Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack for Angelina Jolie’s directorial debut In the Land of Blood and Honey. The album includes three tracks from the score by Academy Award-winning composer Gabriel Yared, as well as Miss Sarajevo by the U2 side project Passengers featuring Luciano Pavarotti, the song When My Heart Dies composed by Yared and performed by Natasa Mirkovic-De Ro and a selection of Balkan songs from the movie. The soundtrack will be released on January 10, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. In the Land of Blood and Honey is set during the civil war in the former-Yugoslavia in the early 90s and tells the love story between a Serbian man and Bosnian woman who meet on the eve of the war and the effect the crisis has on their relationship.
Category: Film Music Albums
‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol’ Soundtrack Details
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack for Brad Bird’s Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. The album includes the original music from the movie by composer Michael Giacchino who is scoring his second film in the series and has once again incorporated Lalo Schifrin’s classic theme into his score. The release date of the soundtrack CD has recently been pushed back January 10, 2012. To pre-order the album, visit Amazon. The album will also be released digitally around the film’s opening date. Audio clips are available below. Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol stars Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Tom Wilkinson, Paula Patton, Ving Rhames, Josh Halloway, Anil Kapoor and Simon Pegg.
‘The Sitter’ Soundtrack Released
Sony Music has released the official soundtrack for David Gordon Green’s comedy The Sitter. The album features one track from the movie’s score by David Wingo and Jeff McIlwain, as well as several songs from the film by artists including The Sugarhill Gang, Slick Rick, Cluts, Pharcyde, The Jungle Brothers, Raphael Saadiq, Escort, Kreayshawn and Omega Watts featuring DJ DNA. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the album after the jump. The Sitter stars Jonah Hill as a college student who has a night to remember when he gets talked into baby-sitting the eccentric kids next door.
‘Answers to Nothing’ Soundtrack Announced
Lakeshore Records has announced the details of the soundtrack release for the indie drama Answers to Nothing. The album features the original score by composer Craig Richey (Friends with Money, The King of Kong: A Fistful of Dollars), as well as several songs from the movie by artists including Nico Vega, Brian Vander Ark and Imagine Dragons. The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 20, 2011 and on CD on January 31, 2012. To pre-order the album, visit Amazon. Check back for audio clips on this page in a few weeks. Answers to Nothing is directed by Matthew Leutwyler and stars Dane Cook, Elizabeth Mitchell, Julie Benz, Barbara Hershey, Kali Hawk and Zach Gilford.
‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ Soundtrack Details
Null Records has announced the details of the soundtrack for David Fincher’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. The album features the original score from the movie by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, as well as Reznor’s and Karen O’s cover of Led Zeppelin’s Immigrant Song. The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 9, 2011 (visit iTunes to pre-order the album) and later in the month as a 3-CD set, which is now available for pre-order on Amazon. To order a limited edition deluxe package of the album, visit Null Corporation’s online store, where you can also download a six-track, 35 minute sampler with no purchase necessary. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo marks Reznor’s and Ross’ second collaboration with David Fincher after last year’s The Social Network, which led to an Academy Award win for the composers. The movie based on the bestselling novel by Stieg Larsson stars Rooney Mara, Daniel Craig, Christopher Plummer, Robin Wright, Stellan Skarsgard and Joely Richardson.
‘The Darkest Hour’ Soundtrack Details
The details of the soundtrack release for the sci-fi horror film The Darkest Hour have been revealed. The album includes the original score from the movie by composer Tyler Bates, as well the songs I Like That by Richard Vission and Static Revenger feat. Luciana and Mockba (Moscow) by Marselle. The soundtrack is set for a release on December 13, 2011 by Lakeshore Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips from all 19 tracks on the album can be checked out below. The Darkest Hour directed by Chris Gorak and starring Emile Hirsch, Rachael Taylor, Olivia Thirlby and Max Minghella will be released in theaters on December 25.
‘Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close’ Soundtrack Announced
WaterTower Music will be releasing the soundtrack album for the drama Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, which marks the last major movie of the year for which no soundtrack announcement had been made yet (visit our upcoming soundtracks section for a full listing of the soundtracks coming out in the next couple of weeks). The album includes the original score from the movie composed and conducted by Alexandre Desplat and will be released on January 17, 2011. The composer recently finished recording around 80 minutes of music that he wrote in less than one month after coming in as a replacement for Nico Muhly. Check back on this page for the full details and audio clips of the soundtrack within the next couple of weeks.
Danny Elfman’s ‘Scrooged’ Score and Ennio Morricone’s ‘Fat Man and Little Boy’ Soundtrack Released
La-La Land Records has announced four new limited soundtrack albums, including two world premiere releases and two new editions of film music classics. First up is the previously unreleased score for Richard Donner’s 1988 holiday comedy Scrooged. The album includes the music from the movie by Danny Elfman. The project was Elfman’s first major Hollywood studio assignment before he scored his breakout score for Tim Burton’s Batman. To order the album and listen to audio previews, visit La-La Land Records’ website. Scrooged starring Bill Murray, Karen Allen, David Johansen and Bobcat Goldthwait received one Academy Award nomination for Best Make Up.
The label has also announced the world premiere release of the 1989 docudrama Fat Man and Little Boy. The album includes the original score from the film by Ennio Morricone. The 2CD-set includes a number of cues that were not used in the final cut of the movie. Audio clips and more details about the release can be checked out in La-La Land Records’ online store. Fat Man and Little Boy was directed by Roland Joffe (The Mission) and stars Paul Newman, Dwight Schultz and John Cusack.
New Soundtrack Editions of Jerry Goldsmith’s ‘The Great Train Robbery’ and James Horner’s ‘Wolfen’ Announced
Intrada Records has announced two new soundtrack editions of classic film scores. The first release is a 2-disc edition of Jerry Goldsmith‘s score for the 1979 action adventure movie The Great Train Robbery. The album includes the world premiere release of the complete score on one disc, as well as the original 1979 soundtrack assembly as produced by Goldsmith. To listen to audio clips and to order the album, visit Intrada’s website. The Great Train Robbery starring Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland and Lesley-Anne Down was written and directed by Michael Crichton.
The label’s other new release is the world premiere release of James Horner‘s score for the 1981 horror thriller Wolfen. The album includes the complete score by Horner written for the film, including two alternate tracks not used in the movie. For more details on the release and to check out audio clips, visit Intrada’s online store. Wolfen directed by Michael Wadleigh stars Albert Finney as a New York cop who investigates a series of brutal deaths that resemble animal attacks.
‘Young Adult’ Soundtrack Details
Rhino Records is set to release the official soundtrack album for Jason Reitman’s dramedy Young Adult. The album includes one track by the composer of the film Rolfe Kent (who previously scored the director’s Thank You for Smoking and Up in the Air), as well as five tracks by Juno composer Mateo Messina. Also featured on the soundtrack are the songs from the movie by artists including Diana Ross, 4 Non Blondes, The Replacements, Lemonheads, Veruca Salt, Teenage Fanclub, Cracker, Dinosaur Jr. and Suicidal Tendencies. The soundtrack will be released on December 6, 2011 and the CD is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the album after the jump. Young Adult marks Reitman’s second directorial feature with writer Diablo Cody (Juno).