Madison Gate Records will release a soundtrack album for the thriller No Good Deed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Paul Haslinger (Underworld, Death Race, Halt and Catch Fire, The Three Musketeers, Crank). The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on September 9, 2014. No Good Deed is directed by Sam Miller and stars Idris Elba, Taraji P. Henson, Leslie Bibb, Kate del Castillo and Henry Simmons. The movie follows a former district attorney and her two children who are terrorized and kidnapped after she invites a stranger into their home to wait for help after his car runs off the road. The thriller will be released nationwide this Friday, September 12 by Screen Gems/Sony Pictures.
Category: Film Music Albums
Complete ‘Terms of Endearment’ Score Released
Quartet Records has announced the world premiere release of the complete score for the 1983 drama Terms of Endearment directed by James L. Brooks and starring Shirley McLaine, Debra Winger, Jack Nicholson, Jeff Daniels, John Lithgow and Danny DeVito. The film’s music is composed by Michael Gore (Fame, Pretty in Pink, Defending Your Life) who received an Academy Award nomination for his work on the film. The movie also ended up winning five Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director. The limited edition 2-CD set features the complete score presented in film order (including several alternate versions), as well as the Richard Hazard recordings of song standards not included in the final print of the movie on the first disc. The second disc features a newly remastered version of the original Capitol soundtrack album. Visit the label’s official website for the full album details and to listen to audio clips.
‘My Old Lady’ Soundtrack Details
BAG Production will release a soundtrack album for the comedy drama My Old Lady. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mark Orton (Nebraska, The Good Girl). Also included is a track from the composer’s acoustic chamber group Tin Hat and a track by the jazz ensemble The Hot Club of San Francisco. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 16, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. My Old Lady is written and directed by Israel Horovitz and stars Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas and Maggie Smith. The movie follows a down-and-out New Yorker who inherits an apartment in Paris from his estranged father and is stunned to find a refined old lady living there with her protective daughter.
‘Swelter’ Soundtrack Released
Treehouse Music has released a soundtrack album for the action thriller Swelter. The album features the film’s original music composed by Tree Adams (Californication, Perception, Sirens). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. Swelter is directed by Keith Palmer and stars Jean-Claude Van Damme, Alfred Molina, Lennie James, Catalina Moreno and Freya Tingley. The movie follows four men who blast their way out of jail 10 years after robbing more than $100 million from the Luxor Casino in Las Vegas. They track down track down their former boss, only to find him working as a sheriff in a small town with no memory of his violent past. The crime thriller premiered at this year’s Newport Beach International Film Festival and was picked up by Well Go USA Entertainment for domestic distribution.
‘The Guest’ Soundtrack Details
J-2 Music will release a soundtrack album for Adam Wingard’s thriller The Guest. The album features the songs from the film by artists including Stevie B, Love and Rockets, Annie, Survive, Mike Simonetti, Gatekeeper, Sisters of Mercy and Clan of Xymox. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 16, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. The Guest is directed by Wingard (You’re Next), written by Simon Barrett and stars Dan Stevens, Maika Monroe, Brendan Meyer, Sheila Kelley, Leland Orser, Lance Reddick and Chase Williamson. The movie follows a young soldier who arrives on the doorstep of the Peterson family, claiming to be a good friend of their beloved son who died in action. The thriller premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and was picked up by Picturehouse for a domestic release on September 19.
‘Rudderless’ Soundtrack Details
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for William H. Macy’s indie drama Rudderless. The album features the songs from the film performed by actors Billy Crudup, Selena Gomez and the Rudderless band (consisting of Crudup, Yelchin and indie rocker Ben Kweller) and written by Simon Steadman & Charlton Pettus and Ben Limpic. Also included are three tracks from the film’s original score composed by Eef Barzelay. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 30, 2014 and physically on October 28. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version and check out audio clips after the jump. Rudderless marks the directorial debut of actor William H. Macy and stars Crudup, Yelchin, Gomez, alongside Felicity Huffman and Laurence Fishburne. The movie follows a man who has his life torn apart when he loses his son.
‘Kite’ Soundtrack Details
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the action movie Kite. The album features the film’s original music composed by Paul Hepker (Tsotsi, Deadliest Catch). The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 30, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Kite is directed by Ralph Ziman and stars India Eisley, Samuel L. Jackson and Callan McAuliffe. The movie is based on the Japanese anime series by Yasuomi Umetsu and follows a schoolgirl assassin hunting down the human traffickers she believes are responsible for her parents’ death. Anchor Bay Entertainment has picked up domestic distribution rights and will release the film in select theaters and on VOD on October 10.
‘To Be Takei’ Soundtrack Announced
Urban Geek Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary To Be Takei. The album features the film’s original music composed by Michael Hearst. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 9, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. To Be Takei is directed by Jennifer M. Kroot and centers on actor, activist and pop culture icon George Takei. The movie features interviews with Star Trek‘s William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols and Walter Koenig, as well as journalist Dan Savage and radio host Howard Stern. The documentary premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and was released last month in select theaters and on VOD by Starz Digital Media.
‘Field of Lost Shoes’ Soundtrack Announced
La-La Land Records will release a soundtrack album for the Civil War drama Field of Lost Shoes. The album features the film’s original music composed by Frederik Wiedmann (Green Lantern: The Animated Series, The Damned, Beware the Batman). The soundtrack will be released physically on September 9, 2014 and digitally on September 16. Visit Amazon to pre-order the album. Check out audio clips below. Field of Lost Shoes is directed by Sean McNamara and stars David Arquette, Tom Skerritt and Jason Isaacs. The movie follows a group of teenage cadets, sheltered from war at the Virginia Military Institute, who must confront the horrors of an adult world when they are called upon to defend the Shenandoah Valley.
‘Whiplash’ Soundtrack Details
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the indie drama Whiplash. The album features the original jazz songs written for the film by Grammy nominee Tim Simonec, as well as the movie’s original underscore composed by Justin Hurwitz. Also included are number of classic jazz standards by artists including Stan Getz, Duke Ellington and more, as well as snippets of dialog from the movie. The soundtrack will be released on October 7, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Whiplash is written and directed by Damien Chazelle and stars Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Melissa Benoist, Paul Reiser, Austin Stowell, Nate Lang, Max Kasch and Damon Gupton. The movie follows an ambitious young jazz drummer, single-minded in his pursuit to rise to the top of his elite east coast music conservatory. The drama premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and was picked up by Sony Pictures Classics for a theatrical release on October 10.