The full details of the soundtrack album for the movie adaptation of the video game series Gran Turismo have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning & Fallout, Black Widow, Top Gun: Maverick, Bad Boys for Life, His Dark Materials, Black Adam) and Andrew Kawczynski (The Amazing Spider-Man 2, The Corrupted, Sky Hunter). The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 11 by Sony Masterworks and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A first track (And We’re Off) is already available to stream/download now and can be checked out below.
Category: Film Music Albums
Craig Armstrong Scoring Oliver Parker’s ‘The Great Escaper’
Craig Armstrong (Moulin Rouge!, The Great Gatsby, The Incredible Hulk, Love Actually, Ray, Romeo + Juliet, The Bone Collector) has composed the original music for the upcoming British drama The Great Escaper. The film is directed by Oliver Parker (The Importance of Being Earnest, Johnny English Reborn) and stars Michael Caine, Glenda Jackson and John Standing. The movie is inspired by true events and tells the story of octogenarian Bernard Jordan’s escape from his care home to attend the 70th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings in France.
‘Lassie – A New Adventure’ Soundtrack Released
David Reichelt (Paradise, Limbo, 8 Days, Die drei ??? – Erbe des Drachen, La Palma) has released a soundtrack album for the German family adventure drama Lassie – A New Adventure (Lassie – Ein neues Abenteuer). The album features the composer’s original music from the film and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Lassie – A New Adventure is directed by Hanno Olderdissen and stars Nico Marischka, Katharina Schüttler, Annette Frier, Justus von Dohnányi, Anna Lucia Gualano, Dennis Mojen, Pelle Staacken and Maike Jüttendonk.
World Premiere Soundtrack Release for ‘Good Guys Wear Black’ & ‘Silent Rage’ Announced
Dragon’s Domain Records has announced a soundtrack album featuring the first-ever score releases for two movies starring Chuck Norris: the 1979 action movie Good Guys Wear Black directed by Ted Post featuring music composed by Craig Safan (The Last Starfighter, Stand and Deliver, Cheers, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master) and the 1982 action sci-fi horror film Silent Rage directed by Michael Miller featuring music composed by Peter Bernstein (21 Jump Street, Bolero, The Ewok Adventure, My Science Project) & Mark Goldenberg (Class Reunion, Teen Wolf Too).
‘A Place to Fight For’ Soundtrack Album Released
Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album for Disney+’s first French original movie A Place to Fight For (Une zone à défendre). The album features the film’s original music composed by Mathieu Lamboley (Lupin, The Rose Maker, A Minuscule Adventure, Sisters in Arms, The Accusation, The Last Mercenary). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. A Place to Fight For is co-written and directed by Romain Cogitore and stars François Civil and Lyna Khoudri.
‘Bird Box Barcelona’ Soundtrack Released
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish Netflix original film Bird Box Barcelona. The album features the movie’s original music composed by Zeltia Montes (The Good Boss, Sad Hill Unearthed, Adiós, Traces of Sandalwood). 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 and listen to audio samples. Bird Box Barcelona is directed by Àlex & David Pastor and stars Mario Casas, Georgina Campbell, Diego Calva Hernández, Alejandra Howard, Naila Schuberth and Patrick Criado.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 28, 2023)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the supernatural horror family comedy Haunted Mansion directed by Justin Simien and starring LaKeith Stanfield, Owen Wilson, Tiffany Haddish, Danny DeVito, Chase W. Dillon, Rosario Dawson and Jamie Lee Curtis. The film’s original score is composed by Kris Bowers (Bridgerton, Green Book, Secret Invasion, King Richard, Queen Charlotte). Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past Wednesday. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the movie.
Also opening wide is the Australian supernatural horror thriller Talk to Me directed by Danny & Michael Philippou and starring Sophie Wilde, Alexandra Jensen, Otis Dhanji, Joe Bird and Miranda Otto. Cornel Wilczek (Clickbait, These Final Hours, Nowhere Boys) has composed the film’s original score. No word on a soundtrack release. The movie, which follows a group of friends who discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is being distributed in the U.S. by A24.
‘Barbie’ “Best Weekend Ever Edition” Soundtrack Album Released
Atlantic Records has released a “deluxe” version of the soundtrack album for Greta Gerwig’s fantasy comedy Barbie. The Best Weekend Ever Edition features two additional songs recorded for the movie: a cover of Matchbox Twenty’s Push produced by Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt & George Drakoulias and performed by Ryan Gosling (who stars as Ken), as well as a cover of Indigo Girls’s Closer to Fine performed by Brandi Carlile & Catherine Carlile. The new edition of the soundtrack is now available to stream/download here. Also listen to both additional tracks below. The original Barbie The Album is now also available digitally, on CD, vinyl and cassette.
Digital Version of ‘The Last Starfighter’ Expanded Edition Soundtrack Album Released
WaterTower Music has released a digital version of the expanded edition soundtrack album for the 1984 sci-fi classic The Last Starfighter directed by Nick Castle and starring Lance Guest, Dan O’Herlihy, Robert Preston and Catherine Mary Stewart. The album features the film’s complete original score composed and conducted by Craig Safan (Cheers, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, Stand and Deliver, Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins…). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Intrada Records has previously released a (now out-of-print) CD version of the expanded edition back in 2015.
‘River Wild’ Soundtrack Released
Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album for the thriller River Wild. The album features the film’s original music composed by Tristan Clopet (StartUp). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. River Wild is directed by Ben Ketai and stars Adam Brody, Leighton Meester and Taran Killan. The reimagining of Curtis Hanson’s 1994 feature The River Wild (scored by Jerry Goldsmith) follows a brother and sister as they embark on a white-water rafting trip with the siblings’ childhood friend who turns out to be more dangerous than he appears.