Knitting Factory will release a soundtrack album for the They Will Have To Kill Us First: Malian Music In Exile. The album features the film’s original score by Nick Zinner of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, as well as the other music from the movie. The soundtrack will be reeled on March 4, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. They Will Have to Kill Us First is directed by Johanna Schwartz and centers on Malian music group Songhoy Blues and musicians Khaira Arby, Fadimata “Disco” Walet Oumar and Moussa Siditakes who were forced into hiding or exile in the aftermath of Islamic jihadists taking control of northern Mali in 2012.
Category: Film Music Albums
‘Touched with Fire’ Soundtrack Announced
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the indie drama Touched with Fire. The album features the film’s original score composed and produced by Paul Dalio who also directed the movie. The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 26, 2016 and physically on March 18. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Touched with Fire is written and directed by Dalio and stars Katie Holmes, Luke Kirby, Griffin Dunne, Christine Lahti and Bruce Altman. The movie executive produced by Spike Lee centers on two bipolar poets whose art is fueled by their emotional extremes. The drama premiered at last year’s SXSW Film Festival under the title Mania Days and will be released in select theaters on February 12 by Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions.
Walt Disney Records to Release Soundtrack Album for Jon Favreau’s ‘The Jungle Book’
Walt Disney Records will release the official soundtrack album for Disney’s live action adaptation of The Jungle Book. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Elf, Iron Man 2, The Emperor’s New Groove). The soundtrack album will be released on April 15, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details. The Jungle Book is directed by Jon Favreau and stars Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyongo’o, Scarlett Johansson, Giancarlo Esposito, Neel Sethi and Christopher Walken.
‘The Letters’ Soundtrack Released
Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album for the faith-based drama The Letters. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ciarán Hope. The soundtrack is now available digitally on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. The Letters is written and directed by William Riead and stars Juliet Stevenson, Max von Sydow, Rutger Hauer, Priya Darshini, Kranti Redkar and Aapo Pukk. The movie is told through personal letters Mother Teresa wrote over the last forty years of her life.
Shigeru Umebayashi’s ‘The Bride’ (‘La Novia’) Soundtrack Released
A soundtrack EP has been released for the Spanish drama The Bride (La Novia). The EP features the film’s original music composed by Shigeru Umebayashi (House of Flying Daggers, The Grandmaster, In the Mood for Love, Hannibal Rising). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. The Bride is written and directed by Paul Ortiz and stars Inma Cuesta, Alex García, Asier Etxeandía, Leticia Dolera, Luisa Gavasa, Carlos Álvarez-Novoa, Consuelo Trujillo and Manuela Vellés. The movie is based on the play Bodas de sangre by Federico García Lorca and tells the story of a love triangle between two men and a woman.
Soundtrack for YouTube’s ‘Dance Camp’ Announced
Island Records will release the official soundtrack album for YouTube’s and Awesomeness Films’ first original movie Dance Camp. The album features the songs from the music drama by artists including Sam Tsui, Jordyn Jones, ESCQ, Electric Valentine, Max, Christina Grimmie & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 5. Dance Camp is directed by British female duo Bert & Bertie and stars Meg DeAngelis, Jake Paul, Nadji Jeter, Josh Leyva, Jordyn Jones, Jacob Wysoki, Niki Demartino and Gabi Demartino. The movie produced by Jon M. Chu (Step Up series, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Now You See Me 2) follows a group of teens who discover the power of dance.
‘Miss Julie’ Soundtrack Released
A soundtrack album for Liv Ullman’s period drama Miss Julie has been released. The album features the film’s music compiled from the the works of Schubert, Schumann, Chopin, Arensky and Bach and performed by violinist Arve Tellefsen, cellist Truls Mørk and pianist Håvard Gimse. The soundtrack is now available digitally on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Miss Julie is directed by Liv Ullman and stars Jessica Chastain, Colin Farrell and Samantha Morton. The movie based on the August Strindberg play is set during the course of a midsummer night in Ireland in 1890 and follows an unsettled daughter of Anglo-Irish aristocracy, who encourages her father’s valet to seduce her.
‘Strangely in Love’ Soundtrack Details
T-65b Records will release a soundtrack album for Amin Matalqa’s romantic comedy Strangely in Love. The album features the film’s original music composed by Grammy Award nominee Austin Wintory (Journey video game, Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate, Grace, A Little Help) who previously collaborated with the director on Captain Abu Raed and recently scored the filmmaker’s upcoming The Rendezvous. Also included is the original song A Simple Love performed by The Controversy. The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 8, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Strangely in Love is co-written and directed by Matalqa and stars Michelle Lang, Jemuel Morris, Sean Carrigan and Amanda Plummer.
‘Zootopia’ Soundtrack Details
The details of the soundtrack album for Disney Animation’s Zootopia have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award winner Michael Giacchino (Up, The Incredibles, Inside Out, Star Trek, Jurassic World, Lost). Also included is the original song Try Everything by Shakira, which is already available as a single. The soundtrack will be released on March 4, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Zootopia is directed by Byron Howard & Rich Moore and features the voice talent of Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, J.K. Simmons, Octavia Spencer, Jenny Slate and Tommy Chong. The movie is set in a civilization led by animals devoid of human interference, complete with habitat neighborhoods like ritzy Sahara Square and frigid Tundratown.
‘Misconduct’ Soundtrack Announced
Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album for the thriller Misconduct. The album features the film’s original music composed by Federico Jusid (The Secret in Their Eyes, Isabel, Everybody Has a Plan, Thieves). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, February 5 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. Misconduct is directed by Shintaro Shimosawa and stars Josh Duhamel, Al Pacino, Anthony Hopkins, Malin Akerman and Alice Eve. The movie follows an ambitious lawyer who finds himself caught in a power struggle between a corrupt pharmaceutical executive and his firm’s senior partner. When the case takes a deadly turn, he must race to uncover the truth before he loses everything.