MovieScore Media will release a soundtrack album for the animated feature Rocks in My Pockets. The album features the film’s original music composed by Kristian Sensini. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 30, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. Rocks in My Pockets is directed by Latvian-born artist and filmmaker Signe Baumane and tells five fantastical tales based on the courageous women in her family and their battles with madness. It was announced last week that the movie will represent Latvia in the race for the foreign language Oscars. The animated feature premiered at the Karlovy Vary Film Fest and was released in select U.S. cities earlier this month by Zeitgeist Films.
Category: Film Music Albums
‘The Judge’ Soundtrack Details
WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the legal drama The Judge. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Thomas Newman (American Beauty, The Shawshank Redemption, Skyfall, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel). The soundtrack will be released on October 7, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. The Judge is directed by David Dobkin and stars Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall, Vera Farmiga, Billy Bob Thornton and Vincent D’Onofrio. The movie follows a big city lawyer who returns to his childhood home where his estranged father, the town’s judge, is suspected of murder.
‘St. Vincent’ Soundtrack Details
The details of the soundtrack album for the comedy drama St. Vincent have been revealed. The album features the songs from the film, including two new songs by Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy. Also included are songs by Jefferson Airplane, Bob Dylan, The National, JD and the Straight Shoot, Nyzzy Nyce, Brewer & Shipley, Bronze Radio Return, Fingazz & Ca$hizz Klay and Vechyaslav Samarin. The soundtrack will be released on October 27, 2014 by Sony Masterworks and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out after the jump. As previously reported, the label will also release a separate soundtrack featuring the film’s original score composed by Theodore Shapiro. St. Vincent written and directed by Theodore Melfi and starring Bill Murray, Melissa McCarthy, Naomi Watts, Terrence Howard, Chris O’Dowd and Scott Adsit will be released in select cities on October 10 by the Weinstein Company before expanding nationwide over the following of weeks.
‘The Book of Life’ Soundtrack Details
Sony Masterworks will release a soundtrack album for the animated feature The Book of Life. The album features the film’s original music composed by Gustavo Santaolalla (Brokeback Mountain, Babel, The Motorcycle Diaries), including selections from the composer’s original score, as well as the film’s songs, including cover versions of Radiohead’s Creep, Biz Markie’s Just a Friend, Rod Stewart’s Do Ya Think I’m Sexy and Mumford & Sons’ I Will Wait performed by Diego Luna and GabrieL Iglesias. Also included are original songs by performed by Jesse & Joy and La Santa Cecilia, as well as tracks by Us The Duo and Kinky’s Más. The soundtrack will be released on October 21, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Book of Life is directed by Jorge Gutierrez, produced by Guillermo del Toro and features the voice talent of Channing Tatum, Zoë Saldana, Diego Luna, Ice Cube, Ron Perlman, Christina Applegate, Danny Trejo, Cheech Marin, Kate del Castillo and Eugenio Derbez. The movie follows a young man torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart who embarks on an adventure that spans three fantastical worlds where he must face his greatest fears.
Rachel Portman Scoring ‘Despite the Falling Snow’
Rachel Portman is scoring the upcoming spy thriller Despite the Falling Snow. The film is written and directed by Shamim Sarif (I Can’t Think Straight, The World Unseen) and stars Rebecca Ferguson, Charles Dance, Sam Reid, Maria Furtwangler, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Anthony Head and Trudie Styler. The movie based on Sarif’s own novel of the same title is set in Cold War Moscow and follows a female spy who steals secrets from an idealistic politician – and falls in love with him. Hanan Kattan is producing the project for Enlightenment Productions. Despite the Falling Snow is currently in post-production and is expected to premiere in 2015.
‘The Rover’ Soundtrack Details
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for David Michod’s dramatic thriller The Rover. The album features the film’s original music composed and arranged by Antony Partos (99 Homes, Adore, Disgrace) who previously scored the director’s last feature Animal Kingdom. Also included is additional music composed and performed by Tom Petty, as well as tracks by Tortoise, Colin Stetson, Matthias Loibner and William Basinski. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 7 and physically on November 11. Visit Amazon to pre-order the album and check out audio clips below. The Rover stars Guy Pearce, Robert Pattinson, Scoot McNairy, David Field, Anthony Hayes, Gillian Jones and Susan Prior. The thriller follows a loner traveling in the desolate Australian outback, where a gang of thieves steal his car and leave behind a wounded member who is forced to help track down the gang.
‘John Wick’ Soundtrack Announced
Varese Sarabande has announced a soundtrack album for the action thriller John Wick. The album features the film’s original music composed by Tyler Bates (Guardians of the Galaxy, 300, Watchmen, Dawn of the Dead) and Joel J. Richard. Also included are the film’s original club tracks by Le Castle Vania, as well as songs by Ciscandra Nostalghia, KALEIDA, The Candy Shop Boys and M86 & Susie Q.The soundtrack will be released on October 30, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. John Wick is directed by Chad Stahelski and stars Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen, Adrianne Palicki, Bridget Moynahan, Dean Winters, Ian McShane, John Leguizamo and Willem Dafoe. The movie is set in New York City and follows an ex-hitman who comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him.
‘Revenge of the Green Dragons’ Soundtrack Details
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the action crime drama Revenge of the Green Dragons. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mark Kilian (Tsotsi, Traitor, Rendition, Pitch Perfect). Also included are four songs from the film performed by Carl Restivo featuring Tom Morello, Devon Diep, Maserati and Heavy Young Heathens. The soundtrack will be released on October 27, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Revenge of the Green Dragons is directed by Andrew Lau & Andrew Loo, executive produced by Martin Scorsese and stars Justin Chon, Kevin Wu, Harry Shum, Jr., Shuya Chang, Geoff Pierson, Billy Magnussen and Ray Liotta. The movie is based on Frederick Dannen’s e New Yorker article that chronicled the underworld of Asian-American gang life in 80’s and 90’s New York City.
Mark Mothersbaugh’s Scores for ’21 Jump Street’ and ’22 Jump Street’ Released
La-La Land Records has announced a 2-CD set featuring the original scores for the action comedies 21 Jump Street and 22 Jump Street. The albums features the original music from the hit films composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (The Lego Movie, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, The Royal Tenenbaums, Hotel Transylvania). The soundtrack is limited to 2000 copies and is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio clips. Both movie are directed by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller and star Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum and Ice Cube. 21 Jump Street was released in 2012 and is now available on Blu-ray and DVD from Sony Pictures. 22 Jump Street opened in theaters this summer and will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on November 18, 2014.
‘Bad Milo!’ Soundtrack Details
Screamworks Records will release a soundtrack album for the horror comedy Bad Milo!. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ted Masur (The Best and the Brightest). The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 29, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. Bad Milo! is directed by Jacob Vaughan and stars Ken Marino, Gillian Jacobs, Patrick Warburton, Mary Kay Place, Stephen Root and Peter Stormare. The movie follows a man who discovers the root of his unusual stomach pain: a pintsized demon living in his intestine that forces its way out and slaughters the people who have angered him.