Milan Records will be releasing the soundtrack album for the Israeli drama Footnote. The album includes the original score from the movie written by Amit Poznansky. The soundtrack will be released in the US on February 21, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Footnote is written and directed by Joseph Cedar (Beaufort) and centers on the rivalry between a father and son, both eccentric professors in Talmudic Studies. The film premiered at last year’s Cannes Film Festival, where it received the Best Screenplay award and has also been shortlisted in the Best Foreign Language Film category as Israel’s entry for this year’s Academy Awards. Sony Pictures Classics has picked up domestic rights and is releasing the film in New York and Los Angeles on March 9, 2012.
Category: Film Music Albums
‘The Woman in Black’ Soundtrack Announced
Silva Screen Records has announced a soundtrack release for the gothic horror thriller The Woman in Black. The album includes the original score by composer Marco Beltrami. The soundtrack is currently scheduled to be released on March 27, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. (UPDATE: February 2012): The album is also coming out digitally on February 7. Audio clips can be checked out below. The Woman in Black is directed by James Watkins (Eden Lake) and stars Daniel Radcliffe, Ciarán Hinds, Janet McTeer, Sophie Stuckey and Liz White. The thriller centers on a young lawyer who travels to a remote village in England to tend to a deceased client’s papers and soon begins to discover town’s terrible secrets. The movie will be released nationwide on February 3, 2012 by CBS Films.
‘W.E.’ Soundtrack Details
Interscope Records will be releasing the official soundtrack album for Madonna’s drama W.E. The album features the original score from the movie composed by Abel Korzeniowski (A Single Man) who received a Golden Globe nomination for his music. Also included on the soundtrack is the Golden Globe-winning song Masterpiece, performed and co-written by Madonna. The album will be released digitally on January 31, 2012 and will be available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips from all tracks on the soundtrack. W.E. starring Andrea Riseborough, Abbie Cornish, Natalie Dormer, Richard Coyle, Oscar Isaac and James D’Arcy received an Oscar-qualifying run last month and is set for a release in select cities on February 3.
‘Black Gold’ Soundtrack Details
Varese Sarabande has revealed the details of the soundtrack album for Jean-Jacques Annaud’s epic drama Black Gold. The album includes the original music from the film composed by James Horner who collaborated with the director before on The Name of the Rose and Enemy at the Gates. The album will be released on February 14, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Black Gold starring Antonio Banderas, Mark Strong, Tahar Rahim, Freida Pinto and Liya Kebede tells the story of the rivalry between two Emirs in Arabia in the 1930’s just as oil is being discovered. The film opened in France last November and is being released in other European markets over the next couple of weeks. No domestic distribution deal and release date have been announced yet.
Clint Mansell’s ‘Last Night’ Score to Be Released
Clint Mansell has revealed today that Milan Records will be releasing the soundtrack album for the drama Last Night on March 27, 2012. The movie starring Keira Knightley, Sam Worthington and Eva Mendes opened last May in the US and is now available on Blu-Ray and DVD. Listen to the song Not at Home by Mansell and Peter Broderick from the film after the jump. The full soundtrack details are expected to be announced soon. The composer also announced that he will doing his first ever live shows in the US on April 4 & 5 at the Largo at the Coronet in Los Angeles, CA. Along with the Sonus Quartet, Mansell will perform selections from the Last Night score, as well as his other works which includes scores for films directed by Darren Aronofsky (Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain).
Lucas Vidal’s ‘Mientras Duermes’ Score Released
Quartet Records has announced a soundtrack album for the Spanish horror thriller Mientras duermes (Sleep Tight). The album includes the original score by Spanish composer Lucas Vidal (Vanishing on 7th Street) who appears to be having his breakout year in Hollywood in 2012 with two high profile movies coming out this spring, including James McTeigue’s The Raven starring John Cusack and The Cold Light of Day starring Henry Cavill, Bruce Willis and Sigourney Weaver. The score for Mientras duermes was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London. The soundtrack album is available to order on Quartet Records’ website as an import and on Screen Archives in the US. The movie is directed by Jaume Balgueró ([Rec] and [Rec] 2) and stars Luis Tosar (who just received a Goya Award nomination for his lead performance) and Marta Etura.
‘Another Happy Day’ Soundtrack Announced
Erased Tapes will be releasing a soundtrack album for the indie comedy drama Another Happy Day directed by Sam Levinson and starring Ellen Barkin, Kate Bosworth, Ellen Burstyn, Thomas Haden Church, George Kennedy, Ezra Miller and Demi Moore. The album includes the orginal music from the film by Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds. The soundtrack will be released on February 24, 2012 and is available for pre-order on the label’s website. Another Happy Day premiered at last year’s Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award. The indie production premiered in limited release last fall and is set for a DVD release on January 24.
‘Journey 2: The Mysterious Island’ Soundtrack Announced
Watertower Music has announced a soundtrack release for the family adventure sequel Journey 2: The Mysterious Island. The album features the original score from the film by composer Andrew Lockington who also wrote the music for Journey to the Center of the Earth. Also included on the release are two versions of What a Wonderful World performed by lead actor Dwayne Johnson and produced by film composer/orchestrator William Ross. The soundtrack is scheduled to be released on February 7, 2012. Audio clips can be checked out after the jump. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island is directed by Brad Peyton and stars Josh Hutcherson, Dwayne Johnson, Michael Caine, Vanessa Hudgens, Kristin Davis and Luis Guzman.
‘Underworld Awakening’ Score Album Details
Lakeshore Records has revealed the details of the score release for the action horror sequel Underworld Awakening. The album features the original score from the movie by Paul Haslinger who previously scored the original film in the series, as well as the 2009 prequel Rise of the Lycans. Also included are three tracks by Blue Stahli, Aesthetic Perfection and Angelspit. The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 24, 2012 and the CD will be out on February 14. To pre-order the CD version, visit Amazon and check out the audio clips below. A seperate soundtrack featuring the movie’s songs has previously been announced here. Underworld Awakening directed by Mans Marlin & Bjorn Stein and starrinh Kate Beckinsale, Sandrine Holt, Michael Ealy and India Eisley will be released in theaters on January 20.
‘The Grey’ Soundtrack Announced
Lakeshore Records has announced the details of the soundtrack for the action drama The Grey. The album includes the film’s original score written by Marc Streitenfeld (Robin Hood, American Gangster). The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 24, 2012 and the physical version is scheduled for a release on January 31. To pre-order the CD, visit Amazon and check out audio clips from all tracks on the album below. The Grey is directed by Joe Carnahan and stars Liam Neeson, Dermot Mulroney, Dallas Roberts, JoeAnderson and James Badge Dale. Open Road Films will be releasing the movie nationwide on January 27.