Intrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release of the complete score for the 1982 epic adventure Conan the Barbarian directed by John Milius and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as Conan, James Earl Jones as Thulsa Doom and Sandahl Bergman as Valeria. The album includes the complete score composed by Basil Poledouris (Robocop, Starship Troopers), as well as the original 1982 soundtrack album and a number of alternates. The 3-CD set is now available to order on Intrada’s website, where you can also check out audio clips and the full track list.
Category: Film Music Albums
‘Silent Night’ Soundtrack Released
Pale Blue Records has released a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Silent Night. The album features the film’s original score composed by Kevin Riepl (Aliens: Colonial Marines, ABCs of Death). The soundtrack is now available to download on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. Silent Night is directed by Steven C. Miller and stars Malcolm McDowell, Jaime King, Donal Logue, Lisa Marie, Brendan Fehr and Ellen Wong. The movie follows a small-town sheriff and deputy on the hunt for a murderous Santa Claus terrorizing their community on Christmas Eve. The film will be released theatrically in select cities this Friday, November 30 by Anchor Bay.
New Soundtrack Editions for ‘Die Hard With a Vengeance’, ‘The Untouchables’ and ‘Home Alone 2’ Announced
La-La Land Records has announced three new limited soundtrack editions. First up is a release of the expanded score for the 1995 action thriller sequel Die Hard With A Vengeance directed by John McTiernan and starring Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson and Jeremy Irons. The 2CD-set feature the score composed by Michael Kamen (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Lethal Weapon) as written for the film, as well as several rejected cues. The album is limited to 4000 copies. Visit the label’s official Facebook website to check out the full track list of the release.
‘Leap of Faith’ Broadway Cast Recording Album Announced
Ghostlight Records will release the official cast recording album for the Broadway musical Leap of Faith. The album features the musical’s songs composed by multiple Academy Award-winning composer Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid) and lyrics by Glenn Slater. The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 4, 2012 and physically on December 18. To pre-order the CD, visit Amazon and check out audio clips from all tracks on the album after the jump. Leap of Faith is based on the 1992 film of the same name starring Steve Martin (and featuring a score by Cliff Eidelman) and centers on a con man who is posing as a man of faith and who is redeemed by the love of a good woman. The Tony Award-nominated musical scripted by Janus Cercone and Warren Leight premiered in Los Angeles in 2010 and opened on Broadway this past April.
‘Any Day Now’ Soundtrack Details
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the indie drama Any Day Now. The album features the songs featured in the film performed by artists including France Joli, Betty Padgett, The Honey Cone, Teddy Rabb, Marty Balin, Thelma Houston, Rufus Wainwright and actor Alan Cumming. Also included are two tracks from the score composed by Joey Newman (The Middle). The soundtrack will be released on December 11, 2012. Check back on this site for audio clips. Any Day Now is directed by Travis Fine and stars Alan Cumming, Garret Dillahunt, Isaac Leyva, Frances Fisher and Chris Mulkey. The movie follows a gay couple who takes in a teenager with Down syndrome. The movie premiered at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival and has been picked up by Music Box Films for a theatrical release on December 14, 2012.
‘Django Unchained’ Soundtrack Announced
Universal Music Group will release the soundtrack album for Quentin Tarantino’s highly anticipated film Django Unchained. The album will be released on December 18, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. No word yet on the tracks featured on the release, but check back on this site for the details to be revealed within the next few weeks. Mary Ramos who has worked on all of Tarantino’s features serves as the movie’s music supervisor. Django Unchained stars Jamie Foxx as a slave whose brutal history with his former owners lands him face-to-face with German-born bounty hunter, played by Christoph Waltz.
Unused ‘Chinatown’ Score Released
Perseverance Records has announced a release of the unused score for Roman Polanski’s 1974 classic movie Chinatown starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway. The music is composed by Phillip Lambro. The music was ultimately rejected by Paramount Pictures and replaced by a score by Jerry Goldsmith who ended up receiving one of the film’s eleven Academy Award nominations. In addition to the unused score, the album also features the two concert pieces Structures for String Orchestra and Music for Wind, Brass and Percussion. The limited edition soundtrack album is now available to order in the label’s online store, where you can also listen to the main titles of the score.
Republic Records to Release ‘Les Miserables’ Soundtrack
Republic Records will release the official soundtrack album for Tom Hooper’s new film adaptation of Les Miserables. The album features the film’s songs composed by Claude-Michel Schonberg and with lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer, as well as the new original song Suddenly composed by Schonberg and featuring lyrics by Alain Boublil. As previously reported, Anne Dudley serves as the movie’s music producer. The soundtrack is set to be released on December 24, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this site for the full album details. Les Miserables stars Hugh Jackman in the lead role of Jean Valjean, Russell Crowe as Inspector Javert, Anne Hathaway as Fantine, Amanda Seyfried as Cosette, Eddie Redmayne as Marius and Helena Bonham Carter & Sacha Baron Cohen as Mr. and Mrs. Thernardier.
La-La Land Records to Release Joe Kraemer’s ‘Jack Reacher’ Score
La-La Land Records will release a score album for the upcoming thriller Jack Reacher. The album features the film’s original score composed by Joe Kraemer who has previously worked with director Christopher McQuarrie on The Way of the Gun. The soundtrack will be released on December 18, 2012. The full details will be posted on this site within the next few weeks. Jack Reacher stars Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike, Richard Jenkins, Werner Herzog, David Oyelowo and Robert Duvall. The film is based on the novel One Shot written by Lee Child follows the military policeman-turned-drifter Jack Reacher, who gets sucked into the mystery surrounding the arrest of a sniper accused of killing five random people in a shooting.
‘The Bay’ Soundtrack Details
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for Barry Levinson’s horror thriller The Bay. The album features the film’s original score composed by Marcelo Zarvos (The Words, The Good Shepherd) who previously collaborated with the director on What Just Happened? and HBO’s You Don’t Know Jack. The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 20, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on iTunes. Check back on this site for audio clips. The Bay starring Will Rogers and Christopher Denham is set in a small Maryland town and takes place after an ecological disaster occurs. The film premiered at this year’s Toronto Film Festival and was released in select theaters and on VOD earlier this month.