Island Records will release a soundtrack album for the upcoming romantic comedy I Give It a Year. The album features the songs from the film by artists including Jessie Ware, Tinie Tempah, Corinne Bailey-Rae, Snow Patrol, Zero 7, Dizzee Rascal and Lauren Pritchard. None of the movie’s original score composed by Ilan Eshkeri is included on the release. The soundtrack will be released on February 4, 2013 in the UK. Audio clips are available after the jump. No word yet on a domestic release. I Give It a Year marks the directorial debut of writer/producer Dan Mazer (Borat, The Dictator, Bruno) and stars Rose Byrne, Anna Faris, Simon Baker, Rafe Spall, Minnie Driver and Jason Flemyng. The comedy follows a mismatched couple as they struggle to survive their first year of marriage. The film will be released in the UK on February 8.
Category: Film Music Albums
‘A Good Day to Die Hard’ Soundtrack Details
The details for the soundtrack album for the upcoming action sequel A Good Day to Die Hard have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Marco Beltrami (3:10 to Yuma, Scream) who scored his second film for the franchise following 2007’s Live Free or Die Hard. The soundtrack is scheduled to be released on February 19, 2013 by Sony Classical and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Cinema Musica and Sony Music has also just published a “first listen” of the soundtrack, including two full tracks (available here), as well as audio clips from all the other tracks on the album, which can be checked out after the jump. A Good Day to Die Hard is directed by John Moore (Flight of the Phoenix, The Omen) 
and stars Bruce Willis & Jai Courtney and follows John McClane as he finds himself on foreign soil after traveling to Moscow to help his wayward son Jack.
‘Phantom’ Soundtrack Details
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the thriller Phantom. The album features the film’s original score composed by Jeff Rona (White Squall, Chicago Hope), as well as the original song An Ocean Away performed by Rachel Fannan. The soundtrack will be released on February 26, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Phantom is written and directed by Todd Robinson (Lonely Hearts) and stars Ed Harris, David Duchovny, William Fichtner, Sean Patrick Flanery and Lance Henriksen. The movie about a Captain of a Soviet submarine who has to leave his pregnant wife for a secret mission on which he is forced to face his past in order to find redemption in the present while being challenged by a rogue KGB group. The film will be released in theaters on March 1, 2013 by RCR Distribution.
‘Identity Thief’ Soundtrack Announced
La-La Land Records will release the official soundtrack album for Seth Gordon’s new crime comedy Identity Thief. The album features the film’s score composed by Christopher Lennertz (Hop, Revolution) who previously scored the director’s previous movie Horrible Bosses. The composer reteamed with several musicians from his last score for Gordon, including Jane’s Addiction bassist Chris Chaney, Earth, Wind and Fire keyboardist and music director Myron McKinley and Beastie Boys keyboardist Money Mark. Lennertz also recorded with a full orchestra at the Warner Bros. Eastwood Scoring Stage in Los Angeles. The CD version will be released on March 5, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Details on the digital release, as well as the full track list and audio clips will be posted on this site within the next couple of weeks.
‘Safe Haven’ Soundtrack Announced
Relativity Music Group and Republic Records have announced the details of the soundtrack for the romantic thriller Safe Haven. The soundtrack features the original tracks We Both Know written and performed by Colbie Caillat and Gavin DeGraw and The Journey by FM Radio. Also included on the release are songs by Tristan Prettyman and Gareth Dunlop, as well as a track composed by the film’s composer Deborah Lurie (9, Dear John). The soundtrack will be released on February 5, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips will be added to this article in a couple of weeks. Safe Haven based on a novel by Nicholas Sparks is directed by Lasse Hallstrom and stars Josh Duhamel, Julianne Hough, David Lyons, Cobie Smulders and Noah Lomax. The movie about a young woman who struggles to find love again after she arrives in a small North Carolina town will be released nationwide on February 14, 2013 by Relativity Media.
Expanded ‘Dave’ Score by James Newton Howard Released
La-La Land Records has released a new soundtrack release for the 1993 comedy drama Dave directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver and Frank Langella. The album features the expanded and remastered score from the Warner Bros. Pictures production composed by James Newton Howard (King Kong, The Sixth Sense, The Hunger Games), including about 30 minutes of previously unreleased music and a number of alternates. The soundtrack is now available to order on the label’s website, where you can also listen to audio clips. The album is limited to 3000 copies.
‘Hansel & Gretel Witch Hunters’ Soundtrack Details
La-La Land Records will release a soundtrack album for the fantasy action adventure Hansel & Gretel Witch Hunters. The album features the film’s score composed by Atli Orvarsson (Vantage Point, The Eagle, The Fourth Kind). Hans Zimmer serves as the film’s executive music producer. The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 22, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. No word yet on a release date for a physical release. Audio clips are available after the jump. Hansel & Gretel Witch Hunters is directed by Tommy Wirkola and stars Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton, Famke Janssen and Peter Stormare. The movie is set 15 years after Hansel and Gretel killed the witch who kidnapped them and follows the siblings who have now evolved into bounty hunters who pursue witches. The film will be released on January 25 in 2D, 3D and IMAX 3D by Paramount Pictures.
‘Beautiful Creatures’ Soundtrack Details
The details of the soundtrack album for the fantasy romance Beautiful Creatures have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by the British rock band thenewno2. The soundtrack will be released on February 14, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out after the jump. Beautiful Creatures is directed by Richard LaGravenese and stars Alden Ehrenreich and Alice Englert as two star-crossed lovers who uncover dark secrets about their respective families, their history and their town. Jeremy Irons, Viola Davis, Emmy Rossum, Thomas Mann and Emma Thompson are co-starring in the movie, which will be released on February 13, 2013 by Warner Bros. Pictures.
‘Justified’ Soundtrack Released
Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album for the FX hit drama Justified. The album features the show’s title song Long Hard Times to Come by Gangstagrass feat. T.O.N.E-z, as well as other songs from the series by artists including Dave Alvin, Beverley Staunton, Lynda Kay, Robert J. Walsh and Ryan Kickland. The soundtrack is now available as an On-Demand CD-R on Amazon and digitally on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. Justified starring Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Natalie Zea and Walton Goggins just returned for a fourth season this past Tuesday. The show’s remaining episodes of the season will air every Tuesday night on FX.
‘Stoker’ Soundtrack Details
The details of the soundtrack album for the psychological thriller Stoker have been revealed. The soundtrack features the film’s original score composed by Clint Mansell (Black Swan, Requiem for a Dream). Also included is the original song Becomes the Color by Emily Wells, an original piano piece by composed by Philip Glass, as well as Nancy Sinatra’s & Lee Hazelwood’s Summer Wine. The soundtrack will be released on February 26, 2013. Stoker directed by Park Chan-wook and starring Mia Wasikowska, Nicole Kidman, Matthew Goode, Dermot Mulroney and Jacki Weaver centers on a teenage girl who must deal with the unexpected appearance of a mysterious uncle following the death of her father.