Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album for the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The album features selections from the original score from the show’s seasons 1 through 6 composed by Kevin Kiner (Star Wars Rebels, CSI: Miami, Hell on Wheels). The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 10, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A vinyl version is set to be released on December 6 and is available for pre-order here. Sony Classical has previously released a soundtrack featuring Kiner’s music from the feature version of the series. Star Wars: The Clone Wars premiered in 2008 and the final season aired earlier this year on Cartoon Network.
Category: TV Music Albums
Soundtrack for BBC’s ‘The Game’ Announced
MovieScore Media will release a soundtrack album for the BBC mini-series The Game. The album features the show’s original music composed by Daniel Pemberton (The Counselor, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Awakening). The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 4, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. The Game is created by Toby Whithouse and stars Tom Hughes, Brian Cox, Paul Ritter, Shaun Dooley, Chloe Pirrie, Victoria Hamilton, Jonathan Aris and Judy Parfitt. The spy drama centers on secret committee of intelligence officers who are assembled to investigate a KGB attack threatening Britain and the world.
‘Christmas with Nashville’ Soundtrack Announced
A new soundtrack album will be released for the ABC drama Nashville. The album features 12 holiday standards and originals performed by the show’s cast including Connie Britton, Hayden Panettiere, Sam Palladio, Clare Bowen, Charles Esten, Jonathan Jackson, Aubrey Peeples, Will Chase and Lennon & Maisy. The Christmas with Nashville soundtrack will be released both digitally and physically on November 4, 2014. The CD version be available in the U.S. exclusively at Target. Big Machine Records has previously released a number of soundtracks for the ABC show. Check out our previous news article for more information. The third season of Nashville created by Callie Khouri currently airs every Wednesday night on ABC.
‘Boardwalk Empire’ Volume 3 Soundtrack Announced
(UPDATED on October 22, 2014 with complete track list:) ABKCO Records will release a new soundtrack album for the HBO original series Boardwalk Empire. The Volume 3 album features new versions of 1920’s and 1930’s songs performed by such artists as Elvis Costello, Regina Spektor, David Johansen, Loudon Wainwright III, cast members Margot Bingham (Daughter Maitland) and Stephen DeRosa (Eddie Cantor) and Boardwalk Empire house band Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks. The soundtrack will be released on October 27, 2014. A CD version is set to be released on January 13, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The label has previously released the Volume 2 soundtrack, while Elektra/Asylum Records released the first soundtrack album. Boardwalk Empire executive produced by Terence Winter and Martin Scorsese stars Steve Buscemi as Enoch “Nucky” Thompson, Atlantic City’s undisputed czar at a time when Prohibition proved to be a major catalyst.
‘Sharknado’ and ‘Sharknado 2: The Second One’ Soundtracks Announced
Lakeshore Records will release two soundtrack albums for the Syfy original movies Sharknado and Sharknado 2: The Second One. The albums features the original music from the first part of the series composed by Ramin Kousha and the score for the second installment composed by Chris Ridenhour and Christopher Cano. Both soundtracks will be released digitally on October 14, 2014 and physically on November 11. Sharknado directed by Anthony C. Ferrante and starring Ian Ziering and Tara Reid premiered last year on Syfy. The sequel, which also stars Vivica A. Fox, Kari Wuhrer and Mark McGrath premiered this past summer.
‘Operation Change’ Soundtrack Announced
Momentum RLP Records will release a soundtrack album for the OWN docu-series Operation Change. The album features selections from the show’s original music composed by William Ross (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Tin Cup, Ladder 49) and Alex Kovacs. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 6, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Listen to audio clips after the jump. Operation Change follows Bill & Tani Austin and Steven Sawalich from the Starkey Hearing Foundation, a global non-profit organization that gives free hearing aids to those in need, as they are joined by celebrities and philanthropists to tackle some of the most challenging issues plaguing our world today.
‘The Driver’ Soundtrack Released
14th Street Music has released a soundtrack album for the BBC mini-series The Driver. The album features the series’ original music composed by Lorne Balfe (Megamind, The Penguins of Madagascar, Ironclad, The Dilemma, The Frozen Ground, Salinger). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. The Driver is created by Danny Brocklehurst & Jim Poyser and stars David Morrissey, Claudie Blakeley, Sacha Parkinson, Ian Hart, Colm Meaney, Shaun Dingwall and Lee Ross. The three-part series centers on a taxi driver who blames himself for a family mystery and accepts an offer to start driving for a criminal gang.
‘Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever’ Soundtrack Details
Caroline Records will release a soundtrack album for the Lifetime original movie Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever. The album features original and traditional Christmas songs performed by such artists as Chris Mann, The Bird and the Bee, KT Tunstall, The Brian Setzer Orchestra and more. The soundtrack will be released on November 11, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever is directed by Tim Hill (Alvin and the Chipmunks, Hop) and stars Aubrey Plaza as the voice of Grumpy Cat. The movie scored by Paul Leonard-Morgan follows a pet-store cat that forms a unique friendship with a 12-year old girl.
‘Metal Hurlant Chronicles’ Season 2 Soundtrack Details
Sumthing Else Music Works will release a new soundtrack album for the sci-fi action series Metal Hurlant Chronicles. The album features selections of the original music from the second season of the show composed by Jesper Kyd (Assassin’s Creed, Hitman, Borderlands video game). The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 30, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. The label has previously released a soundtrack album featuring music from the first season. Metal Hurlant Chronicles is a live-action adaptation of stories from the popular comics anthology Métal Hurlant, the magazine that gave birth in the United States to Heavy Metal.
‘The Honorable Woman’ Soundtrack Released
Du Vinage Publishing has released a soundtrack album for the mini-series The Honorable Woman. The album features the film’s original music composed by Martin Phipps (Brighton Rock, Harry Brown, Peaky Blinders) and performed by The Chamber Orchestra of London. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The Honorable Woman is created by Hugo Blick and stars Maggie Gyllenhaal, Stephen Rea, Lindsay Duncan, Janet McTeer, Lubna Azbal, Andrew Buchan, Katherine Parkinson and Tobias Menzies. The BBC production centers on Nessa Stein, the daughter of a Zionist arms procurer who as a child witnessed her father’s assassination.