the-face-of-an-angelSilva Screen Records will release a soundtrack album for Michael Winterbottom’s The Face of an Angel. The album features the film’s original music composed by Harry Escott (Shame, Hard Candy, A Might Heart, Welcome to the Punch). Also included is Mi Fido Di Te performed by Lorenzo “Jovanotti” Cherubini. The soundtrack will be released overseas on March 30, 2015 and is now available as an import on Amazon. No word yet on a domestic release date. The Face of an Angel stars Daniel Brühl, Kate Beckinsale, Valerio Mastandrea and Cara Delevingne. The movie tells the story of the killing of British student Meredith Kercher in Italy and the resulting trial of her flatmate, American student Amanda Knox. Read the rest of this entry »

mad-max.jpgWaterTower Music will release the official soundtrack album for the post-apocalyptic action movie Mad Max: Fury Road. The album features the film’s original music composed by Junkie XL aka Tom Holkenborg (Divergent300: Rise of an EmpireRun All Night). The soundtrack will be released on May 12, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details. Mad Max: Fury Road is directed by George Miller and stars Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Nathan Jones, Zoë Kravitz, Riley Keough, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Abbey Lee and Courtney Eaton. Read the rest of this entry »

Soundtrack for NBC’s ‘Chuck’ to Be Released

Posted: March 5, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums
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chuckVarese Sarabande will release the first soundtrack album for the NBC spy comedy drama Chuck. The album features selections from the show’s original music composed by Tim Jones (Human Target, The Death and Life of Bobby Z). Also included are three songs by the cover band Jeffster feat. Jeff Barnes (played by Scott Krinsky) and Lester Patel (Vik Sahay). The soundtrack will be released on April 7, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Chuck created by Chris Fedak & Josh Schwartz and stars Zachary Levi, Yvonne Strahovski, Adam Baldwin and Joshua Gomez. The show about a twenty-something computer geek who inadvertently downloads critical government secrets into his brain aired from 2007 and 2012 on NBC. Read the rest of this entry »

homeThe full details of the soundtrack album for DreamWorks Animation’s feature Home have been revealed. The album features the songs from the film performed by Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, Coffee, Kiesza, Charli XCX and Jacob Plant. The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 24, 2015 by Roc Nation Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. Home is directed by Tim Johnson (Over the Hedge) and features the voices of Jim Parsons, Steve Martin, Rihanna and Jennifer Lopez. The animated feature based on Adam Rex’s book The True Meaning of Smekday centers on a friendly alien race that invades Earth and begins to efficiently reorganize the planet. Read the rest of this entry »

criminal-activities.jpgKeefus Ciancia is composing the music for the upcoming indie drama Criminal Activities. The film marks the directorial debut of actor Jackie Earle Haley who also stars in the movie alongside John Travolta, Dan Stevens, Michael Pitt, Christopher Abbott and Rob Brown. The drama follows a group of four friends who make a risky investment together that puts them in trouble with the mob. Robert Lowell has written the screenplay. Wayne Rice (Valentine’s DaySuicide Kings, Dude, Where’s My Car?), Howard Burd and Micah Sparks (4 Minute Mile) are producing the Capacity Pictures, Phoenix Rising Motion Pictures and Producer Capital Fund production.  Read the rest of this entry »

marcelo-zarvosMarcelo Zarvos has been tapped to score the upcoming spy thriller Our Kind of Traitor. The film is directed by Susanna White (Nanny McPhee Returns, Parade’s End) and stars Ewan McGregor, Stellan Skarsgard, Naomie Harris, Damian Lewis and Jeremy Northam. The movie based on the novel by John le Carre (The Constant Gardener, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) follows a couple who get embroiled with a Russian oligarch and high-profile money launderer while on holiday in Marrakech. Hossein Amini (The Two Faces of January, Drive, Snow White and the Huntsman) has written the screenplay. Simon Cornwell & Stephen Cornwell (A Most Wanted Man) are producing the project for The Ink Factory, alongside Gail Egan (A Little Chaos) for Potboiler. Read the rest of this entry »

a-sound-of-thunderDragon’s Domain Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 2005 sci-fi adventure A Sound of Thunder directed by Peter Hyams (2010OutlandThe Presidio) and starring Edward Burns, Catherine McCormack, Ben Kingsley, Jemima Rooper and David Oyelowo. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Nick Glennie-Smith (The Rock, We Were Soldiers, The Man in the Iron Mask, SecretariatHeaven Is for Real). The limited edition CD is now available for pre-order on Buysoundtrax.com, where you can also listen to audio samples and check out the full album details.

Saturn Awards Nominations Announced

Posted: March 3, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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saturn-awardsThe Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films has announced the nominations for this year’s Saturn Awards. The winners will be announced at the 41st Annual Saturn Awards ceremony on June 25.

Here are the nominees in the Best Film Music category:

  • Captain America: The Winter Soldier – Henry Jackman
  • Dawn of the Planet of the Apes – Michael Giacchino
  • Godzilla – Alexandre Desplat
  • The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – Howard Shore
  • How to Train Your Dragon 2 – John Powell
  • Interstellar – Hans Zimmer

chappieThe details of the soundtrack album for Neill Blomkamp’s sci-fi thriller Chappie have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Hans Zimmer (GladiatorInceptionThe Dark KnightThe Lion KingInterstellar) and additional music by Steve Mazzaro & Andrew Kawczynski. The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 10, 2015 and physically on March 17 by Varese Sarabande. To pre-order the album, visit Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Chappie co-written and directed by Blomkamp (District 9Elysium)  stars Hugh Jackman, Dev Patel, Ninja and Yo-Landi Visser, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Sigourney Weaver, as well as Sharlto Copley as the voice of Chappie. The movie follows a robot named Chappie who is kidnapped by two criminals and becomes the adopted son of a very strange and dysfunctional family. Read the rest of this entry »

hotel-transylvaniaMark Mothersbaugh has signed on to score the upcoming animated feature Hotel Transylvania 2. The film is directed by Genndy Tartakovsky who previously helmed the first installment and features the voice talent of Adam Sandler, Mel Brooks, David Spade, Steve Buscemi, Kevin James, Molly Shannon, Jon Lovitz, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Fran Drescher and Cee-Lo Green. The movie follows Dracula’s very old and grumpy vampire father Vlad who turns up at the hotel for an impromptu family get-togethe Robert Smigel (You Don’t Mess with the Zohan) has written the screenplay. Michelle Murdocca (Open Season) is producing the Sony Pictures Animation production. Read the rest of this entry »