Varese Sarabande has announced a soundtrack album for the sci-fi thriller After the Dark (aka The Philosophers). The album features the film’s original score composed by Nicholas O’Toole and Korn frontman Jonathan Davis (Queen of the Damned). Also included is additional music by Glen Phillips of Toad The Wet Sprocket. The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 11 and physically on March 4, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. After the Dark is written and directed by John Huddle and stars James D’Arcy, Sophie Lowe, Daryl Sabara and Bonnie Wright. The movie follows an international philosophy teacher in Jakarta who challenges his class to choose which would take shelter underground and reboot the human race in the event of a nuclear apocalypse. Phase 4 Films will release the film in select theaters on February 7.
Category: Film Music Albums
‘Welcome to the Jungle’ Soundtrack Details
MovieScore Media and Kronos Records will release a soundtrack album for the comedy Welcome to the Jungle. The album features the film’s original music composed by Karl Preusser. The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 11, 2014 and physically on February 28 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Welcome to the Jungle is directed by Rob Meltzer and stars Jean-Claude Van Damme, Adam Brody, Rob Huebel, Kristen Schaal, Megan Boone, and Dennis Haysbert. The movie follows a group of unsuspecting office workers who find themselves stranded on a desert island when a corporate retreat goes horribly wrong. The comedy will be released in select theaters and on VOD on February 7 by Cinedigm.
‘The Nut Job’ Soundtrack Released
A soundtrack album was released for the hit animated feature The Nut Job. The album features the film’s original music composed by Paul Intson who recorded his score with a 62-piece orchestra and a 13-piece big band. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. The Nut Job is directed and co-written by Peter Lepeniotis and features the voice talent of Will Arnett, Brendan Fraser, Liam Neeson, Katherine Heigl, Stephen Lang, Sarah Gadon and Jeff Dunham. The movie follows the exploits of a feisty squirrel who must leave his park homeland and find the means to survive in the big city. The animated feature is currently playing in theaters nationwide.
‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ Soundtrack Details
ABKCO Records will release the official soundtrack album for Wes Anderson’s comedy The Grand Budapest Hotel. The album features the film’s original music composed by Alexandre Desplat (The King’s Speech, Argo, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) who previously collaborated with the director on The Fantastic Mr. Fox and Moonrise Kingdom. Also included are a number of folk music tracks used in the movie. The soundtrack will be released on March 4, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Grand Budapest Hotel is written and directed by Anderson and stars Ralph Fiennes, Tony Revolori, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Jason Schwartzman, Jude Law, Tilda Swinton, Bill Murray, Owen Wilson and Adrien Brody. The movie recounts the adventures of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend.
‘300: Rise of an Empire’ Soundtrack Details
WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the action adventure epic 300: Rise of an Empire. The album features the film’s original music composed by Junkie XL (Divergent, Paranoia). The soundtrack will be released on March 4, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for audio clips. 300: Rise of an Empire is directed by Noam Murro and stars Sullivan Stapleton, Rodrigo Santoro, Eva Green, Callan Mulvey, Jack O’Connell and Lena Headey. The movie based on Frank Miller’s latest graphic novel Xerxes follows Greek general Themistokles attempts to unite all of Greece by leading the charge that will change the course of the war. The movie will be released nationwide on March 7, 2014 by Warner Bros. Pictures.
‘Pompeii’ Soundtrack Details
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the historical action epic Pompeii. The album features the film’s original music composed by Clinton Shorter (District 9, Contraband, 2 Guns). The soundtrack will be released on February 25, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Click here to listen to audio clips. Pompeii is directed by Paul W.S. Anderson (Resident Evil, AVP: Alien vs Predator) and stars Kit Harington, Carrie-Anne Moss, Emily Browning, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jared Harris, Paz Vega and Kiefer Sutherland. The Constantin Film production follows an enslaved gladiator who falls in love with a noblewoman on the eve of a massive volcanic eruption that destroys Pompeii. The movie will be released on February 21, 2014 by Sony/TriStar Pictures.
James Newton Howard’s ‘Falling Down’ Score Released
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack album for the 1993 thriller Falling Down directed by Joel Schumacher and starring Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall and Barbara Hershey. The album features the film’s original music composed by James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, The Sixth Sense, King Kong, The Fugitive). Marty Paich conducted the orchestra. The soundtrack for the Warner Bros. Pictures production also features a number of alternate cues. To pre-order the CD and to check out the full album details, visit Intrada’s official website, where you can also listen to audio clips.
‘Tarzan’ Soundtrack Details
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the animated feature Tarzan. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award nominee David Newman (Anastasia, Ice Age, Serenity) who previously scored the animated movie Animals United for the filmmakers. Also included is the song Loud Like Love by the British rock band Placebo. The soundtrack will be released overseas on February 17, 2014 and is available as an import here. The album will also be released digitally in the U.S. on May 6 and is available to order on Amazon. Tarzan based on the classic Edgar Rice Burroughs tale is directed by Reinhard Klooss and features the voices of Kellan Lutz, Spencer Locke, Anton Zetterholm, Mark Deklin, Trevor St. John and Jaime Ray Newman.
‘Stalingrad’ Soundtrack Details
MovieScore Media and Kronos Records will release a soundtrack album for the Russian epic World War II drama Stalingrad. The album features the film’s original score composed by Angelo Badalamenti (Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive). The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on January 28, 2014. Visit Kronos Records’ official website to listen to audio clips and check back on this page for more samples. Stalingrad is directed by Fedor Bondarchuk and stars Thomas Kretschmann, Petr Fedorov, Sergey Bondarchuk, Mariya Smolnikova and Yanina Studilina. The drama centers on the epic battle that helped turn the tide for the Allied Forces during WWII. The movie, which has become highest-grossing Russian movie of all time will be released in the U.S. for a one-week exclusive engagement in IMAX 3D on February 28, 2014 by Columbia Pictures.
‘The Lego Movie’ Soundtrack Preview
Audio clips from the soundtrack album of the animated feature The Lego Movie have been published. The film’s music is composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (The Royal Tenenbaums, 21 Jump Street) whose previous scores for animated movies include both Cloudy with a Chance of Meatball installments, Hotel Transylvania and The Rugrats features. The soundtrack also features the song Everything Is AWESOME!!! by Tegan and Sara featuring The Lonely Island. Visit our previous news article for the full album details and check out audio clips from all 28 tracks on the soundtrack after the jump. The album will be released on February 4, 2014 by WaterTower Music (visit Amazon to pre-order the CD) and the movie directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller is opening nationwide on February 7.