Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack for the indie drama Little Birds. The album features the film’s music including tracks by the film’s director Elgin James & The Suicide Gang, Tift Merritt, Linée, Big Star and Brian Jonestown Massacre. The soundtrack is set to be released on August 11, 2012. Check out the full track list after the jump and visit Amazon to download the album. Audio clips are available after the jump. Little Birds is written and directed by Elgin James and stars Juno Temple, Kay Panabaker, Kyle Gallner, Chris Coy, Carlos Pena, Neal McDonough, JR Bourne, Kate Bosworth and Leslie Mann. The film premiered at last year’s Sundance Film Festival and will be released on August 31 by Millennium Entertainment.
Category: Film Music Albums
‘Red Hook Summer’ Soundtrack Details
The details for two different soundtrack albums for Spike Lee’s indie drama Red Hook Summer have been revealed. First up is a soundtrack featuring the film’s songs by Judith Hill. The album will be released on July 31, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The full track list and audio clips are available after the jump. Coming out on the same day is a soundtrack featuring the film’s music by Bruce Hornsby who makes his major film scoring debut on the project. The album can be pre-ordered here and audio clips are also available below. Red Hook Summer written and directed by Lee enters on a boy from Atlanta who lands at the Red Hook housing project in Brooklyn to spend the summer with the grandfather he’s never met.
‘Samsara’ Soundtrack Announced
Varese Sarabande Records has announced a soundtrack album for the non-verbal film Samsara. The release features the film’s music composed by Michael Stearns, Lisa Gerrard and Marcello De Francisci. The soundtrack will be released on August 21, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Samsara directed by Ron Fricke and produced by Mark Magidson (Baraka, Chronos) was filmed over a period of more than four years in twenty-five countries on five continents and uses 65mm cinematography to document sacred grounds, disaster zones, industrial complexes and natural wonders as it explores the mundane and miraculous wonders of the world. The movie premiered at last year’s Toronto Film Festival and has been picked up by Oscilloscope Laboratories for a domestic release on August 24.
‘High Ground’ Soundtrack Details
Varese Sarabande has revealed the soundtrack details for the documentary High Ground. The album features the film’s original score composed by Chris Bacon (Source Code, Gnomeo and Juliet). The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 31, 2012. Audio clips can be checked out below. High Ground directed by Michael Brown and produced by Don Hahn (The Lion King) tells the true story of eleven wounded veterans whose road to recovery takes them to the top of a Himalayan giant on a journey to heal the wounds of war. The documentary has been picked up by Red Flag Releasing for a domestic theatrical release on November 2, 2012.
‘The Bourne Legacy’ Soundtrack Details
Varese Sarabande Records has announced the details of the soundtrack release for Tony Gilroy’s action thriller The Bourne Legacy. The album features the film’s original score composed by James Newton Howard. Also included is a new version of Moby’s song Extreme Ways, which has been featured in all of the previous three films in the Bourne series. The soundtrack will be released on July 31, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips will be added to this article in a couple of weeks. The Bourne Legacy starring Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton, Stacy Keach, Albert Finney, Scott Glenn and Joan Allen will be released on August 10, 2012 by Universal Pictures.
New Edition of John Barry’s ‘The Quiller Memorandum’ Soundtrack Released
Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack release for the 1966 spy thriller The Quiller Memorandum directed by Michael Anderson and starring George Segal, Alec Guinness, Max Von Sydow and Senta Berger. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by John Barry, including the Wednesday Child’s main theme, which is also featured in a vocal version performed by Matt Munro. For audio clips and to order the album, visit Intrada’s online store.
Sony Masterworks to Release Nick Cave’s and Warren Ellis’ ‘Lawless’ Soundtrack
Sony Masterworks will be releasing the soundtrack album for John Hillcoat’s western Lawless. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis who previously scored the director’s features The Proposition and The Road. The soundtrack will be released on August 28, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The full soundtrack details will be posted on this site within the next couple of weeks. Lawless starring Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Jason Clarke, Guy Pearce, Jessica Chastain and Mia Wasikowska. Nick Cave has also written the project’s screenplay, which is based on the novel The Wettest County in the World by Matt Bondurant. The film premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and is set to be released on August 29 by the Weinstein Company.
‘A Thousand Words’ and ‘The Mighty Macs’ Soundtracks Announced
Varese Sarabande has announced two new titles in the label’s limited edition soundtrack series. First up is a soundtrack album for the family comedy A Thousand Words. The album features the film’s original score composed by John Debney. The CD is limited to 1000 copies and is available for pre-order on Varese’s website, where you can also listen to audio clips and check out the track list. A video from the orchestral score’s recording sessions can be checked out on YouTube. A Thousand Words directed by Brian Robbins and starring Eddie Murphy, Ariel Winter, Kerry Washington and Allison Janney opened in theaters earlier this year. The film has also just been released on Blu-Ray and DVD.
‘Green Lantern: The Animated Series’ Soundtrack Details
La-La Land Records will be releasing a soundtrack album for the animated TV show Green Lantern: The Animated Series. The album features more than 70 minutes from the series composed by Frederik Wiedmann. The composer received an Annie nomination for his work on the show earlier this year. The soundtrack will be released on August 21, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Green Lantern: The Animated Series based on the DC Comics character follows the adventures of Hal Jordan, the Green Lantern of Sector 2814, and his warrior ally, Kilowog in their battle against the Red Lanterns, led by the villain Atrocitus. The show currently airs every Saturday morning on the Cartoon Network.
Mark McKenzie’s ‘The Lost Child’ Score Re-Released
Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions has re-released the soundtrack album for the 2000 TV drama The Lost Child. The album features the film’s score composed by Mark McKenzie and performed by the Northwest Sinfonia. The soundtrack, which has previously been released by Intrada Records and sold out a couple of years ago, is now available digitally on iTunes, Amazon and other outlets. Audio clips from the score can be checked out after the jump. The Lost Child directed by Karen Arthur and starring Mercedes Ruehl and Jamey Sheridan tells the story of a woman who goes in search of her natural parents and in the process finds her long lost family and her rich cultural heritage.