Paramount Pictures has released a soundtrack EP for the sci-fi action adventure Transformers: Age of Extinction. The album features four tracks from the film’s original score composed by Steve Jablonsky (The Island, Battleship, Ender’s Game) who previously scored the first three installments in the Transformers series. The EP is now available to download on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. A full soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score is reportedly in the works. Transformers: Age of Extinction is directed by Michael Bay and stars Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer, Jack Reynor, Nicola Peltz, Sophia Myles, Bingbing Li, Titus Welliver and TJ Miller. The movie opened this past weekend is now playing in theaters nationwide.
Category: Film Music Albums
‘Earth to Echo’ Score Album Released
Relativity Music Group has released a score album for the sci-fi family adventure Earth to Echo. The album features the film’s original music composed by Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, Tron: Uprising, The Raid: Redemption), as well as the original song Worlds Away performed by Dia Frampton. The soundtrack is now available digitally on Amazon and iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. As previously reported, the label will also release a soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie. Earth to Echo is directed by Dave Green and stars Teo Halm, Brian “Astro” Bradley, Reese Hartwig and Ella Linnea Wahlestedt. The movie follows three inescapable friends who begin receiving a strange series of signals on their phones. The sci-fi adventure will be released nationwide on tomorrow, July 2 by Relativity Media.
‘Open Windows’ Soundtrack Details
Quartet Records has announced a soundtrack album for the thriller Open Windows. Open Windows The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Jorge Magaz. To listen to audio clips and to pre-order the CD, visit the label’s official website. To download the album, visit Amazon. Audio clips are embedded below. Open Windows is directed by Nacho Vigalondo (Timecrimes) and stars Elijah Wood, Sasha Grey, Neil Maskell and Adam Quintero. The movie follows a man who wins an online contest to have dinner with the hottest actress on earth. When she cancels, he gets a call from a guy named Chord who offers to make it up to him by giving him the tools to spy on her from his computer for the rest of the night. The thriller premiered at this year’s SXSW Film Festival and was picked up Cinedigm for a domestic release later this year.
‘Mary Poppins’ Legacy Collection Soundtrack Announced
Walt Disney Records will release a new soundtrack album for the classic Mary Poppins as the label’s second release in the Legacy Collection series. The 3-disc set includes the songs and score from the film composed by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, as well as behind-the scenes recordings and new recordings of The Lost Chords. Also included are excerpts from the P.L. Travers story meetings with Don DaGradi and the Sherman brothers, plus the Hollywood Spotlight Microphone 1965 post-premiere interviews and a 1989 interview with the Sherman brothers.The release coincides with the 50th Anniversary of the movie and will be available on August 26, 2014. The pre-order link will be added to this page soon.
‘A Most Wanted Man’ Soundtrack Details
Groenland Records will release a soundtrack album for the dramatic thriller A Most Wanted Man. The album features the film’s original music composed by Herbert Grönemeyer who previously collaborated with the film’s director Anton Corbijn on 2011’s The American. The album will be released digitally on July 29, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. A Most Wanted Man is based on the novel by John le Carré and stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright, Rachel McAdams, Willem Dafoe, Daniel Bruhl and Nina Hoss. The movie centers around a Chechnian Muslim who illegally immigrates to Hamburg, Germany, where he gets caught up in the international war on terror. The thriller premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and will be released in select cities on July 25, 2014 by Roadside Attractions/Lionsgate.
‘Step Up: All In’ Score Album Announced
Milan Records will release the score album for the dance movie Step Up: All In. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jeff Cardoni (Just Friends, Silicon Valley, CSI: Miami, Wilfred). The soundtrack will be released on July 29, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Step Up: All In is directed by Trish Sie and stars Ryan Guzman, Briana Evigan, Stephen “tWitch” Boss, Misha Gabriel, Izabella Miko, Alyson Stoner and Adam Sevani. The fifth installment in the Step Up series features all-stars from the previous movies who come together in Las Vegas, battling for a victory that could define their dreams and their careers. The sequel will be released nationwide on August 8 by Summit Entertainment.
‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ Soundtrack Details
The full details of the soundtrack album for the sci-fi action adventure sequel Dawn of the Planet of the Apes have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music written by Academy Award-winning composer Michael Giacchino (Up, Star Trek, Lost, Ratatouille, The Incredibles). The soundtrack will be released on July 8, 2014 by Sony Masterworks and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for audio clips. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is directed by Matt Reeves who previously collaborated with Giacchino on Let Me In and Cloverfield and stars Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Toby Kebbell, Kodi Smith-McPhee, Enrique Murciano and Kirk Acevedo. The movie takes place a decade after Rise of the Planet of the Apes and follows a growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar that is threatened by a band of human survivors. The action adventure will be released nationwide on July 11 by 20th Century Fox.
‘Around the Block’ Soundtrack Details
Silent Recordings will release a soundtrack album for the Australian drama Around the Block. The album features the songs from the film by such artists as Tuka, Thundamentals, Horrorshow, Half Moon Run, Spit Syndicate, Mann and Kim & more. Also included are a number of tracks from the film’s original score composed by Nick Wales. The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 11, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Around the Block is written and directed by Sarah Spillane and stars Christina Ricci, Hunter Page-Lochard, Mark Coles Smith, Jack Thompson, Matt Nable and Ursula Yovich. The movie follows a teen in Sydney, Australia confronts his past with encouragement from a drama teacher and eventually takes control of his future.
Expanded ‘Empire of the Sun’ Soundtrack by John Williams Released
La-La Land Records has released a remastered and expanded soundtrack release for Steven Spielberg’s 1987 drama Empire of the Sun starring Christian Bale, John Malkovich and Miranda Richardson. The 2-CD set features the film’s original music composed and conducted by John Williams. The deluxe re-issue was produced, assembled and mastered by Mike Matessino in cooperation with John Williams, Steven Spielberg and producers Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall. The album features the complete film score, including previously unreleased music on one disc and a selection of alternate cues and other additional music on the second disc. To listen to audio clips and to check out the full album details, visit the label’s online store, where can also order the soundtrack, which is limited to 4000 copies.
‘Earth to Echo’ Soundtrack Details
Relativity Music Group will release a soundtrack album for the family adventure Earth to Echo. The album features the songs from the film by such artists as The Mowgli’s, This Will Destroy You, Big Data, Chiddy Bang, Heavy English, Holychild and Breathe Carolina. Also included is a suite from the movie’s original score composed by Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, The Raid, Tron: Uprising). The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 8, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Sony Classical is handling distribution of the album overseas. Earth to Echo is directed by Dave Green and stars Teo Halm, Brian “Astro” Bradley, Reese Hartwig and Ella Linnea Wahlestedt. The sci-fi adventure follows a trio of inescapable friends who begin receiving a strange series of signals on their phones. The movie will be released nationwide on July 2 by Relativity Media.