RCA Records will release a soundtrack album for the musical drama Black Nativity. The album features the songs from the folm performed by film’s cast includimg Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker, Jacob Latimore, Angela Bassett, Tyrese Gibson, Luke James, Nasir Jones (aka Nas), Mary J. Blige and Grace Gibson. The soundtrack will be released on November 5, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clipscan be checked out after the jump. Black Nativity directed by Kasi Lemmons is based on the Broadway gospel musical by Langston Hughes, which premiered in 1961 and follows a street-wise teen from Baltimore who is sent to New York City by his single mother to spend the Christmas holiday with his estranged relatives. Fox Searchlight will release the film on November 27, 2013.
Category: Film Music Albums
‘Erased’ Soundtrack Released
Varese Sarabande Records has released a soundtrack album for the action thriller Erased. The album features the film’s original score composed by Jeff Danna (The Boondock Saints, Silent Hill, The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus). The soundtrack is being released digitally today, October 8 and is now available to download on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Pale Blue Records has previously released the composer’s score overseas, where the film opened under the title The Expatriate. Erased is directed by Phillip Stolzl and stars Aaron Eckhart, Olga Kurylenko, Liana Liberato. The movie about an ex-CIA agent who discovers that he and his daughter have been marked for termination as part of an international conspiracy was released in select theaters this past May by the Weinstein Company’s Radius label and is now available on Blu-ray and DVD.
‘Bounty Killer’ Soundtrack Details
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the post-apocalyptic action comedy Bounty Killer. The album features the film’s original score composed by Greg Edmonson (Firefly, Uncharted video game series). Also included are two songs by Clarence Murray and Loren Gold & James Renal. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 15, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out after the jump. Bounty Killer is directed by Henry Saine and stars Matthew Marsden, Christian Pitre, Barak Hardley, Eve, Gary Busey, Beverly D’Angelo and Alexa Vega. The film was released last month by ARC Entertainment.
‘One Chance’ Soundtrack Details
Sony Music will release a soundtrack album for the comedy drama biopic One Chance. The album includes numerous arias from the film performed by opera star Paul Potts. Also featured is Taylor Swift’s song Sweeter Than Fiction. The soundtrack will be released in the UK on October 21, 2013. No word yet on a domestic release date. One Chance is directed by David Frankel (The Devil Wears Prada) and stars James Corden, Julie Walters, Mackenzie Crook, Colm Meaney, Jemima Rooper and Alexandra Roach. The movie tells the true story of Paul Potts, a shy, bullied shop assistant by day and an amateur opera singer by night who became an instant YouTube phenomenon after being chosen by Simon Cowell for Britain’s Got Talent. The film premiered at last month’s Toronto Film Festival and will be released in select U.S. cities on December 27, 2013 by the Weinstein Company before expanding in early 2014.
‘Last Passenger’ Soundtrack Details
MovieScore Media will release a soundtrack album for the British thriller Last Passenger. The album features the film’s original score composed by Liam Bates. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 21, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Last Passenger is directed by Omid Nooshin and stars Dougray Scott, Kara Tointon, Lindsay Duncan, Iddo Goldberg and David Schofield. The movie follows a small group of everyday passengers on a speeding London commuter train who battle a sociopathic driver who has a dark plan for everyone on-board. The thriller will be released in the UK on October 18. Cohen Media Group has picked up domestic distribution rights for the film, but no release date has been announced yet.
‘How I Live Now’ Soundtrack Details
JustMusic will release a soundtrack album for the romantic drama How I Live Now. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jon Hopkins (Monsters) Also included is Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra’s Do It With a Rockstar and a remix of Daughter’s Home by Hopkins. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 7, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. How I Live Now is directed by Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland, State of Play) and stars Saoirse Ronan, Tom Holland, Anna Chancellor, George McKay and Corey Johnson. The film follows a teenage girl from New York City who travels to England to spend the summer with family in the English countryside and must survive in the woods when World War III breaks out and insurgents invade.
‘The Best Man Holiday’ Soundtrack Details
RCA Records will release a soundtrack release for the upcoming comedy The Best Man Holiday. The album features the Christmas-themed songs from the film by artists including Jordin Sparks, R. Kelly, Mary J. Blige, Fantasia, Ne-Yo and Emeli Sandé. The soundtrack will be released on October 29, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Best Man Holiday is directed by Malcolm D. Lee and stars Taye Diggs, Nia Long, Morris Chestnut, Harold Perrineau, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Monica Calhoun, Melissa De Sousa and Regina Hall. The sequel to the 1999 hit comedy The Best Man follows the group of college friends as they reunite over the Christmas holidays. The movie is set to be released p on November 15, 2013 by Universal Pictures.
‘Curse of Chucky’ Soundtrack Released
Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album for the horror movie Curse of Chucky. The album features the film’s original score composed by Joseph LoDuca (Army of Darkness, Xena: Warrior Princess, Spartacus). The soundtrack is now available to download on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. Curse of Chucky is written and directed by franchise creator Don Mancini and stars Brad Dourif as Chucky’s voice, alongside Fiona Dourif, Danielle Bisutti, Maitland McConnell and Chantal Quesnelle. The movie finds a finds a new family imperiled by the murderous doll that launched a generation’s nightmares. The film will be released on October 8 on Blu-ray and DVD by Universal Home Entertainment.
John Debney’s ‘Hocus Pocus’ Score Released
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for Walt Disney Pictures’ 1993 Halloween comedy Hocus Pocus directed by Kenny Ortega and starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy. The album features the film’s complete score composed and conducted by John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Iron Man 2, Elf). The score also features the Garden Of Magic theme composed by James Horner, which Debney adapted in portions of his own original score. Also included on the soundtrack are a number of alternates, including a never-before-heard alternate end credits piece. To listen to audio clips and to order the CD, visit the label’s official website.
‘Carrie’ Soundtrack Details
Columbia Records will release a soundtrack album for the supernatural horror thriller Carrie. The album features the film’s songs by such artists as Rogue Wave, Vampire Weekend, Passion Pit, The Naked and Famous, The Civil Wars, Matrimony, Lord Huron and Krewella. The soundtrack will be released on October 15, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Carrie is directed by Kimberly Peirce and stars Chloë Grace Moretz, Julianne Moore, Judy Greer, Portia Doubleday, Alex Russell, Gabriella Wilde and Ansel Elgort. The movie is a reimagining of Stephen King’s classic horror tale about Carrie White, a shy girl outcast by her peers and sheltered by her deeply religious mother who unleashes telekinetic terror on her small town after being pushed too far at her senior prom. Marco Beltrami has composed the film’s original music. No word on a release of the score.