Varese Sarabande has announced the newest titles in the label’s CD Club series. Among the latest releases is a deluxe edition for the 1991 action thriller sequel Die Hard 2 – Die Harder directed by Renny Harlin and starring Bruce Willis, Dennis Franz, John Amos and Bonnie Bedelia. The film’s music is composed and conducted by Michael Kamen (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Lethal Weapon) who has scored the first three part in the Die Hard series. The 2-CD set includes the composer’s score from the film, as well as several alternates and the end credits piece Finlandia composed by Jean Sibelius. To check out the track list, listen to audio clips and to order the album, which is limited to 3000 copies, visit the label’s website.
Category: Film Music Albums
‘Me and You’ Soundtrack Details
Creazioni Artistiche Musical will release a soundtrack album for Bernardo Bertolucci’s drama Me and You (Io e te). The album features the film’s original music composed by Franco Piersanti (We Have a Pope, My Brother Is an Only Child), as well as the songs Ragazzo Solo, Ragazza Sola by David Bowie, Sing for Absolution by Muse and Boys Don’t Cry by The Cure. The soundtrack will be released on October 30, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips from all tracks on the album can be checked out after the jump. Me and You starring Jacopo Olmo Antinori, Tea Falco, Sonia Bergamasco, Veronica Lazar, Tommaso Ragno and Pippo Delbono follows two troubled siblings who are grappling with the weight of their family demons. The latest film from the Academy Award-winning director (The Last Emperor, Last Tango in Paris) premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and will be released in Italy on October 25, 2012.
‘Lincoln’ Soundtrack Preview
JWFan.Net has posted a soundtrack preview for Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln. The music is composed and conducted by John Williams and performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chicago Symphony Chorus. Click here to listen to 30-second clips from all 17 tracks on the album and check out more audio clips below. As previously reported, the soundtrack will be released on November 6, 2012 by Sony Classical and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Lincoln starring Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln, Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Hal Holbrook, John Hawkes, David Strathairn, James Spader, Tim Blake Nelson, Jeremy Strong, Bruce McGill and Joseph Crosmarks marks Williams’ 26th collaboration with Spielberg. The film will be released in select cities on November 9 before expanding nationwide on November 16.
‘Private Peaceful’ Soundtrack Announced
August Recordings will release a soundtrack album for the British drama Private Peaceful. The album features the film’s original score written by Academy Award-winning composer Rachel Portman (Emma, The Cider House Rules, Chocolat). The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 22, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips and the full track list after the jump. Private Peaceful directed by Pat O’Connor and starring Jack O’Connell, George Mackay, Alexander Roach, Richard Griffiths and Frances de la Tour is set in the fields of Devon and the WWI battlefields of Flanders tells the story of two brothers who fall in love with the same girl. The film based on a novel by Michael Morpurgo (War Horse) opened in the UK last weekend.
‘Life of Pi’ Soundtrack Preview
Cinema Musica has published a soundtrack preview of the soundtrack album for Ang Lee’s highly anticipated 3D adventure movie Life of Pi. The film’s music is composed by Mychael Danna (Moneyball, Little Miss Sunshine). Check out 50-second audio clips from all 28 tracks on the album after the jump. The soundtrack is set for a release on November 19, 2012 by Sony Classical and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Life of Pi starring Suraj Sharma, Shravanthi Sainath, Tabu and Gerard Depardieu follows a man who survives a tragic disaster at sea and forms a connection with a fearsome Bengal tiger while marooned on a lifeboat. 20th Century Fox will release the movie on November 21, 2012.
‘Rise of the Guardians’ Soundtrack Details
The details of the soundtrack album for Dreamworks Animation’s Rise of the Guardians have been revealed. The album features the film’s score composed, conducted and produced by Alexandre Desplat (The King’s Speech, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, as well as the original song Still Dream performed by Renée Fleming and composed by Desplat with lyrics by the film’s screenwriter David Lindsay-Abaire. The soundtrack will be released on November 13, 2012 by Varese Sarabande Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Rise of the Guardians based on the book series The Guardians of Childhood by William Joyce is directed by Peter Ramsey and tells the story of Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, the Sandman and Jack Frost. The film’s voice talent includes Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin, Hugh Jackman, Isla Fisher and Jude Law. The animated feature will be released on November 21.
‘Silver Linings Playbook’ Soundtrack Details
The details of the soundtrack album for David O. Russell’s comedy drama Silver Linings Playbook have been revealed. The album features two tracks from the film’s original score composed by Danny Elfman, as well as the movie’s songs by such artists as Stevie Wonder, Alabama Shakes, alt-K, Les Paul & Mary Ford, Rare Earth and Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash. The soundtrack will be released on November 19, 2012 by Sony Masterworks and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Silver Linings Playbook starring Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Julia Stiles, Jacki Weaver and Chris Tucker is based on the novel by Matthew Quick and follows a former high-school teacher who returns to his family home after eight months in a mental institution and begins to slowly rebuild his life. The movie is considered to be one of the frontrunners in this year’s awards race and will be released this Thanksgiving weekend.
Soundtracks for ‘Spiders 3D’, ‘Truth or Dare’ and ‘Dead Souls’ Released
Screamworks Records has recently released a couple of new soundtrack albums. Among the label’s new titles is the horror thriller Spiders 3D. The soundtrack features the film’s original music composed by Joseph Conlan (Toolbox Murders, NCIS). The album is now available to download on iTunes, where you can also check out audio clips. Spiders 3D is directed by Tibor Takacs and stars William Hope, Christa Campbell, Patrick Muldoon, Sydney Sweeney, Shelly Varod and Lincoln Frager. In the movie, a new species of giant spiders is discovered that wreak havoc on New York City following the crash of an old Soviet space station into a subway tunnel. The Nu Image production premiered at various film festivals and will be released in 2013.
‘Invader’ Soundtrack Details
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the Spanish thriller Invader (Invasor). The album features the film’s original score composed by Lucas Vidal (The Raven, The Cold Light of Day). The soundtrack will be released on November 20, 2012. To pre-order the CD, visit Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out after the jump. Invader is directed by Daniel Calparsoro and stars Alberto Amman (Cell 211), Antonio de la Torre (The Last Circus) and Karra Elejalde (Biutiful). The movie is based on Fernando Maria’s novel Morena and Vaca and follows a doctor who is suffering from amnesia after an accident on a mission of the Spanish Army and begins to investigate what happened. The film will be released in Spain on November 30, 2012.
Complete ‘Star Trek: Generations’ Soundtrack Announced
GNP Crescendo has announced the world premiere release of the complete score for Star Trek: Generations. The music is composed by Dennis McCarthy (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The Next Generation and Voyager). The 2-CD set features the complete film score on disc one (including music for one scene deleted from the finished film), and a remastered version of the 1994 soundtrack album on the second disc. To pre-order the album, which is limited to 10’000 copies, visit Amazon. Star Trek: Generations directed by David Carson is the seventh feature film in the series and stars Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, William Shatner and Malcolm McDowell.