Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for Tommy Lee Jones’ drama The Homesman. The album features the film’s music written by Academy Award-nominated composer Marco Beltrami (3:10 to Yuma, The Hurt Locker, Scream, World War Z). The soundtrack will be released physically on December 9, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Homesman is based on the novel by James Swarthout and stars Tommy Lee Jones, Hilary Swank, Grace Gummer, Miranda Otto, Sonja Richter, David Dencik, William Fichtner, John Lithgow, Brian Kennedy, Tim Blake Nelson, Jesse Plemons, James Spader, Hailee Steinfeld and Meryl Streep.
Category: Film Music Albums
Soundtrack Details Announced for Mike Leigh’s ‘Mr. Turner’
Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album for Mike Leigh’s drama Mr. Turner. The album features the film’s original music composed by Gary Yershon who previously collaborated with the director on such films as Happy Go Lucky and Another Year. Also included is the composer’s score for the director’s short A Running Jump. The soundtrack will be released on December 9, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Mr. Turner is written and directed by Leigh and stars Timothy Spall, Dorothy Atkinson, Marion Bailey, Paul Jesson, Lesley Manville, Martin Savage, Joshua McGuire, Ruth Sheen, David Horovitch and Karl Johnson. The movie explores the last quarter century of the British painter J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851).
‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1’ Score Album Details
The details have been revealed of the score album for The Hunger Games: Mockinjay – Part 1. The album features the film’s original music composed by James Newton Howard (Maleficent, King Kong, Signs, The Sixth Sense) who previously scored the first two installments in the series. The soundtrack will be released on November 24, 2014 by Republic Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. As previously reported, the label will also release a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from and inspired by the film. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay: Part 1 is directed by Francis Lawrence and stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Stanley Tucci, Elizabeth Banks, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Woody Harrelson.
Dave Grusin’s ‘Falling in Love’ Score to Be Released
Kritzerland has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1984 romantic drama Falling in Love directed by Ulu Grosbard and starring Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep, Harvey Keitel, Jane Kaczmarek, George Martin and Dianne Wiest. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Dave Grusin (The Firm, The Graduate, The Goonies, Three Days of the Condor, Tootsie). The limited edition CD also features several unused and alternate cues, including the composer’s original main title theme, which was not used in the final version of the Paramount Pictures release. To pre-order the album and for the full soundtrack details, visit the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio clips.
‘Blue Ruin’ Soundtrack Announced
Blackest Rainbow Records will release a soundtrack album for the indie thriller Blue Ruin. The album features the film’s original music composed by Brooke Blair and Will Blair. The soundtrack will be released exclusively on vinyl. The full album is available to stream after the jump. Blue Ruin is written and directed by Jeremy Saulnier and stars Macon Blair, Devin Ratray, Amy Hargreaves, Kevin Kolack and Eve Plumb. The movie follows mysterious outsider whose quiet life is turned upside down when he returns to his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance.
‘Eden’ Soundtrack Details
Hamburger Records will release a soundtrack album for the French drama Eden. The album features the music from the film by artists including Daft Punk, Joe Smooth, Frankie Knuckles, Terry Hunter, MK, Jaydee, Liquid, Jabberwocky, The Orb, Kerri Chandler & more. The soundtrack will be released on November 17, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. Eden is directed by Mia Hansen-Løve (Goodbye First Love) and stars Felix De Givry, Pauline Etienne, Vincent Macaigne, Greta Gerwig, Golshifteh Farahani, Laura Smet and Vincent Lacoste. The movie is set in the underground rave scene in the 1990s and follows the rise and fall of Paul, a DJ who pioneered the French touch.
‘Dear White People’ Score EP Announced
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack EP for the indie comedy Dear White People. The EP features the film’s original score composed by Kathryn Bostic (Middle of Nowhere). The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 18, 2014. Audio clips will be added to this article within the next few weeks. The label has previously released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the film. Dear White People. The movie is written and directed by Justin Simien and stars Tyler James Williams, Tessa Thompson, Kyle Gallner, Teyonah Parris, Brandon P. Bell and Dennis Haysbert. The movie centers on a group of African American students as they navigate campus life and racial politics at a predominantly white college.
‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ Soundtrack Details
The details of the soundtrack albums for Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies have been revealed. The albums feature the film’s original music composed by Howard Shore (The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Silence of the Lambs, Hugo, The Aviator). Also included is the end titles song The Last Goodbye performed by actor Billy Boyd and written by Boyd and screenwriters/producers Phillipa Boyens and Fran Walsh. The soundtrack will be released in two editions: a standard edition, as well as a deluxe edition with additional tracks. Both albums are set to be released on December 16, 2014. Visit Amazon to pre-order the standard edition and click here to order the deluxe edition. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies starring Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace, Luke Evans, Benedict Cumberbatch, Cate Blanchett, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Ken Stott, James Nesbitt, Hugo Weaving and Orlando Bloom will be released on December 17, 2014 by Warner Bros. Pictures.
‘Walking with the Enemy’ Soundtrack Details
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the period drama Walking with the Enemy. The album features the film’s original music composed by Timothy Williams (Sym-Bionic Titan, Red Sky). The composer recorded his score with a 90-piece orchestra at Abbey Road Studios in London. The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 11, 2014 and physically on February 10, 2015. Audio clips will be added to this article soon. To pre-order the album, visit Amazon. Walking with the Enemy is directed by Mark Schmidt and stars Ben Kingsley, Jonas Armstrong, Hannah Tointon, Burn Gorman, Mark Wells, William Hope, Flora Spencer-Longhurst and Mark Wingett. The movie is set in Hungary during the final months of World War ll and follows a young man who sets out to find his displaced family by using a stolen Nazi uniform to pose as an officer.
‘Laggies’ Soundtrack Announced
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the indie comedy Laggies. The album features the film’s original music composed by Death Cab for Cutie lead singer Benjamin Gibbard. The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 4, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A physical version will be released later this year and is available for pre-order here. Audio clips will be added to this article soon. Laggies is directed by Lynn Shelton (My Sister’s Sister, Touchy Feely) and stars Keira Knightley, Chloe Grace Moretz and Sam Rockwell. The movie follows a woman who is stuck in permanent adolescence and lies to her fiance about going on a retreat and instead hangs out with friends.