Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary The Great Invisible. The album features the film’s original music composed by David Wingo (Take Shelter, Mud, The Sitter, Joe). The soundtrack will be released physically on January 13, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips will be added to this article soon. The Great Invisible is directed by Margaret Brown and tells the story of the modern South – the fishermen, the oilmen, and the survivors – through the lens of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The movie premiered at this year’s SXSW Film Festival where it was honored with the Grand Jury Price.
Category: Film Music Albums
‘Le Père Noël’ Soundtrack Details
Quad will release a soundtrack album for the French holiday comedy Le Père Noël. The album features the film’s original music composed by Klaus Badelt (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, The Time Machine, Rescue Dawn). Also included are songs by James Blunt, CeeLo Green, MC Hammer and Jabberwocky. The soundtrack will be released digitally overseas on December 9, 2014. Click here to listen to audio clips. Le Père Noël is directed by Alexandre Coffre (Borderline, The Volcano) and stars Tahar Rahim, Victor Cabal, Philippe Rebbot, Anne-Lise Hesme, Amélie Glenn and Jean-François Cayrey. The movie follows a six-year-old boy who dreams of sliding through the sky with Santa Claus and discovers that he is actually a burglar who will not let anyone get in the way of his night’s work.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 5, 2014)
Only one movie is opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in around 600 theaters is the horror thriller The Pyramid directed by Gregory Levasseur, produced by Alexandre Aja and starring Ashley Hinshaw, James Buckley, Denis O’Hare, Christa Nicola and Amir K. The film’s original music is composed by Nima Fakhrara (The Signal, The Courier). No soundtrack album has been announced. The Pyramid follows a group of U.S. archaeologists who discover a lost pyramid unlike any other in the Egyptian desert. The thriller is being released by 20th Century Fox. For more information about the film, visit the official movie website.
Already playing in select theaters since this past Wednesday is the drama Wild directed by Jean-Marc Vallee and starring Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Thomas Sadoski, Gaby Hoffman, Kevin Rankin and Michiel Huisman. The film doesn’t feature an original score. Sony Legacy has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film by such artists as Simon & Garfunkel, Bruce Springsteen, Leonard Cohen, Portishead, The Shangri-Las, Billy Swan, Lucina Williams, Wings, Pat Metheny Group & more. Check out our previous news article for the full details and to learn more about the Fox Searchlight release.
‘The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death’ Soundtrack Details
The details of the soundtrack album for the horror sequel The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Marco Beltrami (Scream, The Wolverine, World War Z, Live Free or Die Hard), Marcus Trumpp and Brandon Roberts. The soundtrack will be released on January 6, 2015 by Varese Sarabande and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death is directed by Tom Harper and stars Jeremy Irvine, Helen McCrory, Phoebe Cox and Oaklee Pendergast. The movie takes place in the same house as the original 40 years later, when a group of children who are evacuated from London during World War II come to stay and awaken the house’s darkest inhabitants.
‘Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb’ Soundtrack Details
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the family adventure Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, The Avengers, Captain America: The First Avenger) who previously scored the first two installments in the series. The soundtrack will be released physically on January 6, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb is directed by Shawn Levy and stars Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson, Steve Coogan, Ricky Gervais, Dan Stevens, Rebel Wilson and Ben Kingsley.
‘Get Santa’ Soundtrack Released
Universal Music has released a soundtrack album for the British family comedy Get Santa. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ilan Eshkeri (Stardust, Layer Cake, Still Alice, The Young Victoria). Also included are the songs from the film by artists including The Saturdays, Hudson Taylor, Bing Crosby, N.W.A., Diana Ross, Bobby Helms, The Drifters and more. The soundtrack is now available digitally overseas. Click here to listen to audio clips. Get Santa is written and directed by Christopher Smith, executive produced by Ridley Scott and stars Jim Broadbent, Rafe Spall, Kit Connor, Stephen Graham, Ewen Bremner, Jodie Whittaker and Warwick Davis. The movie follows a 9-year-old boy and his dad who go on a desperate quest to save Christmas after Santa is arrested in London.
‘Electricity’ Soundtrack Details
MovieScore Media will release a soundtrack album for the British drama Electricity. The album features the film’s original music written by Emmy Award-winning composer John Lunn (Downton Abbey, The White Queen). The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 9, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. Electricity is directed by Bryn Higgins and stars Agyness Deyn, Lenora Crichlow, Christian Cooke, Paul Anderson, Tom Georgeson and Alice Lowe. The movie is based on Ray Robinson’s novel of the same title and follows a young woman who leaves her hometown to search for her long-lost brother, all the while experiencing hallucinations brought on by her epilepsy.
‘Garnet’s Gold’ Soundtrack Released
Lava Music and Republic Records have released a soundtrack album for the documentary Garnet’s Gold. The album features the film’s original music composed by J. Ralph (Man on Wire, The Cove, Chasing Ice), including the original song Until the End performed by Liza Minnelli and Wynton Marsalis. Listen to the full song after the jump. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. Garnet’s Gold is directed by Ed Perkins, produced by Simon Chinn (Searching for Sugar Man, Man on Wire) and tells the story of Garnet Frost, who, twenty years ago, nearly died hiking by Scotland’s Loch Arkaig, surviving by sheer chance.
Expanded ‘Predator 2’ and ‘Peggy Sue Got Married’ Soundtracks Announced
Varese Sarabande has announced the latest titles in its CD club series. The releases include an expanded soundtrack for the 1990 sci-fi action horror sequel Predator 2 directed by Stephen Hopkins and starring Danny Glover, Kevin Peter Hall, Gary Busey, Ruben Blades, María Conchita Alonso and Bill Paxton. The 2-CD deluxe edition features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, The Avengers, Cast Away), including previously unreleased music. The composer previously composed the score for the first part in the series, which Varese Sarabande released for the first time in 2003. To check out the details of the album, which is limited to 3000 copies, visit the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio clips. The soundtrack will also be available to order on Amazon.
‘Unbroken’ Soundtrack Details
The full details of the soundtrack album for Angelina Jolie’s drama Unbroken have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Alexandre Desplat (The King’s Speech, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, The Imitation Game). Also included is the original song Miracles performed by Coldplay. The soundtrack will be released on December 15, 2014 by Parlophone Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out below. Unbroken starring Jack O’Connell, Domhnall Gleeson, Miyavi, Garrett Hedlund and Finn Wittrock tells the story Olympian and war hero Louis “Louie” Zamperini who, along with two other crewmen, survived in a raft for 47 days after a near-fatal plane crash in World War II – only to be caught by the Japanese Navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp.