Varese Sarabande has announced a new 4CD set in celebration of the label’s 35th anniversary. The album features highlights from Varese Sarabande’s soundtrack releases of the past five years. Among the scores/composers featured on the album are Star Trek (Michael Giacchino), How to Train Your Dragon (John Powell), I Am Legend (James Newton Howard), The Help (Thomas Newman), Frost/Nixon(Hans Zimmer), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (Patrick Doyle), The Ghost Writer (Alexandre Desplat), Fast Five (Brian Tyler), Real Steel (Danny Elfman), G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (Alan Silvestri), Cowboys & Aliens (Harry Gregson-Williams), Black Gold (James Horner) and Game of Thrones (Ramin Djawadi). The 4CD set will be released on April 23, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon.
Category: Film Music Albums
‘Filly Brown’ Soundtrack Details
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the indie drama Filly Brown. The album features the film’s original score composed by Reza Safinia. The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 16, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips will be added to this article soon. Filly Brown is directed by Youssef Delara & Michael D. Olmos and stars Gina Rodriguez, Jenni Rivera, Lou Diamond Phillips, Edward James Olmos, Emilio River, Noel Gugliemi, Kerry Norton and Chrissie Fit. The drama about a raw young Los Angeles hip-hop artist premiered at last year’s Sundance Film Festival and will be released by Pantelion Films on April 19, 2013.
’42’ Score Album Announced
WaterTower Music will release a score album for the sports drama 42. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mark Isham (Crash, Miracle, A River Runs Through It) who recorded his orchestral score at Abbey Road Studios in London. The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 9, 2013. As previously reported, the label will also release a separate soundtrack album featuring songs from the film, as well as one track from the score. 42 is written and directed by Brian Helgeland and stars Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford, Christopher Meloni, Ryan Merriman, Brad Beyer, Judy Tylor, Jon Bernthal, Nicole Beharie and T.R. Knight. The movie tells the story of legendary baseball player Jackie Robinson, who broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier when he joined the roster of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The drama will be released nationwide on April 12 by Warner Bros. Pictures.
Jerry Goldsmith’s ‘Seven Days in May’ Score Released
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for John Frankenheimer’s 1964 thriller Seven Days in May written by Rod Serling and starring Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Fredric March and Ava Gardner. The album features the film’s complete score composed and conducted by Jerry Goldsmith. Included on the same CD is the world premiere release of the score for the 1973 thriller The MacKintosh Man directed by John Huston and starring Paul Newman and James Mason. The music is composed and conducted by Maurice Jarre. For audio clips from both scores and to order the album, visit Intrada’s online store.
‘The Angel’s Share’ Soundtrack Details
Quartet Records has released a soundtrack album for Ken Loach’s comedy drama The Angel’s Share. The album features the film’s original score composed by the director’s regular musical collaborator George Fenton (Gandhi, The Fisher King, Groundhog Day). Also included are two songs featured in the film by by The Proclaimers and Deadmau5. The soundtrack is now available to order overseas on the label’s website and in the US on Screen Archives, where you can also listen to audio clips. The Angel’s Share stars Paul Brannigan, John Henshaw, Gary Maitland and William Ruane. The movie premiered at last year’s Cannes Film Festival and has been picked up by IFC Films for domestic distribution. The film will be released in select theaters on VOD on April 12, 2013.
‘Iron Man 3’ Soundtrack Details
Hollywood Records will release the original motion picture soundtrack for Marvel’s Iron Man 3. The album features the film’s original score composed and conducted by Brian Tyler (Eagle Eye, Fast Five, The Expendables). The soundtrack will be released on April 30, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out the full track list after the jump. As previously reported, the label will also release a soundtrack featuring songs from and inspired by the film on the same day. Iron Man 3 directed by Shane Black and starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall, Stephanie Szostak, James Badge Dale, Jon Favreau and Ben Kingsley will be released nationwide on May 3, 2013 by Walt Disney Pictures.
WaterTower Music to Release Hans Zimmer’s ‘Man of Steel’ Score
WaterTower Music will release the official soundtrack album for Zack Snyder’s upcoming Superman reboot Man of Steel. The album features the film’s score composed by Hans Zimmer. The soundtrack will be released on June 11, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this site for the full album details. Man of Steel stars Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Antje Traue, Ayelet Zurer, Christopher Meloni & Russell Crowe and is produced by Charles Roven, Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas and Deborah Snyder. The movie will be released nationwide on June 14, 2013 by Warner Bros. Pictures.
Heroes Fall Album of Music Inspired by ‘Iron Man 3’ Announced
Marvel Music and Hollywood Records have announced the details of a compilation soundtrack album for Marvel Studios’ superhero film sequel Iron Man 3. The album includes AWOLNATION’s Some Kind of Joke which is featured in the film, as well as other songs from and inspired by the movie by artists including Imagine Dragons, Passion Pit, Rogue Wave, Neon Trees, Capital Cities, Andrew Stockdale. Also featured are songs exclusively recorded for the album by Redlight King, WALK THE MOON and Mr Little Jeans. The soundtrack will be released on April 30, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A separate soundtrack featuring the film’s original score by Brian Tyler is now also available for pre-order here (the full album details will be announced soon). Iron Man 3 is directed by Shane Black and stars Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall, Stephanie Szostak, James Badge Dale, Jon Favreau and Ben Kingsley. The movie will be released in the US on May 3, 2013 by Walt Disney Pictures.
‘Jurassic Park’ 20th Anniversary Soundtrack Released
Geffen Records has released a new soundtrack album for Steven Spielberg’s classic 1993 adventure hit film Jurassic Park. The album includes the content of the original soundtrack album featuring the movie’s original score composed and conducted by John Williams, as well as four previously unreleased tracks. The soundtrack is now available to download on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. No word yet on a physical release. The 20th Anniversary edition coincides with the film’s 3D release next month. Jurassic Park 3D based on the novel by Michael Crichton and starring Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Samuel L. Jackson and Richard Attenborough will be released nationwide on April 5, 2013 by Universal Pictures.
‘The Hole’ Soundtrack Released
La-La Land Records has announced the details of the soundtrack release for Joe Dante’s 3D horror fantasy The Hole. The album features the film’s original score written by Academy Award-nominated composer Javier Navarrete (Pan’s Labyrinth, Wrath of the Titans). The soundtrack is limited to 3000 copies and is now available to order on the label’s official website where you can also listen to audio clips. The Hole starring Chris Massoglia, Haley Bennett, Nathan Gamble and Teri Polo follows two brothers who stumble upon a mysterious hole in their basement and find that once the hole is exposed, evil is unleashed. The film was released in select theaters last fall and is now available on Blu-ray and DVD.