A soundtrack EP has been released for the Spanish drama The Bride (La Novia). The EP features the film’s original music composed by Shigeru Umebayashi (House of Flying Daggers, The Grandmaster, In the Mood for Love, Hannibal Rising). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. The Bride is written and directed by Paul Ortiz and stars Inma Cuesta, Alex García, Asier Etxeandía, Leticia Dolera, Luisa Gavasa, Carlos Álvarez-Novoa, Consuelo Trujillo and Manuela Vellés. The movie is based on the play Bodas de sangre by Federico García Lorca and tells the story of a love triangle between two men and a woman.
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Soundtrack for YouTube’s ‘Dance Camp’ Announced
Island Records will release the official soundtrack album for YouTube’s and Awesomeness Films’ first original movie Dance Camp. The album features the songs from the music drama by artists including Sam Tsui, Jordyn Jones, ESCQ, Electric Valentine, Max, Christina Grimmie & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 5. Dance Camp is directed by British female duo Bert & Bertie and stars Meg DeAngelis, Jake Paul, Nadji Jeter, Josh Leyva, Jordyn Jones, Jacob Wysoki, Niki Demartino and Gabi Demartino. The movie produced by Jon M. Chu (Step Up series, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Now You See Me 2) follows a group of teens who discover the power of dance.
Nathan Whitehead to Score Akiva Goldsman’s ‘Stephanie’
Nathan Whitehead has signed on to score the upcoming horror thriller Stephanie. The film is directed by Akiva Goldsman (Winter’s Tale, screenwriter of A Beautiful Mind, I Am Legend & The Da Vinci Code) and stars Frank Grillo, Anna Torv, Shree Crooks and Kenneth Choi. The movie follows an orphaned young girl with unworldly powers who is taken in by a man and woman who claim to be her parents. Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski have written the screenplay. Jason Blum (Paranormal Activity, Insidious, The Visit) is producing the project for his Blumhouse Productions company, alongside Matt Kaplan (The Lazarus Effect) for Chapter One, as well as Ellen Goldsmith-Vein (The Maze Runner) and Adrienne Biddle.
‘Miss Julie’ Soundtrack Released
A soundtrack album for Liv Ullman’s period drama Miss Julie has been released. The album features the film’s music compiled from the the works of Schubert, Schumann, Chopin, Arensky and Bach and performed by violinist Arve Tellefsen, cellist Truls Mørk and pianist Håvard Gimse. The soundtrack is now available digitally on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Miss Julie is directed by Liv Ullman and stars Jessica Chastain, Colin Farrell and Samantha Morton. The movie based on the August Strindberg play is set during the course of a midsummer night in Ireland in 1890 and follows an unsettled daughter of Anglo-Irish aristocracy, who encourages her father’s valet to seduce her.
Ruth Barrett Scoring BBC’s ‘Love, Nina’
Ruth Barrett is composing the score for the upcoming BBC mini-series Love, Nina. The comedy is directed by SJ Clarkson and stars Faye Marsay, Helena Bonham Carter, Jason Watkins, Joshua McGuire and Ethan Rouse. The 5-parter is based on Nina Stibbe’s book of the same title and tells the story of an ordinary life of a nanny from the country trying to find her feet in London in the 1980s. Nick Hornby (Brooklyn, High Fidelity, About a Boy) has adapted the material for the small screen. He is also executive producing the See-Saw Films production with Clarkson, Stibbe, Iain Canning & Emile Sherman (The King’s Speech, Shame, Mr. Holmes) and Lucy Richer (River).
‘Strangely in Love’ Soundtrack Details
T-65b Records will release a soundtrack album for Amin Matalqa’s romantic comedy Strangely in Love. The album features the film’s original music composed by Grammy Award nominee Austin Wintory (Journey video game, Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate, Grace, A Little Help) who previously collaborated with the director on Captain Abu Raed and recently scored the filmmaker’s upcoming The Rendezvous. Also included is the original song A Simple Love performed by The Controversy. The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 8, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Strangely in Love is co-written and directed by Matalqa and stars Michelle Lang, Jemuel Morris, Sean Carrigan and Amanda Plummer.
Jonathan Goldsmith to Score Jordan Roberts’ ‘Burn Your Maps’
Jonathan Goldsmith has been hired to score the upcoming comedy drama Burn Your Maps. The film is written and directed by Jordan Roberts (3, 2, 1…Frankie Go Boom, screenwriter of Big Hero 6) and stars Vera Farmiga, Jacob Tremblay, Virginia Madsen and Suraj Sharma. The movie is based on a short story by Robyn Joy Leff and follows an 8-year-old boy who believes he is actually a Mongolian goat herder born in the wrong place and befriends a similarly displaced Indian immigrant who decides it’s their destiny to connect the child’s dream to his reality through the use of crowdfunding. Courtney Solomon (Cake, Getaway) and Mark Canton (300, The Spiderwick Chronicles, Red Planet) are producing the Cinelou production with Patrick Aiello (As Above, So Below, The Double).
‘Zootopia’ Soundtrack Details
The details of the soundtrack album for Disney Animation’s Zootopia have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award winner Michael Giacchino (Up, The Incredibles, Inside Out, Star Trek, Jurassic World, Lost). Also included is the original song Try Everything by Shakira, which is already available as a single. The soundtrack will be released on March 4, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Zootopia is directed by Byron Howard & Rich Moore and features the voice talent of Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, J.K. Simmons, Octavia Spencer, Jenny Slate and Tommy Chong. The movie is set in a civilization led by animals devoid of human interference, complete with habitat neighborhoods like ritzy Sahara Square and frigid Tundratown.
‘Misconduct’ Soundtrack Announced
Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album for the thriller Misconduct. The album features the film’s original music composed by Federico Jusid (The Secret in Their Eyes, Isabel, Everybody Has a Plan, Thieves). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, February 5 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. Misconduct is directed by Shintaro Shimosawa and stars Josh Duhamel, Al Pacino, Anthony Hopkins, Malin Akerman and Alice Eve. The movie follows an ambitious lawyer who finds himself caught in a power struggle between a corrupt pharmaceutical executive and his firm’s senior partner. When the case takes a deadly turn, he must race to uncover the truth before he loses everything.
Adam Young (aka Owl City) Releases First Original Score
Adam Young has released his first full score, which is inspired by the epic voyage of Apollo 11 to the moon. The singer/songwriter who is best known for his electronica project Owl City is planning to pick a historical event in history and produce a score for it each month. His first release, Apollo 11 based on the 1969 moon landing, is now available to download on Amazon & iTunes and can also be streamed on Spotify and Apple Music. Young has previously written the theme song for Zack Snyder’s animated feature Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole and also contributed original compositions for Disney Animation’s Academy Award-winning movie Wreck-It Ralph and DreamWorks Animation’s The Croods.