MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the Danish/Swedish drama Queen of Hearts (Dronningen). The album features the film’s original music composed by Jon Ekstrand (Life, Easy Money, Child 44, Slaughterhouse Rulez). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Queen of Hearts is co-written and directed by May el-Toukhy and stars Trine Dyrholm, Gustav Lindh and Magnus Krepper. The movie follows a woman who embarks on a dangerous affair with her stepson. The drama premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, where it won the audience award in the World Cinema – Dramatic section and was released in Scandinavian theaters over the last two months.
Category: Film Music Albums
‘The Shiny Shrimps’ (‘Les Crevettes Pailletées’) Soundtrack Released
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the French comedy The Shiny Shrimps (Les Crevettes Pailletées). The album features the film’s original music composed by Thomas Couzinier & Frédéric Kooshmanian (Black Spot, Goal of the Dead). Also included are songs by R.E.M., The Music Yard, Harshman & others. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples. A CD version will also be released overseas. The Shiny Shrimps is directed by Cedric Le Gallo & Maxime Govare and stars Nicolas Gob, Alban Lenoir, Michaël Abiteboul, David Baiot, Romain Lancry and Roland Menou.
‘XY Chelsea’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Pop Noire will release a soundtrack album for the documentary XY Chelsea. The album features the film’s original music composed by Savages front woman Jehnny Beth & Johnny Hostile. The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 7 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A first track (Let It Out) is already available to download here. A vinyl edition is also in the works and will be available to order here. XY Chelsea is directed by Tim Travers Hawkins and tells the historic story of whistle-blower Chelsea Manning, whose 35-year sentence in a maximum security prison was commuted by President Obama in 2017.
‘Backdraft 2’ Soundtrack Details
Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for the action drama sequel Backdraft 2. The album features the film’s original music composed and performed by Randy Edelman (The Last of the Mohicans, Dragonheart, Gettysburg, While You Were Sleeping, Kindergarten Cop). The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 10 and is now available for pre-order on iTunes. A CD version will be released by Intrada Records and will be available to order here. Backdraft 2 is directed by Gonzalo López-Gallego and stars Donald Sutherland and William Baldwin who their roles as Ronald Bartel and Brian McCaffrey from the 1991 original Backdraft movie, as well as Joe Anderson, Alisha Bailey and Jessamine-Bliss Bell.
‘Knock Down the House’ Soundtrack Released
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the Netflix documentary Knock Down the House. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ryan Blotnick and Tyler Wood. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Knock Down the House is directed by Rachel Lears and follows four women political candidates from around the country – a young bartender in the Bronx, a coal miner’s daughter in West Virginia, a grieving mother in Nevada and a registered nurse in Missouri – during the 2018 mid-term elections as they took to the campaign trail, built and engaged their bases, and built a movement.
‘The Last Summer’ Soundtrack Released
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the Netflix original movie The Last Summer. The album features the film’s original score composed by Guster front man Ryan Miller (Safety Not Guaranteed, The Kings of Summer, In a World…) . Also included are the songs from the movie by artists such as The Shadowboxers, Lila Drew, Gold Brother, Jack August, Jacob Latimore (who also stars in the film), PVMNTS & others. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The Last Summer is directed by William Bindley and stars K.J. Apa, Maia Mitchell, Tyler Posey, Halston Sage, Sosie Bacon, Gage Golightly, Wolfgang Novogratz, Jacob McCarthy, Mario Revolori and Gabrielle Anwa.
John Williams’ ‘Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge’ Symphonic Suite to Be Released
Walt Disney Records will release the Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Symphonic Suite composed by John Williams (Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Jaws, E.T., Raiders of the Lost Ark, Schindler’s List, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone). The composer wrote the suite for the new themed land at Disney’s theme parks in Anaheim, California (opening to the public on May 31) and Hollywood Studios in Orlando, Florida (opening on August 29) and recorded it last year with the London Symphony Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios, conducted by William Ross. The suite will be released as a digital single tomorrow and will be available to download here.
‘Brightburn’ Soundtrack Details
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the supernatural horror thriller Brightburn. The album features the film’s original music composed by Timothy Williams (Walking with the Enemy, I.T., Red Sky, Wild Horses, Diablo). The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 10 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Brightburn is directed by David Yarovesky and stars Elizabeth Banks, David Denman, Jackson A. Dunn, Matt Jones, Meredith Hagner. The James Gunn-produced movie follows a couple who adopts a baby who came from the stars. While they attempt to raise the boy to use his powers for good, an evil begins to grow inside that he unleashes.
‘Tell It to the Bees’ Soundtrack Details
Globe will release a soundtrack album for the romantic drama Tell It to the Bees. The album features the film’s original score written by Scottish composer/performer Claire M Singer who made her feature film scoring debut on the project. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow and will be available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Tell It to the Bees is directed by Annabel Jankel and stars Anna Paquin, Holliday Grainger, Emun Elliott, Steven Robertson, Lauren Lyle, Gregor Selkirk and Kate Dickie. The movie is based on the novel of the same title by Fiona Shaw and centers on a a shunned small-town doctor and beekeeper in postwar Britain who befriends a struggling mother and son, helping them discover that love can be found in many forms.
‘The Intruder’ Soundtrack Details
Madison Gate Records will release a soundtrack album for the thriller The Intruder. The album features the film’s original music composed by Geoff Zanelli (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Christopher Robin, Disturbia, Hitman, Into the West). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 3 and will be available to download here. The Intruder is directed by Deon Taylor and stars Michael Ealy, Meagan Good, Joseph Sikora and Dennis Quaid. The movie follows a young couple who move into their dream house in the county, unaware the previous owner who has his eyes on the house and the young woman.