Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack release for the psychological thriller Red Lights. The album includes the original music from the movie composed by Victor Reyes (Buried). The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 13, 2012. Audio clips are available after the jump. Red Lights is directed by Rodrigo Cortéz and stars Robert De Niro, Cillian Murphy, Sigourney Weaver, Joely Richardson, Toby Jones and Elizabeth Olsen. The movie about a psychologist and her assistant whose study of paranormal activity leads them to investigate a world-renowned psychic premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, where it has been acquired by Millennium Films for US distribution. No domestic release date has been set yet. The soundtrack release coincides with the opening of the film in Spain, where it it scheduled to come out on March 2.
Category: Film Music Albums
‘Keyhole’ Soundtrack Details
Milan Records has announced a soundtrack album for the Canadian indie drama Keyhole. The album includes the film’s original music composed by Jason Staczek and performed by Elizabeth Ripley, Ela Lamblin and Martin Kuuskmann. The soundtrack will be released on March 13, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check audio clips from all tracks on the album below. Keyhole is written and directed by Guy Maddin (The Saddest Music in the World) and stars Jason Patric, Isabella Rossellini and Udo Kier. The movie centers on a gangster and deadbeat father who returns home after a long absence and is toting two teenagers: a drowned girl who has mysteriously returned to life and a bound-and-gagged hostage who is actually his own teenage son.
Behind the Music of ‘There Be Dragons’
A video feature on the music for the international release of the epic adventure There Be Dragons has recently surfaced. The 10-minute video shows footage from the recording sessions of the score, as well as a conversation between composer Robert Folk and producer James Ordonez. Also featured is an interview with conductor David Sabee. Check out the full video after the jump. The soundtrack for There Be Dragons is available on Varese Sarabande Records. Check out our previous article for the full details and check out audio clips from all tracks on the album below. The movie is directed by Roland Joffe and stars Charlie Cox, Wes Bentley, Dougray Scott, Rodrigo Santoro, Derek Jacobi and Olga Kurylenko.
‘Ben-Hur’ Complete Soundtrack Collection Released
Film Score Monthly has announced a new 5 CD-set of the soundtrack for the 1959 classic Ben-Hur. The album includes the complete film score composed by Miklos Rosza, as well as outtakes, alternates and every additional take preserved by the studio mastered from the original six-track recordings. The soundtrack set is limited to 2000 copies. Visit Film Score Monthly’s website for audio clips, to check out the full track list and to order the album. Ben Hur directed by William Wyler and starring Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Hugh Griffith and Stephen Boyd has won 11 Academy Awards in 1960, including for Best Picture, Heston’s lead performance, Wyler’s direction and Rosza’s original music.
‘Casa de mi Padre’ Soundtrack Details
Lakeshore Records will be releasing the official soundtrack album for the comedy Casa de mi Padre. The album includes Christina Aguilera’s title song, as well as selections from the film’s score written by Andrew Feltenstein & John Nau and a number of other songs from the movie. The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 13, 2012 (with a March 6 pre-sale). A CD version is scheduled to come out on March 27 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for audio clips. Casa de mi Padre is directed by Matt Piedmont and stars Will Ferrell, Gael Garcia Bernal, Diego Luna, Genesis Rodriguez, Nick Offerman & Pedro Armendariz, Jr. The Spanish-language film is produced by Ferrell’s Gary Sanchez Productions company.
‘Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax’ Soundtrack Announced
Interscope Records will be releasing a soundtrack album for the upcoming animated feature Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax. The album includes the movie’s orignal songs written by composer John Powell and the film’s director/screenwriter Cinco Paul and performed by Ester Dean, voice cast member Ed Helms, Fletcher Sheridan, Jenny Slate and Randy Crenshaw. The soundtrack will be released on February 28, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all songs on the album after the jump. A separate score album featuring Powell’s score will be released on Varese Sarabande Records as announced here. Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax directed by Ken Daurio and Cinco Paul features the voice talent of Danny DeVito, Ed Helms, Taylor Swift, Zac Efron, Rob Riggle and Betty White. The Illumination Entertainment production will be released on March, 9 by Universal Pictures.
‘Brake’ Soundtrack Details
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack release for the indie thriller Brake. The album features the original score from the film composed by Brian Tyler (The Expendables, Eagle Eye). The soundtrack will be released on March 20, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Brake is directed by Gabe Torres and stars Stephen Dorff as a man who is captured in the trunk of a moving car and won’t be set free until he gives up the whereabouts of “Roulette,” a secret location where the U.S. President is taken in the event of a terrorist attack. IFC Films will release the movie in select theaters on March 23. The thriller will also be coming out on VOD this Friday, February 17.
Varese Sarabande to Release ‘Cabin in the Woods’ and ‘Fringe: Season 3’ Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has announced two new soundtrack albums today to be released in April. Among the new releases is the soundtrack for the horror thriller The Cabin in the Woods. The album includes the original score form the film by David Julyan (Memento, The Descent) and will be released on April 4, 2012. Check back on this page for the full details to be revealed within the next couple of weeks. The Cabin in the Woods written by Joss Whedon and directed by Drew Goddard stars Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Richard Jenkins and Bradley Whitford. The movie about five friends who go to a remote cabin in the woods where bad things happen will be released on April 13 by Lionsgate.
Expanded ‘Planet of the Apes’ Score by Danny Elfman Released
La-La Land Records has announced two new limited editon soundtrack albums. First up is an expanded release of the original score from Tim Burton’s 2001 version of Planet of the Apes composed by Danny Elfman. The 3-disc set includes the film version of the score, including source cues and alternates, on two discs, as well as the original 2001 soundtrack album, which includes the Rule the Planet remix by Paul Oakenfold. To order the album, which is limited to 3500 copies and listen to lengthy audio clips, visit La-La Land Records’ website.
‘Once Upon a Time’ Score EP Released
ABC Studios has released a score album for the ABC hit show Once Upon a Time. Once Upon a Time: Extended Play includes four themes from the show written by Academy Award-nominated composer Mark Isham. The four-track EP is available to download on iTunes. A full score album will be coming out this spring. Once Upon a Time created by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz (Lost) stars Jennifer Morrison, Ginnifer Goodwin, Robert Carlyle, Lana Parrilla, Josh Dallas, Jamie Dornan and Jared Gilmore. The series currently airs every Sunday night on ABC.