Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the coming-of-age drama Standing Up. The album features the film’s original score composed by Brian Tyler (Iron Man 3, Now You See Me, Fast Five). The soundtrack will be released physically on September 24, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips will be added to this article soon. Standing Up is directed by D.J. Caruso who previously worked with Tyler on Eagle Eye and stars Chandler Canterbury, Annalise Basso, Radha Mitchell and Val Kilmer. The movie follows two kids at summer camp who fall victims to a prank that leaves them stranded at Goat Island. The drama will be released in select theaters this Friday, August 16 by ARC Entertainment.
Category: Film Music Albums
‘Filth’ Soundtrack Details
Island Records will release a soundtrack album for the British comedic thriller Filth. The album features three tracks from the film’s original score composed by Clint Mansell (Black Swan, Requiem for a Dream, Moon). Also included are the film’s songs by artists including Billy Ocean, The Shirelles, Tom Jones, Otis Blackwell, David Soul, Wilson Pickett, The Third Degree and Clarence Carter. The soundtrack will be released overseas on September 23, 2013. Filth is written and directed by Jon S. Baird (Green Street Hooligans) and stars James McAvoy, Jamie Bell, Jim Broadbent, Eddie Marsan, Imogen Poots and Joanne Frogatt. The movie is based on a novel by Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh and follows an Edinburgh police detective who is manipulating everyone who stands in his way of securing a job promotion and winning back his family and daughter. The thriller is set to be released in the UK on October 4, 2013.
‘Rush’ Soundtrack Preview
WaterTower Music has published audio clips from all tracks of the soundtrack release for Ron Howard’s racing drama Rush. As previously announced, the album features the film’s original music composed by Hans Zimmer (Gladiator, Inception, The Dark Knight), as well as the songs featured in the film by Dave Edmunds, Steve Winwood, Mud, Thin Lizzy and David Bowie. Check out the soundtrack preview after the jump and visit our previous news article for the full album details. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 10, 2013 and physically two week later and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Rush is directed by Ron Howard and stars Chris Hemsworth as Formula One racing driver James Hunt and Daniel Brühl as Niki Lauda.
‘Austenland’ Soundtrack Released
Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album for the romantic comedy Austenland. The album features the film’s original score composed by Ilan Eshkeri (Stardust, Layer Cake, The Young Victoria), as well as the movie’s original songs by Emmy the Great. The soundtrack is now available to download on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. Austenland is written and directed by Jerusha Hess and stars Keri Russell, JJ Feild, Bret McKenzie, Jennifer Coolidge, James Callis, Georgia King, Rupert Vansittart, Ricky Whittle and Jane Seymour. The movie follows a single woman in her 30′s obsessed with Mr. Darcy of the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice who decides to spend her life savings on a trip to a Jane Austen-themed resort in England. The film premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and will be released in select cities this Friday, August 16 by Sony Pictures Classics.
Philip Glass’ ‘Visitors’ Soundtrack Announced
Orange Mountain Music will release a soundtrack album for Godfrey Reggio’s upcoming feature Visitors. The album features the film’s original music composed by Philip Glass (The Hours, Notes on a Scandal) who previously scored the director’s Qatsi Trilogy formed by the films Koyaanisqatsi, Powaqqatsi, and Naqoyqatsi. The music is performed by the Bruckner Orchester Linz and conducted by Dennis Russell Davies. The soundtrack will be released both digitally and physically on September 3, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Visitors marks Godfrey’s first movie in over a decade and is said to “reveal humanity’s trancelike relationship with technology, which, when commandeered by extreme emotional states, produces massive effects far beyond the human species”.
‘Jobs’ Soundtrack Details
Garage Ingenuity has released a soundtrack album for the biopic Jobs. The album features the film’s original score written by Academy Award-nominated composer John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Iron Man 2, Elf). Also included are the songs featured in the film by artist including REO Speedwagon, Parish Hall, Toad The Wet Sprocket and Freddy Monday. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. La-La Land Records will release a physical version on September 10, 2013 (click here to pre-order the CD). Audio clips are embedded after the jump. Jobs is directed by Joshua Michael Stern (Swing Vote) and stars Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs. The movie chronicles the defining 30 years of the entrepreneur’s life. Dermot Mulroney, Josh Gad, Lukas Haas, J.K. Simmons, James Woods, Lesley Ann Warren, and Matthew Modine are co-starring. The biopic will be released nationwide this Friday, August 16.
Craig Armstrong’s ‘The Great Gatsby’ Score Released
WaterTower Music and Interscope Records have released a new soundtrack album for Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of The Great Gatbsy. The album features the previously unreleased original score composed by Craig Armstrong (Luhrmann’s Romeo & Juliet, Moulin Rouge!). The soundtrack has been released digitally today, August 13 and is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. Interscope has previously released the official soundtrack album for the film featuring the songs from the film. The Great Gatsby based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Elizabeth Debicki, Isla Fisher and Amitabh Bachchan. The movie follows the would-be writer Nick Carraway who leaves the Midwest and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922, an era of loosening morals, glittering jazz, bootleg kings, and sky-rocketing stocks. The drama was released in theaters worldwide this summer and will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on August 27.
‘Blackfish’ Soundtrack Released
Off the Grid Music has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Blackfish. The album features the film’s original score composed by Jeff Beal (House of Cards, Rome, Appaloosa, Monk). The soundtrack is now available to download on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. Blackfish is directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite and traces a 39 year history of killer whales in captivity leading up to a 2010 incident where an experienced Sea World trainer was killed by a 12,000 lb. whale. The documentary premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and was released released in theaters last month by Magnolia Pictures.
‘Salinger’ Soundtrack Details
Decca Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Salinger. The album features the film’s original music composed by Lorne Balfe (Megamind, Restless, The Bible). The soundtrack will be released physically on September 17, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Salinger is directed by Shane Salerno and chronicles the life of author JD Salinger (Catcher in the Rye) who died at age 91 in 2010. The movie features interviews with over 150 subjects, including Salinger’s friends, colleagues and members of his inner circle who have never spoken on the record before, as well as celebrities including Philip Seymour Hoffman, Edward Norton, John Cusack, Danny DeVito, John Guare, Martin Sheen, David Milch and Robert Towne. The documentary is set to be released on September 6 by the Weinstein Company.
More Music from ‘The Spectacular Now’ to Be Released
Lakeshore Records has announced a second soundtrack album for the indie coming-of-age drama The Spectacular Now. The album features the songs featured in the film by artists including Faron Young, Kutt the Check, Snake! Snake! Snakes!, Washed Out, Tennessee River Crooks, Just Water, Saturday Looks Good To Me and Norma Jenkins. The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 20, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out after the jump. The label has previously released a soundtrack featuring the composer Rob Simonsen’s score for the film (click here for the details, including audio clips). The Spectacular Now is directed by James Ponsoldt and stars Shailene Woodley, Miles Teller, Brie Larson, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Kyle Chandler. The drama premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is now playing in limited release before expanding to additional markets within the next couple of weeks.