A soundtrack album will be released for the documentary Skid Row Marathon. The album features the film’s original music composed by Kim Planert (A Reason, Missing). The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 14 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Skid Row Marathon is directed by Mark Hayes and centers on a judge who organizes a running club comprised of homeless, recovering alcoholic and paroled men and women on LA’s Skid Row who seek to rediscover their sense of self-worth and dignity. The documentary was shown at numerous film festivals over the last two years and will be released in theaters as a one-night-only screening on October 14 by Fathom Events.
Category: Film Music Albums
‘Papicha’ Soundtrack Released
Hippocampus has released a soundtrack album for the Algerian drama Papicha. The album features the film’s original music composed by Rob (aka Robin Coudert) (Maniac, Revenge, Horns, Troy: Fall of a City, Planetarium). The soundtrack is now available to stream and download on Amazon Music, where you can also check out audio samples. Papicha is directed by Mounia Meddour and stars Lyna Khoudri, Shirine Boutella, Amira Hilda Douaouda, Zahra Doumandji, Yasin Houicha, Nadia Kaci and Meryem Medjkane. The movie, which has been selected as Algeria’s entry for the Best International Feature Film category for next year’s Academy Awards, follows a rebellious group of young women who attempt to stage a fashion show rejecting the hijab.
’16 Bars’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Artistically Premium Entertainment LLC and Lightyear Entertainment have announced a soundtrack album for the music documentary 16 Bars. The album features the songs from the movie by Teddy Kane, Garland Carr, Anthony Johnston and Devonte James. The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 8, 2019 and is now available for pre-order here. A vinyl edition is also set to come out on the same day and is available to order on Amazon. 16 Bars is directed by Samuel Bathrick and follows a unique rehabilitation effort in a Virginia jail that invites inmates to write and record original music and collaborate on an album with Grammy-winning recording artist, Todd “Speech” Thomas, from the hip-hop group Arrested Development.
‘The Last Tree’ Soundtrack Details
Dubois Records will release a soundtrack album for the British drama The Last Tree. The album features the film’s original music composed by Segun Akinola (Doctor Who) who recorded his score with the Chamber Orchestra of London. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 9 and will be available to stream and download on Amazon Music. The Last Tree is written and directed by Shola Amoo and stars Sam Adewunmi, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Denise Black, Tai Golding and Nicholas Pinnock. The movie follows a British boy of Nigerian heritage who, after a happy childhood in rural Lincolnshire, moves to inner London to live with his mum, where he struggles with the unfamiliar culture and values of his new environment.
‘The Amazing Mr. Blunden’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1972 British mystery drama The Amazing Mr. Blunden written and directed by Lionel Jeffries and starring Laurence Naismith, Lynne Frederick, Garry Miller, Rosalyn Landor, Marc Granger and Diana Dors. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Academy Award winner Elmer Bernstein (The Magnificent Seven, To Kill a Mockingbird, Ghostbusters, Airplane, Far from Heaven). For the full album details and to order the CD, visit the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples.
‘Corporate Animals’ Soundtrack Released
Spoon Music has released a soundtrack album for the indie comedy Corporate Animals. The album features the film’s original music composed by Michael Yezerski (Blindspotting, Mr. Inbetween, The Devil’s Candy, Mental, The Little Death). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. Corporate Animals is directed by directed by Patrick Brice and stars Demi Moore, Ed Helms, Jessica Williams, Karan Soni, Calum Worthy and Nasim Pedrad. The movie centers on an egotistical CEO as she orders her staff to attend a corporate team-building caving weekend in New Mexico, and disaster strikes suddenly, trapping them all underground.
‘Game of Thrones: The Last Watch’ Soundtrack Released
HBO has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Game of Thrones: The Last Watch. The album features the film’s original music composed by Hannah Peel (Kiss Me First) who received an Emmy Award nomination for her score this year. The soundtrack is now available to stream and download on Amazon Music, where you can also check out audio samples. Game of Thrones: The Last Watch is directed by Jeanie Finlay and chronicles the creation of the Emmy Award-winning HBO show’s most ambitious and complicated season. The movie follows the crew and the cast as they contend with extreme weather, punishing deadlines and an ever-excited fandom hungry for spoilers.
‘Sprinter’ Soundtrack Released
A soundtrack album has been released for the drama Sprinter. The album features songs by Kabaka Pyramid, Ce’Cile, Ne-Yo & Shenseea, Wasp, Jafrass, Shenseea, among other artists. Also included is a suite from the film’s original score composed by Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, Straight Outta Compton, The Greatest Showman, The Raid: Redemption). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon Music, where you can also check out audio samples. Sprinter is directed by Storm Saulter and stars Dale Elliott, Lorraine Toussaint, David Alan Grier and Kadeem Wilson. The movie executive produced by Jada Pinkett & Will Smith follows a Jamaican teen who hopes a meteoric rise in track-and-field can reunite him with his mother, who has lived illegally in the U.S. for over a decade.
‘Last Christmas’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Sony Music has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the romantic comedy Last Christmas. The album features three Wham! songs, including the title track, as well as twelve songs from George Michael‘s solo career. Also featured is the previously unreleased song This Is How (We Want You to Get High), which was co-written and co-produced by Michael and James Jackman. The soundtrack will be released digitally and on CD on November 8 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon (CD version) and here (digital version). A vinyl edition is set to come out the following week. Last Christmas is directed by Paul Feig and stars Emilia Clarke, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh and Emma Thompson.
‘The Great Hack’ Soundtrack Released
BMG has released a soundtrack album for the Netflix documentary The Great Hack. The album features the film’s original music composed by Gil Talmi (Savannah, Chavela, Food Chains). The soundtrack is now available to stream and download on Amazon Music, where you can also check out audio samples. The Great Hack is directed by Karim Amer & Jehane Noujaim and explores how a data company named Cambridge Analytica came to symbolize the dark side of social media in the wake of the 2016 U.S. presidential election.