La-La Land Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1994 martial arts movie The Next Karate Kid directed by Christopher Cain and starring Noriyuki “Pat” Morita, Hilary Swank and Michael Ironside. The album features the expanded and original score from the Columbia Pictures production composed by Academy Award winner Bill Conti (Rocky, Masters of the Universe, The Right Stuff, For Your Eyes Only, The Thomas Crown Affair) who also scored the first three installments in The Karate Kid series, including previously unreleased additional music tracks and alternate cues. The CD, which is limited to 3,000 copies, will be available to order on the label’s official website this coming Tuesday, November 30. Visit La-La Land Records’ Facebook page for the full album details.
Category: Film Music Albums
‘Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road’ Soundtrack Album Details
The full details of the soundtrack album for the documentary Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road have been revealed. The album features the songs from the film by Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson, including the original song vwritten and performed by the Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 26 by Lakeshore Records and will be available to stream/download here. Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road is directed by Brent Wilson and follows Brian Wilson on an intimate journey through his legendary career as he reminisces with Rolling Stone editor Jason Fine. The movie, which features new interviews with Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, Linda Perry, Nick Jonas, Jim James, Gustavo Dudamel and Al Jardine, was released in select theaters and on VOD last week by Screen Media Films.
‘Omerta 6/12’ Soundtrack Released
Capitol Finland has released a soundtrack album for the Finnish action thriller Omerta 6/12. The album features the film’s original music composed by Lasse Enersen (Tom of Finland, Cold Courage, The Misfits, The Machinery, Legend of the Ancient Sword, The Unknown Soldier). The soundtrack is now available to stream here, where you can also check out audio samples. Omerta 6/12 is directed by Aku Louhimies and stars Jasper Pääkkönen, Nanna Blondell and Sverrir Gudnason. The movie based on Ilkka Remes’ bestselling novels follows a Finnish secret service agent operating for the European Union’s special forces who is tasked to negotiate the hostage crisis during a terrorist attack at Finland’s Independence Day festivities.
‘A Boy Called Christmas’ Soundtrack Album Details
Milan Records will release the official soundtrack album for the fantasy drama A Boy Called Christmas. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Dario Marianelli (Atonement, Pride and Prejudice, Darkest Hour, V for Vendetta, Kubo and the Two Strings, Bumblebee, Anna Karenina). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 26 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. A Boy Called Christmas is directed by Gil Kenan and stars Henry Lawfull, Toby Jones, Sally Hawkins, Kristen Wiig, Michiel Huisman, Jim Broadbent, Zoe Margaret Colletti, Stephen Merchant, Joel Fry, Rune Temte and Maggie Smith. The movie and tells the story of a determined young boy who meets his destiny in a magical land inhabited by elves on a quest to find his father – and bring home the gift of hope.
Soundtrack Album for Kornél Mundruczó’s ‘Evolution’ Released
A soundtrack album has been released for the Hungarian drama Evolution. The album features the film’s original music composed by Dascha Dauenhauer (Blood Red Sky, Berlin Alexanderplatz, Bliss). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Evolution is directed by Kornél Mundruczó (Pieces of a Woman, Jupiter’s Moon), written by Kata Wéber and stars Lili Monori, Annamária Láng, Goya Rego, Padmé Hamdemir and Jule Böwe. The movie traces three generations of a family, from a surreal memory of World War II to modern day Berlin, unable to process their past in a society still coping with the wounds of its history.
‘Coppelia’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Dubois Records will release a soundtrack album for the ballet movie Coppelia. The album features the film’s original music composed by Maurizio Malagnini (Call the Midwife, Peter and Wendy, The Paradise, The C Word) and performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 25 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Coppelia is directed by Jeff Tudor, Steven de Beul & Ben Tesseur and stars Michaela DePrince, Daniel Camargo, Vito Mazzeo, Sasha Mukhamedov, Irek Mukhamedov and Dame Darcey Bussell. The movie based on the classic ballet of the same name is a modern retelling of the love story between Swan and Franz, jeopardized by cosmetic surgeon Dr. Coppelius and his uncannily beautiful protégé Coppelia.
‘Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake’ Soundtrack Released
Filmax has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish drama Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake (Pan de Limón Con Semillas de Amapola). The album features the film’s original music composed by Joan Valent (Witching and Bitching, Compadres, As Luck Would Have It, My Big Night, Childish Games). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples. Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake is co-written and directed by Benito Zambrano and stars Elia Galera, Eva Martin, Tommy Schlesser, Marilu Marini, Claudia Faci and Pere Arquillue. The movie is set in a small town located on the island of Mallorca and follows two sisters who were separated when they were teenagers and meet again to sell a bakery they’ve inherited from a mysterious benefactor they know nothing about.
‘Robin Robin’ Soundtrack Album Details
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix animated holiday special Robin Robin. The album features the short’s original music composed by The Bookshop Band. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 24. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Robin Robin is directed by Daniel Ojari & Michael Please and features the voices of Gillian Anderson, Richard E. Grant, Bronte Carmichael, Adeel Akhtar, Amira Macey-Michael, Tom Pegler, Endeavour Clutterbuck and Megan Harris. The Aardman Animation production follows a optimistic young robin raised by a family of mice who makes a heartfelt wish on a Christmas star.
‘The Velvet Queen’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Lakeshore and INVADA Records will release a soundtrack album for the French documentary The Velvet Queen (La Panthère des neiges). The album features the film’s original music composed by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis (The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Hell or High Water, Wind River, The Proposal, The Road, Lawless). The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 17 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out the track list. A first track (We Are Not Alone) is already being released today and can be checked out after the jump. The Velvet Queen is directed by Marie Amiguet and follows award-winning nature photographer Vincent Munier and writer Sylvain Tesson on a journey across the Tibetan highlands to document the infamously elusive snow leopard.
‘Peaceful’ Soundtrack Album Released
Quartet Records has released a soundtrack album for the French drama Peaceful (De son vivant). The album features the film’s original music composed by Eric Neveux (The Attack, Intimacy, Zombillennium, A Stork’s Journey, SamSam, Poly). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples. Peaceful is directed by Emmanuelle Bercot and stars Catherine Deneuve, Benoît Magimel, Cécile de France and real-life oncologist Dr Gabriel Sara. The movie centers on a grieving mother helping her terminally-ill son accept his fate and a doctor and a nurse fighting to do their job and bring them to acceptance.