Decca Records will release a soundtrack album for the family movie Paddington. The album features the film’s original score composed by Nick Urata (Crazy, Stupid, Love, Ruby Sparks, I Love You Phillip Morris). Also included are the songs from the movie by artists including James Brown, Steppenwolf and Lionel Richie. The soundtrack will be released in the UK on December 15, 2014 and in the U.S. on January 13, 2015. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD and check out audio clips after the jump. Paddington is written and directed by Paul King and stars Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Nicole Kidman, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi, as well as Ben Whishaw as the voice of Paddington. The movie based on Michael Bond’s best-selling novels tells the story of the comic misadventures of a young Peruvian bear who travels to the city in search of a home.
Category: Film Music Albums
‘Unbroken’ Soundtrack Preview
Universal Pictures has published five tracks from the original score for Angelina Jolie’s epic drama Unbroken. The film’s music is composed by Alexandre Desplat (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, The King’s Speech). Visit Universal’s awards page to listen to roughly 13 minutes of music from the film (click on the Score & Song tab). As reported earlier this week, Parlophone Records will release a soundtrack album featuring both Desplat’s score, as well as the original song Miracles written and performed by Coldplay. Unbroken starring Jack O’Connell, Domhnall Gleeson, Miyavi, Garrett Hedlund and Finn Wittrock will be released on December 25, 2014.
‘Fantasia’ Legacy Collection Soundtrack Details
Walt Disney Records will release new soundtrack album for the animated classic Fantasia. The 4-CD coincides with the 75th Anniversary of the film and features the Original Leopold Stokowski Soundtrack, the digital re-recording by Irwin Kostal, as well as the original score for the deleted Clair De Lune sequence. Also included are the bonus tracks The Sorcerer’s Apprentice and Peter and the Wolf, both Read by Sterling HallowaThe soundtrack will be released on January 13, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Fantasia produced by Walt Disney was released in 1940 and is now available on home video.
‘The Connection’ (‘La French’) Soundtrack Details
Gaumont will release a soundtrack album for the French crime thriller The Connection (La French). The album features the film’s original score composed by Guillaume Roussel (3 Days to Kill, Outcast). Also included are the songs from the movie by artists including The Velvet Underground, Sheila, Lykke Li, Blondie, Venus Gang, Al Wilson, Robert Moore, Kim Wilde and Townes Van Zandt. The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 25, 2014. The Connection is directed by Cédric Jimenez and stars Jean Dujardin, Gilles Lellouche, Céline Sallette and Benoît Magimel. The movie tells the story of French police magistrate Pierre Michel, who waged an obsessive six-year battle to bring down Marseilles’ infamous “French Connection” drug ring.
Parlophone Records to Release ‘Unbroken’ Soundtrack
Parlophone Records will release the official soundtrack album for the Angelina Jolie’s upcoming drama Unbroken. The album features the film’s original score written by Academy Award-nominated composer Alexandre Desplat (The King’s Speech, The Queen, Godzilla, The Imitation Game). Also included is the original song Miracles performed by Coldplay. The soundtrack will be released on December 15, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details. Unbroken marks Jolie’s second directorial feature and stars Jack O’Connell, Domhnall Gleeson, Miyavi, Garrett Hedlund and Finn Wittrock. The movie follows the life of 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 WWII—only to be caught by the Japanese Navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp.
‘Son of a Gun’ Soundtrack Details
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the Australian crime thriller Son of a Gun. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jed Kurzel (The Snowtown Murders, The Babadook, Macbeth). The soundtrack is already available in Australia and will be released in several European territories later this month. The album will be released digitally in the U.S. on December 9, 2014 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. To pre-order a CD version, which will be coming out in early 2015, click here. Son of a Gun is directed by Julius Avery and stars Ewan McGregor, Alicia Vikander and Brenton Thwaites. The movie centers around the relationship between between Australia’s highest profile criminal and his young protege.
‘Inherent Vice’ Soundtrack Details
Nonesuch Records will release the official soundtrack album for Paul Thomas Anderson’s Inherent Vice. The album features the film’s original music composed by Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood who previously scored Anderson’s There Will Be Blood and The Master. Also included are the songs from the film by artists including Neil Young, Can, The Marketts, Minnie Riperton & more. The soundtrack will be released on December 15, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Inherent Vice is written and directed by Anderson and stars Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Owen Wilson, Katherine Waterston, Reese Witherspoon, Benicio Del Toro, Martin Short, Jena Malone and Joanna Newsom. The movie based on the novel by Thomas Pynchon is set in 1960s Los Angeles and follows the drug-fueled detective Larry “Doc” Sportello as he investigates the case of a kidnapped girl.
‘The Riot Club’ Soundtrack Announced
Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album for Lone Scherfig’s drama The Riot Club. The album features the film’s original music composed by Kasper Winding (The Salvation). Also included is the song We’re Out There Somewhere performed by Graham Coxon of Blur. The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 17, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded below. The Riot Club is directed by Scherfig (An Education, One Day) based on Laura Wase’s play and stars Sam Claflin, Max Irons, Douglas Booth, Jessica Brown Findlay and Holliday Grainger. The movie follows two young men who are inducted into the exclusive, debaucherous company of Oxford’s elite “Riot Club”.
‘Penguins of Madagascar’ Soundtrack Announced
Relativity Media Group will release a soundtrack album for DreamWorks Animation’s Penguins of Madagascar. The album features the film’s original music composed by Lorne Balfe (Megamind, The Dilemma, The Bible). The soundtrack will be released on November 25, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. The label will also release The Penguins of Madagscar Black & White Christmas Album, which features five holiday songs. Penguins of Madagscar is directed by Simon Smith & Eric Darnell and features the voices of Tom McGrath, Chris Miller, Chris Knights, John Malkovich, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ken Jeong, Annett Mahendru and Peter Stormare.
‘Space Station 76’ Soundtrack Details
Madison Gate Records will release a soundtrack album for the indie comedy Space Station 76. The album features the film’s original music composed by Marc and Steffan Fantini (Criminal Minds, Moms’ Night Out). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, November 14, 2014. Space Station 76 is directed by Jack Plotnick and stars Patrick Wilson, Liv Tyler, Matt Bomer, Jerry O’Connell, Marisa Coughlan, Kylie Rogers, Kali Rocha and Keir Dullea. The movie follows a group of people – and several robots – living on a space station in a 1970s version of the future.