the Night’
Director Scott Derrickson has announced on Twitter that he will be reteaming with composer Christopher Young on the upcoming supernatural police thriller Beware the Night. The movie stars Eric Bana, Edgar Ramirez, Olivia Munn, Joel McHale and Sean Harris. The film follows a New York street cop who has put his faith in religion behind him, but now finds himself targeted by the devil in the form of possessed soldier. Derrickson has co-written the screenplay with Paul Harris Boardman (The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Urban Legends: Final Cut). Jerry Bruckheimer (Pirates of the Caribbean series, National Treasure, The Rock) is producing the project through his production company Jerry Bruckheimer Films.
‘I Am ZoZo’ Soundtrack Details
One World Studios will release a soundtrack album for the horror thriller I Am ZoZo. The album features the film’s original score composed by BC Smith (Beer League, The Mod Squad, Outsourced). Also included are the songs from the film by Sun Kil Moon, London Below and Windsor For The Derby and more. The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 19, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. I Am ZoZo is written and directed by Scott Di Lalla and stars Kelly McLaren, Courtney Foxworthy, Demetrius Sager, Caleb DeBattista and Caleb Courtney. The movie follows five young friends playing with a Ouija board who inadvertently summon a malevolent demon. The thriller was named best feature and won the audience choice awards at last year’s U.S. Super 8 Film Festival and was picked up earlier this year by Image Entertainment for domestic distribution.
Austin Wintory to Score ‘Dark Summer’
Austin Wintory is currently scoring the upcoming supernatural horror thriller Dark Summer. The film is directed by Paul Solet and stars Peter Stormare, Stella Maeve, Grace Phipps, Keir Gilchrist and Maestro Harrel. The movie follows a 17-year-old boy who is placed under house arrest for the summer while his mother is away on business. Mike Le (K-Town web series) has written the script. Ross M. Dinerstein (The Pact, The Divide, Powder Blue) is producing the project for Preferred Film & TV and Jamie Carmichael (Black Book, Splinter) is executive producing for Content Film. The composer has previously collaborated with Solet on the horror thriller Grace, which premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.
‘Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas’ Soundtrack Album Details
Lionsgate and Motown Records have announced soundtrack album for the holiday comedy Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas. The album features the songs from the film by artists including Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Stevie Wonder, the Jackson 5, Boyz II Men & Brian McKnight, Mariah Carey, James Brown, Pearl Bailey, Kelly Rowland, Ashanti and Jeremih. Also included are two previously unreleased tracks by Kevin Ross and Mprynt. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on November 25, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas is written, directed and produced by Perry who also stars in the film alongside Chad Michael Murray, Larry the Cable Guy, Kathy Najimy, Eric Lively, Alicia Witt, Lisa Whelchel, JR Lemon and Noah Urrea. Christopher Young composed the film’s original score.
Steve Jablonsky & Nathan Whitehead to Score TNT’s ‘The Last Ship’
Steve Jablonsky and Nathan Whitehead have signed on to compose the music for the upcoming TNT original series The Last Ship. Jablonsky is composing the main themes and Whitehead is providing the score for the show created by Hank Steinberg (Without a Trace) and Steven Kane (The Closer) and starring Eric Dane, Rhona Mitra, Adam Baldwin and Tracy Middendorf. The drama opens with a global catastrophe that nearly decimates the world’s population and follows the crew of a lone naval destroyer who must find a way to pull humanity from the brink of extinction. Michael Bay is producing the project with his Platinum Dunes partners Brad Fuller and Andrew Form (A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Amityville Horror), alongside Steinberg and Kane.
‘The Secret Life of Walter Mitty’ Soundtrack Details
Republic Records will release the official soundtrack album for Ben Stiller’s fantasy comedy drama The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. The album features the songs from the film, including the original song Stay Out performed by Jose Gonzalez and written by the film’s composer Theodore Shapiro and Craig Wedren (click here for more information about the song). Also included are other songs from and inspired by the movie by artists including Junip, Of Monsters and Men, Rogue Wave, David Bowie, Jack Johnson, Grace Mitchell and Rogue Valley. The soundtrack will be released on December 17, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty stars Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Shirley MacLaine, Adam Scott, Kathryn Hahn and Sean Penn. The film based on James Thurber’s classic story follows a magazine photo manager who daydreams of exciting adventures, only to find himself in an adventure of his own when he goes in search of a missing negative.
Expanded ‘Lolita’ Score by Ennio Morricone to Be Released
Music Box Records has announced a new soundtrack album for Adrianne Lyne’s 1997 film adaptation of Vladmir Nabokov’s novel Lolita starring Jeremy Irons Dominique Swain, Melanie Griffith and Frank Langella. The album features the film’s original music composed, orchestrated and conducted by Academy Award winner Ennio Morricone (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, The Mission, Once Upon a Time in America), including 35 minutes of previously unreleased material. To check out audio clips and find out more about the soundtrack release, which is set to be released on December 2, 2013, visit the label’s official website.
Mac Quayle to Score ‘L.A. Slasher’
Mac Quayle has been hired to score the upcoming horror comedy L.A. Slasher. The film is written and directed by Martin Owen and stars Mischa Barton, Eric Roberts, Dave Bautista, Danny Trejo, Drake Bell and Brooke Hogan. The movie is a satirical take on the horror genre set against the celebrity obsessed world of modern day Los Angeles. Daniel Sollinger is producing the project.
Quayle has previously scored the Netflix series Bad Samaritans and co-composed the music for the drama A Belfast Story starring Colm Meaney with Nick Glennie-Smith. He also collaborated with Cliff Martinez as an additional music composer and music programmer on a number of projects.
‘La Marche’ Soundtrack Details
Hamburger Records will release a soundtrack album for the French comedy La Marche. The album features the film’s original score written by Academy Award-winning composer Stephen Warbeck (Shakespeare in Love, Quills). Also included are the songs from the film by such artists as The Mamas & The Papas, Punkin Machine, Suicide and Charles Trenet. The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 25, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. La Marche directed by Nabil Ben Yadir and stars Jamel Debbouze, Olivier Gourmet, Hafsia Herzi and Lubna Azabal. The movie is inspired by the events during the “Marche des Beurs” that swept through France in December 1983 to protest against inequality and discrimination in the country.