WaterTower Music will release the official soundtrack album for Jeff Nichols’ sci-fi thriller Midnight Special. The album features the film’s original music composed by David Wingo (All the Real Girls, Our Brand Is Crisis, Joe, George Washington) who previously collaborated with the director on Take Shelter and Mud. The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 11, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. Midnight Special is written and directed by Nichols and stars Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Driver, Jaeden Lieberher, Sam Shepard, Bill Camp, Scott Haze and Paul Sparks. The movie follows a father and son who go on the run after the dad learns his 8 year-old child possesses special powers.
Category: Film Music Albums
Soundtrack Album for John Woo’s ‘The Crossing’ Announced
A soundtrack album will be released for John Woo’s epic drama The Crossing. The album features the film’s original music composed by Taro Iwashiro who previously collaborated with the director on 2008’s Red Cliff. Also included are two different versions of Song of Autumn Silver Grass performed by Hitomi Yaida. The soundtrack will be released in Asia on March 11, 2016 and is now available for pre-order as an import on Amazon. The Crossing stars Zhang Ziyi, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Song Hye-kyo, Huang Xiaoming, Tong Dawei and Masami Nagasawa. The movie is set against the upheavals of revolutionary China in 1949 and tells the story of three couples from different backgrounds who find themselves on the ocean liner “Taiping,” which sinks during the crossing between mainland China and Taipei.
‘Girls Lost’ (‘Pojkarna’) Soundtrack Released
Frances Music Group has released a soundtrack album for the Swedish drama Girls Lost (Pojkarna). The album features the film’s original music composed by Sophia Ersson. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Girls Lost is written and directed by Alexandra-Therese Keining and stars Tuva Jagell, Emrik Öhlander, Wilma Holmén, Vilgot Ostwald Vesterlund, Louise Nyvall, Alexander Gustavsson, Mandus Berg and Filip Vester. The movie follows three outcast teenage girls who get a new perspective on high-school life when they are mysteriously transformed into boys.
‘Green Room’ Soundtrack Details
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Green Room. The album features the film’s original music composed by Brooke Blair & Will Blair (Blue Ruin). Also included are tracks by Corpus Rottus, Battletorn, as well as by the in-film group the Ain’t Rights. The soundtrack will be released on April 15, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Green Room is directed by Jeremy Saulnier and stars Patrick Stewart, Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, Alia Shawkat, Joe Cole, Callum Turner, Mark Webber, Eric Edelstein, Macon Blair and Kai Lennox. The movie follows a diabolical club owner who squares off against an unsuspecting but resilient young punk band.
‘Gods of Egypt’ Soundtrack Details
The details of the soundtrack album for Alex Proyas’ fantasy adventure Gods of Egypt have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Marco Beltrami (Scream, 3:10 to Yuma, The Wolverine, World War Z, The Hurt Locker). The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 26, 2016 and physically on March 25 by Varese Sarabande Records. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Gods of Egypt stars Gerard Butler, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Chadwick Boseman, Elodie Young, Courtney Eaton and Brenton Thwaites. The movie follows a common thief who joins a mythical god on a quest through Egypt.
‘High-Rise’ Soundtrack Details
Silva Screen Records will release a soundtrack album for Ben Wheatley’s sci-fi thriller High-Rise. The album features the film’s original music composed by Clint Mansell (Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan, Noah, Moon, The Wrestler). The soundtrack will be released physically and digitally in Europe on March 18, 2016 and in the U.S. on May 13. High-Rise stars Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, Luke Evans, Elisabeth Moss and James Purefoy. The movie centers on the outbreak of class warfare in a giant residential apartment block following a series of power outages.
‘Knight of Cups’ Soundtrack Details
Milan Records will release the official soundtrack album for Terrence Malick’s drama Knight of Cups. The album features the film’s original music composed by Hanan Townshend who previously collaborated with the director on the features To the Wonder, The Tree of Life and The Better Angels. Also included are classical compositions by Arvo Part and Edvard Grieg & other music from the film. The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 4, 2016 and physically on March 25. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Knight of Cups is written and directed by Malick and stars Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Natalie Portman, Antonio Banderas, Brian Dennehy, Freida Pinto, Imogen Poots, Isabel Lucas, Teresa Palmer and Wes Bentley. The movie follows a Los Angeles-based screenwriter attempting to make sense of the strange events surrounding him.
Expanded ‘The Rescuers Down Under’ Soundtrack Announced
Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack release for Walt Disney Pictures’ 1990 animated feature The Rescuers Down Under directed by Mike Gabriel & Hendel Butoy and featuring the voices of Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, George C. Scott, John Candy and Adam Ryen. The album features the film’s expanded original score composed and conducted by Academy Award nominee Bruce Broughton (Silverado, Tombstone, Young Sherlock Holmes, Lost in Space, Miracle on 34th Street), including almost 30 minutes of previously unreleased music, plus 10 minutes of alternate cues. Visit the label’s official website for the full album details, to listen to audio samples and to order the CD.
‘The Innocents’ (‘Agnus Dei’) Soundtrack Released
Bayard Musique has released a soundtrack album for the French/Polish drama The Innocents (Agnus Dei). The album features the film’s original music composed by Grégoire Hetzel (Incendies, The Blue Room, The Tree). Also included is other music featured in the movie, such as Max Richter’s On the Nature of Daylight & more. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. The Innocents is directed by Anne Fontaine (Coco Before Chanel, Adore) and stars Lou de Laâge Agata Kulesza, Agata Buzek, Vincent Macaigne, Joanna Kulig and Katarzyna Dabrowska. The movie is set in 1945 Poland and follows a young French doctor who is on a mission to help World War II survivors and becomes the only hope to several pregnant nuns who are unable to reconcile their faith with their pregnancies in hiding.
‘Risen’ Soundtrack Released
Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album for the biblical drama Risen. The album features the film’s original music composed by Roque Banos (In the Heart of the Sea, The Machinist, Evil Dead, Oldboy, Sexy Beast). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. Risen is directed by Kevin Reynolds (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Waterworld) and stars Joseph Fiennes, Tom Felon, Peter Firth and Cliff Curtis. The movie tells the story of the Resurrection and the weeks that followed, as seen through the eyes of an unbelieving Clavius, a high-ranking Roman Military Tribune.