Category: Film Music Albums

‘Planetarium’ Soundtrack Announced

planetariumMusic Box Records has announced a soundtrack album for Rebecca Zlotowski’s drama Planetarium. The album features the film’s original music composed by Rob (aka Robin Coudert) (Maniac, Horns, Every Secret Thing, Populaire). Also included are the composer’s scores for Zlotowski 2010 & 2013 features Belle Épine and Grand Central. The 2-CD set will be released on November 10, 2016 and is now available to pre-order as an import here. The soundtrack will be also be available digitally on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Planetarium is co-written and directed by Zlotowski and stars Natalie Portman and Lily Rose Depp. The movie is set in the 1930s and follows two sisters who are believed to possess the supernatural ability to connect with ghosts and cross paths with a visionary French producer while performing in Paris.

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‘Nocturnal Animals’ Soundtrack Details

nocturnal-animalsThe full details of the soundtrack album for Tom Ford’s dramatic thriller Nocturnal Animals have been announced. The album features the film’s original music composed by Golden Globe nominee Abel Korzeniowski (A Single Man, Penny Dreadful, W.E., Escape from Tomorrow). The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 4, 2016 by Back Lot Music and physically on November 18 by Silva Screen Records. Visit Amazon. to pre-order the CD. Listen to a track from the score after the jump. Nocturnal Animals is written and directed by Ford and stars Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Isla Fisher, Armie Hammer, Laura Linney, Andrea Riseborough, Karl Glusman and Michael Sheen. 

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‘Starfish’ Soundtrack Released

starfishMovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the British drama Starfish. The album features the film’s original music composed by Paul Saunderson (100 Streets). Also included is the movie’s end title theme Empires by James Keo & Sam Clifford. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Starfish is written and directed by Bill Clark and stars Joanne Froggatt, Tom Riley, Ellie Copping, Michele Dotrice, Phoebe Nicholls, Greg Haiste, Oliver Cunliffe and David Carr. The movie tells the true story of a a couple whose lives change forever when the man contracts a rare disease that leads to the loss of all four limbs and parts of his face.

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‘Moana’ Soundtrack Details

moanaThe full details of the soundtrack album for Disney’s animated feature Moana have been revealed. The album features the film’s original songs written by Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton), Opetaia Foa’i and Mark Mancina (Twister, Speed, Tarzan, Brother Bear, Bad Boys), as well as the movie’s original score composed by Mancina. The soundtrack will be released on November 18, 2016. Click here to pre-order the regular edition and visit Amazon to order the 2-CD deluxe edition version. The first song How Far I’ll Go by Alessia Cara will be released tomorrow. Moana is directed by Ron Clements & John Musker and features the voices of Auli’i Cravelho and Dwayne Johnson. The movie follows an adventurous teenager who, with help from demigod Maui, sails out on a daring mission to prove herself a master wayfinder and save her people.

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Milan Records to Release ‘Jackie’ Soundtrack

jackieMilan Records will release the official soundtrack album for the biographical drama Jackie. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mica Levi (Under the Skin). The soundtrack will be released physically on December 9, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details. Jackie is directed by Pablo Larraín and stars Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup and John Hurt. The movie depicts the events leading up to and following the assassination of JFK in 1963 through the eyes of First Lady, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy.

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First Songs from ‘Hidden Figures’ Released

hidden-figuresColumbia Records has released the first two songs from the soundtrack for Theodore Melfi’s upcoming drama Hidden Figures. The tracks, Runnin’ and Surrender are written and performed by Pharrell Williams and the latter song also features vocals by Lalah Hathaway. Both songs are now available digitally. Click here to download Runnin’ and visit Amazon to download Surrender. Both tracks can also be checked out after the jump. A full soundtrack album will be announced soon. Hidden Figures starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Mahershala Ali, Aldis Hodge, Glen Powell and Kevin Costner tells the true story of a group of brilliant African-American women working at NASA, who served as the brains the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit.

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‘Scream 2’ Deluxe Edition Soundtrack Announced

scream-2Varese Sarabande has announced the latest titles in its CD club series. Among the new titles is a deluxe edition soundtrack for Wes Craven’s 1997 horror sequel Scream 2 starring Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Courteney Cox, Jamie Kennedy, Liev Schreiber, Timothy Olyphant, Jerry O’Connell and Laurie Metcalfe. The album features the complete original score composed and conducted by Marco Beltrami (3:10 to Yuma, The Wolverine, World War Z, The Hurt Locker) who also scored the other installments in the series, including more than 50 minutes of previously unreleased music. Also included are Danny Elfman’s Cassandra Aria and Cassandra Reprise composed for the movie. For the full details of the album, which is limited to 2000 copies, visit the label’s website, where you can also pre-order the CD.

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‘Ethel & Ernest’ Soundtrack Details

ethel-and-ernestDecca Records will release the official soundtrack album for the animated feature Ethel & Ernest. The album features the film’s original score composed by Carl Davis (Cranford, Pride and Prejudice, The French Lieutenant’s Woman, Upstairs Downstairs). Also included is the original song In the Blink of an Eye performed by Paul McCartney. The soundtrack will be released in the UK on November 11, 2016. No word yet on a domestic release date. Ethel & Ernest is written and directed by Roger Mainwood and features the voices of Brenda Blethyn, Jim Broadbent, Luke Treadaway, Pam Ferris, Roger Allam, Peter Wight, Harry Collett, Gillian Hanna and Karyn Claydon.

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‘In a Valley of Violence’ Soundtrack Released

in-a-valley-of-violenceBack Lot Music has released a soundtrack album for the western In a Valley of Violence. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jeff Grace (Night Moves, Hap and Leonard, Meek’s Cutoff, Stake Land, Cold in July, The House of the Devil). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. In a Valley of Violence is written and directed by Ti West and stars Ethan Hawke, Taissa Farmiga, James Ransone, Karen Gillan and John Travolta. The movie is set in the 1890s and follows drifter with nothing to lose who arrives in a small town and seeks revenge on the thugs who killed his best friend.

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‘The Odyssey’ Soundtrack Released

odysseeTF1 has released a soundtrack album for the adventure drama The Odyssey (L’odyssée). The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The King’s Speech, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Godzilla, Argo). Also included are songs by Otis Redding, James Brown, The Mamas & The Papas, The Guess Who & more. The soundtrack is now available digitally and physically overseas. Click here to listen to audio samples and visit Amazon to order the album as an import. The Odyssey is directed by Jérôme Salle and stars Lambert Wilson, Pierre Niney and Audrey Tautou. The movie tells the story of famous French naval officer and filmmaker Jacques Cousteau.

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