Wishing Well Pictures has released a soundtrack album for the thriller Boys of Abu Ghraib. The soundtrack features the film’s original score composed by Dan Marocco (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), as well as the original song Remember Me written the composer and performed by Patrick Josep. Also included are other songs from the film by The Broken Vibe, Audio Conduit, Mike 13 and Noyola. The album is now available to download on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. The Boys of Abu Ghraib is written and directed by Luke Moran who also stars in the film alongside Omid Abtahi, John Heard, Michael Welch, Elijah Kelley, John Robinson, Sara Paxton, Scott Patterson and Sean Astin. The movie follows a soldier from small town America to Iraq’s most infamous prison, Abu Ghraib, where he’s tasked with guarding the Army’s highest priority detainees.
Category: Film Music Albums
‘Oculus’ Soundtrack Details
Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Oculus. The album features the film’s original score composed by The Newton Brothers (Detachment, Pawn Shop Chronicles, Life of Crime). Also included are two remixes by the composers and Paul Oakenfold. The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 8. A CD version is set to be released on April 15 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Oculus is directed by Mike Flanagan and stars Karen Gillan, Brenton Thwaites, Rory Cochrane, Annalise Basso and Katee Sackhoff. The movie centers on a murder that left two siblings orphans with authorities charging the brother while his sister believed that the true culprit was a haunted antique mirror. The thriller produced by Jason Blum (Insidious, Paranormal Activity) premiered at last year’s Toronto Film Festival and will be released nationwide on April 11 by Relativity Media.
‘A Long Way Down’ Soundtrack Details
Decca Records has released a soundtrack album for the drama A Long Way Down. The album features the film’s original music written by Academy Award-winning composer Dario Marianelli (Atonement, Pride & Prejudice, Anna Karenina). Also included are the songs from the film by such artists as Cake, Manu Chao, Alabama Shakes, Daughter and The Irrepressibles. The soundtrack is now available overseas and is will be released in the U.S. on June 3, 2014. Visit Amazon to pre-order the album . A Long Way Down directed by Pascal Chaumeil (Heartbreaker) is based on the novel by Nick Hornby (About a Boy, High Fidelity) and stars Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette, Aaron Paul, Rosamund Pike, Sam Neill and Imogen Poots. The movie follows four strangers who meet on New Year’s Eve on the top of a London skyscraper.
‘Crave’ Soundtrack Details
Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album for the thriller Crave. The album features the film’s original music composed by Justin Burnett (Getaway, Dungeons & Dragons, Java Heat). The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 1, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Crave is directed by Charles de Lauzirika and stars Josh Lawson, Ron Perlman, Edward Furlong and Emma Lung. The movie follows a downtrodden photographer, haunted by the urban violence and decay around him, who retreats into an inner world of dark fantasies. The film opened in select theaters last December by Phase 4 Films and will be released on DVD on March 25.
‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ Soundtrack Details
The details of the soundtrack album for the super hero sequel The Amazing Spider-Man 2 have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Hans Zimmer and The Magnificent Six, which features Pharrell Williams, Johnny Marr (of The Smiths, Modest Mouse), Michael Einziger (of Incubus), Junkie XL, Andrew Kawczynski and Steve Mazzaro. Also included is the original song It’s On Again by Alicia Keys feat. Kendrick Lamar, as well as songs by Pharrell Williams, Liz, Phosphorescent and The Neighbourhood. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on April 22, 2014 by Columbia Records and Madison Gate Records. To pre-order the deluxe 2-CD edition, visit Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 directed by Marc Webb and starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx and Dane DeHaan is set to be released in the U.S. on May 2.
‘Something Wicked’ Soundtrack Details
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the thriller Something Wicked. The album features the film’s original music composed by Kyle Newmaster (Kinect Star Wars, Blood Shot). The soundtrack will be released digitally and on Amazon Disc on Demand on April 1, 2014. Audio clips are embedded below. Something Wicked is directed by Darin Scott and stars the late actress Brittany Murphy in her final role. Shantel VanSanten, John Robinson and Julian Morris are co-starring. The movie is set in a mid-size American community in the Pacific Northwest and follows a young couple embarking upon their wedding plans, when gruesome secrets from their past collide with sinister forces of the present.
‘The Pirate Fairy’ Soundtrack Announced
Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album for the animated feature The Pirate Fairy. The album features the film’s original score composed by Joel McNeely (A Million Ways to Die in the West, Holes, Young Indiana Jones Chronicles) who previously scored the other four features in the Tinker Bell series, as well as Disney’s Return to Never Land. Also included is the original song Who I Am performed by Natasha Bedingfield. Check out the song’s music video after the jump. The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 1, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Pirate Fairy is directed by Peggy Holmes and features the voices of Mae Whitman, Christina Hendricks and Tom Hiddlestone who plays a young James Hook. The animated film will also be released on Blu-ray and DVD on April 1 and will receive a theatrical release in a number of international territories.
Georges Delerue’s ‘Partners’ Score Released
Quartet Records has announced the world premiere release of the score for the 1982 comedy Partners directed by James Burrows and starring Ryan O’Neal and John Hurt. The original score for the film was composed and conducted by Georges Delerue (Platoon, Man, Woman and Child), but only 12 minutes were used in the final version of the Paramount Pictures production as the majority of the score was replaced by pop songs and cues from other films by Giorgio Moroder, Dave Frank and Charles Fox and more. The album features the film’s score in order of the film, as well as music written for some sequences that were deleted in the editing room. To listen to audio clips and for the full album details, visit the label’s official website, where you can also order the limited edition CD.
‘Rio 2’ Score Album Preview
Sony Music has published audio clips from all tracks of the score album for Blue Sky Studios’ animated sequel Rio 2. The film’s music is composed by John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon, The Bourne Trilogy, Shrek) and also features Brazilian singer and guitarist Milton Nascimento, the instrumental group UAKTI and the body percussion group Barbatuques. Check out the soundtrack preview after the jump. Sony Classical will release the soundtrack on April 8. Visit Amazon to pre-order the album and check out our previous article for the full soundtrack details.
Soundtrack Details for David Gordon Green’s ‘Joe’
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for David Gordon Green’s indie drama Joe. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jeff McIlwain and David Wingo (Mud, Take Shelter) who previously collaborated with the director on Snow Angels and The Sitter, George Washington and All the Real Girls. Also included are two tracks by Explosions in the Sky and Ryan Bingham. The soundtrack will be released on April 22, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Joe is based on a novel by Larry Brown and stars Nicolas Cage, Tye Sheridan, Gary Poulter and Ronnie Gene Blevins. The movie follows a hard-living, hot-tempered, ex-con who meets a hard-luck kid who awakens in him a fierce and tender-hearted protector. The drama premiered at last year’s Toronto Film Festival and was picked up by Roadside Attractions/Lionsgate for a release in theaters and on VOD on April 11.