Varese Sarabande Records has announced a soundtrack album for the second season of the HBO hit series Game of Thrones. The album features selections of the score from the show’s second season by composer Ramin Djawadi (Iron Man, Prison Break). The soundtrack will be released on May 29, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full details, including cover art and track list. The label has previously released an album featuring music from the first season last year. Game of Thrones has been nominated nominated for 13 Emmy Awards last year and received the honor for Best Main Title Design and the supporting performance by Peter Dinklage who also won a Golden Globe earlier this year. The first season is now available on Blu-Ray and DVD and the second season currently airs every Sunday night on HBO.
Category: Film Music Albums
‘Sur la piste du Marsupilami’ Soundtrack Released
Chez Wamusic has released a soundtrack album for the French adventure comedy Sur la piste du Marsupilami. The album features the film’s original score written by Academy Award-nominated composer Bruno Coulais (The Chorus, Coraline, The Crimson Rivers), as well as the songs featured in the film by Maze feat. Frankie Beverly and Celine Dion. The soundtrack has been released as a digital release and is now available to download on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the album after the jump. Sur la piste du Marsupilami based on the popular French comic book by Andre Franquin is directed by Alain Chabat and stars himself, Jamel Debbouze, Frederic Testot and Julie Delpy. The film has just been released this week in France. No word yet on a domestic release date.
‘Great Migrations’ Soundtrack Details
Nat Geo Music has released a soundtrack album for the seven-episode nature documentary mini-series Great Migrations. The album features the original score from the series by composer Anton Sanko (Rabbit Hole, HBO’s Big Love). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out after the jump. Great Migrations narrated by Alec Baldwin about the great migrations of animals across the globe premiered on the National Geographic Channel in the fall of 2010. The mini-series won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Cinematography for a Series. All episodes are now available on Blu-Ray and DVD.
‘Transit’ Soundtrack Released
Pale Blue Records has released a soundtrack album for the crime thriller Transit. The album features the film’s original score written by composer Chris Westlake. The soundtrack was released this past Tuesday and is available digitally on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Transit is directed by Antonio Negret and stars Jim Caviezel, James Frain, Elizabeth Rohm, Harold Parrineau and Sterling Silver. The movie follows a family that is hunted and terrorized by violent bank robbers on a camping trip. Joel Silver is executive producing and Courteney Solomon (An American Haunting) is producing the After Dark Films production.
‘Coriolanus’ Soundtrack Details
Varese Sarabande has announced the details for the soundtrack album of the Ralph Fiennes-directed drama Coriolanus. The 2-CD release features the film’s original score composed by Ilan Eshkeri (Stardust, Layer Cake) on one disc and will be mixed with dialogue highlights from Shakespeare’s play on the second. The soundtrack will be released on May 1, 2012 and can be pre-ordered on Amazon. Audio clips from the score will be added to this page in a couple of weeks. Coriolanus starring Ralph Fiennes, Gerard Butler, Vanessa Redgrave and Brian Cox is currently playing in limited release.
‘Texas Killing Fields’ Soundtrack Released
Cutting Edge Group’s Pale Blue label has released a soundtrack album for the thriller Texas Killing Fields. The album features the original score from the film written by composer Dickon Hinchliffe (Winter’s Bone, Last Chance Harvey), as well three songs performed by The Americans. The soundtrack was released earlier this week and is available to download on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the album after the jump. Texas Killing Fields directed by Ami Canaan Mann and starring Sam Worthington, Chloe Moretz and Jeffrey Dean Morgan centers on a series of unsolved murders in the industrial wastelands surrounding Gulf Coast refineries. The thriller was released in theaters last fall and is now available on Blu-Ray and DVD.
‘The Cabin in the Woods’ Soundtrack Details
Varese Sarabande has announced the details for the soundtrack release of the horror thriller The Cabin in the Woods. The album features the original score from the film by composer David Julyan (Memento, The Prestige). The soundtrack will be released on CD on May 1, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are available below. The Cabin in the Woods written by Joss Whedon and directed by Drew Goddard starring Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Richard Jenkins and Bradley Whitford recently premiered to rave reviews at the SXSW Film Festival. The movie follows five friends who go to a remote cabin in the woods where bad things happen and will be released on April 13 by Lionsgate.
‘The Avengers’ Score Album Details
The details of the score album release for the upcoming comic book adaptation The Avengers have been revealed. The album features the original score by composer Alan Silvestri. The album will be released digitally overseas on April 20, 2012 and in the US on May 1, where it will be available to download on Amazon. Audio clips from all tracks on the album can be checked out below. Hollywood Records has previously announced a separate soundtrack featuring songs from and inspired of the movie, including an end credits song by Soundgarden (click here for more information). The Avengers directed by Joss Whedon stars Robert Downey, Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Chris Evans as Captain America, Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, Mark Ruffalo as Hulk, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, Clark Gregg as Agent Phil Coulson, and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury.
Complete ‘Star Trek: First Contact’ Soundtrack Announced
GNP Crescendo Records has announced a new soundtrack edition for the 1996 sci-fi film Star Trek: First Contact. The album features the complete score from the film composed by Jerry Goldsmith (with additional music by Joel Goldsmith), including almost 35 minutes of previously unreleased music. The release was mastered by Goldsmith’s longtime recording engineer Bruce Botnick. To order the limited edition soundtrack, visit Amazon. Star Trek: First Contact directed by Jonathan Frakes who also stars in the film alongside Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner, James Cromwell, Alice Krige, Neal McDonough and Alfre Woodard is the eight film in the Star Trek franchise.
‘Smash’ Soundtrack Announced
Columbia Records will be releasing the first original soundtrack album for the NBC musical drama Smash. The Music of Smash features original songs from the show written by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, as well several cover versions performed by the show’s cast members including Katherine McPhee, Megan Hilty and Will Chase. Also included is the Ryan Fedder-produced original song Touch Me from last week’s episode. The soundtrack will be released on May 1, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Most songs featured in the already aired episodes are also available to download individually on iTunes and Amazon (click here for our last update). Smash has recently been renewed for a second season and currently airs every Monday night on NBC.