The full details of the first volume of the album Exotic Themes for the Silver Screen have been revealed. The album features themes by Academy Award-winning composer Michael Giacchino re-recorded and re-imagined (in the style known as Exotica) by the composer himself. Among the titles featured on the record are themes from films such as Ratatouille, The Incredibles, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, Cloverfield, Let Me In, Super 8, Speed Racer, The Family Stone, Cars 2, Land of the Lost & Monte Carlo, TV shows Lost and Alias, the theme park attraction Space Mountain and video games including The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Medal of Honor and Secret Weapons Over Normandy. The album will be released digitally on July 26 by Mutant. A CD and vinyl edition is also in the works. Visit Amazon to pre-order the record in digital, CD and vinyl formats. Two first track (Married Life from Up and LAX from Lost) are already available digitally now (listen to both tracks after the jump) and LAX & Take a Hike from Lost, as well as Married Life & Enterprising Young Men from Star Trek are available as limited edition 7-inch singles.
Category: Film Music Albums
‘Disciples in the Moonlight’ Soundtrack Album Details
Abide Records will release a soundtrack album for the faith-based dramatic thriller Disciples in the Moonlight. The album features the film’s original music composed by Zachary Horner (Operation Resist). The soundtrack will be released next Friday, July 19 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Disciples in the Moonlight is directed by Brett Varvel and stars Todd Terry, Varvel himself, Josh Strychalski (who also wrote the screenplay, Drew Varvel, Baylee Toney, Myles Clohessy and Levan Smith. The movie is set in a not-too-distant future, in which the Bible has been outlawed in the U.S. and replaced with a government approved bible, and follows a group of seven Christians from Indiana who are asked to smuggle the true Word of God to underground churches in Kentucky, Illinois, and Ohio.
‘Sing Sing’ Soundtrack Album Details
A24 Music will release the official soundtrack album for the drama Sing Sing. The album features the film’s original music composed by The National’s Bryce Dessner (The Two Popes, She Came to Me, Bardo, Manhunt, The Kitchen, A Good Person, Irresistible) who recorded his score with the London Contemporary Orchestra. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, July 12 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to Dessner’s title track below. Sing Sing is co-written (with Clint Bentley) and directed by Greg Kwedar and stars Colman Domingo, Clarence Maclin, Sean San José and Paul Raci. The movie follows a theater troupe that finds escape from the realities of incarceration through the rush of putting on a play.
‘Stephen’ Soundtrack Released
Dense Truth has released a soundtrack album for the British documentary Stephen. The album features the film’s original score written by music producer, DJ and composer Forest Swords (aka Matthew Barnes) (As Dusk Falls). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to Barnes’ main theme after the jump. Stephen is directed by visual artist Melanie Manchot who works with a recovery group in Liverpool who takes up roles in a semi-fictional film-within-a-film that explores addiction and mental health from multiple perspectives. The movie centers on Stephen, a character recovering from gambling and alcohol addictions.
‘Mother, Couch’ Soundtrack Album Details
The Foolshed will release a soundtrack album for the comedy drama Mother, Couch. The album features the film’s original music composed by Christopher Bear (of the indie rock band Grizzly Bear) (Past Lives, High Maintenance, Swallowed, If You Were the Last, The Passenger). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, July 12 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Mother, Couch is written and directed by Niclas Larsson and stars Ewan McGregor, Taylor Russell, Lara Flynn Boyle, Ellen Burstyn, F. Murray Abraham and Rhys Ifans. The movie is based on Jerker Virdborg’s novel Mamma I Soffa and follows the members of a dysfunctional family who find themselves mysteriously trapped in an antiquated furniture store when their elderly matriarch suddenly refuses to get up from one of the display couches.
‘Kiss of the Con Queen’ Soundtrack Album Details
Plaza Mayor Company will release a soundtrack album for the crime thriller Kiss of the Con Queen. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ollie Howell (Rise of the Footsoldier 4: Marbella, Breaking Point, Forced Out). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, July 9 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Kiss of the Con Queen is directed by Tom Waller and stars Eoin O’Brien, Yayu Unru, Francis Magee, Patrick Bergin and Ravi Patel. The movie tells the true story of an actor based in Bangkok who lured to Jakarta when he believes he is being considered for a role in an upcoming DC Origins show, only to find out that the whole thing is an elaborate scam..
‘Jessica Forever’ Soundtrack Album Released
Ecce Films has released a soundtrack album for the French sci-fi drama Jessica Forever. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ulysse Klotz (Diamantino, Spirit of Ecstasy, Terrible Jungle, Atomic Age). Also included are tracks by artists such as Age Reform, Florian Kiniffo, Jesu, Vanessa Amar, Alfred Deller, Year of No Light & others. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Also listen to Klotz’s title track after the jump. Jessica Forever is written and directed by Caroline Poggi & Jonathan Vinel and stars Aomi Muyock, Sebastian Urzendowsky, Paul Hamy, Lucas Ionesco, Augustin Raguenet and Eddy Suiveng. The movie is set in a dystopian world where violent misfits reign supreme and follows a woman and her makeshift family of rehabilitated marauders as they are fighting for peace.
‘Harka’ Soundtrack Album Released
LUCKYME® Records has released a soundtrack album for the drama Harka. The album features the film’s original music composed by Eli Keszler (Pet Shop Days, Alex’s War). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s Alyssa’s Theme below. Harka is written and directed by Lotfy Nathan and stars Adam Bessa, Najib Allagui, Salima Maatoug, Ikbal Harbi and Khaled Brahem. The movie follows a young Tunisian petrol bootlegger dreaming of a better life who is pushed to the brink by misfortune, injustice, and government corruption still in place over a decade after the Arab Spring.
‘Kill’ Soundtrack EP Released
Sony Music India has released a soundtrack EP for the Indian action thriller Kill. The 4-track EP features the songs from the film written by Shashwat Sachdev, Haroon-Gavin and Vikram Montrose and featuring lyrics by Sachdev, Siddhant Kaushal and Shekhar Astitwa. The soundtrack is now available on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to all four tracks after the jump. Kill is written and directed by Nikhil Nagesh Bhat and stars Lakshya, Tanya Maniktala, and Raghav Juyal. The movie follows army commando who takes on gang of knife-wielding thieves who begin to terrorize innocent passengers on his train to save those around him.
‘Vanished Into the Night’ Soundtrack Album Released
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the Italian Netflix original film Vanished Into the Night (Svaniti nella notte). The album features the movie’s original music composed by Emmy Award winner Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery & Picard, Ripley, Legion, The Umbrella Academy, The Night Of). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first track (Dove Sono) after the jump. Vanished Into the Night is directed by Renato De Maria and stars Riccardo Scamarcio, Annabelle Wallis, Gaia Coletti, Massimiliano Gallo and Lorenzo Ferrante. The thriller follows father who is immersed in a difficult divorce process and embarks on a dangerous mission when his children disappear from their isolated country house.