La-La Land Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1989 James Bond movie Licence to Kill directed by John Glen and starring Timothy Dalton, Carey Lowell,Robert Davi, Anthony Zerbe and Talisa Soto. The 35th Anniversary Edition album features the remastered and expanded original score from the film composed and conducted by Academy Award nominee Michael Kamen (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, X-Men, Die Hard, Lethal Weapon, The Iron Giant, The Three Musketeers, Mr. Holland’s Opus), including previously unreleased music. Also included are two versions of the title song performed by Gladys Knight. The 2- CD set, which is limited to 5,000 copies, is now available to order in the 007 Store and on the label’s official website, where you can also find out more about the release and listen to audio samples.
Category: Film Music Albums
‘Beverly Hills Cop III’ World Premiere Score Release Announced
La-La Land Records has announced the world premiere score album for the 1994 action comedy Beverly Hills Cop III directed by John Landis and starring Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Héctor Elizondo and Theresa Randle. The album features the original score from the Paramount Pictures production composed by Nile Rodgers (Coming to America, Alphabet City, Blue Chips). The 30th Anniversary Edition CD is limited to 1,500 copies and is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples and find out more about the release. MCA Records has previously released the original 1994 soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie and Rodgers’ cover of Harold Faltermeyer’s Axel F theme.
Expanded ‘The Dark Crystal’ Soundtrack Album Announced
La-La Land Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1982 fantasy adventure The Dark Crystal directed by Jim Henson & Frank Oz and starring Stephen Garlick, Lisa Maxwell, Billie Whitelaw, Barry Dennen and Percy Edwards. The 3-CD set features the expanded original score written for the film’s initial cut composed by Trevor Jones (The Last of the Mohicans, Cliffhanger, Labyrinth, Mississippi Burning, Merlin, Dark City, Excalibur) and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Marcus Dods, including previously unreleased music. The soundtrack, which is limited to 5,000 copies, is now available to order on Amazon and the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples and find out more about the album. A digital version will be available in the coming months (click here to stream/download) The Dark Crystal is now available on VOD, Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD and DVD.
‘Sunfish (and Other Stories on Green Lake)’ Soundtrack Released
Brian Steckler (The Rumba Kings, Deadly DILF) has released a soundtrack album for the drama Sunfish (and Other Stories on Green Lake). The album features the composer’s original music from the film and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to Steckler’s first track (Running) below. Sunfish (and Other Stories on Green Lake) is directed and produced by Sierra Falconer and stars Maren Heary, Jim Kaplan, Karsen Liotta, Tenley Kellogg, Dominic Bogart and Emily Hall. The movie centers on five people whose lives intertwine around Green Lake: a girl who learns to sail, two sisters who operate a bed-and-breakfast, a boy who fights for first chair and a fisherman who is after the catch of his life.
Expanded ‘Confessions of a Police Captain’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Quartet Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1971 Italian thriller Confessions of a Police Captain (Confessione di un commissario di polizia al procuratore della repubblica) co-written and directed by Damiano Damiani and starring Franco Nero, Martin Balsam and Marilù Tolo. The album features the expanded and remastered original score from the film composed by Riz Ortolani (Mondo Cane, The Yellow Rolls-Royce, The 7th Dawn, The Spy with the Cold Nose, The Glory Guys), including previously unreleased music. The limited edition CD is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio samples and find out more about the release.
‘All We Imagine as Light’ Soundtrack EP Released
Topshe (aka Dhritiman Das) has released a soundtrack EP for the drama All We Imagine as Light. The 6-track EP features the composer/singer/songwriter’s original music from the film and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to Topshe’s first track (Anu’s Song 1) after the jump. All We Imagine as Light is written and directed by Payal Kapadia and stars Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha, Hridhu Haroon, Chhaya Kadam and Azees Nedumangad. The movie tells the story of two women in who work together in a hospital in Mumbai: a troubled nurse who receives an unexpected gift from her estranged husband and her roommate who is seeking a place with her boyfriend.
Trailer and Main Theme from Akaki Popkhadze’s ‘In the Name of Blood’ Released
Music Box Publishing has released a digital single featuring the trailer and main title theme from the French/Belgian/Georgian crime thriller In the Name of Blood (Brûle le Sang). The tracks written by the film’s composer Guillaume Ferran (Take a Chance on Me, Escort Boys, The Scammers, Marie-Line et son juge, Jusant) are now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to both versions after the jump. In the Name of Blood is co-written and directed by Akaki Popkhadze and stars Nicolas Duvauchelle, Florent Hill and Denis Lavant. The movie revolves around two brothers who plunge into the criminal underworld of Nice, where revenge and faith ignite a deadly showdown.
‘The Prosecutor’ Soundtrack Album Released
Mandarin Motion Pictures Production has released a soundtrack album for the Hong Kong action drama The Prosecutor. The album features the film’s original music written by Choi Chul-ho and other composers. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Apple Music/iTunes, where you can also check audio samples. Also listen to the first track below. The Prosecutor is directed by Donnie Yen and stars Yen himself, Julian Cheung, Francis Ng, Kent Cheng, Adam Pak, Kang Yu and Locker Lam. The movie is inspired by an actual legal case in Hong Kong involving a man who falsely pleads guilty to drug trafficking after being framed and follows a veteran policeman-turned-prosecutor handling the case who is convinced of the man’s innocence and pursues his own investigation.
‘Planet B’ Soundtrack Released
Love Theme Music has released a soundtrack album for the French sci-fi thriller Planet B (Planète B). The album features the film’s original music composed by Bertrand Bonello (Saint Laurent, The Beast, Nocturama, Zombi Child, On War). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to Bonello’s first two tracks below. Planet B is written and directed by Aude Léa Rapi and stars Adèle Exarchopoulos, Souheila Yacoub, India Hair, Eliane Umuhire and Paul Beaurepaire. The movie is set in a futuristic Paris in 2039 and follows a group of environmental activists who disappear after being attacked during a protest and one of them wakes up in an entirely unfamiliar place called Planet B.
‘Ad Vitam’ Soundtrack Album Released
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the French Netflix original film Ad Vitam. The album features the movie’s original music composed by Amine Bouhafa (Timbuktu, Beauty and the Dogs, Four Daughters, Gagarine, The Man Who Sold His Skin, Along Came Love, Visiting Hours). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Also listen to the composer’s opening and title track below. Ad Vitam is co-written and directed by Rodolphe Lauga and stars Guillaume Canet, Stéphane Caillard, Nassim Lyes, Johan Heldenbergh, Alexis Manenti and Zita Hanrot. The action thriller follows a man who – a