Milan Records has released the official soundtrack album for the indie drama Gimme Shelter. The album features the film’s original score composed by Olafur Arnalds (Broadchurch, Another Happy Day). Also included is the song A Mother’s Prayer by Celine Dion. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. Gimme Shelter is written and directed by Ron Krauss and stars Vanessa Hudgens, Rosario Dawson, Brendan Fraser, James Earl Jones, Ann Dowd and Dascha Polanco. The film tells the true story of Agnes “Apple” Bailey and her path to motherhood as a pregnant, homeless teenager. The movie was released in theaters last month by Roadside Attractions/Lionsgate. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Gimme Shelter’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 4, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gimme Shelter, Ólafur Arnalds, score, Soundtrack
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‘Son of God’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 4, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe, score, Son of God, Soundtrack
Republic Records will release a soundtrack album for the biblical drama Son of God. The album features the film’s original music composed by Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe. Also included are four songs by Cee Lo Green, Steven Stern & George Krikes, OneRepublic and Hillsong United. The soundtrack will be released on February 25, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. As previously reported, Word Entertainment has released a separate soundtrack featuring music inspired by the film. Son of God produced by Mark Burnett & Roma Downey is based on the History Channel’s mini-series The Bible, which premiered last year. The movie is set to be released nationwide on February 28, 2014 by 20th Century Fox.
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Patrick Doyle to Score DreamWorks Animation’s ‘B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations’
Posted: February 4, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations, Dreamworks Animation, Enchanted Kingdom 3D, Patrick Doyle
Patrick Doyle has been tapped to score DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming feature B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations. The film is directed by Tony Leondis and features a voice cast including Seth Rogen, Melissa McCarthy, Bill Murray, Rashida Jones, Jennifer Coolidge, Octavia Spencer and Matt Bomer. The movie follows two bumbling apparitions who find themselves in an extraordinary after-life adventure when they join the Bureau of Otherworldly Operations (B.O.O.), the ghost world’s elite counter-haunting unit. Tom Wheeler (Puss in Boots, The Cape) has written the screenplay based on an idea by Leondis and Maryann Garger (Astro Boy, Flushed Away) is producing the movie. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Knights of Badassdom’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 4, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bear McCreary, Knights of Badassdom, score, Soundtrack
Sparks & Shadows will release a soundtrack album for the fantasy adventure Knights of Badassdom. The album includes the film’s original music composed by Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Battlestar Galactica) and featurering performances by by heavy metal and rock luminaries such as Brendon Small (Dethklok), Doug Aldrich (Whitesnake, Dio), Mike Keneally (Frank Zappa), Steve Bartek (Oingo Boingo), Ira Ingber (Bob Dylan), Pete Griffin (Three Inches of Blood) and Joe Travers (Zappa Plays Zappa). The soundtrack will be released on February 11, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Knights of Badassdom is directed by Joe Lynch and stars Ryan Kwanten, Steve Zahn, Summer Glau, Peter Dinklage, Jimmi Simpson, Danny Pudi, Brett Gipson, Margarita Levieva and Michael Gladis. Read the rest of this entry »
Pharrell Williams to Perform ‘Despicable Me 2’ Song on the Oscars
Posted: February 4, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Despicable Me 2, Pharrell Williams
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has announced today that Pharrell Williams will be performing his original song Happy from the animated hit film Despicable Me 2 at this year’s Oscars show, which will air on March 2. Williams is nominated for the first time in the Best Original Song category. The other nominated songs include Ordinary Love from Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, Let It Go from Frozen and The Moon Song from Her. Despicable Me 2 is also nominated in the Best Animated Feature category. The soundtrack for the film, which also includes more songs by Pharrell and the score by Heitor Pereira is available on Back Lot Music.
Bill Conti’s ‘Necessary Roughness’ Score Released
Posted: February 3, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bill Conti, Laurence Rosenthal, Meteor, Necessary Roughness, score, Soundtrack
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1991 sports comedy Necessary Roughness directed by Stan Dragoti and starring Scott Bakula, Robert Loggia, Sinbad and Hector Elizondo. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Academy Award winner Bill Conti (Rocky, The Thomas Crown Affair, The Right Stuff). The soundtrack features the composer’s complete score from the Paramount Pictures production, as well as couple of alternate cues. To check out the full album details and to order the CD, visit Intrada’s official website, where you can also listen to audio clips. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Only Lovers Left Alive’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 3, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jim Jarmusch, Jozef Van Wissem, Soundtrack, SQÜRL
ATP Records will release a soundtrack album for Jim Jarmusch’s indie drama Only Lovers Left Alive. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jozef Van Wissem & SQÜRL. Also included is the song Hal by Yasmine Hamdan. The movie’s music was honored with the 2013 Cannes Soundtrack Award. The soundtrack will be released overseas on February 21, 2014 and in the U.S. on April 8. Visit Amazon to pre-order the album and check out audio clips after the jump. Only Lovers Left Alive stars Tilda Swinton, Tom Hiddleston, Mia Wasikowska, John Hurt, Anton Yelchin and Jeffrey Wright. The movie is set in Detroit and Tangiers and follows an underground musician who reunites with his lover. The drama premiered at last year’s Cannes Film Festival and was picked up by Sony Pictures Classics for a U.S. release on April 11, 2014. Read the rest of this entry »
John Debney Scoring Chris Carter’s ‘The After’
Posted: February 3, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Chris Carter, John Debney, The After
John Debney revealed in a new interview with Soundtrax that has recently scored the pilot for the Amazon Studios mystery drama The After. The project is created by Chris Carter and stars Sharon Lawrence, Jamie Kennedy, Aldis Hodge, Andrew Howard, Jaina Lee Ortiz, Adrian Pasdar, Arielle Kebbel and Louise Monot. The drama follows eight strangers who are thrown together by mysterious forces and must help each other survive in a violent world that defies explanation. Carter has also directed the pilot episode and is executive producing the project with Marc Rosen of Georgeville Television. He has previously collaborated with Mark Snow on such shows as The X-Files, Millennium and The Lone Gunmen. Read the rest of this entry »
Cliff Eidelman’s ‘Delirious’ Score Released
Posted: February 3, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Time of Destiny, Cliff Eidelman, Delirious, Ennio Morricone, score, Soundtrack
Quartet Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1991 comedy Delirious directed by Tom Mankiewicz and starring John Candy and Mariel Hemingway. The album features the complete original score from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) production composed and conducted by Cliff Eidelman (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, He’s Just Not That Into You, One True Thing). The limited soundtrack edition is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio clips. Read the rest of this entry »
‘300: Rise of an Empire’ Soundtrack Preview
Posted: February 2, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 300: Rise of an Empire, Junkie XL
Audio clips from the soundtrack album for the action adventure epic 300: Rise of an Empire have been published. The film’s music is composed by Junkie XL (Divergent, Paranoia, Mad Max: Fury Road). Check out preview clips from all tracks on the album after the jump and check out our previous article for the full soundtrack details and to learn more about the film. The album will be be released digitally on February 25, 2014 and physically on March 4. To pre-order the CD, visit Amazon. 300: Rise of an Empire directed by Noam Murro will open in theaters nationwide on March 7 by Warner Bros. Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
