Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for Denzel Washington’s drama Fences. The album features the film’s original music composed by Marcelo Zarvos (The Good Shepherd, The Affair, Ray Donovan, The Words, Remember Me). Also included are the songs featured in the movie by Reverend James Cleveland, Dinah Washington and Little Jimmy Scott. The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 16, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A physical version will come out on January 13, 2017. Click here to order the CD. Fences starring Washington, Viola Davis, Jovan Adepo, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Russell Hornsby, Mykelti Williamson and Saniyya Sydney is based on August Wilson’s play of the same title and tells the story of a one-time promising baseball player, now working as a Pittsburgh garbage collector, and the complicated relationships with his wife, son and friends.
Category: Film Music Albums
‘Magnus’ Soundtrack Released
MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Magnus. The album features the film’s original music composed by Uno Helmersson (The Keeper of Lost Causes, The Bridge, Armadillo). Also included is the song Secret Room performed by Katharina Nuttall. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Magnus is directed by Benjamin Ree and centers on Magnus Carlsen, called the Mozart of chess, who became world champion in 2013 at the age of 22.. The documentary premiered at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival and was released in select theaters and on VOD last month by FilmRise.
‘Nerdland’ Soundtrack Announced
Gato Blanco will release a soundtrack album for the animated comedy Nerdland. The album features the film’s original music composed by the synth pop band Night Club (Moonbeam City). Also included are the songs from the movie by Hard Place, Dee Luxxx & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 6, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. Nerdland is directed by Chris Prynoski and features the voices of Paul Rudd, Patton Oswalt, Hannibal Buress, Mike Judge, Riki Lindhome, Kate Micucci and Reid Scott. The movie follows an aspiring actor and a would-be screenwriter who set out on an all-day journey in Los Angeles to make it big by the end of the night.
‘Collateral Beauty’ Soundtrack Details
WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the drama Collateral Beauty. The album features the film’s original music composed by Theodore Shapiro (Tropic Thunder, The Devil Wears Prada, Ghostbusters, Marley & Me, St. Vincent). Also included is a new mix of One Direction’s song Let’s Hurt Tonight as featured in the movie during the end credits. The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 9, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Collateral Beauty is directed by David Frankel and stars Will Smith, Edward Norton, Keira Knightley, Kate Winslet, Helen Mirren, Michael Peña and Naomie Harris. The movie follows a successful New York advertising executive who experiences a deep personal tragedy and retreats from life entirely and his colleagues devise a drastic plan to force him to confront his grief.
‘Hidden Figures’ Score Album Details
Columbia Records will release a score album for the drama Hidden Figures. The album features the film’s original score composed by Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, Gladiator, Inception, The Lion King), Pharrell Williams and Benjamin Wallfisch (Lights Out, A Cure for Wellness, The Escapist). The soundtrack is set to be released physically and digitally on January 6, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. As previously reported, a separate soundtrack featuring the film’s original songs will be released next week. Hidden Figures directed by Theodore Melfi and starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Mahershala Ali, Aldis Hodge, Glen Powell and Kevin Costner will be released in select theaters on December 25, 2016 by 20th Century Fox before expanding nationwide on January 13, 2017.
‘The Girl Without Hands’ Soundtrack Details
Plaza Mayor Company will release a soundtrack album for the animated feature The Girl Without Hands (La jeune fille sans mains). The album features the film’s original music composed and performed by Olivier Mellano. The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 9, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out the track list. The Girl Without Hands is written and directed by Sébastien Laudenbach based on a story by the Brothers Grimm. The movie is set in hard times, with a miller selling his daughter to the Devil. Protected by her purity, she escapes but is deprived of her hands. The animated film premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and will be released in France on December 16. GKIDS has picked up domestic distribution for a release in 2017.
‘Return to the Blue Lagoon’ Soundtrack Announced
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1991 romantic adventure drama Return to the Blue Lagoon directed by William A. Graham and starring Brian Krause & Milla Jovovich. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Basil Poledouris (RoboCop, Starship Troopers, Conan the Barbarian, The Hunt for Red October, For the Love of the Game). Also included is the end titles song A World of Our Own performed by SURFACE, as well as alternate, additional and source cues. Visit the label’s official website for the full album details, to check out audio samples and to order the CD.
Bruce Broughton’s ‘All I Want for Christmas’ Score to Be Released
Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack release for Paramount Pictures’ 1991 family comedy All I Want for Christmas directed by Robert Lieberman and starring Harley Jane Kozak, Jamey Sheridan, Ethan Randall, Thora Birch, Kevin Nealon, Lauren Bacall, Leslie Nielsen . The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Academy Award nominee Bruce Broughton (Silverado, Rescuers Down Under, Young Sherlock Holmes, Miracle on 34th Street, Lost in Space). Only six cues of the composer’s score have previously been released on the original 1991 soundtrack album. For the full album details, to order the CD and to listen to audio samples, visit the label’s official website.
‘No Pay, Nudity’ Soundtrack Released
Dogwood Lane Records has released a soundtrack album for the indie comedy drama No Pay, Nudity. The album features the film’s original music composed by Craig Richey (Friends with Money, Lovely & Amazing, The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. No Pay, Nudity is directed by Lee Wilkof and stars Gabriel Byrne, Nathan Lane, Frances Conroy and Donna Murphy. The movie follows a middle-aged actor who has lost his way and returns to his hometown in Dayton, Ohio, to play the fool in “King Lear” and connects with an old girlfriend.
‘Sing’ Score Album Details
Back Lot Music will release a score album for Illumination Entertainment’s animated feature Sing. The album features the film’s original score composed by Joby Talbot (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Penelope, Closed Circuit, Son of Rambow). The soundtrack will be released on December 16, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. As previously reported, Republic Records will release a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie in two different editions.