Varese Sarabande will release the official soundtrack album for the horror comedy Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. The album features the film’s original music composed by Fernando Velazquez (Crimson Peak, The Impossible, Hercules, Mama, The Orphanage). The soundtrack will be released on February 5, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is directed by Burr Steers and stars Lily James, Sam Riley, Jack Huston, Bella Heathcote, Douglas Booth, Matt Smith, Charles Dance and Lena Headey.
Category: Film Music Albums
Expanded ‘Edward Scissorhands’ Soundtrack and Unused ‘Something Wicked This Way Comes’ Score to Be Released
Intrada Records has announced an expanded soundtrack album for Tim Burton’s 1990 fantasy drama Edward Scissorhands starring Johnny Depp, Vincent Price, Winona Ryder and Kathy Baker. The album features the film’s original score composed & produced by Danny Elfman (Spider-Man, Batman, Alice in Wonderland, Avengers: Age of Ultron, A Nightmare Before Christmas) and conducted by Shirley Walker, including previously unreleased music. Also included is the Tom Jones song With These Hands. To order the CD and for the full album details, visit the label’s online store, where you can also check out audio clips.
‘The Monkey King’ Soundtrack Announced
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for last year’s Chinese fantasy action adventure The Monkey King. The album features the film’s original music composed by Golden Globe nominee Christopher Young (Spider-Man 3, Hellraiser, The Shipping News, Entrapment, The Exorcism of Emily Rose). The soundtrack is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio samples. The Monkey King is directed by Pou-Soi Cheang (Dog Bite Dog) and stars Donnie Yen in the title role, alongside Aaron Kwok, Chow Yun-Fat, Peter Ho, Kelly Chen and Joe Chen. The film is based on selected chapters of Wu Cheng’en’s novel Journey to the West and tells the story of how the Monkey King rebels against the Jade Emperor of Heaven.
‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ Soundtrack Details
The details of the soundtrack album for DreamWorks Animation’s animated feature Kung Fu Panda 3 have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Hans Zimmer (The Lion King, Gladiator, Inception, Interstellar, The Dark Knight). Pianist Lang Lang is featured on a number of tracks of the composer’s score. Also included is a cover version of Kung Fu Fighting by The Vamps, as well as a song by Patrick Brasca feat. Jay Chou. The soundtrack will be released on January 22, 2016 by Sony Classical and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Kung Fu Panda 3 is directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson & Alessandro Carloni and features the voice talent of Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Jackie Chan, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, Bryan Cranston, Kate Hudson, David Cross and J.K. Simmons.
Atom Egoyan’s ‘Remember’ Soundtrack Details
The details of the soundtrack album for Atom Egoyan’s dramatic thriller Remember have been announced. The album features the film’s original music written by Academy Award-winning composer Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Little Miss Sunshine, Moneyball, The Good Dinosaur). The soundtrack will be released on January 15, 2016 by Varese Sarabande and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Remember stars Christopher Plummer, Martin Landau, Dean Norris, Bruno Ganz, Jurgen Prochnow, Heinz Lieven and Henry Czerny. The movie follows a man who is sent on a mission to avenge a horror from the darkest chapter of modern history after it is discovered that the Nazi guard who murdered his family some 70 years ago is now living in America.
‘Rams’ Soundtrack Details
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the comedy drama Rams. The album features the film’s original music composed by Atli Orvarsson (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Vantage Point, Chicago Fire, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones). Also included are the songs featured in the movie by Haukur Morthens, Sigurður Skagfield and Stefán Íslandi. The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 11, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A CD version is set to come out in early 2016. Rams is directed by Grímur Hákonarson and stars Sigurður Sigurjónsson and Theodór Júlíusson. The movie is Iceland’s candidate for the Best Foreign Film category at the next Academy Awards and follows two brothers who live on neighboring sheep farms but have not spoken to each other for 40 years and come together when authorities decree that all the sheep in the valley must be destroyed due to a virus.
‘Sunset Song’ Soundtrack Released
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the drama Sunset Song. The album features the film’s original music composed by Gast Waltzing (Hysteria, JCVD, House of Boys). The soundtrack is now available to download overseas. A domestic release is set for May 2016. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Listen to three tracks from the album after the jump. Sunset Song is directed by Terence Davies (The Deep Blue Sea) and stars Agyness Deyn, Peter Mullan and Kevin Guthrie. The movie is based on the classic novel by Lewis Grassic Gibbon and centers around a farming family struggling to eke out a living in northeast Scotland. The drama premiered at this year’s Toronto Film Festival and is being released in the UK today.
‘The Revenant’ Soundtrack Details
The details of the soundtrack album for Alejandro G. Inarritu’s dramatic thriller The Revenant have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music by Academy Award winner Ryuichi Sakamoto (The Last Emperor, Snake Eyes, Little Buddha) and Alva Noto. The National member Bryce Dessner has also contributed additional music. The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 25, 2015 and physically (on CD and vinyl) in early 2016 by Milan Records. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. The Revenant starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson & Will Poulter takes place in the 1800s and follows an explorer who is abandoned by his hunting team after a brutal bear attack and must withstand the elements and the wilderness to survive and return to his family.
‘American Hero’ Soundtrack Details
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the superhero dramedy American Hero. The album features the film’s original music composed by Lorne Balfe (Terminator Genisys, Home, Penguins of Madagascar, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldier of Benghazi, The Bible). The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 11, 2015 and physically in early 2016. Visit Amazon to pre-order the album and to check out audio samples. American Hero is written and directed by Nick Love and stars Stephen Dorff and Eddie Griffin. The movie follows a superpowered man who has spent years suppressing his gifts with booze, drugs and women vows to set his life straight after surviving a brush with death by fighting crime and cleaning up the streets of New Orleans.
‘Rabid Dogs’ Soundtrack Announced
Music Box Records will release a soundtrack album for the French crime thriller Rabid Dogs (Enragés). The album features the film’s original music composed by Laurent Eyquem (Copperhead, Winnie Mandela, Momentum, Rage). The soundtrack is now available for pre-order on the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio samples. Rabid Dogs is directed by Eric Hannezo (Les Infidèles) and stars Lambert Wilson, Guillaume Gouix, Virginie Ledoyen and Laurent Lucas. The movie is a remake of the Italian cult film of the same title from 1974 directed by Mario Brava and takes place after a bank job goes badly wrong and three desperate criminals take a young woman and a father and child hostage.