Decca Music will release a soundtrack album for Dustin Hoffman’s comedy drama Quartet. The album features selections from the film’s original score composed by Dario Marianelli (Atonement, Pride and Prejudice), as well as the classical pieces featured in the movie by composers including Giuseppe Fortunino, Francesco Verdi, Giacomo Puccini, Gioacchino Rossini and Franz Joseph Haydn. The soundtrack will be released on December 18, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The cover art and audio clips will be added to this article within the next few weeks. Quartet starring Maggie Smith, Billy Connolly, Tom Courtenay, Michael Gambon and Pauline Collins follows a group retired Opera singers who annually put on a concert to celebrate Verdis birthday.
Category: Film Music Albums
Henry Mancini’s ‘Condorman’ and Christopher Young’s ‘Hush’ Scores Released
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for Disney’s 1981 superhero film Condorman directed by Charles Jarrott and starring Michael Crawford, Oliver Reed and Barbara Carrera. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Henry Mancini (The Pink Panther, Breakfast at Tiffanys). Included is the complete score, as well as several extras. To order the soundtrack and to listen to audio clips, visit Intrada’s official website.
‘Great Expectations’ Soundtrack Details
Metropolis Movie Music will release a soundtrack album for Mike Newell’s new film adaptation of Great Expectations. The album features the film’s original score composed by Richard Hartley (The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, A Thousand Acres). The album will be released overseas digitally on November 23, 2012 and physically on November 26. To order the CD as an import, visit Amazon. No word yet on a domestic release date. Great Expectations based on Charles Dickens’ famous novel stars Jeremy Irvine as Pip, Helena Bonham Carter as Miss Havisham, alongside Ralph Fiennes, Robbie Coltrane, Ewen Bremner, Jason Flemyng, Sally Hawkins, Tamzin Outhwaite, David Walliams and Holliday Grainger. The movie premiered at this year’s Toronto Film Festival and has been picked up by Outsource Media Group for domestic distribution.
‘Chasing Ice’ Soundtrack Announced
Universal Republic and Lava Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Chasing Ice. The album features the film’s original music composed by J. Ralph (Lucky Number Slevin, The Cove), including the end credits song Before My Time performed by Scarlett Johansson and violinist Joshua Bell. The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 19, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips will be added to this article within the next few weeks. Chasing Ice is directed by Jeff Orlowski and follows acclaimed environmental photographer James Balog who deploys revolutionary time-lapse cameras to capture a multi-year record of the world’s changing glaciers. The movie, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, opened in New York this past weekend and will expand to other markets within the next couple of weeks.
‘Silver Linings Playbook’ Score Album Details
Sony Classical will release a score album for David O. Russell’s comedy drama Silver Linings Playbook. The album features the film’s original score composed by Danny Elfman. The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 16, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips from the score after the jump. As previously reported, the label will also release a separate soundtrack album featuring the film’s songs and two cues from Elfman’s score. Silver Linings Playbook written and directed by Russell and starring Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Julia Stiles, Jacki Weaver and Chris Tucker is set to be released on November 16 in select cities and expand nationwide on November 21.
‘The Day of the Crows’ Soundtrack Announced
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the French animated feature The Day of the Crows (Le jour des corneilles). The album features the film’s music composed and conducted by Simon Leclerc. The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 19, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips will be added to this article within the next few weeks. The Day of the Crows is directed by Jean-Christophe Dessaint and follows a child and his father who lead a wild and hard life in utmost isolation in a cabin in the deep of the forest. The voice talent of the French version includes Lorànt Deutsch, Jean Reno, Isabelle Carré and Claude Chabrol.
‘This is 40’ Soundtrack Details
The details of the soundtrack album for Judd Apatow’s comedy This is 40 have been revealed. The album features original songs by Norah Jones, Fiona Apple, Graham Parker and Lindsey Buckingham (all produced by Jon Brion), as well as new tracks from Wilco and Ryan Adams created specifically for the film. Also featured are tracks from Paul Simon, Loudon Wainwright, Yoko Ono, and The Avett Brothers, as well as a theme from the original score composed by Jon Brion (Magnolia, Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind). The soundtrack will be released on December 11, 2012 by Capitol Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. This is 40 written and directed by Apatow stars Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann who reprise their roles from Knocked Up and also stars John Lithgow, Megan Fox, Iris Apatow, Maude Apatow, Melissa McCarthy, Jason Segel, Robert Smigel, Charlyne Yi and Albert Brooks.
‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ Soundtrack Preview
Audio clips from the soundtrack for Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey have appeared online. The film’s music is composed and conducted by Academy Award-winning composer Howard Shore. Check out fifteen minutes of music from the score (via Qubuz), as well as audio clips from all tracks on the standard edition embedded after the jump. The soundtrack will be released in two different editions on December 11, 2012 by WaterTower Music. For the full album details, visit our previous article and visit Amazon to pre-order the standard version and deluxe edition. In addition, you can now download the track Old Friends for free if you order a movie ticket for the film on Movietickets.com.
‘Hitchcock’ Soundtrack Details
The details of the soundtrack album for the biographical comedy drama Hitchcock have beem revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Danny Elfman. The soundtrack will be released on December 4, 2012 by Sony Classical and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips from the album below. Hitchcock is directed Sacha Gervasi and stars Anthony Hopkins in the title role, alongside Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson, James D’Arcy, Toni Collette, Michael Stuhlbarg, Jessica Biel and Danny Huston. The movie following the iconic director’s struggles during the filmmaking of the horror classic Psycho will be released on November 23, 2012 by Fox Searchlight.
‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ Soundtrack Details
WaterTower Music has announced the details of the soundtrack albums for Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. The albums feature the film’s music composed and conducted by Howard Shore, which was recorded at Abbey Road Studios by the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Also included is the original song Song of the Lonely Mountain written and performed by Neil Finn (Crowded House). The soundtrack will be released in a 2 CD Standard and 2CD Deluxe version. Visit Amazon to pre-order the standard version and click here to order the deluxe version. Check back on this site for audio clips. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey starring Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Graham McTavish, Andy Serkis, Christopher Lee, Benedict Cumberbatch, Hugo Weaving, James Nesbitt, Orlando Bloom, Ian Holm and Elijah Wood will be released nationwide on December 14, 2012.