Two new movies are opening nationwide this week:

rogue-nationExpected to top the weekend box office is the action thriller Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation directed by Christopher McQuarrie and starring Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Rebecca Ferguson, Alec Baldwin and Sean Harris. The film’s original music is composed by Joe Kraemer (Jack Reacher, The Way of the Gun). Paramount Pictures and La-La Land Records are releasing a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to listen to audio clips. Also visit Film Music Magazine, NPR and HeyUGuys for interviews with Kraemer about his work on the project.

vacationAlready playing nationwide since this past Wednesday is the comedy reboot Vacation written and directed by Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley and starring Ed Helms, Christina Applegate, Leslie Mann, Skyler Gisondo, Steele Stebbins, Chris Hemsworth, Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo. Mark Mothersbaugh (The LEGO Movie, 21/22 Jump Street, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs) has composed the film’s original score. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film by such artists as Lindsey Buckingham, The Feud, Seals and Crofts, JD McPherson, Jarina De Marco, Christopher Blue, as well as a track by Mothersbaugh. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Warner Bros. Pictures release. Read the rest of this entry »

screamColumbia Records will release a soundtrack album for the MTV original series Scream. The album features a selection of songs from the first season of the show by artists including Phoebe Ryan, LIZ, Wet, MS MR, George Ezra, machineheart & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 14, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Scream is based on Wes Craven’s horror franchise and stars Willa Fitzgerald, Amy Forsyth, John Karna, Carlson Young, Amadeus Serafini, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Amadeus Serafini, Connor Weil, Tracy Middendorf, Jason Wiles and Bella Thorne. Read the rest of this entry »

the-prophetWarner Bros. Records has released a soundtrack album for the animated feature Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Gabriel Yared (The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley, 1408, Cold Mountain). Cellist Yo-Yo Ma is featured as a soloist. Also included are the original songs Hypnosis and On Children by Damien Rice, as well as On Love by Lisa Hannigan & Glen Hansard. The soundtrack is now available digitally on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet is directed by Roger Allers (The Lion King) and features the voices of Liam Neeson, Salma Hayek, John Krasinski, Frank Langella, Alfred Molina, John Rhys-Davies and Quvenzhané Wallis. Read the rest of this entry »

Hans Zimmer.

Hans Zimmer.

National Geographic Channel announced at a panel yesterday at the Television Critics Association summer tour that Hans Zimmer will be composing the main theme for network’s upcoming event series Saints & Strangers. The score will be composed by Bleeding Fingers Music, a collaboration between Zimmer and Extreme Music. Saints & Strangers is created by Eric Overmyer (Bosch, TremeThe Affair) and tells the story behind the founding of America, chronicling the trials and tribulations of the 101 men, women and children who boarded the Mayflower for a one-way trip to the New World in 1620.  Read the rest of this entry »

damienBear McCreary has been tapped to score the upcoming A&E original series Damien. The show is created by Glen Mazzaro and stars Bradley James, Barbara Hershey, Omid Abtahi and Meganlyn Echikunwoke. The drama is a follow-up to the classic 1976 feature The Omen and centers on Damien Thorn, the mysterious child from the film who has grown up seemingly unaware of the satanic forces around him and must now come to terms with his true destiny — that he is the Antichrist. Mazzaro is also executive producing the Fox 21 Television Studios production with Ross Fineman (Lights Out) and Pancho Mansfield. Read the rest of this entry »

sicarioThe full details of the soundtrack album for the crime thriller Sicario have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music written by Oscar-nominated composer Johann Johannsson (The Theory of Everything) who previously scored the movie’s director Denis Villeneuve’s Prisoners. The soundtrack will be released on September 18, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on AmazonSicario starring Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Victor Garber and Jon Bernthal follows an officer from Tucson, Arizona who travels to Mexico with a pair of mercenaries to track down a drug lord. Read the rest of this entry »

scorch-trialsSony Classical will release the official soundtrack album for the sequel The Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials. The album features the film’s original music composed by John Paesano (DaredevilWhen the Game Stands TallDreamworks Dragons) who previously scored last year’s first part in the series. The soundtrack will be released on September 11, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details. The Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials is directed by Wes Ball and stars Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Ki Hong Lee, Patricia Clarkson, Giancarlo Esposito, Aidan Gillen, Nathalie Emmanuel, Rosa Salazar, Jacob Lofland, Barry Pepper and Lili Taylor. Read the rest of this entry »

z-for-zachariahVarese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the sci-fi drama Z for Zachariah. The album features the film’s original music composed by Heather McIntosh (ComplianceFaultsHoneymoon). The soundtrack will be released on September 4, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Z for Zachariah is directed by Craig Zobel and stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Margot Robbie and Chris Pine. The movie takes place in the wake of a disaster that wipes out most of civilization and follows a young woman who believes she is the last human on Earth meets a dying scientist searching for survivors. Read the rest of this entry »

last-cab-to-darwinSony Music Entertainment will release a soundtrack album for the Australian drama Last Cab to Darwin. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ed Kuepper. The soundtrack will be released digitally overseas on August 7, 2015. Last Cab to Darwin is directed by Jeremy Sims and stars Michael Caton, Ningali Lawford-Wolf, Mark Coles Smith, Emma Hamilton, Jacki Weaver, David Field, John Howard and Alan Dukes. The movie based on the stage play of the same title is based on the true story of Broken Hill taxi driver Max Bell who, in the early 1990s, was diagnosed with terminal stomach cancer. Read the rest of this entry »

justice-league-gods-and-monstersLa-La Land Records will release a soundtrack album for the DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation film Justice League: Gods and Monsters. The album features the movie’s original music composed by Frederik Wiedmann (Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox & Throne of Atlantis, Green Lantern: The Animated Series, Field of Lost Shoes). The limited edition soundtrack CD will be released on August 11, 2015 on the label’s official website. Justice League: Gods and Monsters is directed by Sam Liu and features the voices of Benjamin Bratt, Michael C. Hall, Paget Brewster, Jason Isaacs, C. Thomas Howell and Tamara Taylor. Read the rest of this entry »