Villa Recordings will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Children of the Enemy. The album features the film’s original music composed by Lisa Nordström (Sonica Sequence). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, June 23 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Children of the Enemy is directed by Gorki Glaser-Müller, produced by Kristofer Henell & Erika Malmgren and chronicles the journey of a Swedish-Chilean man to a Syrian prison camp to free his grandchildren, after their parents – members of the Islamic State terrorist group – are killed. The movie premiered at this year’s CPH:DOX film festival and was released in Swedish theaters last month.
Category: Film Music Albums
Expanded Soundtrack Album for Steven Spielberg’s ‘Always’ Announced
La-La Land Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1989 romance fantasy drama Always directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, John Goodman, Brad Johnson and Audrey Hepburn. The album features the expanded and remastered original score from the Universal Pictures/Amblin Entertainment production composed and conducted by John Williams (Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jaws, Jurassic Park, Schindler’s List, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, E.T.), including previously unreleased music and alternate cues. The CD, which is limited to 3,500 copies, will be available to order on the label’s official website at noon today. MCA Records has released the original 1990 soundtrack album featuring twelve score tracks and six songs from the movie.
‘Minamata’ Soundtrack Album Details
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the drama Minamata. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Ryuichi Sakamoto (The Last Emperor, The Revenant, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, Little Buddha, Snake Eyes). Also included is the end credits song One Single Voice performed by Welsh mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins who also stars in the movie. The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 30 and is available for pre-order here. A vinyl edition coming out on the same date is also available to order on Amazon. Minamata is directed by Andrew Levitas and stars Johnny Depp, Hiroyuki Sanada, Minami, Bill Nighy, Ryo Kase,Jun Kunimura, Tadanobu Asano and Akiko Iwase. The movie follows celebrated war photographer W. Eugene Smith who has disconnected from the world but takes a final assignment from his Life Magazine editor and travels back to Japan to investigate the poisoning of the inhabitants of a fishing village called Minamata.
Expanded and Remastered ‘Chimes at Midnight’ (‘Falstaff’) Soundtrack Album Announced
Quartet Records has announced a new soundtrack album for Orson Welles’ 1965 drama Chimes at Midnight (Falstaff) starring the director himself, Jeanne Moureau, Margaret Rutherford, Fernando Rey, John Gielgud and Alan Webb. The 2-CD set features the expanded and remastered original music from the film composed by Angelo Francesco Lavagnino (Lost Continent, An American in New York, Othello, The Naked Maja), including the restored original 1966 soundtrack album on the first disc and the complete score on the second disc. Visit the label’s official website to order the album, which is limited to 500 copies, to check out audio samples and for the full album details.
‘Better Days’ Soundtrack Album Released
MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the Chinese romantic crime thriller Better Days (Shaonian de ni). The album features the film’s original music composed by Varqa Buehrer. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Better Days is directed by Derek Kwok-Cheung Tsang and stars Zhou Dongyu and Jackson Yee. The movie, which was nominated as the Hong Kong entry in the Best International Feature category at last year’s Academy Awards, follows a woman who finds her life at a standstill when faced by relentless bullying from her peers as she prepares for her college entrance exam and gets dragged into the middle of a murder investigation that will change her life forever.
‘Gaia’ Soundtrack Released
MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the South African horror fantasy drama Gaia. The album features the film’s original music composed by Pierre-Henri Wicomb (Waterfront, Die Spreeus). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download in all major digital music stores worldwide (except U.S. & Canada). Visit the British Amazon store to check out audio samples. Gaia is directed by Jaco Bouwer and stars Monique Rockman, Carel Nel, Alex van Dyk and Anthony Oseyemi. The movie follows a park ranger on a surveillance mission in a primordial forest who encounters two survivalists who seem to have their own religion and a mysterious relationship to nature.
‘The Ice Road’ Score Album Details
Music.Film Recordings & Lakeshore Records will release a score album for the action thriller The Ice Road. The album features the film’s original score composed by Max Aruj (Crawl, iBoy, Me You Madness, Lansky, The Abandoned). The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, June 25 and is now available for pre-order here. As previously reported, Big Machine Records will release a separate album featuring songs from and inspired by the movie. The Ice Road is directed by Jonathan Hensleigh and stars Liam Neeson, Laurence Fishburne, Benjamin Walker, Ray McKinnon, Marcus Thomas and Amber Midthunder. The movie follows takes place after the collapse of a diamond mine in northern Canada and follows two ice road truckers on a race against the clock, before the ice thaws and the miners are trapped.
‘Dementia Part II’ Soundtrack Album Released
David Labovitch has released a soundtrack album for the horror comedy Dementia Part II. 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. Dementia Part II is written and directed by Matt Mercer & Mike Testin and stars Mercer himself, Graham Skipper, Najarra Townsend and Suzanne Voss. The movie revolves around an ex-con who takes a job as a handyman for an unstable elderly woman to avoid a parole violation, a choice he may regret. The comedy, which screened at various film festivals, including Cinepocalypse, London FrightFest & Sitges, was released in select theaters last month by Dark Star Pictures & Bloody Disgusting and is now also available on VOD and DVD.
‘The Sparks Brothers’ Soundtrack EP Details
Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack EP for the documentary The Sparks Brothers. The 4-track EP features three tracks from the Sparks‘ 2018 live performance in London. Also included is a lyric read by Neil Gaiman of the band’s song Amateur Hour. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, June 18 and will be available to stream/download here. Also listen to all four tracks below. The Sparks Brothers is directed by Edgard Wright and centers on brothers/bandmates Ron and Russell Mael and their hugely influential, and criminally overlooked rock band. The movie features commentary from celebrity fans Flea, Jane Wiedlin, Beck, Jack Antonoff, Jason Schwartzman, Gaiman, among others.
‘Miss Juneteenth’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the drama Miss Juneteenth. The album features the film’s original score composed by Emily Rice (The I-Land). Also included are the songs from the movie by artists such as Curtis Heath, FatDaddy, LJ Echols and Mr. Tip. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, June 18 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Miss Juneteenth is written and directed by Channing Godfrey Peoples and stars Nicole Beharie, Kendrick Sampson and Alexis Chikaeze. The movie follows a former beauty queen and single mom who prepares her rebellious teenage daughter for the “Miss Juneteenth” pageant.