TF1 has released a soundtrack album for the adventure drama The Odyssey (L’odyssée). The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The King’s Speech, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Godzilla, Argo). Also included are songs by Otis Redding, James Brown, The Mamas & The Papas, The Guess Who & more. The soundtrack is now available digitally and physically overseas. Click here to listen to audio samples and visit Amazon to order the album as an import. The Odyssey is directed by Jérôme Salle and stars Lambert Wilson, Pierre Niney and Audrey Tautou. The movie tells the story of famous French naval officer and filmmaker Jacques Cousteau.
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Max Richter’s Music from ‘Black Mirror’ Episode ‘Nosedive’ to Be Released
Deutsche Grammophon will release a soundtrack album for the Black Mirror episode Nosedive. Max Richter (The Leftovers, Waltz with Bashir, Miss Sloane, Disconnect, Testament of Youth) has composed the episode’s original music. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 21 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The Nosedive episode is directed by Joe Wright (Atonement, Pride and Prejudice, Hanna) and stars Bryce Dallas Howard, Alice Eve, James Norton and Cherry Jones. The episode is written by co-written by Rashida Jones & Mike Schur and has been described as a social satire about identity in the social media age.
Andy Price to Score History’s ‘Knightfall’
Andy Price has signed on to score the upcoming History original series Knightfall. The show is created by Don Handfield (The Founder, Touchback) and Richard Rayner and stars Tom Cullen, Bobby Schofield, Sabrina Bartlett, Julian Ovenden, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Padraic Delaney, Simon Merrells and Olivia Ross. The drama chronicles the mysterious but true accounts of the Knights Templar, the elite warriors of the Crusades during the 14th century. Jeremy Renner is executive producing the A+E Studios production with Handfield & Rayner, showrunner Dominic Minghella (Doc Martin) and Midnight Radio’s Jeff Pinkner (Alias, Fringe), Andre Nemec & Josh Appelbaum (Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol) and Scott Rosenberg (Beautiful Girls).
‘The Birth of a Nation’ Score Album Details
Atlantic Records will release a second soundtrack album for Nate Parker’s drama The Birth of a Nation. The album features the film’s original score composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier & Civil War, Wreck-It-Ralph, X-Men: First Class, Big Hero 6, Captain Phillips). Also included is the song Strange Fruit by Nina Simone. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 21 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. As previously reported, the label has also released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from and inspired by the movie. The Birth of a Nation is co-written and directed by Parker who also stars in the movie alongside Armie Hammer, Mark Boone Jr., Colman Domingo, Aunjanue Ellis, Dwight Henry, Gabrielle Union, Penelope Ann Miller, Aja Naomi King, Esther Scott, Roger Guenveur Smith, and Jackie Earle Haley. The film tells the true story of Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher who devised a plan to lead his people to freedom.
Sony Classical to Release ‘Passengers’ Soundtrack
Sony Classical will release the official soundtrack album for the sci-fi romance Passengers. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Thomas Newman (American Beauty, Finding Nemo, The Shawshank Redemption, Wall-E, Skyfall, The Green Mile). The soundtrack will be released on December 16, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details. Passengers is directed by Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game) and stars Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt, Michael Sheen, Laurence Fishburne and Aurora Perrineau.
‘Doctor Strange’ Soundtrack Details
The full details of the soundtrack album for Marvel Studios’ Doctor Strange have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Michael Giacchino (Star Trek, Up, Inside Out, Jurassic World, Lost, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, The Incredibles). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow and physically on November 18, 2016. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD and click here to download the album. Check out the end credits track after the jump. Doctor Strange is directed by Scott Derrickson and stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Mads Mikkelsen, Michael Stuhlbarg and Tilda Swinton. The film based on the Marvel Comics character follows surgeon Stephen Strange who encounters the Ancient One after a career-ending car accident.
Ben Salisbury’s & Geoff Barrow’s Score from ‘Black Mirror’ Episode ‘Men Against Fire’ to Be Released
Invada Records will release a soundtrack album for the sci-fi anthology series Black Mirror. The album features the music from the episode Men Against Fire from the new season composed by Ben Salisbury & Portishead member Geoff Barrow (Ex Machina, Free Fire). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 21. The Men Against Fire episode is directed by Jacob Verbruggen, written by Charlie Brooker and starring Malachi Kirby, Michael Kelly, Madeline Brewer and Sarah Snook follows two future soldiers who must protect frightened villagers from an infestation of vicious feral mutants. The new Black Mirror season will premiere this Friday on Netflix.
‘Hateship Loveship’ Soundtrack Announced
Filmtrax will release a soundtrack album for the indie romantic drama Hateship Loveship . The album features the film’s original music composed by Dickon Hinchliffe (Out of the Furnace, Last Chance Harvey, Winter’s Bone, At Any Price, Locke). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, October 21 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. Hateship Loveship is directed by Liza Johnson and stars Kristen Wiig, Guy Pearce, Hailee Steinfeld and Nick Nolte. The movie centers on a nanny who is set up romantically by the granddaughter of an old man she takes care of.
‘Almost Christmas’ Soundtrack Details
Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for the comedy Almost Christmas. The album features the film’s original score composed by John Paesano (The Maze Runner, Daredevil, When the Game Stands Tall). Also included are the songs featured in the movie by artists including Four Top, Robin Thicke, Karl Bynes, Etta James, The Commodores & more. The soundtrack will be released on November 11, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Almost Christmas is directed by David E. Talbert and stars Kimberly Elise, Danny Glover, John Michael Higgins, Romany Malco, Mo?Nique, JB Smoove, Gabrielle Union, Omar Epps, Nicole Ari Parker and Jessie T. Usher. The Will Packer-produced movie revolves around an estranged family forced to come together for their first Christmas since the death of the family matriarch.
Carter Burwell Named Film Composer of the Year at World Soundtrack Awards
Carter Burwell has been named Film Composer of the Year 2016 at the 16th World Soundtrack Awards, tonight’s closing event of the 43rd Ghent Film Festival. The composer’s output over the last year includes such titles as Anomalisa, Hail Caesar!, Legend, The Family Fang and The Finest Hours. Burwell also received the Public Choice Award for his Academy Award-nominated score for Todd Haynes’ Carol and also won an award in the Best Original Song category for the Tom Noonan-performed track None of Them Are You from the animated feature Anomalisa, which he co-wrote with Charlie Kaufman. Jeff Beal was honored as the TV composer of the year for his work on the Netflix original series House of Cards.