Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album for the sports drama McFarland, USA. The album features the film’s original score composed by Antonio Pinto (City of God, Lord of War, The Host, Snitch). Also included is the original end title track Juntos (Together) performed by Grammy-winning singer Juanes, which is already available to download as a single. The soundtrack will be released on February 17, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. McFarland, USA is directed by Niki Caro (Whale Rider) and stars Kevin Costner, Maria Bello, Morgan Saylor, Martha Higareda, Michael Aguero, Sergio Avelar, Hector Duran, Rafael Martinez, Johnny Ortiz and Carlos Pratts. The movie follows the novice runners from McFarland, an economically challenged town in California, as they build a cross-country team under the direction of a newcomer to their predominantly Latino high school.
Category: Film Music Albums
Lisbeth Scott’s ‘Just Like Rain’ from ‘The Boy Next Door’ Released
Lisbeth Scott has written and produced the original song Just Like Rain for Rob Cohen’s thriller The Boy Next Door. The singer/songwriter/film composer also performs the song, which is now available to download on Amazon. The track will also be featured on her solo record Bird, which is coming out on March 3 and is available for pre-order on iTunes. Check out the official music video after the jump. Scott who has previously written songs for HBO’s True Blood and the features Shutter and The Big Wedding also provides vocals on the film’s original score composed by Randy Edelman & Nathan Barr, which is now available on Varese Sarabande. Her best known work as a vocalist also includes the scores for The Passion of the Christ, Munich and The Chronicles of Narnia.
‘Focus’ Soundtrack Announced
WaterTower Music will release the official soundtrack album for the caper comedy Focus. The album features the songs from the film by artists including Bruno Hovart, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Sofa Surfers, Iggy & The Stooges, Junior Kimbrough, Doris & Kelley, Barbara Lewis & more. Also included is a track from the film’s original score composed by Nick Urata (Crazy, Stupid, Love, Paddington, I Love You Phillip Morris, Ruby Sparks). The soundtrack will be released on February 24, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips below. Focus is written and directed by Glenn Ficarra & John Requa and stars Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Rodrigo Santoro and Gerald McRaney. The movie follows a con man who becomes romantically involved with a novice and is thrown off his game when the former flame shows up just as he’s staging an elaborate con in Buenos Aires.
‘Last Days in Vietnam’ Soundtrack Released
A soundtrack album has been released for the Academy Award-nominated documentary Last Days in Vietnam. The album features the film’s original music composed by Gary Lionelli (HBO’s Luck, The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Last Days in Vietnam is directed and produced by Rory Kennedy and details the days leading up to the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from South Vietnam in 1975 as North Vietnamese Communist forces encircled what was then called Saigon, and efforts by some U.S. personnel to save as many of their colleagues as possible.
‘Ex Machina’ Soundtrack Released
Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for the sci-fi thriller Ex Machina. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ben Salisbury and Portishead’s Geoff Barrow. Also included is the song Bunsen Burner by The Cuts. The soundtrack is now available digitally overseas and will be released in the U.S. on April 7. Visit Amazon to pre-order the album and check out audio clips below. Invada Records will release a physical version. Ex Machina is written and directed by Alex Garland and stars Oscaar Isaac, Domhnall Gleeson and Alicia Vikander. The movie follows a young programmer who is selected to participate in a breakthrough experiment in artificial intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a breathtaking female A.I.
‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’ Soundtrack Details
The details of the official soundtrack album for Matthew Vaughn’s Kingsman: The Secret Service have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier, X-Men: First Class, Wreck-It-Ralph, Big Hero 6) and Matthew Margeson (Kick-Ass 2, Skyline). The soundtrack will be released on February 17, 2015 by La-La Land Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Kingsman: The Secret Service is based on the comic book by Mark Millar & Dave Gibbons and stars Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Caine, Taron Egerton, Mark Strong and Jack Davenport. The movie centers on a super-secret spy organization that recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency’s training program just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.
‘Black or White’ Soundtrack Details
Relativity Music Group has released a soundtrack album for Mike Binder’s drama Black or White. The album features the film’s original music composed by Golden Globe-nominated Terence Blanchard (The 25th Hour, Inside Man, Malcolm X). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. Black or White written and directed by Binder (The Upside of Anger, Reign Over Me) stars Kevin Costner, Octavia Spencer, Jillian Estell, Bill Burr, Jennifer Ehle, André Holland, Gillian Jacobs and Anthony Mackie. The movie centers on an attorney trying to raise his biracial granddaughter after the deaths of his wife and daughter and his battle with the child’s paternal grandmother.
‘Red Army’ Soundtrack Released
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Red Army. The album features the film’s original music composed by Christophe Beck (Frozen, Edge of Tomorrow, The Hangover, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Leo Birenberg. The soundtrack is now available digitally on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. Red Army is directed by Gabe Polsky and centers on the Soviet Union and the most successful dynasty in sports history: the Red Army hockey team. Told from the perspective of its captain Slava Fetisov, the story portrays his transformation from national hero to political enemy. The movie executive produced by Jerry Weintraub & Werner Herzog premiered at last year’s Cannes Film Festival and will be released in select theaters this Friday, January 23.
‘Words and Pictures’ Soundtrack Announced
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the romantic drama Words and Pictures. The album features the film’s original music composed by Paul Grabowsky who previously collaborated with the movie’s director on Last Orders, It Runs in the Family and Empire Falls. The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 27, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. Words and Pictures stars Clive Owen, Juliette Binoche, Keegan Connor Tracy, Amy Brenneman, Bruce Davison, Valerie Tian, Navid Negahban and Christian Scheider. The movie centers on a writer whose talent has dried up and his relationship with an artist struggling to paint as her body betrays her.
Jerry Goldsmith’s & Maurice Jarre’s Complete ‘The River Wild’ Scores Released
Intrada Records has released a new soundtrack album for the 1994 thriller The River Wild directed by Curtis Hanson and starring Meryl Streep, David Strathairn, Joseph Mazzello, Kevin Bacon and John C. Reilly. The 2-CD set features the complete score from the Universal Pictures production written and conducted by Academy Award-winning composer Jerry Goldsmith (The Omen, Patton, The Planet of the Apes, Chinatown, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, L.A. Confidential), including 30 minutes of previously unreleased music, as well as the end credits song The Water Is Wide performed by Cowboy Junkies on the first disc. The second disc features the first-ever release of the unused score composed and conducted by Oscar winner Maurice Jarre (Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, Dead Poets Society). For the full album details and to listen to audio clips, visit the label’s official website, where you can also order the album.