Sony Classical will release a score album for the film adaptation of Tracy Letts’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play August: Osage County. The album features the film’s original score written by Academy Award-winning composer Gustavo Santaolalla (Brokeback Mountain, The Motorcycle Diaries, Babel). The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 3, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out after the jump. As previously reported, Columbia Records has released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the film by Bon Iver, Kings of Leon,Eric Clapton and more, as well as selections from Santaolalla’s and Adam Taylor’s score earlier this month. August: Osage County directed by John Wells and starring Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Chris Cooper, Margo Martindale, Sam Shepard, Juliette Lewis, Julianne Nichols, Ewan McGregor, Benedict Cumberbatch, Abigail Breslin and Dermot Mulroney is now playing in select theaters and will expand nationwide next month.
Category: Film Music Albums
‘G.B.F.’ Soundtrack Announced
Lakeshore Records has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the indie comedy G.B.F.. The album features the songs from the film by artists including Dragonette, Veva, Morganpage feat. Tegan and Sara, Neil Halstead, Royal Teeth, Hi Fashion and more. The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 14, 2014. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. G.B.F. is directed by Darren Stein (Jawbreaker) and stars Michael J. Willett, Paul Iacono, Sasha Pieterse, Andrea Bowen, Xosha Roquemore, Joanna “JoJo” Levesque, Molly Tarlov, Megan Mullally, Rebecca Gayheart and Natasha Lyonne. The comedy premiered at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival and will be released in select theaters and on VOD on January 17, 2014 by Vertical Entertainment.
Relativity Music Group to Release ‘Mr. Peabody & Sherman’ Soundtrack
Relativity Music Group will release the soundtrack album for DreamWorks Animation’s Mr. Peabody & Sherman. The album features the film’s original score composed by Danny Elfman (Spider-Man, Alice in Wonderland, Batman). The soundtrack will be released on March 4, 2014. Check back on this page for the full album details and audio clips. Mr. Peabody & Sherman is directed by Rob Minkoff (The Lion King) and features the voices of Ty Burrell, Max Charles, Ariel Winter, Stephen Colbert, Leslie Mann, Patrick Warburton, Stanley Tucci, Allison Janney, Mel Brooks, Lake Bell, Zach Callison and Dennis Haysbert. The movie will be released nationwide on March 7 by 20th Century Fox.
‘McCanick’ Soundtrack Details
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the dramatic thriller McCanick. The album features the film’s original music composed by Johann Johannsson (Prisoners). The soundtrack will be released on January 28, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. McCanick is directed by Josh C. Waller and stars David Morse, Cory Monteith, Ciaran Hinds, Mike Vogel, Aaron Yoo, Rachel Nichols and Trevor Morgan.The movie tells the story of a narcotics detective on the hunt for a seemingly harmless young criminal who knows a truth about the cop’s past. The thriller premiered at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival and was picked up by Well Go USA for a theatrical release in the U.S. in March of 2014.
‘Son of God’ Soundtrack Announced
Word Entertainment will release a soundtrack album for the biblical drama Son of God. The album features songs from and inspired by the film by Christian artists including Meredith Andrews, Chris August, Big Daddy Weave, for KING & COUNTRY, Jason Castro, Everfound, Love & The Outcome, Dara Maclean, Sidewalk Prophets, Point of Grace, and Group 1 Crew. Also included is the original song Oh, Son of God performed by Francesca Batistelli. The soundtrack will be released on January 7, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Son of God produced by Mark Burnett & Roma Downey and their production company LightWorkers Media is based on their hit mini-series The Bible, which premiered on the History Channel earlier this year to record ratings. The movie features music by Hans Zimmer & Lorne Balfe and will include segments from the series, as well as unused scenes. The drama will be released nationwide on February 28, 2014 by 20th Century Fox.
‘Wrong Cops’ Soundtrack Announced
Ed Banger Records will release a soundtrack album for Quentin Dupieux’s comedy Wrong Cops. The album features the film’s music by the director under his pseudo Mr Oizo, including the track Solid, on which he collaborated with Marilyn Manson who also appears in the movie. The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 20, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. A CD and Vinyl pack version is set to be released on February 10, 2014. Wrong Cops starring Mark Burnham, Eric Judor, Steve Little, Eric Wareheim and Arden Myrin chronicles the life of cops behaving badly in a future where crime has all been eradicated. The movie premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and was picked up by IFC Midnight for a theatrical and VOD release on December 20.
WaterTower Music to Release Hans Zimmer’s and Rupert Gregson-Williams’ ‘Winter’s Tale’ Score
WaterTower Music will release the official soundtrack album for the fantasy romance Winter’s Tale. The album features the film’s original score composed by Hans Zimmer (Gladiator, The Dark Knight, Inception) and Rupert Gregson-Williams (Bee Movie, Hotel Rwanda). The soundtrack will be released on February 11, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details. Winter’s Tale is written and directed by Akiva Goldsman and stars Colin Farrell, Jessica Brown Findlay, Jennifer Connelly, William Hurt, Eva Marie Saint, Russell Crowe, Ripley Sobo and Mckayla Twiggs. The drama based on the novel by Mark Helprin will be released nationwide on February 14, 2014 by Warner Bros. Pictures.
‘Saving Santa’ Soundtrack Released
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the animated feature Saving Santa. The album features the score and songs from the film composed by Grant Olding. The songs are performed by the movie’s voice cast including Martin Freeman and Ashley Tisdale, as well as Benjy Norman and Rachael Dahl. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. Saving Santa is directed by Leon Joosen and also features the voices of Tim Curry, Noel Clarke, Tim Conway, Pam Ferris and Joan Collins. The Gateway Animation Studios production follows a clumsy elf who must travel back in time to save Santa’s Kingdom from the evil Neville Baddington. The film is now available on VOD and was also released on Blu-ray and DVD by Anchor Bay Entertainment last month.
‘Lone Survivor’ Soundtrack Announced
Metropolis Movie Music will release a soundtrack album for Peter Berg’s action drama Lone Survivor. The album features the film’s original music composed by Explosions in the Sky and Steve Jablonsky (Transformers, Ender’s Game). The post-rock band previously composed music for Berg’s Friday Night Lights and Jablonsky scored last year’s Battleship for the director. The soundtrack will be released digitally overseas on December 20, 2013 and in the U.S. on January 21, 2014. Visit Amazon to pre-order the album and to check out audio clips. Lone Survivor is written and directed by Berg and stars Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch, Ben Foster and Eric Bana. The drama tells the story of four Navy SEALs on an ill-fated covert mission to neutralize a high-level Taliban operative who are ambushed by enemy forces in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan. The movie will be released in Los Angeles and New York on December 25 by Universal Pictures and will expand nationwide on January 10.
Alan Silvestri’s ‘Blown Away’ Score Released
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for 1994 action thriller Blown Away directed by Stephen Hopkins and starring Jeff Bridges, Tommy Lee Jones, Lloyd Bridges and Forest Whitaker. The album features the film’s original score composed and conducted by Alan Silvestri (The Avengers, Back to the Future, Forrest Gump). The composer incorporated brief segments of Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture into his music. Only one cue from the score was previously available. To listen to audio clips and to order the soundtrack album for the MGM production, visit Intrada’s official website, where you can also check out audio clips.