Caldera Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for Mike Leigh’s 2004 British drama Vera Drake starring Imelda Staunton, Phil Davis, Daniel Mays & Eddie Marsan featuring the film’s original music composed by Andrew Dickson. Also included is the composer’s score for Leigh’s 2002 feature All or Nothing starring Timothy Spall & Lesley Manville, as well as selections of his music from Goran Paskaljevic’s Someone Else’s America and Noemie Lvovsky’s 2004 French drama Forget Me (Oublie-moi). Visit the label’s official website for more details about the release. Caldera Records has previously released a soundtrack album featuring Leigh’s scores for Leigh’s Naked, Secrets & Lies, Meantime and High Hopes last year.
Category: Film Music Albums
‘Rogue City’ (‘Bronx’) Soundtrack Released
Gaumont has released a soundtrack album for the French thriller Rogue City (Bronx). The album features the film’s original music is composed by Erwann Kermorvant (36th Precint, A Gang Story, Carbon, A Ticket to Space, The Clearstream Affair). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. Rogue City is written and directed by Olivier Marchal and stars Lannick Gautry, Stanislas Merhar, Kaaris, David Belle, Jean Reno, Claudia Cardinale, Gérard Lanvin, Patrick Catalifo, Moussa Maaskri and Catherine Marchal. The thriller follows a loyal cop caught in the crosshairs of police corruption and Marseille’s warring gangs who must protect his squad by taking matters into his own hands.
‘Random Acts of Violence’ Soundtrack Released
Dine Alone Music has released a soundtrack album for the horror movie Random Acts of Violence. The album features the film’s original score composed by Wade MacNeil and Andrew Gordon Macpherson (Dark Side of the Ring, The Ranger). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music store to stream/download the soundtrack or to listen to audio samples. A vinyl edition is available to order here. Random Acts of Violence is directed by Jay Baruchel and stars Jordana Brewster, Baruchel himself, Jesse Williams and Niamh Wilson. The movie follows a comic book creator, his wife, assistant and best friend as they embark upon a road trip from Toronto to NYC comic con, when bad things start to happen.
Expanded ‘Jacob’s Ladder’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Quartet Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1990 horror thriller Jacob’s Ladder directed by Adrian Lyne and starring Tim Robbins, Elizabeth Peña and Danny Aiello. The album features the expanded and remastered original score from the movie composed and conducted by Academy Award winner Maurice Jarre (Lawrence of Arabia, Ghost, Witness, Gorillas in the Mist). The 2-CD set, which is limited to 2,000 copies, features a remastered version of the original 1990 soundtrack album (released by Varese Sarabande) on the first disc, and the complete score, as well as unused cues on the second disc. Visit the label’s official website to order the album, for more details and to check out audio samples.
‘I See You’ Soundtrack Album Released
A soundtrack album has been released for the psychological thriller I See You. The album features the film’s original music composed by William Arcane. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. I See You is directed by Adam Randall and stars Helen Hunt, Jon Tenney, Judah Lewis, Owen Teague, Libe Barer, Greg Alan Williams, Erika Alexander and Allison King. The movie centers on the lead investigator on a missing persons case who struggles to balance work and home life, but when the family is put in mortal danger, an evil truth about their home is finally uncovered.
Gustavo Santaolalla’s & Gary Clark Jr.’s Original Song ‘Valley of Last Resort’ from ‘Freak Power’ Released
Warner Records has released the original song Valley of Last Resort from the documentary Freak Power: The Ballot or the Bomb. The track is written and performed by Academy Award winner Gustavo Santaolalla (Brokeback Mountain, Babel, The Motorcycle Diaries, The Book of Life) & Grammy Award winner Gary Clark Jr. and features lyrics by Academy Award winner Paul Williams (The Muppet Movie, A Star Is Born). The song is now available to stream/download as a digital single on Amazon and other digital music stores. Also listen to the full track after the jump. Freak Power is directed by Daniel Joseph Watkins & Ajax Phillips and follows outlaw journalist Hunter S. Thompson who – in 1970, disgusted by the way police are abusing their power – starts his own political movement to fight against corruption and cronyism in his town and across America.
First Song (‘Tonight Belongs to You’) from Netflix’s ‘The Prom’ Soundtrack Released
Sony Masterworks has released the first track from the soundtrack for the Netflix original film The Prom. Tonight Belongs to You (originally written for the stage musical by Matthew Sklar with lyrics by Chad Beguelin) is performed by James Corden, Jo Ellen Pellman, Kerry Washington, Logan Riley & Sofia Deler & other cast members, produced by Adam Anders & Peer Astrom and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music stores. Also listen to the song after the jump. A full soundtrack album will be announced soon. The Prom is directed by Ryan Murphy and also stars Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Andrew Rannells, Keegan-Michael Key, Ariana Debose, Mary Kay Place, Kevin Chamberlin, Tracey Ullman, Nico Greetham and Nathaniel J. Potvin.
‘Happiest Season’ Soundtrack Album Details
Warner Records will release a soundtrack album for the romantic comedy Happiest Season. The album music from and inspired by the movie, including Tegan & Sara’s original song Make You Mine This Season (to be released as a digital single tomorrow), new songs by Anne-Marie, Carlie Hanson, Bebe Rexha, Shea Diamond, Brandy Clark, as well as Sia’s Candy Cane Lane & more. The full soundtrack will be released on November 6 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music stores. A CD version will be coming out on December 18 and is available to order here. Happiest Season is co-written and directed by Clea DuVall and stars Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Alison Brie, Daniel Levy, Aubrey Plaza, Victor Garber and Mary Steenburgen. The movie revolves around a woman who is planning to propose to her girlfriend while at her family’s annual Christmas party, when she discovers her partner hasn’t yet come out to her conservative parents.
‘Spell’ Soundtrack Album Details
Paramount Music will release the official soundtrack album for the horror thriller Spell. The album features the film’s original score composed by Ben Onono (Safe, Half of a Yellow Son, Paranoid). Also included is the original song DoSheLoveMe performed by lead actor Omari Hardwick feat. La’Chaz Holloway, Loretta Devine & Lorraine Burroughs. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 30 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music stores. Spell is directed by Mark Tonderai (House at the End of the Street) and follows a man who awakens from a plane crash, held by a mysterious elderly woman practicing Hoodoo as he tries to outwit and break free from her dark magic and save his family from a sinister ritual.
‘Ammonite’ Soundtrack Details
The full details of the soundtrack album for the drama Ammonite have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominees Dustin O’Halloran & Volker Bertelmann (aka Hauschka) (Lion, The Old Guard, The Art of Racing in the Rain, Ammonite, A Christmas Carol). The soundtrack will be released on November 13, 2020 by Milan Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A first track is already available to stream/download here and can also be checked out after the jump. Ammonite is written and directed by Francis Lee and stars Kate Winslet, Saoirse Ronan, Gemma Jones, James McArdle, Alec Secareanu and Fiona Shaw. The movie is set in 1840s England and follows an acclaimed but overlooked fossil hunter and a young woman sent to convalesce by the sea as they develop an intense relationship, altering both of their lives forever.