Category: Film Music Albums

John Williams’ ‘Seven for Luck & Other Music for Film and the Concert Stage’ Album Announced

Urania Records will release John Williams: Seven for Luck & Other Music for Film and the Concert Stage, a new album featuring the first complete recording of Seven for Luck, the Academy Award-winning composer’s only song cycle. Also included are chamber arrangements of Williams’ themes from Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List and Sydney Pollack’s Sabrina, Viktor’s Tale from The Terminal, The Letter from The Fabelmans, The Days in Between from Stepmom and three pieces from Memoirs of a Geisha. Pianist Simone Pedroni is the featured soloist. Other musicians include Maria Grazia Aschei (Soprano), Fausto Ghiazza (Clarinet), Christiana Coppola (Cello), Luca Stocco (Oboe) and Marco Bronzi (Violin) . The album will be released digitally next Tuesday, November 10 and physically a couple of weeks later. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version and check out the full track list below.

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‘Rock Bottom’ Soundtrack Album Released

MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the animated feature Rock Bottom (Gungo y los juegos cavernícolas). The album features the film’s original musiccomposed, orchestrated and conducted by Diego Navarro (Black Butterflies, The Photographer of Mauthausen, Winnipeg: Seeds of Hope, Passage to Dawn, Capture the Flag, Dos, Mimesis: Night of the Living Dead) and performed by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and also listen to the composer’s main theme below. Rock Bottom is written and directed by Rodolfo Riva Palacio & Gabriel Riva Palacio and features the voices (in its English language version) of Rob Schneider and Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias. The animated comedy tells the story of a spoiled caveman prince shed from his luxurious tribe after being framed by his power-hungry uncle who must lead a misfit crew of outcasts to win the brutal Caveman Games and reclaim his home.

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‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping’ Soundtrack Album Details

The full details of the “companion” soundtrack album for the film adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping have been revealed. The album produced by Grammy Award winner Dave Cobb and features songs by artists such as Whitney Peak, Noah Cyrus , Kacey Musgraves, Ella Langley, Mckenna Grace, Depeche Mode, The Cure, Stevie Nicks, Carter Faith & others, as well as actress Jennifer Lawrence who also appears in the film. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on November 13 by MCA Records. Visit Amazon to pre-order the digital album, the 2-CD version an the double vinyl edition. Several tracks, including Noah Kahan’s Draw You Out, Gigi Perez’s Favor, The Smashing Pumpkins’ Black Stars, have already been released over the last few weeks and can also be checked out after the jump. As previously reported, a separate album featuring James Newton Howard’s original score will be coming out on November 20. The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping is directed by Francis Lawrence and stars Joseph Zada, Jesse Plemons, Ralph Fiennes, Elle Fanning, Glenn Close, Kieran Culkin, Mckenna Grace, Maya Hawke, Whitney Peak and Kelvin Harrison Jr.

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‘Moulin’ Soundtrack Released

Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the French historical drama Moulin. The album features the film’s original music composed by Laetitia Pansanel-Garric (Pamfir, Hola Frida, Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake, The Monster of Many Monsters, Sophia Loren, une destinée particulière). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composer’s after the jump. Moulin is directed by László Nemes and stars Gliles Lellouche, Lars Eidinger, Louise Bourgoin, Marcin Czarnik, Félix Lefebvre, Max Warburton, Hortense de Gromard, Izabella Caussanel, Théo Costa-Marini, Pierre Nisse and Christian Harting. The movie follows Jean Moulin, the iconic leader of the French Resistance who fought against Nazi Germany during World War II, as he attempts to unify underground factions before being captured and subjected to brutal Gestapo interrogations.

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‘If I Don’t Come Back Tomorrow’ Soundtrack Album Released

Octopus Records has released a soundtrack album for the Italian drama If I Don’t Come Back Tomorrow (Se domani non torno). The album features the film’s original music composed by Michele Braga (Dogman, Minerva Academy, Brigands: The Quest for Gold, Freaks Out, The Blunder, Shadows, Diva Futura, Rose Island). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and most other major digital music services), where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composer’s title track below. If I Don’t Come Back Tomorrow is co-written and directed by Paola Randi and stars Filippo Timi, Sabrina Martinaa, Tecla Bossi and Tommaso Allione. The movie is loosely based on the book Dear Giulia written by Gino Cecchettin with Marco Franzoso and tells the story of Giulia Cecchettin and the pain of her father who chooses to transform the loss of his daughter into a commitment against violence towards women.

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‘The Birthday Gift’ (‘Das Geschenk’) Soundtrack Album Released

Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the German Netflix original film The Birthday Gift (Das Geschenk). The album features the movie’s original music composed by Loy Wesselburg (The Invincibles, Messy Christmas, Komm näher, Lügen und andere Wahrheiten). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composer’s first and final track after the jump. The Birthday Gift is directed by Vanessa Jopp and stars Jeanne Goursaud, Edin Hasanović, Heiner Lauterbach, Sogol Faghani, Levin Wopp, Berit Künnecke, Enzo Brumm, Bastian Reiber, Amal Keller and Paul Henrich. The comedy takes place during a neatly curated children’s birthday that goes off the rails when an iffy gift and unruly guests launch world-view quarrels, family drama and amusing chaos.

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‘You, Me, Us’ Soundtrack Album Released

Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the Italian Netflix original film You, Me, Us (Noi, un po’ meglio). The album features the movie’s original music composed by Bryan Senti (Lowriders, Save Me, The Get Out, American Dreamer, London Town, Experimenter, Mood). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and any other major digital music services), where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composer’s title track after the jump. You, Me, Us is co-written and directed by Daniele Luchetti and stars Elio Germano, Maria Chiara Giannetta, Anna Bonaiuto, Ilaria Spada, Dajana Roncione, Caterina Guzzanti, Jacopo Olmo Antinori, Filippo Nigro and Francesca De Martini. The comedy drama follows a free-spirited woman and a family-minded man whose opposing backgrounds and worldviews put their love to the test when they pursue adoption.

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‘Who Killed Alex Odeh?’ Soundtrack Album Details

Intrada Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Who Killed Alex Odeh?. The album features the film’s original music composed by Dana Kaproff (When a Stranger Calls, Empire of the Ants, The Big Red One, Oliver Sacks: His Own Life, Death Valley, Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 31 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first track (When I Arrived) below. Who Killed Alex Odeh? is directed by Jason Osder & William Lafi Youmans and centers on the assassination of a beloved Palestinian American activist in Southern California that ignites a 40-year quest for justice, revealing the roots of a dangerous political movement that thrives today.

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‘Collision Course’ Soundtrack Album Released

Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish Netflix original film Collision Course (Colisión). The album features the movie’s original music composed by Federico Jusid (The English, The Secret in Their Eyes, The Night Manager, A Gentleman in Moscow, A Thousand Blows, Star City, The Penguin Lessons, The Head) and Lorenzo Perelmuter (Malecón, Aliades). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composers’ title track after the jump. Collision Course is co-written and directed by Daniel Sánchez Arévalo and stars Laia Costa, Karra Elejalde, Luis Zahera, Tamar Novas, Álvaro Cervantes and Lluís Homar. The thriller takes place in the midst of the economic crisis, when a group of robbers break into a bank in Madrid, triggering a chain of unpredictable events.

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‘Jimmy’ Score Album Announced / Early Listen to ‘Make Us Proud, Jim’ Track

Grant Fonda (At Midnight,The House That Rob Built, ExMas, Dating & New York, Down the Fence, The Perfect Race) will release a soundtrack album for the biographical drama Jimmy. The album features the composer’s original score from the film, as well as a new arrangement of Puttin’ on the Ritz, recorded at Bandrika Studios with Los Angeles session musicians. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 30 (visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download). Listen to a first track (Make Us Proud, Jim) and find out more information  about the score and the cue below. Jimmy is directed by Aaron Burns and stars KJ Apa, Jason Alexander, Max Casella, Sarah Drew, Julian Works, Kara Killmer and Jen Lilley. The movie explores Hollywood legend Jimmy Stewart’s rise to stardom, his service as a combat pilot over Nazi-occupied Europe, and his difficult return home before making It’s a Wonderful Life.

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