Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for Seth MacFarlane’s western comedy A Million Ways to Die in the West. The album features the film’s original score composed by Joel McNeely (Holes, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, Soldier). The composer recently recorded his orchestral music in Los Angeles and collaborated with the bluegrass band Punch Brothers on a number of cues. The soundtrack will be released on May 27, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details. A Million Ways to Die in the West is co-written, produced and directed by MacFarlane who also stars in the film alongside Charlize Theron, Amanda Seyfried, Giovanni Ribisi, Neil Patrick Harris, Sarah Silverman and Liam Neeson.
Category: Film Music Albums
Soundtrack Details for Disneynature’s ‘Bears’
Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Bears. The album features the film’s original music written by Academy Award-nominated composer George Fenton (Anna and the King, Gandhi, Groundhog Day). The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 29, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Bears is directed by Keith Scholey & Alastair Fothergill and showcases a year in the life of a bear family as two impressionable young cubs are taught life’s most important lessons. The Disneynature production is narrated by John C. Reilly. The documentary is will be released nationwide on April 18 by Walt Disney Pictures.
‘Calvary’ Soundtrack Announced
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the comedy drama Calvary. The album features the film’s original music composed by Patrick Cassidy (Kill the Irishman, Salem’s Lot) who recorded his music with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra in Dublin. The soundtrack will be released on May 13, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Calvary is written and directed by John Michael McDonagh (The Guard) and stars Brendan Gleeson, Chris O’Dowd, Kelly Reilly, Aidan Gillen, Dylan Moran, Marie-Josée Croze, Isaach De Bankolé, Pat Shortt, David Wilmot and Domhnall Gleeson. The movie follows a good-natured priest whose world is put into disarray after being threatened during a confession. The dramedy premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and was released last week in the UK.
Michael Small’s ‘First Born’ and ‘Child’s Play’ Scores Released
Intrada Records has announced a soundtrack album featuring the world premiere release of the scores for two movies from Paramount Pictures scored by composer Michael Small (Marathon Man, Klute, The Stepford Wives), including the music for the 1984 drama First Born directed by Michael Apted (Goldeneye, The Mask of Zorro) and starring Peter Weller, Christopher Collet and Teri Garr. Also featured is the score for the 1972 thriller Child’s Play directed by Sidney Lumet and starring James Mason, Robert Preston and Beau Bridges. Both scores are composed and conducted by Small. For more information about the album and to check out audio clips, visit the label’s official website, where you can also order the soundtrack.
‘Locke’ Soundtrack Details
Fiction Records will release a soundtrack album for the drama Locke. The album features the film’s original music composed by Dickon Hinchliffe (Out of the Furnace, Winter’s Bone). The soundtrack will be released overseas on April 21, 2014. Details on the domestic release will be added to this article soon. Locke is written and directed by Steven Knight (Eastern Promises, Dirty Pretty Things) and stars Tom Hardy, Ruth Wilson, Olivia Colman, Andrew Scott, Tom Holland and Bill Milner. The movie follows a man who has the perfect family and a dream job, but a phone call forces him to make a decision that will put it all on the line. The drama premiered at last year’s Venice and Toronto Film Festival will be released on April 25 by A24 Films.
‘Heaven is for Real’ Score Album Details
Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album for the drama Heaven is for Real. The album features the film’s original music composed, arranged and conducted by Nick Glennie-Smith who previously collaborated with the movie’s director Randall Wallace on his previous three movies including The Man in the Iron Mask, We Were Soldiers and Secretariat. The composer and directed have also composed the original song You Are Home, which is featured on the album in three different versions. The soundtrack is being released digitally today on iTunes, where you can also check out audio clips. As previously reported, a separate soundtrack featuring songs inspired by the film is already available. Heaven is for Real starring Greg Kinnear, Kelly Reilly, Connor Corum, Margo Martindale and Thomas Haden Church follows a real-life couple whose son claims to have visited Heaven during a near death experience.
‘The Fault in Our Stars’ Soundtrack Details
Atlantic Records will release the official soundtrack for the drama The Fault in Our Stars. The album features the songs from the film by artists including the original end credits song All of the Stars by Ed Sheeran, Let Me In by Grouplove and Not About Angels by Birdy. Also included are tracks by artists such as M83, Kodaline, Jake Bugg, Charli XCX, Tom Odell and more. Season Kent serves as the soundtrack producer and the film’s music supervisor. The soundtrack will be released on May 19, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Fault in Our Stars is directed by Josh Boone and stars Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, Laura Dern, Sam Trammell, Nat Wolff and Willem Dafoe. Mike Mogis and Nathaniel Walcott have recently recorded the film’s original score. The drama based on the bestselling novel by John Green will be released on June 6, 2014 by 20th Century Fox.
‘The Love Punch’ Soundtrack Details
Metropolis Movie Music will release a soundtrack album for the romantic comedy The Love Punch. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jean-Michel Bernard (Be Kind Rewind, The Science of Sleep). The soundtrack will be released on April 15, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Love Punch is written and directed by Joel Hopkins (Last Chance Harvey) and stars Emma Thompson, Pierce Brosnan, Timothy Spall, Celia Imrie, Louise Bourgoin and Laurent Lafitteas. The movie follows a divorced couple who have to reunite when their pension is stolen by an unscrupulous businessman. The comedy will be released in the UK on April 18. Ketchup Entertainment has picked up domestic distribution rights and is planning a release in the U.S. later this year.
’13 Sins’ Soundtrack Details
ScreamWorks Records will release a soundtrack album for the horror thriller 13 Sins. The album features the film’s original music composed by Michael Wandmacher (My Bloody Valentine 3D, Drive Angry, The Goldbergs). The soundtrack will be released on April 15, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. 13 Sins is directed by Daniel Stamm and stars Mark Webber, Ron Perlman, Rutina Wesley, Devon Graye, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Richard Burgi and Tom Bower. The remake of the Thai thriller 13: Game of Death follows a man who is offered a chance to will a substantial cash prize if he can complete 13 challenges. The thriller premiered last month at the SXSW Film Festival will be released in select theaters on April 18 by the Weinstein Company’s Radius label and is now also available on VOD.
‘Godzilla’ Soundtrack Details
The details of the soundtrack album for the monster movie Godzilla have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Alexandre Desplat (The King’s Speech, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button). The soundtrack will be released on May 13, 2014 by WaterTower Music and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips will be posted on this page soon. Godzilla is directed by Gareth Edwards and stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken Watanabe, Elizabeth Olsen, Juliette Binoche, Sally Hawkins, David Strathairn and Bryan Cranston. The Legendary Pictures production pits the world’s most famous monster against malevolent creatures who, bolstered by humanity’s scientific arrogance, threaten our very existence. The movie will be released nationwide on May 16 by Warner Bros. Pictures.