Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for the Coen Brothers’ comedy Hail, Caesar!. The album features the film’s original music composed by Carter Burwell (Fargo, Twilight, Carol, True Grit, Being John Malkovich). The soundtrack will be released on February 5, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details. Hail, Caesar! is written and directed by Joel & Ethan Coen and stars Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Alden Ehrenreich, Ralph Fiennes, Jonah Hill, Scarlett Johansson, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton and Channing Tatum. The movie follows a single day in the life of a studio fixer who is presented with plenty of problems to fix.
Category: Film Music Albums
‘Muhammad: The Messenger of God’ Soundtrack Details
Sony Music India will release a soundtrack album for the Iranian epic drama Muhammad: The Messenger of God. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours, Couples Retreat, The Hundred-Foot Journey). The soundtrack will be released tomorrow, December 23 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Muhammad: The Messenger of God is directed by Majid Majidi and stars Mahdi Pakdel, Alireza Shoja Nouri, Mohsen Tanabandeh, Dariush Farhang, Seyed Sadegh Hatefi, Sareh Bayat and Mina Sadati. The movie is set in the sixth century and revolves around the childhood of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The drama, which marks Iran’s biggest film production to date and was submitted as the Iranian candidate for this year’s Academy Awards, was released in Iran and other markets earlier this year.
‘Mountains May Depart’ Soundtrack Announced
Plaza Major Company will release a soundtrack album for the Chinese drama Mountains May Depart. The album features the film’s original music composed by Yoshihiro Hanno (Millennium Mambo). The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 15, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. Mountains May Depart is written and directed by Jia Zhangke (A Touch of Sin, Still Life) and stars Dong Zijian, Liang Jingdong, Sylvia Chang, Zhang Yi and Zhao Tao. The episodic movie centers around the life of Tao, and those close to her and is explored in three different time periods: 1999, 2014, and 2025.
‘I Smile Back’ Soundtrack Released
A soundtrack album for the indie drama I Smile Back has been released. The album features the film’s original score composed by Zack Ryan (Burning Bright). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. I Smile Back is directed by Adam Salky and stars Sarah Silverman who received a SAG nomination for her performance, as well as Josh Charles, Thomas Sadoski and Mia Barron. The movie is based on the novel by Amy Koppelman and follows an upper-middle-class wife and mother who is struggling with mental illness and addiction.
‘Anomalisa’ Soundtrack Announced
The details of the soundtrack album for the animated feature Anomalisa have been announced. The album features the film’s original score composed by Carter Burwell (Fargo, Carol, Twilight, Adaptation, No Country for Old Men, The Blind Side), as well as the original songs None of them Are You (lyrics by Charlie Kaufman) and Goddess of Heaven. The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 1, 2016 and physically on January 29. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Anomalisa is co-directed by Duke Johnson and Charlie Kaufman who has also written the screenplay and features the voices of Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Noonan and David Thewlis.
‘Capture the Flag’ Soundtrack Details
Quartet Records will release a soundtrack album for the Spanish animated film Capture the Flag. The album features the film’s original music composed, orchestrated and conducted by Diego Navarro, as well as a concert suite that was recorded at this year’s Tenerife International Film Music Festival. Also included is the song I’ll Reach You performed by Auryn. The soundtrack will be released on December 21, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Capture the Flag is directed by Enrique Gato and follows a young surfer who rallies his friends to stop a billionaire from rewriting history as a way to horde Helium 3, the clean energy of the future.
Listen to Full ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’, ‘The Hateful Eight’ & ‘Concussion’ Soundtracks
Three soundtrack albums for major films are released today, including John Williams‘ score for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the composer’s first new soundtrack release in two years. Listen to the full album, which is available digitally and physically on Walt Disney Records, after the jump. Also coming out today is the soundtrack for Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight, which features the film’s original music composed by Ennio Morricone, as well as the songs from the movie. Check out the soundtrack below and visit Amazon to order the release, which is available digitally and physically from Decca Records. Finally, also being released today is James Newton Howard‘s music for Peter Landesman’s Concussion starring Will Smith.
‘The Choice’ Soundtrack Details
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the romantic drama The Choice. The album features the film’s original music composed by Marcelo Zarvos (Remember Me, The Affair, Enough Said, The Good Shepherd, Ray Donovan). Also included are the songs from the movie by artists including Guster, The National, The Rosebuds, Veronica Falls, Natalia Safran, Efterklang & more. The soundtrack will be released on January 29, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Choice is directed by Ross Katz and stars Teresa Palmer, Benjamin Walker, Tom Welling, Alexandra Daddario and Maggie Grace. The film is based on the novel of the same title by Nicholas Sparks (The Notebook) and follows a young man who ends up pursuing a relationship with his new neighbor, leading to a journey that neither could have foreseen.
‘The 5th’ Wave Soundtrack Details
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the action adventure The 5th Wave. The album features the film’s original music composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier & Civil War, Wreck-It-Ralph, X-Men: First Class, Big Hero 6). The soundtrack will be released on January 8, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The 5th Wave is directed by J Blakeson and stars Chloe Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson, Ron Livingston, Maggie Siff, Alex Roe, Maria Bello, Maika Monroe and Live Schreiber. The movie based on the young adult novel of the same title by Rick Yancey is set in the present day after four waves of increasingly deadly attacks have left most of Earth decimated and follows a 16-year-old girl who is on the run and desperately trying to save her younger brother.
‘The Forest’ Soundtrack Details
Sparks & Shadows Records will release a soundtrack album for the supernatural thriller The Forest. The album features the film’s original music composed by Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Outlander). The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 8, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. The Forest is directed by Jason Zada and stars Natalie Dormer, Taylor Kinney, Eoin Macken and Yukiyoshi Ozawa. The thriller produced by David S. Goyer is set in the legendary Aokigahara Forest at the base of Mt. Fuji in Japan and tells the story of a young woman who goes in search of her twin sister who has mysteriously disappeared.