Tomás Barreiro (La Maquina, Museo, The Good Girls, Gueros) has released a soundtrack album for the drama La Cocina. The album features the composer’s original score from the film and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to Barreiro’s end credits track after the jump. La Cocina is written and directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios and stars Raúl Briones, Rooney Mara, Anna Diaz, Motell Foster and Oded Fehr. The movie based on the 1957 stage play The Kitchen by Arnold Wesker follows an undocumented cook in a busy midtown Manhattan restaurant in a relationship with a server who is pregnant with his child and gets in trouble when it’s discovered that money has been stolen from the cash register.
Category: Film Music Albums
Remastered Soundtrack Album for Brian De Palma’s ‘Sisters’ Announced
Music Box Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1973 psychological horror thriller Sisters co-written and directed by Brian De Palma and starring Margot Kidder, Jennifer Salt, Charles Durning, Bill Finley and Lisle Wilson. The album features the newly remastered original score from the film composed and conducted by Academy Award winner Bernard Herrmann (Vertigo, Citizen Kane, Psycho, North by Northwest, Marnie, Taxi Driver, Obsession). The CD, which also includes liner notes featuring a new interview with editor Paul Hirsch, is limited to 1,000 edition and is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio samples and check out the full album details.
‘Waves’ (‘Vlny’) Soundtrack Album Released
Plaza Mayor Company has released a soundtrack album for the Czech/Slovak historical thriller Waves (Vlny). The album features the film’s original music composed by Simon Goff (The Gold). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Also listen to the composer’s title track after the jump. Waves is written and directed by Jirí Mádl and stars Vojtech Vodochodský, Vojtech Kotek, Martin Hofmann, Tatiana Pauhofová, Stanislav Majer and Marika Soposká. The movie, which has been selected as the Czech entry in the International Feature category for next year’s Academy Awards, is set in Prague, 1668 and follows a radio station employee who finds himself caught between the secret services and his revolutionary brother as the station broadcasts a confidential recording, and finds himself obliged to face history.
‘Nr. 24’ Soundtrack Released
Every Kind of Records has released a soundtrack album for the Norwegian biographical World War II drama Nr. 24. The album features the film’s original music composed by Kristoffer Lo (Hometown – Stories from a Century, Makta). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Also listen to the composer’s first track (Gunnar) below. Nr. 24 is directed by John Andreas Andersen and stars Sjur Vatne Brean, Erik Hivju, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Sigurd Solheim, Philip Helgar, Flo Fagerli and Ines Høysæter Asserson. The movie tells the story of Gunnar Sønsteby’s important contribution to the resistance movement in Norway during World War II, from the time he volunteered for resistance work after the German attack on Norway on April 9, 1940, when he became the leader of the “Oslo gang,” and his commitment to peace work
‘Woodwalkers’ Soundtrack Album Released
blue eyes Fiction has released a soundtrack album for the German/Austrian fantasy adventure Woodwalkers. The album features the film’s original music composed by Anne-Kathrin Dern (Fearless, The Devil Conspiracy, The Jade Pendant, The Legend of the War Horse, The Claus Family). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Woodwalkers is directed by Damian John Harper and stars Emile Cherif, Oliver Masucci, Martina Gedeck, Hannah Herzsprung, Lilli Falk, Johan von Ehrlich, Sophie Lelenta, Olivia Sinclair and Emil Bloch. The movie is based on Katja Brandis’ best-selling series and tells the story of a 13-year shapeshifter who grew up in the wilderness as a puma and now lives in his human form in the world of people.
World Premiere Release of Tobe Hooper’s & Wayne Bell’s ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Score Announced
Waxwork Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1974 horror classic The Texas Chainsaw Massacre co-written and directed by Tobe Hooper and starring Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow and Gunnar Hansen. The album features the film’s original score composed by Hooper and Wayne Bell (Eaten Alive, Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation). The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically (on vinyl, CD and and cassette) in the coming months to coincide with the movie’s 50th anniversary. A first track (Main Title) is already available to stream/download now as a digital single on most major digital music platforms and can also be checked out after the jump.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 1, 2024)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the drama Here co-written and directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Kelly Reilly and Paul Bettany. The film’s original music is composed by Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Avengers: Endgame, Forrest Gump, Cast Away, Predator, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Polar Express, Captain America: The First Avenger, The Mummy Returns). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being released by Sony Pictures.
Also opening nationwide is the animated feature Hitpig! directed by Cinzia Angelini & David Feiss and starring Jason Sudeikis, Lilly Singh, Rainn Wilson, RuPaul, Anitta, Andy Serkis, Hannah Gadsby, Lorraine Ashbourne, Charlie Adler and Shelby Young. Isabella Summers (of Florence + the Machine) (KAOS, Lady Chatterley’s Lover, Little Fires Everywhere, The Offer, Lisa Frankenstein, Physical) has composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being distributed by Viva Pictures.
‘The Godfather Part II’ 50th Anniversary Soundtrack Album Announced
La-La Land Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1974 classic The Godfather Part II co-written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro, Morgana King, Talia Shire and John Cazale. The album features the original music from the Paramount Pictures production composed by Academy Award winner Nina Rota (8 1/2, La Dolce Vita, War & Peace, Romeo & Juliet), including previously unreleased and unused music. The 2-CD set includes the expanded score presentation, as well additional and source cues by Rota on the first disc, and the remastered original soundtrack album, as well as bonus tracks that showcase music by Carmine Coppola and a rare demo recording by Rota on the second disc. The 50th Anniversary Edition is limited to 5,000 copies and is now available to order on the label’s official website.
‘The Ghost Trap’ Soundtrack Album Released
Atlantic Screen Music/Filmtrax has released a soundtrack album for the drama The Ghost Trap. The album features the film’s original music composed by Hugo de Chaire (Crooked House, 9 Bullets, The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout, Capsule, Surviving Christmas with the Relatives) & Jim Barne (The Unseen). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Also listen to de Chaire’s main title track after the jump. The Ghost Trap is co-written and directed by James Khanlarian and stars Zak Steiner, Greer Grammer, Steven Ogg, Sarah Catherine Hook and Taylor Takahashi. The movie revolves around a young lobsterman who must decide what’s right when his girlfriend suffers a head injury after being swept off his boat by a rogue wave and a rival family threatens his turf.
Expanded ‘Spider-Man 2’ Score Album Announced
La-La Land Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 2004 superhero movie Spider-Man 2 directed by Sam Raimi and starring Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Alfred Molina, Rosemary Harris and Donna Murphy. The album features the remastered and expanded original score from the sequel composed by Academy Award nominee Danny Elfman (Batman, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, Men in Black, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Alice in Wonderland), including previously unreleased music and alternate tracks. Also included are additional score cues composed by John Debney and Christopher Young. The 2-CD set is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio samples and learn more about the soundtrack, which is limited to 3,000 copies.