Quartet Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for two 80s comedies from Paramount Pictures, including 1985’s Summer Rental directed by Carl Reiner (The Man With Two Brains) and starring John Candy, Richard Crenna and Rip Thorn, as well as 1987’s Critical Condition directed by Michael Apted (The World Is Noe Enough, Nell) and starring Richard Pryor. Both scores are written and conducted by Academy Award-nominated composer Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, The Avengers, Cast Away). To pre-order the limited edition CD and to check out the full album details, visit the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio clips.
Category: Film Music Albums
‘The Good Lie’ Soundtrack Details
Warner Bros. Records will release a soundtrack album for the drama The Good Lie. The album features the original song Find a Way by Nico & Vinz, which is already available as a single, as well as tracks by Emmanuel Jal & Nelly Furtado, Melpo Mene, Run River North, Xavier Rudd and Ayub Ogada. Also included are four cues from the film’s original score composed by Martin Leon (Monsieur Lazhar). The soundtrack will be released on September 30, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Good Lie is directed by Philippe Falardeau and stars Reese Witherspoon, Arnold Oceng, Ger Duany, Emmanuel Jal and Corey Stoll. The movie follows a young refugee of the Sudanese Civil War who wins a lottery for relocation to the United States and develops an unlikely friendship with a brash American woman assigned to help them.
‘This Is Where I Leave You’ Soundtrack Details
WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the comedy drama This Is Where I Leave You. The album features the songs featured in the film by such artists as Alexi Murdoch, Coldplay, INXS, Saint Raymond, Cyndi Lauper, The Psychedelic Furs and Distant Cousins. The soundtrack will be released on September 16, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are available below. This Is Where I Leave You is directed by Shawn Levy and stars Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Adam Driver, Rose Byrne, Corey Stoll, Kathryn Hahn, Connie Britton, Timothy Olyphant, Dax Shepard and Jane Fonda. The movie follows a dysfunctional family in which the father’s death forces four grown siblings to spend a week together under the same roof for the first time in a decade. The dramedy will be released on September 19 by Warner Bros. Pictures.
‘The Equalizer’ Soundtrack Details
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the action thriller The Equalizer. The album features the film’s original music composed by Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, Man on Fire, Cowboys & Aliens, Shrek, Kingdom of Heaven). The soundtrack will be released on September 23, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Equalizer is directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, Olympus Has Fallen) and stars Denzel Washington, Chloë Grace Moretz, Marton Csokas, David Harbour, Bill Pullman and Melissa Leo. The movie based on the hit 80s television show follows a retired covert operative who meets a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters. The movie will be released nationwide on September 26 by Sony Pictures.
Complete ‘Crash’, ‘Dead Ringers’ & ‘Naked Lunch’ Scores by Howard Shore to Be Released
Howe Records will release three new soundtrack albums for a number of films directed by David Cronenberg featuring music written by the director’s regular composer Howard Shore (The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Silence of the Lambs). The first release features the complete and remastered score for the 1996 psychological thriller Crash starring James Spader, Deborah Kara Unger, Elias Koteas, Holly Hunter and Rosanna Arquette. The soundtrack will be released on October 14, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The second new Collector’s Edition features the complete score for the 1988 drama Dead Ringers starring Jeremy Irons and Geneviève Bujold. Click here to pre-order the CD. The third new release from the composer’s label features the complete and remastered score for the 1991 sci-fi drama Naked Lunch starring Peter Weller, Judy Davis, Ian Holm and Roy Scheider.
‘Dolphin Tale 2’ Soundtrack Details
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the family drama Dolphin Tale 2. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Rachel Portman (Emma, The Cider House Rules, Chocolat, The Manchurian Candidate). The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 9, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for audio clips and the cover art. Also check out a video interview with Portman about her work on the film after the jump. Dolphin Tale 2 is written and directed by Charles Martin Smith and stars Harry Connick, Jr., Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Kris Kristofferson, Nathan Gamble, Cozi Zuehlsdorff and Austin Stowell. The sequel follows the team at Clearwater on a search to find a companion for Winter before they lose her to another aquarium.
‘The Song’ Soundtrack Announced
Capitol Christian Music Group will release a soundtrack album for the music drama The Song. The album features the music from and inspired by the film, including 11 original songs and 3 new recordings from the motion picture. Artists featured on the release include Ricky Skaggs, Emmylou Harris, The Byrds’ Roger McGuinn and NEEDTOBREATHE. The soundtrack will be released on September 16, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Song is written and directed by Richard Ramsey and stars Alan Powell of the group Anthem Lights, Caitlin Nicol-Thomas and Ali Faulkner. The movie is a modern-day adaptation of the life and writings of Solomon, as found in the Song of Solomon Ecclesiastes, and follows an aspiring singer-songwriter whose life and marriage suffer when the song he writes for his wife propels him to stardom.
‘Magic in the Moonlight’ Soundtrack Released
Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album for Woody Allen’s romantic comedy Magic in the Moonlight. The album features the jazz tracks from the film by artists including Bix Beiderbecke, Conal Fowkes, Leo Reisman & His Orchestra, Nat Shilkret, Ute Lemper, Al Bowlly, California Ramblers, Sidney DeParis and more. The soundtrack is now available digitally on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. Magic in the Moonlight written and directed by Allen stars Colin Firth, Emma Stone, Marcia Gay Harden, Hamish Linklater, Eileen Atkins, Simon McBurney and Jacki Weaver. The comedy is set in the 1920s on the Riviera and follows a master magician who is trying to expose a psychic medium as a fake.
‘Love Is Strange’ Soundtrack Released
Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album for the indie drama Love Is Strange. The album features the classical pieces featured in the film composed by Frédéric Chopin, Arnold Schoenberg and Henryk Wieniawski. Also included is Nina Simone’s song That’s Him Over There. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. Love Is Strange is directed by Ira Sachs and stars John Lithgow, Alfred Molina, Marisa Tomei, Darren Burrows, Charlie Tahan and Cheyenne Jackson. The movie follows a longtime couple who lose their New York home shortly after getting married. The drama premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and will be released in select theaters this Friday, August 22 by Sony Pictures Classics.
‘Cantinflas’ Soundtrack Announced
Movic Records will release a soundtrack album for the biographical drama Cantinflas. The album features three tracks from the film’s original score composed by Roque Banos (Evil Dead, Oldboy, The Machinist, Sexy Beast). Also included are the songs from the film by artists including Denise Gutiérrez, Aleks Syntek, Mauricio Sánchez, Enrique Bunbury & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 25, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Cantinflas is directed by Sebastian del Amo and stars Oscar Jaenada, Michael Imperioli, Ilse Salas, Luis Gerardo Mendez, Gabriela de la Garza, Adal Ramones and Ana Layevska. The Spanish-language film tells the story of the Mexican comedic actor who is best known for co-starring with David Niven in 1956’s Around the Word in 80 Days.