Varese Sarabande Records has announced the details for the upcoming soundtrack release for the French historical drama The Princess of Montpensier. The album includes 15 tracks of Philippe Sarde’s original score from the film. The score was recorded with the Pro Arte Orchestra of London. The soundtrack album will be released on April 5, 2011. The movie directed by Bertrand Tavernier (Round Midnight, In the Electric Mist) centers on the love of Marie de Mezières for her dashing cousin Henri de Guise, thwarted when her father’s political ambitions force her into marriage with the well-connected Philippe de Montpensier, who she has never met. IFC will release The Princess of Montpensier domestically on April 8.
Category: Film Music Albums
Complete ‘Cliffhanger’ Soundtrack album announced
Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack release for the 1993 action thriller Cliffhanger. The film’s music is written by Trevor Jones. The album comes in a 2 disc set and includes over 90 minutes of Jones’ original score. The newly remixed edition of the soundtrack is limited to 2000 copies. The score was recorded with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. To order the CD and listen to audio clips from the soundtrack, visit Intrada’s online store. Cliffhanger is directed by Renny Harlin and stars Sylvester Stallone, John Lithgow and Michael Rooker.
‘Beastly’ Soundtrack albums announced
Lakeshore Records has announced two different soundtrack albums for the upcoming teen fantasy romance Beastly. The score album features the original score from the movie by composer Marcelo Zarvos. A separate song album will include songs from the film from such artists as Hanover Swain, Regina Spektor, The Vines and Ginsey. The song album will be released on March 1, 2011 and the score album will be coming out on March 15. To listen to audio clips from the score album and pre-order the CD, visit Screen Archives. Also visit the Soundtrack Facebook page for more information and audio clips. Beastly is a modern-day take on the “Beauty and the Beast” tale where a New York teen is transformed into a hideous monster in order to find true love. The film stars Vanessa Hudgens, Alex Pettyfer, Neil Patrick Harris, and Mary-Kate Olsen and is set to open on March 4, 2011.
‘The Adjustment Bureau’ Soundtrack announced
Relativity Music Group has announced a soundtrack album for the upcoming sci-fi romance thriller The Adjustment Bureau. The album includes Thomas Newman’s original score from the film, as well as the song The Future’s Bright, which was written for the film by Newman and singer/songwriter Richard Ashcroft (former frontman of The Verve). The album will be released on March 1, 2011. To download the album and listen to audio clips, visit Amazon. The Adjustment Bureau is based on a short story by Philip K. Dick and is directed by George Nolfi. The movie starring Matt Damon, Emily Blunt and Terence Stamp centers around a charismatic congressman who meets a beautiful ballet dancer, only to find strange circumstances keeping them from getting closer.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 18, 2011)
Three new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:
The teen sci-fi action movie I Am Number Four directed by D.J. Caruso and starring Alex Pettyfer, Dianne Agron, Timothy Olyphant and Teresa Palmer features a score by Trevor Rabin, as well as many songs from such artists as Beck, Kings of Leons and The Black Keys. No soundtrack album has been announced for the Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg-produced movie. There is about 45 minutes of Rabin’s score in the film, which would make a soundtrack release a definite possibility. Check back on this site if an announcement will be made.
Also opening is the mystery thriller Unknown directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and starring Liam Neeson, January Jones, Diane Kruger, Frank Langella and Aidan Quinn. The music for the Joel Silver-produced movie is written by John Ottman and Alexander Rudd. Visit our previous article announcing the soundtrack release, which will be released on Varese Sarabande Records on March 8. Also visit Film Music Magazine for an interview with Ottman on his newest project.
‘Drive Angry’ Soundtrack announced
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the action movie Drive Angry 3D. The album includes the original score by composer Michael Wandmacher. The soundtrack will be available digitally on February 22, 2011 and will get a CD release on March 8. To pre-order the CD, visit Amazon. An iTunes link will be added once the album becomes available. Drive Angry 3D centers around a vengeful father, who chases after the men who killed his daughter. The film directed by Patrick Lussier and starring Nicolas Cage and Amber Heard will be released in theaters on February 25. To find out more about the film, visit the official movie webpage and watch the trailer below.
‘In Treatment’ Soundtrack album released
Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the TV show In Treatment. The album includes the original score from the first two seasons of the HBO drama composed by Richard Marvin. Marvin is most well known for his features scores for U-571 and Surrogates, as well as for his music for the HBO show Six Feet Under. The soundtrack was released digitally earlier this week and can be downloaded on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips from the album. In Treatment centers around a psychotherapist played by Gabriel Byrne, who questions his abilities and gets help by reuniting with his old therapist, whom he has not seen for ten years. Byrne has won a Golden Globe Award for his lead performance.
Johnny Klimek & Reinhold Heil scoring ‘The Killer Elite’
Film Music Reporter has learned that the composer duo of Johnny Klimek and Reinhold Heil is scoring the upcoming action thriller The Killer Elite. The film directed by Gary McKendry stars Jason Statham, Robert De Niro, Clive Owen, Yvonne Strahovski, Dominic Purcell and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje. The movie is based on the Ranulph Fiennes novel The Feather Men and and follows a group of former British special forces members who are being hunted by assassins. Among the film’s producers is Michael Boughen, who produced last year’s Australian hit movie Tomorrow, When the War Began, which featured a score by Klimek & Heil. No release date has been set yet for the Australian/American co-production, but the movie is expected to open later this year.
Expanded ‘Broken Arrow’ Soundtrack released
La-La Land Records has released an expanded soundtrack for the 1996 action movie Broken Arrow. The film’s music is written by Hans Zimmer. The soundtrack album comes in a 2 disc-set and features more than 30 minutes of previously unreleased music for a total running time of almost two hours. The soundtrack is limited to 3000 copies and can be ordered on La-La Land Record’s webpage. Also check out the page for audio clips from the score. Broken Arrow is directed by John Woo and stars John Travolta and Christian Slater.
‘Largo Winch II’ Soundtrack details
Varese Sarabande Records will release a soundtrack album for the upcoming adventure thriller Largo Winch II. The album includes 20 tracks of Alexandre Desplat’s score for the movie. Also known as The Burma Conspiracy, the film is a sequel to the 2008 thriller Largo Winch, which also featured a score by Desplat and is available to download on iTunes. The album will only be released as a physical CD in Europe, but will receive a digital release on iTunes in the US. The album release date has been scheduled for March 22, 2011. Largo Winch II stars Tomer Sisley and Sharon Stone and will receive a release in France on February 16. There are no current plans for a domestic release of the film. To find out more about the movie, visit the French movie webpage and check out the trailer below.