Madison Gate Records has announced a soundtrack release for the action horror thriller Priest. The album includes Christopher Young’s original score from the film. The score was recorded with 83 piece orchestra and a 32 member choir. The album will be released tomorrow, May 10 and is available to order as an on demand CD-R on Amazon. To download the score, visit Amazon or iTunes. Also check out audio clips from all tracks on the album below. Priest is the first collaboration between Young and director Scott Charles Stewart and stars Paul Bettany, Cam Gigandet, Maggie Q, Karl Urban, Lily Collins, Stephen Moyer and Christopher Plummer. The 3D film will be released on May 13, 2011.
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Marcelo Zarvos’ ‘The Beaver’ Score released
A score soundtrack album for Jodie Foster’s drama The Beaver has recently been released digitally. The album includes 19 tracks of Marcelo Zarvos‘ original score from the movie. To download the album, visit Amazon. Also check out the audio clips from all tracks on the album below. The Beaver starringMel Gibson, Jodie Foster, Anton Yelchin and Jennifer Lawrence opened select theaters last weekend and is expanding to more cities in the next couple of weeks. Check out the official movie webpage to learn more about the film.
William Ross to Score ‘A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas’
William Ross has been hired to score the comedy A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas. The second sequel in the series is directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson and Kal Penn, John Cho and Neil Patrick Harris are reprising their roles from the previous movies. They are joined by new cast members Patton Oswalt, Tom Lennon and Danny Trejo. Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg are once again writing the screenplay and Greg Shapiro returns as the producer. The movie follows the pair on a journey through New York City on Christmas Eve in search of the perfect Christmas tree after inadvertently burning down Harold’s father-in-law’s prize tree.
‘Something Borrowed’ Soundtrack released
WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album for the romantic comedy Something Borrowed. The album includes 12 songs from the movie from such artists as Tyrone Wells, Natasha Bedingfield, Peter Bradley Adams, Hipjoint, King Floyd, Pt Walkley and Collective Soul. No score tracks from composer Alex Wurman are featured on the soundtrack. The album is available to download on Amazon. Check out the audio clips below. Something Borrowed directed by Luke Greenfield and starring Kate Hudson, Ginnifer Goodwin, John Krasinski and Colin Egglesfield is now playing in theaters.
Hans Zimmer on ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’
Trailer Addict has recently uploaded a new short video interview with Hans Zimmer on his score for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. The composer talks about working with director Rob Marshall and his collaboration with Rodrigo y Gabriela on the music for the fourth installment in the Pirates series. Check out the video after the jump. To listen to the full track Angelica from the soundtrack, visit Spinner. As announced, the soundtrack will be released by Walt Disney Records on May 17, 2011. To pre-order the CD, visit Amazon and check out audio clips from all 18 tracks below. More interviews and features on the soundtrack are expected to appear over the next couple of weeks.
Brian Byrne Scoring ‘Albert Nobbs’
Brian Byrne is scoring the upcoming drama Albert Nobbs. The movie stars Glenn Close as a woman who must pass as a man to survive life in 19th century Ireland. Close also co-wrote the script based on a short story by Irish author George Moore and makes her feature producing debut on the project. Mia Wasikowska, Aaron Johnson, Janet McTeer, Brendan Gleeson and Jonathan Rhys Meyers are co-starring. The film is directed by Rodrigo Garcia who has worked with composer Edward Shearmur on most of his previous features, including Mother and Child and Passengers.
‘Make Believe’ Soundtrack released
MuMo Record has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Make Believe. The album includes the original score by Lucas Vidal, as well as a couple of tracks by Serialmusique. For audio clips and to download the soundtrack, visit iTunes. Make Believe follows six of the world’s best young magicians as they battle for the title of Teen World Champion. The documentary is directed by J. Clay Tweel and is executive produced by Seth Gordon & Ed Cunningham (The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters). The film won the Best Documentary Award at last year’s Los Angeles Film Festival and is set to be released in theaters on May 13, 2011 in New York and two weeks later in Los Angeles.
Max Richter Scoring ‘The Congress’
Max Richter has recently been working on the score for the sci-fi movie The Congress. The project reunites Richter with director Ari Folman who previously collaborated with the composer on the Academy Award-nominated animated documentary Waltz with Bashir. The film is an adaptation of the novella The Congress from sci-fi writer Stanislaw Lem (Solaris) and will be half live action and half 2D animation. Robin Wright stars as a struggling actress who is offered one last job by a major studio. They want to scan her body, own her image and likeness and use it anyway they want, with the catch being that she will never be able to act again. Paul Giamatti, Harvey Keitel, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Danny Huston are co-starring.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 6, 2011)
Three new movies are opening nationwide and this weekend:
The comic book adaptation Thor directed by Kenneth Branagh and starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins, Idris Elba, Ray Stevenson, Kat Dennings, Rene Russo and Stellan Skarsgaard is expected to top the weekend box office. Patrick Doyle has composed the score for the film and a soundtrack has been released on Buena Vista Records. Check out our announcement for details on the album and audio clips. Also visit Film Music Magazine for a short interview with Doyle on his first comic book/superhero score.
Also opening wide is the comedy Jumping the Broom directed by Salim Akil and starring Angela Bassett, Paula Patton, Laz Alonso, Loretta Devine, Mike Epps and Julie Bowen. Edward Shearmur composed the film’s score and a soundtrack with both score and songs from the film has been released earlier this week by Madison Gate Records. For more information on the album and the film, visit our soundtrack announcement.
Theodore Shapiro to Score Jay Roach’s ‘Game Change’
Theodore Shapiro is writing the music for the upcoming HBO drama Game Change. The movie is directed by Jay Roach (Austin Powers, Meet the Parents) who collaborated with Shapiro on last summer’s comedy Dinner for Schmucks. The film is based on the book by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin and centers Senator John McCain’s run for president in the 2008 election. Game Change stars Ed Harris as John McCain, Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin and Woody Harrelson as McCain’s senior campaign strategist and adviser, Steve Schmidt. Peter MacNicol and Ron Livingston are co-starring. The project is written by Danny Strong (Recount) and produced by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman. Shapiro has previously worked with HBO on 2007’s HBO Voyeur Project, a theatrical multimedia experience and marketing campaign for the cable network.