Atco Records will release a score album album for the animated feature The Angry Birds Movie. The album features the film’s original music composed by Heitor Pereira (Despicable Me series, Minions, The Smurfs, Beverly Hills Chihuahua). The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 13, 2016 and physically on June 3. Visit Amazon to pre-order the album. Check out several videos featuring the composer’s themes from the score after the jump. As previously reported, Atlantic Records has released a separate soundtrack featuring the movie’s songs, as well as score suite. The Angry Birds Movie directed by Fergal Reilly & Clay Kaytis and starring Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph, Kate McKinnon, Bill Hader, Peter Dinklage and Keegan-Michael Key will be released nationwide on May 20, 2016 by Sony Pictures.
Category: Film Music Albums
Dan the Automator’s ‘What Makes the World Go Round? (Money!)’ from ‘Money Monster’ to Be Released
Madison Gate Records will release the original song What Makes the World Go Round? (Money!) from Jodie Foster’s thriller Money Monster. The track is performed by Dan the Automator feat. Del The Funky Homosapien. The song will be released digitally as a single this Friday, May 13 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Money Monster starring George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O’Connell, Dominic West, Giancarlo Esposito and Caitriona Balfe centers on a bombastic television stock huckster whose program and life are taken hostage by an outraged gunman.
First Songs from ‘Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping’ Released
Republic Records has released the first two songs from the soundtrack for the comedy Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping. The first single, entitled I’m So Humble is performed by The Lonely Island feat. Adam Levine, and is now available to download on Amazon. Also available digitally now is the song Mona Lisa performed by the comedy trio of Akiva Schaffer, Andy Samberg, and Jorma Taccone. Visit Amazon to download the track. The full soundtrack album will be released on June 3, 2016 by Republic Records. Check back on this page for the full album details. Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping starring Samberg, Schaffer, Taccone, Imogen Poots, Sarah Silverman, Tim Meadows, Maya Rudolph and Joan Cusack will be released nationwide on June 3 by Universal Pictures.
‘The Lobster’ Soundtrack Announced
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the comedy The Lobster. The album features the classical pieces from the film by composers such as Beethoven, Shostakovich & Stravinski performed by Borodin Quartet, Goldner String Quartet, Juilliard String Quartet and others. Also included is Nick Cave & Kylie Minogue’s ballad Where the Wild Roses Grow. The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 13, 2016 and physically on July 1. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. The Lobster is directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and stars Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, John C. Reilly, Ben Whishaw, Léa Seydoux and Olivia Colman. The movie takes place in a dystopian society where unmarried people are given 45 days to find a mate, or else they are transformed into the animals of their choice.
‘The Nice Guys’ Score Album Details
Lakeshore Records will release a score album for Shane Black’s action comedy The Nice Guys. The album features the film’s original music composed by John Ottman (X2, X-Men: Days of Future Past & Apocalypse, The Usual Suspects, The Fantastic Four, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang) and David Buckley (Jason Bourne, The Good Wife, The Forbidden Kingdom). The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 27, 2016 and physically on June 24. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD and click here to download the album. As previously reported, the label is also releasing a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie. The Nice Guys starring Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice, Matt Bomer, Margaret Qualley, Keith David and Kim Basinger is set in 1970s Los Angeles and follows a down-on-his-luck private eye and a hired leg-breaker who must work together to solve the case of a missing girl and the seemingly unrelated death of a porn star.
‘Starship Troopers’ and ‘Volcano’ Deluxe Edition Soundtracks Announced
Varese Sarabande has announced the latest titles in its CD Club series, including a deluxe edition soundtrack for Paul Verhoeven’s 1997 sci-fi movie Starship Troopers starring Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer, Denise Richards, Jake Busey, Neil Patrick Harris, Patrick Muldoon, Clancy Brown and Michael Ironside. The album features the expanded original score from the Touchstone Pictures production composed and conducted by Basil Poledouris (Conan the Barabarian, RoboCop, The Hunt for Red October, Free Willy), including roughly an hour of previously unreleased music and unused cues. Also included are two songs performed by the composer’s daughter Zoe Poledouris as featured in the movie. The 2-CD set, which is limited to 3000 copies, is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio samples and check out the full album details.
‘Alice Through the Looking Glass’ Soundtrack Details
The full details of the soundtrack album for Disney’s fantasy adventure Alice Through the Looking Glass have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Danny Elfman (Spider-Man, Batman, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Men in Black) who previously Tim Burton’s 2010 original film Alice in Wonderland. Also included is the original song Just Like Fire performed by Pink (listen to the track after the jump). The soundtrack will be released on May 27, 2016 by Walt Disney Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Alice Through the Looking Glass is directed by James Bobin and stars Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska, Anne Hathaway, Rhys Ifan, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen, Alan Rickman, Stephen Fry, Michael Sheen and Timothy Spall.
‘Our Kind of Traitor’ Soundtrack Announced
Quartet Records will release a soundtrack album for the spy thriller Our Kind of Traitor. The album features the film’s original music composed by Marcelo Zarvos (The Affair, The Good Shepherd, Enough Said, Ray Donovan) who recorded his score with the London Metropolitan Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios. The soundtrack will be released on May 13, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Our Kind of Traitor is directed by Susanna White and stars Ewan McGregor, Naomie Harris, Stellan Skarsgård and Damian Lewis. The movie is based on the novel by John le Carre (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) and follows a couple who get embroiled with a Russian oligarch and high-profile money launderer while on holiday in Marrakech.
‘The Olive Tree’ Soundtrack Details
Quartet Records will release a soundtrack album for the Spanish comedy The Olive Tree (El olivo). The album features the film’s original music composed by Pascal Gaigne (Loreak, Flowers). The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 6, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. The Olive Tree is directed by Iciar Bollain (Even the Rain) and stars Anna Castillo, Javier Gutierrez, Pep Ambros, Manuel Cucala and Miguel Angel Aladen. The movie follows a spirited young woman who travels from Spain to Germany to retrieve an ancient olive tree for her ailing grandfather.
Walt Disney Records to Release ‘The BFG’ Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records will release the official soundtrack album for the fantasy adventure The BFG. The album features the film’s original music composed by John Williams (Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jurassic Park, Jaws, E.T., Schindler’s List, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone). The soundtrack will be released on July 1, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details. The BFG is directed by Steven Spielberg and stars Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Penelope Wilton, Jemaine Clement, Rebecca Hall, Rafe Spall and Bill Hader. The movie based on Roald Dahl’s classic tells the story of a young girl and the Giant who introduces her to the wonders and perils of Giant Country.