Milan Records will release the soundtrack album for the Academy Award-nominated documentary The Missing Picture in the U.S. The album features the film’s original music composed by Marc Marder. The soundtrack will be released on March 18, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Missing Picture is directed by Rithy Panh and follows his quest to create the missing images during the period when the Khmer Rouge ruled over Cambodia between 1975 and 1979. The Cambodian film premiered at last year’s Cannes Film Festival, where it won the jury prize for best film in the Un Certain Regard sidebar. The movie was one of the five features nominated in the Best Foreign Language Film category at this year’s Academy Awards and will be released in theaters on March 19 by Strand Releasing.
Category: Film Music Albums
‘A Field in England’ Soundtrack Details
Rook Films will release a soundtrack album for Ben Wheatley’s horror thriller A Field in England. The album features the film’s original score composed by Jim Williams who previously collaborated with the director on such films as Kill List, Sightseers and Down Terrace. The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 24, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. A Field in England is directed by Ben Wheatley and stars Reece Shearsmith, Michael Smiley and Julian Barrett. The movie is set in the 17th Century and follows a group of English Civil War soldiers who are captured by an alchemist and led into a vast mushroom field, where they fall victim to violent and nightmarish forces. The film was released last month in select theaters by Drafthouse Films and is now also available on VOD.
Cliff Eidelman’s ‘The Meteor Man’ Score Released
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1993 superhero comedy The Meteor Man written and directed by Robert Townsend who also stars in the movie alongside James Earl Jones, Don Cheadle, Robert Guillaume, Maria Gibbs, Bill Cosby and Sinbad. The album features the original music from the MGM production composed and conducted by Cliff Eidelman (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, He’s Just Not That Into You, One True Thing), including a number of bonus tracks. To listen to audio clips and to order the CD, visit Intrada’s official website, where you can also listen to audio clips.
‘Need for Speed’ Soundtrack Details
Interscope Records will release a soundtrack album for the action movie Need for Speed. The album features the original song Hero by Kid Cudi feat. Skylar Grey, as well as two new songs by Aloe Blacc and a new remix of All Along the Watchtower by Jamie N Commons. The soundtrack will be released on March 11, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Need for Speed is directed by Scott Waugh and stars Aaron Paul, Dominic Cooper, Imogen Poots, Scott Mescudi, Ramon Rodriguez, Michael Keaton, Rami Malek, Dakota Johnson and Harrison Gilbertson. The movie based on the video game follows a muscle car mechanic and street racer who gets out of prison determined to settle the score with the man responsible for his false conviction. The DreamWorks Pictures production will be released nationwide on March 14.
‘Tom at the Farm’ Soundtrack Details
A soundtrack album will be released for Xavier Dolan’s drama Tom at the Farm (Tom à la ferme). The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Gabriel Yared (The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley, 1408). The soundtrack will be released on March 24, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. Tom at the Farm is co-written and directed by Dolan who also stars in the film alongside Pierre-Yves Cardinal, Lise Roy, Evelyne Brochu, Manuel Tadros, Jacques Lavallee, Anne Caron and Olivier Morin. The French drama about a a gay man who attends his lover’s funeral only to learn that none of his friends and family knew of the deceased’s sexuality nor their relationship premiered at last year’s Venice and Toronto Film Festival and will be released in France next month.
‘The Bag Man’ Soundtrack Details
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the thriller The Bag Man. The album features the film’s original music composed by Tony Morales (Hatfields & McCoys, Enemies Closer) & Edward Rogers (Warehouse 13, NYPD Blue). The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 4, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. The Bag Man is directed by David Grovic and stars John Cusack, Robert De Niro, Rebecca Da Costa and Crispin Glover. The movie follows a tough guy who has been summoned by a legendary crime boss to a remote location for unknown reasons along with a host of shady characters. The thriller will be released in select theaters and on VOD this Friday, February 28 by Cinedigm.
’50 to 1′ Soundtrack Announced
Momentum RLP Records will release a soundtrack album for the sports drama 50 to 1. The album features the film’s original music composed by William Ross (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Ladder 49, Tin Cup). The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 4, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. 50 to 1 is directed by Jim Wilson (Head Above Waters) and stars Skeet Ulrich, Christian Kane, William Devane, Todd Lowe, Madelyn Deutch and Calvin Borel. The movie tells the true story of a misfit group of New Mexico cowboys who find themselves on the journey of a lifetime when their crooked-footed racehorse qualifies for the Kentucky Derby. The drama will be released in theaters on March 21, 2014.
‘Rio 2’ Score Album Details
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the animated sequel Rio 2. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award nominee John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon, The Bourne Trilogy, Shrek, Chicken Run) who collaborated with Brazilian singer/songwriter and guitarist Milton Nascimento, the instrumental group UAKTI and the body percussion group Barbatuques on the project. The soundtrack will be released on April 8, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. As previously reported, Atlantic Records will release a separate soundtrack featuring the film’s songs.
‘Superchondriac’ (‘Supercondriaque’) Soundtrack Details
Label Zero has announced a soundtrack album for the French comedy Superchondriac (Supercondriaque). The album features the film’s original music composed by Klaus Badelt (Pirates of the Caribbean, Rescue Dawn, Constantine, The Time Machine) who recorded the score with the London Metropolitan Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios and Air Studios. The soundtrack is now available for the price of your choice on the composer’s official website, where you can also listen to audio clips and check out the full album details. Superchondriac is directed by Dany Boon who also stars in the film alongside Kad Merad and Alice Pol. The movie follows a hypochondriac who asks his doctor friend to treat his condition so he can find a wife. The comedy opening in French theaters today.
‘HairBrained’ Soundtrack Released
Legacy Recordings has released a soundtrack album for the indie comedy HairBrained. The album features the songs from the film by artists including The Vaccines, Craig Richey, Oregon Bike Trails, The Front Bottoms, Sam Means, Jessie Woods and The Feelies. Also included are four tracks from the film’s original score composed by The Newton Brothers (Life of Crime, Detachment). The soundtrack is now available digitally on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. HairBrained is directed by Billy Kent and stars Alex Wolff and Brendan Fraser. The movie follows a 14-year old genius and outcast finds himself at Whittman College, an Ivy League wannabe, after getting rejected from Harvard, and meets a 41-year-old freshman whose world has imploded and has dropped out of life to enroll in college.