Madison Gates Records has released a soundtrack album for the Screen Gems teen thriller The Roommate starring Leighton Meester, Minka Kelly and Cam Gigandet. The album includes 20 tracks of original score from composer John Frizzell. The album is currently available as a digital release. For audio clips and to download the album, visit iTunes.
Category: Film Music Albums
‘Rango’ Soundtrack album announced
Anti Records has announced a soundtrack album for Gore Verbinski’s upcoming animated film Rango. The album includes the original score by Hans Zimmer, as well as songs by Los Lobos. For an audio preview of Los Lobos’ Rango theme song, check out this LA Times article. The soundtrack will be released on Februray 25 as a digital release and on March 15 on CD. To pre-order the album, visit Amazon.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 28, 2011)
Two new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:
The Rite directed by Mikael Hafstrom and starring Anthony Hopkins, Colin O’Donoghue and Alice Braga features music by Alex Heffes. A soundtrack album has been released digitally on Silva Screen Records and will be available as a physical CD in February. Check out our previous article on the announcement.
Also coming out is Simon West’s The Mechanic starring Jason Statham and Ben Foster. The film is scored by Mark Isham. A soundtrack has been released in three different versions on Isham’ own label MIM Records. The Assassin’s Edition is a six track EP of selections from the score (visit Amazon or iTunes to download and listen to clips from the album). The Complete Collector’s Edition features the complete underscore that includes bonus tracks not used in the film (visit Amazon or iTunes).
New release of Jerry Goldsmith’s score for ‘Link’ announced
Intrada Records has announced a new limited edition release of Jerry Goldsmith’s score for the 1986 horror thriller Link directed by Richard Franklin and Terence Stamp, Elisabeth Shue and Steven Pinner. The album is a repressing from the original soundtrack that was released in 1986 and has been out of print for years. The soundtrack is limited to 2000 copies. Goldsmith’s score was recorded with the National Philharmonic Orchestra. To listen to audio clips and order the CD, click here.
‘The Mechanic’ soundtrack details
Mark Isham Music has announced a soundtrack release for the upcoming film action thriller The Mechanic. Mark Isham’s original score will be included on the album with more details being announced next week. The soundtrack is expected to be released on January 25 by MIM Records. The Mechanic follows an elite hit man as he teaches his trade to an apprentice who has a connection to one of his previous victims. The movie stars Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Tony Goldwyn and Donald Sutherland and is set to come out on January 28 by CBS Films. The film is directed by Simon West (Con Air, The General’s Daughter, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, When A Stranger Calls). For a short video with Isham and West talking about the score, watch the video below.
‘No Strings Attached’ soundtracks announced
Lakeshore Records has announced two different soundtrack albums for the romantic comedy No Strings Attached directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher. A score album to be released on February 15, 2011 features the original score from John Debney. Two tracks from the score (Golf Date and I Love You/The Kiss) are currently available on John Debney’s Facebook Fanpage. Visit our previous article announcing the composer on the movie which will be released this Friday on January 21 and check out the film’s trailer below. To pre-order the score album, visit Amazon.
‘The Rite’ soundtrack details
Silva Screen Records has announced a soundtrack for the upcoming horror thriller The Rite directed by Mikael Hafstrom and starring Anthony Hopkins, Colin O’Donoghue and Alice Braga. The album includes 13 tracks of Alex Heffes’ original score and has has a running time of around 56 minutes. The soundtrack will come out on January 25 as a download release, with a physical CD to follow on February 8 (click here to pre-order the CD). To listen to audio clips from all tracks on the album, visit Amazon.
Michael Wandmacher’s ‘Train’ score released
Lionsgate Records has released Michael Wandmacher’s score for the horror thriller Train. The film directed by Gideon Raff (The Killing Floor) stars Thora Birch.The movie is set in Europe, where a group of American college athletes unknowingly board a train that will become one deadly ride. The movie premiered at 2008’s Screamfest Film Festival and has been available on DVD for more than a year. To listen to audio clips and download the score, visit Amazon or iTunes.
James Horner’s ’48 Hrs.’ score album announced
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere release of James Horner’s score for the 1982 buddy comedy 48 Hrs. The movie directed by Roger Spottiswoode stars Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte. In the movie, a hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down a killer. Apart from the score, the album contains a quartet of original songs, supervised by Ira Newborn, all of them performed by ‘The BusBoys’. The soundtrack album is limited to 5000 copies and can be ordered on Intrada. Also visit Intrada’s page for audio clips from the soundtrack.
‘Biutiful’ soundtrack album released
Relativity Music Group has released a soundtrack album for Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu’s drama Biutiful starring Javier Bardem. The album includes almost an hour of Gustavo Santaolalla’s original score, as well as several source tracks from the film. The album is currently available to download on Amazon and iTunes. Check out the links for audio clips from the soundtrack. A physical 2 CD release with the title Biutful/Almost Biutiful – Deluxe Edition will be released on February 8. Visit Amazon to pre-order the set. The movie will be released on January 28 by Roadside Attractions after receiving a limited Oscar-qualifying run at the end of last year.