Metropolis Movie Music will release the official soundtrack album for Andrew Niccol’s sci-fi romance The Host. The album features the film’s original score composed by Antonio Pinto (City of God, Snitch, Senna) who has previously scored Niccol’s Lord of War. Also included is the hit song Radioactive by Imagine Dragons. The soundtrack will be released on March 26, 2013. Check back on this page for audio clips. The Host based on the bestselling novel by Stephenie Meyer and adapted for the screen by Niccol stars Saoirse Ronan, Jake Abel, Max Irons, William Hurt, Diane Kruger, Chandler Canterbury and Frances Fisher. The film follows a human living among an alien race called Souls in a dystopian future. The movie will be released on March 29, 2013 by Open Road Films.
Category: Film Music Albums
‘Girl Rising’ Soundtrack Released
14th Street Music has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Girl Rising. The album features the film’s original music composed by Lorne Balfe (Megamind, The Bible) and Rachel Portman (The Cider House Rules, Chocolat). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Girl Rising is directed by Richard Robbins (Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience) and tells the stories of several girls from around the globe who fought for their chance to go to school in spite of extreme poverty and natural disasters. The documentary opens in select cities this weekend.
‘Oblivion’ Soundtrack Details
Back Lot Music has announced the full soundtrack details for the upcoming sci-fi action film Oblivion. The album features the film’s score composed by Anthony Gonzalez of M83 and Joseph Trapanese (TRON: Uprising, The Raid: Redemption). Also included is an original song by M83 featuring Norwegian singer-songwriter Susanne Sundfor used as the end title for the film. The soundtrack is scheduled to be release on April 9, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out our previous article for a preview of the music. Oblivion is directed by Joseph Kosinski (Tron: Legacy) and stars Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Andrea Riseborough, Olga Kurylenko, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Melissa Leo. The movie will be released in the US on April 19, 2013 by Universal Pictures.
‘Dead Man Down’ Soundtrack Details
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the crime thriller Dead Man Down. The album features the film’s original score composed by Jacob Groth who has previously collaborated with director Niels Arden Oplev on the original The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo movie. The soundtrack will be released on April 2, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips will be added to this article soon. Dead Man Down stars Colin Farrell as a professional killer and the right-hand man to an underground crime lord in New York City who is seduced and blackmailed by a crime victim seeking retribution. Noomi Rapace, Terrence Howard, Dominic Cooper, Isabelle Huppert and Armand Assante are co-starring. The thriller will be released this Friday, March 8 by FilmDistrict.
Back Lot Music to Release ‘Oblivion’ Soundtrack
Back Lot Music will release the official soundtrack album for the sci-fi action film Oblivion. The album features the film’s original music by the electronic band M83 and the score composed by M83 member Anthony Gonzalez and Joseph Trapanese (The Raid: Redemption, Tron: Uprising). The soundtrack will be released on April 9, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page on the full album details including the track list. Also listen to a track from the film’s score (via Rolling Stone) after the jump. Oblivion is directed by Joseph Kosinski (Tron: Legacy) and stars Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Olga Kurylenko, Andrea Riseborough, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Melissa Leo. The film will be released in the US on April 19, 2013 both in regular theaters and IMAX.
‘Jappeloup’ Soundtrack Details
Pathé Production will release a soundtrack album for the French drama Jappeloup. The album features the film’s original score composed by Clinton Shorter (District 9, Contraband), as well as the songs featured in the film by artists including Cat Stevens, Roxy Music, Thin Lizzy, George Michael and 10cc. The soundtrack will be released on March 11, 2013 and is now available on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out after the jump. Jappeloup is directed by Christian Duguay (The Art of War, Screamers) and stars Guillaume Canet, Marina Hands, Daniel Auteuil, Lou de Laage, Tcheky Karyo and Jacques Higelin. Canet has also written the screenplay for the drama, which centers on the small black horse that won gold at the Seoul Olympics in 1988. The film will be released in France on March 13.
‘Take This Waltz’ Soundtrack Announced
MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the indie comedy drama Take This Waltz. The album features the film’s original score composed by Jonathan Goldsmith (Away from Her, Casino Jack), as well as the song Green Mountain State by Corinna Rose and the Rusty Horse Band. The soundtrack is now available to download on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. Take this Waltz is written and directed by Sarah Polley and stars Seth Rogen, Michelle Williams, Sarah Silverman and Luke Kirby. The movie premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in 2011 and was released in theaters last summer. The movie is now available on Blu-ray and DVD.
‘Vehicle 19’ Soundtrack Released
Metropolis Movie Music has released a soundtrack album for the action thriller Vehicle 19. The album features the film’s original music composed by James Matthes and Daniel Matthee (Retribution). The soundtrack is now available digitally in the UK. Audio clips are available here. No domestic release date has been announced yet. Vehicle 19 is directed by Mukunda Michael Dewil and stars Paul Walker as recent parolee who picks up the wrong rental vehicle after a long flight and soon discovers a tied-up female passenger in the trunk. Naima McLean, Gys de Villiers, Leyla Haidarian and Tshepo Maseko are co-starring. Ketchup Entertainment has picked up domestic distribution rights and is planning a US release across multiple platforms this June.
‘Welcome to the Punch’ Soundtrack Details
Metropolis Movie Music will release a soundtrack album for the crime thriller Welcome to the Punch. The album features the film’s original music composed by Harry Escott (Shame, Hard Candy). The soundtrack will be released digitally in the UK on March 11, 2013. No word yet on a domestic release date. Welcome to the Punch is written and directed by Eran Creevy and stars James McAvoy as a detective who forms an unlikely union with a criminal as they uncover a conspiracy. Mark Strong, Andrea Riseborough and Peter Mullan are co-starring. The thriller executive produced by Ridley Scott is set to be released on March 15 in the UK. IFC Films has picked up U.S. rights and has scheduled a theatrical release on March 27 followed by a VOD and digital release on March 30.
‘Restless’ Soundtrack Announced
Endor Productions will release a soundtrack album for the British mini-series Restless. The album features more than 2 hours of the two-part movie’s original music composed by Lorne Balfe (Megamind, Ironclad). The soundtrack will be released on March 12, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are available after the jump. Restless based on a novel by William Boyd (Chaplin) is directed by Edward Hall and stars Hayley Atwell, Rufus Sewell, Michelle Dockery, Michael Gambon and Charlotte Rampling. The mini-series follows a woman who discovers that her mother was recruited as a spy during World War II. The two-parter premiered last December on the BBC in the UK and on the Sundance Channel in the US.