The details of the soundtrack album for Darren Aronofsky’s psychological drama The Whale have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Rob Simonsen (Ghostbusters: Afterlife, The Way Back, Foxcatcher, Nerve, The Adam Project, (500) Days of Summer). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, December 9 by A24 Music. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album. A first track (Midnight Storm) was already released as a digital single last month. The Whale is directed by Aronofsky and stars Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Samantha Morton, Hong Chau and Ty Simpkins. The movie is based on the play by Samuel D. Hunter and tells the story of a reclusive English teacher who attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter.
Category: Film Music Albums
‘Empire of Light’ Soundtrack Album Details
The Null Corporation will release a soundtrack album for Sam Mendes’ drama Empire of Light. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award winners Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Soul, Watchmen, Mank, Gone Girl, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 9 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Empire of Light is written and directed by Mendes and stars Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Colin Firth, Tom Brooke, Toby Jones, Tanya Moodie and Crystal Clarke. The movie is set in an English coastal town in the early 1980s and tells a story of the power of human connection during turbulent times.
‘God’s Country’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the thriller/modern western God’s Country. The album features the film’s original music composed by DeAndre James Allen-Toole. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, December 9 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. God’s Country is co-written and directed by Julian Higgins and stars Thandiwe Newton, Joris Jarsky, Jefferson White, Jeremy Bobb, Kai Lennox and Tanaya Beatty. The movie follows a black former police officer turned professor in a rural college town who is drawn into an escalating battle of wills that puts her most deeply held values to the test.
‘Kanun’ Soundtrack Released
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the French/Belgian thriller Kanun (Kanun, la loi du sang). The album features the film’s original music composed by Séverin Favriau (Brothers by Blood, A Bluebird in My Heart). Also included is a track by Nicolas Motte. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check the track list and listen to out audio samples. Kanun is written and directed by Jérémie Guez and stars Waël Sersoub, Tugba Sunguroglu and Arben Bajraktaraj. The movie follows a 30-something man who works in Brussels as an accomplice of the Albanian mafia and falls in love with a Turkish art student.
‘Emancipation’ Soundtrack Album Details
Lakeshore Records will release the official soundtrack album for the historical drama Emancipation. The album features the film’s original music composed by Marcelo Zarvos (Wonder, The Affair, Fences, Ray Donovan, The Good Shepherd, Enough Said). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, December 9 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Emancipation is directed by Antoine Fuqua and stars Will Smith, Ben Foster, Charmaine Bingwa, Gilbert Owuor, Mustafa Shakir, Steven Ogg and Grant Harvey. The movie is inspired by the 1863 photos of “Whipped Peter” and tells the story of a man who escapes from slavery, relying on his wits, unwavering faith and love for his family to evade cold-blooded hunters and the unforgiving swamps of Louisiana on his quest for freedom.
‘The Ark of Lilburn’ Soundtrack Released
Family Band Productions has released a soundtrack album for the documentary The Ark of Lilburn. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jordan Bennett. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Apple Music/iTunes and most other major digital music services. The Ark of Lilburn is directed by Nicholas DeKay and follows Lowe Porter, the owner of the multimillion dollar steel company Porter Steel, and his son Cole Porter, VP of Porter Steel, as they try to realize their dream of transporting their 55 foot long, 19 foot high, 130,000 pound steel yacht The Hardship from Lilburn, GA to Knoxville, TN down to it’s final destination in Tampa, FL.
‘The Claus Family 3’ Soundtrack Album Details
MovieScore Media will release a soundtrack album for the Dutch-Belgian family adventure sequel The Claus Family 3 (De Familie Claus 3). The album features the film’s original music composed by Anne-Kathrin Dern (Fearless, The Jade Pendant, Help, I Shrunk My Parents, The Legend of the War Horse). Also included is the song Share Xmas Love written and performed by KIA and produced by Dern. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 7 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Check out the opening track after the jump. The label has previously released Dern’s scores from the first and second installments. The Claus Family 3 is directed by Ruben Vandenborre and stars Jan Decleir, Mo Bakker, Pommelien Thijs, Bracha van Doesburgh, Sien Eggers, Jandino Asporaat, Josje Huisman, Eva van der Gucht and Stefaan Degand.
‘Maestro(s)’ Soundtrack Released
Vendome has released a soundtrack album for the French drama Maestro(s). The album features the film’s original music composed by Florencia di Concilio (The Five Devils, Calamity, The Super 8 Years ). Also included are the classical pieces from the movie performed by the Melting Pop Orchestra, Anne Gravouin and Nicolas Guiraud. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and audio samples. Maestro(s) is co-written and directed by Bruno Chiche and stars Yvan Attal, Pierre Arditi, Miou-Miou, Pascale Arbillot, Caroline Anglade and Nils Othenin-Girard. The movie is based on Joseph Cesar’s Academy Award-nominated Israeli feature Footnote and centers on the relationship between a father and a son who are both music conductors..
Expanded ‘Conan the Destroyer’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1984 fantasy adventure Conan the Destroyer directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mako, Grace Jones, Tracey Walter, Wilt Chamberlain and Olivia d’Abo. The album features the expanded original score from the film composed and conducted by Basil Poledouris (Conan the Barbarian, Conan the Barbarian, RoboCop, The Blue Lagoon, Starship Troopers, The Hunt for Red October), including almost 30 minutes of previously unreleased music, as well as alternate cues. The 2-CD set is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples. (UPDATE, March 9, 2023) A digital version will be released on March 10 by Back Lot Music and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon.
‘Papi Chulo’ Soundtrack Album Released
John McPhillips (Spin the Bottle, Handsome Devil, Smother, Finding Joy) has released a soundtrack album for the comedy drama Papi Chulo. The album features the composer’s original score from the film and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Papi Chulo is written and directed by John Butler and stars Matt Bomer and Alejandro Patiño. The movie follows a newly single TV weatherman who is put on leave following an on-air meltdown and strikes an unexpected but profound friendship with a middle-aged Latino day laborer.