man-in-the-high-castleAmazon Content Services has released several tracks from the soundtrack for the Amazon Studios original series The Man in the High Castle. Available to download now is the cover version of the Sound of Music song Edelweiss performed by Jeanette Olson as featured in the series. Click here to download the track. Also available digitally are four tracks from the show’s original score composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter SoldierX-Men: First Class, Big Hero 6) and Dominic Lewis (Free BirdsThe DUFF): The Crown Prince’s Speech, Too Good For This WorldFate Is Fluid and A Grave SituationThe Man in the High Castle is created by Frank Spotnitz and stars Alexa Davalos, Luke Kleintank, Rupert Evans, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Joel De La Fuente, Rufus Sewell and DJ Qualls. Read the rest of this entry »

flesh-and-boneVarese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album for the Starz original series Flesh and Bone. The album features selections from the show’s original music composed by Dave Porter (Breaking BadThe BlacklistBetter Call Saul). The soundtrack will be released on January 15, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on AmazonFlesh and Bone is created by Moira Walley-Beckett and stars Sarah Hay, Irina Dvorovenko, Sascha Radetsky, Raychel Diane Weiner, Emily Tyra and Damon Herriman. The series follows a talented but emotionally troubled dancer, joins a company in New York City and soon finds herself immersed in the tough and often cutthroat world of professional ballet. Read the rest of this entry »

saints-and-strangersPremiering tonight is the Nat Geo event series Saints & Strangers directed by Paul A. Edwards and starring Raoul Trujillo, Vincent Kartheiser, Ray Stevenson, Anna Camp, Ron Livingston, Natascha McElhone, Kalani Queypo, Tatanka Means, Brian F. O’Byrne, Barry Sloane and Michael Jibson. The 2-parter’s main theme is composed by Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, Pirates of the Carribbean, Inception) and the series’ music is written by Lorne Balfe (Terminator Genisys, 13 Hours: The Soldiers of Benghazi). Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack EP featuring the composers’ music. Check out our previous news article for the full details. A CD version is set for release in December. Read the rest of this entry »

winter-on-fireLakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the Netflix original documentary Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jasha Klebe. The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 11, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A physical release is set for February 12, 2016. Winter on Fire is directed by Evgeny Afineevsky and covers the unrest in Ukraine over 93 days in 2013 and 2014, as student demonstrations supporting European integration grew into a violent revolution calling for the resignation of President Viktor F. Yanukovich. The documentary premiered at this year’s Venice Film Festival and is now streaming on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »

fans-of-film-musicA number of major film composers will be participating at the 6th Annual Fans of Film Music event, which will take place on Sunday, December 6, 2015 at The Bridge Recording Studio in Glendale, CA. This year’s panelists include Harry Gregson-Williams (Shrek, The Chronicles of NarniaKingdom of Heaven) who composed the music for this year’s hit sci-fi drama The Martian, Roque Banos (The Machinist, Evil Dead, Oldboy) who scored Ron Howard’s upcoming action adventure In the Heart of the SeaTom Holkenborg (Divergent300: Rise of an Empire) whose recent credits include Mad Max: Fury Road and Black Mass, as well as Mychael Danna (Life of PiMoneyball) and Jeff Danna (The Boondock Saints, Tyrant) who recently co-scored Pixar’s latest feature The Good Dinosaur. Read the rest of this entry »

saints-and-strangersMadison Gate Records has released a soundtrack EP for the NatGeo event series Saints & Strangers. The EP features the 2-parter’s theme composed by Hans Zimmer (The Dark KnightGladiatorInception, The Lion King, Interstellar), as well as music from the series by Lorne Balfe (Terminator GenisysHomePenguins of Madagascar). Visit iTunes to download the soundtrack and listen to audio samples. A soundtrack CD is set to be released next month and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Saints & Strangers is directed by Paul A. Edwards and stars Raoul Trujillo, Vincent Kartheiser, Kalani Queypo, Ray Stevenson, Anna Camp, Ron Livingston, Natascha McElhone, Tatanka Means, Brian F. O’Byrne, Barry Sloane and Michael Jibson. Read the rest of this entry »

Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

mockingjay-2Opening in most theaters is the final installment in The Hunger Games series, Mockingjay: Part 2 directed by Francis Lawrence and stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffrey Wright, Sam Claflin and Jena Malone. The film’s original music is composed by James Newton Howard (Maleficent, King KongThe Sixth SenseThe Village). Republic Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score digitally on Monday and physically the following week. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.

the-night-beforeAlso opening wide is the comedy The Night Before directed by Jonathan Levine and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anthony Mackie, Lizzy Caplan, Julian Bell, Mindy Kaling and Michael Shannon. Marco Beltrami (ScreamWorld War Z3:10 to YumaThe WolverineWarm Bodies) and Miles Hankins have composed the film’s original score. No soundtrack album has been announced. To learn more about the movie, which is being released by Sony Pictures, visit our scoring assignment announcement. Read the rest of this entry »

central-intelligenceTheodore Shapiro and Ludwig Goransson are reteaming with director Rawson Marshall Thurber on the upcoming action comedy Central Intelligence. The film stars Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Amy Ryan and Aaron Paul. The movie follows a former high school sports star-turned-accountant who is contacted by a classmate who was bullied and humiliated as a teen but is now a CIA contract killer and lures him into a world of espionage. Thurber has also written the screenplay with Ike Barenholtz & David Stassen (The Mindy Project). Scott Stuber (Role Models, Ted, Safe House) is producing the New Line Cinema production with Michael Fortell (Furious 7, Live Free or Die Hard) and Paul Young & Peter Principato (Married, Jessabelle). Read the rest of this entry »

the-lion-guardWalt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album for the Disney Television Animation series The Lion Guard. The album features the opening song written and performed by Beau Black, as well as the songs performed by the series’ voice cast. Chris Willis is composing the show’s original score. The soundtrack will be released on January 8, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Lion Guard developed by Ford Riley continues the story of Disney’s animated classic The Lion King and features the voices of Rob Lowe, Gabrielle Union, James Earl Jones, Max Charles, Atticus Shaffer and Sarah Hyland. The show will centers on the second-born cub of Simba and Nala as he assumes the role of leader of the Lion Guard, a group of the bravest and brightest tasked with preserving the Pride Lands. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Creed’ Soundtrack Released

Posted: November 20, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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creed-ostAtlantic Records has released a soundtrack album for the boxing drama Creed. The album features the original songs from the film by the movie’s composer Ludwig Goransson, star Tessa Thompson, and hip-hop artists Sam Dew, Vince Staples, and Childish Gambino (Donald Glover), as well as the original track Last Breath by Future, which samples Bill Conti’s Gonna Fly Now from the Rocky series. Also included are tracks by Nas, The Roots feat. John Legend, White Dave, 2Pac & more. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. As previously reported, a separate soundtrack featuring Goransson’s original score from the film has been released by WaterTower Music. Creed directed by Ryan Coogler and starring Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad and Anthony Bellews will be opening in theaters nationwide on November 25, 2015. Read the rest of this entry »