A soundtrack album has been released for the indie comedy drama The Longest Week. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jay Israelson. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. The Longest Week is directed by Peter Glanz and stars Jenny Slate, Olivia Wilde, Billy Crudup and Jason Bateman. The movie follows an heir to a hotel fortune who is cut off from his allowance following his parents’ divorce and is taken in by his old friend and immediately falls for his girlfriend.
Category: Film Music Albums
‘Dracula Untold’ Soundtrack Details
Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for the action adventure Dracula Untold. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Pacific Rim, Iron Man, Clash of the Titans). The soundtrack will be released on October 7, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. Dracula Untold is directed by Gary Shore and stars Luke Evans, Sarah Gadon, Diarmaid Murtagh and Dominic Cooper. The movie tells the origin story of the man who became Dracula and follows a young prince who risks his soul to save his wife and child from a bloodthirsty sultan and in the process becomes the first vampire.
‘Stonehearst Asylum’ Soundtrack Details
The full details of the soundtrack album for the thriller Stonehearst Asylum have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music written by Academy Award nominated composer John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Elf, Iron Man 2, Sin City). The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 14, 2014 and physically on November 11. To pre-order the CD, visit Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. Stonehearst Asylum is directed by Brad Anderson (The Machinist, The Call) and stars Kate Beckinsale, Jim Sturgess, Michael Caine, Brendan Gleeson and Ben Kingsley. The movie follows a recent medical school grad who takes a position at a mental institution soon finds himself taken with one of his colleagues, but he has no initial idea of a recent, horrifying staffing change.
Tina Guo & Composers for Charity Album Released
Cellist Tina Guo has released the album Tina Guo & Composers for Charity, which features collaborations with a variety of film, TV, and video game composers. The pieces on the album are written by composers including Neal Acree (Diablo III), Penka Kouneva (Primrose Lane), Austin Wintory (Journey), Lorne Balfe (The Penguins of Madagascar), Jeff Rona (Dominion), Bill Brown (CSI: NY), Nuno Malo (The Celestine Prophecy) and Pinar Toprak (The River Murders). The proceeds from the digital album will be donated to the Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation to support underfunded music in schools. The album is now available on Loudr.fm and iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. Guo was the eatured cello soloist on numerous film scores, including Sherlock Holmes by Hans Zimmer, Iron Man 2 by John Debney, Clash of the Titans by Ramin Djawadi and Olympus Has Fallen by Trevor Morris.
‘Horns’ Score Album Announced
Lakeshore Records has announced a score album for Alexandre Aja’s horror thriller Horns. The album features the film’s original music composed by Rob (aka Robin Coudert) who previously scored the Aja-produced Maniac. The soundtrack was released yesterday in the UK and will arrive in the U.S. digitally on October 14. A CD version will be released on November 4 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded below. Horns directed by Aja is based on the best-selling book by Joe Hill and stars Daniel Radcliffe, Juno Temple, Max Minghella, Heather Graham, David Morse, Joe Anderson, Kelli Garner, Kathleen Quinlan and James Remar. The movie follows a small-town guy who, after being blamed for the death of his longtime girlfriend, awakens one morning to find a pair of horns growing from his head.
‘The Best of Me’ Score Album Announced
Sony Classical will release a score album for the romantic drama The Best of Me. The album features the film’s original music composed by Aaron Zigman (The Notebook, John Q, The Bridge to Teribithia). The soundtrack will be released on October 14, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. As previously reported, EMI Nashville & Relativity Music will release a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the film. The Best of Me is directed by Michael Hoffman and stars James Marsden, Michelle Monaghan, Luke Bracey, Liana Liberato, Sebastian Arcelus and Gerald McRaney. The movie based on the bestselling novel by Nicholas Sparks follows two former high school sweethearts who find themselves reunited after 20 years apart, when they return to their small town for the funeral of the beloved friend.
‘Northmen – A Viking Saga’ Soundtrack Announced
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the action adventure Northmen – A Viking Saga. The album features the film’s original music composed by Marcus Trumpp (Mesrine: Killer Instinct & Public Enemy #1, Grizzly, The Woman in Black: Angel of Death). Also included is the song Warriors of the North by Amon Amarth, as well as Monster’s Blood (Gunnar’s Song) performed by actor Darrell D’Silva. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 13, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Northmen is directed by Claudio Fäh and stars Ryan Kwanten, Tom Hopper, Ken Duken, Charlie Murphy, James Norton, Ed Skrein, Anatole Taubman and Johann Hegg. The film follows a gang of predatory Vikings whose escape to Scotland ends in death and destruction.
‘Nightcrawler’ Soundtrack Details
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the thriller Nightcrawler. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, The Sixth Sense, The Fugitive, King Kong). The soundtrack will be released on October 28, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the cover art and audio clips. Nightcrawler is written and directed by Dan Gilroy and stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton and Riz Ahmed. The movi follows a driven young man desperate for work who discovers the high-speed world of L.A. crime journalism.
Soundtrack Album for Fatih Akin’s ‘The Cut’ Announced
Bureau B will release a soundtrack album for Fatih Akin’s historical drama The Cut. The album features the film’s original music composed by Alexander Hacke. Also included is an Armenian version of the song Everything To Get You Back by Hindi Zahra. The soundtrack will be released overseas on October 17, 2014. No word yet on a domestic release date. The Cut is co-written and directed by Akin (Head-On, Soul Kitchen) and stars Tahar Rahim, Simon Abkarian, Makram J. Khoury, Hindi Zahra, Kevork Malikyan, Bartu Kucukcaglayan, Trine Dyrholm and Moritz Bleibtreu. The movie follows a man who survives the 1915 Armenian genocide during the First World War, but loses his family, speech and faith.
Lorde’s ‘Yellow Flicker Beat’ from ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1’ Soundtrack Released
Republic Records has released the original song Yellow Flicker Beat performed by Lorde from the soundtrack for the upcoming sequel The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1. The song is now available to download as a single on iTunes. Check out the full track after the jump. As reported this summer, Lorde has been selected to curate the soundtrack album for the third part in The Hunger Games series. Check back on this page for more information about the soundtrack. Mockingjay: Part 1 directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Stanley Tucci, Elizabeth Banks and Woody Harrelson will be released nationwide on November 21, 2014 by Lionsgate.